Oklahoma · Garvin County
Past Producer

Teepee Queen

Garvin County, Oklahoma, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formCHANNEL
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Malachite
GangueSandstone
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Garber Sandstone, Lower 35 Ft;Wellington Formation, Upper 40 Ft
Associated rockShale · Garber Sandstone;Wellington Formation
StructureMonoclinal Low Westward Dip, About 30 Ft/Mi W.
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsMARCH 1928
Discovery year1928
Identification
Deposit ID10021955
MRDS IDDE01746
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.81344, -97.24587
References
STROUD, R.B., MCMAHAN, A.B., STRAUP, R.K., AND HIBPSHMAN, M.H., 1970, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7422, 103 P. (P. 38).BRANSON, C.C., BURWELL, A.L., AND CHASE, G.C., 1955, OGS MINERAL REPORT 27, 22 P. (P. 17).SHEAD, A.C., 1929 (JAN.), OGS BULLETIN 14, 138 P. (P. 27-28, 83-85).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, R.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.ACRE, J.L., APRIL 15, 1936, WPA PROJECT 65-65-538, OGS SHEET 72, GARVIN CO., OKLAHOMA.GRIMES, C.L. , APRIL 6, 1936, WPA PROJECT 65-65-538, OGS SHEET 54, GARVIN CO., OKLAHOMA.MERRITT, C.A., AND DOTT, ROBERT, JUNE 19, 1940, OGS SHEET 340, GARVIN CO., OKLAHOMA.MERRITT, C.A., AND HAM, W.E., JUNE 25, 1940, OGS SHEET 344, GARVIN CO., OKLAHOMA.