 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Houston, Texas 77036 ROBERT 0. FAY Oklahoma Geological Survey Norman, Oklahoma 73019 Downloaded by [The Aga...713 15th Street NW Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401 OKLAHOMA Figure 1. Oklahoma counties. Mineral Locality...Although perhaps best known for its gypsum crystals and barite roses, Oklahoma also boasts a variety of other...minerals available from Oklahoma and think primarily of the prolific gypsum crystals that are easily...easily collected from the Great Salt Plains, where they continue to form. Most collectors also know of the |  | | Book | | ROCKHOUND'S GUIDE TO THE GEMS & MINERALS OF OKLAHOMA © E.L.GILMORE 1992 No part of this book may...rockhounds to know where to look for minerals in Oklahoma. who would like This data has been drawn from...from many sources: The publications of the Oklahoma Geological Survey; Scientific publications; the observations...from the author’s own experience in rockhounding Oklahoma for the past 30 years. Some parts of this book...desire of the author to list all minerals found in Oklahoma. The work on this book has covered a period of |  | | Report (issue) | | GEOLOGY AiJD GROUND- JATER FEATURES OF SALT SPRINGS, SEEPS, AND PLAINS IN THE AR-WJSAS AMD RED RIVER BASINS..................... 8 Previous work related to salt springs....................... 9 Acknowledgments............... 13 Salt deposits.......................................... 18 The salt map................Solution features................................. 24 Salt water..................................................... 38 Salt springs..................................................... 40 Salt springs. Continued |  | | Report (issue) | | OKLAHOMA A Summary of Activities of the U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER RESOURCES DIVISION in Fiscal Years...GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Open-File Report 88-172 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1988 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DONALD...Resources Division 215 Dean A. MoGee, Room 621 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102 Copies of this report can be purchased...Conservancy Dist. Oklahoma Conservation Commission USQS Cooperative Matching Funds Oklahoma Dept. of Transportation...Transportation Oklahoma Water Resources Board City of Oklahoma City Grand River Dan Authority Central Oklahoma |  | | Catalog/List | | crystals of up to 1 mm, in addition to colorless small gypsum crystals on large fracture zones in granodiorite...Valley, Sheeprock Mts., Vernon, Tooele Co., Utah / USA; The exceptionally rare Thallium-Oxide, forms deep... Helvetia, Santa Rita Mts., Pima Co., Arizona / USA; Blue spherical crystal aggregates of 4 mm, rich...size, very rich on large cavities in a Sphalerite-Gypsum matrix. Nice and showy specimens of the two rare...Marietta Quarry, Woodville, Sandusky Co., Ohio / USA; Light blue transparent prismatic crystals of 1 cm |  | | Report (issue) | | Gypsum CaSO4 • 2H2 O c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Monoclinic. Point...constituent of sedimentary rocks, particularly marine salt deposits, and soils formed directly by evaporation...In the USA, large crystals at South Wash and elsewhere in Wayne Co., Utah; from Great Salt Plains, Alfalfa...Alfalfa Co., Oklahoma; exceptional speleothems in Lechuguilla Cave, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New...New Mexico. Name: From the Greek for calcined gypsum used as plaster. References: (1) Palache, C., H. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | McCurtain County Oklahoma DAVID LONDON School of Geology and Geophysics University of Oklahoma 100 East...Street Room 710 Sarkeys Energy Center Norman, Oklahoma 73019 dlondon@ou.edu T he barite rose, the State...General location map for named quartz prospects in Oklahoma, showing the towns of Broken Bow and Hochatown;...by William Besse Dr. David London, a native of Oklahoma, is a Stubbman-Drace Presidential Professor, Norman...at the University of Oklahoma. Figure 2. At Opah, a typical quartz dig in Oklahoma: mud, water, tree roots |  | | Report (issue) | | INDEX OF PUBLISHED SURFACE -WATERQUALITY DATA FOR OKLAHOMA 1946-1975 U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Open- File Report...DATA FOR OKLAHOMA 1946 -1975 compiled by Jerry D. Stoner Open-File Report 77- 204 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma... 5 Figure 2.--Map of Oklahoma showing Counties 6 Figure 3.--Map of Oklahoma showing River Basins ...alphabetical order by county 194 iii Index of Published Surface-Water-Quality Data for Oklahoma, 1946-1975...Stoner INTRODUCTION Surface-water-quality data for Oklahoma have been published by the U.S. Geological Survey |  | | Report (issue) | | OKLAHOMA A SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER RESOURCES DIVISION FOR 1985 Compiled...by the Oklahoma District Staff U.S. GEOLOGICAL Open-File Report 85-328 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1985 ...Office Building 215 Dean A. McQee Avenue Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102 Telephone: (405) 231-4256 CONTENTS...mission and program...................... 