Oklahoma · Comanche County
Past Producer

Three Boys Claim

Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States
CopperNickel
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Nickel
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeMagmatic Vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formDIKE
Ore controlDiabase Dike
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrrhotite
GangueDiabase
Geology
Host rockDiabase
Associated rockAnorthosite · Glen Mountains Layered Complex, Zones L And M
StructureWichita Mountains, Glen Mountains Layered Complex Intrusive
Tectonic settingAulacogen
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1902-1903
First production1902
Last production1903
Discovery year1902
Identification
Deposit ID10021933
MRDS IDDE01723
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.77593, -98.57618
References
BAIN, H.F., 1904B, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 31, P. 82-97 (P. 84-85).POWELL, B.N., 1986, OGS GUIDEBOOK 23, P. 21-52 (MAP, P. 22).VEEDER, J.A., OCTOBER 1936, WPA PROJECT 65-65-538, COMANCHE CO., OKLAHOMA, SHEET 842, OGS FILE