Description
Gulf Refining Co
Commodities
PrimaryBromine
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFault
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel · Undifferented;Louann Salt
StructureGulf Embayment, Mobile Graben
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1953
Discovery year1945
Identification
Deposit ID10079874
MRDS IDW030626
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.25577, -88.02031
References
BARKSDALE, JELKS, 1929, POSSIBLE SALT DEPOSITS IN THE VICINITY OF THE JACKSON FAULT: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 10, 23 P.SZABO, M.W., CLARKE, O.M., JR., AND WHITE, D.H., JR., 1969, MINERAL RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP 91.MOORE, D.L., 1971, SUBSURFACE GEOLOGY OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 97, 80 P.1948 DIREXPL OLIN MATHISON CHEMICAL CORPORATIO