Markham Mine (Markham Dome), Clemville, Matagorda County, Texas, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Markham Mine (Markham Dome) | Mine |
| Clemville | - not defined - |
| Matagorda County | County |
| Texas | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 58' 51'' North , 96° 10' 4'' West
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A salt deposit located 3.1 km (1.9 miles) WSW of Clemville, S of F&M 1468 highway N, on private land. Discovered in 1908. Operated by the Texas Brine Corporation. MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated.
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 has a depth-to-top of 431.9 meters. The depth to caprock is 1,380 feet, and to the salt it is 1,417 feet. Salt volume was calculated at 1.9 cubic miles to 10,560 feet of depth. Local rocks include rocks of the Beaumont Formation, areas predominantly sand.
Local geologic structures include a piercement salt dome.
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 has a depth-to-top of 431.9 meters. The depth to caprock is 1,380 feet, and to the salt it is 1,417 feet. Salt volume was calculated at 1.9 cubic miles to 10,560 feet of depth. Local rocks include rocks of the Beaumont Formation, areas predominantly sand.
Local geologic structures include a piercement salt dome.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| ⓘ | Sylvite | 3.AA.20 | KCl |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Na | Sodium | |
|---|---|---|
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Sylvite | KCl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Sylvite | KCl |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Gulf of Mexico BasinBasin
- Northern Gulf of Mexico MarginPassive Margin
- Sabine DomainDomain
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