| Deposit ID | 10021970 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01764 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Waurika West-1 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -98.05116, 34.16179 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 279 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | GO 3 MI W. OF WAURIKA ON U.S. HWY 70; TURN N. ABOUT 0.2 MI; WALK E. ABOUT 300 FT, ON S. SIDE OF HILL, N. OF CREEK. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Oklahoma(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Waurika West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Burkburnett(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lawton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Northern Beaver(hydrologic unit)
Red-Lake Texoma(hydrologic accounting unit)
Red-Washita(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oklahoma | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian | 004S | 008W | 33 | SE OF NW OF NW OF SW OF SW | Oklahoma |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sandstone | Gangue |
| Shale | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||||||
| 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 > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Ryan Sandstone |
| Rock description | Ryan Sandstone |
| (1) | Oscar Group |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Low Monoclinal Dip Ne About 10 Ft/Mi Off Waurika-Muenster Arch. |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | 10 FT/MI TO NE |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1932 |
| Production years | EARLY 1930'S? |
| District name | Waurika District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | UNNAMED |
| Area | 0.405HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01764 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | OK-JEF-03 |
BUNN, J.R., 1930, OGS BULLETIN 40-PP, 45 P.
HAVENS, JOHN, 1977, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND OGS, HYDROLOGIC ATLAS 6.
BERGEN, LEONARD, FEBRUARY 1936, WPA PROJECT 65-65-538, JEFFERSON CO., OKLAHOMA, SHEET 9, OGS FILE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MALACHITE IN LENTICULAR SANDSTONES AND SHALES |
| Deposit | LOCATED BY BERGEN (1936, SHEET 9). MALACHITE DUG BEFORE 1936. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: EARLY 1930'S? |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1992 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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