| Deposit ID | 10091736 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01897 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Devils Creek-1 |
| Alternate or previous names | Sites 45, 46, 47 of Stroud and Others |
| Geographic coordinates: | -99.74871, 34.15289 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 460 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | GO ABOUT 8.5 MI S. OF QUANAH ON TEXAS HWY. 6, FROM U.S. HWY 287. THE ROAD TURNS SE. PROCEED ABOUT 1 MI TO SITE 8 OF SMITH (1974, P. 60, 63, 70), AT APPROXIMATE ELEVATION OF 1,510 FT, WHERE A 2-INCH DOLOMITE HAS CHALCOCITE AND MALACHITE. FOR SITES 45-47, GO 8.5 MI S. OF QUANAH AND TAKE ROAD TO SW FOR 0.45 MI AND 0.9 MI, RESPECTIVELY, FOR SITES 46 AND 45. WALK W. ABOUT 1,500 FT TO E. BANK OF DEVILS CREEK. SITE 47 IS ABOUT 1,200 FT WSW OF SITE 45 ON A W. BRANCH OF DEVILS CREEK. THESE ARE ALL ON THE HOLCOMB RANCH (909 GREEN STREET, QUANAH, TX 79252). THE SAMPLES ARE ALL FROM THE U. FLOWERPOT, IN SHALE AND DOLOMITE, ASSAYING AT 0.04-0.33% CU, FROM BEDS 2 TO 8 INCHES THICK. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hardeman(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Big Mound(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Vernon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lawton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Pease(hydrologic unit)
Red-Pease(hydrologic accounting unit)
Red-Washita(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Hardeman |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Shale | Gangue |
| Result | 0.33% CU IN 6-INCH SHALE (SAMPLE 45) |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.04% CU IN 5-INCH SHALE (SAMPLE 46) |
| Result | 0.13% CU IN 8-INCH SHALE (SAMPLE 47) |
| Result | 0.06-0.2% CU IN 2-INCH DOLOMITE (SITE 8 OF SMITH, 1974, P. 63) |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Flowerpot Shale | ||||||||
| Rock description | Flowerpot Shale | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Flowerpot Shale (Upper) |
| Rock description | Flowerpot Shale (Upper) |
| (1) | -99.74871, 34.15289 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gentle Nw Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Matador Arch |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | NW 30 FT OR LESS |
| Thickness | 0.2M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1971 |
| Discoverer | Stroud And Others |
| District name | Pease River |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Holcomb Ranch |
| Home office | Claude G. Holcomb, 909 Green St., Quanah, Tx.79252 (1970) |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | OUTCROPS |
| Area | 259.008HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01897 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | TX-HAR-04 |
LLOYD, A.M., AND THOMPSON, W.C., COMPILERS, 1929, MAP OF THE EAST PERMIAN BASIN: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:220,000.
STROUD, R.B., MCMAHAN, A.B., STROUP, R.K., AND HIBPSHMAN, M.H., 1970, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7422, 103 P. (P. 39).
SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 60, 63, 70, MAP I-8, 31-33).
HENTZ, T.F., AND BROWN, L.F., JR., COMPILERS, 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 | OUTCROPS |
| Deposit | STROUD AND OTHERS (1970, P. 39), SITES 45-47 (USBM SAMPLE NOS. RAF90-92), IS REFERENCE. SMITH (1974, P. 63, SITES I-31, 32, 33) ARE SAME. ALSO SMITH (1974, P. 60, 63, 70, SITE 8) ON HWY. 6 IS FOURTH SITE. ALL U. FLOWERPOT SHALE; IN NW PART OF HOPKINS COUNTY SCHOOL LAND SURVEY, BLOCK A-14. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-93 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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