Description
Harris And Harkins Mine(?) Mentioned By Henderson (1912, P. 73a) Near Knox City.
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueShale
Geology
Host rockSandstone · San Angelo Formation (Lower)
Associated rockSandstone · San Angelo Formation
StructureGentle Wnw Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less Off Bend Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1912
Identification
Deposit ID10022106
MRDS IDDE01930
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.52152, -99.94899
References
HENDERSON, C.W., 1912, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.S. FOR 1911, PT. I, METALS: P. 739-740 (P. 739).LLOYD, A.M., AND THOMPSON, W.C., COMPILERS, 1929, AREAL MAP SHOWING OU TCROPS ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE PERMIAN BASIN OF WEST TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:220,000.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, 76).SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 62, 64-65, 68, PL. III).HENTZ, T.F., AND BROWN, L.F., JR., 1987, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - WICHITA FALLS-LAWTON SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:250,000.ACKER, EVA, 1939, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RESOURCES OF TEXAS: EAST TEXAS STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, M.A. THESIS (P. 48).GALLOWAY, W.E., 1970, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, OPEN FILE REPORT 1970-6, 115 P. (P. 48).