Copper Queen mine, Permian copper deposits, Stonewall County, Texas, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Copper Queen mine | Mine |
| Permian copper deposits | Group of Deposits |
| Stonewall County | County |
| Texas | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 1' 9'' North , 100° 6' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Structure: Gentle Dip W. Off Bend Arch 15-30 Ft/Mi
Tectonics: Interior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Deposit: The flowerpot shale contains lenticular sandstone with malachite and chalcocite. Some thin dolomites and gypsum nodules also occur. The entire section that contains copper is about 8 ft thick. Smith (1974, p. 62, 64, 69, pl. V) collected sample #1 about 1000 ft SE of mine. Measured sec. #2 was in bluff to w. Sample #3 and measured sec. #3 were at the mine. Smith (1974, pl. Vb) and stroud and others (1970, p. 37, mine 12, swenson ranch). Smith (1974, p. 62) said that the adits were collapsed. Furman (1881, p. 17) mentions this area.
Development: In 1890, 175 tons of ore was mined. Five adits were dug. Exploration was revived in 1945 and again in 1970, according to stroud (1970, p. 37).
Geology: Geology by smith (1974), barnes (1967), and patton (1930). Galloway (1970, p. 113) gives some information. Storm (1929) mapped geology on county map with land grid base. Sample #19 is in the ne-ne sec. 66, bbb&c railroad company survey, with gypsum directly above copper-shale near top of flowerpot. This gypsum may be the kiser gypsum (smith, 1974, p. 71).; hr.age.mv: guadalupian
Rock formation(s): Flowerpot Shale
Cedar Mountain Member Of Flowerpot Shale
Ore(s): Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
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 | |||
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | 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 | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10022119 |
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