Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueSandstone
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Petrolia Formation-Or Claypool Formation
Associated rockShale · Petrolia Formation-Or Claypool Formation
StructureGentle Dip To Sw Off Muenster-Nocona Arch, 30 Ft/Mi Or Less?
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1891
Identification
Deposit ID10091743
MRDS IDDE01942
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.76291, -97.81643
References
SCHOCH, E.P., 1918, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 1814, 256 P. (P. 112, 203).CUMMINS, W.F., 1891, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 2ND ANNUAL REPORT, P. 359-552 (P. 509).CUMMINS, W.F., 1893, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 4TH ANNUAL REPORT, P. 177-238 (P. 232).BARNES, V.E., AND OTHERS, 1967, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - SHERMAN SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 8 P., SCALE 1:250,000.ROMER, A.S., 1974, BREVIORA, NO. 427, HARVARD MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY, 31 P., MAP.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. 16).