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Izalco stratovolcano

Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

Izalco from Santa Ana

Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

Fumarolic activity at Izalco

Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

Izalco stratovolcano

Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

Izalco from Santa Ana

Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

Fumarolic activity at Izalco

Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

Izalco stratovolcano

Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

Izalco from Santa Ana

Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

Neighbouring regions:

Ahuachapán Department, El Salvador

La Libertad Department, El Salvador

Santa Ana Department, El Salvador

Type:

Department

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Sonsonate	59,468 (2012)
Acajutla	22,763 (2012)
Izalco	19,197 (2012)
Sonzacate	15,446 (2014)
Armenia	14,997 (2012)
Juayúa	9,936 (2012)

Mindat Locality ID:

131950

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mindat:1:2:131950:0

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French:

Sonsonate, Salvador

German:

Departamento Sonsonate, El Salvador

Italian:

dipartimento di Sonsonate, El Salvador

Russian:

Сонсонате, Сальвадор

Simplified Chinese:

松索纳特省, 萨尔瓦多

Spanish:

Sonsonate, El Salvador

Arabic:

إدارة سونسونات, السلفادور

Basque:

Sonsonate departamendua, El Salvador

Bengali:

সোন্সোনাটে বিভাগ, এল সালভাদোর

Bulgarian:

Сонсонате, Салвадор

Catalan:

Departament de Sonsonate, El Salvador

Cebuano:

Departamento de Sonsonate, El Salvador

Czech:

Sonsonate, Salvador

Danish:

Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

Dutch:

Sonsonate, El Salvador

Esperanto:

Departemento Sonsonate, Salvadoro

Finnish:

Sonsonate, El Salvador

Georgian:

სონსონატეს დეპარტამენტი, სალვადორი

Greek:

Διαμέρισμα Σονσονάτε, Ελ Σαλβαδόρ

Gujarati:

સોન્સોનેટ વિભાગ, અલ સાલ્વાડોર

Hindi:

सोनसोनाते प्रदेश, अल साल्वाडोर

Hungarian:

Sonsonate megye, Salvador

Indonesian:

Departemen Sonsonate, El Salvador

Japanese:

ソンソナーテ県, エルサルバドル

Judaeo-Spanish:

Sonsonate, El Salvador

Kannada:

ಸನ್ಸೊನೇಟ್ ಇಲಾಖೆ, ಎಲ್ ಸಾಲ್ವಡಾರ್

Korean:

손소나테주, 엘살바도르

Latvian:

Sonsonates departaments, Salvadora

Lithuanian:

Sonsonatės departamentas, Salvadoras

Malay:

Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

Marathi:

सोंसोनेट विभाग, एल साल्वादोर

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Sonsonate Koān, El Salvador

Nahuatl:

Centzonātl, Cōzcatlān

Northern Frisian:

Sonsonate , El Salvador

Norwegian:

Sonsonate department, El Salvador

Polish:

Sonsonate, Salwador

Portuguese:

Sonsonate, El Salvador

Quechua:

Sonsonate suyu, Salwadur

Romanian:

Departamentul Sonsonate, El Salvador

Scots:

Sonsonate Depairtment, El Salvador

Sinhalese:

සොන්සොනාටේ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව, එල් සැල්ව‍ඩෝ

Swedish:

Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

Tamil:

சோனிசோனட் துறை, எல் சால்வடோர்

Telugu:

సన్సోనేట్ డిపార్ట్మెంట్, ఎల్ సాల్వడార్

Thai:

จังหวัดซอนโซนาเต, เอลซัลวาดอร์

Turkish:

Sonsonate Departmanı, El Salvador

Ukrainian:

Сонсонате , Сальвадор

Urdu:

سونسوناتے محکمہ, ایل سیلواڈور

Vietnamese:

Khu vực hành chính Sonsonate, El Salvador

Sonsonate is a department of El Salvador in the western part of the country. The capital is Sonsonate.

The department covers an area of 1,226 km².

Created on June 12, 1824. The El Salvador National Parliament decided on January 29, 1859, to separate the cities of Apaneca, San Pedro Puxtla, Guaymango, and Jujutla from the Sonsonate department and give these cities to Santa Ana Department.

Sonsonate City was the second capital of the Federal Republic of Central America in 1834.

