Ref.: USGS Bull. #954-B. A chromium mine in chromite ore (Camagüey ultramafic complex [peridotite]). The ore body was 25 feet (8 meters) thick, 600 feet (285 meters) long and 100 to 150 feet (30 to 45 meters) on the dip (main orebody) to 950 feet (300 meters) long with detached end of of the ore bodies. Nearly exhausted by 1943.

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Mineral List

ⓘ Chromite

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

References:

USGS Bull. #954-B.

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

Formula: D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄

References:

USGS Bull. #954-B.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Serpentine Subgroup'	-	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄

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