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Bethel Salt Dome

Occurrence in Anderson county in Texas, United States with commodities Halite, Limestone, General, Gypsum-Anhydrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111512
MRDS ID TC36771
Record type Site
Current site name Bethel Salt Dome

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -95.91526, 31.8899 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 MI NW OF PALESTINE, 1.7 MI S OF BETHEL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Anderson(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cayuga(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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary
Limestone, General Primary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anhydrite Ore
Calcite Ore
Halite Ore

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) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt
    Rock unit name Louann Salt
    Rock description Louann Salt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -95.91526, 31.8899
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Piercement Faults

Ore body information

  • General form DIAPIR
    Thickness 6096M
    Length 3701.39M
    Width 3057.67M
    Depth to top 438.91M

Comments on the geologic information

  • ASSOCIATED OIL AND GAS FIELDS: BETHEL, EAST BETHEL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1927

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTIMATED FROM TOP OF SALT TO 10,560 FT DEPTH; ESTIMATED ABOVE ECRET JAMES LIMESTONE (GLEN ROSE SUBGROUP).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY RI 140, P. 25-29.

  • Deposit

    HALBOUTY (1979) SALT DOMES-GULF COAST: HOUSTON, GULF PUBCO.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    HALBOUTY (1979) P. 129, TABLE 8-5; AAPG BULL., V. 67, P. 1263.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ANDYDRITE-LIMESTONE CAPROCK 493 FT THICK, THINS TO 62 FT TOWARD DOME FLANKS. DEPTH TO CAPROCK 1440 FT, TO SALT 1600 FT, TO LOUANN SALT: 20,000 FT. SURFACE EXPRESSION 3.4 SQ MI.
Deposit DEPOSIT ALSO CLASSIFIES AS USGS MODEL GYPSUM (35A.6) LIMESTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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