Description
Claude Parsons
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeMagmatic Vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formDIKE
Ore controlDiabase Dike
Materials
Ore mineralsCopper, Cuprite, Malachite
GangueDiabase, Talc
Geology
Host rockDiabase
Associated rockDiorite · Cold Springs Intrusive In Raggedy Mountain Gabbro Group
StructureWichita Mountains, Cold Springs Intrusive Of Granite And Microdiorite In Raggedy Mountains Gabbro Group
Tectonic settingAulacogen
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1903
First production1903
Last production1903
Discovery year1903
Identification
Deposit ID10022004
MRDS IDDE01804
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.80732, -99.00814
References
WALPER, J.L., 1951, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, V. 249, NO. 1, P. 47-65.CHASE, G.W., 1950B, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RAGGEDY MOUNTAINS, OGS PRELIMINARY MAP, SCALE 1:31,680.VIDRINE, D.M., AND FERNANDEZ, L.A., 1986B, OGS GUIDEBOOK 23, P. 149-158 (MAP).CHASE, G.W., 1950A, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, M.S. THESIS, 108 P.WALPER, J.L., 1949, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, M.S. THESIS, 71 P.RYAN, EBEN, NOVEMBER 1936, WPA PROJECT 65-65-538, SHEET KR-45, KIOWA CO., OKLAHOMA, OGS FILE.