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Mcfarlane and Moore Prospect

Occurrence in Nolan county in Texas, United States with commodity Strontium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062653
MRDS ID TC36190
Record type Site
Current site name Mcfarlane and Moore Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -100.40067, 32.0946 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 MI NW OF BLACKWELL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nolan(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Blackwell SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sweetwater(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Big Spring(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic unit)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Nolan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Strontium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Celestite Ore
Dolomite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 249
USGS model code 35a.1
Deposit model name Bedded celestite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Double Mountain Group
    Rock description Double Mountain Gp
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) Antlers Sand
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Thickness 0.2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Nolan (Blackwell Area) District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner R. L. Mc Farlane, Moore

Comments on the workings information

  • TEST PITS EXPOSE ORE OF GOOD QUALITY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PUBLICATION 4301, P. 113-131

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CELESTITE-BEARING BED 3 TO 8 IN THICK. A LOWER BED IS LOW GRADE AND DISCONTINUOUS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1992 Long, Keith U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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