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⇱ Parsons [2], Kiowa County, Oklahoma, USA

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Parsons [2], Kiowa County, Oklahoma, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 48' 45'' North , 99° 2' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Roosevelt242 (2017)4.3km
Mountain Park399 (2017)15.1km
Snyder1,345 (2017)18.8km
Hobart3,621 (2017)24.6km
Blair778 (2017)27.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
296912
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:296912:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Structure: Wichita Mountains Cold Springs Intrusive

Tectonics: Aulacogen

Deposit: Deposit supposed to be at site of intersecting dikes. Ryan (november 1936) gives location and discussion.

Geology: Probably the copper was dissolved by the dikes from older rocks.

Rock formation(s): Cold Springs Intrusive


Ore(s): Dikes Cutting Cold Springs Intrusive

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CupriteCu2O
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ CupriteCu2O
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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Link to USGS MRDS:10094851

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