| Deposit ID | 10063572 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC37425 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Old Womans Point |
| Alternate or previous names | Includes Sand Hill Beach |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.49975, 17.84709 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 13 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Manchester(province)
Jamaica(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Jamaica | Manchester |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Model code | 121 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39c |
| Deposit model name | Shoreline placer Ti |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | -77.49975, 17.84709 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC37425 |
ZANS, V.A., 1951, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JAMAICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT, JAMAICA, B.W.I., BULLETIN NO. 1, 61P.
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 | LIES ON TERRACE MAKES THREE DEPOSITS SEPARATED BY LIMESTONE SPURS; WESTERN DEPOSIT (LARGEST) EXTENDS ACROSS MAIN ROAD TO TOP OF CLIFF; CENTRAL ONE EXTENDS S ACROSS MAIN ROAD TO SMALL BEACH AT SAND HILL, EASTERN ONE. THICKNESS MORE THAN 6 AND 15 FT IN WEST AND CENTRAL, EAST 6-7 FT THICK. BLACK SAND LAYERS INTERBEDDED WITH HUMUS LADEN SAND. BLACK SAND 1-18 IN THICK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1993 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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