| Deposit ID | 10061595 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC34513 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | South Saddle Hill |
| Geographic coordinates: | -62.5827, 17.1507 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 7 KM ESE OF CHARLESTOWN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Saint Kitts and Nevis(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Alunite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Opal | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | OF 12 SAMPLES, ONE CONTAINED AU (149 PPB), SEVERAL HG (250 PPB), AND ARSENIC (41 PPM). |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||
| |||
| (1) | -62.5827, 17.1507 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC34513 |
HUTTON, C.O., 1978, THE PETROLOGY OF NEVIS, LEEWARD ISLANDS, WEST INDIES: OVERSEAS GEOL. AND MINER. RESOURCES NO.52, 32 P
CIMRI
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1992 | Bolm, Karen S. (Page, Norman J) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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