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Halite from
McFaddin Beach Salt Dome, Hamshire, Jefferson County, Texas, USA


Locality type:Dome
Classification
Species:Halite
Formula:NaCl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Halite data
Locality Data:Click here to view McFaddin Beach Salt Dome, Hamshire, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:983378
Long-form Identifier:1:3:983378:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Halite
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘHigh Island Mine, High Island, Galveston County, Texas, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘBig Hill Salt Dome (Big Hill Oil Field), Hamshire, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘClam Lake Salt Dome (Clam Lake Oil Field), Clam Lake, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
28.4km (17.7 miles) ⓘFannett Dome (Fannett Dome Mine; Fannett Dome Sulfur Mine; Fannett Oil Field), Fannett, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘHankamer Salt Dome, Cottonwood, Liberty County, Texas, USA
46.1km (28.7 miles) ⓘGalveston Block 144 Salt Dome, Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘSpindletop dome (Spindletop oil field; Spindletop wells; Spindletop Dome Mine; Spindletop Dome Sulfur Mine), Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘMoss Bluff dome (Moss Bluff Mine), Moss Bluff, Liberty County, Texas, USA
55.4km (34.4 miles) ⓘPort Neches Salt Dome (Bessie Heights), Vidor, Orange County, Texas, USA
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘLost Lake Salt Dome (Lost Lake Oil Field), Wallisville, Chambers County, Texas, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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