Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueSandstone, Shale
Geology
Host rockMudstone · Petrolia Formation-Ryan Sandstone
Associated rockShale · Petrolia Formation-Ryan Sandstone
StructureGentle Dip To Sw Off Muenster Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1891
First production1891
Last production1891
Discovery year1892
Identification
Deposit ID10022114
MRDS IDDE01941
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.8568, -97.9331
References
HENTZ, T.F., 1988, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 170, 55 P. (PETROLIA FORMATION).CUMMINS, W.F., 1891, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 2ND ANNUAL REPORT, P. 359-552 (P. 509).CUMMINS, W.F., 1893, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 4TH ANNUAL REPORT, P. 177-238 (P. 232).ROMER, A.S., 1974, BREVIORA, NO. 427, HARVARD MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY, 31 P., MAP.BARNES, V.E., AND OTHERS, 1967, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - SHERMAN SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 8 P., SCALE 1:250,000.HENTZ, T.F., AND BROWN, L.F., JR., 1987, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - WICHITA FALLS-LAWTON SHEET, 21 P. SCALE 1:250,000.