Description
A.R. Roessler Or Col. J.B. Barry
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueSandstone
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Petrolia Formation
Associated rockShale · Petrolia Formation
StructureGentle Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less To Nnw, Off Bend Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1864
Identification
Deposit ID10022059
MRDS IDDE01874
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.8093, -98.53284
References
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. (PETROLIA FORMATION).ROMER, A.S., 1974, BREVIORA, HARVARD MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY, NO. 427, 31 P., MAP.ROESSLER, A.R., 1876A, NEW MAP OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, IN ALBERT HANFORD'S TEXAS STATE REGISTER FOR 1876 (GALVESTON, 146 P.), (P. 86-90, MAP) (1 INCH = 66 MI).ROESSLER, A.R., 1877, NEW MAP OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, PREPARED FOR BURKE'S TEXAS ALMANAC FOR 1877 (WASHINGTON, D.C., 1 INCH = 42 MI).CUMMINS, W.F., 1891, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 2ND ANNUAL REPORT, P. 359-552 (P. 449).ROESSLER, A.R., 1868, COPPER ORES IN TEXAS: SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS, OCTOBER 16, 1868