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Pigeon Island

Producer in Jamaica with commodities Halite, Bromine
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063545
MRDS ID TC37397
Record type Site
Current site name Pigeon Island

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.07502, 17.79848 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 7.7 MI SSE OF HARBOUR BAY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Jamaica

Comments on the location information

  • ISLAND SOUTH OF OLD HARBOUR BAY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary
Bromine Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.07502, 17.79848
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE IN 1950'S.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ZANS, V.A., 1951, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JAMAICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT, JAMAICA, B.W.I., BULLETIN NO. 1, 61P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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