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Calcite from The Caribbean

Bahamas
 
  • Exuma District
[var. Mg-rich Calcite] Dix G.R. (2001): Origin of Sr-rich magnesian calcite mud in a Holocene pond basin (Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas). Journal of Sedimentary Research, 71, 1, 167-175.
  • San Salvador District
    • San Salvador Island
Onac B.P., Sumrall J., Mylroie J.E., Kearns J. (2009): Cave minerals of San Salvador Island, Bahamas. The University of South Florida karst studies series, 1, 70 pp.
Onac B.P., Mylroie J.E., White W.B. (2001): Mineralogy of cave deposits on San Salvador Island, Bahamas. Carbonates and Evaporites, 16, 1, 8-16.
Barbados
 
  • Saint Joseph Parish
www.gstt.org/publications/news/newsletter8/newsletter8.htm
  • Saint Thomas Parish
GSA Bulletin v. 118 no. 1-2 p. 65-81
Cayman Islands
 
  • Grand Cayman
Jones, B. (1987) The alteration of sparry calcite crystals in a vadose setting, Grand Cayman Island. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 24 (11). 2292-2304 doi:10.1139/e87-214
Cuba
 
  • Camagüey Province
    • Camagüey District
      • La Unión
Miriela María Ulloa Santana, Márcia Abrahão Moura, Gema R. Olivo, Nilson Francisquini Botelho, T. Kurtis Kyser und Bernhard Bühn (2011): The La Unión Au ± Cu prospect, Camagüey District, Cuba: fluid inclusion and stable isotope evidence for ore-forming processes. Mineralium Deposita, 46, 91-104.
  • Cienfuegos Province
Litsarev, M. A., Organova, N. I., Khranach, P., Chukanov, N. V., Kuz’mina, O. V., Kartashov, P. M., ... & Zadov, A. E. (1998). Hydroxylellestadite from the Arimao Norte Garnet–Wollastonite Skarn (Cuba). Zap. Vseross. Mineral. O–va, 127(6), 68-75.
Plumlee, Geoffrey S., Whitehouse-Veaux, Pamela Heald (1994) Mineralogy, paragenesis, and mineral zoning of the Bulldog Mountain vein system, Creede District, Colorado. Economic Geology, 89 (8). 1883-1905 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.89.8.1883
December 1958
v. 53
no. 8
p. 966-1003
Knut Eldjarn Collection
  • Holguín Province
Jorge Luis Costafreda Mustelier, Domingo Alfonso Martín y Alberto Ramos Millán () Petrología De Las Rocas Encajantes De Los Yacimientos Auríferos De La Región De Holguín, Cuba.
Urbani, F. Boletín Informativo De La Comisión De Geoespeleología (Federación Espeleológica de América Latina y el Caribe-FEALC-) No. 12, Septiembre 1999.
  • Isla de la Juventud special municipality
    • Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Pines; Island of Youth)
      • Nueva Gerona
Peter Andresen, collected 2003.
  • Pinar del Río Province
    • Santa Lucia-Matahambre district
Gómez-Vivo, D., Gervilla, F., Piña, R., Hernández-Díaz, R., & Azor, A. (2021). Gold in the Farallones Block of the Shale-Hosted, Clastic-Dominated Castellanos Zinc-Lead Deposit (Northwest Cuba). Minerals, 11(4), 414.
Whitehead, R. E., Davies, J. F., Valdes-Nodarse, E. L., & Diaz-Carmona, A. (1996). Mineralogical and chemical variations, Castellanos shale-hosted Zn-Pb-Ba deposit, northwestern Cuba. Economic Geology, 91(4), 713-722.
Pérez-Vázquez, R. G., & Melgarejo, J. C. (1998). El yacimiento Matahambre (Pinar del Río, Cuba): estructura y mineralogía. Acta geológica hispánica, 33(1), 133-152.
  • Santiago de Cuba Province
Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., Moring, B.C. (2008) Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Database and grade and tonnage models, 2008. Open-File Report 2008-1155
www.minsocam.org
      • Juragua Iron Company Mines
Roesler, Max (1917) Geology of the Iron-Ore Deposits of the Firmeza District, Oriente province, Cuba, AIME Transactions, p. 77-127.
        • Estancia Hill
Roesler, Max (1917) Geology of the Iron-Ore Deposits of the Firmeza District, Oriente province, Cuba, AIME Transactions, p. 77-127.
Roesler, Max (1917) Geology of the Iron-Ore Deposits of the Firmeza District, Oriente province, Cuba, AIME Transactions, p. 77-127.
Roesler, Max (1917) Geology of the Iron-Ore Deposits of the Firmeza District, Oriente province, Cuba, AIME Transactions, p. 77-127.
Roesler, Max (1917) Geology of the Iron-Ore Deposits of the Firmeza District, Oriente province, Cuba, AIME Transactions, p. 77-127.
Levinson, A.A. (1960): Second occurrence of todorokite. American Mineralogist, 45, 802-807.
  • Villa Clara Province
    • Escambray Mountain (Sierra de Escambray)
Phil Betancourt
Dominican Republic
 
