Mine detail: Brannon-1

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 34.06734, -98.32951

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Sandstone
Orebody form: LENTICULAR
Discovery year: 1861

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Stratabound
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:Petrolia Formation
Host type:Sandstone
Associated rock:Petrolia Formation
Associated type:Shale
Structure:Gentle Dip To N. Of 10 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Electra Arch
Tectonic:Interior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin

References

MRDSDE01883
DEP10022067
Reference{Deposit:: HENTZ, T.F., 1988, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 170, 55 P. (PETROLIA FORMATION).}{Deposit:: FURMAN, J.H., 1881, NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, TRANSACTIONS, V. 1, P. 15-20, MAP (P. 19).}{Deposit:: ROESSLER, A.R., 1874, LATEST MAP OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: NEW YORK, EDW. WELLKE AND BRO. (1 INCH = 40 MI).}{Deposit:: ROESSLER, A.R., 1876A, SOME ACCOUNT OF THE MINERAL WEALTH OF TEXAS, WITH NEW MAP OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, IN ALBERT HANFOR* TEXAS STATE REGISTER: 145 P. (P. 86-90, MAP, FOR ROESSLER).}{Deposit:: ROMER, A.S., 1974, BREVIORA, NO. 427: HARVARD MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY, 31 P., MAP.}{Deposit:: 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, 21 P., SCALE 1:250,000.}{Deposit:: BUCKLEY, S.B., 1868, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF TEXAS: TEXAS ALMANAC FOR 1868, P. 79-82.}{Deposit:: BUCKLEY, S.B., 1874, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SURVEY, 1ST ANNUAL REPORT, 142 P. (HOUSTON), P. 10, 39-40.}
ReporterFay, Robert O.