Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueShale
Geology
Host rockShale · San Angelo Formation
Associated rockSandstone · San Angelo Formation
StructureGentle W. Dip Of 15 Ft/Mi Off Of Bend Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1876
Identification
Deposit ID10022122
MRDS IDDE01950
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.2393, -100.00732
References
ROESSLER, A.R., 1874, LATEST MAP OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: NEW YORK, EDW. WELLKE AND BRO., (1" = 40 MI).PATTON, L.T., 1930, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 3027, 77 P. (P. 19-20).STORM, L.W., COMPILER, 1929, GEOLOGIC MAP OF STONEWALL COUNTY, TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, APRIL 1929, SCALE 1:48,000, WITH LAND GRID.BARNES, V.E., COMPILER, 1967, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS, LUBBOCK SHEET, SCALE 1:250,000.SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 69, PL. V).ROESSLER, A.R., 1876, ALBERT HANFORD'S TEXAS STATE REGISTER FOR 1876, 146 P. (P. 86-90, MAP).