| Deposit ID | 10022131 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01961 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Walk North |
| Geographic coordinates: | -100.05316, 33.29569 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 485 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | WITH REFERENCE TO LOCALITY STO-05, OR SALT FORK-2 PROSPECT, GO 1.4 MI N. OF OLD COPPER TOWN ON COUNTY ROAD. GO 0.65 MI NW TO WHERE ROAD IS CLOSE TO ESCARPMENT ON SOUTH. WALK ABOUT 300 FT S. TO ESCARPMENT. THIS IS ABOUT 3000 FT N. OF WALK TRIANGULATION STATION (EL. 1811 FT). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Stonewall(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kiowa Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Aspermont(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lubbock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Brazos-Millers(hydrologic unit)
Middle Brazos-Clear Fork(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Brazos(hydrologic subregion)
Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Stonewall |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sandstone | Gangue |
| Result | 0.28-0.5 PPM 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 | San Angelo Sandstone (Top);Flowerpot Shale (Lower) |
| Rock description | San Angelo Sandstone (Top);Flowerpot Shale (Lower) |
| (1) | Blaine Formation |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gentle W. Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less Off Bend Arch |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
| Strike | N-S} |
| Dip | W. 30 FT/MI OR LESS} |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
| Dip | W. 30 FT/MI OR LESS} |
| Thickness | 3.96M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1972 |
| Discoverer | Jones, James O. |
| District name | Kiowa Peak |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | OUTCROP |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01961 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | TX-STO-15 |
JONES, J.O., 1971, THE BLAINE FORMATION OF NORTH TEXAS: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, PH.D. DISSERTATION, 173 P. (P. 48, 156).}YANG, S.K.V., 1985, DALLAS, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, PH.D. DISSERTATION, 319 P. (P. 9, 164, 166, 169, 181-183)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE SANDSTONES ARE LENTICULAR WITH FOSSIL WOOD. |
| Deposit | OUTCROP |
| Deposit | JONES (1971, P. 48, 156, MEASURED SEC. 38) IS REFERENCE. HE MEASURED 112 FT OF SECTION, THE LOWER 5 FT OF WHICH WAS SAN ANGELO WITH CU MINERALS, ABOVE WHICH WAS 18 FT OF SHALE AND 13 FT OF SANDSTONE WITH COPPER MINERALS, IN THE LOWER FLOWERPOT SHALE. THIS IS ABOUT 3000 FT N. OF WALK TRIANGULATION STATION (EL. 1811 FT), AFTER WHICH THE LOCATION IS NAMED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1993 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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