Texas · Freestone, Leon County
Occurrence

Oakwood Salt Dome

Freestone, Leon County, Texas, United States
Gypsum-AnhydriteLimestoneGeneralHalite
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Commodities
PrimaryGypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, General, Halite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model252: Salt domes: diapiric salt structures
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formDIAPIR
Materials
Ore mineralsAnhydrite, Gypsum, Halite
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Salt · Louann Salt
StructurePiercement Faults
Tectonic settingInterior Basin (East Texas Salt Basin)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1928
Identification
Deposit ID10063140
MRDS IDTC36780
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.5363, -95.97054
References
TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY RI 140, P. 81-85.HALBOUTY (1979) SALT DOMES-GULF COAST: HOUSTON, GULF PUBCO.TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY GC 81-6, GC 83-1.CIMRIAAPG BULL, V. 67, P. 1263.