Louisiana · Calcasieu County
Producer
Starks Mine
Calcasieu County, Louisiana, United States
Sulfur
Halite
Limestone
Ultra Pure
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Commodities
Primary
Sulfur, Halite
Tertiary
Limestone, Ultra Pure
Commodity type
N
Deposit
Model
255: Salt-dome sulfur
Deposit size
M
Materials
Ore minerals
Halite, Sulfur
Geology
Host rock
Limestone,Salt · Louann
Structure
Piercement Salt Dome
Tectonic setting
Gulf Salt Basin
Alteration
Biogenic Alteration Of Anhydrock To Limestone
Economic & production
Development status
Producer
First production
1951
Last production
1960
Identification
Deposit ID
10061195
MRDS ID
TC34053
Alternate names
Stark
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
30.17329, -93.56713
References
USBM IC 8313SALT DOMES OF SOUTH LOUISIANA: NEW ORLEANS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, V. 1.CIMRI