Commodities
PrimarySulfur
TertiaryHalite, Limestone, High Calcium
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model255: Salt-dome sulfur
Deposit sizeM
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Salt · Louann
StructurePiercement Salt Dome
Tectonic settingGulf Salt Basin
AlterationBiogenic Alteration Of Anhydrock To Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1968-1969, 1988-
First production1968
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10061187
MRDS IDTC34045
Alternate namesCaminada Pass
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates29.19027, -89.94008
References
WAGUESPACK, S.J., 1983, SALT DOMES OF SOUTH LOUISIANA: NEW ORLEANS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, V. 3, P. 32-33CIMRIWAGUESPACK, S.J., 1983, P. 32-33.