Salt Domes Louisiana Map. Domes with a smooth top of salt. (a) Map of Eugene Island Block 175 A color-coding system was used to show that the occurrence, size, shape, and location of these domes varies among sources Top of Salt (TOS) Dome Contour Map for Sulphur Mines Dome (2020): Click here for full-size version (.pdf) Top of Salt Map - November 2023 Update.
Belle Isle salt dome, Louisiana (modified from O’Neill, 1973). (a from www.researchgate.net
Louisiana is home to numerous salt domes, including the five distinct coastal salt dome islands that can be found in the southern part of the state near the Gulf of America Layers depicting salt domes and cheniers are also available for use on DNR's web based SONRIS GIS System
Belle Isle salt dome, Louisiana (modified from O’Neill, 1973). (a
The five islands from northwest to southeast are Jefferson Island, Avery Island, Weeks. Salt domes, or plugs, are an important element in the origin of the south Louisiana oil fields There are 263 known or suspected onshore salt domes in the Texas-Louisiana-Mississippi-Alabama portion of the Gulf Coast geosyncline
Domes with faulted top of salt. (a) Map of Caillou Island dome. Summary [edit] Description: English: From Figure 4 There are 263 known or suspected onshore salt domes in the Texas-Louisiana-Mississippi-Alabama portion of the Gulf Coast geosyncline
Louisiana Sink Hole Update Radioactive Isotopes Found and Salt Dome. Top of Salt (TOS) Dome Contour Map for Sulphur Mines Dome (2020): Click here for full-size version (.pdf) Top of Salt Map - November 2023 Update. The salt-dome location map (plate 1) was compiled from eight recently published sources: Anderson and others, 1973; New Orleans and Lafayette Geological Societies,