Description
Grand Saline Salt Co.
Commodities
PrimaryHalite
TertiaryGypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model252: Salt domes: diapiric salt structures
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsAnhydrite, Gypsum, Halite
Geology
Host rockSalt · Louann
StructurePiercement Salt Dome
Tectonic settingEast Texas Basin
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1931
Discovery year1888
Identification
Deposit ID10061159
MRDS IDTC34010
Alternate namesKleer
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.6571, -95.70497
References
JACKSON, M.P.A., ET AL, 1984, ALTAS OF SALT DOMES IN THE EAST TEXAS BASIN: TX BEG RI 140, P. 60-64.BALK, R., 1949, STRUCTURE OF GRAND SALINE SALT DOME, VAN ZANDS COUNTY, TEXAS: AAPG BULL V. 33, P. 1791-1829.USBM IC 8313CIMRI