Texas · Stonewall County
Occurrence

Marcy Camp 17

Stonewall County, Texas, United States
Copper
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Description

Parker, William B.

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueShale
Geology
Host rockShale · Flowerpot Shale
Associated rockSandstone · Flowerpot Shale
StructureGentle Dip Wnw 30 Ft/Mi Or Less Off Bend Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1854
Identification
Deposit ID10022130
MRDS IDDE01960
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.08958, -100.04927
References
PARKER, W.B., 1856, NOTES TAKEN DURING THE EXPEDITION COMMANDED BY CAPT. R.B. MARCY, USA, THROUGH UNEXPLORED TEXAS, IN THE SUMMER AND FALL OF 1854: PHILADELPHIA, HAYS AND ZELL, 242 P. (P. 157).MARCY, R.B., 1856, REPORT ... BRAZOS AND BIG WICHITA RIVERS ... 1854: SENATE EXECUTIVE DOCUMENT 60, 34TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION, 48 P., MAP (P. 13, TOP, CAMP 17).MARCY, R.B., 1866, THIRTY YEARS ARMY LIFE ON THE BORDER: NEW YORK, HARPER AND BROS., 442 P. (P. 196-198, CAMP 17).WILLIAMS, J.W., AND LEE, ERNEST, 1947, MARCY'S EXPLORATION TO LOCATE THE TEXAS INDIAN RESERVATION IN 1854: WEST TEXAS HISTORICAL ASSOC., YEARBOOK, V. 23, P. 107-132 (ABILENE) (P. 124, BOTTOM OF PAGE).NEIGHBORS, K.F., 1975, ROBERT SIMPSON NEIGHBORS AND THE TEXAS FRONTIER, 1836-1859: WACO, TEXIAN PRESS, 349 P. (P. 146).STORM, L.W., COMPILER, 1929, GEOLOGIC MAP OF STONEWALL COUNTY, TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:48,000.PATTON, L.T., 1930, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 3027, 77 P.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. (PL. V).