| Deposit ID | 10021942 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01732 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Matthews Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -98.39756, 34.18318 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 308 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | GO 3 MI E. OF RANDLETT ON U.S. HWY. 70. TURN N. ABOUT 0.7 MI. WALK E. ABOUT 800-900 FT; ABOUT 200 FT E. OF CREEK. A NE GULLY WITH MALACHITE SHOULD BE SEEN. |
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)
Blue-China(hydrologic unit)
Red-Pease(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 | 004S | 011W | 30 | CENTER OF SW OF NE OF SW OF NW | Oklahoma |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sandstone | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Garber Ss. Or Addington Formation | ||||||||
| Rock description | Garber Ss. Or Addington Formation | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Asphaltum Ss |
| Rock description | Asphaltum Ss |
| (1) | -98.39756, 34.18318 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Low Monoclinal Dip Of About 10 Ft/Mi. Sw Off Of The Waurika-Muenster Arch |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | 10 FT/MI SW |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1930 |
| Year of first production | 1930 |
| Year of last production | 1930 |
| Production years | 1930? |
| District name | Randlett District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Randlett Mining Co. |
| Home office | Randlett |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Matthews Family |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | UNNAMED |
| Area | 0.405HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01732 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | OK-COT-07 |
MUNN, M.J., 1914, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 547, 83 P.
HAVENS, J.S., 1977, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND OGS, HYDROLOGIC ATLAS 6.
BRANSON, C.C., BURWELL, A.L., AND CHASE, G.C., 1955, OGS MINERAL REPORT 27, 22 P. (P. 15).
MERRITT, C.A., DOTT, ROBERT, HAM, W.E., AND RYAN, EBEN, 1940, COTTON CO., OKLAHOMA, SHEET 352, OGS FILE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MALACHITE OCCURS IN A REDDISH-BROWN AND GREENISH-GRAY SS., WITH MANGANESE STAINS AND MALACHITE. |
| Deposit | DITCH OR PROSPECT DUG IN NE DIRECTION. O.F. EVANS HAD A REPORT FILED WITH THE OGS ON THE RANDLETT MINING CO. BRANSON, BURWELL, AND CHASE (1955, P. 15) MENTION THIS. |
| Deposit | MERRITT, DOTT, HAM, AND EBEN RYAN (1940) GIVE LOCATION ON MATTHEWS FARM. A PIT WAS DUG ABOUT 1930, ACCORDING TO MRS. MATTHEWS. MALACHITE IN SS. WAS FOUND IN A SMALL GULLY, STRIKING NE, WHICH WAS PROBABLY THE PROSPECT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1992 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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