| Deposit ID | 10094853 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01940 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blevins Ranch |
| Geographic coordinates: | -97.93782, 33.81985 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 268 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | E. SIDE OF RINGGOLD, ON E. SIDE OF U.S. HWY. 81, ABOUT 0.25 MI N. OF U.S. HWY. 82. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Montague(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ringgold(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 |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | SW OF SE OF SW OF NW OF SE | Texas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Torbernite | Ore |
| Sandstone | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Nocona Formation | ||||||
| Rock description | Nocona Formation | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Nocona Formation; Ss-6 |
| Rock description | Nocona Formation; Ss-6 |
| (1) | -97.93782, 33.81985 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gentle Sw Dip Off Muenster Arch |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | <1 DEGREE SW |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1973 |
| Discoverer | Blair And Others (1973) |
| District name | Ringgold |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Blevins Ranch (F.M. Clark) |
| First year | 1929 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.405HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01940 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | TX-MOE-01 |
ROMER, A.S., 1974, BREVIORA, NO. 427, HARVARD MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY, 31 P.
BLAIR, R.G., STEHLE, F.T., AND LEVICH, R.A., 1973, U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM TM-190, 16 P. (P. 11).
BULLARD, F.M., AND CUYLER, R.H., 1930, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 3001, P. 57-76.
BARNES, V.E., AND OTHERS, 1976, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS, SHERMAN SHEET, 8 P. SCALE 1:250,000.
HENTZ, T.F., 1988, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 170, 55 P. (P. 16-19, 53).
HENTZ, T.F., AND BROWN, L.F., JR., 1987, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS, WICHITA FALLS-LAWTON SHEET, 21 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OUTCROP |
| Deposit | BLAIR AND OTHERS (1973, P. 11) IS REFERENCE; A.E.C. FILE NO. 2458. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-93 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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