| Deposit ID | 10022076 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01894 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper Breaks-1 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -99.75316, 34.11122 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 430 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | GO ABOUT 12 MI S. OF QUANAH ON TEXAS HWY. 6, FROM U.S. HWY. 287 IN QUANAH. TURN W. INTO COPPER BREAKS STATE PARK AND FOLLOW ROAD ABOUT 1.5 MI TO W. SIDE OF ROAD, TO SAN ANGELO ESCARPMENT (MEAS. SEC. 20). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hardeman(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Teacup Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Vernon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lawton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Pease(hydrologic unit)
Red-Pease(hydrologic accounting unit)
Red-Washita(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Hardeman |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| } | } | 475}474 | Texas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sandstone | Gangue |
| Shale | Gangue |
| Result | 0.14% CU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Flowerpot Shale | ||||||||
| Rock description | Flowerpot Shale | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Flowerpot Shale (Lower) |
| Rock description | Flowerpot Shale (Lower) |
| (1) | -99.75316, 34.11122 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gentle Nw Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Matador Arch |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | NW 30 FT/MI OR LESS |
| Thickness | 2.44M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1891 |
| Discoverer | Cummins, W.F. |
| District name | Pease River |
|---|
| Ownership category | State Park |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Texas Parks Department |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | OUTCROP |
| Area | 242.82HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01894 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | TX-HAR-01 |
FISCHER, R.P., 1937, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 32, NO. 7, P. 906-951 (P. 915).
SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 63, 67, MAP I-20, 49).
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, SCALE 1:250,000.
CUMMINS, W.F., 1891, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 2ND ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1890, P. 359-552 (P. 455, PL. 18).
GALLOWAY, W.E., 1970, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, OPEN FILE REPORT 1970-6, 115 P. (P. 76, 87, 91-92; MEAS. SEC. 10)
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1993 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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