Garber Sandstone Explained

Garber Sandstone
Type:Formation
Age:Permian
Prilithology:Sandstone
Otherlithology:conglomerate, shale, siltstone, chert
Region:Oklahoma
Country:United States
Unitof:Wichita Formation
Underlies:Hennessey Formation
Overlies:Chase Group
Thickness:100 to 400 ft[1]

The Garber Sandstone is a geologic formation from the Permian Period in Oklahoma. It serves as an important aquifer, the Garber-Wellington Aquifer, in Logan, Oklahoma, and Cleveland counties of central Oklahoma.[2]

The upper portion of the Garber is associated with extensive baryte mineralization associated with desert rose occurrences in the outcrop area.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://mrdata.usgs.gov/geology/state/sgmc-unit.php?unit=OKPg%3B0 Garber Sandstone, USGS: Mineral Resources > Online Spatial Data
  2. http://www.acogok.org/aquifers-in-oklahoma The Garber-Wellington Aquifer, Association of Central Oklahoma Governments
  3. Review of the General Geology and Solid-Phase Geochemical Studies in the Vicinity of the Central Oklahoma Aquifer, US Geological Survey Circular 1019, 1986, p. 6