Unnamed Manganese Prospect

Occurrence in Department of Guadeloupe, France with commodities Manganese, Gold

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10061891
MRDS ID	TC34872
Record type	Site
Current site name	Unnamed Manganese Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-63.07049, 18.02288 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	2000(meters)
Relative position	ABOUT CENTER OF PHILIPSBURG.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Department of Guadeloupe(province)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
France	Department of Guadeloupe

Comments on the location information

AT THE BASE OF HILLS ON SW OF GROOTEZOUTPAN AND WEST OF PHILLIPSBURG NEAR KLEIN BAAI.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Manganese Critical	Primary
Gold	Tertiary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Psilomelane	Ore
Specularite	Ore
Jasper	Gangue
Quartz	Gangue

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated

Host

Rock type

Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Rock unit name

Pointe Blanche Formation

Rock description

Pointe Blanche Formation

Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Early Permian
Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Early Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-63.07049, 18.02288	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

Thickness 0.3M

Length 5.49M

Thickness	0.3M
Length	5.49M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC34872

Bibliographic references

Deposit

CHRISTMAN, R.A., 1953, GEOLOGY OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW, ST. MARTIN, AND ANGUILLA, LESSER ANTILLES: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN, V. 64, P. 65-96.
Deposit

REYNAL DE SAINT MICHEL, ALVIN, 1965, CARTE GEOLOGIQUE DU DEPARTMENT DE LA GUADELOUPE, ST. MARTIN: SERVICE DE LA CARTE GEOLOGIQUE DE LA FRANCE, SCALE 1:50,000.
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	LARGEST EXPOSED AMOUNT OF MN IS A VEIN 1 FT THICK AND 18 FT LONG PINCHING OUT AT BOTH ENDS; ARE TWO OCCURRENCES; MN IN FRACTURES AND ALONG BEDDING PLANES.
Deposit	INCLUDES TWO OCCURRENCES

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-AUG-1992	Bolm, Karen S. (Page, Norman J)	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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