| Deposit ID | 10091743 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01942 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Belcherville-1 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -97.81643, 33.76291 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 285 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | GO 3 MI S. OF BELCHERVILLE ON TEXAS HWY. 1816 FROM U.S. HWY. 82. TURN E. 1 MI. TURN N. 0.5 MI. WALK N. ABOUT 2200 FT TO E. SIDE OF HILL. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Montague(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Belcherville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gainesville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Sherman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Farmers-Mud(hydrologic unit)
Red-Lake Texoma(hydrologic accounting unit)
Red-Washita(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Montague |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sandstone | Gangue |
| Result | 3.4% CU |
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| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Petrolia Formation-Or Claypool Formation | ||||||||
| Rock description | Petrolia Formation-Or Claypool Formation | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Petrolia Formation-Or Claypool Formation |
| Rock description | Petrolia Formation-Or Claypool Formation |
| (1) | -97.81643, 33.76291 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gentle Dip To Sw Off Muenster-Nocona Arch, 30 Ft/Mi Or Less? |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
| Strike | NW? |
| Dip | SW 30 FT/MI OR LESS? |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1891 |
| Discoverer | Cummins, W.F. |
| District name | Belcherville |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | OUTCROP |
| Area | 0.405HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01942 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | TX-MOE-03 |
SCHOCH, E.P., 1918, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 1814, 256 P. (P. 112, 203).
CUMMINS, W.F., 1891, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 2ND ANNUAL REPORT, P. 359-552 (P. 509).
CUMMINS, W.F., 1893, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 4TH ANNUAL REPORT, P. 177-238 (P. 232).
BARNES, V.E., AND OTHERS, 1967, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - SHERMAN SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 8 P., SCALE 1:250,000.
ROMER, A.S., 1974, BREVIORA, NO. 427, HARVARD MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY, 31 P., MAP.
STROUD, R.B., MCMAHAN, A.B., STROUP, R.K., AND HIBPSHMAN, M.H., 1970, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7422, 103 P. (P. 16).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ESCARPMENT TO THE E. AND SE SHOULD BE EXAMINED FOR COPPER MINERALS. |
| Deposit | CUMMINS (1893, P. 232) IS REFERENCE. COPPER MINERALS OCCUR ABOUT 3 MI SE OF BELCHER ON THE ROAD LEADING TO MONTAGUE NEAR THE TOP OF A HILL IN SANDSTONE, SHALE, AND MUDSTONE CONGLOMERATE LIKE THAT 1 MI SE OF THE ROCK ISLAND BRIDGE. STROUD AND OTHERS (1970, P. 16) MENTION COPPER MINERALS ALONG A SMALL STREAM NEAR BELCHERVILLE. CUMMINS (1891, P. 509) MENTIONED THAT A SMALL DEPOSIT OF COPPER MINERALS WAS FOUND IN NORTHERN MONTAGUE COUNTY, BUT THERE WAS NO ATTEMPT TO DEVELOP IT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-93 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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