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Paden Southwest, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 28' 2'' North , 96° 36' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Paden459 (2017)6.0km
Prague2,453 (2017)7.0km
Boley1,183 (2017)11.9km
Cromwell287 (2017)19.9km
Castle106 (2011)20.8km
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ClubLocationDistance
Shawnee Gem and Mineral SocietyShawnee, Oklahoma32km
Mindat Locality ID:
296911
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:296911:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Structure: Low Monoclinal Dip Westward Channel With Organic Material

Alteration: Oxidation Of Chalcocite To Malachite

Tectonics: Interior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin

Deposit: A water well 0.5 mi to NE struck a 3-4 ft layer of copper deposits in ne-ne-sw-31. A main shaft, 65 ft deep, several trenches 100 ft e-w, and six pits can be seen within a 5-acre area, apparently all on the gravitt estate? merritt (1940, p. 10-12) and branson, burwell, and chase (1955, p. 15-17) give some details.

Development: Eight companies leased from 1947-1965; some cored. Kirk mining co., 219 clayton bldg., sapulpa (r.h. Kirk & c.o. Wright) leased gravitt and baker properties in 1947, and drilled hole on baker place near c-s line-sw-se-nw-31-12n-7e. They also leased cora aldridge place, n1/2-nw-6-11n-7e, on whose property a well was drilled in 1928, said to have a copper sho W (merritt, ham, and jeffers, 1940).

Geology: The quartzose sandstone is about 35 ft thick, lenticular, and occurs about 20 ft above the lecompton limestone. Geology by ries (1955). Fischer (1937, p. 921) commented that this deposit was probably formed from circulating ground water. A fault zone striking n20 W cuts through the shaft area. Merritt, ham, and jeffers give details.

Rock formation(s): Ada Group
Ada Group


Ore(s): Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

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6 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O TenoriteCuO
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SSulfur
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcociteCu2S
FeIron
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu TenoriteCuO

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