| Location: | Plaquemines County, Louisiana, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 29.16027, -89.94008 |
| dep_id: | 10061186 |
| mrds_id: | TC34044 |
| Commodity type: | nonmetallic |
| Major mineral: | Sulfur |
| Trace mineral: | Limestone, Ultra Pure, Halite |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Large ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Producer |
| ore: | Halite |
| model: | 255: Salt-dome sulfur |
| alteration: | Biogenic Alteration Of Anhydrock To Limestone |
| Reporter: | Long, Keith R. |
| hrock_unit: | Louann |
| hrock_type: | Limestone,Salt |
| Structure: | Piercement Salt Dome |
| tectonic: | Gulf Salt Basin |
| Year first produced: | 1960 |
| disc_yr: | 1949 |
| discr: | Humble Oil And Refining Co. |
| References: |
- Deposit:: WAGUESPACK, S.J., 1983, SALT DOMES OF SOUTH LOUISIANA: NEW ORLEANS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, V. 3, P. 34-35.
- Deposit:: LEE, C.O., ET AL, 1960, THE GRAND ISLE MINE: MINING ENGINEERING, V. 12, P. 1578-1590.
- Other Database:: CIMRI
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