| Deposit ID | 10091742 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01936 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Salt Creek-2 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -99.92982, 33.72068 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 451 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | GO W. ON TEXAS HWY. 1756 FOR 2.5 MI FROM TEXAS HWY. 283 AT TRUSCOTT. TURN N. 0.4 MI, THEN W. 3.1 MI. TURN S. 1.6 MI TO ALEXANDER RANCH HEADQUARTERS. GO S. ON UNIMPROVED ROAD FOR 1.5 MI. TURN W. AND NW FOR ABOUT 2.5 MI TO WHERE ROAD CROSSES SALT CREEK AND UP W. SIDE. WALK ABOUT 500 FT S. ALONG ESCARPMENT OF SAN ANGELO. A BASAL 4-INCH SHALE AND SANDSTONE OF SAN ANGELO WAS PROBABLY COLLECTED HERE, CONSISTING OF CHALCOCITE AND MALACHITE, ASSAYING AT 0.25% CU, ON W. SIDE OF SALT CREEK. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Knox(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Maverick Flat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lake Kemp(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wichita Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Wichita(hydrologic unit)
Red-Lake Texoma(hydrologic accounting unit)
Red-Washita(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Knox |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | SE OF SW OF NW OF NE | Texas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sandstone | Gangue |
| Shale | Gangue |
| Result | 0.25% CU |
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| 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 > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | San Angelo Formation (Lower) |
| Rock description | San Angelo Formation (Lower) |
| (1) | -99.92982, 33.72068 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gentle Wnw Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less Off Bend Arch |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
| Strike | NNE |
| Dip | WNW 30 FT/MI OR LESS |
| Thickness | 0.1M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1974 |
| Discoverer | Smith, G.E. |
| District name | Truscott |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alexander Ranch? |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | OUTCROP |
| Area | 2.024HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01936 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | TX-KNO-09 |
SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 59, 61, 64, 68-69).
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 | THE COPPER MAY BE WIDESPREAD BUT SPORADIC. |
| Deposit | SMITH (1974, P. 59, 61, 64, 68-69), SAMPLE 7 AND MEASURED SECTIONS 8-9, IS MAIN REFERENCE, TO CHOZA, SAN ANGELO, FLOWERPOT, WITH 4 INCHES OF SHALE IN LOWER SAN ANGELO WITH CHALCOCITE AND MALACHITE, ASSAYING AT 0.25% CU. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-93 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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