Texas · Fort Bend County
Past Producer

Long Point Dome

Fort Bend County, Texas, United States
Sulfur
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Commodities
PrimarySulfur
Commodity typeN
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsAnhydrite, Gypsum, Halite, Pyrite, Sulfur
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1930
Discovery year1924
Identification
Deposit ID10251722
MRDS IDTC34016
Alternate namesLong Point Dome Sulfur Plant
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates29.47525, -95.72105
References
ELLISON, JR., SULPHUR IN TEXAS, BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY,HANDBOOK NO. 2, JANUARY 1971, 48PP.ESPENSHADE, G.H. AND BROEDEL, C.H., 1952, ANNOTATEDBIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEX MAP OF SULPHUR AND PYRITE DEPOSITSIN THE UNITED STATES AND ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INF CIR157, 48PP.NETZEBAND, F.F., EARLY, T.R., RYAN J.P. AND MILLER, W.C.,1964, SULPHUR RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION IN TEXAS, LOUISIANAMISSOURI, OKLAHOMA, ARKANSAS, KANSAS AND MISSISSIPPI, ANDMARKETS FOR THE SULPHUR: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF CIRC. 8222,77PP.MCGOWEN, J.H. AND OTHERS, 1976, ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGIC ATLASOF THE TEXAS COASTAL ZONE--BAY CITY-FREEPORT AREA: UNIV.TEXAS, AUSTIN, BUR ECON GEOLOGY, 98P, 9MAPS.HAWKINS, M.E. AND C.J. JIRIK. SALT DOMES IN TEXAS, LOUIS-IANA, MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, AND OFFSHORE TIDELANDS: ASURVEY. U.S. BUMINES I.C. 8313, 78PP.HAYNES, W. BRIMSTONE, THE STONE THAT BURNS. D VAN NOSTRANDCO., NEW YORK, N.Y., 1959, 308PP.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. MICROFILM COMPILATION OF CONFIDENTIALINDIVIDUAL COMPANY STATISTICS._____. COMPILATION OF PROPRIETARY, INDIVIDUAL COMPANY,PRODUCTION STATISTICS (FOR THE YEAR 1982)._____. MINERALS AND MATERIALS: A BIMONTHLY SURVEY, OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 1982, P. 33.KURT LINN, ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT, TEXASGULF INC.;10/15/87 TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH LEE OSMONSON.MINING ENGINEERING, MAY 1995, P407.