Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueSandstone, Shale
Geology
Host rockSandstone · San Angelo Formation
Associated rockShale · San Angelo Formation
StructureGentle Dip Wnw Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less Off Bend Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1956
Identification
Deposit ID10022112
MRDS IDDE01938
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.6654, -99.93955
References
OLSON, E.C., 1962, AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS, NEW SERIES, V. 52, PT. 2, 224 P. (P. 98, 102, 114-116).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.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.