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Raggedy Creek-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. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022075
MRDS ID DE01893
Record type Site
Current site name Raggedy Creek-1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -99.80455, 33.99401 (WGS84)
Elevation 488
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position GO 3.2 MI W. OF CROWELL ON U.S. HWY. 70, TO RAGGEDY CREEK (EL. 1,490 FT). GO 1.5 MI FARTHER W. TO HIGH HILL ON S. THE ROAD CROSSES AT ABOUT EL. 1,560 FT. THE U. FLOWERPOT SHOULD CROP OUT IN THE HILL ABOUT 400 FT TO THE S., AT APPROX. EL. 1,600 FT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Foard(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Foard City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake Kemp(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wichita Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pease(hydrologic unit)

Red-Pease(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
7 NW OF SE OF E2 OF S2 OF S2 Texas

Comments on the location information

  • BLOCK 44, HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. SURVEY. THE HEADWATERS OF RAGGEDY CREEK OCCUR ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HILL, AND THE COPPER COULD OCCUR ANY PLACE WITHIN A MILE OF THE HILL, AT EL. 1,560-1,620 FT, PROBABLY ALL BELOW THE KISER GYPSUM MEMBER OF THE FLOWERPOT SHALE. CUMMINS (1891, PL. 18) SHOWS TWO LOCALITIES SW OF MARGARET. PROBABLY THE SOUTHERN ONE REPRESENTS THIS AREA. CUMMINS SHOWS IT ON THE S. SIDE OF RAGGEDY CREEK, BUT THIS COULD BE ON THE S. SIDE OF A WEST BRANCH, WHICH WOULD BE CLOSE TO THIS HILL. (THE LOCALITY SHOWN W. OF MARGARET WAS PROBABLY THE MCCLELLAN MINE, BUT IT WAS PLACED SE OF CANAL CREEK INSTEAD OF W. OF CANAL CREEK.)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Shale Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Rock unit name Flowerpot Shale
    Rock description Flowerpot Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Flowerpot Shale
    Rock description Flowerpot Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -99.80455, 33.99401
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Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form TABULAR
    Strike NE
    Dip NW 30 FT/MI OR LESS

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 BEEDE AND CHRISTNER (1926), THOMPSON, FOSTER, AND GARRETT (1930), SMITH (1974, PL. I), 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 1877
Discoverer Mcclellan, George B.

Mining district

District name Mcclellan

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • COPPER IN THE MIDDLE OR UPPER FLOWERPOT MAY BE WIDESPREAD IN THIS AREA.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings OUTCROP

Comments on the workings information

  • CUMMINS (1891, P. 451, PL. 18) SHOWS A PROSPECT IN THIS GENERAL REGION, BUT NO SPECIFIC MINE IS MENTIONED. THE AREA IS DEEPLY DISSECTED, AND COPPER COULD OCCUR ANY PLACE IN THE FLOWERPOT SHALE OR UPPER SAN ANGELO IN THIS AREA.

Comments on development

  • CUMMINS (1893, P. 235) MENTIONED THAT GENERAL MCCLELLAN WORKED AT THE HEADWATERS OF RAGGEDY CREEK.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    HENTZ, T.F., AND BROWN, L.F., JR., 19897, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - WICHITA FALLS-LAWTON SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    CUMMINS, W.F., 1890, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1ST ANNUAL REPORT, P. 185-197 (P. 196).

  • Deposit

    CUMMINS, W.F., 1891, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 2ND ANNUAL REPORT, P. 359-552 (P. 451, PL. 18).

  • Deposit

    CUMMINS, W.F., 1893, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 4TH ANNUAL REPORT, P. 177-238

  • 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 BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:48,000 (WITH LAND GRID).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CUMMINS (1890, P. 196; 1891, P. 451, PL. 18) ARE EARLY REFERENCES. CUMMINS (1893, P. 235) ALSO MENTIONS RAGGEDY CREEK. HE SAID THAT GENERAL MCCLELLAN WORKED HERE.

Reporter information

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

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