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Lewis Spring

Occurrence in Pontotoc county in Oklahoma, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022049
MRDS ID DE01862
Record type Site
Current site name Lewis Spring

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -96.69057, 34.79122 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 1.5 MI NW OF CENTER OF ADA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pontotoc(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ada(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ada(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ardmore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Canadian-Walnut(hydrologic unit)

Lower Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Canadian(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Pontotoc

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 004N 006E 29 SE OF NW OF SE OF NE Oklahoma

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR OLD SPRING ABOUT 0.125 MI S. OF LEWIS HOUSE, ABOUT 0.25 MI SW OF ROSEDALE CEMETERY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Conglomerate Gangue
Sandstone Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Ada Group
    Rock description Ada Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Ada Group, 80 Ft Below Top
    Rock description Ada Group, 80 Ft Below Top

Nearby scientific data

(1) -96.69057, 34.79122
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Low Monoclinal Dip Wnw About 1 Degree

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form CIRCULAR
    Thickness 0.3M
    Length 6.1M
    Width 6.1M

Comments on the ore body information

  • Orebody info. Applies to spring area only

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE ADA CONGLOMERATES ARE DERIVED LOCALLY BY EROSION OF THE ARBUCKLE MOUNTAINS. THE ADA GROUP IS ABOUT 146 FT THICK HERE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1929
Discoverer R.J. Lewis, R.R. 2, Box 4, Ada, Ok

Mining district

District name Ada

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner R. J. Lewis
    Home office R.R. 2, Box 4, Ada, Ok

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings LEWIS SPRING
    Area 0.004HA
    Length 6.1M
    Width 6.1M
    Height 2.44M
    Overall length 6.1M
    Overall width 6.1M

Comments on development

  • SAMPLE SENT IN TO OGS, DR. SHEAD, IN 1929.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHEAD, A.C., 1929, OGS BULLETIN 14 (P. 11, 29, 87)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-92 Fay, Robert O. Oklahoma Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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