Taylor Estate-1

Occurrence in Clay county in Texas, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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 10022066
MRDS ID DE01882
Record type Site
Current site name Taylor Estate-1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.27533, 34.01068 (WGS84)
Elevation 291
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position GO NW OF PETROLIA ON TEXAS HWY. 810 ABOUT 0.4 MI TO NW EDGE OF TOWN. TURN TO W. ABOUT 2 MI. TURN S. ABOUT 0.5 MI TO CREEK. PROBABLY THE LOCALITY IS ON W. SIDE OF ROAD IN CREEK BANK. EXACT LOCALITY NOT GIVEN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clay(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Charlie(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Burkburnett(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lawton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

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 Clay

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
71 NE OF E2 OF E2 Texas

Comments on the location information

  • ELEVATION IS 1790-1950 FT ON TOP OF SAN ANGELO SANDSTONE. LATITUDE IS 32-31-30N TO 32-41-30N. LONGITUDE IS 100-08-30W TO 100-10-30W.
  • IN WAGGONER (S.B.?).

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 Petrolia Formation
    Rock description Petrolia Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Petrolia Formation, Sandstone No. 5
    Rock description Petrolia Formation, Sandstone No. 5

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.27533, 34.01068

Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form LENTICULAR
    Strike E-W
    Dip LESS THAN 1 DEGREE N.

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), HENTZ (1988, P. 19-20, 53-54), AND ROMER (1974).
  • GEOLOGY BY MORLEY (1929) AND EIFLER (1974); HR.AGE.MV: GUADALUPIAN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1973
Discoverer Blair And Others (1973)

Mining district

District name Petrolia

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Taylor (Estate)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.405HA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROMER, A.S., 1974, BREVIORA, NO. 427, HARVARD MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY, 31 P.

  • Deposit

    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).

  • 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, 21 P. SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    HENTZ, T.F., 1988, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 170, 55 P. (P. 19-20, 53-54).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OUTCROP
Deposit OUTCROPS
Deposit STROUD AND OTHERS (1970, P. 19) MENTIONED THAT COPPER OCCURS IN THE DOUBLE MOUNTAIN GROUP. THE SAN ANGELO OCCURS IN THE SE PART OF FISHER COUNTY.
Deposit BLAIR AND OTHERS (1973, P. 10, PL. 1) IS REFERENCE. A.E.C. FILE NO. 2477, COPPER IN SANDSTONE ABOUT 2.5 MI W. OF PETROLIA. EXACT LOCATION NOT GIVEN.
Deposit SANDSTONE LENS (NO. 5?) IN MIDDLE PART OF PETROLIA FORMATION.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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