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Somerset Deposits

Occurrence in Saint Andrew, Jamaica with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093180
MRDS ID TC37356
Record type Site
Current site name Somerset Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.6275, 17.99125 (WGS84)

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

  • ON WESTERN SLOPES OF YALLAHS VALLEY; ONE OPPOSITE MOUTH OF NEGRO RIVER, ONE 200 YDS NW, ONE 500 YDS FURTHER NW ON RIDGE BETWEEN BAMBOO GULLY AND MOUNTAIN HOUSE RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 261
USGS model code 35b.4 (35b.9)
Deposit model name Lacustrine gypsum

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.6275, 17.99125
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike EW
    Dip STEEP S
    Thickness 12.19M

Comments on the geologic information

  • OCCURS BETWEEN HIGHLY FOLDED WAGWATER PURPLE GRITS AND RICHMOND TYPE SHALES.

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THICKNESS OF DEPOSIT IS 10-40FT.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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