Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueDolomite, Shale
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Flowerpot Shale, Upper Part
Associated rockEvaporite · Flowerpot Shale
StructureGentle W. Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Bend Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1917-1918
First production1917
Last production1918
Discovery year1918
Identification
Deposit ID10022096
MRDS IDDE01918
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.43652, -100.02844
References
SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 66, PL. IV).HENDERSON, C.W., 1921A, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.S. 1917, PT. I, METALS, P. 721-722 (P. 722).HENDERSON, C.W., 1921B, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.S. 1918, PT. I, METALS, P. 327-328 (P. 328).HUBBARD, W.E., AND FISCHER, R.W., COMPILERS, 1930, GEOLOGIC MAP, KING CO., TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:48,000.BARNES, V.E., COMPILER, 1967, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - LUBBOCK SHEET, SCALE 1:250,000.STROUD, R.B., MCMAHAN, A.B., STROUP, R.K., AND HIBPSHMAN, M.A., 1970, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7422, 103 P. (P. 37, 39, 64-66).GALLOWAY, W.E., 1970, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, OPEN FILE REPORT 1970-6, 115 P. (P. 38)