Above Rocks Area

Occurrence in Saint Catherine, Jamaica with commodity Clay

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10063565
MRDS ID	TC37418
Record type	Site
Current site name	Above Rocks Area

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-76.87056, 18.10402 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saint Catherine(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Jamaica	Saint Catherine

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Clay	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

WASHING PRODUCES MATERIAL FOR CRUDE POTTERY, BRICKS

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Halloysite	Ore
Montmorillonite	Ore

Analytical data

Result	15-20% BY WEIGHT OF RESIDUAL MATERIAL.

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-76.87056, 18.10402	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC37418

Bibliographic references

Deposit

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