Place	Population	Distance
Minas de Matahambre	34,419 (2015)	6.3km
Viñales	27,129 (2016)	27.4km
Puerto Esperanza	3,331 (2015)	28.9km
Pinar del Río	186,990 (2016)	37.5km
San Luis	6,690 (2015)	45.4km

SEDEX-type Pb-Zn orebodies hosted in black shales. A sandstone-hosted stockwork copper orebody is located below.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Lead

ⓘ Zinc

Mineral List

14 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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ⓘ Shale

ⓘ Siltstone

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite ?

Formula: CaSO₄

Reference: Gómez-Vivo, D., Gervilla, F., Piña, R., Hernández-Díaz, R., & Azor, A. (2021). Gold in the Farallones Block of the Shale-Hosted, Clastic-Dominated Castellanos Zinc-Lead Deposit (Northwest Cuba). Minerals, 11(4), 414.

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

Reference: Valdes-Nodarse, E.L. (1998): Mineralium Deposita 33, 560-567.; Whitehead, R. E., Davies, J. F., Valdes-Nodarse, E. L., & Diaz-Carmona, A. (1996). Mineralogical and chemical variations, Castellanos shale-hosted Zn-Pb-Ba deposit, northwestern Cuba. Economic Geology, 91(4), 713-722. Gómez-Vivo, D., Gervilla, F., Piña, R., Hernández-Díaz, R., & Azor, A. (2021). Gold in the Farallones Block of the Shale-Hosted, Clastic-Dominated Castellanos Zinc-Lead Deposit (Northwest Cuba). Minerals, 11(4), 414.

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Reference: Whitehead, R. E., Davies, J. F., Valdes-Nodarse, E. L., & Diaz-Carmona, A. (1996). Mineralogical and chemical variations, Castellanos shale-hosted Zn-Pb-Ba deposit, northwestern Cuba. Economic Geology, 91(4), 713-722. Gómez-Vivo, D., Gervilla, F., Piña, R., Hernández-Díaz, R., & Azor, A. (2021). Gold in the Farallones Block of the Shale-Hosted, Clastic-Dominated Castellanos Zinc-Lead Deposit (Northwest Cuba). Minerals, 11(4), 414.

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

Reference: Valdes-Nodarse, E.L. (1998): Mineralium Deposita 33, 560-567. Gómez-Vivo, D., Gervilla, F., Piña, R., Hernández-Díaz, R., & Azor, A. (2021). Gold in the Farallones Block of the Shale-Hosted, Clastic-Dominated Castellanos Zinc-Lead Deposit (Northwest Cuba). Minerals, 11(4), 414.

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

ⓘ Covellite

Formula: CuS

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

ⓘ Gold

Formula: Au

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

ⓘ Plumbojarosite

Formula: Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆

Reference: Valdes-Nodarse, E.L. (1998): Mineralium Deposita 33, 560-567.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Gold	1.AA.05	Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Covellite	2.CA.05a	CuS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Anhydrite ?	7.AD.30	CaSO₄
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
ⓘ	Plumbojarosite	7.BC.10	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Plumbojarosite	Pb_0.5Fe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Plumbojarosite	Pb_0.5Fe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Plumbojarosite	Pb_0.5Fe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
S	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Plumbojarosite	Pb_0.5Fe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Gold	Au
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ Plumbojarosite	Pb_0.5Fe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆

References

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Whitehead, R. E., Davies, J. F., Valdes-Nodarse, E. L., & Diaz-Carmona, A. (1996). Mineralogical and chemical variations, Castellanos shale-hosted Zn-Pb-Ba deposit, northwestern Cuba. Economic Geology, 91(4), 713-722.

Valdes-Nodarse, E.L. (1998): Pb-Zn "SEDEX" deposits and their copper stockwork roots, western Cuba. Mineralium Deposita 33, 560-567.

Gómez-Vivo, D., Gervilla, F., Piña, R., Hernández-Díaz, R., & Azor, A. (2021). Gold in the Farallones Block of the Shale-Hosted, Clastic-Dominated Castellanos Zinc-Lead Deposit (Northwest Cuba). Minerals, 11(4), 414.

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