Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNarrow, Steeply Dipping Fractures
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Sheep Pen Sandstone
StructureSierra Grande Uplift, Tecolote And Pat Canyon Monoclines
Tectonic settingCentral Platform
AlterationMalachite, Azurite, Hematite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10017089
MRDS IDDC02862
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.09226, -103.0291
References
FAY, R.O., 1981, TRIASSIC COPPER DEPOSITS IN THE SHEEP PEN SANDSTONE OF NORTHWESTERN CIMARRON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA: OKLAHOMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (IN PREPARATION).SOULE, J.H., 1956, RECONNAISSANCE OF THE "RED BED" COPPER DEPOSITS IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 7740.MCLAUGHLIN, T.G., 1954, GEOLOGY AND GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF BACA COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1256.