Damon Mound Salt Dome (Damon Mound; Damon Mound oil field; Damon Mound Mine; Dresser Minerals Quarry), Damon, Brazoria County, Texas, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Damon Mound Salt Dome (Damon Mound; Damon Mound oil field; Damon Mound Mine; Dresser Minerals Quarry) | Dome |
| Damon | - not defined - |
| Brazoria County | County |
| Texas | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 16' 42'' North , 95° 45' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Damon | 552 (2011) | 2.1km |
| Needville | 3,063 (2017) | 15.8km |
| Fairchilds | 1,027 (2017) | 17.2km |
| West Columbia | 3,935 (2018) | 18.2km |
| Boling | 1,122 (2011) | 18.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
30979
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:30979:1
GUID (UUID V4):
2d513c07-d651-4947-9c15-ca119bac8348
A salt-limestone-S-Zn-gypsum-anhydrite occurrence located at Damon on route 36. The quarry opened in 1831; oil wells started in 1915; and, Frasch sulfur mining during the period 1953-1957. Operated by Dresser Minerals, Texas (1979). Owned by Dresser Industries Inc., Texas (1979). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters. Sour dirt known to native Americans and to settlers who arrived around 1831. The dome was recognized in 1901. Native S was discovered in 1916 in an oil test, followed by 14 sulfur tests. Drilled by Union Sulfur during the period 1922-1923, and by Jefferson Lake in 1932.
Mineralization is a salt dome deposit (Mineral occurrence model information: Model code: 255; USGS model code: 35a.7 (35ag); Deposit model name: Salt-dome sulfur), hosted in the Louann Limestone and salt. Local alteration includes biogenic alteration of anhydrock to limestone. The caprock outcrops. The depth to the salt is 529 feet with a salt volume of 4.3 cubic miles to 10,000 feet of depth. The deposit is 120 acres in areal extent. The caprock is 375 to 575 feet thick. The sulfur is hosted by gyprock and anhydrock with little sulfur being found in the limestone. Local rocks include rocks of the Beaumont Formation, areas predominantly clay.
Local geologic structures include a piercement salt dome.
Workings include Frasch production of sulfur operations. The Damon Quarry mined limestone from 75 to 125 feet of depth, exposing 60 feet of limestone caprock.
Production data are found in: Halbouty, Michel T. (1979).
Analytical data results: Limestone: 48% CaO, 7% SiO2, 3% Al2O3, 0.5% Fe2O3, 0.27% MgO.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
14 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 References: |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O References: |
| ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Melanterite Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Fluorescence: Deep red |
| ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| 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 | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10061157 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Gulf of Mexico BasinBasin
- Sabine DomainDomain
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID # 0480390017
