Randlett Northeast-4

Occurrence in Cotton county in Oklahoma, United States with commodities Copper, Vanadium, Silver, Chromium
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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021939
MRDS ID DE01729
Record type Site
Current site name Randlett Northeast-4

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.41617, 34.20568 (WGS84)
Elevation 293
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position GO 2 MI N. OF RANDLET ON U.S. HWY 277, 281, FROM JUNCTION WITH U.S. HWY. 70; THEN 2.125 MI E; THEN WALK ABOUT 1300 FT N.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cotton(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Randlett(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Burkburnett(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lawton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

West Cache(hydrologic unit)

Red-Lake Texoma(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red-Washita(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Cotton

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 004S 012W 13 NE OF NW OF SW OF SW Oklahoma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Chromium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Shale Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.25% CU
Result 66-200 PPM V
Result LESS THAN 20 PPM AG, CR

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Wellington Formation
    Rock description Wellington Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) Garber Sandstone

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form TABULAR
    Thickness 0.91M

Comments on the ore body information

  • Orebody is in an outcrop

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

Comments on the geologic information

  • 3 FT ZONE OF NODULES ABOUT 30 FT BELOW TOP OF WELLINGTON FM. OUTCROP. GENERALLY, BARITE AND IRONSTONE NODULES HAVE MALACHITE STAINS. GEOLOGY BY HAVENS (1977) AND MUNN (1914).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1971
Discoverer Robert O. Fay

Mining district

District name Randlett

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.405HA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HAVENS, J.S., 1977, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND OGS, HYDROLOGIC ATLAS 6.

  • Deposit

    MUNN, M.J., 1914, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 547, 83 P.

  • Deposit

    FAY, R.O., NOVEMBER 1971, OGS SAMPLE NO. 57; ANALYZED BY DAVE FOSTER

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OUTCROP

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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