| Deposit ID | 10063511 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC37355 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ramble Showing |
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.62166, 17.9843 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Saint Andrew(province)
Jamaica(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Jamaica | Saint Andrew |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gypsum | Ore |
| Model code | 261 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35b.4 (35b.9) |
| Deposit model name | Lacustrine gypsum |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -76.62166, 17.9843 |
|---|
| General form | LENSES AND VEINS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC37355 |
HUGHES, I.G., 1973, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF JAMAICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT OF JAMAICA BULLETIN NO. 8, 87 P
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OCCUR IN HIGHLY CONCENTRATED PURPLE GRITS OF WAGWATER FM. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1993 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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