Roessler Nos. 3 and 4, Haskell County, Texas, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Roessler Nos. 3 and 4 | Prospect |
| Haskell County | County |
| Texas | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 1' 4'' North , 99° 36' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Structure: Gentle Nw Dip Of 50 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Bend Arch.
Tectonics: Interior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Deposit: Buckley (1874, p. 42) mentioned the loose copper ores in the vicinity of california and paint creeks, on the sides and the bases of the hills. The copper could occur over a wide area. Loe W and roessler (1873, p. 460), roessler (1874; 1876a,b), buckley (1874, p. 39-40, 42). Hale (1977, p. 118-123), young (1965), hill (1887, p. 45), and geiser (1959, p. 187-188) give details about the roessler map and roessler. Cummins (1891, p. 404-405, 452, pl. 18) measured a 33-ft section at a hill on paint creek in haskell county, near the old mckinzie trail, showing 3 ft of copper clay, 18-21 ft above the base. Roessler shows the mckinzie trail crossing through site 3 from n W to se, crossing paint creek (his olney's creek) about 1.25 mi n W of site 3, and crossing california creek (roessler's paint creek) about 1.5 mi e. Of his site 3. Discovery year: 1872 or before
Geology: Geology by lloyd and thompson (1929) and hentz and brown (1987). Cummins (1891, p. 404-405, 452) and cummins (1893, p. 233) measured 33 ft of section here, describing a 3-ft copper-shale about 18 to 21 ft above the base.
Rock formation(s): Arroyo Formation, Lytle Lake Ls
Arroyo Formation About 10 Ft Above Lytle Lake Ls
Ore(s): Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic
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| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
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| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
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