Field Forum 2025:
The Geology of Cuba: Key for the Tectonic Evolution of the Caribbean–North American Plates

Cuba | 12–18 April 2025

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Literature

The Earth Sciences literature on Cuba is full of papers published in sources that are not easily found, neither in libraries nor in internet. However, Yasmani Ceballos Izquierdo and Manuel Iturralde-Vinent have gathered since 2011 thousands of papers that are offered in pdf format in the "Biblioteca Digital Cubana de Geociencias", which is frequently actualized. Click here for inspection.

This is a list of selected references relevant for TFF2025 Cuba.

Caribbean

Boschman et al. (2014). Kinematics since the Jurassic.

Greater Antilles arc

Hu et al. (2022) Review of age and geochemistry of Caribbean arc, ophiolites and metamorphic rocks.

Garcia-Casco et al. (2008) Origin of Caribbean subducted passive margin complexes.

Cuban Geology

Iturralde-Vinent (Editor) 2021. Geología de Cuba, Compendio, 2021. Editorial CITMATEL, ISBN 978-959--237-352-5.

Iturralde-Vinent et al. (2016) Overview.

Iturralde-Vinent (1998). Overview (In Spanish).

Iturralde-Vinent (1994). Overview.

Cuban geochronology

Iturralde-Vinent et al. (1996). Cuban K-Ar database.

Somin et al. (1992). High pressure rocks.

Western Cuba passive margin

Pszczółkowski & Myczyński (2010). Stratigraphy.

Pszczółkowski (1999). Stratigraphy.

Hutson et al. (1998). Detrital mica.

Ascanio-Pellon et al (2024). Detrital zircon.

Rojas-Agramonte et al (2008). Detrital zircon.

Cruz-Gámez et al. (2016). Geochemistry of the Mesozoic passive margin magmatism. El Sábalo.

Saura et al. (2008). Structure and tectonic evolution.

Central Cuba passive margin

Renne et al. (1989). Precambrian basement.

Ascanio-Pellon et al (2024). Detrital zircon.

Van Hinsbergen et al. (2009). Structure of the deformed Bahamian passive margin belt (Camaguey).

Central Cuba ophiolites and arc (Santa Clara region if not indicated)

Butjosa et al. (2024). Ophiolites.

Niu et al. (2022). Ophiolites and arc.

Álvarez-Sánchez & Bernal-Rodríguez (2015). Low-P and high-P serpentinite mélanges.

Domínguez-Carretero et al. (2025). Ophiolitic chromitites (Camaguey and eastern Cuba).

Domínguez-Carretero et al. (2022). Ophiolitic massive sulfide deposits (Havana-Matanzas).

Torró et al. (2016). Early Cretaceous arc section and ore deposits.

Torró et al. (2020). Cretaceous arc (Camaguey).

Rojas-Agramonte et al. (2011). Geochronology.

Rojas-Agramonte et al. (2010). Arc-related but ophiolite-hosted granitoids.

Cárdenas-Párraga et al. (2017). Transform-fault ultramafics (eastern Cuba).

Iturralde-Vinent (1996). Cretaceous arc

High-pressure blocks in serpentinite mélange

Rui et al. (2025). Eclogite block, serpentinite mélange.

Butjosa et al. (2023). Pelo Malo antigoritite mega-block.

García-Casco et al. (2006). Eclogite block, serpentinite mélange.

Garcia-Casco et al. (2002). Eclogite blocks, serpentinite mélange.

Auzende et al. (2002). Low-T serpentinites from ophiolites and high-T serpentinite blocks.

Mabujina

Hu et al. (2024). Geochemistry.

Rojas-Agramonte et al. (2011). Geochronology.

Blein et al. (2003). Geochemistry.

Graffe et al. (2001). Geochronology.

Millán-Trujillo (1996). Metamorphic geology (in Spanish).

Escambray

Stanek et al. (2019). Geochronology.

Despaigne et al. (2017). P-T path and geochronology.

Despaigne et al. (2016). Structure and tectonic evolution.

Cruz-Gámez et al. (2016). Mesozoic passive margin magmatism (in Spanish).

García-Casco et al. (2006). P-T path MORB eclogite.

Stanek et al. (2006). Structure.

Schneider et al. (2004). High pressure metamorphism and geochronology.

Auzende et al. (2002). High-T serpentinites (antigoritites).

Millán-Trujillo (1997a). Metamorphic geology and structure (in Spanish)

Millán-Trujillo (1997b). Stratigraphy (in Spanish)

Tertiary synorogenic basins (not inspected in this TFF)

Cruz-Orosa et al. (2012a).

Cruz-Orosa et al. (2012b).

Iturralde-Vinent et al (2008). Camaguey.

Tertiary volcanic arc (eastern Cuba) (not inspected in this TFF)

Rojas-Agramonte et al. (2008).

Rojas-Agramonte et al. (2004).

Ni-Laterite deposits (not inspected in this TFF)

Domínguez-Carretero et al. (2024). Eastern Cuba.

Other field-trip guides

Iturralde-Vinent (2018). Field Guide to Western Cuba Geology. Private publication.

Iturralde-Vinent (2006). Geology of the former Caribbean plate boundary, Camaguey, Central Cuba. Field trip organized by IGCP 433 Caribbean Plate Tectonics.

Garcia-Casco et al. (2009). Subduction and arc complexes of central Cuba. Field trip organized by IGCP 546 Subduction Zones of the Caribbean. https://www.ugr.es/~agcasco/igcp546/.

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