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Palestine Mine

Past Producer in Anderson county in Texas, 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. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105163
MRDS ID TC34023
Record type Site
Current site name Palestine Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -95.72831, 31.73712 (WGS84)
Relative position SW OF PALESTINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Anderson(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Southwest Palestine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Palestine(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Palestine(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Trinity-Tehuacana(hydrologic unit)

Lower Trinity(hydrologic accounting unit)

Trinity(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Anderson

Comments on the location information

  • ELIAS G. MYERS, A-48 SURVEY

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) -95.72831, 31.73712
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Piercement Salt Dome

Ore body information

  • Thickness 6705.6M
    Length 5471.62M
    Width 4345.11M
    Depth to top 37.19M
    Depth to bottom 6705.6M

Comments on the geologic information

  • YOUNGEST UNIT INTRUDED BY SALT: CLAIBORNE GROUP

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1891
Year of first production 1904
Year of last production 1937

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • SOLUTION MINING OF SALT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPTH TO CAPROCK 120 FT, TO SALT 122 FT, TO TOP LOUANN SALT 22,000 FT. COVERS AN AREA OF 7.0 SQ MI. CAPROCK 9 TO 32 FT THICK. SALT VOLUME 3.1 CU MI TO 10,500 FT DEPTH.

Reporter information

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

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