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Kingfisher Creek [1], Blaine Co., Oklahoma, USAi
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Kingfisher Creek [1]Creek
Blaine Co.County
OklahomaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 52' 12'' North , 98° 18' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Watonga3,008 (2017)10.0km
Hitchcock121 (2011)11.6km
Geary1,305 (2017)26.6km
Okeene1,213 (2017)27.4km
Canton615 (2017)32.5km


Structure: Gentle Dip Westward, Less Than 30 Ft/Mi

Tectonics: Interior Basin; Evaporite Basin Within Red Bed Sequence

Deposit: Occurs over many square miles geology by fay (1962). The cedar springs dol., 0.25-0.5 ft thick, contains malachite. Fay (june 1972) collected a sample, no. 43, for analysis.

Development: Outcrop

Geology: Geology by fay (1962); hr.age.mv: guadalupian

Rock formation(s): Medicine Lodge Gypsum Member Of Blaine Formation;Flowerpot Sh
Cedar Springs Dol. Member Of Blaine Formation


Ore(s): Stratabound, Reducing Environment, ?Sabkha Process

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System :U.S. Geological Survey,Reston, Virginia
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System :U.S. Geological Survey,Reston, Virginia

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES
AB(XO3)2
β“˜Dolomite14.2.1.1CaMg(CO3)2
Group 16a - ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
β“˜Malachite16a.3.1.1Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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Fay, Robert O., (1962), OGS Bulletin 89, 252 P
Fay, Robert O. (june 2, (1972)), Sample 43, Collected in Field; Analyzed by Dave Foster, OGS

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