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Teepee Queen Copper Company area, Paoli, Red Bed Mining District, Garvin County, Oklahoma, USAi
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Teepee Queen Copper Company areaMine
PaoliVillage
Red Bed Mining DistrictMining District
Garvin CountyCounty
OklahomaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 48' 48'' North , 97° 14' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Paoli614 (2017)1.9km
Pauls Valley6,152 (2017)8.4km
Wayne706 (2017)13.2km
Maysville1,231 (2017)14.6km
Byars262 (2017)19.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
43280
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:43280:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Just east of Paoli.

Structure: Monoclinal Low Westward Dip, About 30 Ft/Mi W.

Tectonics: Interior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin

Commodity: Merritt and dott (1940) mention that two carloads of hand-picked ore were shipped to american smelting co., el paso, texas, which assayed at 27-55% cu, with some pb, u, co, ag, and au. They quoted an article from daily oklahoman, march 16, 1928.

Deposit: The shead localities are scattered over 6 different places in sec. 18, suggesting that the copper is scattered over a wide area. Grimes (1936), acre (1936), merritt and dott (1940), merritt and ham (1940), and merritt (1940) give details. Shead (1929) gives analyses. Branson, burwell, and chase (1955, p. 17) mention deposit.

Development: C.a. Merritt (1940, p. 4-5) mentions that several tons of ore were shipped from the mine. Merritt and dott (1940) quote daily oklahoman, march 16, 1928, that the ore assayed at 27-55% cu, with pb, u, au, ag, and co, reported by american smelting co., el paso, texas.

Geology: Most of the samples are in the lower 35 ft of the garber sandstone. This is the approximate depth that wolf ridge-teton exploration drilled. Loc. 212 was in wellington formation, about 40 ft below garber. Locs. 214-216 were in wellington, about 20-30 ft below garber. Geology by hart (1974).

Rock formation(s): Garber Sandstone;Wellington Formation
Garber Sandstone, Lower 35 Ft;Wellington Formation, Upper 40 Ft


Ore(s): Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

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Mineral List


15 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
References:
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
References:
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
References:
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
References:
Copper
Formula: Cu
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
References:
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
References:
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Silver
Formula: Ag
References:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Copper1.AA.05Cu
Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 · 5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AragoniteCaCO3
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O CupriteCu2O
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
S ChalcociteCu2S
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu CopperCu
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AgSilver
Ag SilverAg
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

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