Choc River

Occurrence in Saint Lucia with commodities Cobalt, Manganese, Lead, Tin
Sections on this page
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061615
MRDS ID TC34534
Record type Site
Current site name Choc River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.96602, 14.00086 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 6 KM E OF CASTRIES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saint Lucia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Saint Lucia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Primary
Manganese Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Tin Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result CO - 99, MN - 4598, PB - 138, FE - 108,400, SN - 72, PARTS PER MILLION.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -60.96602, 14.00086

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAASSEN, LARRY W., 1984, THE GEOCHEMICAL ATLAS OF ST. LUCIA, WEST INDIES: LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY - LA-UR-84-1747, 224 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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