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High Island Mine

Past Producer in Galveston 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. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061161
MRDS ID TC34013
Record type Site
Current site name High Island Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -94.38465, 29.56525 (WGS84)
Elevation 3

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Galveston(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

High Island(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Anahuac(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Houston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

East Galveston Bay(hydrologic unit)

Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Galveston Bay-San Jacinto(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Galveston

Comments on the location information

  • MARTIN DUNMON SURVEY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary
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) -94.38465, 29.56525
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Piercement Salt Dome

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 45.72M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1960
Year of last production 1971
Production years 1960-1962, 1968-1971

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner U.S. Sulphur Pan American
    First year 1968
    Last year 1962

Comments on the workings information

  • FRASCH PRODUCTION OF SULFUR

Comments on development

  • DOME DISCOVERED 1901. EXPLORED FOR SULFUR 1954-1958 BY ISTHMUS SULPHUR CO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HALBOUTY, M.T., 1932, HIGH ISLAND DOME: AAPG BULL. V. 16, P. 701-702.

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 8313

  • Deposit

    HALBOUTY, M.T., 1979, SALT DOMES - GULF REGION, 2ND ED: HOUSTON, GULF PUB. CO.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    HALBOUTY (1979) P. 140.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPTH TO CAPROCK 150 FT, TO SALT 1228 FT. SALT VOLUME 2.1 CU MI TO 10,000 FT DEPTH

Reporter information

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

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