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Titanite from
Sierra del Convento, GuantĂĄnamo Province, Cuba


Locality type:Sierra
Classification
Species:Titanite
Formula:CaTi(SiO4)O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Titanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sierra del Convento, GuantĂĄnamo Province, Cuba
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:638744
Long-form Identifier:1:3:638744:0
GUID (UUID V4):a34f8688-720a-4acb-aaaf-be6bfb634367
Nearest other occurrences of Titanite
49.3km (30.7 miles) ⓘPotosí Mine, Barracanao (Baracoa), Moa-Baracoa District, Holguín Province, Cuba
References
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on subducted MORB-derived melts (Sierra del Convento MĂ©lange, Cuba) C. LĂĄzaro a,⁎, I.F. Blanco-Quintero...quartz-muscovite rocks from the Sierra del Convento mĂ©lange (eastern Cuba) indicate that Proto-Caribbean...the Ms-free tonalites–trondhjemites from Sierra del Convento, that are interpreted as primary slab melts...idea that partial melting processes in the Sierra del Convento subduction channel were triggered by the...(California) and the Sierra del Convento and La Corea serpentinitic mĂ©langes (eastern Cuba), have partial melting
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dating of the Moa-Baracoa metamorphic sole (eastern Cuba) a ab ac de f C. Lázaro , A. García-Casco ...dating of the Moa-Baracoa metamorphic sole (eastern Cuba), International Geology Review, DOI: 10.1080/00206814...dating of the Moa-Baracoa metamorphic sole (eastern Cuba) C. Lázaroa*, A. García-Cascoa,b, I.F. Blanco-Quinteroa...metamorphic sole, below the Moa-Baracoa ophiolite (eastern Cuba), contains strongly deformed amphibolites formed...plume. Keywords: ophiolite; metamorphic sole; Ar/Ar; Cuba; Caribbean–Colombian Oceanic Plateau Introduction
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slab melts and their residues (Sierra del Convento mĂ©lange, eastern Cuba) ConcepciĂłn LĂĄzaro ⁎, Antonio...low-K trondhjemitic rocks from the Sierra del Convento mĂ©lange (Cuba) indicate that oceanic crust underwent...high pressure. Indeed, trondhjemites from Sierra del Convento have some of the geochemical features of...and Sr/Y. However, the trondhjemites from Sierra del Convento are more comparable to acid rocks from Catalina...end, we use the example of the Sierra del Convento mĂ©lange (eastern Cuba), where partial melting of a subducting
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Evidence from slab melts from La Corea MĂ©lange (eastern Cuba) I.F. Blanco-Quintero a,⁎, Y. Rojas-Agramonte b...Minero-MetalĂșrgico, Las Coloradas s/n, 83329-Moa, Cuba e Berkeley Geochronology Center, 2455 Ridge Road...the La Corea serpentinite-matrix mĂ©lange (eastern Cuba) as centimeter- to meter-sized blocks and as concordant...2008a; LĂĄzaro et al., 2009). In eastern Cuba, the Sierra del Convento and the La Corea mĂ©langes (Fig. 1b)...provided a comprehensive P–T–t path for the Sierra del Convento mĂ©lange. The data presented by LĂĄzaro et
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the GĂŒira de Jauco Amphibolite complex (eastern Cuba) and tectonic implications C. LĂĄzaro a,⁎, I.F. Blanco-Quintero...y Carretera Central, San Miguel del PadrĂłn, 11000 Ciudad Habana, Cuba f Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias...August 2013 Keywords: Metamorphic sole Amphibolite Cuba, ophiolite Obduction a b s t r a c t The GĂŒira...underlies the Mayarí–Baracoa Ophiolitic Belt (eastern Cuba) and is composed of highly foliated amphibolite...metamorphosed (high P) volcanic-arc terrane of eastern Cuba) suggest that the development of the ophiolite and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
