| Deposit ID | 10061153 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC34004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Boling Dome Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | New Gulf |
| Related records | 10208257 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -95.90358, 29.27082 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 18 |
| Relative position | 7 MI SE OF WHARTON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Wharton(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Boling(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Angleton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Houston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
East Matagorda Bay(hydrologic unit)
San Bernard Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado-San Bernard Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Wharton |
| United States | Texas | Fort Bend |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Halite | Primary |
| Limestone, Ultra Pure | Tertiary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Tertiary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anhydrite | Ore |
| Barite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Halite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Result | 5 TO 15% (BY VOL) ANHYDRITE IN SALT |
|---|
| Model code | 255 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35a.7 (35ag) |
| Deposit model name | Salt-dome sulfur |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Louann | ||
| Rock description | Louann | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt |
| (1) | -95.90358, 29.27082 |
|---|
| Thickness | 60.96M |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 274.32M |
| Depth to bottom | 335.28M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1923 |
| Discoverer | Gulf Production Co. |
| Year of first production | 1928 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Union Sulfur Co. |
| First year | 1929 |
| Last year | 1940 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC34004 |
SAMUELSON, F.S., 1992, ANATOMY OF AN ELEPHANT; BOLING DOME, IN WESSEL G.R., AND WIMBERY, B.U., EDS., NATIVE SULFUR-DEVELOPMENTS IN GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION: LITTLETON, CO., SME, P. 59-71.
USBM IC 8313
HAYNES, W., 1942, THE STONE THAT BURNS: NEW YORK, VAN NOSTRAND, 344 P.
CIMRI
SAMUELSON (1992) P. 59.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPTH TO CAPROCK 383 FT, TO SULFUR 900 FT, TO SALT 975 FT. SALT VOLUME 31.3 CU MI TO 10,000 FT DEPTH, SULFUR DEPOSIT UP TO 200 FT THICK WITH UP TO 50% S AND COVERS AN AREA OF 1725 AC IN SE THIRD OF DOME. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1992 | Long, K.R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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