John Preston, Clay County, Texas, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| John Preston | Occurrence |
| Clay County | County |
| Texas | State |
| USA | Country |
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 47' 37'' North , 98° 9' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Structure: Gentle Dip To N. Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less Off Bend Arch
Tectonics: Interior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Deposit: Described As a 6-ft copper shale in red clay, below 6 ft of blue clay and 33 ft of red shale below 18 inches of soil. The copper-clay had stumps, roots, and ferns. Buckley (1874, p. 36) mentions that a 6-ft copper clay was found in john preston's well, at 40.5-46.5 ft, 2.5 mi SE of NE W henrietta.
Development: Dug well
Geology: Geology by romer (1974), hentz and brown (1987), and hentz (1988).
Rock formation(s): Nocona Formation
Nocona Formation
Ore(s): Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!
Select Rock List Type
Alphabetical List Tree DiagramGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10091734 |
|---|
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Fort Worth BasinBasin
- Granite-Rhyolite ProvinceMagmatic Province
- Shawnee DomainDomain
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
