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Butler Salt Dome

Occurrence in Freestone 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063137
MRDS ID TC36776
Record type Site
Current site name Butler Salt Dome
Related records 10178241

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -95.8647, 31.6688 (WGS84)
Elevation 76
Relative position 9 MI SW OF PALESTINE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Freestone(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Long Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Palestine(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Palestine(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Trinity-Tehuacana(hydrologic unit)

Lower Trinity(hydrologic accounting unit)

Trinity(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Freestone

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary

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 Salt
    Rock description Louann Salt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -95.8647, 31.6688
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Piercement Faults

Ore body information

  • General form DIAPIR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTIMATED FROM TOP OF SALT TO 10,560 FT DEPTH; ESTIMATED ABOVE ECRET JAMES LIMESTONE (GLEN ROSE SUBGROUP).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY RI 140, P. 50-54.

  • Deposit

    HALBOUTY (1979) SALT DOMES-GULF COAST: HOUSTON, GULF PUBCO.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    HALBOUTY (1979) P. 129, TABLE 8-5; AAPG BULL., V. 67, P. 1263.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO CAPROCK. UNUSUAL CALCITE-CEMENTED CARRIZO FORMATION (FALSE CAPROCK) OVERLIES NW FLANK OF DOME. DEPTH TO SALT: 312 FT. SURFACE EXPRESSION: 0.78 SQ MI.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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