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Spindletop Dome Mine

Past Producer in Jefferson county in Texas, United States with commodities Sulfur, 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. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111385
MRDS ID TC34026
Record type Site
Current site name Spindletop Dome Mine
Related records 10227094

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -94.06464, 30.01024 (WGS84)
Elevation 5

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Beaumont East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Beaumont(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Beaumont(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Sabine Lake(hydrologic unit)

Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Galveston Bay-San Jacinto(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Jefferson

Comments on the location information

  • J.A. VEATCH SURVEY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary
Halite Primary
Limestone, Ultra Pure Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore
Sulfur Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Biogenic Alteration Of Anhydrock To Limestone

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 255
USGS model code 35a.7 (35ag)
Deposit model name Salt-dome sulfur

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Louann
    Rock description Louann
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -94.06464, 30.01024
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Piercement Salt Dome

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 274.32M
    Depth to bottom 365.76M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1950
Year of first production 1952
Year of last production 1976

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Texas Gulf (Sulfur), Texas Brine Corp (Salt)

Comments on the workings information

  • FRASCH PRODUCTION OF SULFUR. SOLUTION MINING OF SALT.

Comments on development

  • DOME DISCOVERED 1901, SULFUR 1950

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPTH TO CAPROCK 700 FT, SULFUR 900 FT, SALT 1200 FT. SALT VOLUME 1.8 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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