Walk North

Occurrence in Stonewall county in Texas, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022131
MRDS ID DE01961
Record type Site
Current site name Walk North

Geographic coordinates

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).

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Stonewall

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Texas

Comments on the location information

  • W.M. SMITH SURVEY. ELEVATION GIVEN ABOVE IS ON SAN ANGELO COPPER-SANDSTONE; ELEVATION ON FLOWERPOT COPPER-SANDSTONE IS 1625 FT. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE ARE ON MIDDLE OF ESCARPMENT FACE, S. OF ROAD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Malachite Ore
Sandstone Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.28-0.5 PPM CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Flowerpot Shale
    Rock description Flowerpot Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Permian
  • 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)

Nearby scientific data

(1) Blaine Formation

Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Ore body information

  • 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

Comments on the ore body information

  • Orebody is in an outcrop

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGY BY JONES (1971). THE NAME BLAINE IS USED INCORRECTLY, AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT MANY UNITS ARE MISCORRELATED.; HR.AGE.MV: GUADALUPIANyGUADALUPIAN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1972
Discoverer Jones, James O.

Mining district

District name Kiowa Peak

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SAN ANGELO AND LOWER FLOWERPOT COPPER MINERALS IN SANDSTONE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings OUTCROP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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)

General comments

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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1993 Fay, Robert O. Oklahoma Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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