Tatum Dome Occurrence

Occurrence in Lamar county in Mississippi, United States with commodities Sulfur, Salt, Limestone, Ultra Pure, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Zinc, Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  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. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061166
MRDS ID TC34018
Record type Site
Current site name Tatum Dome Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.58979, 31.10576 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Mississippi Lamar

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
2N 16W 14 Mississippi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary
Salt Primary
Limestone, Ultra Pure Primary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

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

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 252
USGS model code 35a.4 (35ad)
Deposit model name Salt domes: diapiric salt structures

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 > Evaporite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.58979, 31.10576

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Gypsum
Type of structure Regional
Structure description Anhydrite
Type of structure Regional
Structure description Halite

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 294.74M

Comments on the geologic information

  • SULFUR DEPOSITED DURING ALTERATION OF ANHYDRITE TO GYPSUM
  • BIOGENIC ALTERATION OF ANHYDROCK TO LIMESTONE, HYDRATION OF ANHYDRITE TO GYPSUM.
  • 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.
  • Host rock Triassic to Middle Jurassic;
  • Louann

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1940

Comments on development

  • DRILLED FOR SULFUR 1940'S BY FREEPORT, ONLY MINOR SULFUR FOUND. DOME DISCOVERED 1940. ; ECON.COM: DOME USED FOR TWO NUCLEAR TESTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    MORGAN, C.L., 1941, TATUM SALT DOME: AAPG BULL. V. 29, P. 815-835.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    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.

General comments

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.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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