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.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: U.S.Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System :U.S. Geological Survey,Reston,Virginia |
| ⓘ Clinohumite Formula: Mg9(SiO4)4F2 Reference: U.S.Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System :U.S. Geological Survey,Reston,Virginia |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O Reference: U.S.Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System :U.S. Geological Survey,Reston,Virginia |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Reference: U.S.Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System :U.S. Geological Survey,Reston,Virginia |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: U.S.Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System :U.S. Geological Survey,Reston,Virginia |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Reference: U.S.Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System :U.S. Geological Survey,Reston,Virginia |
| ⓘ 'Titanclinohumite' Formula: Mg9(SiO4)4(F,OH)2 Reference: U.S.Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System :U.S. Geological Survey,Reston,Virginia |
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 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Titanclinohumite' | - | Mg9(SiO4)4(F,OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Titanclinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4(F,OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Titanclinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4(F,OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Clinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Titanclinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4(F,OH)2 |
| F | ⓘ Clinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Titanclinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4(F,OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Clinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Titanclinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4(F,OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Clinohumite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Huang, Walter T. (1957), Titanclinohumite from the Wichita Mountains, Oklahoma. American Mineralogist: 42: 686-688.
Bain, H.F., (1904), U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 31, P. 82-97 (p. 89).
Merritt, C.A., (1938), Oklahoma Academy of Science, Proceedings, V. 18, P. 51-55.
Merritt, C.A., (1939), Economic Geology, V. 34, No. 3, P. 268-286 (p. 277).
Huang, W.T., (1957), American Mineralogist, V. 42, P. 686-688, 1 Table.
Chase, G.W., (1950), University of Oklahoma, M.S. Thesis, 108 P. (p. 44-48).
Mayes, J.W., (1947), University of Oklahoma, M.S. Thesis, 45 P. (p. 9-10, Spots Last Drive Claim As near C-ne-7, Just S. of Glen Creek).
Rodebush, Clarence, September (1936), Wpa Project 65-65-538, Sheet 425, Kiowa Co., Oklahoma, Ogs File.
Ryan, Eben, and Veeder, J.A., October (1936), Wpa Project 65-65-538, Sheet 1, Kiowa Co., Oklahoma, Ogs File.
Spencer, A.B., (1961), University of Oklahoma, M.S. Thesis, 46 P.
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