Mine detail: Site A-4a

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Location

Lat / long:

33.44485, -100.01844

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper
Ore:	Malachite
Gangue:	Shale
Orebody form:	LENTICULAR
Discovery year:	1968

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Flowerpot Shale (Upper 80 Ft) (3 Zones);;
Host type:	Dolomite
Associated rock:	San Angelo Formation (Lower) Top At 119 Ft Deep In Core (El. 1521 Ft)
Associated type:	Sandstone
Structure:	Gentle W. Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Bend Arch
Tectonic:	Interior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin

References

MRDS	DE01919
DEP	10022097
Reference	{Deposit:: HUBBARD, W.E., AND FISCHER, R.W., COMPILERS, 1930, GEOLOGIC MAP OF KING COUNTY, TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:48,000.}{Deposit:: BARNES, V.E., COMPILER, 1967, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - LUBBOCK SHEET, SCALE 1:250,000.}{Deposit:: STROUD, R.B., MCMAHAN, A.B., STROUP, R.K., AND HIBPSHMAN, M.A., 1970, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7422, 103 P. (P. 39-40, 49-51).}{Deposit:: SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 66, 68-70, PL. IV).}{Deposit:: GALLOWAY, W.E., 1970, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, OPEN FILE REPORT 1970-6, 115 P. (P. 30)}
Reporter	Fay, Robert O.