| Deposit ID | 10021990 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01787 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wisdom Canyon |
| Geographic coordinates: | -99.27065, 34.84899 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 488 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | GO 0.35 MI SW OF ENTRANCE TO QUARTZ MTN. STATE PARK LODGE ROAD ON OKLAHOMA HWY. 44 TO ROAD ON SE SIDE OF HIGHWAY, N. OF NORTH FORK BRIDGE. GO ABOUT 0.9 MI SE, THEN ABOUT 0.9 MI E. TO POND. TURN SSW ON ROAD ABOUT 0.4 MI TO NORTH FORK RIVER. WALK SE ABOUT 4000 FT ALONG RIVER TO WISDOM CANYON. WALK ABOUT 3000 FT TO NE ALONG W. SIDE OF WISDOM CANYON TO WHERE IT BECOMES NARROW. ABOUT 200 FT FROM THE CREEK, ON THE E. SIDE OF THE CANYON, SHOULD BE MALACHITE AND AZURITE IN ARKOSE AND WEATHERED REFORMATORY GRANITE., Acc To 400 Ft, Acc To 400 Ft, Acc To 400 Ft |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kiowa(county)
Oklahoma(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blair(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Altus(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 | 020W | 2 | CENTER OF N2 OF NW OF NE OF NW OF SE | Oklahoma |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Result | 7.42% CUCO3 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Reformatory Granite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Reformatory Granite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Arkose |
| Rock unit name | Hennessey Group |
| Rock description | Hennessey Group |
| (1) | -99.27065, 34.84899 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wichita Mountains |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Reformatory Granite Intrusive |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| General form | VEINS |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1913 |
| District name | Devils Canyon |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01787 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | OK-KIO-19 |
MERRITT, C.A., 1958, OGS BULLETIN 76, 70 P.
HALE, D.K., 1981B, CHRONICLES OF OKLAHOMA, V. 59, NO. 3, P. 304-319 (P. 310, 317, FOOTNOTE 44, LOC. 33).
ATCHISON, EDGAR, 1936, WPA PROJECT 65-65-538, SHEET 291, OGS, KOWA CO., OKLAHOMA.
POLK, T.R., 1948, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, M. GEOL. ENGR. THESIS, 87 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FIRST MENTIONED BY ATCHISON (1936, SAMPLE 291-2) AND LATER BY HALE (1981B, P. 310, 317, FOOTNOTE 44, LOC. 33). |
| Deposit | OUTCROP |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1908-1918 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-92 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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