Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueShale
Geology
Host rockShale · Flowerpot Shale
Associated rockShale · Flowerpot Shale
StructureGentle Dip To Sw Less Than 30 Ft/Mi
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Production yearsBEFORE 1953
Discovery year1953
Identification
Deposit ID10021959
MRDS IDDE01751
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.02398, -99.77482
References
TOTTEN, M.W., AND FAY, R.O., 1982, OGS, GEOLOGIC MAP 25 (GM-25), 16 P. (LOC. 52)EDWARDS, J.D., 1958, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, M.S. THESIS, 96 P.MURPHEY, C.W., 1958, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, M.S. THESIS, 102 P.ROSE, ARTHUR, 1953, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE REPORT D-745, 2 P. (JANUARY 24, 1953).