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Moravia West-1

Occurrence in Beckham county in Oklahoma, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021913
MRDS ID DE01701
Record type Site
Current site name Moravia West-1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -99.57649, 35.11953 (WGS84)
Elevation 530
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position GO N. OF WILLOW 1.6 MI ON U.S. HWY 283, TO INTERSECTION WITH OK HWY 34. FOLLOW U.S. HWY 283 ABOUT 3 MI NW. TURN W. 1.8 MI. GO N. ABOUT 1.2 MI. WALK W. ABOUT 1,600 FT. THE MALACHITE SHOULD BE ABOUT 102 FT BELOW TOP OF BUTTE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Beckham(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Willow(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Clinton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Elm Fork Red(hydrologic unit)

North Fork Red(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Beckham

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 008N 023W 36 SW OF SE Oklahoma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Shale Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Flowerpot Shale
    Rock description Flowerpot Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Flowerpot Shale, 111 Ft Below Top
    Rock description Flowerpot Shale, 111 Ft Below Top

Nearby scientific data

(1) -99.57649, 35.11953
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Gentle Dip To Nne, Less Than 1 Degree

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form TABULAR
    Strike WNW
    Dip <1 DEGREE NNE
    Thickness 0.09M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE BUTTE IS CAPPED BY FLOWERPOT SHALE. THE HAYSTACK GYPSUM WAS ERODED. AN ADDITIONAL 9 FT OF UPPER FLOWERPOT WAS PROBABLY ERODED ALSO. THE 0.3 DOLOMITE IS ABOUT 102 FT BELOW THE TOP OF THE BUTTE, AND ABOUT 68 FT BELOW THE CHANEY GYPSUM. THE MALACHITE CONCRETIONS OCCUR AT THE BASE OF THE DOLOMITE. SEE MEASURED SECTION OF SCOTT AND HAM (1957, P. 50).; HR.AGE.MV: GUADALUPIAN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1852
Discoverer Shumard, George G.

Mining district

District name Carter

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MALACHITE CONCRETIONS, ABOUT 102 FT BELOW TOP OF BUTTE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.405HA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHUMARD, GEORGE G., 1854, U.S. 33RD CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION, SENATE EXEC. DOC., P. 167-185 (P. 177).

  • Deposit

    SCOTT, GEORGE L., AND HAM, WILLIAM E., 1957, OGS CIRCULAR 42, 64 P. (P. 49-50).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MALACHITE NODULES, ABOVE 111 FT BELOW TOP OF FLOWERPOT SH.
Deposit OUTCROP
Deposit SHUMARD (1854, P. 177) FIRST VISITED THIS BUTTE, ON JUNE 4, 1852, AND DESCRIBED COPPER ORE. SCOTT AND HAM (1957, P. 49-50) LOCATED MALACHITE IN SE-36-8N-23W, ABOUT 102 FT BELOW TOP OF BUTTE, ON E. SIDE, ABOUT 68 FT BELOW CHANEY GYP.
Deposit Discovery Year: JUNE 4, 1852

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-92 Fay, Robert O. Oklahoma Geological Survey

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