Mine detail: Brushy Creek-1

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Location

Lat / long: 33.33152, -99.5787

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Sandstone
Orebody form: LENTICULAR
Discovery year: 1873

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Clear Fork Group (Middle)
Host type:Sandstone
Associated rock:Clear Fork Group
Associated type:Shale
Structure:Dip To Nw Of 50 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Bend Arch
Tectonic:Interior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin

References

MRDSDE01908
DEP10022088
Reference{Deposit:: ROESSLER, A.R., 1876A, AN ACCOUNT OF THE MINERAL WEALTH OF TEXAS, IN ALBERT HANFOR* TEXAS STATE REGISTER FOR 1876: GALVESTON, 146 P. (P. 86-90, MAP).}{Deposit:: LLOYD, A.M., AND THOMPSON, W.C., COMPILERS, 1929, MAP OF THE EAST PERMIAN BASIN: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:220,000.}{Deposit:: 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.}
ReporterFay, Robert O.