| Deposit ID | 10061169 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC34021 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Orchard Dome Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Moore's Orchard |
| Geographic coordinates: | -95.94914, 29.57192 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 30 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fort Bend(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Orchard(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Houston(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Fort Bend |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Halite | Tertiary |
| Limestone, Ultra Pure | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| 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 > Salt |
| (1) | -95.94914, 29.57192 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Piercement Salt Dome |
| Depth to top | 304.8M |
|---|---|
| Depth to bottom | 961.95M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1929 |
| Discoverer | Texas Gulf Sulfur Co. |
| Year of first production | 1938 |
| Year of last production | 1970 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Duval |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC34021 |
USBM IC 8313
HAYNES, W., 1942, THE STONE THAT BURNS: NEW YORK, VAN NOSTRAND.
HALBOUTY, M.T., 1979, SALT DOMES - GULF REGION, 2ND EDITION: HOUSTON, GULF PUB. CO.
CIMRI
HALBOUTY (1979) P. 140
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPTH TO CAPROCK 285 FT, TO SALT 369 FT, TO SULFUR 1000 FT. SALT VOLUME 1.2 CU MI TO 10,000 FT DEPTH. SULFUR FOUND IN FLANKS OF DOME. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1992 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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