Oklahoma · Beckham County
Occurrence

Van Vacter-2

Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States
Copper
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Description

Stroud Et Al. (1970, P. 38)

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueShale
Geology
Host rockShale · Flowerpot Sh
Associated rockEvaporite · Kiser Gypsum Member Of Flowerpot Sh
StructureGentle Dip To Nne, Less Than 1 Degree
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1970
Identification
Deposit ID10021915
MRDS IDDE01703
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.16203, -99.49844
References
STROUD, R.B., MCMAHAN, A.B., STROUD, R.B., AND HIBPSHMAN, M.H., 1970, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7422, 103 P. (P. 38).SCOTT, G.L., AND HAM, W.E., 1957, OGS CIRCULAR 42, 64 P. (MEAS. SEC. 4).