| Deposit ID | 10091740 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01922 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Site A-3 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -100.04622, 33.47457 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 511 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2 MI N. OF HUMP TRIANGULATION STATION. GO NW OF KNOX CITY FOR 15 MI ON TEXAS HWY. 143 TO BUZZARD PEAK (SW SIDE). GO S. ON WINDING ROAD FOR 2.8 MI. ON W. SIDE OF ROAD WAS CORE HOLE A-3. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | King |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Texas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Shale | Gangue |
| Result | 0.03-0.10% CU AT 97.0-97.6 FT IN CORE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Flowerpot Shale | ||||||||
| Rock description | Flowerpot Shale | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Flowerpot Shale |
| Rock description | Flowerpot Shale |
| (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 | 30 FT/MI W. OR LESS |
| Thickness | 0.18M |
| Depth to top | 29.57M |
| Depth to bottom | 29.75M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1969 |
| Discoverer | Stroud And Others |
| District name | Hump |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | CORE |
| Area | 0.405HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01922 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | TX-KIN-12 |
HUBBARD, W.E., AND FISCHER, R.W., COMPILERS, 1930, GEOLOGIC MAP OF KING COUNTY, TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:48,000.
BARNES, V.E., COMPILER, 1967, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - LUBBOCK SHEET, SCALE 1:250,000.
STROUD, R.B., MCMAHAN, A.B., STROUP, R.K., AND HIBPSHMAN, M.A., 1970, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7422, 103 P. (P. 46-47).
SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 66, PL. IV).
GALLOWAY, W.E., 1970, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, OPEN FILE REPORT 1970-6, 115 P. (P. 28)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STROUD AND OTHERS (1970, P. 46-47) IS REFERENCE. GALLOWAY (1970, P. 28) AND SMITH (1974, P. 66) QUOTE STROUD (1970). CORE HOLE A-3, EL. 1675 FT, TD 155 FT, DRILLED JANUARY 1969. |
| Deposit | 7-INCH SHALE IN CORE, 50 FT ABOVE TOP OF SAN ANGELO FORMATION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1993 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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