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Newfield

Occurrence in Jamaica with commodity Asbestos
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  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 10063605
MRDS ID TC37462
Record type Site
Current site name Newfield
Alternate or previous names Mary Spring Gully

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.54111, 18.09791 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Jamaica

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR MOUTH OF MARY SPRING, TRIBUTARY OF MORGANS RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Actinolite Ore
Asbestos Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.54111, 18.09791
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.3M
    Length 45.72M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THICKNESS RANGES FROM 6-12 IN.
Deposit OCCURRENCE NOW OBSCURED BY LANDSLIDE (1973). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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

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