Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic Channel
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueSandstone
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Ryan Sandstone
Associated rockShale · Wellington Formation Or Claypool Formation
StructureLow Monoclinal Dip About 10 Ft/Mi Ne, Off Of Waurika-Muenster Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Production yearsEARLY 1930'S
Discovery year1932
Identification
Deposit ID10021971
MRDS IDDE01765
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.15984, -98.0245
References
BUNN, J.R., 1930, OGS BULLETIN 40-PP, 45 P.HAVENS, JOHN, 1977, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND OGS, HYDROLOGIC ATLAS 6.BUTCHER, W.W., JUNE 1936, WPA PROJECT 65-65-538, JEFFERSON CO., OKLAHOMA, SHEET 93, OGS FILE