Oak Creek-2

Occurrence in Noble county in Oklahoma, United States with commodities Copper, Silver
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. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10091728
MRDS ID DE01822
Record type Site
Current site name Oak Creek-2

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -96.9303, 36.26591 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 3.6 MI S. OF LELA ON OKLAHOMA HWY. 108 TO ROAD ON WEST SIDE, ABOUT 0.1 MI S. OF UNION CEMETERY. DRIVE W. TO BARN, ABOUT 0.125 MI; FOLLOW FENCE LINE W., ABOUT 0.2 MI, TO CREEK BANK (OAK CREEK BRANCH); WALK S. TO WATERFALL, 10 FT+ HIGH.

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 25 NE OF SE OF NW OF SE Oklahoma

Comments on the location information

  • MALACHITE OCCURS IN LOWER 3 FT OF FT. RILEY SANDSTONE EQUIVALENT, IN CARBONACEOUS FOSSIL WOOD AND IN ALGAL COVER ON ROCK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Sandstone Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.30% CU
Result LESS THAN 20 PPM AG
Result 666-2000 PPM ZR

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) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Ft. Riley Bed, Lower 3 Ft
    Rock description Ft. Riley Bed, Lower 3 Ft

Nearby scientific data

(1) -96.9303, 36.26591

Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form CHANNEL
    Thickness 4.57M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic Channel

Comments on the geologic information

  • OUTCROP ACROSS BRANCH OF OAK CREEK. 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 1972
Discoverer R.O. Fay

Mining district

District name Lela

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.405HA

Comments on development

  • OUTCROP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    FAY, R.O., 1972, SAMPLES TAKEN MAY 11, 1972, OGS. ANALYZED BY DAVE FOSTER

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOWER 3 FT HAS MOST OF THE MALACHITE AND FOSSIL WOOD.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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