| Deposit ID | 10022013 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01813 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cedartop Butte |
| 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. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oklahoma | Kiowa |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian | 007N | 021W | 2 | SW OF SE OF NE OF NE | Oklahoma |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sandstone | Gangue |
| Shale | Gangue |
| Result | ABOUT 5% CU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||||||
| 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) | -99.37954, 35.11342 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Buried Wichita Mountains |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Gentle Dip Northward, Less Than 1 Degree, To Flat |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
| Strike | WNW |
| Dip | <1 DEGREE NNE |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1852 |
| Discoverer | Marcy, Randolph B., And Shumard, George G. |
| District name | Carter District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.405HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01813 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | OK-KIO-45 |
MARCY, R.B., 1854, U.S. 33RD CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION, SENATE EXECUTIVE DOCUMENT, 310 P. (P. 25).
SHEPARD, C.V., 1854, U.S. 33RD CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION, SENATE EXECUTIVE DOCUMENT, P. 145-149 (P. 147).
SHUMARD, G.G., 1854, U.S. 33RD CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION, SENATE EXECUTIVE DOCUMENT, P. 167-185 (P. 176-177, PL. 5).
SCOTT, G.L., AND HAM, W.E., 1957, OGS CIRCULAR 42, 64 P. (P. 7, 8, 15, 50, 54).
| 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. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-92 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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