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Jadeite from
Sierra del Convento, GuantĂĄnamo Province, Cuba


Locality type:Sierra
Classification
Species:Jadeite
Formula:Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Jadeite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sierra del Convento, GuantĂĄnamo Province, Cuba
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:638733
Long-form Identifier:1:3:638733:4
GUID (UUID V4):981def3e-88f0-4b07-beac-4f1ccc3aedc7
References
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serpentinite in high-pressure subduction mélanges (eastern Cuba): implications for subduction initiation J. Cårdenas-Pårraga...serpentinite in high-pressure subduction mélanges (eastern Cuba): implications for subduction initiation, International...serpentinite in high-pressure subduction mélanges (eastern Cuba): implications for subduction initiation J. Cårdenas-Pårraga...Paleontología, San Miguel del Padrón, Cuba ABSTRACT ARTICLE HISTORY The Sierra del Convento and La Corea mélanges...mélanges (eastern Cuba) are vestiges of a Cretaceous subduction channel in the Caribbean realm. Both mélanges
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origin and age of jadeitites from Sierra del Convento Mélange (Eastern Cuba) JUAN CÁRDENAS-PÁRRAGA1,*,...Germany Abstract: Jadeitite (jadeite jade) from Sierra del Convento (eastern Cuba) occurs in a subduction-related...quartz inclusions and omphacite exsolution in jadeite crystals, as well as replacement or infilling by...rutile, zircon, and apatite. Oscillatory zoning in jadeite crystals and zircon ages suggest hydrothermal crystallization...coexisting pyroxenes indicates a temperature of jadeite formation higher than 500  C. Zircon 206Pb/238U
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Cretaceous Caribbean arc: The La Tinta mélange (eastern Cuba) and its easterly correlation in Hispaniola Concepción...Cretaceous Caribbean arc: The La Tinta mélange (eastern Cuba) and its easterly correlation in Hispaniola, International...Cretaceous Caribbean arc: The La Tinta mélange (eastern Cuba) and its easterly correlation in Hispaniola Concepción...gInstituto de Geología y Paleontología, Ciudad Habana, Cuba; hInstituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, CSIC-Universidad...ultramafic mélange sheet that crops out in eastern Cuba. It is composed of dolerite-derived amphibolite
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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...of jadeitite jade and jadeite rocks are varied and include combinations of jadeite, omphacite, albite,...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
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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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mélange is distributed in the Caribbean (Guatemala, Cuba, and Dominican Republic), circum-Pacific (Japan...formation process, fluid that can be saturated with jadeite (Manning, 1998, 2004) is an essential component...its pseudomorphs (aggregates of kosmochlor/Cr-jadeite) in many jadeitites (e.g., Ou Yang, 1984; Harlow...South of Motagua fault, Guatemala 3. Sierra del Convento, Cuba Locality Jadeitite Table 1. Summary...jadeitite suggest an approximate P-T condition of jadeite formation at T ÂŒ 300–400  C and P ÂŒ 0.6–1.2 GPa
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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...system. Similar relations for the albite-free jadeite-bearing assemblages indicate that the high-pressure...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
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oxygen isotope ratios of zircon to distinguish jadeite-rich rocks that formed by direct crystallization...blueschist host, as well as from loose blocks of albite-jadeite rock and jadeitite that were all collected from...the blueschist host as well as the other three jadeite-rich samples generally match zircon domains of...protoliths of the jadeite-rich rocks. Therefore, the results suggest that all investigated jadeite-rich rocks...composed predominantly of the sodic clinopyroxene jadeite. Jadeitites are usually found in association with
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
