Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
El Cobre Mine, Sierra Maestra Mts, Santiago De Cuba Province, Cuba

Oldest recorded age at locality: 58
Youngest recorded age at locality: 46

mindat Locality ID: 25613
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25613.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Arc (Subduction)

Total number of sublocalities beneath "El Cobre Mine, Sierra Maestra Mts, Santiago De Cuba Province, Cuba": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 20°8'30"N
Longitude: 75°57'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 20.141666666667,-75.95

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.

Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clinozoisite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite
Epidote	Gypsum	Malachite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite

Anhydrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*
Cuprite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Malachite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*

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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mn O Pb S Si Zn

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clinozoisite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite
Epidote Gypsum Malachite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite

20 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	55	55	1588
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	58	46	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	55	55	11547
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	58	46	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	58	46	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	58	46	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	58	46	27198
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	58	46	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	58	46	4165
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	58	46	599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	58	46	2970
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	58	46	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	58	46	24243
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	58	46	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	58	46	14640
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	58	46	12537
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	58	46	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	58	46	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	58	46	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	58	46	21482

2 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
	PorphCu-00072	58	46	58–46									Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Gypsum, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite	Cu	25613	El Cobre Mine, Sierra Maestra Mts, Santiago De Cuba Province, Cuba	El Cobre	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
	vms-00434	55	55	Lower Paleocene-Upper Eocene										S	25613	El Cobre Mine, Sierra Maestra Mts, Santiago De Cuba Province, Cuba	El Cobre	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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