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Serpentine Subgroup from
Punta Gorda deposit, Moa Nickel ore field, Moa-Baracoa District, Holguín Province, Cuba


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Serpentine Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Serpentine Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Punta Gorda deposit, Moa Nickel ore field, Moa-Baracoa District, Holguín Province, Cuba
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:635176
Long-form Identifier:1:3:635176:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Serpentine Subgroup
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘMoa deposit, Moa Nickel ore field, Moa-Baracoa District, Holguín Province, Cuba
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘMoa Nickel ore field, Moa-Baracoa District, Holguín Province, Cuba
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘQuesigua Gabbro, Moa-Baracoa District, Holguín Province, Cuba
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘCayo Guam deposit, Moa-Baracoa District, Holguín Province, Cuba
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘCamarioca Norte, Moa Nickel ore field, Moa-Baracoa District, Holguín Province, Cuba
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘPotosí Mine, Barracanao (Baracoa), Moa-Baracoa District, Holguín Province, Cuba
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘMercedita Cr deposit, Moa-Baracoa District, Holguín Province, Cuba
59.1km (36.7 miles) ⓘSierra del Convento, Guantánamo Province, Cuba
69.6km (43.2 miles) ⓘMarti Mine, Nikaro Nickel ore field, Mayarí District, Holguín Province, Cuba
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
Domènech, C., Galí, S., Proenza, J., & Villanova-de-Benavent, C. (2014) Reactive transport simulation of the formation of Ni-laterite profiles (Punta Gorda, Moa Bay, Cuba). 21 st meeting of the International Mineralogical Association. p 81
 
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