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Ellis East

Occurrence in Seminole county in Oklahoma, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10091732
MRDS ID DE01864
Record type Site
Current site name Ellis East

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -96.63779, 35.38899 (WGS84)
Elevation 267
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 0.25 MI N. OF BRIDGE OVER TURKEY CREEK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Seminole(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Prague(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Shawnee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Oklahoma City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower North Canadian(hydrologic unit)

Lower North Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)

North Canadian(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Seminole

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 011N 006E C OF S2 OF NE OF NE CENTER OF S2 OF NE OF NE Oklahoma

Comments on the location information

  • LOW OUTCROPS ALONG TURKEY CREEK CUT BANK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Sandstone Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Ada Group
    Rock description Ada Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -96.63779, 35.38899
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Monoclinal Low Dip Westward, 0.5w.

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form CHANNEL

Comments on the ore body information

  • Orebody is in an outcrop

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

Comments on the geologic information

  • LOW OUTCROPS ALONG TURKEY CREEK. COULD BE COVERED WITH ALLUVIUM.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1933
Discoverer Perry Gravitt Of Nw-Sw-31-012n-007e, Okfuskee County

Mining district

District name Ellis

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Bart Aldrige
    Home office Wewoka, Ok.

Comments on the workings information

  • OUTCROP OCCURRENCE. I DID NOT VISIT THE AREA.

Comments on development

  • JACK ELLIS, OF CENTERVIEW, 2.5 MI N. OF BRIDGE OVER CANADIAN RIVER IN POTTAWATOMIE CO., ON STATE HWY. 99, LIVED ON PROPERTY IN 1933 AND FURNISHED THE INFORMATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1992 Fay, Robert O. Oklahoma Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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