| Deposit ID | 10021976 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01772 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Iron Mountain Se-3 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -98.91536, 34.81343 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 469 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | GO 6.2 MI E. OF ROOSEVELT ON OKLAHOMA HWY 19, THEN S. ABOUT 2.9 MI; WALK ABOUT 300 FT W. TO GRAVEL PIT AND OLD 6 FT PROSPECT PIT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kiowa(county)
Oklahoma(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Glen Mountains(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lawton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lawton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower North Fork Red(hydrologic unit)
North Fork Red(hydrologic accounting unit)
Red Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oklahoma | Kiowa |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian | 004N | 016W | 18 | CENTER OF SE OF SE OF SE | Oklahoma |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anorthosite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Anorthosite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Raggedy Mountain Gabbro Group-Glen Mountains Layered Complex-Zone M;Post Oak Conglomerate Of Hennessey Group | ||||
| Rock description | Raggedy Mountain Gabbro Group-Glen Mountains Layered Complex-Zone M;Post Oak Conglomerate Of Hennessey Group | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Rock unit name | Hale Spring Pegmatites Of Quanah Granite |
| Rock description | Hale Spring Pegmatites Of Quanah Granite |
| (1) | -98.91536, 34.81343 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wichita Mountains |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Glen Mountains |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR SHEETS |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Width | 152.4M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 1.83M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1938 |
| Discoverer | Merritt, Clifford A. |
| District name | Iron Mountain |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | GRAVEL PIT |
| Area | 2.024HA |
| Length | 15.24M |
| Width | 15.24M |
| Height | 1.83M |
| Overall depth | 1.83M |
| Overall length | 152.4M |
| Overall width | 152.4M |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | UNNAMED OLD PIT |
| Length | 1.83M |
| Width | 1.83M |
| Height | 1.83M |
| Overall depth | 1.83M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01772 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | OK-KIO-04 |
MERRITT, C.A., 1938, OKLAHOMA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, PROCEEDINGS, V. 18, P. 51-55.
MERRITT, C.A., 1939, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 34, NO. 3, P. 268-286 (P. 275-278).
RODEBUSH, CLARENCE, SEPTEMBER 1936, WPA PROJECT 65-65-538, SHEET 427, OGS FILE.
SPENCER, A.B., 1961, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, M.S. THESIS, 46 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WEATHERED GRANITE WASH AND ANORTHOSITE WASH, INCLUDING WEATHERED CHALCOPYRITE VEINS IN THE ANORTHOSITE. |
| Deposit | OLD PROSPECT PIT WAS 6 FT DEEP, INTO ANORTHOSITE. THE GRAVEL PIT PROBABLY WAS SMALL. IT IS NOT SHOWN ON QUADRANGLE MAP. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1992 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.