| Deposit ID | 10061157 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC34008 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Damon Mound Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Damon Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -95.74636, 29.28887 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 46 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Brazoria(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Damon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Angleton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Houston(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Brazoria |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Limestone, Ultra Pure | Primary |
| Halite | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Halite | Ore |
| Limestone | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Result | LIMESTONE: 48% CAO, 7% SIO2, 3% AL2O3, 0.5% PE2O3, 0.27% MGO |
|---|
| 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) | -95.74636, 29.28887 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Piercement Salt Dome |
| Depth to top | 0M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1916 |
| Discoverer | Texas Exploration Co. |
| Year of first production | 1953 |
| Year of last production | 1957 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Standard |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC34008 |
COLLINS, E.W., 1988, GEOLOGY OF DAMON MOUND SALT DOME, TEXAS: TX BEG GC 88-1, 24 P.
BEVIER, G.M., 1925, THE DAMON MOUND OIL FIELD, TEXAS: AAPG BULL. V. 9, P. 505-526.
HURLBURT, E.M., 1943, LIMESTONE ON DAMON MOUND, BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS: TX BEG BULL. 4301, P. 265-269.
USBM IC 8313
HAYNES, W., 1942, THE STONE THAT BURNS: NEW YORK, VAN NOSTRAND, 344 P.
HALBOUTY, M.T., 1979, SALT DOMES, GULF REGION: 2ND ED, HOUSTON, GULF PUB. CO.
CIMRI
HALBOUTY (1979) P. 140.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CAPROCK OUTCROPS. DEPTH TO SALT 529 FT. SALT VOLUME 4.3 CU MI TO 10,000 FT DEPTH. DEPOSIT IS 120 AC IN AREAL EXTENT. CAPROCK IS 375 TO 575 FT THICK. SULFUR IS HOSTED BY GYPROCK AND ANHYDROCK, LITTLE SULFUR IS FOUND IN LIMESTONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1992 | Long, Keith | U.S. Geological Survey |
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