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
StructureBeds Almost Flat, On Axis Of Waurika-Muenster Arch, Striking Nw-Se.
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1913
Identification
Deposit ID10021947
MRDS IDDE01737
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.15901, -98.21644
References
WEGEMANN, C.H., 1915, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 602, 108 P. (P. 63, 102).HAVENS, J.S., 1977, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND OGS, HYDROLOGIC ATLAS 6.FATH, A.E., 1915, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 10, NO. 2, P. 140-150 (P. 142-143).