Description
Pike Middlebrook And M.R. Davis
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueShale
Geology
Host rockShale · Vale Formation Of Clear Fork Group, Above Rainy Ls. And Below Bullwagon Dolomite
Associated rockSandstone · Vale Formation
StructureGentle W. Dip Of 60 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Bend Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1972
Identification
Deposit ID10091738
MRDS IDDE01910
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.75098, -99.71704
References
MEYERS, P.A., AND MORLEY, H.T., COMPILERS, 1929B, GEOLOGIC MAP OF JONES COUNTY, TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:48,000.BROWN, L.F., JR., AND GOODSON, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1972, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - ABILENE SHEET, 15 P., SCALE 1:250,000.BUCKLEY, S.B., 1874, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SURVEY, 1ST ANNUAL REPORT, 142 P. (HOUSTON) (P. 42).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. 166-167)