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Pine Prairie Dome Mine

Occurrence in Evangeline county in Louisiana, United States with commodities Limestone, Ultra Pure, Sulfur, Halite
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  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. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061176
MRDS ID TC34032
Record type Site
Current site name Pine Prairie Dome Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -92.42932, 30.75855 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Evangeline(county)

Louisiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pine Prairie(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ville Platte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lake Charles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mermentau Headwaters(hydrologic unit)

Calcasieu-Mermentau(hydrologic accounting unit)

Louisiana Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Louisiana Evangeline

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Louisiana 3S;4S 1W Louisiana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, Ultra Pure Primary
Sulfur Tertiary
Halite 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
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -92.42932, 30.75855
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Piercement Salt Dome

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1905
Discoverer Myles Mineral Co.

Comments on the workings information

  • LIMESTONE QUARRY

Comments on development

  • SULFUR REPORTED IN TWO OIL TESTS BEFORE 1926

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CAPROCK OUTCROPS, DEPTH TO SALT 346 FT. SALT VOLUME 2.9 CU MI TO 10,560 FT DEPTH.

Reporter information

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

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