1 2 Oklahoma District organization chart.......................................... 6 Water conditions in Oklahoma ........................................... 7 |  | | Report (issue) | | BIBLIOGRAPHY OF OKLAHOMA HYDROLOGY REPORTS PREPARED BY THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND PRINCIPAL COOPERATING...GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Open-File Report 93-448 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1993 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR...Geological Survey 202 NW 66th Street, Bldg. 7 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73116 Copies of this report can be purchased...and Maps ..........24 Oklahoma Water Resources Board.............. 25 Oklahoma District library ........................... 3 General information on Oklahoma water resources and publications ............ |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Trapnell donated to R&M a very fine specimen of white gypsum pseudo glauberite xls. The specimen comes from...the numerous tungsten mines in the Darwin, Inyo County, California, area."—note from James H. Richardson...on the south bank of the Etowah River, in Dawson County, Ga. Chatoyant masses of olive-gray tourmaline...found this specimen at Graveyard Point In Owyhee County, Idaho, in 1957."—on label accompanying the agate...selenite and satin spar. The selenite xls on white gypsum were found in vugs in one particular quarry on |  | | Report (issue) | | OKLAHOMA: A SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER RESOURCES DIVISION FOR 1983 By...GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 83-767 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1983 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE...Old Post Office Bldg. 215 Dean A. McGee Avenue Oklahoma City, OK 73102 Telephone: (405) 231-4256 CONTENTS............................... 4 OK 79-007 -- Oklahoma water-use data system...........................in Oklahoma............................... 5 OK 70-031 -- Flood-prone area mapping in Oklahoma.... |  | | Report (issue) | | OKLAHOMA, A SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WATER RESOURCES DIVISION, IN FISCAL...GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Open-File Report 91-492 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1991 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR...Water Resources Division 202 NW 66** St., Bldg. 7 Oklahoma City, OK 73116 Copies of this report can be purchased...the U.S. Geological Survey .............. 3 Oklahoma District organization chart 4 ................Types of investigations and sources of funding for Oklahoma in 1988-90 List of cooperators ...... 5 .. |  | | Book | | Introduction Chapter 1 U.S. Highway 160 From the High Plains to the Coal Fields 19 Chapter 2 Interstate 70...Joseph 131 Chapter 4 U.S. Highway 83 The High Plains and the Chalk Beds 169 Chapter 5 Interstate 135/U...sinkhole, Hamilton County 20 Bear Creek Fault 21 Cimarron River bed, Grant County 26 A dust storm near...Basin, Clark County 39 St. Jacob’s Well, Clark County 40 The bridge at Keiger Creek, Clark County Red Hills...Hills, Barber County 47 A slump feature, Barber County 48 Satin spar from the Red Hills 49 Flowerpot Mound |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Ames Bixeman and Olin Lewis of the Imperial Polk County Gem and Mineral Society, Lake Wales, presented...Chair Field Trip to the Great Salt Plains, near Jet, Oklahoma to observe how gypsum crystals are collected...presentation. The Northern Oklahoma Gem and Min eral Society, Ponca, Oklahoma advises that these beds will...will likely be flooded in an attempt to control salt polution of the Arkansas River. Guess how the Tomoka...visible length of petrified wood." The Frederick County Rock and Mineral Club, Frederick, are continuing |  | | Report (issue) | | CHEMICAL QUALITY OF WATER OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER IN OKLAHOMA AND ARKANSAS 1945-52 Prepared in cooperation...Station, Oklahoma Planning and Resources Board, Division of Water Resources, and the Oklahoma Agricultural...CHEMICAL QUALITY OF WATER OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER IN OKLAHOMA AND ARKANSAS, 1945-52 By T. B. Dover and J. W...Station, Oklahoma Planning and Resources Board, Division of Water Resources, and the Oklahoma Agricultural...CHEMICAL QUALITY OF WATER OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER IN OKLAHOMA AND ARKANSAS, 1945-52 A PROGRESS REPORT By T. