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Comanche Southeast-1

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022052
MRDS ID DE01866
Record type Site
Current site name Comanche Southeast-1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -97.87615, 34.31956 (WGS84)
Elevation 294
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position GO 3.5 MI E. OF COMANCHE ON OKLAHOMA HWY. 53. JOG SE ABOUT 2.25 MI TO WHERE 53 TURNS E. AGAIN. GO 1.8 MI S. WALK E. ABOUT 500 FT INTO BADLANDS TOPOGRAPHY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stephens(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Comanche(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ardmore(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ardmore(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 Stephens

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 003S 006W 6 NE OF SW OF SW OF SW Oklahoma

Comments on the location information

  • MAROON SHALE, 26 FT (WELLINGTON), BELOW 4 FT OF SANDSTONE (GARBER), IS EXPOSED. BARITE VEINS AND NODULES AND CARBONATE NODULES OCCUR IN MAROON SHALE, WITH SOME MALACHITE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Garber Sandstone Or Addington Formation Or Asphaltom Sandstone Member
    Rock description Garber Sandstone Or Addington Formation Or Asphaltom Sandstone Member
    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 > Shale
    Rock unit name Wellington Formation Or Claypool Formation
    Rock description Wellington Formation Or Claypool Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -97.87615, 34.31956
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Gentle Dip Sw Less Than 20 Ft/Mi Toward Marietta Basin

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form LENTICULAR, NODULAR
    Strike WNW
    Dip LESS THAN 20 FT/MI SSW
    Thickness 0.08M
    Length 304.8M
    Width 152.4M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGY BY HART (1974) AND SECTION BY MERRITT AND HAM (AUGUST 1942).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Comanche

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OUTCROP, MALACHITE WITH BARITE AND CALCAREOUS NODULES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 4.047HA

Comments on development

  • OUTCROP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HART, D.L., JR., 1974, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND OGS, HYDROLOGIC ATLAS 3

  • Deposit

    MERRITT, C.A., AND HAM, W.E., AUGUST 1942, OGS FILE, STEPHENS CO., OKLAHOMA, SHEET 552

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THICKNESS - NODULAR ZONES A FEW INCHES THICK IN 26 FT OF SHALE. NODULES AND VEINS OF BARITE AND CALCAREOUS NODULES WITH SOME MALACHITE.
Deposit MERRITT AND HAM (AUGUST 1942) GIVE DETAILS. HART (1974) GIVES GEOLOGY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-93 Fay, Robert O. Oklahoma Geological Survey

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