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Morne Beckly

Occurrence in Haiti with commodity Iron
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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 10061905
MRDS ID TC34888
Record type Site
Current site name Morne Beckly

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.07682, 19.66728 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 5 KM E OF LIMONADE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Haiti(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Haiti

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Epidote Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES: 61-65% FE
Result ORE: 70-75% FE, 4.17% SIO2, 0.011% P

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.07682, 19.66728
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 400M
    Width 500M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1900
Discoverer Henri Thomasset

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BOULDERS UP TO 30 CM IN DIAMETER, QUARTZ VEINS UP TO 12 CM WITH 70-80 % FE OXIDES, THIN SOIL COVER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1992 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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