Coteaux

Occurrence in Ouest, Haiti with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061904
MRDS ID TC34887
Record type Site
Current site name Coteaux

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.54295, 18.32234 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 10 KM NORTH OF JACMEL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ouest(province)

Haiti(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Haiti Ouest

Comments on the location information

  • IN VALLEY OF GRANDE RIVIERE DE JACMEL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrolusite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.54295, 18.32234

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WOODRING, W.P., BROWN, J.S., AND BURBANK, W.S., 1924, GEOLOGY OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, PORT-AU-PRINCE, 631 P.

  • Deposit

    GODDARD, E.N., GARDNER, L.S., AND BURBANK, W.S., 1947, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 953-B, P. 26-52.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN FAULT ZONE BETWEEN BASALT AND LIMESTONE. CHERT/SILICA LENSES WITH BOULDERS OVER AREA 100 FT WIDE AND 400-500 FT LONG. BOULDERS CONTAIN STRINGERS AND IRREGULAR MASSES ALL LESS THAN 1 INCH THICK.
Deposit READS MORE LIKE VOLCANOGENIC MANGANESE THAN VEIN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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