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Halberstadt Deposit

Past Producer in Saint Andrew, Jamaica with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063515
MRDS ID TC37361
Record type Site
Current site name Halberstadt Deposit
Alternate or previous names Mud Hole Deposit, North Bull Bay Sulfate

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.65555, 17.97347 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 1 MILE NE OF BITO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saint Andrew(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jamaica Saint Andrew

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 261
USGS model code 35b.4 (35b.9)
Deposit model name Lacustrine gypsum

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.65555, 17.97347
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Flexuring And Folding

Ore body information

  • Dip 25W
    Length 546.8M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCER UP TO 1970.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE (1) EXPOSED; ORE (2) ESTIMATED TO UNDERLIE OVERBURDEN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUGHES, I.G., 1973, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF JAMAICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF JAMAICA BULLETIN NO. 8, 87P.

  • Deposit

    BERGEY, W.R., 1966, TOUR OF THE HALBERSTADT GYPSUM DEPOSIT IN THE PARISH OF ST. ANDREW: JOURNAL OF GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF JAMAICA, VOL. 8, P. 44-47.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    HUGHES (1973).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE GYPSUM BEDS INTERBEDDED WITH SANDSTONE AND CONGLOMERATE OF THE WAGWATER CONGLOMERATE. UPPER BED 100 FT THICK, LOCALLY UP TO 300 FT, MIDDLE BED 10-40 FT THICK, LOWER BED 20-30 FT THICK RESTING ON LIMESTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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