Cambridge Hill Showing

Occurrence in Saint Andrew, Jamaica with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063512
MRDS ID TC37357
Record type Site
Current site name Cambridge Hill Showing
Alternate or previous names North Bull Bay Sulfate

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.62555, 17.93487 (WGS84)
Relative position 1/4 MILE SE OF CAMBRIDGE HILL HOUSE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saint Andrew(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jamaica Saint Andrew

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 261
USGS model code 35b.4 (35b.9)
Deposit model name Lacustrine gypsum

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.62555, 17.93487

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 20 SW
    Thickness 1.52M

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 ASSOCIATED WITH BROWN CLAY SHALES; IMPURE GYPSUM.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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