Moss Bluff dome (Moss Bluff Mine), Moss Bluff, Liberty County, Texas, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Moss Bluff dome (Moss Bluff Mine) | Dome |
| Moss Bluff | - not defined - |
| Liberty County | County |
| Texas | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 53' 44'' North , 94° 41' 39'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cove | 509 (2017) | 12.9km |
| Old River-Winfree | 1,288 (2017) | 13.7km |
| Anahuac | 2,324 (2017) | 13.7km |
| Devers | 457 (2017) | 17.7km |
| Ames | 1,064 (2017) | 18.2km |
A salt-S-limestone deposit located 8.1 km (5.0 miles) SE of Moss Bluff (town) and 12 miles SSE of Liberty, on private land. The dome was discovered in 1926 and the sulfur was discovered in 1944. Operated by the Texas Gulf Sulfur Company. Produced during the period 1948 to 1982 but production was erratic during the period 1974 to 1982. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is .
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 the Middle Jurassic Louann Limestone and the Late Jurassic Louann Salt. The ore body has a depth-to-top of 274.32 meters. The depth to caprock is 591 feet, to the sulfur it is 900 feet, and to the salt it is 1,077 feet. The salt volume was calculated at 11.2 cubic miles to 10,000 feet of depth. Local alteration includes the biogenic alteration of anhydrock to limestone. Local rocks include rocks of the Beaumont Formation, areas predominantly sand.
Local geologic structures include a piercement salt dome.
Workings include the wells and surface infrastructure necessary for the Frasch production of sulfur.
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 the Middle Jurassic Louann Limestone and the Late Jurassic Louann Salt. The ore body has a depth-to-top of 274.32 meters. The depth to caprock is 591 feet, to the sulfur it is 900 feet, and to the salt it is 1,077 feet. The salt volume was calculated at 11.2 cubic miles to 10,000 feet of depth. Local alteration includes the biogenic alteration of anhydrock to limestone. Local rocks include rocks of the Beaumont Formation, areas predominantly sand.
Local geologic structures include a piercement salt dome.
Workings include the wells and surface infrastructure necessary for the Frasch production of sulfur.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
10 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 References: |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl |
| ⓘ Hauerite Formula: MnS2 References: |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Hauerite | 2.EB.05a | MnS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Hauerite | MnS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Hauerite | MnS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10061167 |
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- Northern Gulf of Mexico MarginPassive Margin
- Sabine DomainDomain
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Moss Bluff dome, Moss Bluff, Liberty County, Texas, USA