North Dayton dome (North Dayton Salt Dome), Dayton, Liberty County, Texas, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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North Dayton dome (North Dayton Salt Dome) | Dome |
Dayton | - not defined - |
Liberty County | County |
Texas | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 5' 44'' North , 94° 58' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Dayton | 7,575 (2017) | 10.8km |
Kenefick | 597 (2017) | 12.0km |
Plum Grove | 636 (2017) | 17.1km |
Liberty | 9,039 (2017) | 18.4km |
Roman Forest | 1,847 (2017) | 19.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
42545
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:42545:1
GUID (UUID V4):
7242d34c-c53f-41ae-9675-345958208f3e
A salt deposit located 10.8 km (6.7 miles) WNW of Dayton, on private land. Discovered in 1900. MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated. Oil production from 1905.
Mineralization is a salt dome deposit (Mineral occurrence model information: Model code: 252; USGS model code: 35a.4 (35ad); Deposit model name: Salt domes: diapiric salt structures), hosted in Late Jurassic Louann salt. The ore body is a diapir with a depth-to-top of 176.78 meters. Local rocks include rocks of the Beaumont Formation, areas predominantly clay.
Reserve-resource data are found in: Halbouty, Michel T. (1979).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl |
ⓘ 'Petroleum' |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
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ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Petroleum' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10064535 |
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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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