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Stratton Ridge Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061173
MRDS ID TC34027
Record type Site
Current site name Stratton Ridge Mine
Alternate or previous names Stratton Ridge Salt Dome
Related records 10299804

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -95.33023, 29.02637 (WGS84)
Elevation 2
Relative position 1.5 MILE S20E OF STRATTON RIDGE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Brazoria(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Oyster Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Angleton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Houston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Austin-Oyster(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 Brazoria

Comments on the location information

  • J.E. GROCE SURVEY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
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 > Chemical Sediment > Salt
    Rock unit name Louann
    Rock description Louann
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) Alluvium
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Piercement Salt Dome

Ore body information

  • General form DIAPIR
    Depth to top 381M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1913
Discoverer J. Dannenbaum

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Dow Chemical Co.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TO DEPTH OF 10560 FT.

Comments on the workings information

  • SOLUTION MINING OF SALT

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: OIL, CONDENSATE, GAS, AND BRINE PRODUCTION FROM 1922. USED FOR UNDERGROUND LPG STORAGE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPTH TO CAPROCK 850 FT, TO SALT 1250 FT. SALT VOLUME 9.6 CU MI TO 10,560 FT DEPTH
Deposit DUPLICATE TC38936 HAS BEEN MERGED INTO THIS RECORD AND DELETED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1992 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1994 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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