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Mud Creek-1

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. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021974
MRDS ID DE01768
Record type Site
Current site name Mud Creek-1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -97.78588, 34.08623 (WGS84)
Elevation 256
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position GO APPROXIMATELY 9.8 MI E. OF RYAN ON OKLAHOMA HWY 32; TURN N. 2 MI; TURN E. 0.5 MI. TURN N. 1.3 MI, AND STAY RIGHT, AT JUNCTION OF 3 ROAD. GO NE 0.8 MI TO WHERE ROAD TURNS E. WALK N. ABOUT 1800 FT TO POND AREA., Acc To 2000 Ft

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ryan SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ardmore(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ardmore(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)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 005S 006W 25 SE OF SE OF SW OF SW Oklahoma

Comments on the location information

  • A PRECISE LOCATION WAS NOT GIVEN. THE PROMINENT ESCARPMENT IS COMPOSED OF THE RYAN SANDSTONE. THE VALLEY TO THE N. IS IN THE UNDERLYING OSCAR GROUP. THE COPPER MINERALS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE OSCAR GROUP.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Oscar Group
    Rock description Oscar Group
    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 > Arkose
    Rock unit name Oscar Group
    Rock description Oscar Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -97.78588, 34.08623
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Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form LENTICULAR
    Strike NW
    Dip LESS THAN 30 FT/MI NE

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) AND BUNN (1930).; HR.AGE.MV: GEARYAN OR WOLFCAMPIAN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1956
Discoverer Finch (1967, P. 21, Loc. 8) Cites Eargle And Mckay (1956)

Mining district

District name Mud Creek

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OUTCROP OF ARKOSIC CONGLOMERATE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EARGLE, D.H., AND MCKAY, E.J., 1956, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, TEI-620, P. 261-264.

  • Deposit

    FINCH, W.I., 1967, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 538, 121 P. (P. 21, LOC. 8).

  • Deposit

    SHELTON, J.W., AL-SHAIEB, ZUHAIR, OLMSTEAD, R.W., HENSON, R.E., MAY, R.T., AND OWENS, R.T., 1976, U.S. ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, CONTRACT AT(05-1)-1641, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY, 156 P. (P. 151).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OUTCROP
Deposit SHELTON AND OTHERS (1976, P. 151) IS REFERENCE MENTIONING COPPER IN S1/2 OF 25-5S-6W.

Reporter information

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

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