Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueShale
Geology
Host rockShale · Clear Fork Group (Middle), Vale Formation, Between Standpipe Limestone And Bullwagon Dolomite
Associated rockSandstone · Vale Formation
StructureGentle W. Dip Of 60 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Bend Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1891
Identification
Deposit ID10022132
MRDS IDDE01962
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.29072, -99.79204
References
CUMMINS, W.F., 1891, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 2ND ANNUAL REPORT, P. 359-552 (P. 451, PL. 18).MEYERS, P.A., AND MORLEY, H.T., COMPILERS, 1929, GEOLOGIC MAP OF TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:48,000.BROWN, L.F., JR., AND GOODSON, J.L., COMPILERS, 1972, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - ABILENE SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 15 P., SCALE 1:250,000.SCHOCH, E.P., 1918, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 1814, 256 P. (P. 112, 204).