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North Wichita River-1

Occurrence in Foard county in Texas, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022072
MRDS ID DE01889
Record type Site
Current site name North Wichita River-1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -99.95927, 33.87318 (WGS84)
Elevation 454
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position GO W. OF FOARD CITY ON TEXAS HWY. 263 FOR 3.9 MI TO CREEK. CROSS CREEK W., AND FOLLOW ROAD N., FOR ABOUT 0.9 MI. TURN W. 0.45 MI, THEN S. 0.4 MI, THEN W. 0.4 MI, THEN SW IRREGULARLY FOR 1.25 MI TO JUNCTION. TURN W. 0.55 MI, THEN N. 0.35 MI, THEN W. 0.3 MI, N. 0.2 MI, W. 0.65 MI, THEN S. 0.5 MI, THEN W. 1.9 MI TO FORD ACROSS NORTH WICHITA RIVER.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Foard(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Big Four Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake Kemp(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wichita Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Wichita(hydrologic unit)

Red-Lake Texoma(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red-Washita(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Foard

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
82 NE OF NW OF NW Texas

Comments on the location information

  • BLOCK 44, HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. SURVEY. BLUFF ON S. SIDE OF RIVER FORD IS COPPER BY FLOWERPOT GYPSUM AND SHALE, AND ROCKS NEAR BASE ARE SAN ANGELO. SMITH (1974, P. 60, SAMPLE 8) COLLECTED MALACHITE AND CHALCOCITE FROM DOLOMITE IN UPPER FLOWERPOT. STROUD AND OTHERS (1970, P. 38) COLLECTED A 4-IN. SANDSTONE FROM THE SAN ANGELO THAT ASSAYED AT 0.29% CU, ON FAIN-BROWN RANCH. RICHARD (1915, P. 645-647, 650) COLLECTED GALENA AND PYRITE FROM A LIMESTONE (OR DOLOMITE) ON L.C. BLACK RANCH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result 0.29% FROM 4-IN. SANDSTONE IN SAN ANGELO FORMATION (SAMPLE 26, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, SAMPLE NO. RAF-6).

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Flowerpot Shale;San Angelo Formation
    Rock description Flowerpot Shale;San Angelo Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Flowerpot Shale (Upper);San Angelo Formation
    Rock description Flowerpot Shale (Upper);San Angelo Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -99.95927, 33.87318
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Gentle Nw Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Bend Arch

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form TABULAR
    Strike NE}
    Dip NW 30 FT/MI OR LESS}
    Thickness 0.3M
  • Name UNNAMED
    General form TABULAR
    Dip NW 30 FT/MI OR LESS}
    Thickness 0.09M

Comments on the ore body information

  • Orebody is in an outcrop

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic, Sabkha? For U. Flowerpot

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGY BY BEEDE AND CHRISTNER (1926), SMITH (1974, PL. II), HENTZ AND BROWN (1987), AND THOMPSON, FOSTER, AND GARRETT (1930).; HR.AGE.MV: GUADALUPIANyGUADALUPIAN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1916
Discoverer Richard, Louis M.

Mining district

District name Foard City West

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Fain-Brown Ranch

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THESE ARE THE ONLY REPORTED COPPER OCCURRENCES IN SW FOARD COUNTY. MANY OTHER SECTIONS WERE EXAMINED, BUT COPPER WAS NOT REPORTED.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings OUTCROP
    Area 0.405HA

Comments on the workings information

  • OUTCROP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HENTZ, T.F., AND BROWN, L.F., JR., 1987, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - WICHITA FALLS-LAWTON SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    RICHARD, L.M., 1915, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 10, NO. 7, P. 634-650 (P. 645-647, 650).

  • Deposit

    BEEDE, J.W., AND CHRISTNER, D.D., 1926, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 2607, P. 18-57.

  • Deposit

    THOMPSON, W.C., FOSTER, F.K., AND GARRETT, M.M., COMPILERS, 1930, GEOLOGIC MAP OF FOARD COUNTY, TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:48,000.

  • Deposit

    SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 60, PL. II).

  • Deposit

    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. 38).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RICHARD (1915, P. 645-647, 650), STROUD AND OTHERS (1970, P. 38), AND SMITH (1974, P. 60, SAMPLE 8, PL. II) ARE MAIN REFERENCES. FAIN-BROWN RANCH, FORMERLY L.C. BLACK RANCH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-93 Fay, Robert O. Oklahoma Geological Survey

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