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Horse Branch-1

Occurrence in Jackson 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 10021965
MRDS ID DE01758
Record type Site
Current site name Horse Branch-1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -99.46815, 34.64871 (WGS84)
Elevation 425
Relative position GO 6.5 MI E. OF DUKE ON U.S. HWY 62 AND OK HWY 7. TURN N. 1.1 MI. TURN E. ABOUT 0.35 MI. WALK S. ABOUT 1350 FT TO AREA ABOUT 500 FT S. OF DAM.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jackson(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Martha(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Altus(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lawton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Salt Fork Red(hydrologic unit)

Salt Fork Red(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Jackson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 002N 022W 13 NE OF NW OF SE OF NW Oklahoma

Comments on the location information

  • A 1/8 INCH VEIN OF MALACHITE IS IN A 1-FT GREENISH-GRAY SHALE, ABOUT 5.8 FT BELOW THE MARTY DOLOMITE. THE MARTY IS ABOUT 5 INCHES THICK AND OCCURS ABOUT 31 FT BELOW THE HAYSTACK GYPSUM AND 22.5 FT ABOVE THE CHANEY GYPSUM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THESE SAMPLES WERE TAKEN FROM GREENISH-GRAY SHALES THAT CROP OUT OVER 40 ACRES OR MORE IN THE NW OF SEC. 13.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Shale Gangue

Analytical data

Result 2900 PPM CU IN 1-FT GREENISH-GRAY SHALE (SAMPLE 10468). OTHER SHALES, ABOUT 2-10 FT BELOW THE MARTY DOLOMITE, AND ABOUT 6-9 INCHES THICK, CONTAIN 1600-1900 PPM CU (SAMPLES 10469-10471).

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) Middle Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Flowerpot Shale
    Rock description Flowerpot Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -99.46815, 34.64871
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Gentle Westward Dip Of About 10 Ft/Mi Or Less

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form TABULAR
    Strike N-S
    Dip GENTLE DIP W., 10-20 FT/MI
    Thickness 0.3M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Possible Sabkha Deposit

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCK UNIT IS FLOWERPOT SHALE, 2-10 FT BELOW MARTY DOLOMITE. THE MARTY DOLOMITE IS ABOUT 5 INCHES THICK, ABOUT 31 FT BELOW THE HAYSTACK GYPSUM AND 22.5 FT ABOVE THE CHANEY GYPSUM. FOUR GRENISH-GRAY SHALES, ABOUT 0.5-1 FT THICK, OCCUR 2-10 FT BELOW THE MARTY, AND CONTAIN 1700-2900 PPM CU. ABOUT 40 ACRES OF OUTCROPS WERE EXAMINED IN THE NW-13-2N-22W. COPLEY (1961, P. 89-90) HAS A MEASURED SECTION HERE AND GEOLOGY.; HR.AGE.MV: GUADALUPIAN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1962
Discoverer Kenneth S. Johnson

Mining district

District name Duke District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FOUR THIN SHALE BEDS OCCUR 33-41 FT BELOW THE HAYSTACK GYPSUM, COVERING 40 ACRES OR MORE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 16.188HA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COPLEY, A.J., 1961, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, M.S. THESIS, 100 P. (P. 89-90)

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, K.S., APRIL 1962, OGS FILE, JACKSON CO., OKLAHOMA, SHEET 1093

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FOUR GREENISH-GRAY SHALES, 0.5-1 FT THICK, ABOUT 2-10 FT BELOW THE MARTY BED, OR 33-41 FT BELOW THE HAYSTACK GYPSUM, CROP OUT OVER 40 ACRES OR MORE.
Deposit OUTCROP
Deposit JOHNSON (APRIL 1962) HAS RECORD.

Reporter information

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

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