Manitou East-1

Occurrence in Tillman county in Oklahoma, United States with commodity Copper
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. 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. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022053
MRDS ID DE01867
Record type Site
Current site name Manitou East-1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.90147, 34.51844 (WGS84)
Elevation 369
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position GO E. OF U.S. HWY. 183 AT MANITOU, 5 MILES. GO N. 1 MI. GO W. ABOUT 0.3 MI TO W. SIDE OF CREEK. WALK S. ABOUT 1300 FT TO AZURITE IN GARBER SANDSTONE, ABOUT 10 FT ABOVE CREEK AND 200 FT W. OF CREEK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tillman(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Manitou(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lawton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lawton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

West Cache(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 Tillman

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 001N 016W 32 CENTER OF S2 OF S2 OF SE OF NW OF NE Oklahoma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sandstone Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Garber Sandstone
    Rock description Garber Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Garber Sandstone
    Rock description Garber Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.90147, 34.51844

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Gentle S. Dip Off Wichita Mountains, About 10 Ft/Mile

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form LENS
    Thickness 0.61M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

Comments on the geologic information

  • AZURITE OCCURS IN A 2-FT BED OF GARBER SANDSTONE, ABOUT 20 FT BELOW HENNESSEY SHALE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1936
Discoverer Charles Romine

Mining district

District name Manitou District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OUTCROP OF AZURITE IN GARBER SANDSTONE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ROMINE, CHARLES, SEPTEMBER 1936, WPA PROJECT 65-65-538, TILLMAN CO., OKLAHOMA, OGS FILE, SHEET 84

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ABOUT 3 FT OF OVERBURDEN IS SAID TO BE ABOVE A 2-FT BED OF SANDSTONE, WITH AZURITE.
Deposit OUTCROP
Deposit ROMINE (1936) GIVES LOCATION. HAVENS (1977) GIVES GEOLOGY. AZURITE IN GARBER SANDSTONE, ABOUT 20 FT BELOW TOP.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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