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Guanabacoa, La Habana Province, Cubai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Guanabacoa | Town |
| La Habana Province | Province |
| Cuba | Country |
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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Guanabacoa | 112,964 (2015) |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Guanabacoa, Provincia La Habana, Cuba
The town of Guanabacoa, one of the 15 municipalities of the province of La Habana, is situated to the southeast of La Havana (city) and south of the city of Regla.
The presence in the Guanabacoa municipal territory of veins of fibrous quartz, amethyst, and chalcedony (mammillated and stalactitic) is known since a long time ago (Humboldt, 1826, 1827, and 1856).
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Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Agate Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Fossils
There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 25 | |||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 5.33 Ma (Miocene) | |||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 145 Ma (Late Jurassic) | |||||||||
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| Fossil Localities | Click to show 6 fossil localities |
Localities in this Region
- La Habana Province
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Guanabacoa, La Habana Province, Cuba