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Mooretown

Occurrence in Portland, Jamaica with commodity Stone
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  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063593
MRDS ID TC37449
Record type Site
Current site name Mooretown

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.43222, 18.07791 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Portland(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jamaica Portland

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR MOORETOWN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PROPERTIES OF FREESTONE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sandstone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.43222, 18.07791
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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