Texas · Schleicher, Coke, Taylor, Runnels, Callahan, Eastland, Crockett, Irion, Concho, McCulloch, San Saba, Lampasas, Mills, Comanche, Brown, Coleman, Nolan, Tom Green, Llano, Menard, Sutton, Kimble, Mason County
OccurrenceCentral Texas Iron Ore Resource
Schleicher, Coke, Taylor, Runnels, Callahan, Eastland, Crockett, Irion, Concho, McCulloch, San Saba, Lampasas, Mills, Comanche, Brown, Coleman, Nolan, Tom Green, Llano, Menard, Sutton, Kimble, Mason County, Texas, United States
Iron
Commodities
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Model247: Oolitic ironstones
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlGoethite Coats Oolites, Sand Grains, Clasts. Hematite Replaces Goethite.
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite, Hematite
GangueCalcite, Dolomite, Feldspar, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Upper Unit, Hickory Sandstone Member, Riley Formation
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10063129
MRDS IDTC36765
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.37519, -99.50036
References
BARNES, V.E., AND SCHOFIELD, D.A., 1964, POTENTIAL LOW-GRADE IRON ORE AND HYDRAULIC-FRACTURING SAND IN CAMBRIAN SANDSTONES, NORTHWEST LLANO REGION, TEXAS: TX BEG RI 53, 58PCIMRI