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | side of the mass was covered with small non-fl. gypsum xls. Thanks, Mr. Vardi. May I suggest readers contact...common fluorescent mineral found universally is GYPSUM. It can be found in massive, "fibrous, and crystalline...interesting selenite I've seen comes from the Great Salt Plains in Oklahoma. Hourglass selenite groups have been...the upper five feet of salty material of the Great Salt Plain. They contain sand which determines to...twins comes from a classic French locality where gypsum was mined for years and years and converted to |  | | Report (issue) | | Spring River: Howell Creek: Adams Branch near West Plains, Mo ......... . 0691 Spring River at Thayer, Mo...Frijole Creek near Alfalfa, Colo ......•.......... San Francisco Creek near Alfalfa, Colo ....•......... Purgatoire (Purgatory) River near Alfalfa, Colo .... Luning Arroyo near Model, Colo ......•.•....•....Larne~, ~~ns ...••......•..•.....• Arkansas River at Great Bend, Kans ....•.............. South Fork Walnut...Creek near Raymond, Kans .............. . 1426.2 Salt Creek near Partridge, Kans ................... |  | | Report (issue) | | LOW-FLOW CHARACTERISTICS OF OKLAHOMA STREAMS Prepared in cooperation with the OKLAHOMA WATER RESOURCES BOARD...Geological Survey LOW-FLOW CHARACTERISTICS OF OKLAHOMA STREAMS By Thomas L. Huntzinger Open - File Report...in cooperation with the OKLAHOMA WATER RESOURCES BOARD Oklahoma City, Oklahoma March, 1978 TABLE OF...16 37 38 39 88 ILLUSTRATIONS Figure 1.--Map of Oklahoma showing location of streamflow gaging stations...durations for Clear Boggy Creek near Caney, Oklahoma 4.--Map of Oklahoma showing location of index stations and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | for millions of years within brine inclusions in salt crystals. Many species have different modes of anaerobic...speculate that such life was based on salt-requiring and/or salt-tolerant microorganisms. Life depends...be used as biomarkers that can be detected with great sensitivity using Raman spectroscopy. This review...continental saline environments such as evaporites of gypsum, halite and other materials in the alkaline Wadi...endoevaporitic cyanobacteria and other microorganisms within gypsum and halite evaporites in the lagoons of Baja California |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | other precious stones. MAINE The Pegmatite, Oxford County Mineral & Gem Asso ciation, Rumford: At a recent...of Texas fossils, their field trip to the Great Salt Plains, and the barite rose location at Norman. Chert...Gem, Lapidary and Mineral Society of Montgomery County: Leland W. Sprinkle entertained the club with slides...garnets. NEW J E R S E Y The Bergen Matrix, Bergen County Mineralogy and Paleontology Society: Dr. Richard...family picnic and swap session at Elma Meadows County Park. Ramblings, Lakeshore Gem and Mineral Club: |  | | Book | | do Sul, Brazil * 12.5 x 10 x 10.5 em Page 252: Gypsum rosette, Red River floodway, Winnipeg, Manitoba...be minerals. Microcline, Crystal Peak, Colorado, USA * 12 x 9x 5 om MINERALS: PRODUCTS OF A CHANGING...4 x 2 cm Mineral Species Minerals encompass a great variety of chemical compositions and crystal structures...resulting in well-formed collectible crystals such as gypsum (page 252) and epidote (page 221). Solid crystal-filled...zeolites. Calcite (septarian nodule), San Juan County, Utah, USA * 18 x 24x Bem 14 | MINERALS: PRODUCTS |  | | Report (issue) | | Spring River: Howell Creek: Adams Branch near West Plains, Mo .••...•.• Spring River at Thayer, Mo ........Frijole Creek near Alfalfa, Colo •••..•.•.•..•.•. San Francisco Creek near Alfalfa, Colo ••.•.••... Purgatoire...Purgatoire (Purgatory) River near Alfalfa, Colo, .. Luning Arroyo near Model, Colo •••.•.•..•.•.•.•.....Larned, Kans ...•.•.•.•.•.•.•.... Arkansas River at Great Bend, Kans •...•.•...•.•...•. South Fork Walnut...•••••••••••••••••••• Salt Fork Arkansas River: Mule Creek near Wilmore, Kans ••••••••••••••••••• Salt Fork Arkansas |  | | Journal (issue) | | Connecticut -.-----Garnet, Lulubell Mine, Son Diego County, California. low in silica. Biotite is one of...and cteavelandite, Little Three Mine, San Diego County, California. and with a hardness of 5, as well...crystals of spodu mcne, q.v., found in Alexander County, North Carolina, at Hiddenite, the type locality...to 8. Phenacite Epidote in quartz ,Son Diego County, Calif. THE MI NERALOGIST See corundum. Sa.pphire... '- " � 7 Doubly terminated tourmaline, Son County, California. Diego gane..«e occurs rather rarely |  | | Book (edition) | | and Rabun County, Georgia. Between 1900 and 1905 the corundum deposits of Gallatin County, Montana, were...to a small extent. The Corundum Hill mine, Macon County, North Carolina, is about 8 miles northeast of...occur in peridotite. The most important Jackson County deposits are in the extreme northeastern part,...counties, but the Lucas mine at Laurel Creek, Rabun County, is one of the best known corundum mines in the...vicinity of Elk Creek in the central part of Gallatin County, Montant., where the ore c>ccur11 in ayenite!J |
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Great Salt Plains, Jet, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, USA