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Serge Island Marble Deposit

Past Producer in Saint Thomas, Jamaica with commodity Marble, Dimension
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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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063529
MRDS ID TC37378
Record type Site
Current site name Serge Island Marble Deposit
Alternate or previous names Union Hill Area

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.48639, 17.97125 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 MI N OF SERGE ISLAND SUGAR FACTORY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saint Thomas(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jamaica Saint Thomas

Comments on the location information

  • ON W BANK OF MORANT RIVER'S EAST ARM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Marble, Dimension Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Marble Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.48639, 17.97125
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E-W
    Dip VERTICAL
    Thickness 15.24M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Serge Island Ltd. .
    First year 1962
    Last year 1965

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE W. OF QUARRY AREA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEDDES, A.J.S., 1987, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS I N JAMAICA - AN OVERVIEW IN PROCEEDINGS OF A WORKSHOP ON THE STATUS OF JAMAICAN GEOLOGY, 14-16 MARCH, 1984, SPECIAL ISSUE 1987 OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF JAMAICA, P. 225-248.

  • Deposit

    FENTON, ALLISON, 1987, A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF THE DIMENSIONSTONE POTENTIAL OF JAMAICA IN PROCEEDINGS OF A WORKSHOP ON THE STATUS OF JAMAICAN GEOLOGY, 14-16 MARCH, 1984, SPECIAL ISSUE 1987 OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF JAMAICA, P. 249-258.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    HUGHES (1973).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 5 MARBLE ZONES; FINE-GRAINED ; GREEN, WHITE, MAROON RED COLORED AND BANDED VARIETIES, INTERBEDDED WITH GREEN SCHISTS; DISRUPTED BY TRANSVERSE FAULTS.

Reporter information

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

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