Rock House Mine, Culberson Co., Texas, USAi
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Rock House Mine | Mine |
Culberson Co. | County |
Texas | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 21' 35'' North , 104° 23' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Van Horn | 1,928 (2017) | 54.6km |
Commodity: Some gypsum is mined for use in portland cement. An attempt to extract sulfur from gypsum at this site was unsuccessful.
Deposit type: Bedded gypsum: marine evaporite gypsum
Development: Some gypsum is mined for use in portland cement. From 1969 to 1970, unsuccessful attempt was made by elcor chemical corp. To extract sulfur from gypsum at this site.
Rock formation(s): Castile Formation
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, (2005) Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
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ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Price, J. G., Henry, C. D., and Standen, A. R., (1983), Annotated Bibliography of Mineral Deposits in Trans-pecos Texas: Bureau of Economic Geology (texas), Mineral Resource Circular No. 73, 108 P
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10085662 |
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