Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR DOLOMITE
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic (Sabkha?, Upper Flowerpot)
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Upper Flowerpot Shale;Middle To Lower Flowerpot Shale;Lower San Angelo Formation
Associated rockEvaporite · Upper Flowerpot Shale
StructureGentle Dip Wnw Of About 30 Ft/Mi Or Less Off Bend Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1891
Identification
Deposit ID10022109
MRDS IDDE01933
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.62457, -99.9376
References
LLOYD, A.M., AND THOMPSON, W.C., COMPILERS, 1929, AREAL MAP SHOWING OUTCROPS ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE PERMIAN BASIN OF WEST TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:220,000.SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 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.CUMMINS, W.F., 1891, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 2ND ANNUAL REPORT, P. 359-552 (PL. 18).