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Hendrix Ranch-1

Occurrence in King 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 10091739
MRDS ID DE01916
Record type Site
Current site name Hendrix Ranch-1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -100.00594, 33.42513 (WGS84)
Elevation 460
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position GO 5.5 MI NW OF KNOX CITY ON TEXAS HWY. 143 TO BRIDGE OVER BRAZOS RIVER. GO NW ON HWY. 143 ABOUT 1.9 MI TO ROAD ON SW SIDE. TURN SW 1 MI, THEN NW 0.5 MI, THEN SW AND W. 1.4 MI, THEN SW 1.85 MI TO MAIN FORK IN ROAD. GO WNW ABOUT 0.75 MI TO WHERE ROAD CUTS THROUGH THE SAN ANGELO ESCARPMENT. GO 0.7 MI FARTHER TO W. AND NW TO FLAT AREA. WALK ENE ABOUT 2800 FT TO EDGE OF SAN ANGELO ESCARPMENT. ABOUT 40 FT DOWN SHOULD BE BASAL SAN ANGELO FORMATION WHERE 6-7 INCHES OF SHALE AND SANDSTONE HAS MALACHITE (STROUD AND OTHERS, 1970, P. 40). SMITH (1974, P. 69) (MEAS. SEC. 40) MEASURED 83 FT OF SECTION HERE, MOSTLY IN THE SAN ANGELO, WHICH RESTS UPON UPPER CHOZA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

King(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kiowa Peak NE(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 King

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
87 SE OF SE OF SE OF SE Texas

Comments on the location information

  • BLOCK 13, HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. SURVEY. (THE BLOCK AND SECTIONS ARE ORIENTED NW-SE, BUT THE DESCRIPTION OF THE LOCATION IS GIVEN AS IF THE BLOCK WERE ORIENTED N-S.) CORE HOLE C-3 WAS ABOUT 1400 FT W. OF SAMPLE SITES 68-69, AT EL. 1585 FT; TD, 78 FT, WITH COPPER MINERALS AT 74.4-75 FT DEEP, IN SANDSTONE OF BASAL SAN ANGELO FORMATION AND TOP OF SAN ANGELO AT 19 FT DEEP (STROUD AND OTHERS, 1970, P. 69; GALLOWAY, 1970, P. 41; AND SMITH 1974, P. 66).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Sandstone Gangue
Shale Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.23% CU IN 7-INCH SANDSTONE (SITE 68)
Result 0.09% CU IN 6-INCH SHALE (SITE 69), AND 0.05-0.59% CU IN SANDSTONE AT 74.4-75 FT IN CORE HOLE C-3.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name San Angelo Formation
    Rock description San Angelo Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name San Angelo Formation, Basal Part
    Rock description San Angelo Formation, Basal Part

Nearby scientific data

(1) Clear Fork Group
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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 30 FT/MI W. OR LESS
    Thickness 0.18M

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 HUBBARD AND FISCHER (1930), BARNES (1967), AND SMITH (1974, PL. IV). THE SAN ANGELO IS 50 FT THICK OR MORE, AND IT IS ERODED INTO AN ESCARPMENT ABOVE THE CHOZA FORMATION. THE BASAL PART WITH COPPER IS TERMED ZONE C BY STROUD AND OTHERS (1970).; HR.AGE.MV: GUADALUPIAN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1968
Discoverer Stroud And Others

Mining district

District name Hump

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Hendrix, B. B.
    Home office Route 1, Box 147, Knox City, Tx. 79529 (1970)

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LOWER SAN ANGELO MALACHITE, ZONE C, THAT PROBABLY EXTENDS OVER A WIDE AREA.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings OUTCROP
    Area 0.405HA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUBBARD, W.E., AND FISCHER, R.W., COMPILERS, 1930, GEOLOGIC MAP OF KING COUNTY TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:48,000.

  • Deposit

    BARNES, V.E., COMPILER, 1967, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - LUBBOCK SHEET, SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    STROUD, R.R., MCMAHAN, A.B., STROUP, R.K., AND HIBPSHMAN, M.A., 1970, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7422, 103 P. (P. 40, 69).

  • Deposit

    SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 66, 69, PL. IV).

  • Deposit

    GALLOWAY, W.E., 1970, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, OPEN FILE REPORT 1970-6, 115 P. (P. 41)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN CORE C-3, 74.4-75 FT DEEP (ELEVATION 1585 FT).
Deposit MAY BE WIDELY DISTRIBUTED IF THIS IS THE SAME BED FROM PLACE TO PLACE.
Deposit STROUD AND OTHERS (1970, P. 40, 69) SAMPLE SITE NOS. 68-69 (USBM RAF-43, RAF-44), CORE HOLE C-3. GALLOWAY (1970, P. 41) AND SMITH (1974, P. 66, 69, MEAS. SEC. 40) COVER SAME AREA. BASAL SAN ANGELO MALACHITE AT ABOUT 1510 FT ELEVATION. TOP SAN ANGELO AT 1546 FT. SAMPLES WERE 7 INCHES OF SANDSTONE (NO. 68) AND 6 INCHES OF SHALE (NO. 69), AND 7 INCHES OF SANDSTONE AT 1510 FT IN CORE C-3, ALL BASAL SAN ANGELO.

Reporter information

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

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