| Deposit ID | 10061150 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC34001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Barbers Hill Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -94.92022, 29.80024 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 26 |
| Relative position | 5 MILES NE OF BAYTOWN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chambers(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mont Belvieu(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Anahuac(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Houston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
North Galveston Bay(hydrologic unit)
Galveston Bay-Sabine Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Galveston Bay-San Jacinto(hydrologic subregion)
Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Chambers |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Halite | Primary |
| Sulfur | Tertiary |
| Limestone, Ultra Pure | Tertiary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Halite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| 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 > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Louann | ||
| Rock description | Louann | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt |
| (1) | -94.92022, 29.80024 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Piercement Salt Dome |
| Depth to top | 106.68M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1908 |
| Year of first production | 1955 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Diamond Shamrock Corp (Salt) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC34001 |
BEVIER, G.M., 1925, THE BARBERS HILL OIL FIELD, CHAMBERS CO., TEXAS: AAPG BULL. V. 9, P. 958-973.
HALBOUTY, M.T., 1939, GEOLOGY AND ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF BARBERS HILL DOME: WORLD PETROLEUM, V. 10, P. 40-55.
USBM IC 8313
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS THICK BUT LOW GRADE, DEPTH TO CAPROCK IS 350 FT, TO SALT 1000 FT. SALT VOLUME 5.1 CU MI TO 10,560 FT DEPTH |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1994 | Long, K.R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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