| Deposit ID | 10105162 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC34011 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gyp Hill Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | Loma Blanca |
| Geographic coordinates: | -98.10864, 27.19199 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 47 |
| Relative position | 5 MI SE OF FALFURRIAS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Brooks(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Flowella(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Falfurrias(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Laredo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Palo Blanco(hydrologic unit)
Southwestern Texas Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Brooks |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Primary |
| Halite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anhydrite | Ore |
| Halite | Ore |
| Selenite | Ore |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Result | SALT CONTAINS 13 TO 42 VOL% ANHYDRITE |
|---|
| 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 > Evaporite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt |
| Rock unit name | Louann |
| Rock description | Louann |
| (1) | -98.10864, 27.19199 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Piercement Salt Dome |
| Depth to top | 0M |
|---|---|
| Depth to bottom | 271.27M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1911 |
| Discoverer | Producers Oil Co. |
| Year of last production | 1942 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gulf Gypsum Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC34011 |
TYPICAL OIL AND GAS FIELDS OF SOUTH TEXAS: CORPUS CHRISTI GEOLOGICAL SOC. V. 1 (1967) P. 64-68.
USBM IC8313
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CAPROCK OUTCROPS. DEPTH TO SALT 895 FT. SALT VOLUME 2.3 CU MI TO 10,560 FT DEPTH. EXPOSED SELENITE (GYPSUM) DEPOSIT COVERS AN AREA OF 50 AC. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1992 | Long, K.R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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