It is an overwhelmingly agricultural area, with extremely fertile volcanic soils that once were the most valuable resource in Central America for the Spanish conquistadors who profited from its ancient cacao plantations. Its name appropriately means "Place of 400 rivers" or "Place of many waters" as it receives well over 2,000mm (79 inches) of rain a year.

Municipalities: Acajutla, Sonsonate, Armenia, Caluco, Cuisnahuat, Izalco, Juayúa, Nahuizalco, Nahulingo, Salcoatitán, San Antonio del Monte, San Julián, Santa Catarina Masahuat, Santa Isabel Ishuatán, Santo Domingo, and Sonzacate

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31 valid minerals. 8 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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ⓘ Andesite

ⓘ Basalt

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi₃O₈)

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/central_america/el_salvador/izalco/petro.html a

ⓘ Albite var. Andesine

Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/central_america/el_salvador/izalco/petro.html a

ⓘ Anglesite

Formula: PbSO₄

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

Stoiber, Richard E., Rose, William I. (1974) Fumarole incrustations at active central american volcanoes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 38 (4) 495-516 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(74)90037-4

ⓘ Anhydrite

Formula: CaSO₄

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

Stoiber, Richard E., Rose, William I. (1974) Fumarole incrustations at active central american volcanoes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 38 (4) 495-516 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(74)90037-4

ⓘ Anorthite

Formula: Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/central_america/el_salvador/izalco/petro.html a

ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite

Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/central_america/el_salvador/izalco/petro.html a

ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite

Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/central_america/el_salvador/izalco/petro.html a

ⓘ Aphthitalite

Formula: (K,Na)₃Na(SO₄)₂

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

Stoiber, Richard E., Rose, William I. (1974) Fumarole incrustations at active central american volcanoes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 38 (4) 495-516 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(74)90037-4

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/central_america/el_salvador/izalco/petro.html a

ⓘ Bannermanite (TL)

Formula: (Na,K)_0.7V⁴⁺_0.7V⁵⁺_5.3O₁₅

Type Locality:

References:

Hughes, John M., Finger, Larry W. (1983) Bannermanite, a new sodium-potassium vanadate isostructural with β-Na_xV₆O₁₅. American Mineralogist, 68 (5-6) 634-641

ⓘ Blossite (TL)

Formula: α-Cu₂(V₂O₇)

Type Locality:

References:

Robinson, Paul D., Hughes, John M., Malinconico, MaryAnn L. (1987) Blossite, α-Cu²⁺₂V⁵⁺₂O₇, a new fumarolic sublimate from Izalco volcano, El Salvador. American Mineralogist, 72 (3-4) 397-400

HB3 (1997).

ⓘ Blödite

Formula: Na₂Mg(SO₄)₂ · 4H₂O

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

Stoiber, Richard E., Rose, William I. (1974) Fumarole incrustations at active central american volcanoes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 38 (4) 495-516 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(74)90037-4

ⓘ Chalcanthite

Formula: CuSO₄ · 5H₂O

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

Stoiber, Richard E., Rose, William I. (1974) Fumarole incrustations at active central american volcanoes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 38 (4) 495-516 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(74)90037-4

Anthony, J. W. et al. (1997): Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3, 36.

ⓘ Chalcocyanite

Formula: CuSO₄

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

Stoiber, Richard E., Rose, William I. (1974) Fumarole incrustations at active central american volcanoes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 38 (4) 495-516 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(74)90037-4

Anthony, J. W. et al. (1997): Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3, 36.

ⓘ Chloraluminite

Formula: AlCl₃ · 6H₂O

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

Stoiber, Richard E., Rose, William I. (1974) Fumarole incrustations at active central american volcanoes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 38 (4) 495-516 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(74)90037-4

ⓘ Cristobalite

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

Stoiber, Richard E., Rose, William I. (1974) Fumarole incrustations at active central american volcanoes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 38 (4) 495-516 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(74)90037-4

ⓘ Euchlorine

Formula: KNaCu₃(SO₄)₃O

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

Hughes, John M.; Hadidiacos, C. G. (1985) Fingerite, Cu₁₁O₂(VO₄)₆, a new vanadium sublimate from Izalco volcano, El Salvador: descriptive mineralogy. American Mineralogist, 70 (1-2). 193-196

