Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueConglomerate
Geology
Host rockMudstone · Sandstone #8 Of Archer City Formation Of Bowie Group
Associated rockShale,Sandstone · Archer City Formation
StructureSlight Dip To Ne Off Of Bend Arch, Less Than 1 Degree
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1873
Identification
Deposit ID10022055
MRDS IDDE01869
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.56596, -98.64756
References
ROESSLER, A.R., 1874, LATEST MAP OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: NEW YORK, ED WELLKE AND BRO. (1 INCH = 40 MI).ROESSLER, A.R., 1876A, AN ACCOUNT OF THE MINERAL WEALTH OF TEXAS, IN ALBERT HANFORD'S TEXAS STATE REGISTER FOR 1876 (GALVESTON, 146 P.), P. 86-90, MAP.SCHMITZ, R.J., 1897, AIME TRANSACTIONS, V. 26, P. 97-108 (P. 107, FIG. 6).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 NO. 1)