Description
George Lee Ramsey
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueShale
Geology
Host rockShale · Santa Anna Branch Shale
Associated rockSandstone · Santa Anna Branch Shale
StructureGentle W. Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Bend Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1973
Identification
Deposit ID10091733
MRDS IDDE01878
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.2821, -99.18479
References
HALE, D.K., 1972, EVIDENCE OF EARLY SPANISH MINING IN THE BIG COUNTRY OF WEST TEXAS: ABILENE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, M.A. THESIS, 230 P. (P. 150).PLUMMER, F.B., AND HORNBERGER, JOSEPH, JR., COMPILERS, 1932, GEOLOGIC MAP OF CALLAHAN COUNTY, TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:48,000.BROWN L.F., JR., AND GOODSON, J.L., COMPILERS, 1972, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS, ABILENE SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 15 P., SCALE 1:250,000.