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Native Sulphur from
Orchard Dome Mine (Moore's Orchard; Orchard Dome Oil and Gas field), Orchard, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA


Locality type:Dome
Classification
Species:Native Sulphur
Formula:S8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hauerite1
Aragonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Sulphur data
Locality Data:Click here to view Orchard Dome Mine (Moore's Orchard; Orchard Dome Oil and Gas field), Orchard, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1210496
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1210496:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Sulphur
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘBig Creek Mine (Big Creek oil field), Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA
24.4km (15.1 miles) ⓘLong Point dome, Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘLong Point Dome Mine, Long Point dome, Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘBoling Dome (Boling oil field; Newgulf Sulfur Operations), Newgulf, Wharton County, Texas, USA
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘDamon Mound Salt Dome, Damon, Brazoria County, Texas, USA
40.5km (25.2 miles) ⓘNash Dome Mine, Needville, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘHockley Dome Mine (United Salt Mine), Hockley, Harris County, Texas, USA
50.3km (31.3 miles) ⓘRacoon Bend Salt Dome, Bellville, Austin County, Texas, USA
72.6km (45.1 miles) ⓘClemens Dome Mine (Hinkles Ferry), Clemens Dome, Brazoria, Brazoria County, Texas, USA
75.4km (46.8 miles) ⓘClemens Dome, Brazoria, Brazoria County, Texas, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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