| Deposit ID | 10098092 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01873 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Judge Kerr Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -98.58145, 33.5893 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 314 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | GO E. OF ARCHER CITY 1.5 MI ON TEX. HWY 25, AND CONTINUE TO SE ANOTHER 1.4 MI. TURN NNE FOR 0.8 MI ON ROAD. WALK NW ABOUT 1000 FT TO BLUFF. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Archer(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Archer City East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wichita Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wichita Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Little Wichita(hydrologic unit)
Red-Lake Texoma(hydrologic accounting unit)
Red-Washita(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Archer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Shale | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Archer City Formation Of Cisco Group | ||||||
| Rock description | Archer City Formation Of Cisco Group | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Archer City Formation Of Cisco Group |
| Rock description | Archer City Formation Of Cisco Group |
| (1) | -98.58145, 33.5893 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gentle Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less To Nnw, Off Bend Arch. |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
| Strike | ENE |
| Dip | NNW 30 FT/MI OR LESS |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Length | 304.8M |
| Width | 60.96M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1898 |
| Discoverer | Schmitz, E.J. ? |
| Year of last production | 1895 |
| District name | Archer City |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Judge Kerr |
| First year | 1897 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | OUTCROP |
| Area | 4.047HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01873 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | TX-ARC-06 |
SCHMITZ, E.J., 1897, A.I.M.E. TRANSACTIONS, V. 26, P. 97-108 (P. 106-107).
ROMER, A.S., 1974, BREVIORA, HARVARD MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY, NO. 427, 31 P., MAP.
HENTZ, T.F., AND BROWN, L.F., JR., COMPILERS, 1897, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOL. ATLAS OF TEXAS, WICHITA FALLS-LAWTON SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:250,000.
HENTZ, T.F., 1988, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 170, 55 P. (NOCONA FORMATION).
NICKELL, C.O., 1932, THE COLEMAN JUNCTION HORIZON IN ARCHER AND CLAY COUNTIES, TEXAS: AUSTIN, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, M.A. THESIS, 40 P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS COULD OCCUR OVER A WIDER AREA. |
| Deposit | SCHMITZ (1897, P. 106-107, FIG. 5) SAID THAT THIS WAS 2.5 MI ESE OF ARCHER CITY ON THE ROAD TO WINDHORST. THE CLOSEST PLACE THAT FITS HIS DESCRIPTION, AND SECTION AND MAP, IS ON THE J. SCOTT SURVEY, ABOUT 1400 FT NW OF HWY. 25, ABOUT 2.5 MI ESE OF ARCHER CITY. NO LEGAL DESCRIPTION WAS GIVEN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1993 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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