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Quay North

Occurrence in Pawnee county in Oklahoma, United States with commodities Copper, Silver
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022029
MRDS ID DE01836
Record type Site
Current site name Quay North

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -96.72002, 36.20425 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position GO ABOUT 2.75 MI N. OF QUAY TO OIL WELL ROAD, TURN WNW 0.6 MI TO N. QUARTER-CORNER OF SEC. 24, THEN GO 0.1 MI N. AND 0.1 MI E. TO OIL WELL ON TOP OF HILL. GO E. ABOUT 200 FT TO AMERICUS ESCARPMENT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pawnee(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Maramec(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Keystone Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Enid(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Cimarron(hydrologic unit)

Lower Cimarron(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Cimarron(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Pawnee

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 020N 005E 13 E2 OF SW OF SW OF SE Oklahoma

Comments on the location information

  • SUPPOSED TO BE WORM BORINGS IN LOWER AMERICUS, AND PYRITE CONCRETIONS BELOW, IN UPPER 8 INCHES OF ADMIRE SHALE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Limestone Gangue

Analytical data

Result 40-60 PPM AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Vanoss Group
    Rock description Vanoss Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Americus Limestone;Admire Shale
    Rock description Americus Limestone;Admire Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -96.72002, 36.20425
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Low Monoclinal Westward Dip About 0.5 Degrees W.

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form SHEET
    Dip }
  • Name UNNAMED
    General form SHEET
    Dip }

Comments on the ore body information

  • Orebody is in an outcrop

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

Comments on the geologic information

  • WORM BORINGS IN LOWER AMERICUS LIMESTONE AND PYRITE CONCRETIONS IN UPPER 8 INCHES OF ADMIRE SHALE HAD AG. GREIG (1959) GIVES GEOLOGY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1975
Discoverer Heine, R.R.

Mining district

District name Quay

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • OUTCROP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HEINE, R.R., 1975, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, M.S. THESIS, 71 P. (P. 23, 70).

  • Deposit

    GREIG, P.B., JR., 1959, OGS BULLETIN 83, 188 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1992 Fay, Robert O. Oklahoma Geological Survey

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