| Deposit ID | 10063578 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC37432 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dublin Castle |
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.69973, 18.02902 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 625 |
| Relative position | 1.5 MI ESE OF GORDON TOWN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Saint Andrew(province)
Jamaica(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Jamaica | Saint Andrew |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Result | 1.73% SIO2, 0.27% AL2O3, 66.51% FE2O3, 24.12% FEO, 3.23% CAO, 0.32% MGO, 0.06% MNO, 1.35% P2O5, 0.03% S, 1.27% CO2, 0.30% V2O5, 0.24% TIO2 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Wagwater | ||||||||
| Rock description | Wagwater | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| (1) | -76.69973, 18.02902 |
|---|
| General form | SHEET |
|---|---|
| Strike | N60W |
| Dip | 25-30NE |
| Thickness | 4.88M |
| Length | 213.36M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC37432 |
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 | NEWCASTLE VOLCANICS FORM HANGING WALL, SHALES, FOOTWALL. THICKNESS RANGES FROM 10-16 FT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1993 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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