Cedartop Butte

Occurrence in Kiowa 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 10022013
MRDS ID DE01813
Record type Site
Current site name Cedartop Butte

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -99.37954, 35.11342 (WGS84)
Elevation 509
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position GO 3 MI S. OF RETROP ON OKLAHOMA HWY. 6. TURN W. 0.5 MI. TURN S. ABOUT 0.25 MI. WALK W. ABOUT 3200 FT TO CEDARTOP BUTTE AND LOOK AT ROCKS ON E. SIDE OF BUTTE AND DOWN CREEK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kiowa(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lake Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Clinton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle North Fork Red(hydrologic unit)

North Fork Red(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Kiowa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 007N 021W 2 SW OF SE OF NE OF NE Oklahoma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Sandstone Gangue
Shale Gangue

Analytical data

Result ABOUT 5% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Flowerpot Shale
    Rock description Flowerpot Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Flowerpot Shale
    Rock description Flowerpot Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -99.37954, 35.11342

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Buried Wichita Mountains
Type of structure Local
Structure description Gentle Dip Northward, Less Than 1 Degree, To Flat

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form TABULAR
    Strike WNW
    Dip <1 DEGREE NNE
    Thickness 0.91M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

Comments on the geologic information

  • SHUMARD (1854, PLATE 5) SHOWED THE MALACHITE IN BLUE SHALE ABOUT 115 FT BELOW GYPSUM. SCOTT AND HAM (1957, P. 54) HAVE A MEASURED SECTION AT CEDARTOP BUTTE IN NE-2-7N-21W. THEY HAVE A 3-FT BLUE-GREEN SHALE ABOUT 116 FT BELOW THE HAYSTACK GYPSUM. SCOTT AND HAM (1957, P. 50) HAVE A MALACHITE NODULE BED BELOW A 0.3 FT DOL., ABOUT 111 FT BELOW THE HAYSTACK, OR 68 FT BELOW CHANEY GYP., IN SE-36-8N-23W, ABOUT 12 MI W.; HR.AGE.MV: GUADALUPIAN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1852
Discoverer Marcy, Randolph B., And Shumard, George G.

Mining district

District name Carter District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MALACHITE IN SHALE IN FLOWERPOT SHALE, ABOUT 115 FT BELOW HAYSTACK GYPSUM, IN CEDARTOP BUTTE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.405HA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MARCY, R.B., 1854, U.S. 33RD CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION, SENATE EXECUTIVE DOCUMENT, 310 P. (P. 25).

  • Deposit

    SHEPARD, C.V., 1854, U.S. 33RD CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION, SENATE EXECUTIVE DOCUMENT, P. 145-149 (P. 147).

  • Deposit

    SHUMARD, G.G., 1854, U.S. 33RD CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION, SENATE EXECUTIVE DOCUMENT, P. 167-185 (P. 176-177, PL. 5).

  • Deposit

    SCOTT, G.L., AND HAM, W.E., 1957, OGS CIRCULAR 42, 64 P. (P. 7, 8, 15, 50, 54).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MALACHITE IN SHALE
Deposit OUTCROP
Deposit MARCY (1854, P. 25), SHUMARD (1854, P. 176, 177, PLATE 5), AND SHEPARD (1854, P. 147) LOCATED AND DESCRIBED MALACHITE ABOUT 115-125 FT BELOW GYPSUM CAPROCK OF CEDARTOP BUTTE. SCOTT AND HAM (1957, P. 7, 8, 15, 54) DESCRIBED THE GEOLOGY.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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