| Deposit ID | 10008451 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D000624 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Galen Mine |
| Related records | 10129785 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -98.11142, 28.87109 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 137 |
| Relative position | 5.3 MILES N50W OF COY CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Karnes(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Coy City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Pleasanton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Crystal City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower San Antonio(hydrologic unit)
San Antonio(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Karnes |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Secondary |
| Selenium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ilsemannite | Ore |
| Jordisite | Ore |
| Model code | 204 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 30c |
| Deposit model name | Sandstone U |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Whitsett Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Whitsett Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -98.11142, 28.87109 |
|---|
| Depth to top | 18.29M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | -1963, 1965- |
| District name | Karbes Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Year | 1963 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | -1963 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 24.38M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D000624 |
KING, R.U., (UNPUB. DATA)
TX BEG GB 12
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1974 | King, Robert U. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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