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Maverick Flat-1

Occurrence in Knox county in Texas, United States with commodity Copper
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  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 10022109
MRDS ID DE01933
Record type Site
Current site name Maverick Flat-1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -99.9376, 33.62457 (WGS84)
Elevation 479
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position GO 6.7 MI W. OF BENJAMIN ON U.S. HWY. 82. GO N. 0.65 MI TO FORK. GO NW 0.85 MI TO FORK. CONTINUE NW 0.4 MI TO FORK. GO W. 0.25 MI. GO N. 0.45 MI TO FORK. GO 0.65 MI NW FOR MEAS. SEC. 19 TO HIGH HILL 1400 FT TO NE OF ROAD. FOR MEAS. SEC. 6, GO N. 1.5 MI FROM LAST FORK TO HIGH HILL ON W. THE SECTION EXTENDS FOR ABOUT 1 MI FROM THE HILL, E. OF ROAD TO BRANCH OF PANTHER CANYON TO E. (MAVERICK FLAT IS ABOUT 1 MI NE OF MEASURED SEC. 6).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Knox(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cedar Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake Kemp(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wichita Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South 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 Knox

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
} } 59 MEAS. SEC. 19}58 MEAS. SEC. 6 SE OF SW (19); NW-SE (06) Texas

Comments on the location information

  • J.H. GIBSON SURVEY FOR MEASURED SECTION 19 (87 FT). T. ADAMS SURVEY FOR MEASURED SECTION 6 (167 FT). (THE SECTIONS ARE ORIENTED NW-SE, BUT THE DESCRIPTIONS ARE GIVEN AS IF THE SECTIONS WERE ORIENTED N-S.) LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE GIVEN ABOVE ARE FOR MEASURED SECTION 19. FOR MEASURED SECTION 6, THEY ARE 33-38-17N AND 099-55-48W. MEASURED SECTION 6 INCLUDES A COMPLETE SAN ANGELO SECTION AND FLOWERPOT, WITH MALACHITE IN THREE PLACES (1) UPPER FLOWERPOT DOLOMITE, (2) B. FLOWERPOT SANDSTONE, AND (3) LOWER SAN ANGELO SHALE. MEASURED SEC. 19 INCLUDES MALACHITE IN M. FLOWERPOT SANDSTONE. NO ANALYSES GIVEN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Rock unit name Upper Flowerpot Shale
    Rock description Upper Flowerpot Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Upper Flowerpot Shale;Middle To Lower Flowerpot Shale;Lower San Angelo Formation
    Rock description Upper Flowerpot Shale;Middle To Lower Flowerpot Shale;Lower San Angelo Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -99.9376, 33.62457
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Gentle Dip Wnw Of About 30 Ft/Mi Or Less Off Bend Arch

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form TABULAR DOLOMITE
    Strike NNE}}}
    Dip 30 FT/MI WNW OR LESS}}}
    Thickness 0.3M
    Depth to top 0M
  • Name UNNAMED
    General form TABULAR DOLOMITE
    Dip 30 FT/MI WNW OR LESS}}}
    Thickness 0.3M
    Depth to top 0M
  • Name UNNAMED
    General form TABULAR DOLOMITE
    Dip 30 FT/MI WNW OR LESS}}}
    Thickness 0.3M
    Depth to top 0M
  • Name UNNAMED
    General form TABULAR DOLOMITE
    Dip 30 FT/MI WNW OR LESS}}}
    Thickness 0.3M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic (Sabkha?, Upper Flowerpot)

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGY BY LLOYD AND THOMPSON (1929), SMITH (1974, PL. III), AND HENTZ AND BROWN (1987).; HR.AGE.MV: GUADALUPIANyGUADALUPIANyGUADALUPIAN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1891
Discoverer Cummins, W.F.

Mining district

District name Benjamin Nw

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Driver Ranch

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MALACHITE IN FOUR THIN ZONES IN UPPER, MIDDLE, AND LOWER FLOWERPOT AND LOWER SAN ANGELO MAY BE WIDESPREAD BUT SPORADIC.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings OUTCROPS
    Area 259.008HA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FOUR COPPER ZONES IN UPPER, MIDDLE, AND LOWER FLOWERPOT AND LOWER SAN ANGELO. MAY BE SPORADIC.
Deposit SMITH (1974, P. 68, PL. III), MEASURED SECTIONS 6 AND 19, IS REFERENCE. CUMMINS (1891, PL. 18) SHOWS A COPPER PROSPECT HERE.

Reporter information

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

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