Description
Walter C. Parrish
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Pond Deposit, Stratigraphic
Geology
Host rockClaystone · Bead Mountain Bed Of Waggoner Ranch Formation
Associated rockDolomite · Bead Mountain Bed
StructureGentle Nw Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Electra Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1979
Identification
Deposit ID10022141
MRDS IDDE01972
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.13956, -98.66757
References
HENTZ, T.F., 1988, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 170, 55 P. (WAGGONER RANCH FORMATION).PARRISH, W.C., 1978, PALAEOGEOGRAPHY, PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY, PALAEOECOLOGY, V. 24, NO. 3, P. 209-237, ELSEVIER PUBLISHING COMPANY (NETHERLANDS), P. 214, 218-219, 234-235).PLUMMER, F.B., FUQUA, H.B., AND OTHERS, COMPILERS, 1929, GEOLOGIC MAP OF WICHITA COUNTY: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:48,000.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.