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PALESTINE DOME (continued)
Youngest Faulted Strata: Claiborne Group Oldest Strata at Surface: Buda Limestone: stratigraphic evidence of doming at surface
GROWTH HISTORY:
PRIMARY PERIPHERAL SINK: Age of Initiation: 150 Ma Age of Cessation: 130 Ma Duration of Growth: 20 Ma Distance of Axial Trace from Center of Dome: 5 to 7 mi (8 to 12 km)
SECONDARY PERIPHERAL SINK: Age of Initiation: 130 Ma Age of Cessation: 120 Ma
TERTIARY PERIPHERAL SINK: Age of Initiation: 120 Ma Age of Cessation: Post-50 Ma
AGE OF MIGRATION OF SINK TO SALT-STOCK CONTACT: 100 to 110 Ma
DOME-RELATED UNCONFORMITIES: None recognized Evidence of Extrusion and Erosion of Salt: None recognized
None recognized
YOUNGEST DEFORMATION: Faults in Wilcox Group to surface
EVIDENCE OF SUBSIDENCE: Present Configuration of Overburden Strata: Wilcox, Claiborne strata arch over dome; grabens over dome crest Drainage System: Type 2, central, supradomal depression, central centripetal drainage, man-made Duggey's Lake over center of dome Sinkholes: Common, 16 found, the 3 most recent forming in 1978, 1972, and 1956-58 Surface Salines: Present, including Duggey's Lake
RESOURCES AND USES:
HYDROCARBONS: Number of Producing Wells: Current: 0 Total: 0 Production: Current: 0 Total: 0 Stratigraphic Reservoir: None Traps: None
ROCK SALT: Solution-mined from 1904 to 1937
SULFUR: None
GAS STORAGE: None
