Locality type:

Complex

Classification

Species:

Brucite

Formula:

Mg(OH)₂

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Santa Elena ultramafic Nappe, Nicoya Canton, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1293632

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1293632:8

GUID (UUID V4):

12aca440-4cf8-413a-a7d8-a37b429fa0ad

References

Schwarzenbach, E. M., Gill, B. C., Gazel, E., & Madrigal, P. (2016). Sulfur and carbon geochemistry of the Santa Elena peridotites: Comparing oceanic and continental processes during peridotite alteration. Lithos, 252, 92-108.

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	Pomonis, Panagiotis, Magganas, Andreas (2017) Petrogenetic Implications for Ophiolite Ultramafic Bodies from Lokris and Beotia (Central Greece) Based on Chemistry of Their Cr-spinels. Geosciences, 7 (1) 10 doi:10.3390/geosciences7010010	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	Article Petrogenetic Implications for Ophiolite Ultramafic Bodies from Lokris and Beotia (Central Greece)...Published: 3 March 2017 Abstract: Cr-spinels from ultramafic rocks from Lokris (Megaplatanos and Tragana)...serves as an important petrogenetic indicator for ultramafic and related rocks [1]. Since the chemical composition...Megaplatanos ophiolite (Figure 1a) is a small ultramafic body consisting of serpentinite, serpentinised...Megaplatanos, Tragana, Ypato The Tragana ophiolite nappe comprises mainlyoccurrences serpentinite and serpentinised
	Zhu, Qingmin, Zhu, Yongfeng (2020) Chromitite genesis based on chrome-spinels and their inclusions in the Sartohay podiform chromitites in west Junggar of northwest China. Ore Geology Reviews, 119. 103401 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103401	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	high-Ti) within separated massifs or a single ultramafic massif makes their 47 formation processes and...chromitite varieties outcropping within 90 the same ultramafic massif provide an ideal window to indicate the...fault (Fig. 2a). The ophiolite consists mainly of ultramafic rocks, podiform 123 chromitites, cumulates...numerous 124 veins of gabbro and diabase. The ultramafic rocks are mostly harzburgite with minor 125...sandstones, and conglomerates tectonically overlie the ultramafic rocks (Fig. 2d). 131 The Sartohay podiform

Brucite from Santa Elena ultramafic Nappe, Nicoya Canton, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica

Brucite from
Santa Elena ultramafic Nappe, Nicoya Canton, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica