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Rock House Mine

Producer in Culberson county in Texas, United States with commodities Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sulfur
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10085662
MRDS ID W701286
Record type Site
Current site name Rock House Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -104.39467, 31.35989 (WGS84)
Relative position 34 MI (54 KM) NE OF VAN HORN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Culberson(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dome Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Van Horn(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Van Horn(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salt Draw(hydrologic unit)

Lower Pecos(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Pecos(hydrologic subregion)

Rio Grande(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Culberson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary
Sulfur Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SOME GYPSUM IS MINED FOR USE IN PORTLAND CEMENT. AN ATTEMPT TO EXTRACT SULFUR FROM GYPSUM AT THIS SITE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 253
USGS model code 35a.5 (35ae)
Deposit model name Bedded gypsum: marine evaporite gypsum

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Rock unit name Castile Formation
    Rock description Castile Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -104.39467, 31.35989
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Year of first production 1980
Year of last production 1990

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • SOME GYPSUM IS MINED FOR USE IN PORTLAND CEMENT. FROM 1969 TO 1970, UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT WAS MADE BY ELCOR CHEMICAL CORP. TO EXTRACT SULFUR FROM GYPSUM AT THIS SITE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PRICE, J. G., HENRY, C. D., AND STANDEN, A. R., 1983, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TRANS-PECOS TEXAS: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (TEXAS), MINERAL RESOURCE CIRCULAR NO. 73, 108 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1990 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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