temperature (HP-LT) affinity. The phase stability of jadeite and lithologic context indicate SC formation...(rhythmic zoning and core-cluster fluid inclusions in jadeite, etc. versus clear pseudomorphism or mineral relics...subduction environment will crystallize jadeite in lieu of jadeite plus quartz or albite, depending on pressure...lawsonite crystals, commonly with inclusions of jadeite. Color is light to medium to medium-dark green...localities can contain quartz coexisting with jadeite, with significances as explained for NMM jadeitite
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rare, very tough rock composed predominantly of jadeite and typically found associated with tectonic blocks...with jadeite content, typically from ∌80 to 100 mol%; all jadeite jades are jadeitites Jadeite jade:...(more than ∌90%) of clinopyroxene of primarily jadeite composition (NaAlSi2 O6 ) Serpentinite: a rock...continental margin via a plate tectonic collision Jadeite (NaAlSi2 O6 ) was recognized early on as an anomaly...unusually high density of this mineral. The socalled jadeite problem was taken up almost simultaneously by Sobolev
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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
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recognized (e.g., Damour,1846): ‘‘jadeite jade’’, which mainly consists of jadeite (Na-Al-pyroxene) with nominal...techniques, in addition to ‘‘jadeite jade’’ mostly consisting of jadeite, ‘‘omphacite jade’’ mostly consisting...compositions, pure jadeite and tiny exsolution blebs of omphacite within jadeite (Fig. 2b), the composition...occurrence is an association of Napyroxenes with jadeite and omphacite compositions both showing a complex...pyroxenes that can be classified in the ternary jadeite (Jd) – Aegirine (Ae) – Wollastonite ĂŸ Enstatite
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interpretations Multiple growth mechanisms of jadeite in Cuban metabasite WALTER V. MARESCH1,*, CHRISTIANE...literature to be jadeite jade from the subduction-zone complex of the Escambray Massif in central Cuba have been...microscopy. Although these rocks are indeed rich in jadeite, the bulk rock composition generally conforms to...intergrowths of predominantly Al-rich glaucophane and jadeite, the latter with rims and patches of omphacite...Topotactic replacement of magmatic pyroxene by jadeite and omphacite along a broad front encroaching upon
Report (chapter)
2018 Petrography, mineralogy and geochemistry of jadeite-rich artefacts from the Playa Grande excavation...of over 100 excavated woodworking tools rich in jadeite, as well as two blueschist artefacts. Permission...(>90 vol% jadeite), which are identical to material known from the RSJC. Two artefacts are jadeite–lawsonite...showed that the stability ïŹeld of the pyroxene jadeite (NaAl[Si2O6]), and of pyroxenes rich in this component...not considered possible at that time. Studies on jadeite thus helped to usher in a new era of plate-tectonic
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interpretations New occurrences of jadeitite, jadeite quartzite and jadeite-lawsonite quartzite in the Dominican...Russia Abstract: New occurrences of jadeitite and jadeite-rich rocks have been discovered in the Rio San...discordant veins of cm to dm thickness in blocks of jadeitelawsonite- or omphacite-garnetbearing blueschist...blueschist of the mélange. Two suites of jadeite-rich rocks can be recognized. The first is represented by quartz-free...quartz-free jadeitite s.str. (.90 vol% jadeite) found so far only as blocks and boulders. The second
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inclusions that reïŹ‚ect the primary mineralogy (i.e., jadeite) and context (i.e., crystallization from an aqueous...et al., 2012). Abbreviations for the main units: Sierra de Santa Cruz ophiolite (SSC), Baja Verapaz ophiolite...from the ïŹrst two locations generally contains jadeite (Jd), Omp, quartz (Qtz), titanite (Ttn), 7 Ab,...Gln— glaucophane, Grt—garnet, Hm—hematite, Jd—jadeite, Ky—kyanite, Mca—mica, Mon—monazite, Ms—Muscovite...interpreted as primary, i.e., crystallized with jadeite as a metasomatic/solution-precipitate because of
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shiguanghai@263.net.cn; shigh@cugb.edu.cn 3 Guangdong Province Material Testing Center, Guangzhou 510080, PR...mineral species, including jadeite, omphacite, kosmochlor, Cr-bearing jadeite-omphacite, albite, celsian...to the paragenetic sequence in the presence of jadeite; however, uvarovite is formed by replacement of...chromite and does not require the presence of jadeite. At least two stages of jadeitization have been...minerals in Myanmar jadeitite indicates that the jadeite-forming fluids were rich in Na, Al, Ba, Sr, and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
