Mine detail: South Houston Salt Dome

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Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
Lat / long: 29.66691, -95.23356
dep_id: 10096077
mrds_id: TC38935
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Halite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Unknown
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Halite
orebody_fm: DIAPIR
model: 252: Salt domes: diapiric salt structures
Reporter: Long, Keith R.
hrock_unit: Louann Salt
hrock_type: Salt
disc_yr: 1934
References:
  • Deposit:: HALBOUTY, M.T., 1979, SALT DOMES-GULF COAST: HOUSTON, GULF PUBCO.
  • Deposit:: MAXWELL, R.A., 1962, MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY REPT. INVEST. 43
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Reserve-Resource:: HALBOUTY (1979), P. 128.
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