Louisiana · Cameron County
Past Producer

Hackberry West Mine

Cameron County, Louisiana, United States
Halite
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Description

Yount Lee Oil Co.

Commodities
PrimaryHalite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model252: Salt domes: diapiric salt structures
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsHalite
Geology
Host rockSalt · Louann
StructurePiercement Salt Dome
Tectonic settingGulf Salt Basin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1902
Identification
Deposit ID10061175
MRDS IDTC34031
Alternate namesWest Hackberry
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates30.00941, -93.42768
References
WAGUESPACK, S.J., 1983, SALT DOMES OF SOUTH LOUISIANA: NEW ORLEANS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, V. 3, P. 36-37.USBM IC 8313CIMRI