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Check access before you go. Most sites listed here are old mines, quarries or prospects, and many are on private land or active mining claims. Get the landowner's permission, check the rules of the agency that manages any public land, and never enter mine workings. Locations are approximate.

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Morrison North-1 (Occurrence)Morrison North-2 (Occurrence)Lela Northeast-1 (Occurrence)Lela North-3 (Past Producer)Lela North-4 + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Lela Southeast-1 (Occurrence)Lela North-5 (Occurrence)Unknown Sandstone Quarry + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Skedee-1 (Occurrence)Quay North (Occurrence)Lela North-2 (Past Producer)Unknown Sandstone Quarry (Past Producer)Unknown Sandstone Quarry (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
13 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Woof’s favorite find

Lela North-1

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Silver) and 2 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 7 other site(s), so we broke the tie by mine status (past producers first), then USGS record quality, then name. USGS lists it as past producer for Copper. Minerals mentioned: Copper, Silver. Approx. location 36.374, -96.921. USGS record.

Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

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Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

7
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Mineral cards

Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.

Minerals recorded here

Malachite 8Chalcocite 5

Commodities

Copper 11Silver 6Flagstone 4

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Quay NorthCopperChalcociteOccurrence36.204, -96.720
Skedee-1CopperChalcociteOccurrence36.377, -96.718
Lela North-3CopperChalcocite, MalachitePast Producer36.376, -96.941
Lela North-2CopperChalcocite, MalachitePast Producer36.322, -96.698
Lela North-1CopperChalcocite, MalachitePast Producer36.374, -96.921
Lela Southeast-1CopperMalachiteOccurrence36.304, -96.915
Morrison North-1CopperMalachiteOccurrence36.375, -97.014
Lela Northeast-1CopperMalachiteOccurrence36.405, -96.945
Lela North-5CopperMalachiteOccurrence36.399, -96.898
Lela North-4CopperMalachiteOccurrence36.378, -96.912
Morrison North-2Copper—Occurrence36.361, -96.996
Unknown Sandstone QuarryFlagstone—Past Producer36.288, -96.460
Unknown Sandstone QuarryFlagstone—Past Producer36.347, -96.778
Unknown Sandstone QuarryFlagstone—Past Producer36.348, -96.778
Unknown Sandstone QuarryFlagstone—Past Producer36.260, -96.699

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 1 fossil collection records in Pawnee County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Noble County · Payne County · Creek County · Osage County · Lincoln County

Oklahoma mineral guides

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Related articles

How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.

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