| Deposit ID | 10022101 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01924 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sites 80-81 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -99.99621, 33.47569 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 472 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | GO 5.5 MI NW OF KNOX CITY ON TEXAS HWY. 143 TO BRIDGE OVER BRAZOS RIVER. GO 6.7 MI NW ON HWY. 143 TO UNIMPROVED ROAD ON SW SIDE. GO SW 1.7 MI ON WINDING ROAD, CROSSING CREEK, WINDING W., THEN S., THEN E., TO FORK IN ROAD AT HOUSE. GO E., ON E. FORK, THEN S. ALONG TOP OF BLUFFS FOR 0.6 MI TO ROAD ON E. GO S. 0.1 MI TO FORK IN ROAD. TAKE SE FORK FOR 0.3 MI, THEN TURN NE 0.4 MI, RECROSSING CREEK TO NE SIDE OF CREEK AT SITE 80. FOR SITE 81 AND MEASURED SEC. 38, GO BACK TO LAST FORK AND TAKE S. FORK FOR 0.2 MI AND TURN SE FOR 0.5 MI, DOWN SIDE OF BLUFF ON SW SIDE OF CREEK (MEASURED SEC. 38). GO 1500 FT TO SW FOR SITE 81 OUTCROP SAMPLE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
King(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Knox City NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Haskell(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wichita Falls(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| }} | }} | 72 SITE 80}71 SITE 81}71 MEASURED SEC. 38 | Texas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Shale | Gangue |
| Result | 0.47% CU (SITE 80, USBM RAF-74) |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.55% CU (SITE 81, USBM RAF-75) |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | San Angelo Formation | ||||||||
| Rock description | San Angelo Formation | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | San Angelo Formation (Lower Part) |
| Rock description | San Angelo Formation (Lower Part) |
| (1) | Clear Fork Group |
|---|
| 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 | 0.2M |
| 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 | OUTCROPS |
| Area | 259.008HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01924 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | TX-KIN-14 |
SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 69, PL. IV).
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: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 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).
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STROUD (1970, P. 40), SAMPLE SITES 80-81, OR U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SAMPLE NOS. RAF-74, RAF-75, IS REFERENCE. SMITH (1974, P. 69), MEASURED SECTION 38, IN NW SEC. 71, BLK 13, H AND TC RAILROAD CO. SURVEY IS INCLUDED, COMPRISING 51 FT OF LOWER SAN ANGELO AND UPPER CHOZA. SITE 80 IS IN SE-SE SEC. 72, AND SITE 81 IS IN NW-NW SEC. 71. ALL COPPER SAMPLES ARE FROM LOWER SAN ANGELO, IN 6- TO 8-INCH SHALE, ON ARNOLD RANCH. |
| Deposit | THIS ZONE MAY BE WIDESPREAD. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1993 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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