Mine detail: Gilbert-1

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 34.05595, -98.47451

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Ore: Chalcocite, Malachite
Gangue: Sandstone, Shale
Discovery year: 1858

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Stratabound
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence
Production years: 1892 OR BEFORE

Geology

Host rock:Petrolia Formation = Claypool Formation, Ryan Sandstone Member
Host type:Sandstone
Associated rock:Petrolia Formation
Associated type:Shale
Structure:Gentle Dip To N., Less Than 20 Ft/Mi, Off Electra Arch
Tectonic:Interior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin

References

MRDSDE01969
DEP10022138
Reference{Deposit:: ROMER, A.S., 1974, BREVIORA, HARVARD MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY, NO. 427, 31 P., MAP.}{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.}{Deposit:: HENTZ, T.F., 1988, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 170, 55 P. (PETROLIA FORMATION).}{Deposit:: DE CORDOVA, JACOB, 1858, TEXAS; HER RESOURCES AND HER PUBLIC MEN: PHILADELPHIA, CROZET AND COMPANY, 375 P., PLUS; LECTURE ON TEXAS, 32 P.; (P. 99, 293) (P. 21); REPRINTED BY TEXIAN PRESS (WACO, TEXAS), 1969.}{Deposit:: ROESSLER, A.R., 1874, LATEST MAP OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: NEW YORK, E. WELLKE AND BROTHER, (1 IN.=40 MI).}{Deposit:: CUMMINS, W.F., 1893, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 4TH ANNUAL REPORT, P. 177-238 (P. 233).}{Deposit:: PLUMMER, F.B., FUQUA, H.B., AND OTHERS, COMPILERS, 1929, GEOLOGIC MAP OF WICHITA COUNTY, TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:48,000.}{Deposit:: BUCKLEY, S.B., 1874, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SURVEY, 1ST ANNUAL REPORT, 142 P. (HOUSTON), P. 40-41.}
ReporterFay, Robert O.