Mine detail: Turnerdale-1

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 31.54462, -100.56456

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Ore: Malachite
Orebody form: TABULAR DOLOMITE
Discovery year: 1917

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Flowerpot Shale
Host type:Dolomite
Associated rock:Flowerpot Shale
Associated type:Shale
Structure:Gentle Dip To Wnw Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Bend Arch
Tectonic:Interior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin

References

MRDSDE01968
DEP10022137
Reference{Deposit:: CUMMINS, W.F., 1892, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 3RD ANNUAL REPORT, P. 129-223 (P. 137).}{Deposit:: UDDEN, J.A., BAKER, C.L., AND BOSE, EMIL, 1916, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 1644, 164 P. (P. 121).}{Deposit:: HENDERSON, G.G., 1928, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 2807, 116 P. (P. 10, 23, 65, PL. IV, FIG. 1).}{Deposit:: EIFLER, G.K., JR., COMPILER, 1974B, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - SAN ANGELO SHEET, 5 P. SCALE 1:250,000.}
ReporterFay, Robert O.