Oklahoma · Jackson County
Occurrence

Horse Branch-1

Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States
Copper
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Description

Kenneth S. Johnson

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Possible Sabkha Deposit
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueShale
Geology
Host rockShale · Flowerpot Shale
Associated rockShale,Dolomite,Evaporite · Flowerpot Shale
StructureGentle Westward Dip Of About 10 Ft/Mi Or Less
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin, Possible Sabkha Deposits
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1962
Identification
Deposit ID10021965
MRDS IDDE01758
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.64871, -99.46815
References
COPLEY, A.J., 1961, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, M.S. THESIS, 100 P. (P. 89-90)JOHNSON, K.S., APRIL 1962, OGS FILE, JACKSON CO., OKLAHOMA, SHEET 1093