Limestone Quarry

Past Producer in Manchester, Jamaica with commodity Limestone, General
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 10063588
MRDS ID TC37444
Record type Site
Current site name Limestone Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.48781, 18.13652 (WGS84)
Relative position 1/2 MILE N OF WALDERSTON ON ROAD TO CHRISTIANA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Manchester(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jamaica Manchester

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Analytical data

Result 0.026 WEIGHT % INSOLUBLE RESIDUE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name White Limestone
    Rock description White Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.48781, 18.13652

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVITY STATUS UNKNOWN.

Reference information

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

  • Production

    HUGHES (1973).

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.