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Pierce Junction Mine

Past Producer in Harris county in Texas, United States with commodity Halite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061171
MRDS ID TC34024
Record type Site
Current site name Pierce Junction Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -95.43968, 29.63331 (WGS84)
Elevation 18

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Harris(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bellaire(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Houston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Houston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Buffalo-San Jacinto(hydrologic unit)

San Jacinto(hydrologic accounting unit)

Galveston Bay-San Jacinto(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Harris

Comments on the location information

  • I. & G.N. RR SURVEY, A-933

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore

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 > Chemical Sediment > Salt
    Rock unit name Louann
    Rock description Louann

Nearby scientific data

(1) -95.43968, 29.63331
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Piercement Salt Dome

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 262.13M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1902
Discoverer Patillo Higgins

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Texas Brine Corp.

Comments on the workings information

  • SOLUTION MINING OF SALT

Comments on development

  • STRUCTURE PROVED BY DRILLING 1902.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BONMAN, W.F., 1927, PIERCE JUNCTION SALT DOME: OIL WEEKLY, V. 46, P. 95-98.

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 8313

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPTH TO CAPROCK 630 FT, TO SALT 860 FT. VOLUME 1.3 CU MI TO 10,560 FT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1992 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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