Log InRegister
Quick Links : The Mindat ManualThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryMindat Newsletter [Free Download]
Home PageAbout MindatThe Mindat ManualHistory of MindatCopyright StatusWho We AreContact UsAdvertise on Mindat
Donate to MindatCorporate SponsorshipSponsor a PageSponsored PagesMindat AdvertisersAdvertise on Mindat
Learning CenterWhat is a mineral?The most common minerals on earthInformation for EducatorsMindat ArticlesThe ElementsThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryGeologic Time
Minerals by PropertiesMinerals by ChemistryAdvanced Locality SearchRandom MineralRandom LocalitySearch by minIDLocalities Near MeSearch ArticlesSearch GlossaryMore Search Options
Search For:
Mineral Name:
Locality Name:
Keyword(s):
 
The Mindat ManualAdd a New PhotoRate PhotosLocality Edit ReportCoordinate Completion ReportAdd Glossary Item
Mining CompaniesStatisticsUsersMineral MuseumsClubs & OrganizationsMineral Shows & EventsThe Mindat DirectoryDevice SettingsThe Mineral Quiz
Photo SearchPhoto GalleriesSearch by ColorNew Photos TodayNew Photos YesterdayMembers' Photo GalleriesPast Photo of the Day GalleryPhotography

West Columbia Salt Dome (Kaiser's Mound), West Columbia, Brazoria Co., Texas, USA

This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
DisplayPhotosMapsSearch
 
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): 29° 10' 0'' North , 95° 39' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal): 29.16693,-95.65441
Köppen climate type:Cfa : Humid subtropical climate


A salt deposit located 2.8 km (1.7 miles) NNW of the city of West Columbia, on private land. Discovered in 1901. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is . Oil and gas production from 1904 to present from flanking and supra-dome reservoirs.

Mineralization is a salt dome (Mineral occurrence model information: Model code: 252; USGS model code: 35a.4 (35ad); Deposit model name: Salt domes: diapiric salt structures), hosted in the Late Jurassic Louann Salt. The ore body is a diapir with a depth-to-top of 198.12 meters. The dome was indicated at surface by a slight topographic mound, central, swampy basin, gas seeps, oil showings and paraffin-dirt beds. Caprock is up to 150 feet thick. The depth to the caprock is 650 feet and to the salt it is 768 feet. Local rocks include the Beaumont Formation, areas predominantly sand.

Mineral List


3 valid minerals.

Regional Geology

This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.

Click on geological units on the map for more information. Click here to view full-screen map on Macrostrat.org

Pleistocene
0.0117 - 2.588 Ma



ID: 3011199
Beaumont Formation, areas predominantly sand

Age: Pleistocene (0.0117 - 2.588 Ma)

Stratigraphic Name: Beaumont Formation

Comments: (from Moore and Wermund, 1993a, 1993b) Yellowish- to brownish-gray, locally reddish orange, v. fine to fine quartz sand, silt, and minor fine gravel, intermixed and interbedded. Includes stream channel, point-bar, cravasse-splay, and natural levee ridge deposits, and clayey fill in abandoned channels. Forms poorly defined meander-belt ridges and pimple mounds aligned approx. normal to coast and 1-2 m higher than surround interdistributary silt and clay. Channel fill is dk-brn to brnish-dark-gray, laminated clay and silt, organic -rich. Includes marine delta-front sand, lagoonal clay, and near-shore marine sand beneath and landward of bays along the coast. Interfingers with the interdistributary facies of Beuamont Fm. and rests disconformably on Lissie Fm. Thickness 3-10 m on outcrop; thickens in southeastward in subsurface to more than 100 m.

Lithology: Major:{sand}, Minor:{fine alluvium}

Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133]

Data and map coding provided by Macrostrat.org, used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License



This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.

References

Carlton, D.P. (1929), West Columbia Salt Dome and Oil Field, Brazoria County, Texas, in Structure of Typical American Oil Fields: Tulsa, Association of American Petroleum Geologists: 2: 451-469.

Halbouty, Michel T. (1979), Salt Domes - Gulf Coast, Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, Texas.

USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10064542.

 
Mineral and/or Locality  
Mindat Discussions Facebook Logo Instagram Logo Discord Logo
Mindat.org is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2024, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: March 29, 2024 14:57:05 Page updated: October 18, 2017 01:26:18
Go to top of page