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Cousins Cove Cave

Past Producer in Hanover, Jamaica with commodities Nitrogen-Nitrates, Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063615
MRDS ID TC37472
Record type Site
Current site name Cousins Cove Cave

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.24977, 18.43873 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hanover(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jamaica Hanover

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nitrogen-Nitrates Primary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • FERTILIZER

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.24977, 18.43873
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • CAVES IN KARST LIMESTONE TERRANES; UPPER LAYER DARK BROWN FRIABLE RECENT GUANO; NEXT YELLOWISH-REDDISH BROWN MATERIAL ENCRUSTED WITH TRAVERTINE; LOWER LAYER, GRAY-CREAM COLORED FRIABLE PHOSPHATE WHICH GRADES INTO LIMESTONE; PHOSPHATE CONTENT INCREASES WITH DEPTH.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • STILL AVAILABLE IN 1973.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    ZANS (1951), HUGHES (1973).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 CAVES AT DIFFERENT LEVELS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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