Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlStratabound, Reducing Environment
Materials
Ore mineralsCopper
GangueShale
Geology
Host rockShale · Bison Formation;Salt Plains Formation
Associated rockShale · Bison Formation And Salt Plains Formation
StructureGentle Dip Westward, Less Than 30 Ft/Mi
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10021952
MRDS IDDE01742
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.54007, -97.99895
References
HAWORTH, ERASMUS, AND BENNETT, JOHN, 1900, GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN, V. 12, P. 2-4.REITER, A.F., 1921, OKLAHOMA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, PROCEEDINGS, V. 1, P. 67.MERRITT, C.A., 1940, OGS, MINERAL REPORT 8, 17 P. (P. 8-9).BINGHAM, R.H., AND BERGMAN, D.L., 1980, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND OGS, HYDROLOGIC ATLAS 7.FAY, R.O., 1964, OGS BULLETIN 98, 238 P. (P. 95).BRANSON, C.C., BURWELL, A.L., CHASE, G.C., 1955, OGS MINERAL REPORT 27, 22 P. (P. 15).DOTT, ROBERT, AND MERRITT, C.A., JULY 19, 1940, OGS SHEET 358, GARFIELD CO., OKLAHOMA