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Abercrombie Ranch-1

Occurrence in Archer county in Texas, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022054
MRDS ID DE01868
Record type Site
Current site name Abercrombie Ranch-1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.65395, 33.5743 (WGS84)
Elevation 329
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position GO 2.25 MI S. ON TEX. HWY. 79 FROM TEX. HWY. 25 INTERSECTION IN ARCHER CITY. TURN WNW ON RANCH ROAD FOR ABOUT 1.4 MI, BEARING MOSTLY W. AFTER 0.7 MI, TO BUTTE ON N. SIDE OF ROAD. WALK ABOUT 400 FT N. TO BUTTE ABOUT 80 FT HIGH, TO SANDSTONE CAPPING BUTTE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Archer(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Archer City West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wichita Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wichita Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little Wichita(hydrologic unit)

Red-Lake Texoma(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red-Washita(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Archer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
152 Texas

Comments on the location information

  • IN HARRIS SUBDIVISION OF CLUB RANCH BLOCK. COPPER MINERALS WITH HEMATITE AND CARNOTITE WERE REPORTED BY BLAIR AND OTHERS (1973, P. 11), CAPPING THE BUTTE. SCHMITZ (1897, P. 107-108) ALSO MENTIONED THAT HE FOUND COPPER MINERALS ALONG THE BLUFFS IN SHALE AND CONGLOMERATE, ALONG THE OLD ROAD FOR A MILE OR MORE SW OF ARCHER CITY, BETWEEN ARCHER CITY AND SPRING MOUNTAIN. SPRING MOUNTAIN IS ABOUT 2.5 MI SW OF ARCHER CITY AND ABOUT 0.7 MI SE OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED BUTTE. PROBABLY THE OLD ROAD FOLLOWED THROUGH THE BUTTE COUNTRY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Sandstone Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Archer City Formation Of Bowie Group
    Rock description Archer City Formation Of Bowie Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Archer City Formation Of Bowie Group, Sandstone #8
    Rock description Archer City Formation Of Bowie Group, Sandstone #8

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.65395, 33.5743
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Gentle Dip To N., Probably Less Than 1 Degree, Off Bend Arch.

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    Strike E-W
    Dip LESS THAN 1 DEGREE N.
    Thickness 3.05M

Comments on the ore body information

  • Orebody is in an outcrop

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGY BY HENTZ AND BROWN (1987) AND HENTZ (1988, P. 13-17, 52). NICKELL (1932, MAP NO. 1) MAPPED COLEMAN JUNCTION HORIZON.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1873
Discoverer A.R. Roessler

Mining district

District name Archer City

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Abercrombie Ranch

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OUTCROPS

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.405HA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHMITZ, E.J., 1897, AIME, TRANSACTIONS, V. 26, P. 97-108 (P. 107-108).

  • Deposit

    BLAIR, R.G., STEHLE, F.T., AND LEVICH, R.A., 1973, U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM TM-190, 16 P. (P. 11, PL. 1).

  • Deposit

    HENTZ, T.F., 1988, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 170, 55 P. (P. 13-17; 52).

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    NICKELL, C.O., 1932, AUSTIN, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, M.A. THESIS, 40 P. (MAP #1)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SANDSTONE CAPPING BUTTE
Deposit OUTCROP
Deposit LISTED BY BLAIR AND OTHERS (1973, P. 11, PL. 1) AS ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION FILE NO. 2447, ABOUT 2 MI S. OF ARCHER CITY.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1872 OR BEFORE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-93 Fay, Robert O. Oklahoma Geological Survey

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