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Halite from
Big Hill Salt Dome (Big Hill Oil Field), Hamshire, Jefferson County, Texas, USA


Locality type:Dome
Classification
Species:Halite
Formula:NaCl
Comments:Very pure salt grains to 5 feet in diameter.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Halite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Big Hill Salt Dome (Big Hill Oil Field), Hamshire, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:159778
Long-form Identifier:1:3:159778:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Halite
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘFannett Dome (Fannett Dome Mine; Fannett Dome Sulfur Mine; Fannett Oil Field), Fannett, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘMcFaddin Beach Salt Dome, Hamshire, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘClam Lake Salt Dome (Clam Lake Oil Field), Clam Lake, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘHigh Island Mine, High Island, Galveston County, Texas, USA
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘSpindletop dome (Spindletop oil field; Spindletop wells; Spindletop Dome Mine; Spindletop Dome Sulfur Mine), Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
34.7km (21.5 miles) ⓘHankamer Salt Dome, Cottonwood, Liberty County, Texas, USA
43.5km (27.0 miles) ⓘPort Neches Salt Dome (Bessie Heights), Vidor, Orange County, Texas, USA
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘMoss Bluff dome (Moss Bluff Mine), Moss Bluff, Liberty County, Texas, USA
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘSour Lake Salt Dome, Hardin County, Texas, USA
49.8km (30.9 miles) ⓘLost Lake Salt Dome (Lost Lake Oil Field), Wallisville, Chambers County, Texas, USA
References
Darrell Munson, Stephen Bauer, Christopher Rautman, Brian Ehgartner, and Allan Sattler (2003) ANALYSIS OF THE MASSIVE SALT FALL IN BIG HILL CAVERN 103 SAND2003-0703
 
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