Commodities
PrimaryHalite, Limestone, General, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model252: Salt domes: diapiric salt structures
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formDIAPIR
Materials
Ore mineralsAnhydrite, Calcite, Halite
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Evaporite · Louann Salt
StructurePiercement Faults
Tectonic settingInterior Basin (East Texas Salt Basin)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1866
Identification
Deposit ID10099434
MRDS IDTC36781
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.51683, -95.32524
References
TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY RI 140, P. 91-95.HALBOUTY (1979) SALT DOMES-GULF COAST: HOUSTON, GULF PUBCO.CIMRIAAPG BULL, V. 67, P. 1263.