Chrisman Ranch-1

Occurrence in Clay 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. 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 10022063
MRDS ID DE01879
Record type Site
Current site name Chrisman Ranch-1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.26755, 33.82652 (WGS84)
Elevation 267
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position GO ABOUT 2.2 MI WNW OF BRIDGE OVER LITTLE WICHITA RIVER W. OF HENRIETTA, ON U.S. HWY. 82 AND 287. TURN S. ABOUT 0.75 MI. GO E. ABOUT 0.5 MI TO HOUSE ON HILL. EAST OF HOUSE MAY BE THE BLUFF WITH 15 FT OF BEDS DESCRIBED.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clay(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jolly(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Clay

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
NE OF SW OF SE OF NW Texas

Comments on the location information

  • IN BLOCK A-204 E. HASKINS. ABOUT 2200 FT TO SW IS A MORE PROMINENT BLUFF IN THE N2 OF SE OF BLOCK A-291, J. LEVINS, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE TOO FAR S. OF THE RR.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • FOUR FEET OF BLACK SHALE AND RED-BROWN SANDSTONE WITH COPPER MINERALS OCCURS IN A 4-FT SECTION, MEASURED BY UDDEN AND PHILLIPS (1912, P. 3).

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result 60% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Nocona Formation
    Rock description Nocona Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Sandstone 10 Of Nocona Formation
    Rock description Sandstone 10 Of Nocona Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.26755, 33.82652

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Gentle Dip Nnw Less Than 1 Degree

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form LENTICULAR
    Strike ENE
    Dip LESS THAN 1 DEGREE NNW
    Thickness 1.22M

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 HENTZ (1988), HENTZ AND BROWN (1987), AND ROMER (1974).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1912
Production years BEFORE 1912

Mining district

District name Henrietta

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Chrisman Ranch

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ONE OF SEVERAL PROSPECTS IN AREA.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.405HA
    Overall depth 3.05M

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECTED BEFORE 1912.

Comments on development

  • OLD COPPER PROSPECTS OCCUR IN AREA ACCORDING TO UDDEN AND PHILLIPS (1912, P. 3).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GORDON, C.H., 1913, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 317, 88 P. (P. 45).

  • Deposit

    UDDEN, J.A., AND PHILLIPS, D.M., 1912, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 246, 308 P. (P. 3, 23, PL. 18).

  • Deposit

    ROMER, A.S., 1974, BREVIORA, NO. 427, HARVARD MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY, 31 P.

  • Deposit

    HENTZ, T.F., AND BROWN, L.F., JR., COMPILERS, 1987, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS, WICHITA FALLS-LAWTON SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 121 P.

  • Deposit

    HENTZ, T.F., 1988, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 170, 55 P. (P. 6, 16-19, 53).

  • Deposit

    BLAIR, R.G., STEHLE, F.T., AND LEVICH, R.A., 1973, U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM TM-190, 16 P. (P. 10, PL. 1).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PART OF OLD COPPER PROSPECTS IN AREA.
Deposit UDDEN AND PHILLIPS (1912, P. 3, 23, PL. 18) DESCRIBE MEASURED SECTION WITH 4 FT OF COPPER MINERALS IN OLD PROSPECT PITS 3 MI W. OF HENRIETTA AND 0.5 MI S. OF FT. WORTH AND DENVER RR., IN EAST-FACING BLUFF. BLAIR AND OTHERS (1973, P. 10, PL. 1) GIVE A.E.C. FILE NO. 2456, CHRISMAN RANCH, FOR APPROXIMATELY THE SAME LOCALITY.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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