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O'Neal Ranch

Occurrence in Jefferson 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 10021973
MRDS ID DE01767
Record type Site
Current site name O'Neal Ranch

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -97.82754, 33.96595 (WGS84)
Elevation 265
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position GO 0.35 MI W. OF FLEETWOOD; GO 3 MI N.; GO 2 MI E.; GO 1.3 MI N.; GO LEFT ABOUT 0.35 MI; GO N. ABOUT 0.4 MI. POSSIBLE ROAD CUT. BLAIR AND OTHERS (1973) MENTION NE-9-7S-6W, BUT GIVE NO DETAILS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fleetwood(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gainesville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sherman(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 007S 006W 9 SE OF NW OF NE Oklahoma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Sandstone Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -97.82754, 33.96595
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Gentle Dip, Less Than 30 Ft/Mi, To Sw Off Waurika-Muenster Arch

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    Strike NW
    Dip 30 FT/MI OR LESS TO SW

Comments on the ore body information

  • Orebody is in an outcrop

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGY BY HART (1974). THE ASPHALTUM SANDSTONE AT BASE OF GARBER OCCURS IN THE SOUTH PART OF SEC. 9. THE COPPER PROBABLY OCCURS ABOUT 30 FT BELOW THE ASPHALTUM SANDSTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1973
Discoverer Blair And Others

Mining district

District name Fleetwood

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OUTCROP OF SANDSTONE WITH MALACHITE AND FOSSIL WOOD.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.405HA

Comments on development

  • OUTCROP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BLAIR, R.G., STEHLE, F.T., AND LEVICH, R.A., 1973, U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, TM-190, 16 P. (P. 12).

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    TOTTEN, M.W., AND FAY, R.O., 1982, OGS GEOLOGIC MAP 25, 16 P. (LOC. 134).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BITUMINOUS SANDSTONE WITH FOSSIL WOOD AND SOME URANIUM MINERALIZATION
Deposit BLAIR AND OTHERS (1973, P. 12, TABLE 3) IS FIRST REFERENCE. TOTTEN AND FAY (1982, LOC. 134) IS A SECONDARY REFERENCE. HART (1974) GIVES GEOLOGY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-93 Fay, Robert O. Oklahoma Geological Survey

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