Mine detail: Pierce Junction Mine

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Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
Lat / long: 29.63331, -95.43968
dep_id: 10061171
mrds_id: TC34024
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Halite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Halite
model: 252: Salt domes: diapiric salt structures
Reporter: Long, Keith R.
hrock_unit: Louann
hrock_type: Salt
Structure: Piercement Salt Dome
tectonic: Houston Salt Basin
disc_yr: 1902
discr: Patillo Higgins
References:
  • Deposit:: BONMAN, W.F., 1927, PIERCE JUNCTION SALT DOME: OIL WEEKLY, V. 46, P. 95-98.
  • Deposit:: USBM IC 8313
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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