Blue Castle

Occurrence in Westmoreland, Jamaica with commodity Bentonite

Sections on this page

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10063432
MRDS ID	TC37253
Record type	Site
Current site name	Blue Castle

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-78.13365, 18.2204 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)
Relative position	5 MI S OF SAVANNA-LA-MAR.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Westmoreland(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Jamaica	Westmoreland

Comments on the location information

THE DESCRIPTION ABOVE WOULD PUT THIS IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA; LOCATION TAKEN AS SAVANNA-LA-MAR.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Bentonite	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Bentonite	Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-78.13365, 18.2204	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	TC37253

Bibliographic references

Deposit

ZANS, V.A., 1951, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JAMAICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT, JAMAICA, B.W.I., BULLETIN NO. 1, 61 P
Other Database

CIMRI

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.