Unnamed Lead Occurrence

Occurrence in Department of Guadeloupe, France with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10061872
MRDS ID	TC34853
Record type	Site
Current site name	Unnamed Lead Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-62.82327, 17.90705 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)
Relative position	3.1 KM ENE OF GUSTAVIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Department of Guadeloupe(province)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
France	Department of Guadeloupe

Comments on the location information

SOUTH OF QUARTIER L'ORIENT.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Lead	Primary
Silver	Secondary
Zinc Critical	Secondary
Gold	Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-62.82327, 17.90705	ListMap

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

RHYOLITIC INTRUSIONS - APHANITIC PINK WITH SOME ALTERTION: CALCITE, CHLORITE, AND IRON OXIDE ALSO MENTION OF INTRUSION BRECCIAS. SURROUNDING RED AND GREEN TUFFS ARE METAMORPHICALLY ALTERED: SILICIFIED, EPIDOTIZED, CHLORITIZED AND ARGILLIZED. LAVA FLOWS ASSOCIATED WITH LAST PHASE OF FELSIC VOLCANISM OF DE GRANDE FOND (MOUNTAIN) IS A LATITE WITH MONTMORILLONITE AND ZEOLITE ALTERATION (LAUMONTITE). AG-ZN-PB ANOMALY ASSOCIATED ALSO.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC34853

Bibliographic references

Deposit

CHRISTMAN, R.A., 1953, GEOLOGY OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW, ST. MARTIN, AND ANGUILLA, LESSER ANTILLES: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN, V. 64, P. 65-96.
Deposit

REYNAL DE SAINT MICHEL, ALVIN, 1965, CARTE GEOLOGIQUE DU DEPARTMENT DE LA GUADELOUPE, ST. BARTHELEMY: SERVICE DE LA CARTE GEOLOGIQUE DE LA FRANCE, SCALE 1:50,000.
Other Database

CIMRI

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-AUG-92	Bolm, Karen S. (Page, Norman J)	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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