Description
Charles S. Brown, Of Post, Texas; Lee A. Harrison, Of Jayton, Texas
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueShale
Geology
Host rockShale · Clear Fork Group (Middle), Vale Formation, Between Standpipe Limestone And Bullwagon Dolomite
Associated rockSandstone · Vale Formation Of Clear Fork Group
StructureGentle W. Dip Of 60 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Bend Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1918
Identification
Deposit ID10022133
MRDS IDDE01963
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.23627, -99.88816
References
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.H., COMPILERS, 1972, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - ABILENE SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 15 P., SCALE 1:250,000.ABILENE DAILY REPORTER (MARCH 19, 1918), P. 1.HALE, D.K., 1977, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, PH.D. DISSERTATION, 344 P. (P. 228, 276).ABILENE DAILY REPORTER (MARCH 25, 1918), P. 4.