Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueSandstone
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Nocona Formation
Associated rockShale · Nocona Formation
StructureGentle N. Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1892
First production1892
Last production1892
Discovery year1893
Identification
Deposit ID10022068
MRDS IDDE01884
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.74541, -98.11144
References
CUMMINS, W.F., 1893, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 4TH ANNUAL REPORT, P. 177-238 (P. 233).ROMER, A.S., 1974, BREVIORA, NO. 427, HARVARD MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY, 31 P., 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.HENTZ, T.F., 1988, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 170, 55 P. (NOCONA FORMATION).