Piton Canarie

Occurrence in Saint Lucia with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061619
MRDS ID TC34539
Record type Site
Current site name Piton Canarie

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.06602, 13.88419 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 KM SE OF PITON CANARIE; ABOUT 13 KM SW OF CASTRIES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saint Lucia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Saint Lucia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) Intense Hydrothermal Alteration.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.06602, 13.88419

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.

  • Deposit

    NEWMAN, W.R., 1965, A REPORT ON GENERAL AND ECONOMIC GEOLOGICAL STUDIES, ST. LUCIA, WEST INDIES: UNITED NATIONS COMMISSIONER FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS, 35 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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