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Saddle Hill

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061627
MRDS ID TC34549
Record type Site
Current site name Saddle Hill
Alternate or previous names Sleeping Indian

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.69768, 17.08403 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 13 KM ESE OF ST. JOHN'S.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Antigua and Barbuda(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Antigua and Barbuda

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.69768, 17.08403
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • BRECCIA PIPE?

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UNKNOWN, 1954, ?, REPORTS ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE LEEWARD AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HIGHLY ALTERED PALE BUFF COLORED SILICIFIED BRECCIA. 3,140 PPB GOLD FROM SINGLE SAMPLE IN A +/- 3000 FT DIAMETER BRECCIA SYSTEM DOMINATED BY SILICA ALTERATION. INTENSE SILICIFICATION ALONG BEACH WITH HEMATITE - JAROSITE. AN ADJACENT AREA OF BRECCIATION INLAND BETWEEN LESSER ALTERED OUTCROPS OF PORPHYRITIC ANDESITE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1992 Bolm, Karen S. (Page, Norman J) U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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