Mine detail: Jamaican Gypsum Co. Beito Quarry

Previously called 'Bito QuarryNorthern Bito QuarryNorth Bull Bay Sulfate'

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Location: Saint Andrew, Jamaica, Caribbean
Lat / long: 17.96263, -76.6639
dep_id: 10105293
mrds_id: TC37363
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Gypsum-Anhydrite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Anhydrite, Gypsum
gangue: Pyrite
model: 261: Lacustrine gypsum
Reporter: Page, Norman J.
hrock_type: Evaporite
tectonic: Wagwater Trough
References:
  • Deposit:: ALLEN, LOCKSLEY, AND NEITA, MICHAEL, 1987, GEOLOGY OF THE NORTH BULL BAY SULPHATE OCCURRENCE ZONE IN PROCEEDINGS OF THE STATUS OF JAMAICAN GEOLOGY, 14-16 MARCH, 1984, ED., R. AHMAD: SPECIAL ISSUE 1987, THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF JAMAICA, P. 282-298.
  • Deposit:: ZANS, V.A., 1951, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JAMAICA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT, JAMAICA, B.W.I., BULLETIN NO. 1, 61 P.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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