Great Salt Plains [1], Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Great Salt Plains [1] | Plains |
| Alfalfa County | County |
| Oklahoma | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 44' 35'' North , 98° 7' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
43119
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:43119:7
GUID (UUID V4):
55c5f748-d14c-46de-8a63-27dced1793d6
NE 1/4, SE 1/4 Sec 11 T26N R9W
Structure: Gentle SW Dip Less Than 30 Ft/Mi
Tectonics: Interior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Deposit: The crisfield ss is about 30 ft thick. The upper 3 ft contains malachite. Outcrop fay (1973) examined area and took pictures. Malachite occurs in crisfield sandstone member of salt plains formation.
Geology: Geology by morton (1980). The crisfield ss is about 30 ft thick, occurring about 65 to 95 ft above base of salt plains fm, where the salt plains fm is about 160 ft thick. The upper 3 ft of the crisfield contains malachite.
Rock formation(s): Salt Plains Formation, Crisfield Ss Member
Ore(s): Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10021914 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Sedgwick BasinBasin
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