Oklahoma · Kiowa County
Occurrence

Glen Mountains Layered Complex

Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States
PalladiumPlatinumNickelCopperSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryPalladium, Platinum
TertiaryNickel, Copper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formSTRATIFORM, DISSEMINATED
Ore controlIntrusion Of Crosscuting Igneous Rocks
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver
GangueOlivine, Plagioclase
Geology
Host rockTroctolite,Anorthosite
Associated rockGabbro · Glen Mountains Layered Complex;Roosevelt Gabbros
StructureRegional Attitude Strikes Nw And Dips 5-30ne, Broken Into Several Structural Blocks By Ne, Nw, And N-S Trending Faults
Tectonic settingWichita Mountains
AlterationSericitization, Uralitization, Sauceritization, Minor Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10048511
MRDS IDMP00104
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.82343, -98.98647
References
POWELL, B.N., 1986, THE RAGGEDY MOUNTAIN GABBRO GROUP, IN GILBERT, M.C., ED., PETROLOGY OF THE CAMBRIAN WICHITA MOUNTAINS IGNEOUS SUITE: OKLAHOMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GUIDEBOOK 23, P. 21-52.COOPER, R.W., 1986, PLATINUM-GROUP-ELEMENT POTENTIAL OF THE GLEN MOUNTAINS LAYERED COMPLEX, OKLAHOMA, IN GILBERT, M.C., ED., PETROLOGY OF THE CAMBRIAN WICHITA MOUNTAINS IGNEOUS SUITE: OKLAHOMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GUIDEBOOK 23, P. 65-72.