Structure: Wichita Mountains Mount Scott Granite Intrusion In Mt. Sheridan Gabbro

Tectonics: Aulacogen

Commodity: Bain (1904, p. 84) collected a sample (w-6) from the dump, but no information is given on the results of the assay.

Deposit: Discovery year: 1901-1904? bain (1904, p. 84) locates this in sec. 2, 3n-13w, but does not give an exact location. The center of the section will be given.

Rock formation(s): Mount Sheridan Gabbro;Hennessey Group
Mount Scott Granite

Ore(s): Acidic Hydrothermal Veins Cut Gabbro, Extracting Cu From Gabbro

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Copper

Mineral List

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

1 valid mineral.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Gabbro

ⓘ 'Pegmatite'

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂

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Link to USGS MRDS:	10021922

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References

Bain, H.F., (1904), U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 31, P. 82-97 (p. 84)

Thornton, E.C., (1975), Houston, Tex., Rice University, M.A. Thesis, 65 P. (mapped Mt. Sheridan Area)

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