Humble Dome Prospect

Occurrence in Harris county in Texas, United States with commodities Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Sections on this page
  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 10061163
MRDS ID TC34015
Record type Site
Current site name Humble Dome Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -95.24273, 30.00356 (WGS84)
Elevation 15
Relative position 1.25 MI NE OF HUMBLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Harris(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Moonshine Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Conroe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Beaumont(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

West Fork San Jacinto(hydrologic unit)

San Jacinto(hydrologic accounting unit)

Galveston Bay-San Jacinto(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Harris

Comments on the location information

  • W.B. ADAMS SURVEY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary
Halite Tertiary
Limestone, Ultra Pure Tertiary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anhydrite Ore
Gypsum Ore
Halite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Biogenic Alteration Of Anhydrite 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
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -95.24273, 30.00356

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Piercement Salt Dome

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 213.36M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • DOME DISCOVERED 1902. AMERICAN SULFUR ROYALTY CO.'S DEVELOPMENT PLANS ANNOUNCED 1957 NEVER CAME TO FRUITION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TYPICAL OIL AND GAS FIELDS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS: HOUSTON TX, HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOC. V. 2, P. 295-302.

  • Deposit

    USBM IC8313

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPTH TO CAPROCK 700 FT, TO SALT 1214 FT. SALT VOLUME 9.8 CU MI TO 10,500 FT DEPTH

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.