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Iron Mountain SE[1], Kiowa County, Oklahoma, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Iron Mountain SE[1] | - not defined - |
| Kiowa County | County |
| Oklahoma | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 49' 49'' North , 98° 55' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt | 242 (2017) | 8.9km |
| Mountain Park | 399 (2017) | 14.9km |
| Snyder | 1,345 (2017) | 19.2km |
| Hobart | 3,621 (2017) | 26.8km |
| Gotebo | 221 (2017) | 27.1km |
An occurrence located in secs. 7 & 12, T4N, R16W.
Copper is associated with granophyre pegmatites along contact zones of magnetite gabbro and troctolite at Iron Mountain.
Structure: Wichita Mountains Glen Mountains
Alteration: Malachite And Azurite From Veins, In Granite Wash, 20 Ft Thick, In Hennessey Group
Tectonics: Aulacogen
Commodity: Chase (1950a, p. 44-48) is main source for copper veins in this area.
Deposit: The magnetite vein in troctolite (olivine gabbro) is cut by the cuprite-chalcopyrite veins of the granite pegmatites. These are weathered. See chase (1950, p. 44-48), merritt (1938, p. 51, 53, 54), merritt (1939, p. 277-278), and ryan and veeder (1936). Several mines in sec. 7 are mentioned by bain (1904, p. 89, samples w-71 (last drive claim) and w-72 (black diamond mine)), said to contain copper; collected by capt. Andre W jackson meers. W-71 was a 3-ft pit and w-72 was 12 ft wide near c-ne-7, s. Of glen creek.
Development: Ryan and veeder (1936), sheet 1, have magnetite and malachite, mostly in s1/2 of sw-7-4n-16w. Mostly weathered malachite is found; not in place.
Geology: The hennessey onlaps the wichita mountains and contains weathered remnants of local igneous rocks, such As gabbro, granite, and so forth, including associated weathered copper veins. Chase (1950, p. 48) states that the veins are 0.5 in. Thick and are zoned, with cuprite in the middle, metallic copper on either side, followed by malachite, then azurite on the outside. Spencer (1961) discusses the geology.
Rock formation(s): Raggedy Mountain Gabbro Group-Glen Mountains Layered Complex-Zone G;Post Oak Conglomerate In Hennessey Group
Hale Spring Pegmatites Of Quanah Granite
Ore(s): Late Hydrothermal Solutions (Quanah Granite), Dissolved Cu From Troctolite
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5 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Clinohumite Formula: Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
| ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite Formula: (Mg,Ti)9(SiO4)4(OH,F)2 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Clinohumite | 9.AF.55 | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| ⓘ | Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite | 9.AF.55 | (Mg,Ti)9(SiO4)4(OH,F)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite | (Mg,Ti)9(SiO4)4(OH,F)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Clinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite | (Mg,Ti)9(SiO4)4(OH,F)2 |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Clinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| F | ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite | (Mg,Ti)9(SiO4)4(OH,F)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Clinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite | (Mg,Ti)9(SiO4)4(OH,F)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Clinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| Si | ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite | (Mg,Ti)9(SiO4)4(OH,F)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite | (Mg,Ti)9(SiO4)4(OH,F)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10091725 |
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