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Marti Mine, Nikaro Nickel ore field, Mayarí District, Holguín Province, Cubai
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Marti MineMine
Nikaro Nickel ore fieldOre Field
Mayarí DistrictDistrict
Holguín ProvinceProvince
CubaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° 36' 11'' North , 75° 31' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
20.60312,-75.53028
GRN:
N14W50
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sagua de Tánamo18,282 (2016)30.2km
Cueto26,527 (2015)41.8km
Banes53,104 (2016)44.5km
San Luis67,293 (2016)56.9km
Guantánamo272,801 (2016)61.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
208402
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:208402:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Spanish:
Mina Martí, Holguín, Cuba


Active (in 2005) nickel mine.

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ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4

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Cuba
North America
North America PlateTectonic Plate
The CaribbeanRegion

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References

Lazarenkov, V. G., Tikhomirov, I. N., Zhidkov, A. Ya., Talovina, I. V. (2005) Platinum Group Metals and Gold in Supergene Nickel Ores of the Moa and Nikaro Deposits (Cuba) Lithology and Mineral Resources, 40 (6) 521-527 doi:10.1007/s10987-005-0049-1
en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaro-Levisa
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