Loma de Hierro, Santos Michelena, Aragua, Venezuelai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Loma de Hierro | Deposit |
| Santos Michelena | Municipality |
| Aragua | State |
| Venezuela | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
10° 11' North , 67° 7' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Las Tejerías | 33,320 (2018) | 10.0km |
| Los Teques | 140,617 (2013) | 19.6km |
| Carrizal | 40,618 (2012) | 23.4km |
| La Victoria | 87,045 (2018) | 24.0km |
| Cúa | 182,558 (2018) | 25.7km |
Laterite nickel deposit
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8 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Asbolane Formula: (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O Reference: Domènech, Cristina, Cristina Villanova-de-Benavent, Joaquín A. Proenza, Esperança Tauler, Laura Lara, Salvador Galí, Josep M. Soler, Marc Campeny, and Jordi Ibañez-Insa. (2022) "Co–Mn Mineralisations in the Ni Laterite Deposits of Loma Caribe (Dominican Republic) and Loma de Hierro (Venezuela)" Minerals 12, no. 8: 927. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080927 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Reference: Domènech, Cristina, Cristina Villanova-de-Benavent, Joaquín A. Proenza, Esperança Tauler, Laura Lara, Salvador Galí, Josep M. Soler, Marc Campeny, and Jordi Ibañez-Insa. (2022) "Co–Mn Mineralisations in the Ni Laterite Deposits of Loma Caribe (Dominican Republic) and Loma de Hierro (Venezuela)" Minerals 12, no. 8: 927. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080927 |
| ⓘ Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: Domènech, Cristina, Cristina Villanova-de-Benavent, Joaquín A. Proenza, Esperança Tauler, Laura Lara, Salvador Galí, Josep M. Soler, Marc Campeny, and Jordi Ibañez-Insa. (2022) "Co–Mn Mineralisations in the Ni Laterite Deposits of Loma Caribe (Dominican Republic) and Loma de Hierro (Venezuela)" Minerals 12, no. 8: 927. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080927 |
| ⓘ 'Garnierite' Reference: Domènech, Cristina, Cristina Villanova-de-Benavent, Joaquín A. Proenza, Esperança Tauler, Laura Lara, Salvador Galí, Josep M. Soler, Marc Campeny, and Jordi Ibañez-Insa. (2022) "Co–Mn Mineralisations in the Ni Laterite Deposits of Loma Caribe (Dominican Republic) and Loma de Hierro (Venezuela)" Minerals 12, no. 8: 927. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080927 |
| ⓘ Gibbsite Formula: Al(OH)3 Reference: Domènech, Cristina, Cristina Villanova-de-Benavent, Joaquín A. Proenza, Esperança Tauler, Laura Lara, Salvador Galí, Josep M. Soler, Marc Campeny, and Jordi Ibañez-Insa. (2022) "Co–Mn Mineralisations in the Ni Laterite Deposits of Loma Caribe (Dominican Republic) and Loma de Hierro (Venezuela)" Minerals 12, no. 8: 927. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080927 |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) Reference: Domènech, Cristina, Cristina Villanova-de-Benavent, Joaquín A. Proenza, Esperança Tauler, Laura Lara, Salvador Galí, Josep M. Soler, Marc Campeny, and Jordi Ibañez-Insa. (2022) "Co–Mn Mineralisations in the Ni Laterite Deposits of Loma Caribe (Dominican Republic) and Loma de Hierro (Venezuela)" Minerals 12, no. 8: 927. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080927 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: Domènech, Cristina, Cristina Villanova-de-Benavent, Joaquín A. Proenza, Esperança Tauler, Laura Lara, Salvador Galí, Josep M. Soler, Marc Campeny, and Jordi Ibañez-Insa. (2022) "Co–Mn Mineralisations in the Ni Laterite Deposits of Loma Caribe (Dominican Republic) and Loma de Hierro (Venezuela)" Minerals 12, no. 8: 927. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080927 |
| ⓘ 'Kerolite' Formula: (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1) Reference: Domènech, Cristina, Cristina Villanova-de-Benavent, Joaquín A. Proenza, Esperança Tauler, Laura Lara, Salvador Galí, Josep M. Soler, Marc Campeny, and Jordi Ibañez-Insa. (2022) "Co–Mn Mineralisations in the Ni Laterite Deposits of Loma Caribe (Dominican Republic) and Loma de Hierro (Venezuela)" Minerals 12, no. 8: 927. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080927 |
| ⓘ Lithiophorite Formula: (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 Reference: Domènech, Cristina, Cristina Villanova-de-Benavent, Joaquín A. Proenza, Esperança Tauler, Laura Lara, Salvador Galí, Josep M. Soler, Marc Campeny, and Jordi Ibañez-Insa. (2022) "Co–Mn Mineralisations in the Ni Laterite Deposits of Loma Caribe (Dominican Republic) and Loma de Hierro (Venezuela)" Minerals 12, no. 8: 927. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080927 |
| ⓘ Lizardite Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: Domènech, Cristina, Cristina Villanova-de-Benavent, Joaquín A. Proenza, Esperança Tauler, Laura Lara, Salvador Galí, Josep M. Soler, Marc Campeny, and Jordi Ibañez-Insa. (2022) "Co–Mn Mineralisations in the Ni Laterite Deposits of Loma Caribe (Dominican Republic) and Loma de Hierro (Venezuela)" Minerals 12, no. 8: 927. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080927 |
