| Deposit ID | 10021972 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01766 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Waurika West-3 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -98.09227, 34.15956 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 283 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | GO ABOUT 5.3 MI W. OF WAURIKA ON U.S. HWY 70 TO ROAD CUT ON N. SIDE OF ROAD. |
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)
Farmers-Mud(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 | 009W | 36 | SW OF SE OF SE OF SW OF SE OF | Oklahoma |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Result | 10.42 TO 10.94% MNO2 |
|---|---|
| Result | 6.58 TO 6.91% MN |
| Result | CU NOT GIVEN. |
| 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 > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Ryan Sandstone |
| Rock description | Ryan Sandstone |
| (1) | -98.09227, 34.15956 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Low Monoclinal Dip About 10 Ft/Mi Ne, Off Waurika-Muenster Arch |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| General form | NODULES |
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | 10 FT/MI NE |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1940 |
| Discoverer | Dott, Merritt, And Ham (1940) |
| District name | Waurika District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | ROAD CUT |
| Area | 0.405HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01766 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | OK-JEF-05 |
BUNN, J.R., 1930, OGS BULLETIN 40-PP, 45 P.
HAVENS, JOHN, 1977, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND OGS, HYDROLOGIC ATLAS 6.
DOTT, R.S., MERRITT, C.A., AND HAM, W.E., 1940, JEFFERSON CO., OKLAHOMA, SHEET 354, OGS FILE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NODULES IN SHALE WITH MALACHITE AND MANGANESE |
| Deposit | ROAD CUT |
| Deposit | DOTT, MERRITT, AND HAM (1940) SAID THAT GRAY CARBONATE NODULES WITH MANGANESE HAVE MALACHITE SPECKS IN RED-BROWN SHALE IN ROAD CUT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1992 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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