| Deposit ID | 10063583 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC37437 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sulphur River |
| Alternate or previous names | Includes Bed of Sulphur River, West Bank of Sulphur River. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.79306, 18.20207 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | BED OF SULPHUR RIVER IS 2 MI N OF BATH, LOCATION SULPHUR RIVER AT BATH. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Saint Thomas(province)
Jamaica(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Jamaica | Saint Thomas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Result | BED OF RIVER SAMPLE: 57% MNO2, 8% FE2O3, 23% SIO2. WEST BANK SAMPLE: 58.9% MN, 12.4% FE2O3, 18.2% SIO2. |
|---|
| (1) | -76.79306, 18.20207 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC37437 |
FENTON, ALLISON, 1987, THE (NON-BAUXITE) METALLIC MINERAL POTENTIAL OF JAMAICA IN PROCEEDINGS OF A WORKSHOP ON THE STATUS OF JAMAICAN GEOLOGY, 14-16 MARCH 1984, ED. R. AHMAD: SPECIAL ISSUE 1987 OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF JAMAICA, P. 269-281.
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 | OUTCROPS MEASURE 10 X 7 X 14 FT AND 20 X 3 X 2 FT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1993 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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