Taylor North-1

Occurrence in Cotton county in Oklahoma, United States with commodity Copper
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 10021944
MRDS ID DE01734
Record type Site
Current site name Taylor North-1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.32228, 34.1879 (WGS84)
Elevation 285
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position GO 1 MI N. OF TAYLOR AND 0.5 MI E. TO SHALE ON S. SIDE OF ROAD. BARITE VEINLETS AND MALACHITE OCCUR IN RED-BROWN SHALE OF THE CLAYPOOL OR WELLINGTON FORMATION.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cotton(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Taylor(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 011W 26 N4 Oklahoma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Shale Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.32228, 34.1879

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Low Monoclinal Dip To Sw Less Than 10 Ft/Mi Off Of Waurika-Muenster Arch
Type of structure Local
Structure description A Local Fault, Striking Wnw, Passes Just S. Of The Outcrop, With Upside To S.

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

Comments on the geologic information

  • MUNN (1914), WEGEMANN (1915), AND HAVENS (1977) MAPPED THE GEOLOGY OF THE AREA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1942
Discoverer Merritt And Ham (1942)

Mining district

District name Taylor District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OUTCROP OF MALACHITE IN RED-BROWN SHALE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.405HA

Comments on development

  • OUTCROP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BARITE VEINLETS AND MALACHITE OCCUR IN RED-BROWN SHALE ON S. SIDE OF ROAD.
Deposit MERRITT AND HAM (1942) GIVE LOCATION.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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