Morne Du Vitet

Occurrence in Department of Guadeloupe, France with commodity Gold

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10061873
MRDS ID	TC34854
Record type	Site
Current site name	Morne Du Vitet

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-62.80771, 17.90372 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)
Relative position	4.6 KM E OF GUSTAVIA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Department of Guadeloupe(province)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
France	Department of Guadeloupe

Comments on the location information

USED TRIANGULATION POINT 281 ON TOP OF MOUNTAIN.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary

Analytical data

Result	2 SAMPLES CONTAIN AU, 240 PPB AND A FLOAT SAMPLE WITH 80 PPM. ARSENIC IS 53 PPM IN ONE SAMPLE. 14-175 PPM PB, 15-721 PPM ZN, 11-95 PPM CU. NO AG OR HG.

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-62.80771, 17.90372	ListMap

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

LARGE AREA OF SILICIFIED FLOW BANDED RHYOLITE PROTRUDES. LOCAL PLUS 100 METER WEST QUARTZ VEINING AND LIMONITE STAINED FRACTURES. SILICIFICATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC34854

Bibliographic references

Deposit

CHRISTMAN, R.A., 1953, GEOLOGY OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW, ST. MARTIN, AND ANGUILLA, LESSER ANTILLES: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN, V. 64, P. 65-96.
Deposit

REYNAL DE SAINT MICHEL, ALVIN, 1965, CARTE GEOLOGIQUE DU DEPARTMENT DE LA GUADELOUPE, ST. BARTHELEMY: SERVICE DE LA CARTE GEOLOGIQUE DE LA FRANCE, SCALE 1:50,000.
Other Database

CIMRI

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-AUG-92	Bolm, Karen S. (Page, Norman J)	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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