peridotite massifs: GH, Gaspar Hernández; LC, Loma del Catey; LM, Loma El Morrito; EH, Helechal. Locations:...blueschist (Krebs et al., 2008, 2011), some containing jadeite-rich lithologies (Schertl et al., 2012). The serpentinite...1.4 Ma for eclogite, omphacite blueschist and jadeite blueschist, respectively, suggesting peak metamorphism...convergence rates of 15–25 mm/yr. New occurrences of jadeite-rich rocks yield U–Pb SHRIMP zircon ages of 114...subduction-related Mabujina Amphibolite Complex, Central Cuba. For these authors, the Precambrian ages suggest
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The Nishisonogi jadeitite is characterized by jadeite with a quartz– inclusion–rich core and quartz–free...jadeitite is constrained by the assemblage of jadeite + quartz and of clinozoisite + paragonite + quartz...ubiquitously as small bodies in the Nishisonogi unit. Jadeite crystals in the Nishisonogi jadeitite contain dusty...5D). Nishiyama (1978) erroneously reported that jadeite occurs in metagabbros and in zoisite rocks. In...In fact, omphacite occurs in these rocks; jadeite only occurs in jadeitite. The amount of omphacite varies
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Volume 112, page 184–196, 2017 REVIEW Jadeitite ( jadeite jade) from Japan: History, characteristics, and...identiïŹcation of jadeite in 1939 changed this interpretation. Japanese jadeitites and jadeite–rich metasomatic...further research. Nevertheless, the designation of jadeite (and jadeitite) as the national stone of Japan...subduction zone processes. Keywords: Jadeitite, Jadeite jade, High–pressure metamorphism and metasomatism...National stone of Japan INTRODUCTION Jadeitite (‘jadeite’ jade) is a nearly monomineralic rock composed
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
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into two types: Type I, consisting of almost all jadeite crystals, minor omphacite, and little analcime...comprising mainly omphacite and analcime, with minor jadeite crystals. They both showed no obvious preferred...Jadeitite, a rock composed almost entirely of jadeite and related pyroxenes, is found in the serpentinite...northern Motagua Fault Zone in Guatemala [1–3], Cuba [4], Dominica [5], Japan (Itoigawa–Omi [6], Osayama...such as plagiogranite and metagabbro to generate jadeite, with visible protolith textures [1,23–26]. Rhythmical
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has been determined to consist of jadeitite – jadeite jade. It is very unusual with respect to both pyroxene...Pyroxene compositions lie essentially along the jadeite– aegirine join: Jd94Ae6 to Jd63Ae36, and without...felted intergrowth of tremolite-actinolite, and jadeite jade or jadeitite, a rock that consists primarily...information. A good example is a growing recognition of jadeite jade objects in the eastern Caribbean (e.g., Harlow...sources moving over recent time from Guatemala to Cuba and Hispaniola (Garcı́a-Casco et al., 2009, Schertl
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tectono-metamorphic episodes of Jurassic and Eocene age in the jadeite uplift, Myanmar, as revealed by 40Ar/39Ar dating☆...Phengitic muscovite Myanmar jadeite a b s t r a c t The Myanmar jadeite uplift forms an important link...been separated by the Sagaing Fault, leaving the jadeite uplift straddling along the fault between the Belt...B.V. All rights reserved. 1. Introduction The jadeite uplift in Hpakan area of Kachin State in Myanmar...importance are hotly debated. Both sides of the jadeite uplift lie in the Indo-Burma Range and the Myitkyina
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recrystallized/newly-formed contemporaneous with jadeite formation, or inherited from protoliths. As a result...(Burma) can be divided into the Western province and the Eastern province, separated by the Sagaing fault (Fig...The Western province is also named as the Burma microplate, whereas the Eastern province is part of the...onshore along the western margin of the Western province (the Burma microplate) marks the presently active...subduction system (Mitchell, 1993). The Eastern province of Myanmar is composed of the Paleozoic Mogok
 
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