| Deposit ID | 10063633 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC37494 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Name Unknown Bauxite Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.52919, 18.35624 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jamaica(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Jamaica |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bauxite | Ore |
| Boehmite | Ore |
| Gibbsite | Ore |
| Model code | 112 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 38c |
| Deposit model name | Bauxite, karst type |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | White Limestone Formation | ||||
| Rock description | White Limestone Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -77.52919, 18.35624 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC37494 |
HOSE, H.R., 1959(?), JAMAICA TYPE BAUXITE DEVELOPED ON LIMESTONE, UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT, 18 P.
ZANS, V.A., 1951, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JAMAICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT, JAMAICA, B.W.I., BULLETIN NO. 1, 61 P.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BAUXITE PROSPECTS AND OCCURRENCES, SOME HAVE BEEN OR ARE BEING MINED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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