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McNish sulphur mine, Mount Scenery, Saba, Caribbean Netherlandsi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| McNish sulphur mine | Mine |
| Mount Scenery | Volcano |
| Saba | Special Municipality |
| Caribbean Netherlands | Group of Special Municipalities |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
17° 38' 44'' North , 63° 13' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Hell's Gate | 2,810 (2011) | 0.6km |
| Windward Side | 442 (2010) | 1.9km |
| The Bottom | 488 (2010) | 2.9km |
| Saint John's Flat | 197 (2010) | 3.1km |
| Oranjestad | 1,097 (2018) | 31.6km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
McNish sulfur mine,
Active in the 1880s (and probably later as well). The mine worked an up to 4-6 m thick sulphur layer.
Molengraaff (1888) considers the deposit a former solfatara.
The mine is located about 110 m above sea level "on the steep slope separating Hell's Gate [a town now called Zion's Hill] from the sea". Nowadays, the mine can be reached via the Sulphur Mine Trail, which begins between Upper and Lower Hell's gate.
The mine is part of Saba's Terrestrial Park.
Molengraaff (1888) considers the deposit a former solfatara.
The mine is located about 110 m above sea level "on the steep slope separating Hell's Gate [a town now called Zion's Hill] from the sea". Nowadays, the mine can be reached via the Sulphur Mine Trail, which begins between Upper and Lower Hell's gate.
The mine is part of Saba's Terrestrial Park.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Caribbean PlateTectonic Plate
Kingdom of the NetherlandsKingdom
Netherlands AntillesConstituent Country
North America
- Central AmericaSubregion
South America Plate
- Lesser AntillesVolcanic Arc
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