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South Liberty Occurrence

Occurrence in Liberty county in Texas, United States with commodities Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure, Gypsum-Anhydrite
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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. 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. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061172
MRDS ID TC34025
Record type Site
Current site name South Liberty Occurrence
Alternate or previous names Dayton, Liberty South

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -94.81605, 30.0158 (WGS84)
Elevation 14
Relative position IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF LIBERTY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Liberty(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Liberty(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Beaumont(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Beaumont(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Trinity(hydrologic unit)

Lower Trinity(hydrologic accounting unit)

Trinity(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Liberty

Comments on the location information

  • E. MUNSON, WM. DUNCAN, M.G. WHITE, A-117, AND D. MINCHEY SURVEYS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary
Halite Primary
Limestone, Ultra Pure Primary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore
Halite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Biogenic Alteration Of Anhydrock To Limestone

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) -94.81605, 30.0158
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Piercement Salt Dome

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 182.88M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1905
Discoverer Sulphur Springs Oil Co.

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • H2S SPRINGS LED TO DOME DISCOVERY 1901. SULFUR FOUND IN OIL TEST 1905. AMERICAN SULPHUR CO. DRILLED 5 SULFUR TESTS 1907 (2 SUCCESSFUL)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 8313

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPTH TO CAPROCK 275 FT, SALT 480 FT, SALT VOLUME 5.4 CU MI TO 10,000 FT DEPTH. SULFUR SHOWS AT 600 FT ON DOME FLANK.

Reporter information

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

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