A salt-S-limestone deposit located 8.1 km (5.0 miles) SE of Moss Bluff (town) and 12 miles SSE of Liberty, on private land. The dome was discovered in 1926 and the sulfur was discovered in 1944. Operated by the Texas Gulf Sulfur Company. Produced during the period 1948 to 1982 but production was erratic during the period 1974 to 1982. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is .

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 Middle Jurassic Louann Limestone and the Late Jurassic Louann Salt. The ore body has a depth-to-top of 274.32 meters. The depth to caprock is 591 feet, to the sulfur it is 900 feet, and to the salt it is 1,077 feet. The salt volume was calculated at 11.2 cubic miles to 10,000 feet of depth. Local alteration includes the biogenic alteration of anhydrock to limestone. Local rocks include rocks of the Beaumont Formation, areas predominantly sand.

Local geologic structures include a piercement salt dome.

Workings include the wells and surface infrastructure necessary for the Frasch production of sulfur.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Limestone

ⓘ Salt

ⓘ Sulfur

Mineral List

10 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ 'Anhydrock'

ⓘ Limestone

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite

Formula: CaSO₄

References:

Min News 7:12 p4

ⓘ Aragonite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Smith, Arthur E. (1991) Texas Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 66 (3) 196-224 doi:10.1080/00357529.1991.11761622

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

References:

Smith, Arthur E. (1991) Texas Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 66 (3) 196-224 doi:10.1080/00357529.1991.11761622

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Smith, Arthur E. (1991) Texas Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 66 (3) 196-224 doi:10.1080/00357529.1991.11761622

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

References:

Smith, Arthur E. (1991) Texas Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 66 (3) 196-224 doi:10.1080/00357529.1991.11761622

ⓘ Halite

Formula: NaCl

References:

Smith, Arthur E. (1991) Texas Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 66 (3) 196-224 doi:10.1080/00357529.1991.11761622

ⓘ Hauerite

Formula: MnS₂

References:

R&M 45:6 pp 371-379

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Smith, Arthur E. (1991) Texas Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 66 (3) 196-224 doi:10.1080/00357529.1991.11761622

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Smith, Arthur E. (1991) Texas Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 66 (3) 196-224 doi:10.1080/00357529.1991.11761622

ⓘ Sulphur

Formula: S₈

References:

Smith, Arthur E. (1991) Texas Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 66 (3) 196-224 doi:10.1080/00357529.1991.11761622

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Sulphur	1.CC.05	S₈
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Hauerite	2.EB.05a	MnS₂
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Halite	3.AA.20	NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Aragonite	5.AB.15	CaCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Anhydrite	7.AD.30	CaSO₄
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
ⓘ	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
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
O	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Hauerite	MnS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Sulphur	S₈
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
Ca	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Hauerite	MnS₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄

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Link to USGS MRDS:	10061167

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References

Mineral News: 7(12): 4.

Pratt, W.E. (1926), Two New Salt Domes in Texas, Association of American Petroleum Geologists Bulletin: 10: 1171-1172.

Hawkins, M. E. and C. J. Jirik (1966), Salt domes in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and offshore tidelands: a survey, U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8313.

Rocks & Minerals (1970): 45(6): 371-379.

Skillings Mining Review (1990), (11/3/90): 4-5.

Rocks & Minerals (1991): 66(3): 196-224.

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

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