Hughes, John M., Christian, Barbara S., Finger, Larry W., Malinconico, Lawrence L. (1987) Mcbirneyite, Cu₃(VO₄)₂, a new sublimate mineral from the fumaroles of Izalco volcano, El Salvador. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 33 (1) 183-190 doi:10.1016/0377-0273(87)90060-6

www.geo.mtu.edu (n.d.) http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/central_america/el_salvador/izalco/fumar.html

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/central_america/el_salvador/izalco/petro.html a

ⓘ Fingerite (TL)

Formula: Cu₁₁(VO₄)₆O₂

Type Locality:

References:

HB4 (2000)

ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF₂

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

Stoiber, Richard E., Rose, William I. (1974) Fumarole incrustations at active central american volcanoes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 38 (4) 495-516 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(74)90037-4

ⓘ Halite

Formula: NaCl

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

Stoiber, Richard E., Rose, William I. (1974) Fumarole incrustations at active central american volcanoes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 38 (4) 495-516 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(74)90037-4

ⓘ Halotrichite

Formula: FeAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

Stoiber, Richard E., Rose, William I. (1974) Fumarole incrustations at active central american volcanoes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 38 (4) 495-516 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(74)90037-4

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

Stoiber, Richard E., Rose, William I. (1974) Fumarole incrustations at active central american volcanoes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 38 (4) 495-516 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(74)90037-4

ⓘ Hexahydrite

Formula: MgSO₄ · 6H₂O

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

Stoiber, Richard E., Rose, William I. (1974) Fumarole incrustations at active central american volcanoes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 38 (4) 495-516 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(74)90037-4

ⓘ Howardevansite (TL)

Formula: NaCuFe₂(VO₄)₃

Type Locality:

References:

Hughes, John M., Drexler, John W., Campana, Charles F., Malinconico, Maryann L. (1988) Howardevansite, NaCu²⁺Fe³⁺₂(VO₄)^3-₃, a new fumarolic sublimate from Izalco volcano, El Salvador: Descriptive mineralogy and crystal structure. American Mineralogist, 73 (1-2) 181-186

ⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite

Formula: Na_0.5(Al,Mg)₂(F,OH)₆ · H₂O

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

Stoiber, Richard E., Rose, William I. (1974) Fumarole incrustations at active central american volcanoes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 38 (4) 495-516 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(74)90037-4

ⓘ 'Hydrophilite'

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

Stoiber, Richard E., Rose, William I. (1974) Fumarole incrustations at active central american volcanoes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 38 (4) 495-516 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(74)90037-4

ⓘ 'Hypersthene'

Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO₃

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/central_america/el_salvador/izalco/petro.html a

ⓘ Langbeinite

Formula: K₂Mg₂(SO₄)₃

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

Stoiber, Richard E., Rose, William I. (1974) Fumarole incrustations at active central american volcanoes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 38 (4) 495-516 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(74)90037-4

ⓘ Lyonsite (TL)

Formula: Cu₃Fe₄(VO₄)₆

Type Locality:

Description: Fumarolic sublimate.

References:

Hughes, John M., Starkey, Sarah J., Malinconico, MaryAnn L., Malinconico, Lawrence L. (1987) Lyonsite, Cu²⁺₃Fe³⁺₄(VO₄)^3-₆, a new fumarolic sublimate from Izalco volcano, El Salvador: Descriptive mineralogy and crystal structure. American Mineralogist, 72 (9-10) 1000-1005

ⓘ Mcbirneyite (TL)

Formula: Cu₃(VO₄)₂

Type Locality:

Description: From the "Y" fumarole

References:

ⓘ Patrónite

Formula: VS₄

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

Description: Perfect relation V:S 1:4 EDS. 2 mm sample labeled as fingerite, but no copper species detected.

References:

Joan Rosell (2023).

ⓘ Shcherbinaite

Formula: V⁵⁺₂O₅

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

Hughes, John M., Finger, Larry W. (1983) The crystal chemistry of shcherbinaite, naturally occurring V₂O₅. American Mineralogist, 68 (11-12) 1220-1222

Hughes, John M., Finger, Larry W. (1983) Bannermanite, a new sodium-potassium vanadate isostructural with β-Na_xV₆O₁₅. American Mineralogist, 68 (5-6) 634-641

www.geo.mtu.edu (n.d.) http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/central_america/el_salvador/izalco/fumar.html

ⓘ Stoiberite (TL)

Formula: Cu₅(VO₄)₂O₂

Type Locality:

References:

Birnie, Richard W., Hughes, John M. (1979) Stoiberite, Cu5V2O10, a new copper vanadate from Izalco volcano, El Salvador, Central America. American Mineralogist, 64 (9-10) 941-944

Hughes, John M., Finger, Larry W. (1983) Bannermanite, a new sodium-potassium vanadate isostructural with β-Na_xV₆O₁₅. American Mineralogist, 68 (5-6) 634-641

HB3 (1997).

