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Santa Barbara Tafelberg quarry, Curaçaoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Santa Barbara Tafelberg quarry | Quarry |
| Curaçao | Constituent Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
12° 4' 5'' North , 68° 50' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Willemstad | 125,000 (2010) | 11.7km |
| Sint Michiel Liber | 5,138 (2018) | 18.6km |
| Dorp Sint Willebrordus | 465 (2017) | 29.7km |
| Barber | 2,424 (2017) | 35.9km |
| Dorp Soto | 2,233 (2017) | 38.2km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Tafelberg
Mio-Pliocene Seroe Domi Limestone Formation, was probably covered with a guano layer in the Pleistocene.
Tafelberg (Table Mountain) is a large flat-topped hill in Curaçao, an island state in the Dutch Caribbean.
The Tafelberg mesa is in southeastern Curaçao, near the Santa Barbara beach. It is 196.1 metres (ca. 643 ft) high, making it only the fourth-highest point on Curaçao behind the 372 metres (ca. 1,220 ft) Christoffelberg and two intermediate peaks, all in the volcanic northwest of the island. It is formed mostly of the Quaternary limestone that forms the south-east of Curaçao, although there are also commercially-significant phosphate and calcareous sand deposits.
Fossils of Pleistocene giant tortoises, Chelonoidis, of an estimated 80 centimetres (31 in) carapace length have been found in fill deposits.
The vegetation of the area is sparse, owing to the endemic lack of water on Curaçao. Comparisons of grazed and inaccessibly ungrazed areas show that the natural vegetation was predominantly of the bromeliad Tillandsia flexuosa, but that this could not tolerate grazing and since the introduction of livestock by humans, primarily goats, has largely been replaced by annual grasses, prickly pear and shrubby acacias.
Tafelberg (Table Mountain) is a large flat-topped hill in Curaçao, an island state in the Dutch Caribbean.
The Tafelberg mesa is in southeastern Curaçao, near the Santa Barbara beach. It is 196.1 metres (ca. 643 ft) high, making it only the fourth-highest point on Curaçao behind the 372 metres (ca. 1,220 ft) Christoffelberg and two intermediate peaks, all in the volcanic northwest of the island. It is formed mostly of the Quaternary limestone that forms the south-east of Curaçao, although there are also commercially-significant phosphate and calcareous sand deposits.
Fossils of Pleistocene giant tortoises, Chelonoidis, of an estimated 80 centimetres (31 in) carapace length have been found in fill deposits.
The vegetation of the area is sparse, owing to the endemic lack of water on Curaçao. Comparisons of grazed and inaccessibly ungrazed areas show that the natural vegetation was predominantly of the bromeliad Tillandsia flexuosa, but that this could not tolerate grazing and since the introduction of livestock by humans, primarily goats, has largely been replaced by annual grasses, prickly pear and shrubby acacias.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Hydroxylapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| ⓘ Saponite Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O References: |
| ⓘ Whitlockite Formula: Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Whitlockite | 8.AC.45 | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| ⓘ | Hydroxylapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Saponite | 9.EC.45 | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| P | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafelberg_(Cura%C3%A7ao) |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q15882603 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Caribbean PlateTectonic Plate
Kingdom of the NetherlandsKingdom
Netherlands AntillesConstituent Country
North America
- Central AmericaSubregion
The CaribbeanRegion
- Aves RidgeVolcanic Arc
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Santa Barbara Tafelberg quarry, Curaçao