Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formCHANNEL
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratabound
Materials
Ore mineralsBrochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite
GangueSandstone, Shale
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Garber Sandstone, Basal 5 Ft;Wellington Formation, Upper 10 Ft Or More
Associated rockSandstone · Garber Sandstone;Wellington Formation
StructureMonoclinal Low Westward Dip, About 0.5 Degrees W.
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1929
Identification
Deposit ID10021954
MRDS IDDE01745
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.80817, -97.24809
References
SHEAD, A.C., 1929, OGS BULLETIN 14, 138 P. (P. 27-28, 84).MERRITT, C.A., 1940, OGS MINERAL REPORT NO. 8, 15 P. (P. 4-5).LOBELL, JOSEPH, 1986, MINERALOGICAL RECORD, V. 17, P. 371-374.SHOCKEY, T.F., RENFRO, A.R., AND PETERSON, B.J., 1974, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 69, NO. 2, P. 266-268.HART, D.L., JR., 1974, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND OGS, HYDROLOGIC ATLAS 3.MERRITT, C.A., AND DOTT, ROBERT, JUNE 19, 1940, OGS SHEET 341, GARVIN CO., OKLAHOMA