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Goleconite and Cie Brick Plant and Clay Pits

Past Producer in Haiti with commodity Brick Clay
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061900
MRDS ID TC34882
Record type Site
Current site name Goleconite and Cie Brick Plant and Clay Pits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.21017, 19.73561 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 3 KM S OF CAP HAITIEN ON NORTH PLAIN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Haiti(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Haiti

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Brick Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CLAY IS SILTY AND POORLY SORTED WITH FRAGMENTS OF FELDSPAR AND QUARTZ.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.21017, 19.73561
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner M. Laroche (1920'S).

Comments on the production information

  • 5000 BRICKS PER WEEK, USED WOOD-FIRED KILNS HOLDING 12,500 BRICKS, LARGER 70,000 BRICK KILN SHUT DOWN IN 1921.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WOODRING, W.P., BROWN, J.S., AND BURBANK, W.S., 1924, GEOLOGY OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, PORT-AU-PRINCE, 631 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    WOODRING ET AL (1924).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CLAY COMES FROM SHALLOW PITS NEAR THE FACTORY.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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