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Allen Dome Prospect

Occurrence in Brazoria county in Texas, United States with commodities Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, General
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061149
MRDS ID TC34000
Record type Site
Current site name Allen Dome Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -95.52663, 28.93805 (WGS84)
Elevation 1

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Brazoria(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cedar Lane NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Freeport(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bay City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Bernard(hydrologic unit)

San Bernard Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-San Bernard Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Brazoria

Comments on the location information

  • WILLIAM AND THOMAS ALLEN SURVEY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary
Halite Primary
Limestone, General Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Biogenic Alteration Of Anhydrock To Limestone

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 255
USGS model code 35a.7 (35ag)
Deposit model name Salt-dome sulfur

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Lovann
    Rock description Lovann
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -95.52663, 28.93805
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Piercement Salt Dome

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 231.65M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1927

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Freeport Sulfur Co.
    First year 1927

Comments on development

  • DOME DISCOVERED 1924

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 8313

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPTH TO CAPROCK 760 FT TO SALT 1324 FT. SALT VOLUME 0.8 CU MI TO 10,560 DEPTH

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1992 Long, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey

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