Oklahoma · Seminole County
Occurrence

Ellis East

Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States
Copper
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Description

Perry Gravitt Of Nw-Sw-31-012n-007e, Okfuskee County

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formCHANNEL
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueSandstone
Geology
Host rockSandstone
Associated rockShale · Ada Group
StructureMonoclinal Low Dip Westward, 0.5w.
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1933
Identification
Deposit ID10091732
MRDS IDDE01864
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.38899, -96.63779
References
JACK ELLIS, OF CENTERVIEW, 2.5 MI N. OF BRIDGE OVER CANADIAN RIVER, IN POTTAWATOMIE CO., LIVED ON THE PROPERTY IN 1933 AND GAVE ME THE INFORMATION. HE SAID THAT THE ROCKS ARE NOW COVERED WITH ALLUVIUM. HE OPERATED A SMALL FILLING STATION ALONG THE OLD ROAD TO KEOKUK FALLS, A MILE NE, NOW A GHOST TOWN