Commodities
PrimaryHalite
TertiarySulfur, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, Ultra Pure
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model252: Salt domes: diapiric salt structures
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsHalite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Salt · Louann
StructurePiercement Salt Dome
Tectonic settingHouston Salt Basin
AlterationBiogenic Alteration Of Anhydrock To Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1955
Discovery year1908
Identification
Deposit ID10061150
MRDS IDTC34001
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates29.80024, -94.92022
References
HAMLIN, H.S., ET AL, 1988, HYDROGEOLOGY OF BARBERS HILL SALT DOME, TEXAS COASTAL PLAIN:TX BEG RI-176, 41 P.BEVIER, G.M., 1925, THE BARBERS HILL OIL FIELD, CHAMBERS CO., TEXAS: AAPG BULL. V. 9, P. 958-973.JUDSON, S.A., ET AL, 1932, OVERHANGING CAP ROCK AND SALT AT BARBERS HILL, CHAMBERS CO, TEXAS: AAPG BULL., V. 16, P. 469-482.HALBOUTY, M.T., 1939, GEOLOGY AND ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF BARBERS HILL DOME: WORLD PETROLEUM, V. 10, P. 40-55.USBM IC 8313CIMRI