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Nash Dome Mine

Past Producer in Fort Bend 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 10061168
MRDS ID TC34020
Record type Site
Current site name Nash Dome Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -95.65496, 29.30804 (WGS84)
Elevation 15

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fort Bend(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)

Lower Brazos(hydrologic unit)

Lower Brazos(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Brazos(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Fort Bend

Comments on the location information

  • H.N. CLEVELAND SURVEY A-150

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -95.65496, 29.30804
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Piercement Salt Dome

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 289.56M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1954
Year of last production 1969
Production years 1954-1956, 1966-1969

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Freeport 56), Phelan 69)
    First year 1954

Comments on the workings information

  • FRASCH PRODUCTION OF SULFUR

Comments on development

  • H2S FOUND IN WATER WELLS. DOME DISCOVERED 1924 BY GRAVITY. ; ECON.COM: THIS WAS THE FIRST SALT DOME DISCOVERED BY GRAVITY METHODS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 8313

  • Deposit

    HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 1962, TYPICAL OIL AND GAS FIELDS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS; V. 1, P. 134-137.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    HALBOUTY (1979), P. 140.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPTH TO CAPROCK 620 FT, SALT 950 FT, SULFUR 950 FT. SALT VOLUME 2 CU MI TO 10,000 FT DEPTH

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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