At the invitation of the research committee of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, the writer had an opportunity, in August, 1946, of making a brief inspection of the salt mines in the Hockley, Grand Saline (Texas), Winnfield, Jefferson Island, and Weeks Island (Louisiana) salt domes. The purpose of the visit was to examine the feasibility and desirability of a structural investigation of some salt domes. This note describes some of the structural features seen and points out some related geological problems.
Megascopic structure.—The salt in all five mines shows a layered structure of white and gray salt. White...
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