Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueSandstone
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Archer City Formation Of Cisco Group
Associated rockShale · Archer City Formation Of Cisco Group
StructureGentle Dip To Nw, Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Bend Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1877
Identification
Deposit ID10022060
MRDS IDDE01875
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.46735, -98.65395
References
HENTZ, T.F., 1988, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 170, 55 P. (ARCHER CITY FORMATION).ROMER, A.S., 1974, BREVIORA, HARVARD MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY, NO. 427, 31 P., MAP.ROESSLER, A.R., 1870, DALLAS HERALD, MAY 7, 1870, P. 1.ROESSLER, A.R., 1876A, SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MINERAL WEALTH OF TEXAS, AND NEW MAP OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, IN ALBERT HANFORD'S TEXAS STATE REGISTER FOR 1876 (146 P.), P. 86-90, MAP.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, 21 P., SCALE 1:250,000.HALE, D.K., 1977, PROSPECTING AND MINING ON THE TEXAS FRONTIER: STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, PH.D. DISSERTATION, 344 P. (P. 118)