| Deposit ID | 10022063 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01879 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chrisman Ranch-1 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -98.26755, 33.82652 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 267 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | GO ABOUT 2.2 MI WNW OF BRIDGE OVER LITTLE WICHITA RIVER W. OF HENRIETTA, ON U.S. HWY. 82 AND 287. TURN S. ABOUT 0.75 MI. GO E. ABOUT 0.5 MI TO HOUSE ON HILL. EAST OF HOUSE MAY BE THE BLUFF WITH 15 FT OF BEDS DESCRIBED. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clay(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jolly(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Clay |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE OF SW OF SE OF NW | Texas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Result | 60% CU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Nocona Formation | ||||||||
| Rock description | Nocona Formation | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Sandstone 10 Of Nocona Formation |
| Rock description | Sandstone 10 Of Nocona Formation |
| (1) | -98.26755, 33.82652 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gentle Dip Nnw Less Than 1 Degree |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
| Strike | ENE |
| Dip | LESS THAN 1 DEGREE NNW |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1912 |
| Production years | BEFORE 1912 |
| District name | Henrietta |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Chrisman Ranch |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.405HA |
| Overall depth | 3.05M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01879 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | TX-CLA-01 |
GORDON, C.H., 1913, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 317, 88 P. (P. 45).
UDDEN, J.A., AND PHILLIPS, D.M., 1912, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 246, 308 P. (P. 3, 23, PL. 18).
ROMER, A.S., 1974, BREVIORA, NO. 427, HARVARD MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY, 31 P.
HENTZ, T.F., AND BROWN, L.F., JR., COMPILERS, 1987, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS, WICHITA FALLS-LAWTON SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 121 P.
HENTZ, T.F., 1988, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 170, 55 P. (P. 6, 16-19, 53).
BLAIR, R.G., STEHLE, F.T., AND LEVICH, R.A., 1973, U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM TM-190, 16 P. (P. 10, PL. 1).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PART OF OLD COPPER PROSPECTS IN AREA. |
| Deposit | UDDEN AND PHILLIPS (1912, P. 3, 23, PL. 18) DESCRIBE MEASURED SECTION WITH 4 FT OF COPPER MINERALS IN OLD PROSPECT PITS 3 MI W. OF HENRIETTA AND 0.5 MI S. OF FT. WORTH AND DENVER RR., IN EAST-FACING BLUFF. BLAIR AND OTHERS (1973, P. 10, PL. 1) GIVE A.E.C. FILE NO. 2456, CHRISMAN RANCH, FOR APPROXIMATELY THE SAME LOCALITY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-93 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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