Commodities
PrimarySulfur
TertiaryHalite, Limestone, Ultra Pure
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model255: Salt-dome sulfur
Deposit sizeM
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Salt · Louann
StructurePiercement Salt Dome
Tectonic settingHouston Salt Basin
AlterationBiogenic Alteration Of Anhydrock To Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1948
Last production1982
Discovery year1944
Identification
Deposit ID10061167
MRDS IDTC34019
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates29.8958, -94.69439
References
USBM IC 8313PRATT, W.E., 1926, TWO NEW SALT DOMES IN TEXAS: AAPG BULLETIN V. 10, P. 1171-1172.SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW (11/3/90), P. 4-5.CIMRI