Description
Cummins, W.E. First Mentioned This
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic, Sabkha?
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueShale
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Flowerpot Shale (Upper)
Associated rockEvaporite · Flowerpot Shale
StructureGentle W. Dip About 30 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Bend Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1891
Identification
Deposit ID10022104
MRDS IDDE01926
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.53096, -100.01482
References
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. 39, 57-58).SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 60, 64-65, 68, PL. III).CUMMINS, W.F., 1891, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 2ND ANNUAL REPORT, P. 359-552 (P. 451, PL. 18).CUMMINS, W.F., 1893, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 4TH ANNUAL REPORT, P. 177-238 (P. 235).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.ROTH, ROBERT, 1945, GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN, V. 56, P. 893-907 (P. 904).GALLOWAY, W.E., 1970, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, OPEN FILE REPORT 1970-6, 115 P. (P. 34)