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Oak Grove-Rock Springs Deposit

Occurrence in Morris county in Texas, United States with commodities Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063167
MRDS ID TC36808
Record type Site
Current site name Oak Grove-Rock Springs Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -94.67383, 32.98515 (WGS84)
Elevation 145
Relative position 2 MI SW OF HUGHES SPRINGS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Morris(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lone Star(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Marshall(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tyler(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lake O'the Pines(hydrologic unit)

Big Cypress-Sulphur(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red-Sulphur(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Morris
United States Texas Cass

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ABOUT 20-25% ORE BY VOLUME RECOVERABLE FROM ORE-BEARING MATERIAL.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Goethite Ore
Hematite Ore
Siderite Ore
Clay Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Weches Member, Mount Selman Formation
    Rock description Weches Mbr, Mount Selman Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -94.67383, 32.98515
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Thickness 9.14M
    Length 5632.55M
    Width 3379.53M
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name North Basin

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • GRAVEL PITS, TRENCHES, PROSPECT PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS B 902, P. 127-128

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LEDGES OF CELLULAR AND LAMINATED OXIDE ORE 3 TO 18 IN THICK IN ZONES UP TO 6 FT THICK COVER AN AREA OF 1200 AC AVERAGING 7-8 FT THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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