Pontefract

Occurrence in Hanover, Jamaica with commodity Barium-Barite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111515
MRDS ID TC37252
Record type Site
Current site name Pontefract

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.1042, 18.29429 (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
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 181
USGS model code 27e
Deposit model name Disseminated Sb

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.1042, 18.29429

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.15M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THICKNESS FRNGES FROM 2-6 IN.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.