Waurika West-3

Occurrence in Jefferson county in Oklahoma, United States with commodities Copper, Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021972
MRDS ID DE01766
Record type Site
Current site name Waurika West-3

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.09227, 34.15956 (WGS84)
Elevation 283
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position GO ABOUT 5.3 MI W. OF WAURIKA ON U.S. HWY 70 TO ROAD CUT ON N. SIDE OF ROAD.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Waurika West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Burkburnett(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lawton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Farmers-Mud(hydrologic unit)

Red-Lake Texoma(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red-Washita(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 004S 009W 36 SW OF SE OF SE OF SW OF SE OF Oklahoma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Manganese Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result 10.42 TO 10.94% MNO2
Result 6.58 TO 6.91% MN
Result CU NOT GIVEN.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Wellington Formation Or Claypool Formation
    Rock description Wellington Formation Or Claypool Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Ryan Sandstone
    Rock description Ryan Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.09227, 34.15956

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Low Monoclinal Dip About 10 Ft/Mi Ne, Off Waurika-Muenster Arch

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form NODULES
    Strike NW
    Dip 10 FT/MI NE
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic Nodules

Comments on the geologic information

  • BUNN (1930) AND HAVENS (1977) DISCUSS THE GEOLOGY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1940
Discoverer Dott, Merritt, And Ham (1940)

Mining district

District name Waurika District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MALACHITE IN MANGANESE NODULES IN ROAD CUT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings ROAD CUT
    Area 0.405HA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BUNN, J.R., 1930, OGS BULLETIN 40-PP, 45 P.

  • Deposit

    HAVENS, JOHN, 1977, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND OGS, HYDROLOGIC ATLAS 6.

  • Deposit

    DOTT, R.S., MERRITT, C.A., AND HAM, W.E., 1940, JEFFERSON CO., OKLAHOMA, SHEET 354, OGS FILE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NODULES IN SHALE WITH MALACHITE AND MANGANESE
Deposit ROAD CUT
Deposit DOTT, MERRITT, AND HAM (1940) SAID THAT GRAY CARBONATE NODULES WITH MANGANESE HAVE MALACHITE SPECKS IN RED-BROWN SHALE IN ROAD CUT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Fay, Robert O. Oklahoma Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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