| Deposit ID | 10022091 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01912 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Site-87 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -100.06095, 33.40457 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 468 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | GO 15 MI NW OF KNOX CITY ON TEXAS HWY. 222 (OR 143) TO SW SIDE OF BUZZARD PEAK. TURN S. ON MAIN WINDING ROAD FOR ABOUT 5.5 MI TO MAIN FORK IN ROAD. TAKE SW FORK FOR 0.75 MI TO UNIMPROVED ROAD ON S. SIDE. PROCEED S. ABOUT 1.9 MI TO ROAD ON W. SIDE. GO ABOUT 0.7 MI SW TO EDGE OF ESCARPMENT. WALK ABOUT 1200 FT NNW AND GO DOWN INTO VALLEY ABOUT 20 FT FROM TOP OF ESCARPMENT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
King(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kiowa Peak NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Aspermont(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lubbock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Brazos-Millers(hydrologic unit)
Middle Brazos-Clear Fork(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Brazos(hydrologic subregion)
Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | King |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 261 | Texas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Shale | Gangue |
| Result | 0.05% CU IN 6-INCH SHALE |
|---|
| 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 | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Flowerpot Shale |
| Rock description | Flowerpot Shale |
| (1) | Blaine Formation |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gentle W. Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less Off Bend Arch |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
| Strike | N-S |
| Dip | 30 FT/MI W. OR LESS |
| Thickness | 0.15M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1971 |
| Discoverer | Stroud And Others (1970) |
| District name | North Croton Creek |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | 6666 Ranch |
| Home office | Mr. Jay Humphrey, Trustee, Of S.B. And Tom Burnett Estate, 1212 First National Bank, Ft. Worth |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | OUTCROP |
| Area | 0.405HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01912 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | TX-KIN-02 |
HUBBARD, W.E., AND FISCHER, R.W., COMPILERS, 1930, GEOLOGIC MAP OF KING CO., TEXAS, SCALE 1:48,000.
BARNES, V.E., COMPILER, 1967, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - LUBBOCK SHEET, SCALE 1:250,000.
STROUD, R.B., MCMAHAN, A.B., STROUP, R.K., AND HIBPSHMAN, M.A., 1970, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7422, 103 P. (P. 40).
SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, OPEN FILE REPORT 1970-6, 115 P. (PL. IV).
GALLOWAY, W.E., 1970, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, OPEN FILE REPORT 1970-6, 115 P. (CORE B-2, P. 37, FIG. 3)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STROUD AND OTHERS (1970, P. 40, SAMPLE SITE 87, USBM SAMPLE NO. RAF-83) IS REFERENCE. THEY FOUND 0.05% CU FROM 6-INCH SHALE IN UPPER FLOWERPOT AT 1530-1540 FT ON 6666 RANCH. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-93 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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