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Taylor South-1

Occurrence in Cotton county in Oklahoma, United States with commodity Copper
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  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. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021948
MRDS ID DE01738
Record type Site
Current site name Taylor South-1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.3434, 34.15762 (WGS84)
Elevation 281
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position GO 1.1 MI S. OF TAYLOR, FROM U.S. HWY. 70. WALK ABOUT 3000 FT W. ALONG TOP OF BLUFF TO CREEK. THE COPPER IS IN CARBONIZED WOOD IN AN 18-FT SHALE SEQUENCE, THE BOTTOM OF WHICH IS ABOUT 20 FT ABOVE THE RIVER, ABOVE A 3-FT BLACK SHALE, WITH SHARK'S TEETH AND PLANT REMAINS.

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)

Blue-China(hydrologic unit)

Red-Pease(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 005S 011W 3 S2 OF NW OF NE OF NW Oklahoma

Comments on the location information

  • THE STEEP BLUFFS HAVE ABOUT 70 FT OR MORE OF BEDS EXPOSED ABOVE THE RIVER. WEGEMANN (1915, P. 52) GAVE NE-NW-3 AS A LOCATION, WHICH COULD BE ON THE E. OR W. SIDES OF THE CREEK IN THIS PART OF THE SECTION. I HAVE GIVEN THE COORDINATES FOR THE W. SIDE OF THE BLUFF, NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE CREEK. THIS WOULD BE IN THE OSCAR FORMATION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Shale Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.3434, 34.15762
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Low Monoclinal Dip To Sw, About 10 Ft/Mi, Off Waurika-Muenster Arch, Toward Randlett Syncline

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form LENTICULAR
    Strike NW-SE
    Dip ABOUT 10 FT/MI SW TO ALMOST FLAT
    Thickness 5.49M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

Comments on the geologic information

  • WEGEMANN (1915, P. 52) GIVES MEASURED SECTION. AT TOP IS 34 FT OF SANDSTONES, PROBABLY RYAN SS. BELOW IS 18 FT OF SHALE WITH FOSSIL WOOD AND COPPER. NEXT BELOW IS 3FT OF BLACK SHALE WITH SHARK'S TEETH. NEXT BELOW IS ABOUT 17 FT OF SHALE AND CONGLOMERATE, TO RED RIVER. HAVENS (1977) GIVES GEOLOGY.; HR.AGE.MV: GEARYAN OR WOLFCAMPIAN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1913
Discoverer Wegemann, Carroll H.

Mining district

District name Taylor District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OUTCROP ALONG BLUFFS OF RED RIVER. FOSSIL WOOD AND COPPER IN 18 FT OF SHALE.

Comments on development

  • OUTCROP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OUTCROP ALONG BLUFFS
Deposit WEGEMANN (1915, P. 25, 52, 102) GIVES MEASURED SECTION, MENTIONING COPPER IN FOSSIL WOOD. THIS WOULD BE IN THE OSCAR FORMATION.
Deposit THE COPPER OCCURS IN FOSSIL WOOD IN SHALE, ABOUT 22 TO 40 FT ABOVE THE RIVER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-92 Fay, Robert O. Oklahoma Geological Survey

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