Texas · Haskell County
Occurrence

Roessler-1,2

Haskell County, Texas, United States
Copper
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Description

Roessler, Anton Rudolf (S.B. Buckley Mentions Examining The Copper In 1873 In Haskell County

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Leuders Formation Of Hentz And Brown (1987) Or Lower Arroyo Formation Of Lloyd And Thompson (1929)
Associated rockSandstone · Arroyo Formation, Below Or In Rainy Limestone, Or Lueders Formation, Below Or In Lueders Limestone
StructureGentle Dip Nw Of About 50 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Bend Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1873
Identification
Deposit ID10022086
MRDS IDDE01906
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.03486, -99.5387
References
LLOYD, A.M., AND THOMPSON, W.C., COMPILERS, 1929, MAP OF THE EAST PERMIAN BASIN: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:220,000.CUMMINS, W.F., 1891, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 2ND ANNUAL REPORT, P. 359-552 (P. 404-405, 452, PL. 18).YOUNG, KEITH, 1965, TEXAS JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, V. 17, NO. 1, P. 28-45 (AUSTIN, TEXAS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE).GEISER, S.W., 1959, FIELD AND LABORATORY, V. 27, NO. 4, OCT. 1959, P. 163-256 (SMU, DALLAS), (P. 187-188).HILL, R.T., 1887, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 45, 95 P. (P. 45).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.BUCKLEY, S.B., 1874, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SURVEY OF TEXAS; 1ST ANNUAL REPORT, 142 P. (HOUSTON), P. 39-40, 42).LOEW, OSCAR, AND ROESSLER, A.R., 1873, EXPLORATION OF THE NORTHWEST PART OF TEXAS IN 1872: PETERMANN'S - MITTHEILUNGEN AUS JUSTUS PERTHES GEOGRAPHISCHER ANSTALT ... (GOTHA), V. 19, P. 453-467, MAP, PL. 23 (P. 460 - FOLLOWED OLD MCKENZIE TRAIL).ROESSLER, ANTON RUDOLF, 1876A, MINERAL WEALTH OF TEXAS: ALBERT HANFORD'S TEXAS STATE REGISTER FOR 1876 (GALVESTON, 146 P.), P. 86-90, MAP (MAP SHOWS THIS COPPER DEPOSIT).ROESSLER, ANTON RUDOLF, 1876B, MAP OF HASKELL COUNTY, TEXAS: TEXAS LAND AND IMMIGRATION CO. (N.Y.), SCALE 1:125,000.ROESSLER, A.R., 1874, LATEST MAP OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: EDW. WELLKE AND BRO., N.Y. (1" = 40 MI).HALE, D.K., 1977, PROSPECTING AND MINING ON THE TEXAS FRONTIER: OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, PH.D. DISSERTATION, 344 P. (P. 118-123).