Lamentin

Occurrence in Department of Martinique, France with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  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 10056497
MRDS ID TC00524
Record type Site
Current site name Lamentin

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.99934, 14.50083 (WGS84)
Relative position ON BAIE DE FORT-DE-FRANCE, SW MARTINIQUE

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

  • LAT/LONG ARE THOSE GIVEN FOR ISLAND

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CHOSEN AS A POSSIBLE GOLD SITE, NONE FOUND IN SAMPLING.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Albite Gangue
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Laumontite Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Most Alteration Appears Lateritic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -60.99934, 14.50083

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • LOWEST AREA COVERED BY SWAMP AND ALLUVIUM.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • 4 SAMPLES FROM THE BEST ALTERATION FOUND IN THE AREA CONTAIN NO ANOMALOUS METALS OF ANY KIND.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FLAT AREA WITHIN MAJOR AIRPORT. 100 METER DRILL HOLE: UP TO 93 DEGREES CELSIUS; EPIDOTE, LAUMONTITE, QUARTZ, CHLORITE, CALCITE, PYRITE, ARSENOPYRITE. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit SEVERAL OUTCROPS REPORTED BY PREVIOUS WORKERS ARE NOW UNDER THE RUNWAY OF THE AIRPORT. AREA IS + 4 KM.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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