origin and age of jadeitites from Sierra del Convento Mélange (Eastern Cuba) JUAN CÁRDENAS-PÁRRAGA1,*,...Abstract: Jadeitite (jadeite jade) from Sierra del Convento (eastern Cuba) occurs in a subduction-related serpentinite-matrix...minerals include epidote, biotite, albite, phengite, titanite, rutile, zircon, and apatite. Oscillatory zoning...high-temperature, Eastern Cuba, Caribbean. 1. Introduction localities occur in the Sierra del Convento mélange (Garcı́a-Casco...(Garcı́a-Casco et al., 2009) in Cuba, Sorkhan, Iran (Oberhänsli et al., 2007) and Rı́o San Juan mélange
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PAPER A new jadeitite jade locality (Sierra del Convento, Cuba): first report and some petrological and...serpentinite-matrix subduction mélange of the Sierra del Convento (eastern Cuba) in a context associated with tectonic... phlogopite, phengite, chlorite, glaucophane, titanite, rutile, zircon, and quartz formed during various...MineroMetalúrgico, Las Coloradas s/n., Moa 83329, Holguı́n, Cuba J. Cárdenas Párraga  C. Lázaro  I. Blanco Quintero...Obispo no. 61, Plaza de Armas, 10100 La Habana, Cuba Y. Rojas Agramonte  A. Kröner Institut für Geowissenschaften
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
subduction environment (La Corea and Sierra del Convento mélanges, eastern Cuba) Idael Francisco Blanco-Quintero...quartzmuscovite rocks from Sierra del Convento and La Corea mélanges (eastern Cuba), as well as mineralogy...Trondhjemite  Phengite  Subduction channel  Eastern Cuba  Caribbean plate Introduction Communicated by...mélanges occurring in eastern Cuba (La Corea and Sierra del Convento) show abundant evidence for fluid...mélanges are located in the Sierra del Cristal (La Corea) and the Sierra del Convento (Fig. 1a). The La Corea
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
northern edge of the Caribbean plate (Sierra del Convento mélange, Cuba) C . L Á Z A R O , 1 A . G A R C...Obispo no. 61, Plaza de Armas, La Habana 10100, Cuba ABSTRACT Petrological and geochronological data...the serpentinitic mélange of the Sierra del Convento (eastern Cuba) indicate counterclockwise P–T paths...associated trondhjemite from the Sierra del Convento mélange (eastern Cuba). Petrological and geochemical...(Yucatan) block. All these terranes are well exposed in Cuba (Fig. 2a). The oceanic material includes the northern
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
paragonite in trondhjemites from the Sierra del Convento mĂ©lange, Cuba* ANTONIO GARCÍA-CASCO† Departamento...sn, 18002 Granada, Spain ABSTRACT In the Sierra del Convento mĂ©lange peraluminous trondhjemitic-tonalitic...discovered in the subduction-related Sierra del Convento mĂ©lange in eastern Cuba (GarcĂ­a-Casco 2005). The mĂ©lange...during subduction. GEOLOGIC SETTING The Sierra del Convento mĂ©lange represents an oceanic subduction...no. ca. 0.75], paragonite, apatite, rutile, and titanite (up to 0.072 Al per 5 O atoms). Retrogression
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mélange is distributed in the Caribbean (Guatemala, Cuba, and Dominican Republic), circum-Pacific (Japan...South of Motagua fault, Guatemala 3. Sierra del Convento, Cuba Locality Jadeitite Table 1. Summary...125–113 Ma (Harlow et al., 2004). 2.3. Sierra del Convento, Cuba 2.2. South of Motagua fault, Guatemala...jadeitite locality has been reported from eastern Cuba (Garcı́a-Casco et al., 2009; Cárdenas-Párraga...c gneiss. The garnet amphibolite of the Sierra del Convento mélange yields a peak P-T condition of 1
