Description
Shumard, George G.
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueShale
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Flowerpot Shale, 111 Ft Below Top
Associated rockShale · Flowerpot Shale
StructureGentle Dip To Nne, Less Than 1 Degree
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1852
Identification
Deposit ID10021913
MRDS IDDE01701
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.11953, -99.57649
References
SHUMARD, GEORGE G., 1854, U.S. 33RD CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION, SENATE EXEC. DOC., P. 167-185 (P. 177).SCOTT, GEORGE L., AND HAM, WILLIAM E., 1957, OGS CIRCULAR 42, 64 P. (P. 49-50).