| Deposit ID | 10061166 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC34018 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tatum Dome Occurrence |
| Geographic coordinates: | -89.58979, 31.10576 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lamar(county)
Mississippi(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Baxterville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hattiesburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hattiesburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Pearl(hydrologic unit)
Pearl(hydrologic accounting unit)
Pearl(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Mississippi | Lamar |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2N | 16W | 14 | Mississippi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Salt | Primary |
| Limestone, Ultra Pure | Primary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Gypsum | Ore |
| Anhydrite | Ore |
| Limestone | Ore |
| Halite | Ore |
| Sulfur | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Bitumen | Gangue |
| Strontianite | Gangue |
| Celestite | Gangue |
| Model code | 252 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35a.4 (35ad) |
| Deposit model name | Salt domes: diapiric salt structures |
| 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) | -89.58979, 31.10576 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gypsum |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | Anhydrite |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | Halite |
| Depth to top | 294.74M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1940 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC34018 |
SAUNDERS, J.A., 1988, OCCURRENCE AND ORIGIN OF NATIVE SULFUR IN CAPROCK FROM TATUM SALT DOME, MISSISSIPPI: MISSISSIPPI GEOLOGY, V. 8, N. 3, P. 1-4.
MORGAN, C.L., 1941, TATUM SALT DOME: AAPG BULL. V. 29, P. 815-835.
CIMRI
Saunders, J.A., 1988, Occurrence And Origin Of Native Sulfur In Caprock From Tatum Salt Dome, Mississippi: Mississippi Geology, V. 8, P. 1-5.Saunders, J.A., 1988, Occurrence And Origin Of Native Sulfur In Caprock From Tatum Salt Dome, Mississippi: Mississippi Geology, V. 8, P. 1-5.
Morgan, C.L., 1941, Tatum Salt Dome: Aapg Bulletin, V. 29, P. 815-835.Morgan, C.L., 1941, Tatum Salt Dome: Aapg Bulletin, V. 29, P. 815-835.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPTH TO CAPROCK 967 FT, DEPTH TO SALT 1516 FT. NATIVE SULFUR IN VUGS IN LIMESTONE AND OCCURS AS VEINLETS AND DISSEMINATIONS IN ANHYDRITE. CAPROCK IS 500 TO 600 FT THICK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1992 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 24-SEP-1997 | Thompson, David E. | Mississippi Office of Geology | |
| Editor | 01-DEC-2002 | Woodruff, Laurel G. | U.S. Geological Survey | Commodity Codes |
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