Perry-1

Occurrence in Noble county in Oklahoma, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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 10022027
MRDS ID DE01834
Record type Site
Current site name Perry-1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -97.27531, 36.28452 (WGS84)
Elevation 308
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position GO 0.8 MI E. OF CENTER OF PERRY (FROM OKLAHOMA HWY. 86 AND U.S. 77) ON U.S. HWY 64, CROSSING COW CREEK. TURN S. 0.3 MI. TURN W. 0.1 MI, JOG S. ABOUT 200 FT TO BEND IN STREET. WALK SSE ABOUT 300 FT TO SHALE PIT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Noble(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Perry(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Enid(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Enid(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Black Bear-Red Rock(hydrologic unit)

Arkansas-Keystone(hydrologic accounting unit)

Arkansas-Keystone(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Noble

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 021N 001W 23 CENTER OF E2 OF W2 OF E2 OF SE OF NW Oklahoma

Comments on the location information

  • THE COPPER OCCURS ABOUT 9-12 FT ABOVE BASE OF PIT IN SHALE. THE COPPER IS ABOUT 540 FT ABOVE THE BASE OF THE WELLINGTON FORMATION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Shale Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -97.27531, 36.28452

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Gentle Westward Dip Less Than 30 Ft/Mi

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form TABULAR
    Strike NNW
    Dip 30 FT/MI OR LESS TO WSW
    Thickness 0.91M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

Comments on the geologic information

  • WELLINGTON FORMATION, 540 FT ABOVE BASE, ABOUT 30 FT BELOW LOWER INSECT BED. SHELTON AND OTHERS (1979) GIVE GEOLOGY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1946
Discoverer Gilbert Raasch

Mining district

District name Perry

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • OUTCROP IN SHALE PIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHELTON, J.W., JENKINS, W.A., AND BINGHAM, R.H., 1979, OGS BULLETIN 128, 66 P

  • Deposit

    RAASCH, G.O., 1946, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, PH.D. DISSERTATION, 157 P. (P. 154)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RAASCH (1946, P. 154) HAS MEASURED SECTION IN SHALE PIT IN SE PERRY IN SE-NW-23-21N-1W, WITH COPPER IN 3 FT SHALE 30 FT BELOW LOWER INSECT BED.
Deposit OUTCROP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1993 Fay, Robert O. Oklahoma Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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