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Apatite from
Sierra del Convento, GuantĂĄnamo Province, Cuba


Locality type:Sierra
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sierra del Convento, GuantĂĄnamo Province, Cuba
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:638739
Long-form Identifier:1:3:638739:6
GUID (UUID V4):02ca2781-69e8-4b84-9614-fc2d50a30741
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
49.3km (30.7 miles) ⓘPotosí Mine, Barracanao (Baracoa), Moa-Baracoa District, Holguín Province, Cuba
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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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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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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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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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...albite, phengite, titanite, rutile, zircon, and apatite. Oscillatory zoning in jadeite crystals and zircon...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
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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...albite, paragonite, analcime, clinozoisite-epidote, apatite, phlogopite, phengite, chlorite, glaucophane, titanite...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...per 23 O atoms, Mg no. ca. 0.75], paragonite, apatite, rutile, and titanite (up to 0.072 Al per 5 O atoms)
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...phengite (1 vol%, Si ~ 3.50–3.65 apfu) and accessory apatite, titanite and zircon. The jadeite is inclusion-rich...are phengite (Si ~ 3.50–3.65 apfu), titanite, apatite and zircon. The strongly veined albite-jadeite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
jadeite (Shi et al., 2012; Wang et al., 2012); in Cuba earlier jadeite veins have been infiltrated by fluids...minerals, such as rutile, ilmenite, titanite, apatite or zircon – which may be useful to infer the origin...allanite, rutile, ilmenite, titanite, pyrite, apatite, zircon. In addition, albite, titanite, analcime...(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)
epidote, albite, calcite, titanite and zircon. Apatite and pumpellyite have only been identified in quartz-free...oscillatory zoning patterns in jadeite, zircon, apatite and calcite; this is evidence for crystallization...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
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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et al., 2012). Abbreviations for the main units: Sierra de Santa Cruz ophiolite (SSC), Baja Verapaz ophiolite...omphacite (Omp), albite (Ab), minor zircon (Zrn), apatite and graphite. Alteration along grain boundaries...jadeitite with Ab and grossular plus rare Ph, Ttn, apatite, chlorite, Zrn and celsian (Harlow et al., 2011)...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
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...inclusion in Jd only. Ab, albite; Anl, analcime; Ap, apatite; Cal, calcite; Chl, chlorite; Czo, clinozoisite;...polycrystalline lenses. Minor constituents are apatite, albite, pyrite and other opaque ores. Comparison
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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)
A Case Study from the Mercedita Deposit (Eastern Cuba) NĂșria Pujol-SolĂ  1, *, JoaquĂ­n A. Proenza 1 , Antonio...super-reducing conditions; chromitites; ophiolites; Cuba Minerals 2018, 8, 433; doi:10.3390/min8100433 ...zircon, quartz, K-feldspar, almandine, andalusite, apatite and kyanite [1–12]. The origin of minerals considered...from the Mercedita chromitite deposit, in eastern Cuba. This mineral assemblage, which occurs with con...Mercedita chromitite deposit is located in eastern Cuba (Figure 1a), part of the MayarĂ­-Baracoa ophiolitic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
epidote ± titanite (Fig. 6B). Minor amounts of apatite, zircon, and monazite occur. The mode of jadeite...Ca–amphibole, LREE–rich epidote, albite, and titanite. Apatite and zircon occur in trace amounts. The omphacite...epidote, titanite, phengitic muscovite, quartz, apatite, and zircon. Quartz grains up to 10 ”m locally...epidote, chlorite, phengitic muscovite, titanite, apatite, and zircon. The host metabasite is schistose,...together with small amounts of albite, titanite, apatite, and zircon. PRESSURE–TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS Figure
