| Deposit ID | 10022077 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01895 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper Breaks-2 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -99.73177, 34.10789 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 433 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | GO ABOUT 12.3 MI S. OF QUANAH, TEXAS, FROM U.S. HWY. 287, ON TEXAS HWY. 6, ABOUT 0.3 MI S. OF PARK ENTRANCE TO COPPER BREAKS STATE PARK. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hardeman(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Margaret(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 437 | Texas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sandstone | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | San Angelo Formation | ||||||||
| Rock description | San Angelo Formation | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | San Angelo Formation (Basal) |
| Rock description | San Angelo Formation (Basal) |
| (1) | -99.73177, 34.10789 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gentle Nw Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Matador Arch |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1974 |
| Discoverer | Smith, G.E. |
| District name | Pease River |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | UNNAMED |
| Area | 0.405HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01895 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | TX-HAR-02 |
SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 67, 70, MAP I-18).
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.
GALLOWAY, W.E., 1970, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, OPEN FILE REPORT 1970-6, 115 P. (P. 76, 87, 91-92; MEAS. SEC. 10)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE COPPER MAY BE WIDESPREAD. |
| Deposit | SMITH (1974, P. 67, 70, MEAS. SEC. 18) IS MAIN REFERENCE. HE MEASURED 67 FT OF CHOZA-SAN ANGELO-L. FLOWERPOT ALONG TEXAS HWY. 6, ABOUT ONE-HAL F MILE S. OF ENTRANCE TO COPPER BREAKS STATE PARK. MALACHITE WAS FOUND IN SANDSTONE IN LOWER SAN ANGELO ON E. SIDE OF HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 1,420 FT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-93 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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