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Ada West

Occurrence in Pontotoc county in Oklahoma, United States with commodity Copper
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022048
MRDS ID DE01861
Record type Site
Current site name Ada West

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -96.70168, 34.77928 (WGS84)
Elevation 290
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 0.25 MI NNE OF MAIN INTERCHANGE CLOVERLEAF W. OF ADA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pontotoc(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ada(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ada(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ardmore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Canadian-Walnut(hydrologic unit)

Lower Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Canadian(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Pontotoc

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 004N 006E 32 SE OF NE OF SE OF NW OF NW Oklahoma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Sandstone Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Ada Group
    Rock description Ada Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Ada Group, About 100 Ft Below Top
    Rock description Ada Group, About 100 Ft Below Top

Nearby scientific data

(1) -96.70168, 34.77928
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Low Monoclinal Dip Wnw, About 1 Degree

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form CHANNEL
    Thickness 0.3M
    Length 30.48M
    Width 3.05M

Comments on the ore body information

  • Orebody is in an outcrop

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

Comments on the geologic information

  • HEAVY OIL ALSO OCCURS IN THE ADA GROUP IN THIS AREA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1973
Discoverer Robert O. Fay

Mining district

District name Ada

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.405HA
    Overall length 30.48M
    Overall width 3.05M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OUTCROP NOTICED IN 1973

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1992 Fay, Robert O. Oklahoma Geological Survey

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