| Deposit ID | 10061185 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC34042 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Belle Isle Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -91.39956, 29.52692 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 24 |
| Relative position | SE OF NORTH BEND |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
St. Mary(county)
Louisiana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Belle Isle(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Morgan City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
New Orleans(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Atchafalaya(hydrologic unit)
Atchafalaya-Vermillion(hydrologic accounting unit)
Louisiana Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Louisiana | St. Mary |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 17S | 10E; 11E | Louisiana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Halite | Primary |
| Limestone, Ultra Pure | Tertiary |
| Sulfur | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Halite | Ore |
| Model code | 255 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35a.7 (35ag) |
| Deposit model name | Salt-dome sulfur |
| 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) | -91.39956, 29.52692 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Piercement Salt Dome |
| Depth to top | 76.2M |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1896 |
| Discoverer | Gulf Salt Co. (Salt) |
| Year of first production | 1961 |
| Production years | 1961- (SALT) |
| District name | Five Islands |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cargill Salt Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 396.24M |
| Overall length | 1066.8M |
| Overall width | 975.36M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC34042 |
KUPFER, D.H., 1983, METHODS OF ROCK-SALT MINING IN LOUISIANA, IN SALT DOMES OF SOUTH LOUISIANA: NEW ORLEANS GEOL. SOC. V. 3, P. 122-142.
BARTON, D.C., 1935, BELLE ISLE SALT DOME, ST. MARY PARISH, LOUISIANA: AAPG BULL V. 19, P. 644-650.
USBM IC 8313
CIMRI
KUPFER (1983) P. 134.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TOP CAP ROCK 110 FT, TOP OF SALT 135 FT, MOST OF CAP ROCK IS 300 TO 500 FT DEEP. SALT BODY IS A SALT SPINE CONTAINING 1.9 CU MI SALT TO 10,000 FT DEPTH. SULFUR OCCURS IN A SADDLE-LIKE DEPRESSION ATOP DOME AT 250 FT DEPTH. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1896 (SALT), 1916 (SULFUR) |
| Deposit | First Production Year: 1961 (SALT) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1992 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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