Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENTICULAR TO TABULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueShale
Geology
Host rockShale · Moran Formation (Basal) = Camp Colorado Limestone Of Hentz And Brown (1987)
Associated rockSandstone · Moran Formation (Lower) = Sandstone 2 Of Hentz And Brown (1987)
StructureGentle Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less Wnw Off Bend Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1874
Identification
Deposit ID10022136
MRDS IDDE01967
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.03153, -99.97427
References
STROUD, R.B., MCMAHAN, A.B., STROUP, R.K., AND HIBPSHMAN, M.H., 1970, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7422, 103 P. (P. 16).BUCKLEY, S.B., 1874, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SURVEY, 1ST ANNUAL REPORT, 142 P. (HOUSTON) (P. 10, 39, 42).LLOYD, A.M., AND THOMPSON, W.C., COMPILERS, 1929, AREAL MAP OF THE E. PERMIAN BASIN: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:220,000.HENTZ, T.F., AND BROWN, L.F., JR., COMPILERS, 1987, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - WICHITA FALLS-LAWTON SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 21 P., SCALE 1:250,000.STAFFORD, P.T., 1960, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1081-G, P. 261-280.HORNBERGER, JOSEPH, JR., 1932, THE GEOLOGY OF THROCKMORTON COUNTY, TEXAS: AUSTIN, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, M.A. THESIS, 256 P. 7 PLS. (MAP; TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:48,000, WITH LAND BASE)