Texas · Harris County
Occurrence

South Houston Salt Dome

Harris County, Texas, United States
Halite
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Commodities
PrimaryHalite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model252: Salt domes: diapiric salt structures
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formDIAPIR
Materials
Ore mineralsHalite
Geology
Host rockSalt · Louann Salt
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1934
Identification
Deposit ID10096077
MRDS IDTC38935
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates29.66691, -95.23356
References
HALBOUTY, M.T., 1979, SALT DOMES-GULF COAST: HOUSTON, GULF PUBCO.MAXWELL, R.A., 1962, MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY REPT. INVEST. 43CIMRIHALBOUTY (1979), P. 128.