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Jamaican Gypsum Co. Beito Quarry

Past Producer in Saint Andrew, Jamaica with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105293
MRDS ID TC37363
Record type Site
Current site name Jamaican Gypsum Co. Beito Quarry
Alternate or previous names Bito Quarry, Northern Bito Quarry, North Bull Bay Sulfate

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.6639, 17.96263 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saint Andrew(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jamaica Saint Andrew

Comments on the location information

  • BETWEEN BEITO, BENWA VILLAGE, AND PARKER HILL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anhydrite Ore
Gypsum Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 261
USGS model code 35b.4 (35b.9)
Deposit model name Lacustrine gypsum

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.6639, 17.96263
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 45.72M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALLEN, LOCKSLEY, AND NEITA, MICHAEL, 1987, GEOLOGY OF THE NORTH BULL BAY SULPHATE OCCURRENCE ZONE IN PROCEEDINGS OF THE STATUS OF JAMAICAN GEOLOGY, 14-16 MARCH, 1984, ED., R. AHMAD: SPECIAL ISSUE 1987, THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF JAMAICA, P. 282-298.

  • 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 SUPRATIDAL SABKHA ORIGIN, INFERRED INTERVAL CLOSED BASIN DRAINAGE, SEE BULL BAY QUARRIES RECORD.
Deposit 1000 FT OF OUTCROP WIDTH OF FOLDED GYPSUM ASSOCIATED WITH PURPLE SHALES AND CLAYS WITH FAULTED IN BLOCKS OF HALBERSTADT LIMESTONE, LARGE SCALE CHANNELS UP TO 15 M DEEP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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