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Brenham Dome Prospect

Occurrence in Washington county in Texas, United States with commodities Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure
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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. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061154
MRDS ID TC34005
Record type Site
Current site name Brenham Dome Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -96.47194, 30.0744 (WGS84)
Elevation 107

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Welcome(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Brenham(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Austin(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Brazos(hydrologic unit)

Lower Brazos(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Brazos(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Washington
United States Texas Austin

Comments on the location information

  • S.M. WILLIAMS, A-110 SURVEY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Tertiary
Halite Tertiary
Limestone, Ultra Pure Tertiary

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 Louann
    Rock description Louann
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -96.47194, 30.0744
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Piercement Salt Dome

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 262.13M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • DOME DISCOVERED BETWEEN 1915 AND 1935. SOME 7 SULFUR TESTS DRILLED 1935-1948.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TYPICAL OIL AND GAS FIELDS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS: HOUSTON, TX, HOUSDTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, V. 1, P. 28-29.

  • Deposit

    USBM, IC 8313

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPTH TO CAPROCK 800 FT, TO SALT 1150 FT, SALT VOLUME 1.3 CU MI TO 10,560 FT

Reporter information

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

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