A former Cu occurrence/mine located along the S side of the North Fork Little Wichita River, NW of Archer City.
Structure: Gentle Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less Nnw Off Bend Arch

Tectonics: Interior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin

Deposit: There are 7 other mined areas described by schmitz (1897), located in different sections and surveys in the area, about 4 mi long e-w, by 1 mi n-s, As listed on p. 4 herein. The ore is irregular but occurs over a wide area. Roessler (1874) and cummins (1891, pl. 18) show several copper areas north of the little wichita river here. Buckley (1868, p. 79-82; 1874, p. 39-42), genth (1868), loe W and roessler (1873, p. 458), cummins (1891, p. 449-452, pl. 18), and schmitz (1897, p. 98, 101-102, fig. 1) are main references. Roessler (1874), cummins (1908, p. 740), romer (1935, p. 1617-1618), and cummins (1893, p. 234) are also references. Roessler (1874) also had a map of archer county, according to young (1965, p. 29). Roessler (1869) mentions this area in 1868. Ewing (1954, p. 21-22) cites references to the civil war copper venture. Furman (1881, p. 18-19, map) also mentions this area. Mcconnell (1889, p. 215, 294) mentions an 1870 trip to archer county. Buckley (1866, p. 24-25) visited the area in 1861. Gordon (1913, p. 55) mentions the area.

Development: The schuylkill copper works of philadelphia, pa., received much of the ore in 1874. Also ore was shipped to baltimore, maryland.

Geology: GEOLOGY BY NICKELL (1932), ROMER (1935, 1974), HENTZ AND BROWN (1987), AND HENTZ (1988).

Rock formation(s): Nocona Formation
Nocona Formation

Ore(s): Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

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Commodity List

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

ⓘ Copper

Mineral List

ⓘ Chalcocite

ⓘ Malachite

2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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ⓘ Sandstone

ⓘ Shale

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu₂S

References:

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

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

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
ⓘ	Chalcocite	2.BA.05	Cu₂S
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
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

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Link to USGS MRDS:	10022057

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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North America PlateTectonic Plate

Fort Worth BasinBasin
Granite-Rhyolite ProvinceMagmatic Province
Shawnee DomainDomain

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References

Buckley, S.B., (1866), a Preliminary Report on Geological and Agricultural Survey of Texas (austin) 85 P. (p. 24-25).

Buckley, S.B., (1868), the Mineral Resources of Texas: Texas Almanac for (1868), P. 79-82.

Genth, F.A., (1868), Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, Proceedings, V. 20 (oct. 20, 1868), P. 227-228.

Roessler, A.R., (1869), Copper Ores in Texas: Verhandlungen Der Kaiserl.-konigl. Geolog. Reichsanstalt, Wien. Jahrgary (1869), No. 1, P. 2 (quoted San Antonio Express, Oct. 16, 1868).

Loew, Oscar, and Roessler, A.R., (1873), Exploration of the Northwest Part of Texas in 1872: Petermanns-mittheilungen Aus Justus Perthes Geographischer Anstalt...(gotha), V. 19, P. 453-467, Map, Pl. 23 (p. 458, Archer County).

Roessler, A.R., (1874), Latest Map of the State of Texas: New York, Edw. Wellke and Bro. (1 Inch = 40 Mi).

Buckley, S.B., (1874), Texas Geological and Agricultural Survey, 1st Annual Report, 142 P. (houston), P. 10, 39-42.

Furman, J.H., (1881), New York Academy of Sciences, Transactions, V. 1, P. 15-20, Map (p. 18-19, Map).

Mcconnell, H.H., (1889), Five Year a Cavalryman: Jacksboro, Tex., J.N. Rogers and Co., 319 P. (p. 215, 294).

Cummins, W.R., (1891), Texas Geological Survey, 2nd Annual Report, P. 359-552 (p. 399, 449-452, Pl. 18).

Cummins, W.R., (1893), Texas Geological Survey, 4th Annual Report, P. 177-238 (p. 234).

Schmitz, E.J., (1897), Aime, Transactions, V. 26, P. 97-108.

Cummins, W.R., (1908), Journal of Geology, V. 16, No. 8, P. 737-745 (p. 740).

Gordon, C.H., (1913), U.S. Geological Survey Water-supply Paper 317, 88 P. (p. 55).

Nickell, C.O., (1932), the Coleman Junction Horizon in Archer and Clay Counties, Texas: Austin, University of Texas, M.A. Thesis, 40 P

Romer, A.S., (1935), Geological Society of America Bulletin, V. 46, No. 11, P. 1597-1657 (p. 1617-1618).

Ewing, F.E., Jr., (1954), West Texas Historical Association Yearbook, V. 30, P. 17-19 (abilene) (p. 21-22).

Young, Keith, (1965), the Roessler Maps: Texas Journal of Science, V. 17, No. 1, P. 28-45 (p. 29).

Romer, A.S., (1974), Breviora, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, No. 427, 31 P.

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.

Hentz, T.F., (1988), Texas Bureau of Economic Geology, Report of Investigations 170, 55 P. (nocona Formation).

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