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Barite Veins East of Devils Race Course

Occurrence in Saint Catherine, Jamaica with commodity Barium-Barite
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111516
MRDS ID TC37405
Record type Site
Current site name Barite Veins East of Devils Race Course

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.00029, 18.22124 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saint Catherine(province)

Jamaica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jamaica Saint Catherine

Comments on the location information

  • AREA BOUNDED BY VILLAGES OF BERKSHIRE HALL, BENBOW, JUBILEE, AND RED WOOD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 181
USGS model code 27e
Deposit model name Disseminated Sb

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.00029, 18.22124
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Nw And Ne Faults, Nw Tension Fractures.

Ore body information

  • General form LENS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • BASED ON LENGTH 750 FT, WIDTH 18 TO 24 IN, DEPTH 20 FT, 10% DILUTION, 270 LBS/CU FT DENSITY.

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 MINERALIZATION IS IN NW TRENDING FAULTS AND TENSION FRACTURES, APPEAR TO BE ABOUT 22 BARITE SHOWS, TRENCHES AND PITS; BARITE CRYSTALLIZED IN BLADED STRUCTURE PERPENDICULAR TO WALLS, IRREGULAR PATCHES IN WALL ROCKS UP TO 1 FT AWAY FROM VEINS. VEIN BA1-BA2: N70W, VERTICAL, 750 FT LONG, 22-30 IN THICK, EXTENDS TO NW BUT DETERIORATES INTO NUMEROUS VEINLETS TRACEABLE FOR ANOTHER 400 FT. VEIN BA7: N20W, 100 FT LONG, 9-4 IN (NORTH END TO SOUTH END). VEIN BA9: 15-18 IN THICK, PROBABLY EXTENDS 730 FT TO VEIN BA 10. VEIN BA15: 15 IN THICK. VEIN BA17: PROBABLY PART OF BA18, 150 FT LONG, 20 IN WIDE.

Reporter information

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

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