South of St. Jean

Occurrence in Department of Guadeloupe, France with commodity Silver

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	10061874
MRDS ID	TC34855
Record type	Site
Current site name	South of St. Jean

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-62.84938, 17.884 (WGS84)
Relative position	1.6 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

NORTH-CENTRAL PART OF ISLAND; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES ARE FOR GUSTAVIA FROM NIMA'S GEONAMES DATASBASE

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Silver	Primary

Analytical data

Result	AU < 20 PPB, AG 4.2 AND 41.6 PPM, PB AND ZN WEAKLY ANOMALOUS.

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

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

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-62.84938, 17.884	ListMap

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

RHYOLITE AND ANDESITE FLOWS DIPPING NORTHWESTERLY HAVE UP TO 80% SIO2, FRACTURING AND OCCASIONAL QUARTZ VEINS. ANDESITE FLOWS CAPPED BY UNALTERED LIMESTONE. QUARTZ VEINS.

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	TC34855

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-1992	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.