| ⓘ 'Olivine Group' Formula: M2SiO4 Reference: Domènech, Cristina, Cristina Villanova-de-Benavent, Joaquín A. Proenza, Esperança Tauler, Laura Lara, Salvador Galí, Josep M. Soler, Marc Campeny, and Jordi Ibañez-Insa. (2022) "Co–Mn Mineralisations in the Ni Laterite Deposits of Loma Caribe (Dominican Republic) and Loma de Hierro (Venezuela)" Minerals 12, no. 8: 927. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080927 |
| ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' Reference: Domènech, Cristina, Cristina Villanova-de-Benavent, Joaquín A. Proenza, Esperança Tauler, Laura Lara, Salvador Galí, Josep M. Soler, Marc Campeny, and Jordi Ibañez-Insa. (2022) "Co–Mn Mineralisations in the Ni Laterite Deposits of Loma Caribe (Dominican Republic) and Loma de Hierro (Venezuela)" Minerals 12, no. 8: 927. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080927 |
| ⓘ 'Pimelite' Formula: Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O Reference: Domènech, Cristina, Cristina Villanova-de-Benavent, Joaquín A. Proenza, Esperança Tauler, Laura Lara, Salvador Galí, Josep M. Soler, Marc Campeny, and Jordi Ibañez-Insa. (2022) "Co–Mn Mineralisations in the Ni Laterite Deposits of Loma Caribe (Dominican Republic) and Loma de Hierro (Venezuela)" Minerals 12, no. 8: 927. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080927 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Domènech, Cristina, Cristina Villanova-de-Benavent, Joaquín A. Proenza, Esperança Tauler, Laura Lara, Salvador Galí, Josep M. Soler, Marc Campeny, and Jordi Ibañez-Insa. (2022) "Co–Mn Mineralisations in the Ni Laterite Deposits of Loma Caribe (Dominican Republic) and Loma de Hierro (Venezuela)" Minerals 12, no. 8: 927. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080927 |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 Reference: Domènech, Cristina, Cristina Villanova-de-Benavent, Joaquín A. Proenza, Esperança Tauler, Laura Lara, Salvador Galí, Josep M. Soler, Marc Campeny, and Jordi Ibañez-Insa. (2022) "Co–Mn Mineralisations in the Ni Laterite Deposits of Loma Caribe (Dominican Republic) and Loma de Hierro (Venezuela)" Minerals 12, no. 8: 927. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080927 |
| ⓘ 'Smectite Group' Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O Reference: Domènech, Cristina, Cristina Villanova-de-Benavent, Joaquín A. Proenza, Esperança Tauler, Laura Lara, Salvador Galí, Josep M. Soler, Marc Campeny, and Jordi Ibañez-Insa. (2022) "Co–Mn Mineralisations in the Ni Laterite Deposits of Loma Caribe (Dominican Republic) and Loma de Hierro (Venezuela)" Minerals 12, no. 8: 927. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080927 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Asbolane | 4.FL.30 | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Gibbsite | 4.FE.10 | Al(OH)3 |
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Lithiophorite | 4.FE.25 | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Lizardite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | 'Pimelite' | 9.EC.22 | Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnierite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Kerolite' | - | (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1) |
| ⓘ | 'Olivine Group' | - | M2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| ⓘ | 'Smectite Group' | - | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Asbolane | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Kerolite | (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1) |
| H | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Pimelite | Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| Li | Lithium | |
| Li | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Asbolane | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Kerolite | (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1) |
| O | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Pimelite | Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Kerolite | (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1) |
| Mg | ⓘ Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Kerolite | (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1) |
| Si | ⓘ Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Pimelite | Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Asbolane | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
| Mn | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Asbolane | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Asbolane | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
| Ni | ⓘ Kerolite | (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1) |
| Ni | ⓘ Pimelite | Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A) In-text Citation No.Domènech, Cristina, Cristina Villanova-de-Benavent, Joaquín A. Proenza, Esperança Tauler, Laura Lara, Salvador Galí, Josep M. Soler, Marc Campeny, and Jordi Ibañez-Insa. (2022) "Co–Mn Mineralisations in the Ni Laterite Deposits of Loma Caribe (Dominican Republic) and Loma de Hierro (Venezuela)" Minerals 12, no. 8: 927. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080927
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