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Hackberry Creek-1

Occurrence in Hardeman 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 10022080
MRDS ID DE01898
Record type Site
Current site name Hackberry Creek-1
Alternate or previous names Sites E-6, E-7 Cores, And Sample Sites 51-53 Usbm, Raf62, 60, 61 of Stroud and Others 1970, P. 39, 89-90

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -99.70232, 34.164 (WGS84)
Elevation 460
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position GO 7.5 MI S. OF QUANAH ON TEXAS HWY. 6, FROM U.S. HWY. 287. TURN E. ABOUT 2 MI. GO SOUTH ABOUT 1.3 MI TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE HOPKINS SURVEY. WALK ABOUT 600 FT SE TO SITE 52, 1,000 FT SSE TO E-6, 3,000 FT SW TO E-7, 3,200 FT SSE TO SITE 53, OR 4,600 FT SSE TO SITE 51 (HORST RANCH).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hardeman(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Big Mound(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Vernon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lawton(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 Hardeman

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
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Comments on the location information

  • ELEVATION GIVEN ABOVE IS FOR MOST COPPER SAMPLES. ELEVATION IS 1,550 FT ON SURFACE OF E-6 AND E-7 CORE SITES (TOTAL DEPTHS, 43 FT; 51 FT). LATITUDE OF E-6 IS 34-09-50N; LONGITUDE 099-42-07W. LATITUDE OF E-7 IS 34-03-33N; LONGITUDE 099-42-30W. SECTION FRACTION FOR CORE E-6 AND E-7, HOPKINS COUNTY SCHOOL LAND SURVEY, ARE GIVEN ABOVE. (E-6 IS ABOUT 2,500 FT NE OF E-7). SAMPLE 51 IS ABOUT 1,800 FT S. OF CORE E-7 (EL. 1510 FT). SAMPLE 52 IS ABOUT 500 FT NNE OF CORE E-6 (EL. 1,510 FT). SAMPLE 53 IS ABOUT 800 FT SE OF CORE E-7 (EL. 1,500 FT).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Dolomite Gangue
Limestone Gangue
Shale Gangue

Analytical data

Result 3.65% CU IN 8-INCH SHALE AND LIMESTONE (SITE 51)
Result 2.75% CU IN 6-INCH SHALE (SITE 52)
Result 1.65% CU IN 8-INCH SHALE (SITE 53)
Result 0.14-1.25% CU IN 10-INCH SHALE AND DOLOMITE (38.0-38.9 FT, EL. 1,512 FT) (E-6)
Result 0.07-0.36% CU IN 10-INCH SHALE AND DOLOMITE (47.3-48.2 FT, EL. 1,503 FT) (E-7).

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Rock unit name Kiser Gypsum Member Of Flowerpot Shale
    Rock description Kiser Gypsum Member Of Flowerpot Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle 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 (Upper)
    Rock description Flowerpot Shale (Upper)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -99.70232, 34.164
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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 ABOUT 30 FT/MI OR LESS
    Thickness 0.25M

Comments on the ore body information

  • Orebody is in an outcrop

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic, Sabkha?

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGY BY LLOYD AND THOMPSON (1929), 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 1968
Discoverer Stroud And Others

Mining district

District name Medicine Mounds

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Williams Ranch And Hurst Ranch (Site 57).
    Home office Mrs. G.H. Williams, 119 W. 2nd St., Rfd #3, Quanah, Tx. 79

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MAY EXTEND OVER MANY SQUARE MILES.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings OUTCROPS
    Area 259.008HA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LLOYD, A.M., AND THOMPSON, W.C., COMPILERS, 1929, MAP OF EAST PERMIAN BASIN: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:220,000.

  • 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. 39, 89-90).

  • Deposit

    SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 63, 65, I-28, 29, 34, 36).

  • 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, SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    GALLOWAY, W.E., 1970, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, OPEN FILE REPORT 1970-6, 115 P. (P. 60-61, FIG. 4)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OUTCROP ABOUT ELEVATION 1,500-1,510 FT.
Deposit OUTCROPS
Deposit SMITH (1974, P. 63, 65, I-28, 29, 34, 36) QUOTES STROUD'S SITES. GALLOWAY (1970, FIG. 4, P. 60-61) ALSO SHOWS LOCATIONS AND GIVES STRATIGRAPHIC COLUMNS. ALL ON WILLIAMS RANCH, IN U. FLOWERPOT SHALE AT ABOUT ELEVATION 1,500-1,570 FT, EXCEPT SITE 51, WHICH IS ON THE HURST RANCH.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1968 (DRILL SITES)

Reporter information

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

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