Description
Eben Ryan And J.A. Veeder
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formMAGNETITE, VEIN, WEATHERED, WITH CUPRITE-CHALCOPYRITE VEINS 0.5-1.5 IN. THICK
Ore controlLate Hydrothermal Solutions (Quanah Granite), Dissolved Cu From Troctolite
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Cuprite, Malachite
Geology
Host rockPegmatite · Hale Spring Pegmatites Of Quanah Granite
Associated rockTroctolite · Raggedy Mountain Gabbro Group-Glen Mountains Layered Complex-Zone G;Post Oak Conglomerate In Hennessey Group
StructureWichita Mountains, Glen Mountains
Tectonic settingAulacogen
AlterationMalachite And Azurite From Veins, In Granite Wash, 20 Ft Thick, In Hennessey Group
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1936
Identification
Deposit ID10091725
MRDS IDDE01770
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.83038, -98.9273
References
BAIN, H.F., 1904, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 31, P. 82-97 (P. 89).MERRITT, C.A., 1938, OKLAHOMA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, PROCEEDINGS, V. 18, P. 51-55.MERRITT, C.A., 1939, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 34, NO. 3, P. 268-286 (P. 277).HUANG, W.T., 1957, AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V. 42, P. 686-688, 1 TABLE.CHASE, G.W., 1950, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, M.S. THESIS, 108 P. (P. 44-48).MAYES, J.W., 1947, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, M.S. THESIS, 45 P. (P. 9-10, SPOTS LAST DRIVE CLAIM AS NEAR C-NE-7, JUST S. OF GLEN CREEK).RODEBUSH, CLARENCE, SEPTEMBER 1936, WPA PROJECT 65-65-538, SHEET 425, KIOWA CO., OKLAHOMA, OGS FILE.RYAN, EBEN, AND VEEDER, J.A., OCTOBER 1936, WPA PROJECT 65-65-538, SHEET 1, KIOWA CO., OKLAHOMA, OGS FILE.SPENCER, A.B., 1961, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, M.S. THESIS, 46 P.