Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite
GangueSandstone
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Whitehorse Group-Marlow Formation
Associated rockEvaporite · Whitehorse Group
StructureGentle Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi W. Off Bend Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1972
Identification
Deposit ID10022116
MRDS IDDE01944
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.14516, -100.43817
References
EIFLER, G.K., JR., COMPILER, 1974, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - BIG SPRING SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:250,000, 6 PHALE, D.K., 1972, EVIDENCE OF EARLY SPANISH MINING IN THE BIG COUNTRY OF WEST TEXAS: ABILENE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, M.A. THESIS, 230 P. (P. 172)