Randlett Northeast-1

Occurrence in Cotton county in Oklahoma, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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 10021935
MRDS ID DE01726
Record type Site
Current site name Randlett Northeast-1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.37478, 34.20345 (WGS84)
Elevation 288
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position GO 2 MI N. OF RANDLETT ON U.S. HWY 277, 281, FROM JUNCTION WITH U.S. HWY 70; TURN E. 4.5 MI, THEN N. ABOUT 400 FT TO OUTCROP W. OF ROAD.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cotton(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Taylor(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Burkburnett(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lawton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

West Cache(hydrologic unit)

Red-Lake Texoma(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red-Washita(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Cotton

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 004S 011W 17 E2 OF SE OF SE OF SW Oklahoma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Shale Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.89% CU
Result 66-200 PPM ZR
Result 20-66 PPM V
Result LESS THAN 20 PPM AG, CO, CR, NI

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Wellington Formation
    Rock description Wellington Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Wellington Formation
    Rock description Wellington Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.37478, 34.20345

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Monoclinal Low Ssw Dip, About 0.1 Degree Ssw Off Muenster Arch

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form NODULAR ZONE
    Thickness 0.61M

Comments on the ore body information

  • Orebody is in an outcrop

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

Comments on the geologic information

  • GENERALLY, THE RED BEDS DIP GENTLY SOUTHWARD OFF OF THE WICHITA MOUNTAINS, BUT ARE INTERRUPTED BY LOCAL STRUCTURES SUCH AS THE WAURIKA-MUENSTER ARCH, HOLLIS BASIN, OR RED RIVER ARCH. GEOLOGY BY HAVENS (1977) AND MUNN (1914).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1971
Discoverer Fay, R.O.

Mining district

District name Randlett

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.405HA

Comments on development

  • OUTCROP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HAVENS, J.S., 1977, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND OGS, HYDROLOGIC ATLAS 6.

  • Deposit

    MUNN, M.J., 1914, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 547, 83 P.

  • Deposit

    FAY, R.O., NOVEMBER 1971, OGS SAMPLE NO. 54, ANALYZED BY DAVE FOSTER

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OTHER ZONES OCCUR IN THE NEXT 20 FT ABOVE THIS ZONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1992 Fay, Robert O. Oklahoma Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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