Mine detail: Picher Field

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Location: Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.9834, -94.83357
dep_id: 10026251
mrds_id: K002902
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Marcasite, Sphalerite
gangue: Calcite
orebody_fm: CIRCULAR AND THIN SHEETS
Reporter: Wedow, Helmuth
hrock_type: Limestone
Year first produced: 1904
References:
  • Deposit:: MCKNIGHT, E.T., NEWMAN, W.L., AND HEYL, A.V., JR. (COMPILERS), 1962, ZINC IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA AND HAWAII: USGS MINERAL INV. RESOURCE MAP MR-19, SEPARATE TEXT, 18 P.
  • Deposit:: MCKNIGHT, E.T. AND FISCHER, R.P., 1970, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PICHER FIELD, OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS: USGS PROF. PAPER 588, P. 165
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