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Brimstone Hill

Occurrence in Saint Kitts and Nevis with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061600
MRDS ID TC34518
Record type Site
Current site name Brimstone Hill

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -62.83271, 17.35319 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saint Kitts and Nevis(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -62.83271, 17.35319
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • BRIMSTONE HILL FORMED AS PARASITIC HILL TO MT MISERY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SAUNDERS, J.B. (ED.), 1968, TRANSACTIONS OF THE FOURTH CARIBBEAN GEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE, 1965, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: CARIBBEAN PRINTERS, TRINIDAD, 457 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EXPLOSION BRECCIAS, SULPHUR VENTS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1992 Bolm, Karen S. (Page, Norman J) 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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