Texas · King County
Occurrence

North Buzzard Peak-2

King County, Texas, United States
Copper
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Description

Stroud And Others

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
Geology
Host rockShale · Flowerpot Shale (Upper);San Angelo Formation (Lower)
Associated rockSandstone · 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 year1968
Identification
Deposit ID10022102
MRDS IDDE01927
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.52624, -100.00455
References
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, K.K., AND HIBPSHMAN, M.K., 1970, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7422, 103 P. (P. 40, 59-60).SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 65, 70, PL. III).GALLOWAY, W.E., 1970, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, OPEN FILE REPORT 1970-6, 115 P. (P. 33)