| Deposit ID | 10107055 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC34030 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hockley Dome Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -95.83969, 29.95024 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 50 |
| Relative position | 4 MI S OF HOCKLEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Harris(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Warren Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Houston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Houston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Spring(hydrologic unit)
San Jacinto(hydrologic accounting unit)
Galveston Bay-San Jacinto(hydrologic subregion)
Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Harris |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Halite | Primary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Primary |
| Limestone, Ultra Pure | Tertiary |
| Sulfur | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anhydrite | Ore |
| Gypsum | Ore |
| Halite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Strontianite | Gangue |
| Result | GYPSUM ORE MINED GENERALLY EXCEEDED 95% GYPSUM |
|---|
| 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 | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt |
| Rock unit name | Louann |
| Rock description | Louann |
| (1) | -95.83969, 29.95024 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Piercement Salt Dome |
| Depth to top | 23.16M |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1906 |
| Discoverer | Patillo Higgins |
| Year of first production | 1932 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | United Salt Corp (Salt), Hockley Gypsum Co. (Gypsum) |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Warren Estate |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 464.82M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC34030 |
CHAPMAN, L.C., 1923, THE HOCKLEY SALT DOME: AAPG BULL., V. 7, P. 297-299.
DEUSSEN, A., AND LANE, L.L., 1926, HOCKLEY SALT DOME: AAPG BULL, V. 9, P. 1031-1066.
STENZEL, H.B., 1946, GYPSUM MINING NEAR HOCKLEY, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS: TX BEG MRC-35, 21 P.
TEAS, L.P., 1931, HOCKLEY SALT SHAFT: AAPG BULL, V. 15, P. 465-469.
USBM IC 8313
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPTH TO CAPROCK 76 FT, SALT 1010 FT. SALT VOLUME 5.9 CU MI TO 10,560 FT DEPTH |
| Deposit | First Production Year: 1932 (SALT); 1944 (GYPSUM) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1992 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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