Description
Col. J.B. Barry And Indians, From Ft. Belknap
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Malachite
GangueShale
Geology
Host rockShale · Nocona Formation
Associated rockSandstone · Nocona Formation
StructureGentle Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Nnw, Off Bend Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1864-1882?
First production1864
Last production1882
Discovery year1864
Identification
Deposit ID10022058
MRDS IDDE01872
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.66902, -98.67841
References
ROESSLER, A.R., 1874, LATEST MAP OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: NEW YORK, EDW. WELLKE AND BRO. (1 INCH = 40 MI).CUMMINS, W.R., 1891, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 2ND ANNUAL REPORT, P. 359-552 (P. 449, PL. 18).CUMMINS, W.R., 1908, JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY, V. 16, NO. 8, P. 737-745 (P. 740).ROMER, A.S., 1935, GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN, V. 46, NO. 11, P. 1597-1657 (P. 1617).ROMER, A.S., 1974, BREVIORA, HARVARD MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY, NO. 427, 31 P. (MAP).HENTZ, T.F., AND BROWN, L.F., JR., COMPILERS, 1987, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS, WICHITA FALLS-LAWTON SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:250,000.HENTZ, T.F., 1988, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 170, 55 P. (NOCONA FORMATION).SCHMITZ, E.J., 1897, AIME, TRANSACTIONS, V. 26, P. 97-108.NICKELL, C.O., 1932, THE COLEMAN JUNCTION HORIZON IN ARCHER AND CLAY COUNTIES, TEXAS: AUSTIN, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, M.A. THESIS, 40 P