| Deposit ID | 10022098 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01921 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Site 67 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -100.0251, 33.46874 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 469 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | GO NW OF KNOX CITY FOR 15 MI ON TEXAS HWY. 143 TO BUZZARD PEAK (SW SIDE). GO S. ON WINDING ROAD FOR ABOUT 0.5 MI. TURN SE ON UNIMPROVED ROAD FOR ABOUT 1.2 MI, THEN SW FOR ABOUT 0.5 MI, THEN SSE FOR 0.8 MI, THEN SSW FOR 0.5 MI. WALK E. ABOUT 1400 FT TO CREEK. THE COPPER SAMPLE WAS PROBABLY TAKEN ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ESCARPMENT. THIS IS PROBABLY LOWER FLOWERPOT. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Texas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Shale | Gangue |
| Result | 0.24% CU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Flowerpot Shale | ||||||||
| Rock description | 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 About 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 | 1970 |
| Discoverer | Stroud And Others |
| District name | Hump |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Arnold Ranch |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | OUTCROP |
| Area | 0.405HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01921 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | TX-KIN-11 |
HUBBARD, W.E., AND FISCHER, R.W., COMPILERS, 1930, GEOLOGIC MAP OF KING COUNTY, TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 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.K., 1970, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7422, 103 P. (P. 40).
SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (PL. IV).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OUTCROP |
| Deposit | STROUD AND OTHERS (1970, P. 40) IS REFERENCE. THIS APPEARS TO BE LOWER FLOWERPOT SHALE ON ARNOLD RANCH. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-93 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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