Initial Rock

Occurrence in Garvin 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 10021957
MRDS ID DE01748
Record type Site
Current site name Initial Rock

Geographic coordinates

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.

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Garvin

Public Land Survey System information

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

Comments on the location information

  • LOCALITY 228 OF SHEAD (1929, P. 28), IN BASAL 5-10 FT OF GARBER SANDSTONE. ALSO, AN OUTCROP OCCURS ABOUT 200 FT E. OF THE SOUTH QUARTER CORNER OF SEC. 7, ON THE N. SIDE OF THE ROAD, ABOUT 1.25 MI E. OF PAOLI, ALSO AT THE BASE OF THE GARBER. STROUD AND OTHERS (1970, P. 38) COLLECTED A SAMPLE (C-1) FROM S. QUARTER COR. SEC. 7-4N-1E, FROM 18-INCH SANDSTONE, THAT ANALYZED AT 14.40% CU, AND ANOTHER SAMPLE (C-3) FROM J.T. WIGLEY RANCH IN SW-7-4N-1E FROM 40-INCH SAMPLE THAT ANALYZED 0.34% CU.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Copper Ore
Malachite Ore
Sandstone Gangue

Analytical data

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 and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) Woodford Shale

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Monoclinal Low Westward Dip, About 0.5 Degrees W.

Ore body information

  • Name INITIAL ROCK
    General form CHANNEL
    Thickness 3.05M
    Length 30.48M
    Width 6.1M

Comments on the ore body information

  • Orebody is in an outcrop

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic Channel

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGY BY HART (1974).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Paoli

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OUTCROPS

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings INITIAL ROCK
    Area 0.405HA
    Length 30.48M
    Width 6.1M
    Height 3.05M

Comments on the workings information

  • OUTCROP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHEAD, A.C., 1929, OGS BULLETIN 14, 138 P. (P. 28, 85).

  • Deposit

    HART, D.L., JR., 1974, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND OGS, HYDROLOGIC ATLAS 3.

  • Deposit

    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).

  • Deposit

    MERRITT, C.A., AND HAM, W.E., JUNE 25, 1940, OGS SHEET 345, GARVIN CO., OKLAHOMA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MERRITT AND HAM (1940) DISCUSS THIS DEPOSIT.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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