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Sorrento Mine

Past Producer in Ascension 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 10061196
MRDS ID TC34054
Record type Site
Current site name Sorrento Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.94789, 30.11774 (WGS84)
Elevation 2

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ascension(county)

Louisiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Donaldsonville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ponchatoula(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baton Rouge(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Mississippi-Baton Rouge(hydrologic unit)

Lower Mississippi-Baton Rouge(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Mississippi-Lake Maurepas(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Louisiana Ascension

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
St. Helena 10S 4E 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) -90.94789, 30.11774
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Piercement Salt Dome

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 523.34M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Kaiser Aluminum And Chemical Corp.

Comments on the workings information

  • SOLUTION MINING OF SALT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 8313

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPTH TO CAPROCK 1508 FT. DEPTH TO SALT 1717 FT. SALT VOLUME 5.1 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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