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Grande-Riviere Du Nord Brick Factory and Clay Pits

Producer in Haiti with commodity Brick Clay
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107069
MRDS ID TC34881
Record type Site
Current site name Grande-Riviere Du Nord Brick Factory and Clay Pits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.15711, 19.58728 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Haiti(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Haiti

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Brick Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • DERIVED FROM WEATHERING OF BASALTIC ROCKS; 3 PARTS CLAY TO 1 PART ALLUVIAL SAND FROM SMALL STREAMS.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.15711, 19.58728
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • KILN HOLDS 5000 BRICKS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WOODRING, W.P., BROWN, J.S., AND BURBANK, W.S., 1924, GEOLOGY OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, PORT-AU-PRINCE, 631 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    WOODRING ET AL (1924).

Reporter information

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

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