| Deposit ID | 10063546 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC37398 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Great Salt Pond |
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.89112, 17.91848 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Saint Catherine(province)
Jamaica(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Jamaica | Saint Catherine |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Halite | Primary |
| Bromine | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Halite | Ore |
| (1) | -76.89112, 17.91848 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Captain Joseph Noye (18th Century). |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC37398 |
ZANS, V.A., 1951, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JAMAICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT, JAMAICA, B.W.I., BULLETIN NO. 1, 61P.
HUGHES, I.G., 1973, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF JAMAICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF JAMAICA BULLETIN NO. 8, 87 P.
CIMRI
ZANS (1951).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | POND IS 4 FT DEEP. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1993 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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