Bissex Hill, Saint Joseph Parish, Barbadosi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bissex Hill | Hill |
| Saint Joseph Parish | Parish |
| Barbados | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
13° 13' 18'' North , 59° 33' 15'' West
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Early Miocene Bissex Hill Formation: Outcrops at the summit of Bissex Hill show cream-coloured, medium-grained, indurated foraminiferal sandstone, containing minor yellow-brown granular inclusions. The tectonic uplift of Bissex Hill was probably initiated in the Middle Miocene.
"Clay ironstone" and thin veins of calcite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: www.gstt.org/publications/news/newsletter8/newsletter8.htm |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Description: "clay ironstone" Reference: Late 19th century Ward & Howell specimen labels. |
| ⓘ Siderite ? Formula: FeCO3 Description: "clay ironstone" Reference: Late 19th century Ward & Howell specimen labels. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite ? | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Gortner, Catherine W., Larue, David K. (1986) Hemipelagic rocks at Bissex Hill, Barbados; sedimentology, geochemistry, and depositional environment. Journal of Sedimentary Research: 56(2): 307-316.
Donovan, Stephen K. (2005) The geology of Barbados: a field guide. Caribbean Journal of Earth Science: 38: 21-33.
External Links
http://www.mona.uwi.edu/geoggeol/JamGeolSoc/CJES%20Web%20page/CJESpdf/CJES%2038-3%20-%20Donovan.pdf [Donovan, 2005]
http://www.getamap.net/maps/barbados/saint_andrew/_bissex/
http://www.getamap.net/maps/barbados/saint_andrew/_bissex/
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