Little Croton Creek-1

Occurrence in Knox county in Texas, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022113
MRDS ID DE01939
Record type Site
Current site name Little Croton Creek-1
Alternate or previous names Mustang Creek On Later Maps

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -99.96788, 33.52707 (WGS84)
Elevation 457
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position GO 6.7 MI W. OF BENJAMIN ON U.S. HWY. 82 AND TEXAS HWY. 114. TURN S. 1 MI. TURN W. 1.1 MI. TURN SW 8 MI. TURN SE 0.75 MI. TURN SW 1.1 MI. WALK S. ABOUT 1000 FT TO LITTLE CROTON CREEK AT CONTACT OF LOWER SAN ANGELO WITH UNDERLYING CHOZA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Knox(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cedar Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake Kemp(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Knox

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
101 Texas

Comments on the location information

  • BLK. 13, HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY SURVEY (BLOCK AND SECTIONS ORIENTED NW-SE).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Malachite Ore
Sandstone Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name San Angelo Formation
    Rock description San Angelo Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name San Angelo Sandstone
    Rock description San Angelo Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -99.96788, 33.52707

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Gentle Dip Of 40 Ft/Mi Or Less To Wnw

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form LENTICULAR
    Strike NNE
    Dip WNW 40 FT/MI OR LESS
    Thickness 4.57M

Comments on the ore body information

  • Orebody is in an outcrop

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGY BY LLOYD AND THOMPSON (1929), HENTZ AND BROWN (1987), AND SMITH (1974, PL. III).; HR.AGE.MV: GUADALUPIAN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1946
Discoverer Robert Roth

Mining district

District name Benjamin Sw

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OUTCROPS ALONG LITTLE CROTON CREEK

Comments on the workings information

  • OUTCROP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ROTH (1945, P. 905, BED #10) IS REFERENCE. THIS IS THE BASAL 16 FT OF THE SAN ANGELO FORMATION MEASURED ALONG LITTLE CROTON CREEK NEAR C. OF SEC. 101, BLK. 13, HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY SURVEY. CHALCOCITE, MALACHITE, AND FOSSIL WOOD OCCUR IN SANDSTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-93 Fay, Robert O. Oklahoma Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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