Texas · Wichita County
Occurrence

Gilbert-1

Wichita County, Texas, United States
Copper
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Description

Mabel Gilbert (Mr. Gilbert Died At Time Of Civil War)

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Malachite
GangueSandstone, Shale
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Petrolia Formation = Claypool Formation, Ryan Sandstone Member
Associated rockShale · Petrolia Formation
StructureGentle Dip To N., Less Than 20 Ft/Mi, Off Electra Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Production years1892 OR BEFORE
Discovery year1858
Identification
Deposit ID10022138
MRDS IDDE01969
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.05595, -98.47451
References
ROMER, A.S., 1974, BREVIORA, HARVARD MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY, NO. 427, 31 P., MAP.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, SCALE 1:250,000.HENTZ, T.F., 1988, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 170, 55 P. (PETROLIA FORMATION).DE CORDOVA, JACOB, 1858, TEXAS; HER RESOURCES AND HER PUBLIC MEN: PHILADELPHIA, CROZET AND COMPANY, 375 P., PLUS; LECTURE ON TEXAS, 32 P.; (P. 99, 293) (P. 21); REPRINTED BY TEXIAN PRESS (WACO, TEXAS), 1969.ROESSLER, A.R., 1874, LATEST MAP OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: NEW YORK, E. WELLKE AND BROTHER, (1 IN.=40 MI).CUMMINS, W.F., 1893, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 4TH ANNUAL REPORT, P. 177-238 (P. 233).PLUMMER, F.B., FUQUA, H.B., AND OTHERS, COMPILERS, 1929, GEOLOGIC MAP OF WICHITA COUNTY, TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:48,000.BUCKLEY, S.B., 1874, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SURVEY, 1ST ANNUAL REPORT, 142 P. (HOUSTON), P. 40-41.