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La Ensenada mine, Alta Verapaz Department, Guatemalai
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La Ensenada mineMine
Alta Verapaz DepartmentDepartment
GuatemalaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
15° 9' 51'' North , 89° 44' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
15.16434,-89.74762
GRN:
N11W61
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Am : Tropical monsoon climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Teculután6,407 (2015)20.4km
Río Hondo5,997 (2015)20.7km
Usumatlán4,987 (2015)24.1km
Huité2,712 (2015)25.9km
Cabañas4,678 (2015)26.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
460670
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:460670:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Jadeitites occur with lawsonite-glaucophane blueschists and chloritite. It is a fine-grained jadeite-pumpellyite rock, intensely deformed and veined with grossular, omphacite, albite and titanite, but no quartz. A large jadeite–omphacite gap and pumpellyite suggest ~200-~300°C at lower P consistent with primary albite: P=6-9kbar. The silicates contain little iron.

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7 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Glaucophane
Formula: ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Jadeite
Formula: Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
ⓘ Lawsonite
Formula: CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘ Omphacite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘ 'Pumpellyite Subgroup'
Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘGrossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘLawsonite9.BE.05CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘOmphacite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘJadeite9.DA.25Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
ⓘGlaucophane9.DE.25◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Pumpellyite Subgroup'-Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Hⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Oⓘ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Oⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Naⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Naⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Alⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Alⓘ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Alⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Alⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Siⓘ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Siⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Siⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Caⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Caⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Feⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6

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References

[1]Harlow, G.E., Sisson, V.B., and Sorensen, S.S. (2011) Jadeitite from Guatemala: new observations and distinctions among multiple occurrences. Geologica Acta, 9(3), 363-387.
Liu, Yining; Xu, Bo; Zhao, Siyi; Zhao, Mengxi; Li, Zitong; Hao, Wenxin (2025) New Insights into Chromogenic Mechanism and the Genesis of Blue Jadeite from Guatemala. Minerals, 15 (9). doi:10.3390/min15090963
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