| Deposit ID | 10021971 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01765 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Waurika West-2 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -98.0245, 34.15984 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 277 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | GO 1.4 MI W. OF WAURIKA ON U.S. HWY 70; WALK N. ABOUT 450 FT TO SANDSTONE RIDGE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Oklahoma(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Waurika West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Burkburnett(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lawton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Northern Beaver(hydrologic unit)
Red-Lake Texoma(hydrologic accounting unit)
Red-Washita(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oklahoma | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian | 004S | 008W | 34 | CENTER OF NE OF SW OF SW OF SE | Oklahoma |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sandstone | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Wellington Formation Or Claypool Formation | ||||||||
| Rock description | Wellington Formation Or Claypool Formation | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Ryan Sandstone |
| Rock description | Ryan Sandstone |
| (1) | -98.0245, 34.15984 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Low Monoclinal Dip About 10 Ft/Mi Ne, Off Of Waurika-Muenster Arch |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| General form | LENS |
| Thickness | 0.06M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1932 |
| Production years | EARLY 1930'S |
| District name | Waurika |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | UNNAMED |
| Area | 0.405HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01765 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | OK-JEF-04 |
BUNN, J.R., 1930, OGS BULLETIN 40-PP, 45 P.
HAVENS, JOHN, 1977, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND OGS, HYDROLOGIC ATLAS 6.
BUTCHER, W.W., JUNE 1936, WPA PROJECT 65-65-538, JEFFERSON CO., OKLAHOMA, SHEET 93, OGS FILE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE RYAN SANDSTONE FORMS A RESISTANT ESCARPMENT, 10 TO 20 FT THICK. |
| Deposit | BUTCHER (1936) LOCATES PROSPECT HOLE FOR MALACHITE IN RYAN SANDSTONE. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: EARLY 1930'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1992 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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