Mine detail: Tatum Dome Occurrence

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Location

Lat / long:

31.10576, -89.58979

Resource(B)

Primary:	Zinc, Lead, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Salt, Limestone, Ultra Pure, Sulfur
Ore:	Galena, Sphalerite, Gypsum, Anhydrite, Limestone, Halite, Sulfur
Gangue:	Quartz, Pyrite, Bitumen, Strontianite, Celestite
Discovery year:	1940

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Evaporite, Marine
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Louann
Host type:	Limestone,Evaporite,Salt
Structure:	Gypsum, Anhydrite, Halite

References

MRDS	TC34018
DEP	10061166
Reference	{Deposit:: SAUNDERS, J.A., 1988, OCCURRENCE AND ORIGIN OF NATIVE SULFUR IN CAPROCK FROM TATUM SALT DOME, MISSISSIPPI: MISSISSIPPI GEOLOGY, V. 8, N. 3, P. 1-4.}{Deposit:: MORGAN, C.L., 1941, TATUM SALT DOME: AAPG BULL. V. 29, P. 815-835.}{Deposit:: Saunders, J.A., 1988, Occurrence And Origin Of Native Sulfur In Caprock From Tatum Salt Dome, Mississippi: Mississippi Geology, V. 8, P. 1-5.Saunders, J.A., 1988, Occurrence And Origin Of Native Sulfur In Caprock From Tatum Salt Dome, Mississippi: Mississippi Geology, V. 8, P. 1-5.}{Deposit:: Morgan, C.L., 1941, Tatum Salt Dome: Aapg Bulletin, V. 29, P. 815-835.Morgan, C.L., 1941, Tatum Salt Dome: Aapg Bulletin, V. 29, P. 815-835.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
Reporter	Thompson, David E., Long, Keith R., Woodruff, Laurel G.