Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEIN
Ore controlAcidic Hydrothermal Veins Cut Gabbro, Extracting Cu From Gabbro
Geology
Host rockPegmatite · Mount Scott Granite
Associated rockGabbro · Mount Sheridan Gabbro;Hennessey Group
StructureWichita Mountains, Mount Scott Granite Intrusion In Mt. Sheridan Gabbro
Tectonic settingAulacogen
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1904
Discovery year1903
Identification
Deposit ID10021922
MRDS IDDE01712
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.76121, -98.53646
References
BAIN, H.F., 1904, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 31, P. 82-97 (P. 84)THORNTON, E.C., 1975, HOUSTON, TEX., RICE UNIVERSITY, M.A. THESIS, 65 P. (MAPPED MT. SHERIDAN AREA)