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Napoleonville Mine

Past Producer in Assumption county in Louisiana, United States with commodities Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure
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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. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061177
MRDS ID TC34033
Record type Site
Current site name Napoleonville Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -91.1279, 29.96274 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Assumption(county)

Louisiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pierre Part(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Morgan City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

New Orleans(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

West Central Louisiana Coastal(hydrologic unit)

Central Louisiana Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Louisiana Assumption

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Louisiana 12S 13E Louisiana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary
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 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 > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt
    Rock unit name Louann
    Rock description Louann

Nearby scientific data

(1) -91.1279, 29.96274
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Piecement Salt Dome

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 200.25M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1926
Discoverer Union Sulphur Co.

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Dow Chemical Co., Texas Brine Corp., Hooker Chemical And Plastic Corp.

Comments on the workings information

  • SOLUTION MINING OF SALT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 8313

  • Deposit

    SALT DOMES OF SOUTH LOUISIANA: NEW ORLEANS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, V. 2.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPTH TO CAPROCK 415 FT, DEPTH TO SALT 657 FT. SALT VOLUME 7.7 CU MI TO 10,000 FT DEPTH

Reporter information

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

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