Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueLimestone
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Nocona Formation (Sedwick Member)
Associated rockShale · Nocona Formation
StructureGentle Dip To Nw Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Bend Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1834
Identification
Deposit ID10022144
MRDS IDDE01975
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.33097, -98.81813
References
EDWARD, D.B., 1836, HISTORY OF TEXAS, CINCINNATI, 336 P., MAP.BUCKLEY, S.B., 1866, PRELIMINARY REPORT GEOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SURVEY, TEXAS: AUSTIN, 85 P. (P. 24-25).PLUMMER, F.B., AND FUQUA, H.B., 1930, GEOLOGIC MAP OF YOUNG COUNTY, TEXAS: 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.HENTZ, T.F., 1988, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 170, 55 P. (ARCHER CITY FORMATION).BURR, D.H., 1833, TEXAS: NEW YORK, J.H. COLTON AND COMPANY (17X21 IN.)