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Initial Rock, Red Bed Mining District, Garvin County, Oklahoma, USAi
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Red Bed Mining DistrictMining District
Garvin CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 49' 45'' North , 97° 14' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.82928,-97.24753
GRN:
N24W57
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Paoli614 (2017)1.1km
Pauls Valley6,152 (2017)10.2km
Wayne706 (2017)11.6km
Maysville1,231 (2017)14.5km
Byars262 (2017)18.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
296874
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:296874:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Structure: Monoclinal Low Westward Dip, About 0.5 Degrees W.

Tectonics: Interior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin

Deposit: Merritt and ham (1940) discuss this deposit.

Geology: Geology by hart (1974).

Rock formation(s): Garber Sandstone
Garber Sandstone, Basal 5-10 Ft


Ore(s): Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic Channel

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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Link to USGS MRDS:10021957

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North America PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Shead, A.C., (1929), Ogs Bulletin 14, 138 P. (p. 28, 85).
Merritt, C.A., and Ham, W.E., June 25, (1940), Ogs Sheet 345, Garvin Co., Oklahoma
Stroud, R.B., McMahan, A.B., Stroup, R.K., and Hibpshman, M.H. (1970) U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations 7422, 103 pp.: 38.
Hart, D.L., Jr., (1974), U.S. Geological Survey and Ogs, Hydrologic Atlas 3.
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