Texas · King County
Occurrence

Site A-6

King County, Texas, United States
Copper
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Description

Stroud And Others

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Upper Flowerpot Shale;Middle Flowerpot Shale;Middle Flowerpot Shale;Lower San Angelo Formation
Associated rockShale · Flowerpot Shale;San Angelo Formation
StructureGentle W. Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Bend Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1969
Identification
Deposit ID10022100
MRDS IDDE01923
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.48069, -100.02844
References
SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 66, PL. IV).HUBBARD, W.E., AND FISCHER, R.W., COMPILERS, 1930, GEOLOGIC MAP OF KING COUNTY, TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:48,000.BARNES, V.E., COMPILER, 1967, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - LUBBOCK SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:250,000.STROUD, R.B., MCMAHAN, A.B., STROUP, R.K., AND HIBPSHMAN, M.K., 1970, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7422, 103 P. (P. 40, 53-55).GALLOWAY, W.E., 1970, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, OPEN FILE REPORT 1970-6, 115 P. (P. 32)