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Site A-6

Occurrence in King 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 10022100
MRDS ID DE01923
Record type Site
Current site name Site A-6

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -100.02844, 33.48069 (WGS84)
Elevation 503
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position SITE SITE A-6 IS ABOUT 3.6 MI NNE OF HUMP TRIANGULATION STATION. GO NW OF KNOX CITY FOR 15 MI ON TEXAS HWY. 143 TO BUZZARD PEAK (SW SIDE). GO S. ON WINDING ROAD FOR 0.5 MI. TURN SE ON UNIMPROVED ROAD FOR 1.2 MI, THEN SW 0.5 MI, THEN SSE 0.35 MI. WALK ABOUT 200 FT W. OF ROAD TO CORE HOLE SITE A-6. EL. 1650 FT; TD, 201 FT; TOP OF SAN ANGELO AT 100 FT (EL. 1550 FT). COPPER MINERALS AT 40.3-40.9 FT, 70-72.6 FT, AND 170.5-171.5 FT, IN UPPER FLOWERPOT, MIDDLE FLOWERPOT, AND LOWER SAN ANGELO SANDSTONE. SITE 79, ABOUT 1900 FT S. AND ABOUT 500 FT W. OF JUNCTION OF TWO ROADS, IS EL. 1580-1590 FT, WITH 6-INCH SHALE IN MIDDLE FLOWERPOT, ASSAYING AT 0.85% CU, FROM OUTCROP. THIS IS U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SAMPLE RAF-73.

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas King

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
96 SW OF NW OF SE OF NE Texas

Comments on the location information

  • BLOCK 13, HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. SURVEY. (THE SECTION AND BLOCK ARE ORIENTED NW-SE, BUT THE DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN AS IF THE SECTION WERE ORIENTED N-S.) THE ELEVATION GIVEN ABOVE IS AT THE TOP OF CORE HOLE A-6; AT TOP OF SAN ANGELO IT IS 1550 FT. OTHER ELEVATIONS ARE 1610 FT, UPPER FLOWERPOT CU; 1580 FT, MIDDLE FLOWERPOT CU; 1480 FT, LOWER SAN ANGELO CU.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result 0.01-0.15% CU IN UPPER FLOWERPOT, AT 40.3-40.9 FT DEEP
Result 0.01-0.04% CU IN MIDDLE FLOWERPOT AT 70-72.6 FT
Result 0.05-0.16% CU IN LOWER SAN ANGELO SANDSTONE AT 170.5-171.5 FT, SITE A-6. 0.85% CU IN 8-INCH SHALE, SITE 79.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Flowerpot Shale;San Angelo Formation
    Rock description Flowerpot Shale;San Angelo Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Upper Flowerpot Shale;Middle Flowerpot Shale;Middle Flowerpot Shale;Lower San Angelo Formation
    Rock description Upper Flowerpot Shale;Middle Flowerpot Shale;Middle Flowerpot Shale;Lower San Angelo Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) Blaine Formation
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Gentle W. Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Bend Arch

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N-S}}
    Dip 30 FT/MI W. OR LESS}}
    Thickness 2.13M
    Depth to top 12.28M
    Depth to bottom 12.47M
  • Name UNNAMED
    General form LENTICULAR
    Dip 30 FT/MI W. OR LESS}}
    Thickness 0.79M
    Depth to top 21.34M
    Depth to bottom 22.13M
  • Name UNNAMED
    General form LENTICULAR
    Dip 30 FT/MI W. OR LESS}}
    Thickness 0.3M
    Depth to top 51.97M
    Depth to bottom 52.27M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGY BY HUBBARD AND FISCHER (1930), BARNES (1967), AND SMITH (19784, PL. IV).; HR.AGE.MV: GUADALUPIANyGUADALUPIANyGUADALUPIANyGUADALUPIAN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1969
Discoverer Stroud And Others

Mining district

District name Hump

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner W. R. Ross Ranch
    Home office Mr. Shirley R. Clark, Jr., Trustee, First National Bank Of Fort Worth, Fort Worth,

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SOME ZONES OF COPPER MINERALS MAY BE WIDESPREAD.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings OUTCROP AND CORE HOLE
    Area 129.504HA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 66, PL. IV).

  • Deposit

    HUBBARD, W.E., AND FISCHER, R.W., COMPILERS, 1930, GEOLOGIC MAP OF KING COUNTY, TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:48,000.

  • Deposit

    BARNES, V.E., COMPILER, 1967, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - LUBBOCK SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    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, 53-55).

  • Deposit

    GALLOWAY, W.E., 1970, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, OPEN FILE REPORT 1970-6, 115 P. (P. 32)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OUTCROP AND CORE HOLE
Deposit STROUD AND OTHERS (1970, P. 53-55) IS MAIN REFERENCE, QUOTED BY GALLOWAY (1970, P. 32) AND SMITH (1974, P. 66). ALSO INCLUDED IS SITE 79 OF STROUD AND OTHERS (1970, P. 40) ABOUT 1900 FT S. OF SITE A-6, ALL IN SEC. 96, BLK. 13, H&TC RAILROAD CO. SURVEY, ON W.R. ROSS RANCH.

Reporter information

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

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