Oklahoma · Jefferson County
Occurrence

Mud Creek-1

Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States
Copper
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Description

Finch (1967, P. 21, Loc. 8) Cites Eargle And Mckay (1956)

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
Geology
Host rockArkose · Oscar Group
Associated rockShale · Oscar Group
StructureGentle Dip To Ne Less Than 30 Ft/Mi Off Waurika-Muenster Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1956
Identification
Deposit ID10021974
MRDS IDDE01768
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.08623, -97.78588
References
EARGLE, D.H., AND MCKAY, E.J., 1956, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, TEI-620, P. 261-264.FINCH, W.I., 1967, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 538, 121 P. (P. 21, LOC. 8).SHELTON, J.W., AL-SHAIEB, ZUHAIR, OLMSTEAD, R.W., HENSON, R.E., MAY, R.T., AND OWENS, R.T., 1976, U.S. ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, CONTRACT AT(05-1)-1641, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY, 156 P. (P. 151).