| Deposit ID | 10022087 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01907 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Roessler-3,4 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -99.60065, 33.01792 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 445 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | GO E. OF STAMFORD 9 MI ON TEXAS HWY. 142. TURN N. (JOGGING E.) ON TEXAS HWY. 600 FOR 6 MILES. TURN E. 1.25 MI, THEN N. 0.9 MI. WALK E. ABOUT 1000 FT TO CREEK. SOMEPLACE NEAR HERE WOULD BE ROESSLER-3 LOCALITY. ABOUT 2200 FT TO NNE WOULD BE THE ROESSLER-4 SITE. THERE IS VERY LITTLE RELIEF ON THIS TRIBUTARY TO PAINT CREEK. THE COPPER WOULD OCCUR IN THE LOWER ARROYO FORMATION, ABOUT 10 FT OR MORE ABOVE THE LYTLE LAKE LS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Haskell(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lake Stamford East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Haskell(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wichita Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Paint(hydrologic unit)
Middle Brazos-Clear Fork(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Brazos(hydrologic subregion)
Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Haskell |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| } | } | 27 ROESSLER 3}27 ROESSLER 4 | NEAR CENTER OF W2 OF SW OF NW {ROESSLER 3}; NEAR CENTER OF NW OF NW {ROESSLER4} | Texas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Shale | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Arroyo Formation, Lytle Lake Ls | ||||||||
| Rock description | Arroyo Formation, Lytle Lake Ls | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Arroyo Formation About 10 Ft Above Lytle Lake Ls |
| Rock description | Arroyo Formation About 10 Ft Above Lytle Lake Ls |
| (1) | -99.60065, 33.01792 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gentle Nw Dip Of 50 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Bend Arch. |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | 50 FT/MI OR LESS TO NW |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1873 |
| Discoverer | Roessler, Anton Rudolf |
| District name | Paint Creek |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | OUTCROPS |
| Area | 0.405HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01907 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | TX-HAS-02 |
CUMMINS, W.F., 1891, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 2ND ANNUAL REPORT, P. 359-552 (P. 404-405, 452, PL. 18).
CUMMINS, W.F., 1893, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 4TH ANNUAL REPORT, P. 177-238 (P. 233).
HILL, R.T., 1887, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 45, 95 P. (P. 45).
LLOYD, A.M., AND THOMPSON, W.C., COMPILERS, 1929, MAP OF THE EAST PERMIAN BASIN: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:220,000.
GEISER, S.W., 1959, FIELD AND LABORATORY, V. 27, NO. 14 (OCT. 1959), P. 163-256 (SMU, DALLAS) (P. 187-188).
YOUNG, KEITH, 1965, TEXAS JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, V. 17, NO. 1, P. 28-45 (AUSTIN, TEXAS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE).
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.
HALE, D.K., 1977, PROSPECTING AND MINING ON THE TEXAS FRONTIER: OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, PH.D. DISSERTATION, 344 P. (P. 118-123).
BUCKLEY, S.B., 1874, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SURVEY OF TEXAS: 1ST ANNUAL REPORT, 142 P. , HOUSTON, (P. 39-40, 42).
ROESSLER, A.R., 1876B, MAP OF HASKELL COUNTY, TEXAS: TEXAS LAND AND IMMIGRATION CO., N.Y., SCALE 1:125,000.
LOEW, OSCAR, AND ROESSLER, A.R., 1873, EXPLORATION OF THE NORTHWEST PART OF TEXAS IN 1875. PETERMANN'S - MITTHEILUNGEN AUS JUSTUS PERTHES GEOGRAPHISCHER ANSTALT . . . (GOTHA), V. 19, P. 453-467, PL. 23 (P. 460, FOLLOWED OLD MCKENZIE TRAIL).
ROESSLER, 1874, LATEST MAP OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: EDW. WELLKE AND BRO., N.Y. (1" = 40 MI).
ROESSLER, A.R., 1876A, MINERAL WEALTH OF TEXAS: ALBERT HANFORD'S TEXAS STATE REGISTER FOR 1876 (GALVESTON), 146 P. (P. 86-90, MAP). (MAP SHOWS THIS COPPER DEPOSIT.)
HALE, D.K., 1977, PROSPECTING AND MINING ON THE TEXAS FRONTIER: OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, PH.D. DISSERTATION, 344 P. (P. 118-123).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BUCKLEY (1874, P. 42) MENTIONED THE LOOSE COPPER ORES IN THE VICINITY OF CALIFORNIA AND PAINT CREEKS, ON THE SIDES AND THE BASES OF THE HILLS. |
| Deposit | THE COPPER COULD OCCUR OVER A WIDE AREA. |
| Deposit | LOEW AND ROESSLER (1873, P. 460), ROESSLER (1874; 1876A,B), BUCKLEY (1874, P. 39-40, 42). HALE (1977, P. 118-123), YOUNG (1965), HILL (1887, P. 45), AND GEISER (1959, P. 187-188) GIVE DETAILS ABOUT THE ROESSLER MAP AND ROESSLER. CUMMINS (1891, P. 404-405, 452, PL. 18) MEASURED A 33-FT SECTION AT A HILL ON PAINT CREEK IN HASKELL COUNTY, NEAR THE OLD MCKINZIE TRAIL, SHOWING 3 FT OF COPPER CLAY, 18-21 FT ABOVE THE BASE. ROESSLER SHOWS THE MCKINZIE TRAIL CROSSING THROUGH SITE 3 FROM NW TO SE, CROSSING PAINT CREEK (HIS OLNEY'S CREEK) ABOUT 1.25 MI NW OF SITE 3, AND CROSSING CALIFORNIA CREEK (ROESSLER'S PAINT CREEK) ABOUT 1.5 MI E. OF HIS SITE 3. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1872 OR BEFORE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-93 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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