| Deposit ID | 10021940 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01730 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Temple East-1 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -98.19866, 34.26679 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 308 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | GO SE OF TEMPLE ABOUT 0.5 MI ON OK HWY. 5, TO SECTION LINE ROAD. GO E. ABOUT 1.6 MI. WALK N. ABOUT 2150 FT TO WESTERN SHAFT. THE EASTERN SHAFT IS ABOUT 400 FT TO THE E. ON SW SIDE OF A LOW RIDGE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cotton(county)
Oklahoma(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Temple(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Burkburnett(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lawton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Farmers-Mud(hydrologic unit)
Red-Lake Texoma(hydrologic accounting unit)
Red-Washita(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oklahoma | Cotton |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian | 003S | 010W | 25 | CENTER OF W2 OF W2 OF SE OF NW OF NW OF SE | Oklahoma |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Result | 26.35% CU |
|---|---|
| Result | 32.98% CUO |
| Result | 45.83% CUCO3.CU(OH)2, FROM PICKED SAMPLE |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Garber Sandstone Or Addington Formation | ||||||||
| Rock description | Garber Sandstone Or Addington Formation | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone |
| (1) | -98.19866, 34.26679 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Low Monoclinal Dip To Ne, About 10 Ft/Mi Off Waurika-Muenster Arch |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | 10 FT/MI NE. |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1936 |
| Year of first production | 1936 |
| Year of last production | 1936 |
| Production years | 1936? |
| District name | Waurika District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | TWO SHAFTS |
| Area | 8.094HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01730 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | OK-COT-05 |
HAVENS, J.S., 1977, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND OGS, HYDROLOGIC ATLAS 6
TROUT, L.R., MARCH 1936, WPA PROJECT 65-65-538, COTTON CO., OKLAHOMA, SHEET 112; OGS FILE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MALACHITE, AZURITE, CHALCOCITE, AND FOSSIL WOOD IN MUDSTONE CONGLOMERATE. |
| Deposit | TROUT (1936) GIVES LOCATION OF TWO SHAFTS ACTIVELY BEING WORKED IN 1936, ABOUT 2.0 MI E. OF TEMPLE. MALACHITE, AZURITE, CHALCOCITE, AND FOSSIL WOOD FOUND. |
| Deposit | TWO SHAFTS WERE BEING WORKED IN MARCH 1936. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1992 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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