| Deposit ID | 10022115 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01943 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pevler Spring-1,2,3 |
| Point of reference | Centroid |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -97.72152, 33.6773 (WGS84) |
| Relative position | Original record had no coordinates, so this was plotted to the middle of the state/county area. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Montague(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Montague(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gainesville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Sherman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Farmers-Mud(hydrologic unit)
Red-Lake Texoma(hydrologic accounting unit)
Red-Washita(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Montague |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Centroid (1) | -97.72152, 33.6773 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Belknap Creek |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01943 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | TX-MOE-04 |
BUCKLEY, S.B., 1874, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SURVEY, 1ST ANNUAL REPORT, 142 P. (HOUSTON) (P. 40)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BUCKLEY (1874, P. 40) IS REFERENCE. A 4-INCH COPPER SHALE IN SANDSTONE WAS FOUND AT THE SPRING IN A CREEK BANK, 1 MI S. OF MR. PEVLER'S HOUSE, AND IN SEAMS IN SANDSTONE, 0.5 MI N. OF HIS HOUSE IN SW MONTAGUE COUNTY. MR. PEVLER OWNS THE LAND. HE WORKED FOR 6 MONTHS IN THE ARCHER COUNTY MINES. THE COPPER WAS IN MALACHITE, CHRYSOCOLLA, AND CUPRITE. CONCRETIONS ALSO OCCUR WITH COPPER MINERALS. THE HILLS HAVE A JAGGED APPEARANCE WHERE THE COPPER MINERALS WERE FOUND. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-93 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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