Texas · Anderson County
Occurrence

Elkhart Salt Dome

Anderson County, Texas, United States
Halite
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Commodities
PrimaryHalite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model252: Salt domes: diapiric salt structures
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formDIAPIR
Materials
Ore mineralsHalite
Geology
Host rockSalt · Louann Salt
Tectonic settingEast Texas Salt Basin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1937
Identification
Deposit ID10111536
MRDS IDTC38917
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates31.55852, -95.65858
References
HALBOUTY, M.T., 1979, SALT DOMES-GULF COAST: HOUSTON, GULF PUBCOCIMRI