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La Palma, Pinar del Río Province, Cubai
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La PalmaMunicipality
Pinar del Río ProvinceProvince
CubaCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
437641
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:437641:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
La Palma, Pinar del Río, Cuba
German:
La Palma, Provinz Pinar del Río, Kuba
Italian:
La Palma, provincia di Pinar del Río, Cuba
Russian:
Ла-Пальма, Пинар-дель-Рио, Куба
Simplified Chinese:
拉帕爾馬, 比那尔德里奥省, 古巴
Spanish:
La Palma, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Asturian:
La Palma
Cebuano:
Municipio de La Palma, Pinar del Río
Dutch:
La Palma, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Farsi/Persian:
لا پالما , استان پینار دل ریو, کوبا
Georgian:
ლა-პალმა, პინარ-დელ-რიოს პროვინცია
Haitian:
La Palma, Pinar del Río
Irish Gaelic:
La Palma, Cúba
Korean:
라팔마, 피나르델리오주, 쿠바
Polish:
La Palma, Pinar del Río , Kuba
Portuguese:
La Palma , Pinar del Río, Cuba
Swedish:
La Palma , Provincia de Pinar del Río, Kuba
Urdu:
لا پالما، کیوبا, پینار دیل ریو صوبہ
Uzbek (Latin Script):
La Palma
Vietnamese:
La Palma, Pinar del Río, Cuba


La Palma is both a town and municipality.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
References:
Jeffrey de Fourestier collectionIdentified by Jeffrey de Fourestier: Visual Identification

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)

Fossils

There are 111 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.

Occurrences111
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed164 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Stratigraphic UnitsClick here to view 6 stratigraphic units.
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Radiolaria
phylum
Chromista : Radiozoa150.8 - 136.4 Ma
Mesozoic
Calpionella
genus
Chromista : Ciliophora : Oligotrichea : Oligotrichida : Calpionellidae : Calpionella152.1 - 136.4 Ma
Mesozoic
Calpionellopsis
genus
Chromista : Ciliophora : Oligotrichea : Oligotrichida : Calpionellopsidae : Calpionellopsis145 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Ammonoidea
order
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Aulacosphinctoides
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Perisphinctidae : Aulacosphinctoides152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Dickersonia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Dickersonia152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Durangites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Himalayitidae : Durangites152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Glochiceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Oppeliidae : Glochiceras152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Haploceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Haploceratidae : Haploceras152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Hemisimoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Simoceratidae : Hemisimoceras152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Hildoglochiceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Haploceratidae : Hildoglochiceras152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Lithacoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Ataxioceratidae : Lithacoceras152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Lytohoplites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Neocomitidae : Lytohoplites152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Mazapilites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Oppeliidae : Mazapilites152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Nebrodites (Mesosimoceras)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Perisphinctidae : Nebrodites : Nebrodites (Mesosimoceras)152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Neochetoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Oppeliidae : Neochetoceras152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Pachysphinctes
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Perisphinctidae : Pachysphinctes152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Parodontoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Himalayitidae : Parodontoceras152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Pseudoinvoluticeras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Perisphinctidae : Pseudoinvoluticeras150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Subplanites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Perisphinctidae : Subplanites150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Vinalesites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Protancyloceratidae : Vinalesites152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Virgatosphinctes
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Perisphinctidae : Virgatosphinctes152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Bivalvia
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Buchia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Buchiidae : Buchia152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Liostrea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Liostrea161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Eocallista
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Cyrenidae : Eocallista163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Brachiopoda
phylum
Animalia : Brachiopoda152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Plesiosauria
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Plesiosauria161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Pterosauria
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Antrozous pallidus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : Antrozous : Antrozous pallidus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Protancyloceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Protancyloceratidae : Protancyloceras152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Vinalesites rosariensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Protancyloceratidae : Vinalesites : Vinalesites rosariensis152.1 - 136.4 Ma
Mesozoic
Protancyloceras gracile
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Protancyloceratidae : Protancyloceras : Protancyloceras gracile152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Cacibupteryx caribensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Rhamphorhynchidae : Cacibupteryx : Cacibupteryx caribensis161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Phyllops silvai
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Phyllostomidae : Phyllops : Phyllops silvai0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Artibeus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Phyllostomidae : Artibeus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Brachyphylla
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Phyllostomidae : Brachyphylla0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Macrotus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Phyllostomidae : Macrotus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Salinites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Oppeliidae : Salinites152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Holcophylloceras zignodianum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Phylloceratida : Phylloceratidae : Holcophylloceras : Holcophylloceras zignodianum152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Haploceras transatlanticum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Haploceratidae : Haploceras : Haploceras transatlanticum152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Haploceras veracruzanum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Haploceratidae : Haploceras : Haploceras veracruzanum152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Pseudolissoceras zitteli
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Haploceratidae : Pseudolissoceras : Pseudolissoceras zitteli152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Salinites grossicostatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Oppeliidae : Salinites : Salinites grossicostatum152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Hildoglochiceras (Salinites) gallardoi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Oppeliidae : Salinites : Hildoglochiceras (Salinites) gallardoi152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Hildoglochiceras (Salinites) bicostatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Oppeliidae : Salinites : Hildoglochiceras (Salinites) bicostatum152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Neochetoceras steraspis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Oppeliidae : Neochetoceras : Neochetoceras steraspis152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Mazapilites zitteli
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Oppeliidae : Mazapilites : Mazapilites zitteli152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Kossmatia alamitosensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Neocomitidae : Kossmatia : Kossmatia alamitosensis152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Aulacosphinctoides infundibulum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Perisphinctidae : Aulacosphinctoides : Aulacosphinctoides infundibulum150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Pseudoinvoluticeras mozambicum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Perisphinctidae : Pseudoinvoluticeras : Pseudoinvoluticeras mozambicum152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Virgatosphinctes denseplicatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Perisphinctidae : Virgatosphinctes : Virgatosphinctes denseplicatus150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Virgatosphinctes pinarensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Perisphinctidae : Virgatosphinctes : Virgatosphinctes pinarensis152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Hemisimoceras semistriatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Simoceratidae : Hemisimoceras : Hemisimoceras semistriatum152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Proniceras subpronum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Olcostephanidae : Proniceras : Proniceras subpronum152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Lytohoplites carribeanus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Neocomitidae : Lytohoplites : Lytohoplites carribeanus152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Durangites humboldti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Himalayitidae : Durangites : Durangites humboldti152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Durangites acanthicus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Himalayitidae : Durangites : Durangites acanthicus152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Protancyloceras catalinense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Protancyloceratidae : Protancyloceras : Protancyloceras catalinense152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Protancyloceras hondense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Protancyloceratidae : Protancyloceras : Protancyloceras hondense152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Tyto noeli
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Tytonidae : Tyto : Tyto noeli0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 7 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Palma,_Cuba
Wikidata ID:Q2234325
GeoNames ID:3552311


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