Dublin Castle

Occurrence in Saint Andrew, Jamaica with commodities Iron, Copper
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 10063578
MRDS ID TC37432
Record type Site
Current site name Dublin Castle

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.69973, 18.02902 (WGS84)
Elevation 625
Relative position 1.5 MI ESE OF GORDON TOWN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saint Andrew(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jamaica Saint Andrew

Comments on the location information

  • ESE OF GORDON TOWN ON SOUTHERN SLOPE OF CRAIG HILL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Magnetite Ore

Analytical data

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 and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Wagwater
    Rock description Wagwater
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.69973, 18.02902

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form SHEET
    Strike N60W
    Dip 25-30NE
    Thickness 4.88M
    Length 213.36M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ZANS, V.A., 1951, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JAMAICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT, JAMAICA, B.W.I., BULLETIN NO. 1, 61P.

  • 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 NEWCASTLE VOLCANICS FORM HANGING WALL, SHALES, FOOTWALL. THICKNESS RANGES FROM 10-16 FT.

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.