Mine detail: Spindletop Dome Mine

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Location

Lat / long:

30.01024, -94.06464

Resource(N)

Primary:	Sulfur, Halite
Tertiary:	Limestone, Ultra Pure
Ore:	Halite, Sulfur
Discovery year:	1950

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1952
Last production ended:	1976

Geology

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

References

MRDS	TC34026
DEP	10111385
Reference	{Deposit:: BARTON, D.C., AND PAXSON, R.B., 1925, THE SPINDLETOP SALT DOME AND OIL FIELD, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS: AAPG BULL, V. 9, P. 594-612.}{Deposit:: USBM IC 8313}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
Reporter	Long, Keith R.