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Palangana Mine

Past Producer in Duval county in Texas, United States with commodities Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure, 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. 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 10061170
MRDS ID TC34022
Record type Site
Current site name Palangana Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.5006, 27.52975 (WGS84)
Elevation 152

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Duval(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Parrilla Creek SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Alice(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Laredo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Baffin Bay(hydrologic unit)

Southwestern Texas Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Duval

Comments on the location information

  • G.H. & N RR SURVEY, BLOCK A-249

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anhydrite Ore
Gypsum Ore
Halite 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) -98.5006, 27.52975
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Piercement Salt Dome

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Depth to top 137.16M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1917
Discoverer Empire Gas And Fuel Co.
Year of first production 1928
Year of last production 1935

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Duval (Sulfur) Ppg Industries (Salt)

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCED TO EXHAUSTION

Comments on the workings information

  • FRASCH PRODUCTION OF SULFUR. SOLUTION MINING OF SALT.

Comments on development

  • DOME DISCOVERED 1901, SULFUR 1917 IN OIL TEST. EXPLORED BY UNION SULFUR (1924, 4 WELLS) AND TEXAS GULF (1924, 25 WELLS)

Reference information

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General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPTH TO CAPROCK 389 FT, SULFUR 450 FT, SALT 500 FT. SALT VOLUME 3.6 CU MI TO 10,000 FT.

Reporter information

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

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