Description
Marcy, Randolph B., And Shumard, George G.
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueSandstone, Shale
Geology
Host rockShale · Flowerpot Shale
Associated rockSandstone · Flowerpot Shale
StructureBuried Wichita Mountains, Gentle Dip Northward, Less Than 1 Degree, To Flat
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1852
Identification
Deposit ID10022013
MRDS IDDE01813
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.11342, -99.37954
References
MARCY, R.B., 1854, U.S. 33RD CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION, SENATE EXECUTIVE DOCUMENT, 310 P. (P. 25).SHEPARD, C.V., 1854, U.S. 33RD CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION, SENATE EXECUTIVE DOCUMENT, P. 145-149 (P. 147).SHUMARD, G.G., 1854, U.S. 33RD CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION, SENATE EXECUTIVE DOCUMENT, P. 167-185 (P. 176-177, PL. 5).SCOTT, G.L., AND HAM, W.E., 1957, OGS CIRCULAR 42, 64 P. (P. 7, 8, 15, 50, 54).