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Oak Creek-3

Occurrence in Noble 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. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10088449
MRDS ID DE01823
Record type Site
Current site name Oak Creek-3

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -96.9428, 36.27008 (WGS84)
Elevation 296
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 3 MI S. OF LELA ALONG OKLAHOMA HWY. 108; THEN 1 MI W., THEN 0.35 MI. S., TO OUTCROPS ALONG ROAD, IN SHALE BELOW FT. RILEY BED. OUTCROPS ARE IN SECTIONS 25 AND 26, N. OF OAK CREEK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Noble(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Noble

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 021N 003E 26 SE OF NE OF SE OF NE Oklahoma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Shale Gangue

Analytical data

Result 222-267 PPM CU IN SHALE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    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 > Shale
    Rock unit name Matfield Shale, 0-30 Ft Below Ft. Riley Bed
    Rock description Matfield Shale, 0-30 Ft Below Ft. Riley Bed

Nearby scientific data

(1) -96.9428, 36.27008
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Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED

Comments on the ore body information

  • Orebody is in an outcrop

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE FT. RILEY HAS CHANGED FACIES SOUTHWARD INTO SANDSTONE AND SHALE. SHELTON, JENKINS, AND BINGHAM (1979) GIVE GEOLOGY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Lela

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. 36, 67).

  • Deposit

    SHELTON, J.W., JENKINS, W.A., AND BINGHAM, R.H., 1979, OGS BULLETIN 128, 66 P. (P. 40-41).

Reporter information

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

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