Description
Capt. Andrew Jackson Meer?
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR SHEETS
Ore controlLate Hydrothermal Solutions (Quanah Granite), Dissolved Cu From Troctolite
Geology
Host rockPegmatite · Wichita Granite Group
Associated rockTroctolite · Raggedy Mountain Gabbro Group (Hen Mountains Layered Complex-Zone G);Post Oak Conglomerate Of Hennessey Group
StructureWichita Mountains, Glen Mountains
Tectonic settingAulacogen
AlterationMalachite And Azurite From Veins In Troctolite, In Granite Wash, 20 Ft Thick In Hennessey Group
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1901-1904? FOR TWO OLD PROSPECT PITS
First production1901
Last production1904
Discovery year1901
Identification
Deposit ID10021975
MRDS IDDE01771
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.83288, -98.92619
References
BAIN, H.F., 1904, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 31, P. 82-97 (P. 89).MERRITT, C.A., 1939, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 34, NO. 3, P. 268-286 (P. 277-279).CHASE, G.W., 1950A, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, M.S. THESIS, 108 P. (P. 44-48, 73-75, 86-87, 93, 99).SPENCER, A.B., 1961, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, M.S. THESIS, 46 P.RODEBUSH, CLARENCE, SEPTEMBER 1936, WPA PROJECT 65-65-538, SHEET 425, KIOWA CO., OKLAHOMA, OGS FILE.MAYES, J.W., 1947, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, M.S. THESIS, 87 P. (P. 9-10, LISTS LAST DRIVE CLAIM NEAR C-NE-7, S. OF GLEN CREEK).