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Taylor North [1], Cotton County, Oklahoma, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 11' 16'' North , 98° 19' 22'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.18790,-98.32280
GeoHash:
G#: 9y446xewb
GRN:
N23W59
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Temple969 (2017)12.3km
Randlett425 (2017)13.0km
Byers477 (2017)18.0km
Walters2,502 (2017)19.2km
Hastings138 (2017)20.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
296928
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:296928:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Structure: Low Monoclinal Dip To Sw Less Than 10 Ft/Mi Off Of Waurika-Muenster Arch A Local Fault, Striking Wnw, Passes Just S. Of The Outcrop, With Upside To S.

Tectonics: Interior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin

Deposit: Barite veinlets and malachite occur in red-brown shale on s. Side of road. Merritt and ham (1942) give location.

Development: Outcrop

Geology: Munn (1914), wegemann (1915), and havens (1977) mapped the geology of the area.

Rock formation(s): Wellington Formation Or Claypool Formation
Wellington Formation Or Claypool Formation


Ore(s): Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

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2 valid minerals.

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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
CuCopper
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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Link to USGS MRDS:10021944

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North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Munn, M.J., (1914), U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 547, 83 P.
Wegemann, C.H., (1915), U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 602, 108 P.
Merritt, C.A., and Ham, W.E., (1942), Cotton Co., Oklahoma, Sheet 566, Ogs File
Havens, J.S., (1977), U.S. Geological Survey and Ogs, Hydrologic Atlas 6.
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