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the Motagua Fault Zone, Guatemala; Sierra del Convento, Cuba; Rio San Juan Complex, Dominican Republic)...Zone (Harlow 1994; Harlow et al. 2011), Sierra del Convento (García-Casco et al. 2009; Cárdenas-Párraga...for zircon from the jadeitites of the Sierra del Convento in Cuba (hydrothermal zircon, Cárdenas-Párraga...vol%, Si ~ 3.50–3.65 apfu) and accessory apatite, titanite and zircon. The jadeite is inclusion-rich and...blueschist are phengite (Si ~ 3.50–3.65 apfu), titanite, apatite and zircon. The strongly veined albite-jadeite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Manzanal (grouping with brown symbols in Figure 1), Sierra de Las Minas (blue symbols), La Palmilla (a major...TiO2 content generally reflects the presence of titanite which is less abundant in NMM jadeitites. Seven...the Carrizal Grande area and TiO2 content from titanite and rutile. Trace and Rare Earth Elements – Concentrations...particularly from the W. Jadeitites and a few from Sierra de Las Minas with REE approaching or exceeding...GarcĂ­a-Casco 2008) from the Sierra del Convento mĂ©lange in eastern Cuba. These have been argued as the
Report (chapter)
described jadeitite from the Sierra del Convento region of eastern Cuba. Maresch et al. (2012) presented...possible occurrence in the Escambray area of central Cuba, brieïŹ‚y mentioned by MillĂĄn & Somin (1981). The...might have come from more distant sources such as Cuba or Guatemala (Harlow 1994; Seitz et al. 2001; Harlow...3a). The rock contains large grains of anhedral titanite up to 200 ”m in size and zircon. Sample 31102...Further constituents are phengite (Fig. 3f, g), titanite, albite-ïŹlling interstices and analcime; zircon
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
jadeite (Shi et al., 2012; Wang et al., 2012); in Cuba earlier jadeite veins have been infiltrated by fluids...5 % vol.) minerals, such as rutile, ilmenite, titanite, apatite or zircon – which may be useful to infer...rutile, ilmenite, titanite, pyrite, apatite, zircon. In addition, albite, titanite, analcime, actinolite...(TC6-1/3 from Valgrana-Tetto Chiapello, Cuneo Province, northern Italy) with a typical pseudomorph of...origin and age of jadeitites from Sierra del Convento Mélange (Eastern Cuba). Eur. J. Mineral., 24, 313–331
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
peridotite massifs: GH, Gaspar Hernández; LC, Loma del Catey; LM, Loma El Morrito; EH, Helechal. Locations:...actinolite, epidote, chlorite, white mica and titanite. The M2C phengite and calcic amphibole compositions...chlorite, biotite, winchite, actinolite, albite, titanite and ilmenite. The estimated P–T conditions for...composed by plagioclase, quartz, epidote, rutile and titanite. These microstructures indicate D2J deformation...amphibolitefacies conditions. The rutile replacement by titanite, and the late static crystallization of green
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
subduction-zone complex of the Escambray Massif in central Cuba have been studied by optical and transmission electron...pyroxene topotaxy, pyroxene epitaxy, Escambray Massif, Cuba. 1. Introduction Schertl et al., 2007, 2008; Garcı́a-Casco...described occurrences. Recent findings in Iran, Cuba and Hispaniola can be added to this still very short...description of the new Cuban occurrences in eastern Cuba, Garcı́a-Casco et al. (2009) also point to a short...river deposits of the Escambray Massif in central Cuba by Millán & Somin (1981), suggesting that this
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Qz Quartz SiO2 — Rt Rutile TiO2 — Ttn Titanite CaTiSiO5 Also known as sphene Tr Tremolite...in eastern Cuba eventually spurred the recognition of the jadeitites of Sierra del Convento (Garcı́a-Casco...occurrences: for example, the Baja Verapaz and Sierra de Santa Cruz ultramaïŹcs (ophiolitic) north of...Moa-Barracoa ophiolite north of the Sierra del Convento mélange in eastern Cuba (Garcı́a-Casco et al. 2009)...and in print Zrn: 113 Ma PS PB PB , R Sierra del Convento, Cubac Rı́o San Juan complex, Dominican
