Peninsula De Colombier

Occurrence in Department of Guadeloupe, France with commodity Zinc
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056498
MRDS ID TC00525
Record type Site
Current site name Peninsula De Colombier

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -62.84938, 17.884 (WGS84)
Relative position ON NW MOST POINT OF ST. BARTHELEMY

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

  • 4 KM NW OF GUSTAVIA; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES FROM NIMA'S GEONAMES DATABASE ARE FOR GUSTAVIA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 3 SAMPLES WERE TAKEN FROM AN AREA OF SMALL DIATREMES CUTTING ANDESITE AND RHYOLITE FLOWS. ONE SAMPLE CONTAINED 20 PPB AU WITH 2.1 PPM AG, 120 PPB HG, 423 PPM PB, 10,110 PPM ZN, AND 121 PPM CU. THE OTHER 2 SAMPLES CONTAINED NO ANOMALOUS METAL CONCENTRATIONS. ACCESS TO THE BEST REPORTED AREA WAS DENIED.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -62.84938, 17.884

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • DETECTABLE AU, AG, WITH 1.0 % ZN AND HIGH PB, CU IN ALTERED RHYOLITE. SMALL DIATREAMS CUT ANDESITE FLOWS AND SOME 1-4 M THICK LIMESTONE BEDS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • ACCESS PROBLEMS, ON PRIVATE LAND.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1992 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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