Description
Wegemann, Carroll H.
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
StructureFlat, Almost Upon Waurika-Muenster Arch, Striking Nw-Se
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1913
Identification
Deposit ID10021946
MRDS IDDE01736
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.17345, -98.18839
References
WEGEMANN, C.H., 1915, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 602, 108 P. (P. 71, 102).HAVENS, J.S., 1977, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND OGS, HYDROLOGIC ATLAS 6.