Commodities
PrimaryHalite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model252: Salt domes: diapiric salt structures
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Geology
Host rockSalt · Louann
StructurePiercement Salt Dome
Tectonic settingGulf Salt Basin
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1862-1863, 1878-1879, 1880-
First production1862
Discovery year1862
Identification
Deposit ID10061183
MRDS IDTC34040
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates29.89774, -91.90708
References
KUPFER, D.H., 1983, METHODS OF ROCK-SALT MINING IN LOUISIANA, IN SALT DOMES OF SOUTH LOUISIANA: NEW ORLEANS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, V. 3, P. 122-142.BATES, F.W., ET AL., 1959, GEOLOGY OF AVERY ISLAND SALT DOME: AAPG BULL V. 43, P. 947-957.USBM IC 8313MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.S. 1882/1883.CIMRIKUPFER (1983), P. 134, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.S. 1882/1883.