Description
Howard G. Schoenike And Raul A. Zeballos Of Schoenike, Wolfe, And Associates, Houston, Texas
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic; Sabkha?
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Malachite
GangueDolomite, Shale
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Flowerpot Shale (Upper)
Associated rockEvaporite · Kiser Gypsum Member Of 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 year1977
Identification
Deposit ID10022078
MRDS IDDE01896
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.15928, -99.80482
References
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.LLOYD, A.M., AND THOMPSON, W.C., COMPILERS, 1929, MAP OF EAST SIDE OF PERMIAN BASIN: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:220,000.STROUD, R.B., MCMAHAN, A.B., STROUP, R.K., AND HIBPSHMAN, M.H., 1970, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7422, 103 P. (P. 39).SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 63, MAP I-30).SCHOENIKE, H.G., AND ZEBALLOS, R.A., 1976, OKLAHOMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, CIRCULAR 77, P. 99.