| Deposit ID | 10021944 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01734 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Taylor North-1 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -98.32228, 34.1879 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 285 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | GO 1 MI N. OF TAYLOR AND 0.5 MI E. TO SHALE ON S. SIDE OF ROAD. BARITE VEINLETS AND MALACHITE OCCUR IN RED-BROWN SHALE OF THE CLAYPOOL OR WELLINGTON FORMATION. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oklahoma | Cotton |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian | 004S | 011W | 26 | N4 | Oklahoma |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Shale | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Wellington Formation Or Claypool Formation | ||||||||
| Rock description | Wellington Formation Or Claypool Formation | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Wellington Formation Or Claypool Formation |
| Rock description | Wellington Formation Or Claypool Formation |
| (1) | -98.32228, 34.1879 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Low Monoclinal Dip To Sw Less Than 10 Ft/Mi Off Of Waurika-Muenster Arch |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | A Local Fault, Striking Wnw, Passes Just S. Of The Outcrop, With Upside To S. |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1942 |
| Discoverer | Merritt And Ham (1942) |
| District name | Taylor District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.405HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01734 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | OK-COT-09 |
MUNN, M.J., 1914, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 547, 83 P.
WEGEMANN, C.H., 1915, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 602, 108 P.
HAVENS, J.S., 1977, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND OGS, HYDROLOGIC ATLAS 6.
MERRITT, C.A., AND HAM, W.E., 1942, COTTON CO., OKLAHOMA, SHEET 566, OGS FILE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BARITE VEINLETS AND MALACHITE OCCUR IN RED-BROWN SHALE ON S. SIDE OF ROAD. |
| Deposit | MERRITT AND HAM (1942) GIVE LOCATION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1992 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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