The Louann Salt is a widespread evaporite formation that formed in the Gulf of Mexico during the Callovian in the mid Jurassic.
[3] The Orca Basin is a distinctive brine pool on the Louisiana continental shelf.
[4] One of the many salt domes derived from the Louann was the site of the Spindletop oil strike near Beaumont, Texas, in 1901.
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