Description
Marcy, Randolph B., And Shumard, George G.
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Malachite
GangueSandstone
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Ryan Sandstone
Associated rockMudstone · Wellington Formation Or Claypool Formation
StructureAlmost Flat, On Waurika-Muenster Arch, Which Strikes Nw-Se
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1852
Identification
Deposit ID10021945
MRDS IDDE01735
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.15373, -98.19033
References
MARCY, R.B., 1854, U.S. 33RD CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION, SENATE EXECUTIVE DOCUMENT, 310 P. (P. 8).SHEPARD, C.V., 1854, U.S. 33RD CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION, SENATE EXECUTIVE DOCUMENT, P. 145-149 (P. 146-147).SHUMARD, G.G., 1854, U.S. 33RD CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION, SENATE EXECUTIVE DOCUMENT, P. 167-185 (P. 172).WEGEMANN, C.H., 1915, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 602, 108 P. (P. 91, 102, MAP).HAVENS, J.S., 1977, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND OGS, HYDROLOGIC ATLAS 6.