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Parsons [4], Kiowa County, Oklahoma, USAi
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Parsons [4]Prospect
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 48' 26'' North , 99° 1' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.80732,-99.01842
GeoHash:
G#: 9y1w4b2zr
GRN:
N24W58
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Roosevelt242 (2017)4.6km
Mountain Park399 (2017)13.8km
Snyder1,345 (2017)17.6km
Hobart3,621 (2017)25.6km
Blair778 (2017)29.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
353856
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:353856:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Structure: Wichita Mountains Glen Mountains Layered Complex (Anorthosite) Cut By Dike

Tectonics: Aulacogen

Deposit: This dike was traced for several miles.

Geology: A diabase dike, weathered to talc, cuts older anorthosite and concentrated the copper minerals. With later erosion, the copper could have been deposited in the hennessey group of red beds.

Rock formation(s): Glen Mountains Layered Complex


Ore(s): Diabase Dike

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1 valid mineral.

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ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

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Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2

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References

Ryan, Eben, November (1936), Wpa Project 65-65-538, Sheet Kr-45, Kiowa Co., Oklahoma, Ogs File.
Walper, J.L., (1949), University of Oklahoma, M.S. Thesis, 71 P.
Chase, G.W., (1950)b, Geologic Map of the Raggedy Mountains, Ogs Preliminary Map, Scale 1:31,680.
Chase, G.W., (1950)a, University of Oklahoma, M.S. Thesis, 108 P.
Walper, J.L., (1951), American Journal of Science, V. 249, No. 1, P. 47-65.
Vidrine, D.M., and Fernandez, L.A., (1986)b, Ogs Guidebook 23, P. 149-158 (map).
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