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Palangana salt dome, Benavides, Duval County, Texas, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 31' 47'' North , 98° 30' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
27.52995,-98.50060
GeoHash:
G#: 9ucuwedj9
GRN:
N19W62
Type:
Dome
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Realitos184 (2011)9.9km
Benavides1,317 (2017)11.9km
Las Lomitas244 (2011)26.4km
Hebbronville4,558 (2014)30.5km
Bruni379 (2011)35.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
42072
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:42072:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A S-salt-limestone-gypsum/anhydrite deposit located 11.8 km (7.4 miles) SW of Benavides and 11 miles SW of San Diego. Discovered in 1901. MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated.

Mineralization is a salt dome deposit (Mineral occurrence model information: Model code: 255; USGS model code: 35a.7 (35ag); Deposit model name: Salt-dome sulfur), hosted in Louann limestone and salt. Local alteration includes biogenic alteration of anhydrock to limestone. The depth to caprock is 389 feet, to sulfur it is 450 feet and to salt it is 500 feet. The salt volume is 3.6 cubic miles to 10,000 feet of depth. Local rocks include rocks of the Goliad Formation.

Local geologic structures include a piercement salt dome.

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13 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Sylvite
Formula: KCl
ⓘ Uraninite
Formula: UO2

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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
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
ⓘSylvite3.AA.20KCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘUraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oⓘ UraniniteUO2
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
Clⓘ SylviteKCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ SylviteKCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
UUranium
Uⓘ UraniniteUO2

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References

Barton, D.C. (1920), The Palagna Salt Dome, Duval County, Texas, Economic Geology: 15: 497-510.
Haynes, W. (1942), The Stone that Burns. Van Nostrand, New York, 344 pp.
Maxwell, R. (1962) Mineral Resources of South Texas. Utah Bureau of Economic Geology, Report of Investigations No. 43.
Hawkins, M. E. and C. J. Jirik (1966), Salt domes in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and offshore tidelands: a survey, U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8313.
Halbouty, Michel T. (1967) Salt Domes - Gulf Region, United States and Mexico. Gulf Publishing Company.p.140
Rocks & Minerals (1991): 66:3: 196-224.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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