Bluff Creek-1

Occurrence in Knox county in Texas, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022111
MRDS ID DE01937
Record type Site
Current site name Bluff Creek-1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -99.87121, 33.76095 (WGS84)
Elevation 466
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position GO W. ON TEXAS HWY. 1756 FOR 2.5 MI FROM TEXAS HWY. 283 AT TRUSCOTT. TURN N. 0.4 MI. TURN W. 1.5 MI TO BLUFF ON E. SIDE OF BLUFF CREEK WHERE ROAD DESCENDS AND WINDS AROUND A SMALL HILL. PROBABLY THE SECTION WAS MEASURED IN THIS HILL. ABOUT 53 FT OF CHOZA-SAN ANGELO WAS MEASURED WITH THE UPPER 8 FT BEING SAN ANGELO. THE MALACHITE OCCURS IN THE BASAL PART OF THE SAN ANGELO FORMATION IN SANDSTONE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Knox(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Truscott North(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 Knox

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
15 N2 OF NW OF NW OF NW Texas

Comments on the location information

  • BLOCK 4, DALLAS AND WICHITA RAILROAD COMPANY SURVEY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Sandstone Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Choza Formation (Upper)
    Rock description Choza Formation (Upper)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name San Angelo Formation (Lower)
    Rock description San Angelo Formation (Lower)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -99.87121, 33.76095

Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form LENTICULAR
    Strike NNE
    Dip WNW OF 30 FT/MI OR LESS
    Thickness 0.3M

Comments on the ore body information

  • Orebody is in an outcrop

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGY BY LLOYD AND THOMPSON (1929), SMITH (1974, PL. II), AND HENTZ AND BROWN (1987).; HR.AGE.MV: GUADALUPIAN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1974
Discoverer Smith, G.E.

Mining district

District name Truscott

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • BASAL SAN ANGELO SANDSTONE CONTAINS MALACHITE. MAY BE SPORADIC.

Workings at the site

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OUTCROP
Deposit SMITH (1974, P. 67), MEASURED SECTION 5, IS REFERENCE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1993 Fay, Robert O. Oklahoma Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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