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Long Point dome, Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 28' 30'' North , 95° 43' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
29.47525,-95.72105
GeoHash:
G#: 9v5ztvf1c
GRN:
N20W60
Type:
Dome
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Fairchilds1,027 (2017)7.5km
Pleak1,366 (2017)8.5km
Greatwood11,538 (2011)9.8km
Rosenberg35,510 (2017)12.4km
Richmond12,138 (2017)12.5km
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ClubLocationDistance
Clear Lake Gem and Mineral SocietyHouston, Texas47km
Houston Gem and Mineral SocietyHouston, Texas47km
Texas Faceters GuildHouston, Texas47km
Mindat Locality ID:
42088
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:42088:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A S-salt deposit located 12.4 km (7.7 miles) SE of Rosenberg, on private land (private lease). Discovered in 1924. First production occurred in 1930. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.

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 Middle Jurassic Louann limestone and salt. The ore body has a depth-to-top of 518 meters. Ore body No. 1 is sedimentary & tabular. Ore body No. 2 is disseminated, lenticular. The primary mode of origin was evaporation and the secondary mode was sedimentation. Primary ore control was lithology. The average thickness of unconsolidated material is 167 meters. Sulfur occurs in evaporites and limestone on the top and flanks of a salt dome. The sulfur was probably formed by hydrocarbon reduction of anhydrite, assisted by bacterial actions. Local rocks include Beaumont Formation, areas predominantly sand.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘStrontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Srⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID # 0481570001
U.S. Bureau of Mines, Microfilm Compilation of Confidential Individual Company Statistics.
Espenshade, G.H. and Broedel, C.H. (1952), Annotated Bibliography and Index Map of Sulphur and Pyrite Deposits in the United States and Alaska, USGS Information Circular 157, 48pp.
Netzeband, F.F., Early, T.R., Ryan J.P. and Miller, W.C. (1964), Sulphur Resources and Production in Texas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Mississippi, and Markets for the Sulphur, U.S. Bureau of mines Information Circular IC 8222, 77pp.
Ellison, Jr. (1971), Sulphur in Texas, Bureau of Economic Geology, Handbook No. 2, January, 1971, 48 pp.
McGowen, J.H. et al. (1976), Environmental Geologic Atlas of the Texas Gulf Coastal Zone - Bay City-Freeport Area, University of Texas, Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, 98 pp., 9 maps.
Linn, Kurt (1987), Assistant to the President, Texas Gulf, Incorporated, telephone conversation with Lee Osmonson (USGS ?).
Rocks & Minerals (1991): 66:3: 196-224.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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