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Guillermina

Past Producer in Camaguey, Cuba with commodity Chromium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061384
MRDS ID TC34254
Record type Site
Current site name Guillermina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.85225, 21.7297 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 17.5 KM NNW OF CROMO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Camaguey(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Camaguey

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Analytical data

Result CR2O3, 35.6%
Result AL2O3, 30.37%
Result FE2O3, 3.65
Result FEO, 13.04%
Result MGO, 16.14%
Result MNO, 0.15%
Result TIO2, 0.03%
Result CR:FE = 1.92:1

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 15
USGS model code 8a
Deposit model name Podiform chromite (minor)
Mark3 model number none

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.85225, 21.7297
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Camaguey District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SANTOS, E., PENALVER, L.L., KRIVTSOV, A.I., AND TIJOMIROV, V.A., EDS., 1988, MAPA DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES METALICOS Y AGUAS MINERALES DE LA REPUBLICA DE CUBA: MINISTERIO DE LA INDUSTRIA BASICA, 1:500,000 SCALE, 5 SHEETS.

  • Deposit

    THAYER, T.P., 1942, CHROME RESOURCES OF CUBA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 935-A, 74 P.

  • Deposit

    FLINT, D.E., ALBEAR, J.F., AND GUILD, P.W., 1948, GEOLOGY AND CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF THE CAMAGUEY DISTRICT, CAMAGUEY PROVINCE, CUBA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 954-B, 63 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    FLINT, ET AL, (1948)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE CONSISTS OF NODULES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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