Mine detail: Garden Island Bay

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

29.0961, -89.17228

Resource(N)

Primary:	Sulfur
Tertiary:	Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure
Ore:	Halite
Discovery year:	1928

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Large
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1953

Geology

Host rock:	Louann
Host type:	Limestone,Salt
Structure:	Piercement Salt Dome
Tectonic:	Gulf Salt Basin
Alteration processes:	Biogenic Alteration Of Anhydrock To Limestone

References

MRDS	TC34046
DEP	10061188
Reference	{Deposit:: WAGUESPACK, S.J., 1983, SALT DOMES OF SOUTH LOUISIANA: NEW ORLEANS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, V. 3, P. 30-31.}{Deposit:: USBM IC 8313}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: WAGUESPACK, S.J., 1983, P. 30-31.}
Reporter	Long, Keith R.