Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Malachite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Sandstone 10 Of Nocona Formation
Associated rockSandstone · Nocona Formation
StructureGentle Dip Nnw Less Than 1 Degree
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Production yearsBEFORE 1912
Discovery year1912
Identification
Deposit ID10022063
MRDS IDDE01879
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.82652, -98.26755
References
GORDON, C.H., 1913, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 317, 88 P. (P. 45).UDDEN, J.A., AND PHILLIPS, D.M., 1912, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 246, 308 P. (P. 3, 23, PL. 18).ROMER, A.S., 1974, BREVIORA, NO. 427, HARVARD MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY, 31 P.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, 121 P.HENTZ, T.F., 1988, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 170, 55 P. (P. 6, 16-19, 53).BLAIR, R.G., STEHLE, F.T., AND LEVICH, R.A., 1973, U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM TM-190, 16 P. (P. 10, PL. 1).