| Deposit ID | 10021957 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01748 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Initial Rock |
| Geographic coordinates: | -97.24753, 34.82928 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 288 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 0.75 MI E. OF PAOLI, THEN 0.2 MI N., THEN 100-150 FT E. OF ROAD IN SMALL CUT; KNOWN LOCALLY AS THE INITIAL ROCK PROSPECT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Garvin(county)
Oklahoma(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Byars SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Pauls Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ardmore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Washita(hydrologic unit)
Washita(hydrologic accounting unit)
Red-Washita(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oklahoma | Garvin |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian | 004N}004N | 001E}001E | 7}7 | NW OF NW OF SW OF SW OF SW OF SW OF SW OF SE | Oklahoma |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sandstone | Gangue |
| Result | 0.45% CU IN INITIAL ROCK PROSPECT, LOCALITY 228 OF SHEAD (1929). 14.40% CU (SAMPLE C-1) OF STROUD (1970, P. 38) FROM 18-INCH SANDSTONE AT S. QUARTER COR. SEC. 7-4N-1E. 0.34% CU (SAMPLE C-3) OF STROUD (1970, P. 38) FROM 40-INCH SANDSTONE IN SW-7-4N-1E. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Garber Sandstone | ||||||||
| Rock description | Garber Sandstone | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Garber Sandstone, Basal 5-10 Ft |
| Rock description | Garber Sandstone, Basal 5-10 Ft |
| (1) | Woodford Shale |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Monoclinal Low Westward Dip, About 0.5 Degrees W. |
| Name | INITIAL ROCK |
|---|---|
| General form | CHANNEL |
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Length | 30.48M |
| Width | 6.1M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1929 |
| Discoverer | A.C. Shead And C.W. Honess |
| Production years | BEFORE 1929 |
| District name | Paoli |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | INITIAL ROCK |
| Area | 0.405HA |
| Length | 30.48M |
| Width | 6.1M |
| Height | 3.05M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01748 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | OK-GAV-04 |
SHEAD, A.C., 1929, OGS BULLETIN 14, 138 P. (P. 28, 85).
HART, D.L., JR., 1974, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND OGS, HYDROLOGIC ATLAS 3.
STROUD, R.B., MCMAHAN, A.B., STROUP, R.K., AND HIBPSHMAN, M.H., 1970, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7422, 103 P. (P. 38).
MERRITT, C.A., AND HAM, W.E., JUNE 25, 1940, OGS SHEET 345, GARVIN CO., OKLAHOMA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MERRITT AND HAM (1940) DISCUSS THIS DEPOSIT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1992 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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