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Oriente Province, Cuba

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Mineral List:
  		•  Anhydrite
    CaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 20:169.]
  		•  Azurite
    Cu
     
    3
    		[OH|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 20:169.]
  		•  Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [www.minsocam.org]
  		•  Brochantite
    Cu
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 20:169.]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [www.minsocam.org]
  		•  Chalcanthite
    CuSO
     
    4
    		·5H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 20:169.]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Amer. Mineral (1923) 8:135-138]
  		•  'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: [Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.]
  		•  Chromite
    FeCr
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Acta Geológica Hispánica, 1998, 33(1-4):351-371 ]
  		•  Chromite
    var: Ferrian Chromite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		(Cr,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [www.mineralogicalassociation.ca/doc/abstracts/cm3_Vol37_Jun99.pdf.]
  		•  Clinochlore
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		Al[(OH)
     
    8
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [www.mineralogicalassociation.ca/doc/abstracts/cm3_Vol37_Jun99.pdf.]
  		•  Clinochlore
    var: Chromian Clinochlore
    Mg
     
    5
    		(Al,Cr)
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    8
    Reference: [www.mineralogicalassociation.ca/doc/abstracts/cm3_Vol37_Jun99.pdf.]
  		•  Copper
    Cu
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 20:169.]
    Site Photo
    El Cobre Mine, Santiago de Cuba, Sierra Maestra Mts, Oriente Province, Cuba
    © C. Stefano '08
  		•  Covellite
    CuS
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 20:169.]
  		•  Cryptomelane
    K(Mn
    4+
     
    		,Mn
    2+
     
    		)
     
    8
    		O
     
    16
    Reference: [Acta Geológica Hispánica, 1998, 33(1-4):277-333 ]
  		•  Cubanite (TL)
    CuFe
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
    Type Locality: Barracanao (Baracoa), Moa-Baracoa District, Mayarí-Baracoa Belt, Oriente Province, Cuba
    Reference: [Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index"]
  		•  Cuprite
    Cu
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 20:169.]
  		•  Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.]
  		•  Gold
    var: Electrum
    (Au, Ag)
    Reference: [Acta Geológica Hispánica, 1998, 33(1-4):351-371 ]
  		•  Gypsum
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 20:169.; Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.]
  		•  Ilmenite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
    Reference: [Acta Geológica Hispánica, 1998, 33(1-4):351-371 ]
  		•  Iridarsenite
    (Ir,Ru)As
     
    2
    Reference: [Acta Geológica Hispánica, 1998, 33(1-4):351-371 ]
  		•  Laurite
    RuS
     
    2
    Reference: [Acta Geológica Hispánica, 1998, 33(1-4):351-371 ]
  		•  Limonite
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.]
  		•  Lizardite
    Mg
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		]
    Reference: [Dana 8:1419]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Acta Geológica Hispánica, 1998, 33(1-4):351-371 ]
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 20:169.]
  		•  Manganite
    Mn
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [www.minsocam.org]
    Site Photo
    Oriente Province, Cuba
    © Don Volkman 01/06
  		•  Neotocite
    (Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO
     
    3
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [www.minsocam.org]
  		•  Nontronite
    Na
     
    0.3
    		Fe
     
    2
    		(Si,Al)
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Lazarenkov, V.G., Tikhomirov, I.N., Zhidkov, A.Y., and Talovina, I.V. (2005): Lithology and Mineral Resources 40(6), 521-527.]
  		•  'Olivine'
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Acta Geológica Hispánica, 1998, 33(1-4):179-212]
  		•  Orientite (TL)
    Ca
     
    2
    		MnMn
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Type Locality: Oriente Province, Cuba
    Description: In manganese orebodies in latite and andesite tuffs, agglomerates, and limestones.
    Reference: [AM 70 (1985), 171; HB2/2 (1995)]
    Site Photo
    Oriente Province, Cuba
    © C. Stefano '08
  		•  'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
    Reference: [Acta Geológica Hispánica, 1998, 33(1-4):351-371 ]
  		•  Pentlandite
    (Fe,Ni)
     
    9
    		S
     
    8
    Reference: [Mineralium Deposita (2001) 36:658-669; Lazarenkov, V.G., Tikhomirov, I.N., Zhidkov, A.Y., and Talovina, I.V. (2005): Lithology and Mineral Resources 40(6), 521-527.]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Amer. Mineral (1923) 8:135-138]
  		•  Pyrolusite
    MnO
     
    2
    Reference: [www.minsocam.org]
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [Amer. Mineral (1923) 8:135-138]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [www.minsocam.org]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Bayate
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Ranciéite
    (Ca,Mn)Mn
     
    4
    		O
     
    9
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [AmMin 64:1199-1218.]
  		•  Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Acta Geológica Hispánica, 1998, 33(1-4):351-371 ]
  		•  'Serpentine Group'
    D
     
    2
    		[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		](OH)4 + or - nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Acta Geológica Hispánica, 1998, 33(1-4):179-212]
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.]
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [www.mineralogicalassociation.ca/doc/abstracts/cm3_Vol37_Jun99.pdf.]
  		•  Todorokite
    (Ca,K,Na,Mg,Ba,Mn)(Mn,Mg,Al)
     
    6
    		O
     
    12
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [www.minsocam.org]
  		•  Uvarovite
    Ca
     
    3
    		Cr
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [Canadian Mineralogist, 37, 3: 777-788]
  		•  Valleriite
    (Fe
    2+
     
    		,Cu)
     
    4
    		(Mg,Al)
     
    3
    		[(OH,O)
     
    6
    		|S
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Lazarenkov, V.G., Tikhomirov, I.N., Zhidkov, A.Y., and Talovina, I.V. (2005): Lithology and Mineral Resources 40(6), 521-527.]
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Acta Geológica Hispánica, 1998, 33(1-4):351-371 ]


    49 entries listed. 40 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals).

    Localities in this Region:
    Cuba
     
    • Oriente Province
      • El Cristo
      • Santa Rita
      • Sierra Maestra Mts
        • Santiago de Cuba

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