Big Hill Salt Dome (Big Hill Oil Field), Hamshire, Jefferson County, Texas, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Big Hill Salt Dome (Big Hill Oil Field) | Dome |
Hamshire | - not defined - |
Jefferson County | County |
Texas | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 45' 23'' North , 94° 15' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Stowell | 1,756 (2011) | 12.0km |
Winnie | 3,254 (2011) | 13.5km |
Taylor Landing | 233 (2017) | 17.4km |
Fannett | 2,252 (2011) | 18.9km |
China | 1,130 (2017) | 33.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
30973
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:30973:7
GUID (UUID V4):
6e6ce52b-835f-4e7e-8bd4-96b06cfe2e1a
A salt deposit located about 12.6 km (7.8 miles) SSE of Hamshire. Facility is now a strategic oil reserve storage facility.
NOTE: This locality is not listed in the USGS MRDS database but it is reflected on the topo map as the Big Hill Oil Field.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl Description: Very pure salt grains to 5 feet in diameter. |
ⓘ Hauerite Formula: MnS2 |
ⓘ Sylvite Formula: KCl |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Hauerite | 2.EB.05a | MnS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
ⓘ | Sylvite | 3.AA.20 | KCl |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Hauerite | MnS2 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
Cl | ⓘ Sylvite | KCl |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Sylvite | KCl |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Hauerite | MnS2 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Gulf of Mexico BasinBasin
- Sabine DomainDomain
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