South of Castries

Occurrence in Saint Lucia with commodities Arsenic, Gold, Barium-Barite, Antimony
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 10061616
MRDS ID TC34535
Record type Site
Current site name South of Castries

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.03268, 13.96752 (WGS84)
Relative position ON COAST, ABOUT 3 KM SW OF CASTRIES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saint Lucia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Saint Lucia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Arsenic Critical Primary
Gold Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Antimony Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result AS, 403
Result AU, 0.03
Result BA, 2298
Result RB, 136
Result SN, 15
Result W, 3.2
Result SB, 82.4, PARTS PER MILLION.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.03268, 13.96752

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
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.