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Locality Name:
Cotton Co., Oklahoma, USA


mindat Locality ID: 53874
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-53874.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cotton Co., Oklahoma, USA": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Benson Prospect
Cherry Canyon
Eastman Prospect
Matthews Prospect
Randlett
Randlett Northwest -1
Taylor North-1
Temple East -1
Walters Meteorite
Whiskey Creek - 1
Whiskey Creek - 2
Whiskey Creek - 3

Latitude: 34°11'27"N
Longitude: 98°19'38"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.190833333333,-98.327222222222
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Ni O P Pb S Si Ti U V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteAragoniteAtacamiteAutuniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteCopperCorundumCovellite
FluoriteIronMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupRocksaltSpinel

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Aragonite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Calcite  (*)Carnotite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorapatite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Iron  (*)Malachite  (*)Taenite  (*)Torbernite  (*)
Troilite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)12545173250
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)31254516544
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O12545201272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22254516,2545215509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2254517,25452211547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)125451727770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O12545201184
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S6254516,254521,254523,254525,254526,2545275707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2125451827198
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl1254524203
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O412545243902
Copper  (*)CopperCu12545243846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS12545214165
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)212545199895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS125451824243
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312545245433
Iron  (*)IronFe12545241089
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)210254516,254517,254518,254519,254521,254522,254523,254525,254526,25452712537
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)1254524703
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O12545181059
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS12545241044
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO212545202718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O1254518890


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