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

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Aerial view of the Nicaro nickel cobalt smelter area, ca. 1970.

René Ramos Latour Nickel Smelter, Nikaro Nickel ore field, Mayarí District, Holguín Province, Cuba
02465220017272069298483.jpg
Aerial view of the Nicaro nickel cobalt smelter area, ca. 1970.

René Ramos Latour Nickel Smelter, Nikaro Nickel ore field, Mayarí District, Holguín Province, Cuba
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Aerial view of the Nicaro nickel cobalt smelter area, ca. 1970.

René Ramos Latour Nickel Smelter, Nikaro Nickel ore field, Mayarí District, Holguín Province, Cuba
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° North , 75° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~30km
GRN:
N14W51
Type:
Ore Field
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Mindat Locality ID:
57862
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:57862:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The Nikaro ore field includes more than ten individual deposits, some of which are already exhausted.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘNontronite9.EC.40Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘLizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
NaSodium
Naⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
FeIron
Feⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

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Cuba

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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
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