Commodities
PrimarySulfur
TertiaryHalite, Limestone, Ultra Pure
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model255: Salt-dome sulfur
Deposit sizeL
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Salt · Louann
StructurePiercement Salt Dome
Tectonic settingGulf Salt Basin
AlterationBiogenic Alteration Of Anhydrock To Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1953
Discovery year1928
Identification
Deposit ID10061188
MRDS IDTC34046
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates29.0961, -89.17228
References
WAGUESPACK, S.J., 1983, SALT DOMES OF SOUTH LOUISIANA: NEW ORLEANS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, V. 3, P. 30-31.USBM IC 8313CIMRIWAGUESPACK, S.J., 1983, P. 30-31.