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Mavis Bank Coffee Factory -Tower Hill/Lime Tree Farm
The Journey
Getting to Tower Hill & Lime Tree Farm via The Mavis Bank Coffee Factory, involves navigating a single lane road, that is experiencing erosion of its banks; with evidence of recent rockfall (boulders apparently shoveled to the roadside).
Lithology
The lithology observed include
Felsic-Intermediate Granitoid
Blue-Green Schist
Intermediate Aphanitic to Porphyritic Volcanics
Crushed Volcaniclastic
Blue-Purple/Purple-Brown Volcanics
Dominant Tectonism
The dominant tectonism are Wagwater & Plantain Garden Earthquake Zones
Landslide Susceptibility
Given the nature of the lithology (break down to yield clays), in addition to the active nature of the Wagwater & Plantain Garden Earthquake Zone (splays), this area is highly susceptible to landslides (rock fall, debris slide). These mass movement forms can render the road that leads into these communities impassable.
General Terrain & Geology Cross-section (Mavis Bank Coffee Factory -near Lime Tree Farm 🇯🇲)
