Description
Schmitz, E.J. ?
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Geology
Host rockShale · Archer City Formation Of Cisco Group
Associated rockSandstone · Archer City Formation Of Cisco Group
StructureGentle Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less To Nnw, Off Bend Arch.
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1895
Discovery year1898
Identification
Deposit ID10098092
MRDS IDDE01873
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.5893, -98.58145
References
SCHMITZ, E.J., 1897, A.I.M.E. TRANSACTIONS, V. 26, P. 97-108 (P. 106-107).ROMER, A.S., 1974, BREVIORA, HARVARD MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY, NO. 427, 31 P., MAP.HENTZ, T.F., AND BROWN, L.F., JR., COMPILERS, 1897, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOL. ATLAS OF TEXAS, WICHITA FALLS-LAWTON SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:250,000.HENTZ, T.F., 1988, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 170, 55 P. (NOCONA FORMATION).NICKELL, C.O., 1932, THE COLEMAN JUNCTION HORIZON IN ARCHER AND CLAY COUNTIES, TEXAS: AUSTIN, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, M.A. THESIS, 40 P