Unnamed Phosphate Occurrence

Occurrence in Department of Guadeloupe, France with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates

Sections on this page

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
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10061894
MRDS ID	TC34875
Record type	Site
Current site name	Unnamed Phosphate Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-63.09132, 18.03038 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	2000(meters)
Relative position	NEAR LAY BAY, 4.3 KM W FROM CENTER OF PHILIPSBURG.

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

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates	Primary

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-63.09132, 18.03038	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC34875

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. MARTIN: SERVICE DE LA CARTE GEOLOGIQUE DE LA FRANCE, SCALE 1:50,000.
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	POCKETS OF PHOSPHATE IN MIOCENE KARST TERRAIN.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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