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Caravelle Peninsula

Occurrence in Department of Martinique, France with commodities Gold, Zinc, Barium-Barite
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056494
MRDS ID TC00521
Record type Site
Current site name Caravelle Peninsula
Alternate or previous names Carvelle

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.99934, 14.50083 (WGS84)
Relative position NE PART OF THE ISLAND, JUST E OF LA TRINITE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Department of Martinique(province)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
France Department of Martinique

Comments on the location information

  • USED LAT/LONG GIVEN FOR ISLAND

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • EXAMINED FOR GOLD POTENTIAL BUT NONE WAS FOUND.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Asbestos Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Goethite Gangue
Jasper Gangue
Zeolite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -60.99934, 14.50083
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 5000M
    Width 400M

Comments on the geologic information

  • E-W TRENDING ZONE OF INTENSE SERICITE AND CLAY AND QUARTZ FLANKED BY WEAK TO UNALTERED ANDESITE FLOWS-TUFFS AND CAPPED BY RARE REEF LIMESTONES - BEST LOOKING VEINING AND FRACTURING ON THE ISLAND.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Comments on development

  • AREA EXPLORED BECAUSES OF REPORTED ALTERATION, BEST LOOKING ALTERATION, VEINING, AND FRACTURING ON THE ISLAND, BUT NO METAL FOUND IN THE TWO SAMPLES TAKEN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MCKELVEY, G.E., 1987, LESSER ANTILLES PROGRESS REPORT II; DOMINICA, GUADELOUPE, MARTINIQUE, ST. BARTHELEMY, ST. MAARTIN, AND ST. VINCENT WEST INDES: AN UNPUBLISHED REPORT FOR COMINCO AMERICAN.

  • Deposit

    KESLER, S.E., LEVY, E., AND MARTIN, F.C., 1990, METALLOGENIC EVOLUTION OF THE CARIBBEAN REGION IN THE GEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA VOLUME H, THE CARIBBEAN REGION, EDS., DENGO, G. AND ASY, J.E., THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, V. H, PP. 459-482.

  • Deposit

    PELLETIER, 1976.

  • Deposit

    ANDREIEFF, P. ET AL, 1976, CHRONOMETRIE ET STRATIGRAPHIE COMPAREE DES EDIFICES VOLCANIQUE ET FORMATIONS SEDIMENTAIRES DE LA MARTINIQUE (ANTILLES FRANCAISES), BULLETIN DU B.R.G.M. QIEME SER., SECTION IV, NO 4.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1991 Bolm, Karen S. 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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