Description
? R.B. French Of Glencoe, Oklahoma
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formCHANNEL
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic Channel
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Malachite
GangueSandstone
Geology
Host rockSandstone
Associated rockShale · Oscar Group
StructureLow Monoclinal Westward Dip About 0.5w.
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1907
Discovery year1907
Identification
Deposit ID10022043
MRDS IDDE01856
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.19508, -96.95724
References
MERRITT, C.A., 1940, OGS MINERAL REPORT NO. 8, 15 P. (P. 7).BRANSON, C.C., BURWELL, A.L., AND CHASE, G.C., 1955, OGS MINERAL REPORT 27, 22 P. (P. 13-14).SHELTON, J.W., ROSS, J.S., GARDEN, A.J., AND FRANKS, J.L., 1985, 85 P. (P. 45, MAP).U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION AND U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1968, RME-151, 73 P.TOTTEN, M.W., AND FAY, R.O., 1982, OGS, GM-25, 16 P. (MAP NO. 139).FAY, R.O., MAY 1972, COLLECTED CONCENTRATE FROM DUMP. ANALYZED BY DAVE FOSTER (MARCH 1976), OGS.HEINE, R.R., 1975, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, M.S. THESIS, 71 P. (P. 16, 18, 36-37, 39-40, 60-61, 66, 70).MY ESTIMATE