Cave Valley Deposits

Occurrence in Saint Andrew, 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063566
MRDS ID TC37419
Record type Site
Current site name Cave Valley Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.36696, 18.22346 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saint Andrew(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jamaica Saint Andrew
Jamaica Clarendon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CONTAIN LIMESTONE GRAINS THAT NEED GRINDING TO PREVENT SPOTTING IN FIRED PRODUCT.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium
    Rock unit name Yellow Limestone
    Rock description Yellow Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.36696, 18.22346

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • DERIVED FROM CLAY CLAY HORIZONS IN YELLOW LIMESTONE.

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    HUGHES (1973).

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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