Commodities
PrimaryLimestone, Ultra Pure, Halite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model252: Salt domes: diapiric salt structures
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Geology
Host rockSalt · Louann
StructurePiercement Salt Dome
Tectonic settingNorth Louisiana Salt Basin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1932
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID10111497
MRDS IDTC34034
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.89463, -92.70849
References
BARNES, V.E., 1933, METALLIC MINERALS IN CAPROCK, WINNFIELD SALT DOME, LOUISIANA: AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V. 18, P. 335-340.BELCHIC, H.C., 1960, THE WINNFIELD SALT DOME: SHREVEPORT GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, SPRING FIELD TRIP 1960, P. 29-47.FOOSE, R.M. ET AL, 1962, STRUCTURE OF WINNFIELD SALT DOME, AAPG BULL, V. 46, P. 1444-1459.USBM IC 8313CIMRI