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shiguanghai@263.net.cn; shigh@cugb.edu.cn 3 Guangdong Province Material Testing Center, Guangzhou 510080, PR...natrolite, thomsonite-Ca, pectolite, vesuvianite, titanite, grossular, uvarovite, allanite, phlogopite, cymrite...update. Phlogopite, natrolite, thomsonite-Sr, titanite and ilmenite are newly reported here. Amphiboles...zeolites, pectolite and hyalophane, banalsite, titanite and some celsian formed at lower P and T. The...rock by omphacite. Relict ilmenite replaced by titanite in omphacitite is evidence for metasomatism of
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phengite, glaucophane, epidote, albite, calcite, titanite and zircon. Apatite and pumpellyite have only...subduction zone exposed in neighbouring eastern Cuba, are possible. Jadeitites and jadeite-rich rocks...rare high-temperature jadeitite as documented in Cuba. Key-words: Rio San Juan Complex, jadeitite, blueschist...Hispaniola (Schertl et al., 2007a and b, 2008) and Cuba (Garcı́aCasco et al., 2009; Cárdenas Párraga et...phengite, glaucophane, epidote, albite, calcite, titanite and zircon (Table 1). Apatite and pumpellyite
Report (chapter)
implications from structural and geochronological data of Cuba K. P. STANEK1*, W. V. MARESCH2 & J. L. PINDELL3...n. Magmatism ceased at least in onshore central Cuba at about 75 Ma, probably as the southern edge of...metamorphism of high-pressure metamorphic rocks in Cuba cluster at 70 Ma; rapid uplift/ exhumation of these...Bahamas Platform along the Eocene suture zone in Cuba. Between the arc’s interaction with Yucatán and...Caribbean. Although magmatism ceased in central Cuba by 75 Ma, traces of continuing Early Palaeogene
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
phlogopite + albite ± analcime ± LREE–rich epidote ± titanite (Fig. 6B). Minor amounts of apatite, zircon, and...muscovite with a small amount of clinozoisite. Titanite and zircon occur as accessory minerals. The muscovite...ïŹ‚uid–jadeitite interaction. Minor amounts of chlorite, titanite, and zircon occur. Mie jadeitite (Nishiyama, 1978;...phlogopite, LREE–rich epidote, albite, rutile, and titanite. The jadeite occasionally contains inclusions...with small amounts of phlogopite, chlorite, and titanite. The amphiblole has magnesio–hornblende core with
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et al., 2012). Abbreviations for the main units: Sierra de Santa Cruz ophiolite (SSC), Baja Verapaz ophiolite...generally contains jadeite (Jd), Omp, quartz (Qtz), titanite (Ttn), 7 Ab, sometimes with cymrite, vesuvianite...Prs—preiswerkite, Qtz—quartz, Rt—rutile, Tlc—talc, Ttn—titanite, Zoi—zoisite, Zrn—zircon. 70 K.E. Flores et...Juan Complex, Dominican Republic Sierra del Convento MĂ©lange, Cuba PT conditions Key references (a)...hosting mĂ©lange. Jadeitite from Sierra del Convento in eastern Cuba is an example: the 108−107 Ma U–Pb
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g. Catalina Schists: Sorensen and Barton, 1987; Cuba mélanges: Garcia-Casco et al., 2008, Lazaro and...plagioclase, quartz, AC epidote and locally mm-sized titanite crystals (Figs.2a and Fig.3b). Such leucosomes...estimated by stoichiometry. Plagioclase, epidote and titanite were normalized to 8, 12.5 and 5 oxygens, after...separates including garnet, apatite, amphibole, titanite and feldspar were finally handpicked under a ...inclusion shown in Figure 6d contains albite, titanite, muscovite and chlorite. The size, presence of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
conditions of selected jadeitites from Guatemala, Cuba, Iran, Dominican Republic, and Italian Alps (modiïŹed...Southern Motagua MĂ©lange (Guatemala); SC, Sierra del Convento (Cuba); IR, Iran; RSJC, Rio San Juan Complex...as lawsonite, pumpellyite, zoisite, rutile, and titanite can constrain approximate temperature limits....and kyanite jadeitite. Moreover, the presence of titanite versus rutile in jadeitite indicates different...different P–T conditions or a change when titanite contains a rutile nucleus. The Itoigawa–Omi–occurrence is
 
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