| Deposit ID | 10227273 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0483190004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Streeter Stream Tin Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -99.36175, 30.7594 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 530 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mason(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Grit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mason(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Llano(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Llano(hydrologic unit)
Middle Colorado-Llano(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado-San Bernard Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Mason |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Unknown |
| Topaz | Unknown |
| (1) | -99.36175, 30.7594 |
|---|
| |||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1908 |
| District name | Grit-Streeter |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0483190004 |
COMSTOCK, T B, 1891, TIN IN CENTRAL TEXAS. ENGR AND HIN J. V
P 117-8
MEYER, H C, 1913, TOPAZ AND STREAM TIN IN MASON CO, TEXAS. E
MIN J. V 95, N 10, P 511-2.
MC CAMMON, JOHN H, 1941, REPORT ON TIN AND MAGNESITE DEPOSIT
MASON CO, TEXAS. TEXAS UNIV BUR ECON GEOL, MIN RES CIR 32,
P 1-4, 7.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEE MAP ON PAGE 7 (MC CAMMON, 1941) FOR SAMPLE LOCATIONS + G MINUTE VEINS CONTAINING TIN OCCUR IN FINE-GRAINED GRANIT PRINCIPAL TIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND IN SMALL STREAM BEDS. FOR TIN WERE FOUND TO BE LESS THAN 0.1 LB/CU YD EXCEPT F SAMPLE (ASSAYED 1.9 LB/CU YD). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Hite, Alan G. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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