Garbrand Hall - Island Head Area

Occurrence in Saint Thomas, Jamaica with commodity Marble, Dimension
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063528
MRDS ID TC37377
Record type Site
Current site name Garbrand Hall - Island Head Area
Alternate or previous names Mullet Hall

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.51111, 17.9743 (WGS84)
Relative position 1.5 MI NW OF TRINITYVILLE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saint Thomas(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jamaica Saint Thomas

Comments on the location information

  • WEST ARM OF MORANT RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Marble, Dimension Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Marble Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.51111, 17.9743

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 152.4M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEDDES, A.J.S., 1987, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS IN JAMAICA - AN OVERVIEW IN PROCEEDINGS OF A WORKSHOP ON THE STATUS OF JAMAICAN GEOLOGY, 14-16 MARCH 1984, SPECIAL ISSUE 1987 OF THE GEOLGICAL SOCIETY OF JAMAICA, P. 225-248.

  • Deposit

    FENTON, ALLISON, 1987, A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF THE DIMENSIONSTONE POTENTIAL OF JAMAICA IN PROCEEDINGS OF A WORKSHOP ON THE STATUS OF JAMAICAN GEOLOGY, 14-16 MARCH, 1984, SPECIAL ISSUE 1987 OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF JAMAICA, P. 249-258.

  • 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 MOUNT HIBERNIA SCHIST; ALTERNATING GRAY, GREEN, WHITE BANDED.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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