Texas · Foard County
Occurrence

Teacup Mountain-2

Foard County, Texas, United States
Copper
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Description

Stroud And Others

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
Geology
Host rockShale · Flowerpot Shale (Upper)
Associated rockEvaporite · Flowerpot Shale
StructureGentle Nw Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Matador Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1971
Identification
Deposit ID10091735
MRDS IDDE01892
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.04845, -99.83816
References
HENTZ, T.F., AND BROWN, L.F., JR., 1987, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - WICHITA FALLS-LAWTON SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:250,000.BEEDE, J.W., AND CHRISTNER, D.D., 1926, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 2607, P. 18-57.THOMPSON, W.C., FOSTER, F.K., AND GARRETT, M.M., COMPILERS, 1930, GEOLOGIC MAP OF FOARD COUNTY: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:48,000 (WITH LAND GRID).STROUD, R.B., MCMAHAN, A.B., STROUP, R.K., AND HIBPSHMAN, M.H., 1970, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7422, 103 P. (P. 38).SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (PL. I).