  • Barahona Province
    • La Ciénaga
Alfredo Petrov field observations, January 2011.
    • Paraíso
Alfredo Petrov field observations, January 2011.
    • Sierra de Baoruco
      • Los Checheses
Broda, Krzysztof, Lucyna Natkaniec-Nowak, Zbigniew Rak, Jerzy Stasica, Wiesław Heflik, Jerzy Mościcki, Miguel Peña, Rolando Muñoz, and Carlos George. (2022) "Dominican Larimar Mining—Current State and Future Prospects" Minerals 12, no. 2: 181. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12020181
Steiner (1996) Lapis 21(1)
  • Dajabón Province
    • Restauración
Craig Wheeler
  • Monseñor Nouel Province
    • Maimón
Torró, L., Proenza, J. A., Melgarejo, J. C., Alfonso, P., de Pablo, J. F., Colomer, J. M., ... & Chávez, C. (2016). Mineralogy, geochemistry and sulfur isotope characterization of Cerro de Maimón (Dominican Republic), San Fernando and Antonio (Cuba) Lower Cretaceous VMS deposits: formation during subduction initiation of the Proto-Caribbean lithosphere within a fore-arc. Ore Geology Reviews, 72, 794-817.
Colomer, J. M., Andreu, E., Torró, L., Proenza, J. A., Melgarejo, J. A., Chavez, C., ... & Lewis, J. F. (2013). Mineralogy, textures and new sulphur isotope data of the Cerro de Maimón VMS deposit ores, Dominican Republic. In Mineral deposit research for a high-tech world. Proceedings of the 12th Biennial SGA Meeting (Vol. 2, pp. 518-521).
  • San Cristóbal Province
    • Cambita Garabitos
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
  • San Juan Province
MacDonald, G., et.al. (2016) NI 43-101 Pre-Feasibility Study Technical Report for the Romero Gold Project, Dominican Republic. Prepared for Goldquest Mining Corporation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Sánchez Ramírez Province
    • Cotuí
Barrick Gold Corporation
France
 
  • Guadeloupe
    • Basse-Terre
      • Vieux-Habitants
Mas, A., Guisseau, D., Mas, P. P., Beaufort, D., Genter, A., Sanjuan, B., & Girard, J. P. (2006). Clay minerals related to the hydrothermal activity of the Bouillante geothermal field (Guadeloupe). Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 158(3), 380-400.
  • Martinique
    • Arrondissement of Le Marin
      • Le Vauclin
Robertson Collection
      • Les Trois-Îlets
Robertson Collection
Haiti
 
  • L'Artibonite Department
    • Gonaïves Arrondissement
Harnish, D.E., Brown, P.E. (1986) Petrogenesis of the Casseus Cu-Fe skarn, Terre Neuve District, Haiti. Economic Geology 81 (7): 1801-1807.
Netherlands
 
  • Curaçao
Ten Have, T., Heijnen, W., & Nickel, E. (1982). Alterations in guano phosphates and mio-pliocene carbonates of table mountain Santa Barbara, Curacao. Sedimentary Geology, 31(2), 141-165.
Gerard van der Veldt collection
Saint Lucia
 
  • Choc
Le-Guen de Kerneizon, M., Carron, J.P., Maury, R.C., Bellon, H., Dupuy, C. (1982) Les rhyolites a fayalite et ferroaugite de Sainte-Lucie (arc insulaire des Petites Antilles). Bulletin de Minéralogie, 105, 203-211.
M. Le Guen de Kerneizon et al. , Bull. Minéral. , 1982, 105, pp. 203-211.
Trinidad and Tobago
 
  • Tobago
Coll. G. Brandstetter
USA
 
  • Puerto Rico
    • Aguadilla
      • Aguadilla
Specimen in the collection of Rock Currier
    • Juncos
Broedel, C. H. (1961). Preliminary geologic map showing iron and copper prospects in the Juncos quadrangle, Puerto Rico (No. 326).
    • Lares
Cox, D.P. (1985) Geology of the Tanama and Helecho porphyry copper deposits and vicinity, Puerto Rico. Professional Paper 1327. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp1327
Cox, D.P. (1985) Geology of the Tanama and Helecho porphyry copper deposits and vicinity, Puerto Rico. Professional Paper 1327. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp1327
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
    • St Croix
Am Min 50:752
    • St Thomas
Donnelly, T.W. (1962) Wairakite in West Indian spilitic rocks. American Mineralogist: 47(5-6): 794-802.
    • St. John
Rankin, Douglas W. (2002) Geology of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Professional Paper 1631. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp1631
Rankin, Douglas W. (2002) Geology of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Professional Paper 1631. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp1631
 
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