Description
Wegemann, Carroll H.
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic Channel
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueSandstone, Shale
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Ryan Sandstone Of Wellington Formation
Associated rockShale · Wellington Formation Or Claypool Formation
StructureLow Monoclinal Dip About 10 Ft/Mi Northeastward Off Waurika-Muenster Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1934?
First production1934
Last production1934
Discovery year1913
Identification
Deposit ID10021969
MRDS IDDE01762
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.13456, -98.082
References
BRANSON, C.C., BURWELL, A.L., AND CHASE, G.C., 1955, OGS MINERAL REPORT 27, 22 P. (P. 7).BUNN, J.R., 1930, OGS BULLETIN 40-PP, 45 P.HAVENS, JOHN, 1977, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND OGS, HYDROLOGIC ATLAS 6.WEGEMANN, C.H., 1915, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 602, 108 P. (P. 92, 95, 102).CHASE, G.W., 1954, OGS MINERAL REPORT 26, 8 P. (P. 1).BERGEN, LEONARD, FEBRUARY 1936, WPA PROJECT 65-65-538, JEFFERSON CO., OKLAHOMA, SHEET 7, OGS FILE