The Loma de Hierro Ni-laterite deposit (Venezuela): Mineralogical and chemical composition

The authors thank the personnel from Minera Loma de Niquel for permission to access the mine and assistance in the field. They also thank the staff of the Centres Cientifics i Tecnologics of the Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona (Spain) (CCiT-UB) for their assistance in measurements. This study was partially financed by the Caribbean Lithosphere Reserve Group (http://caribbeanlithos. com/) and the Spanish Project PID2019- 105625RB-C21. We are grateful to Prof. Carl E. Nelson, F. Putzolu, and an anonymous reviewer for their careful reviews and constructive criticism of the original manuscript.