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Iron Mountain South, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 48' 46'' North , 98° 56' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.81288,-98.94814
GeoHash:
G#: 9y1wh3kpt
GRN:
N24W58
Type:
Mountain
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Roosevelt242 (2017)7.8km
Mountain Park399 (2017)12.8km
Snyder1,345 (2017)17.1km
Hobart3,621 (2017)27.5km
Indiahoma341 (2017)28.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
296876
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:296876:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Structure: Wichita Mountains Glen Mountains

Alteration: Malachite From Cuprite Veins In Anorthosite

Tectonics: Aulacogen

Deposit: 10-FT HOLE DUG ON A DIABASE DIKE Discovery Year: 1902-1916?

Development: Claude parsons dug prospects from 1902-1916 in region.

Geology: The hennessey could have reworked the area, and copper could have been deposited in the hennessey sea. Chase (1950b) and spencer (1961) sho W geology of area.

Rock formation(s): Hale Spring Pegmatites Of Quanah Granite


Ore(s): Late Hydrothermal Solutions (Quanah Granite), Dissolved Cu From Anorthosite

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
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ⓘ CupriteCu2O
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ CupriteCu2O
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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References

Ryan, Eben, August (1936), Wpa Project 65-65-538, Sheet Kr-3, Ogs, Kiowa Co., Oklahoma.
Wpa Project 65-65-538, (1936), Ogs Open File Sheet on T4n-r17w, Kiowa Co., Oklahoma.
Chase, G.W., (1950)b, Geologic Map of Raggedy Mountains; Ogs Preliminary Map (1:31,680)
Spencer, A.B., (1961), University of Oklahoma, M.S. Thesis, 46 P., Map.
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