Shirley Castle

Occurrence in Portland, Jamaica with commodities Asbestos, Talc-Soapstone
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063547
MRDS ID TC37399
Record type Site
Current site name Shirley Castle

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.61555, 18.14902 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Portland(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jamaica Portland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Talc Ore
Magnetite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.61555, 18.14902

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

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.