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Bissex Hill, Saint Joseph Parish, Barbadosi
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Bissex HillHill
Saint Joseph ParishParish
BarbadosCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
13° 13' 18'' North , 59° 33' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
13.22167,-59.55417
GeoHash:
G#: ddmehycvz
GRN:
N09W41
Type:
Hill
Köppen climate type:
Am : Tropical monsoon climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bathsheba1,765 (2016)3.3km
Hillaby519 (2018)3.8km
Blackmans623 (2016)4.2km
Greenland623 (2016)4.8km
Holetown1,350 (2012)9.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
180014
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:180014:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Description: "clay ironstone"
ⓘ Siderite ?
Formula: FeCO3
Description: "clay ironstone"

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite ?5.AB.05FeCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean PlateTectonic Plate
North America
The CaribbeanRegion

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References

www.mona.uwi.edu (n.d.) http://www.mona.uwi.edu/geoggeol/JamGeolSoc/CJES%20Web%20page/CJESpdf/CJES%2038-3%20-%20Donovan.pdf
www.getamap.net (n.d.) http://www.getamap.net/maps/barbados/saint_andrew/_bissex/
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.
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