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Sulphur Mine dome, Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sulphur Mine dome | Dome |
| Sulphur | - not defined - |
| Calcasieu Parish | Parish |
| Louisiana | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 15' 0'' North , 93° 24' 35'' West
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Sulphur mines dome; Sulphur dome
A salt(halite)-S-gypsum occurrence located in the SW¼NE¼NW¼ sec. 29, T9S, R10W, LM, 12 miles W of Lake Charles, on private land. Discovered in 1867 by the Louisiana Petroleum and Coal Oil Company. Owned & operated by the Union Texas Petroleum (1975) and by the Pittsburgh Plate Glass (PPG), Incorporated (1975). Operated by the Union Sulphur Company, Allied Chemical PPG Incorporated (1894-1924). Production occurred overall during the period 1894-1970 (1894-1924, 1966-1970).
Mineralization is a salt dome (diapir) (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 salt. The ore body has a depth-to-top of 152.4 meters and a depth-to-bottom of 457.2 meters. The depth to the caprock is 390 feet, to the sulfur it is 500 feet and to the salt it is 1,460 feet. Salt volume is 1.1 cubic miles to 10,000 feet. The caprock is 75 acres in area and 1,100 feet thick. Local alteration includes biogenic alteration of anhydrock to limestone. local rocks include Prairie Terraces.
Local geologic structures include a piercement salt dome.
Workings included bore holes and surface infrastructure for the Frasch production of sulfur. Herman Frasch first successfully tested his method of solution mining sulfur here in 1894.
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9 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 References: |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 References: |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 References: |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 References: |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O References: |
| ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl References: |
| ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 Description: Sulphur is mined by the Frasch Process. References: |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | 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 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10121583 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Gulf of Mexico BasinBasin
- Northern Gulf of Mexico MarginPassive Margin
- Sabine DomainDomain
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