Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueSandstone
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Archer City Formation Of Bowie Group, Sandstone #8
Associated rockShale · Archer City Formation Of Bowie Group
StructureGentle Dip To N., Probably Less Than 1 Degree, Off Bend Arch.
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1873
Identification
Deposit ID10022054
MRDS IDDE01868
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.5743, -98.65395
References
SCHMITZ, E.J., 1897, AIME, TRANSACTIONS, V. 26, P. 97-108 (P. 107-108).BLAIR, R.G., STEHLE, F.T., AND LEVICH, R.A., 1973, U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM TM-190, 16 P. (P. 11, PL. 1).HENTZ, T.F., 1988, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 170, 55 P. (P. 13-17; 52).HENTZ, T.F., AND BROWN, L.F., JR., 1987, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS, WICHITA FALLS-LAWTON SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:250,000.NICKELL, C.O., 1932, AUSTIN, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, M.A. THESIS, 40 P. (MAP #1)