Rock Hall

Occurrence in Saint Andrew, Jamaica with commodity Iron
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 10063579
MRDS ID TC37433
Record type Site
Current site name Rock Hall

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.87723, 18.08041 (WGS84)
Relative position 14.5 MI NW OF KINGSTON.

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

  • ABOUT 1/2 MILE N OF ROCK HALL CROSS ROADS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Above Rocks Granodiorite
    Rock description Above Rocks Granodiorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.87723, 18.08041

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Dip STEEP
    Thickness 9.75M
    Length 45.72M
    Width 60.96M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type 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).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DIMENSIONS ARE OF OUTCROP; EDGES OF BODY ARE BRECCIATED; OCCURS NEAR INTRUSIVE CONTACT.

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.