Description
Jones, James O.
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Malachite
GangueSandstone
Geology
Host rockSandstone · San Angelo Sandstone (Top);Flowerpot Shale (Lower)
Associated rockShale · Flowerpot Shale
StructureGentle W. Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less Off Bend Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1972
Identification
Deposit ID10022131
MRDS IDDE01961
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.29569, -100.05316
References
JONES, J.O., 1971, THE BLAINE FORMATION OF NORTH TEXAS: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, PH.D. DISSERTATION, 173 P. (P. 48, 156).}YANG, S.K.V., 1985, DALLAS, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, PH.D. DISSERTATION, 319 P. (P. 9, 164, 166, 169, 181-183)