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West Colombia Salt Dome

Occurrence in Brazoria county in Texas, United States with commodities Halite, 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  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 10064542
MRDS ID TC38940
Record type Site
Current site name West Colombia Salt Dome
Alternate or previous names Kaiser's Mound

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -95.65441, 29.16693 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 MI N35W OF WEST COLOMBIA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Brazoria(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Columbia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Angleton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Houston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Brazos(hydrologic unit)

Lower Brazos(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Brazos(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Brazoria

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anhydrite Ore
Gypsum Ore
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 Salt
    Rock description Louann Salt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -95.65441, 29.16693
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form DIAPIR
    Depth to top 198.12M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1901

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TO 10560 FT DEPTH.

Comments on development

  • DOME INDICATED AT SURFACE BY A SLIGHT TOPOGRAPHIC MOUND, CENTRAL, SWAMPY BASIN, GAS SEEPS, OIL SHOWINGS, AND PARAFFIN-DIRT BEDS ; ECON.COM: OIL, AND GAS PRODUCTION FROM 1904 TO PRESENT FROM FLANKING AND SUPRADOME RESEVOIRS.

Reference information

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General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CAPROCK UP TO 150 FT. THICK, DEPTH TO CAPROCK: 650FT; TO SALT: 768 FT.

Reporter information

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

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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