| Deposit ID | 10022084 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01903 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Medicine Mounds-E-1 |
| Alternate or previous names | Big Mound, Cedar Mound, Third Mound, And Little Mound Make Up Medicine Mounds, Mostly In Sec. 62. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -99.62677, 34.19233 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 466 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | GO 6.3 MI E. OF TEXAS HWY. 2568 (ON E. SIDE OF QUANAH) ON U.S. HWY. 287. TURN S. 4.6 MI TO RANCH HOUSE ON W. SIDE. TURN SW 0.7 MI TO INTERSECTION. GO W. 0.1 MI, TURN N. 0.15 MI TO E. SIDE OF CEDAR MOUND. WALK W. AROUND N. SIDE OF CEDAR MOUND ABOUT 1200 FT TO E-1, WHICH IS ABOUT 800 FT NW OF THE TOP OF CEDAR MOUND, WHICH IS ABOUT 1710 FT IN ELEVATION AT TOP. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hardeman(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Big Mound(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Vernon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lawton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Groesbeck-Sandy(hydrologic unit)
Red-Pease(hydrologic accounting unit)
Red-Washita(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Hardeman |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| }}}} | }}}} | 62}62}62}62}62 | Texas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Shale | Gangue |
| Result | 0.27-1.50% CU FROM 42.9-44.1 FT (EL. 1527-1526 FT) (E-1) |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.9% CU FROM 6-INCH SHALE (SITE 31) |
| Result | 1.25% CU FROM 6-INCH SHALE (SITE 32) |
| Result | 1.15% CU FROM 6-INCH SHALE (SITE 33) |
| Result | 1.15% CU FROM 8-INCH SHALE (SITE 38). |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Flowerpot Shale (Upper) | ||||||||
| Rock description | Flowerpot Shale (Upper) | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Flowerpot Shale (Upper) |
| Rock description | Flowerpot Shale (Upper) |
| (1) | -99.62677, 34.19233 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gentle Nw Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Matador Arch |
| Name | UNNAMED SHALE |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | NW 30 FT/MI OR LESS |
| Thickness | 0.33M |
| Depth to top | 13.08M |
| Depth to bottom | 13.44M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1848 |
| Discoverer | Mercia Costello (Or Early Spanish) As Quoted By Rister (1941, P. 140) |
| District name | Medicine Mounds |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Brown Ranch |
| Home office | Robert E. Brown, Route 3, Quanah, Tx. 79252 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | OUTCROPS |
| Area | 259.008HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01903 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | TX-HAR-10 |
FURMAN, J.H., 1881, TRANSACTIONS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, V. 1, OCT. 31, 1881, P. 15-20 (P. 19).
LLOYD, A.M., AND THOMPSON, W.C., COMPILERS, 1929, MAP OF THE EAST PERMIAN BASIN: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:220,000.
RISTER, C.C., 1941, LAND HUNGER: NORMAN, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS, P. 140.
STROUD, R.B., MCMAHAN, A.B., STROUP, R.K., AND HIPBSHMAN, M.H., 1970, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7422, 103 P. (P. 38-39, 83-84).
SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 63, 65, SITES I-23, I-42; MEAS. SEC. 21, P. 67).
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.
GALLOWAY, W.E., 1970, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, OPEN FILE REPORT 1970-6, 115 P. (P. 55, FIG. 4)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE COPPER-SHALE PROBABLY OCCURS OVER SEVERAL SQUARE MILES. |
| Deposit | STROUD AND OTHERS (1970, P. 83-84), DRILL HOLE E-1; EL. 1570 FT; TD, 51 FT; NOV. 1968, IS MAIN REFERENCE, QUOTED BY GALLOWAY (1970, P. 55, FIG. 4) AND SMITH (1974, P. 65, SITE I-23) IN NW SEC. 62, BLK. H., WACO AND NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD CO. SURVEY, ON BROWN RANCH. STROUD HAD 4 OTHER SITES IN SEC. 62: 31 (USBM NO. RAF-1) (P. 38), QUOTED BY SMITH (P. 63, SITE I-42); 32 (USBM NO. RAF-2) (P. 38); 33 (USBM NO. RAF-3) (P. 38); AND 38 (USBM NO. RAF-89) (P. 39). GALLOWAY (1970) SHOWS LOCATIONS IN FIG. 4. FURMAN (1881, P. 19) MENTIONS AREA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1993 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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