| Deposit ID | 10064537 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC38931 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Red Fish Salt Dome |
| Geographic coordinates: | -94.84189, 29.54192 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 4.5 MI N85W OF SMITH POINT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chambers(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Smith Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Anahuac(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Houston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Chambers |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Halite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Halite | Ore |
| Model code | 252 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35a.4 (35ad) |
| Deposit model name | Salt domes: diapiric salt structures |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt | ||||
| Rock unit name | Louann Salt | ||||
| Rock description | Louann Salt | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -94.84189, 29.54192 |
|---|
| General form | DIAPIR |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 4641.49M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | State Offshore |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC38931 |
HALBOUTY, M.T., 1979, SALT DOMES-GULF COAST: HOUSTON, GULF PUBCO
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NO CAPROCK, MAY BE A SALT RIDGE RATHER THAN A SALT DOME. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.