High Island Mine, High Island, Galveston County, Texas, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| High Island Mine | Mine |
| High Island | Island |
| Galveston County | County |
| Texas | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 33' 54'' North , 94° 23' 4'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bolivar Peninsula | 2,417 (2011) | 21.2km |
| Stowell | 1,756 (2011) | 25.0km |
| Winnie | 3,254 (2011) | 28.3km |
| Oak Island | 363 (2011) | 31.3km |
| Anahuac | 2,324 (2017) | 36.9km |
A S-salt deposit located at High Island (town), along the Texas Gulf Coast, on private land. Discovered in 1901. Operated by the U.S. Sulphur Pan American (1962-1968). First year of production was 1960 and the last year was 1971. Production years included the periods 1960-1962 and 1968-1971. MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated. Explored for sulfur during the period 1954-1958 by Isthmus Sulphur Company.
Mineralization is a shallow piercement 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 45.72 meters. The depth to caprock is 150 feet and to the salt it is 1,228 feet. Salt volume was calculated at 2.1 cubic miles to 10,000 feet of depth. Local alteration includes the biogenic alteration of anhydrock to limestone. Local rocks include Beaumont Formation, areas predominantly sand.
Workings include the wells and surface infrastructure for the Frasch process mining of sulfur.
Production information is found in: Halbouty, Michel T. (1979).
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
9 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl |
| ⓘ Hauerite Formula: MnS2 |
| ⓘ Melanterite Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Hauerite | 2.EB.05a | MnS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Hauerite | MnS2 |
| S | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Hauerite | MnS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10061161 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Gulf of Mexico BasinBasin
- Northern Gulf of Mexico MarginPassive Margin
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