Description
Mcclellan, George B.
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueShale
Geology
Host rockShale · Flowerpot Shale
Associated rockEvaporite · Flowerpot Shale
StructureGentle Nw Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Matador Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1877
Identification
Deposit ID10022075
MRDS IDDE01893
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.99401, -99.80455
References
SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (PL. I).HENTZ, T.F., AND BROWN, L.F., JR., 19897, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - WICHITA FALLS-LAWTON SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:250,000.CUMMINS, W.F., 1890, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1ST ANNUAL REPORT, P. 185-197 (P. 196).CUMMINS, W.F., 1891, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 2ND ANNUAL REPORT, P. 359-552 (P. 451, PL. 18).CUMMINS, W.F., 1893, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 4TH ANNUAL REPORT, P. 177-238BEEDE, J.W., AND CHRISTNER, D.D., 1926, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 2607, P. 18-57.THOMPSON, W.C., FOSTER, F.K., AND GARRETT, M.M., COMPILERS, 1930, GEOLOGIC MAP OF FOARD COUNTY: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:48,000 (WITH LAND GRID).