| Deposit ID | 10063494 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC37331 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Weebar Hill Showing |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.1428, 18.05486 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 1 MI SSE OF BELFIELD. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Saint Catherine(province)
Jamaica(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Jamaica | Saint Catherine |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 2.4% CU OVER 18 FT ZONE. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock |
| (1) | -77.1428, 18.05486 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Upper Clarendon Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC37331 |
HUGHES, I.G., 1973, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF JAMAICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF JAMAICA BULLETIN NO. 8, 87 P
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ STRINGERS IN STEEPLY DIPPING CONTACT ZONES OF DIORITE DIKES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1993 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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