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peridotite massifs: GH, Gaspar Hernåndez; LC, Loma del Catey; LM, Loma El Morrito; EH, Helechal. Locations:...calcic amphibole, plagioclase, paragonite and apatite, as well as the subsolidus blastesis of L2C calcic...subduction-related Mabujina Amphibolite Complex, Central Cuba. For these authors, the Precambrian ages suggest...non-metamorphosed Caribbean island-arc of central Cuba. In contrast, Grenville inheritances have not been...mélange and the blocks of the Sierra del Convento mélange, eastern Cuba (see also Appendices B and C;
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g. Catalina Schists: Sorensen and Barton, 1987; Cuba mélanges: Garcia-Casco et al., 2008, Lazaro and...order to remove adherent apatite. All mineral separates including garnet, apatite, amphibole, titanite and...(no zoning). d. View showing the abundance of apatite inclusions in the garnet megablast used for Sm-Nd...megablasts SC R also contain numerous, 50-500 ”m apatite crystals as well as numerous ilmenite crystals...minerals are titanite (overgrowing ilmenite/rutile), apatite, pyrite and zircon. Graphite The projections presented
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shiguanghai@263.net.cn; shigh@cugb.edu.cn 3 Guangdong Province Material Testing Center, Guangzhou 510080, PR...western Alps, Compagnoni et al. (2007); the Sierra del Convento, Cuba, Garcia-Casco et al. (2009); and the Nishisonogi...Other jadeitite, notably that from Sierra del Convento in eastern Cuba (Garcia-Casco et al., 2009; Cárdenas-Párraga...recently reported localities, such as Iran, Italy, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic (e.g., Oberhänsli et...Itoigawa Wakasa- Nishisonogi Sierra del Motagua Motagua Idria Mine Belt, Oya, Convento, Dominican area, Serp
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and Sierra de Salinas schists of southern California were underplated beneath the southern Sierra Nevada...temperatures and partial melting in San Emigdio and Sierra de Salinas schists, inverted metamorphism in the...high-temperature Pelona, Orocopia, Rand, San Emigdio and Sierra de Salinas schist (collectively referred to as...schist was underplated directly beneath the southern Sierra Nevada batholith (SNB) and the once contiguous...conjugate massif to the Shatsky Rise, a large igneous province (LIP) 2000 km south-east of Japan (Saleeby, 2003;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
differentiation of tholeiitic melts (Moa-Baracoa ophiolite, Cuba) NĂșria Pujol-SolĂ , JoaquĂ­n A. Proenza, Antonio...differentiation of tholeiitic melts (Moa-Baracoa ophiolite, Cuba), LITHOS(2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.lithos...differentiation of tholeiitic melts (Moa-Baracoa ophiolite, Cuba) NĂșria Pujol-SolĂ 1 , JoaquĂ­n A. Proenza1 , Antonio...Moa-Baracoa suprasubduction zone ophiolite (eastern Cuba). Such HFSE-bearing phases were found in the interaction...plagioclase (An51-56 ), orthopyroxene (En84-94 ), F-rich apatite, and Fe-Cu-Ni sulfides. The studied ilmenite hosting
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Mesoarchean, amphibolite, metasomatism, Wyoming Province. INTRODUCTION Barium (Ba) is typically a minor...the Wyoming Province of North America (Mueller et al. 2014). The northern Wyoming Province has two primary...rhodonite (Mn), albite (Na), sanidine (K, Ba), and apatite (F). On the basis of replicate analyses of secondary...amounts of quartz, magnesio-hornblende, titanite, apatite, and pyrite. The mineralogical and textural features...+ plagioclase + biotite + quartz + titanite + apatite + allanite + zircon. The peak metamorphic assemblage
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(~3 vol.%), and accessory minerals of zircon, apatite etc. (~3 vol.%), without glaucophane and barroisite...(~9 vol.%) and accessory minerals of zircon and apatite (~3 vol.%), shows only slight deformation. Quartz...Searle et al., 2007), is slightly older than the apatite ïŹssion track ages of 40–36 Ma along the Mae Ping... 2007, 2011). The jadeitite from Sierra del Convento, eastern Cuba (Garcia-Casco et al., 2009) is located...magmatic–metallogenic system, Tongling ore cluster region, Anhui Province, China. International Geology Review 53, 449–476
 
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