Texas · Culberson County
Past Producer
Hazel Mine
Culberson County, Texas, United States
Silver
Copper
Gold
Lead
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Commodities
Primary
Silver, Copper
Tertiary
Gold, Lead
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Model
197: Sediment-hosted Cu
Deposit size
L
Workings
Underground
Materials
Ore minerals
Acanthite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Silver
Gangue
Barite, Calcite, Goethite
Geology
Host rock
Siltstone,Sandstone · Hazel Formation
Alteration
Bleaching Of Sandstone
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Production years
1880-1886, 1891-1947
First production
1880
Last production
1947
Discovery year
1856
Identification
Deposit ID
10009409
MRDS ID
D002372
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
31.16961, -104.90051
References
TX BEG, MRC-73, P. 71-72.UNIV TEX PUB 3401, P. 409-410.TX BEG, RI 145UTEX PUB 3401 P. 410; TX BEG MRC-73 P. 71