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Locality Name:
Minas Carlota, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba

Oldest recorded age at locality: 145
Youngest recorded age at locality: 145

mindat Locality ID: 231161
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-231161.html

Tectonic Settings: Backarc Environment

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Minas Carlota, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 22°1'48"N
Longitude: 80°9'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 22.03,-80.15

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Amphibole	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum	Feldspar	Mica	None	Pyrite	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Titanite

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum Feldspar Mica None Pyrite Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Titanite

13 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*
Hematite ()*	Hercynite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Titanite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	145	145	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	145	145	8803
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	145	145	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	145	145	27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	145	145	24243
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	145	145	14640
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	145	145	407
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	145	145	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	145	145	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	145	145	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	145	145	5614
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	145	145	21482
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	145	145	4899

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	vms-00432	145	145	Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous										S	231161	Minas Carlota, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba	Carlota	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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