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Burwell prospect, Payne County, Oklahoma, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 11' 27'' North , 96° 57' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.19091,-96.96336
GeoHash:
G#: 9y7jcs37m
GRN:
N25W56
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Glencoe606 (2017)5.4km
Stillwater48,967 (2017)11.9km
Morrison736 (2017)12.5km
Ripley406 (2017)19.9km
Pawnee2,160 (2017)21.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
296843
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:296843:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Burwell farm; C. Ray Smith; Mr. Owen


A Cu occurrence/prospect located in sec. 22, T20N, R3E.
Structure: Low Monoclinal Dip Westward About 0.5w.

Tectonics: Interior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin

Deposit: Adit 60 ft n-s into hill, about 25 ft under top of hill, with vertical shaft above. Two cross cuts, about 30 ft long, were made about 15 ft from entrance.

Development: Apparently worked about 1907-1908 and 1918 only.

Geology: Shelton and others (1985) give geology.

Rock formation(s): Oscar Group


Ore(s): Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic Channel

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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North America PlateTectonic Plate

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References

TARR, W.A., (1910), ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 5, NO. 3, P. 221-226.
ROGERS, A.F., (1916), ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 11, NO. 4, P. 366-380 (P. 372, 375, PL. 18).
Emmons, William Harvey (1917), The enrichment of ore deposits: USGS Bulletin 625, 530 pages: 189.
MERRITT, C.A., (1940), OGS MINERAL REPORT NO. 8, 17 P. (P. 6-7).
BRANSON, C.C., BURWELL, A.L., AND CHASE, G.C., (1955), OGS MINERAL REPORT 27, 22 P. (P. 13-14).
U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION AND U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, (1968), RME-151, 73 P.
HEINE, R.R., (1975), OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, M.S. THESIS, 71 P. (P. 37, 39, 60)
NAFT, J.D., (1981), OGS EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATION 4, 42 P. (P. 41).
TOTTEN, M.W., AND FAY, R.O., (1982), OGS GM-25, 16 P. (MAP NO. 140).
SHELTON, J.W., ROSS, J.S., GARDEN, A.J., AND FRANKS, J.L., (1985), OGS BULLETIN 137, 85 P. (P. 45).
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