| Deposit ID | 10022004 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01804 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Parsons-3 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -99.00814, 34.80732 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 457 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | GO 0.8 MI N. OF CENTER OF COLD SPRINGS. WALK ABOUT 400 FT W. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kiowa(county)
Oklahoma(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Roosevelt(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Altus(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lawton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower North Fork Red(hydrologic unit)
North Fork Red(hydrologic accounting unit)
Red Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oklahoma | Kiowa |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian | 004N}004N | 017W}017W | 20 LOC. A}20 LOC. B | CENTER OF SW OF NE OF SW OF NE {LOC A}; SW OF NE OF SE OF NW {LOC B} | Oklahoma |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Copper | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Diabase | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Result | 7% CU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Cold Springs Intrusive In Raggedy Mountain Gabbro Group | ||||||||
| Rock description | Cold Springs Intrusive In Raggedy Mountain Gabbro Group | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase |
| (1) | -99.00814, 34.80732 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wichita Mountains |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Cold Springs Intrusive Of Granite And Microdiorite In Raggedy Mountains Gabbro Group |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| General form | DIKE |
| Strike | WNW |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Length | 4827.9M |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1903 |
| Discoverer | Claude Parsons |
| Year of first production | 1903 |
| Year of last production | 1903 |
| Production years | 1903 |
| District name | Cold Springs |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Claude Parsons |
| First year | 1903 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | UNNAMED LOC. A |
| Area | 0.405HA |
| Overall depth | 5.49M |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | UNNAMED LOC. B |
| Overall depth | 5.49M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01804 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | OK-KIO-36 |
WALPER, J.L., 1951, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, V. 249, NO. 1, P. 47-65.
CHASE, G.W., 1950B, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RAGGEDY MOUNTAINS, OGS PRELIMINARY MAP, SCALE 1:31,680.
VIDRINE, D.M., AND FERNANDEZ, L.A., 1986B, OGS GUIDEBOOK 23, P. 149-158 (MAP).
CHASE, G.W., 1950A, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, M.S. THESIS, 108 P.
WALPER, J.L., 1949, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, M.S. THESIS, 71 P.
RYAN, EBEN, NOVEMBER 1936, WPA PROJECT 65-65-538, SHEET KR-45, KIOWA CO., OKLAHOMA, OGS FILE.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SAID TO EXTEND FOR SEVERAL MILES W. AND A MILE E. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1992 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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