Nassau Valley

Occurrence in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica with commodity Clay
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063431
MRDS ID TC37251
Record type Site
Current site name Nassau Valley

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.68531, 18.14986 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saint Elizabeth(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jamaica Saint Elizabeth

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION ARBITRARY IN NASSAU MOUNTAINS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MAY BE SUITABLE FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Illite Ore
Kaolinite Ore
Montmorillonite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.68531, 18.14986

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUGHES, I.G., 1973, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF JAMAICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF JAMAICA BULLETIN NO. 8, 87 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MONTMORILLONITE MORE ABUNDANT THAN KAOLINITE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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