| Deposit ID | 10061162 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC34014 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hoskins Mound Mine |
| Related records | 10154275 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -95.22912, 29.14109 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 5 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Brazoria(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hoskins Mound(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Angleton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Houston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Austin-Oyster(hydrologic unit)
Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Galveston Bay-San Jacinto(hydrologic subregion)
Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Brazoria |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Halite | Tertiary |
| Limestone, Ultra Pure | Tertiary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anhydrite | Ore |
| Halite | Ore |
| 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 > Evaporite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt |
| (1) | -95.22912, 29.14109 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Piercement Salt Dome |
| Depth to top | 259.08M |
|---|---|
| Depth to bottom | 731.52M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1903 |
| Discoverer | Hoskins Oil Co. |
| Year of first production | 1923 |
| Year of last production | 1955 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Freeport Sulphur Co |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC34014 |
MARX, A.H., 1936, HOSKINS MOUND SALT DOME: AAPG BULL V. 20, P. 155-178.
HAYNES, W., 1942, THE STONE THAT BURNS; THE STORY OF THE AMERICAN SULPHUR INDUSTRY: NEW YORK, VAN NOSTRAND, 345 P.
USBM IC 8313
HALBOUTY, M.T., 1979, SALT DOMES - GULF REGION, 2ND ED: HOUSTON, GULF PUB. CO.
CIMRI
HALBOUTY (1970) P. 140.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPTH TO CAPROCK 574 FT, SULFUR 850 FT, SALT 1100 FT. SALT VOLUME 0.8 CU MI. SULFUR FOUND ON FLANKS OF DOME. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1992 | Long, K.R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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