| Deposit ID | 10111511 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC36544 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Moca Salt Dome |
| Geographic coordinates: | -98.67811, 27.83363 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 152 |
| Relative position | 12 MI W OF FREER. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Duval(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sarnosa Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Alice(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Laredo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Nueces(hydrologic unit)
Nueces(hydrologic accounting unit)
Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Webb |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Halite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Halite | Ore |
| Model code | 252 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35a.4 (35ad) |
| Deposit model name | Salt domes: diapiric salt structures |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt | ||
| Rock unit name | Louann | ||
| Rock description | Louann | ||
| |||
| (1) | -98.67811, 27.83363 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Rio Grande Salt Basin |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Piercement Salt Dome |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| Discoverer | Quintana Oil Co.? |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC36544 |
TX BEG, 1991, NONPETROLEUM MINERAL PRODUCERS IN TEXAS.
TX BEG R1 43, P. 117-118.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPTH TO SALT 6366 FT. SURFACE EXPRESSION OF SALT MASS COVERS 0.78 SQ MI. SALT VOLUME 0.41 CU MI. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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