Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlStratabound, Reducing Environment
Materials
Ore mineralsCopper
GangueShale
Geology
Host rockShale · Salt Plains Formation
Associated rockSiltstone · Salt Plains Formation
StructureLow Westward Dip, Less Than 30 Ft/Mi
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1921
Identification
Deposit ID10021953
MRDS IDDE01744
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.56368, -98.96843
References
BINGHAM, R.H., AND BERGMAN, D.L., 1980, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND OGS, HYDROLOGIC ATLAS 7, ENID SHEET.REITER, A.F., 1921, OKLAHOMA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, PROCEEDINGS, V. 1, P. 67.DOTT, ROBERT, AND MERRITT, C.A., JULY 19, 1940, OGS SHEET 358, GARFIELD CO., OKLAHOMA