| Deposit ID | 10061197 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC34055 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sulphur Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Sulphur Dome |
| Geographic coordinates: | -93.37907, 30.16717 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 5 |
| Relative position | NW OF SULPHUR |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Calcasieu(county)
Louisiana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sulphur(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lake Charles(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lake Charles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Calcasieu(hydrologic unit)
Calcasieu-Mermentau(hydrologic accounting unit)
Louisiana Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Louisiana | Calcasieu |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 9S | 10W | Louisiana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Halite | Primary |
| Limestone, Ultra Pure | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Halite | Ore |
| Sulfur | 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) | -93.37907, 30.16717 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Piercement Salt Dome |
| Depth to top | 152.4M |
|---|---|
| Depth to bottom | 457.2M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1867 |
| Discoverer | Louisiana Petroleum And Coal Oil Co. |
| Year of first production | 1894 |
| Year of last production | 1970 |
| Production years | 1894-1924, 1966-1970 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Union Sulphur Co. , Allied Chemical Ppg Inc. (Salt) |
| First year | 1894 |
| Last year | 1924 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC34055 |
BAUERNSCHMIDT, A.J., 1930, SULPHUR DOME: AAPG BULL V. 14, P. 1079-1086.
USBM IC 8313
HAYNES, W., 1942, THE STONE THAT BURNS: NEW YORK, VAN NOSTRAND.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPTH TO CAPROCK 390 FT, SULFUR 500 FT, SALT 1460 FT. SALT VOLUME 1.1 CU MI TO 10,000 FT. CAPROCK 75 AC IN AREA AND 1100 FT THICK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1992 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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