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Morne Macat

Occurrence in Artibonite, Haiti with commodities Manganese, Silica, Ferrosilicon
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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. Mining district
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061914
MRDS ID TC34897
Record type Site
Current site name Morne Macat
Alternate or previous names Includes Occurrences 22 and 23 of Woodring Et Al 1924.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.70018, 19.61172 (WGS84)
Elevation 325
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 7.5 KM S OF GROS-MORNE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Artibonite(province)

Haiti(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Haiti Artibonite

Comments on the location information

  • ON RIDGE CALLED MORNE MACAT 200-300 M WEST OF ROAD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Silica, Ferrosilicon Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Manganite Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Wad Ore
Jasper Gangue
Nontronite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result MN ORE: 25.8% MN, 1.52% FE2O3, 0.028% P (WOODRING, 1921). 12 SAMPLES 22.92-47.7% MN, <0.01-0.20% P2O5 (GODDARD ET AL, 1947).

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.70018, 19.61172
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS-LIKE SHAPE
    Strike N30-40W
    Dip 90-70 E
    Thickness 4.57M
    Length 91.44M
    Width 22.86M

Comments on the geologic information

  • DOWNTHROW IS AT LEAST 500 M.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Terre-Neuve District

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1942
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 20 wt-pct Manganese Major 1942
    Silica, Ferrosilicon SiO2 50 wt-pct Silica Major 1942

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE (1) SILICEOUS ORE (300 X 15 X 17 FT); ORE (2) ENRICHED ORE (300 X 3 X 50 FT) ON EAST SIDE OF (1); ORE (3) ENRICHED ORE (300 X 1 X 50 FT) ON WEST SIDE OF (1).

Comments on development

  • GEOLOGIC MAPPING, TRENCHING (6 TRENCHES), AND ANALYTICAL WORK BY USGS IN 1941-1942.

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, DISCONTINUOUS LENS-LIKE VEINS, MN-OXIDE FLOAT OCCURS DOWNHILL FROM VEINS. MANGANESE IS ASSOCIATED WITH BROWN, YELLOW BLACK JASPER, CHALCEDONY AND QUARTZ LENSES IN TWO DISTINCT BODIES RANGING IN OUTCROP WIDTH FROM A FEW FT TO 50 FT; MAIN LENSE ALONG FAULT IS 800 FT LONG, 25 FT WODE; SECONDARY ENRICHED ORE IS ABOUT 300 FT LONG, 3 FT WIDE AND 50 FT DEEP.

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

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

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