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Les Trois Peninsula

Occurrence in Department of Martinique, France with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056495
MRDS ID TC00523
Record type Site
Current site name Les Trois Peninsula
Alternate or previous names Les Trois Ilets

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.99934, 14.50083 (WGS84)
Relative position SW MARTINIQUE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Department of Martinique(province)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
France Department of Martinique

Comments on the location information

  • LAT/LONG IS THAT GIVEN FOR THE ISLAND

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • EXAMINED FOR ITS GOLD POTENTIAL BUT NONE FOUND.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Gypsum Gangue
Zeolite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -60.99934, 14.50083
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 200M
    Width 200M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • NO METAL WAS FOUND IN ANY OF THE 3 SAMPLES COLLECTED, AND THE AREA IS TOO SMALL AND IRRADICABLY ALTERED TO BE CONSIDERED AN ATTRACTIVE PRECIOUS METAL SYSTEM.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MCKELVEY, G.E., 1987, LESSER ANTILLES PROGRESS REPORT II; DOMINICA, GUADELOUPE, MARTINIQUE, ST. BARTHELEMY, ST. MAARTIN, AND ST. VINCENT WEST INDES: AN UNPUBLISHED REPORT FOR COMINCO AMERICAN

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EXPLOSION AND PUMMICE BRECCIAS ASSOCIATED WITH PLIO-QUAT ANDESITIC VOLCANISM, EXTENSIVE HYDROTRHERMAL ALTERATION, MINOR THERMAL HOTSPRINGS. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

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