| Deposit ID | 10021959 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01751 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jester West-1 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -99.77482, 35.02398 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 530 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | GO 0.5 MI N. OF JESTER. TURN W. 4.5 MI. GO N. ABOUT 0.4 MI TO ABANDONED HOUSES. POSSIBLY 800 FT OR MORE N. OF HOUSES, IN RAVINE? |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Greer(county)
Oklahoma(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Minnow Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Clinton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Elm Fork Red(hydrologic unit)
North Fork Red(hydrologic accounting unit)
Red Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oklahoma | Greer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian | 006N | 024W | 6 | SE OF NW | Oklahoma |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Shale | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Flowerpot Shale | ||||||||
| Rock description | Flowerpot Shale | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Flowerpot Shale |
| Rock description | Flowerpot Shale |
| (1) | Flowerpot Shale |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gentle Dip To Sw Less Than 30 Ft/Mi |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
| Strike | WNW |
| Dip | SW LESS THAN 30 FT/MI |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1953 |
| Production years | BEFORE 1953 |
| District name | Jester |
|---|
| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Ok Sandy Sanders State Wildlife Management Area, Ok State Parks And Tourism Dept. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | JESTER COPPER DIGGINGS |
| Area | 0.405HA |
| Overall depth | 0M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01751 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | OK-GRE-02 |
TOTTEN, M.W., AND FAY, R.O., 1982, OGS, GEOLOGIC MAP 25 (GM-25), 16 P. (LOC. 52)
EDWARDS, J.D., 1958, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, M.S. THESIS, 96 P.
MURPHEY, C.W., 1958, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, M.S. THESIS, 102 P.
ROSE, ARTHUR, 1953, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE REPORT D-745, 2 P. (JANUARY 24, 1953).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ROSE (1953) GAVE FIRST REPORT. MALACHITE AND AZURITE IN MIDDLE FLOWERPOT SHALE, ABOUT 170 FT BELOW HAYSTACK GYPSUM. THE LOCATION IS GIVEN AS JESTER COPPER DIGGINGS IN NW-6-6N-24W. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-93 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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