Description
Raasch, Gilbert O.
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Malachite
GangueDolomite, Shale
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Insect Bed Of Wellington Formation, About 570 Ft Above Base
Associated rockShale · Wellington Formation
StructureMonoclinal Low Westward Dip, About 0.5 W.
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1946
Identification
Deposit ID10022025
MRDS IDDE01831
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.32925, -97.28309
References
SHELTON, J.W., JENKINS, W.A., AND BINGHAM, R.H., 1979, OGS BULLETIN 128, 66 P. (P. 17, 40-41)RAASCH, G.O., 1946, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, PH.D. DISSERTATION, 157 P. (P. 53-54, 103-104)