Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENTICULAR OR TABULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueSandstone, Shale
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Limestone · Clear Fork Group, Arroyo Formation; Or Lueders Formation, Lake Kemp Limestone Or Lower
Associated rockShale · Clear Fork Group, Arroyo Formation; Or Lueders Formation
StructureGentle Nw Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Bend Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1891
Identification
Deposit ID10022062
MRDS IDDE01877
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.76956, -99.20064
References
CUMMINS, W.F., 1891, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 2ND ANNUAL REPORT, P. 359-552 (P. 453).CUMMINS, W.F., 1893, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 4TH ANNUAL REPORT, P. 177-238 (P. 233).GARRETT, M.M., LLOYD, A.M., AND LASKEY, G.E., COMPILERS, 1930, GEOLOGIC MAP OF BAYLOR CO., TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:48,000.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.