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Stratton Ridge Salt Dome (Stratton Ridge), Clute, Brazoria County, Texas, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 2' 49'' North , 95° 20' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
29.04696,-95.34803
GRN:
N20W60
Type:
Dome
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Oyster Creek1,132 (2017)5.1km
Clute11,444 (2017)5.5km
Richwood3,830 (2017)6.1km
Lake Jackson27,533 (2017)8.5km
Freeport12,154 (2017)10.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
41856
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:41856:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A salt deposit located 6.6 km (4.1 miles) ENE of Clute and 10.8 km (6.7 miles) NNE of Freeport, on private land. Discovered by J. Dannenbaum in 1913. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters. Oil production commenced in 1927, solution mining of salt in 1950.

Mineralization is a salt dome deposit (Mineral occurrence model information: Model code: 252; USGS model code: 35a.4 (35ad); Deposit model name: Salt domes: diapiric salt structures) hosted in the Middle Jurassic Louann salt. The ore body is a diapir with a depth-to-top of 381 meters. The depth to caprock is 850 feet and to salt 1,250 feet. Salt volume is 9.6 cubic miles to 10,560 feet. Local rocks include alluvium.

Local geologic structures include a shallow piercement salt dome.

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10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ Danburite
Formula: CaB2Si2O8
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Hauerite
Formula: MnS2
ⓘ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ 'Petroleum'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘHauerite2.EB.05aMnS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDanburite9.FA.65CaB2Si2O8
Unclassified
ⓘ'Petroleum'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
BBoron
Bⓘ DanburiteCaB2Si2O8
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ DanburiteCaB2Si2O8
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DanburiteCaB2Si2O8
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ HaueriteMnS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ DanburiteCaB2Si2O8
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
MnManganese
Mnⓘ HaueriteMnS2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0480390021
Applin, P.L. (1925), The Stratton Ridge Salt Dome, Brazoria County, Texas, Association of American Petroleum Geologists Bulletin: 9: 1-34.
Halbouty, Michel T. (1967) Salt Domes - Gulf Region, United States and Mexico. Gulf Publishing Company.p.128
Smith, Arthur E. (1991) Texas Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 66 (3) 196-224 doi:10.1080/00357529.1991.11761622
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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