| Deposit ID | 10022085 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01905 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cottonwood Creek-3 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -99.64566, 34.1315 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 430 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | GO 6.3 MI E. OF TEXAS HWY. 2568 (ON E. SIDE OF QUANAH) ON U.S. HWY. 287. TURN S. 7.8 MI. TURN W. 2.2 MI. TURN S. 0.2 MI TO RANCH HOUSE. GO ABOUT 1.2 MI SE OF HOUSE TO WHERE ROAD DESCENDS THROUGH THE SAN ANGELO ESCARPMENT. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Hardeman |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | NW OF N2 OF E2 OF E2 OF W2 | Texas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sandstone | Gangue |
| Shale | Gangue |
| Result | 0.40% CU (SAMPLE 39) |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | San Angelo Sandstone | ||||||||
| Rock description | San Angelo Sandstone | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | San Angelo Sandstone |
| Rock description | San Angelo Sandstone |
| (1) | -99.64566, 34.1315 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gentle Nw Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Matador Arch |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | NW, 30 FT/MI OR LESS |
| Thickness | 0.43M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1971 |
| Discoverer | Stroud And Others |
| District name | Medicine Mounds |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hafner Ranch |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | OUTCROP |
| Area | 259.008HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01905 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | TX-HAR-12 |
LLOYD, A.M., AND THOMPSON, W.C., COMPILERS, 1929, MAP OF THE EAST PERMIAN BASIN: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:220,000.
SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (PL. I).
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.
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).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE COPPER BED MAY EXTEND OVER SEVERAL SQUARE MILES. |
| Deposit | STROUD AND OTHERS (1970, P. 39) SITE 39, USBM SAMPLE NO. 4AF-54, IS REFERENCE. HAFNER RANCH, PROBABLY ALONG ROAD. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-93 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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