Lela North [2], Pawnee County, Oklahoma, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lela North [2] | - not defined - |
| Pawnee County | County |
| Oklahoma | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 19' 20'' North , 96° 41' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Structure: Monoclinal Low Westward Dip, About 0.5 W.
Tectonics: Interior Basin- Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Commodity: Pawnee mining and milling co. Operated a mill here before 1935.
Deposit: Probably about 2 acres were stripped. In 1946, malcolm oakes, ogs, drilled 7 holes in area but showed nothing more than what is at the surface. Oakes (1943) visited area with r.r. Moss and c.m. Weston, who did prospecting in area. Fischer (1937, p. 914-915) had first record, then merritt (1940, p. 8), then oakes (1943).
Development: R.p. Fisc her (1937, p. 914-915) has a diagram of area, probably in nw-nw-n W of sec. 24, along creek. He worked between 1933 and 1935. The mill, with crusher, bin, elevator, and flotation units, was intact in 1943.
Geology: The wreford is transitional from limestone to sandstone in this area. Geology by greig (1959).
Rock formation(s): Oscar Group
Wreford Sandstone
Ore(s): Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic Channel
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10088454 |
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