Morrison North-2

Occurrence in Pawnee county in Oklahoma, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Vanadium, Cobalt, Chromium, Molybdenum, Lead
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 10022032
MRDS ID DE01840
Record type Site
Current site name Morrison North-2

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -96.99559, 36.36119 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 0.6 MI E. OF MORRISON, ON U.S. HWY. 64, THEN ABOUT 4.25-4.4 MI N. ON SECTION LINE ROAD; THEN WALK ABOUT 300 FT E. AND 1500 FT E. TO TWO SEPARATE LOCALITIES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pawnee(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lela(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Keystone Lake(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)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Pawnee

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 022N}022N}022N 003E}003E}003E 28}28}28 SW OF NW OF NW OF NW; NEAR CENTER OF NW Oklahoma

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. AND LONG. FOR THE OTHER TWO AREAS ARE 36-21-32N, 096-59-29W; 36-21-32N, 096-59-25W. CHALCOCITE IN FOSSIL WOOD IN A 2-FT SANDSTONE IN DOYLE SHALE, ABOUT 70 FT BELOW THE WINFIELD BED OR 80 FT ABOVE THE FORT RILEY BED. MENTIONED BY BRANSON, BURWELL, AND CHASE (1955, P. 13).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sandstone Gangue

Analytical data

Result 3.30% CU
Result 200-666 PPM AG
Result LESS THAN 20 PPM V, CO, CR, MO
Result 20-66 PPM PB

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) Early Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -96.99559, 36.36119

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Monoclinal Low Westward Dip, About 0.5w.

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form CHANNEL
    Thickness 0.61M

Comments on the ore body information

  • Orebody is in an outcrop

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic Channel

Comments on the geologic information

  • GREIG (1959) GIVES GEOLOGY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1936
Discoverer F. Bennett

Mining district

District name Lela

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OUTCROPS

Comments on the workings information

  • OUTCROP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GREIG, P.B., 1959, OGS BULLETIN 83, 188 P. (P. 141).

  • Deposit

    BRANSON, C.C., BURWELL, A.L., AND CHASE, G.C., 1955, OGS MINERAL REPORT 27, 22 P. (P. 13).

  • Deposit

    BENNETT, F., NOV. 7, 1936, WPA PROJECT 65-65-538, OGS FILE, SHEET 273, PAWNEE CO., OKLAHOMA.

  • Deposit

    FAY, R.O., MAY 1972, OGS SAMPLE (58); ANALYZED BY DAVE FOSTER.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BENNETT (1936) FIRST LOCATED DEPOSIT.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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