ⓘ Sylvite

Formula: KCl

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

Stoiber, Richard E., Rose, William I. (1974) Fumarole incrustations at active central american volcanoes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 38 (4) 495-516 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(74)90037-4

ⓘ Thénardite

Formula: Na₂SO₄

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

ⓘ 'UM1980-18-VO:Cu'

Formula: Cu₄V₂O₉

Locality: Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

References:

Hughes, John M., Birnie, Richard W. (1980) Ziesite, β-Cu₂V₂O₇, a new copper vanadate and fumarole temperature indicator. American Mineralogist, 65 (11-12) 1146-1149

ⓘ Ziesite (TL)

Formula: β-Cu₂(V₂O₇)

Type Locality:

References:

Hughes, John M., Birnie, Richard W. (1980) Ziesite, β-Cu₂V₂O₇, a new copper vanadate and fumarole temperature indicator. American Mineralogist, 65 (11-12) 1146-1149

Hughes, John M., Finger, Larry W. (1983) Bannermanite, a new sodium-potassium vanadate isostructural with β-Na_xV₆O₁₅. American Mineralogist, 68 (5-6) 634-641

White, John Sampson, Evans, Howard T. (1987) The Colorful Vanadium Minerals: a Brief Review and a New Classification. The Mineralogical Record, 18 (5) 333-340

Gallery:

Cu₃Fe₄(VO₄)₆ⓘ Lyonsite (TL)

Lyonsite

Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

Lyonsite

Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

Lyonsite

Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Patrónite	2.EC.10	VS₄
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Halite	3.AA.20	NaCl
ⓘ	Sylvite	3.AA.20	KCl
ⓘ	Fluorite	3.AB.25	CaF₂
ⓘ	Chloraluminite	3.BC.05	AlCl₃ · 6H₂O
ⓘ	Hydrokenoralstonite	3.CF.05	Na_0.5(Al,Mg)₂(F,OH)₆ · H₂O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Cristobalite	4.DA.15	SiO₂
ⓘ	Shcherbinaite	4.HE.10	V⁵⁺₂O₅
ⓘ	Bannermanite (TL)	4.HF.05	(Na,K)_0.7V⁴⁺_0.7V⁵⁺_5.3O₁₅
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Chalcocyanite	7.AB.10	CuSO₄
ⓘ	Langbeinite	7.AC.10	K₂Mg₂(SO₄)₃
ⓘ	Aphthitalite	7.AC.35	(K,Na)₃Na(SO₄)₂
ⓘ	Thénardite	7.AD.25	Na₂SO₄
ⓘ	Anhydrite	7.AD.30	CaSO₄
ⓘ	Anglesite	7.AD.35	PbSO₄
ⓘ	Euchlorine	7.BC.30	KNaCu₃(SO₄)₃O
ⓘ	Chalcanthite	7.CB.20	CuSO₄ · 5H₂O
ⓘ	Hexahydrite	7.CB.25	MgSO₄ · 6H₂O
ⓘ	Halotrichite	7.CB.85	FeAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
ⓘ	Blödite	7.CC.50	Na₂Mg(SO₄)₂ · 4H₂O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Mcbirneyite (TL)	8.AB.35	Cu₃(VO₄)₂
ⓘ	Lyonsite (TL)	8.AB.40	Cu₃Fe₄(VO₄)₆
ⓘ	Howardevansite (TL)	8.AC.05	NaCuFe₂(VO₄)₃
ⓘ	Stoiberite (TL)	8.BB.75	Cu₅(VO₄)₂O₂
ⓘ	Fingerite (TL)	8.BB.80	Cu₁₁(VO₄)₆O₂
ⓘ	Blossite (TL)	8.FA.05	α-Cu₂(V₂O₇)
ⓘ	Ziesite (TL)	8.FA.10	β-Cu₂(V₂O₇)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	var. Andesine	9.FA.35	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
ⓘ	Anorthite	9.FA.35	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
ⓘ	var. Bytownite	9.FA.35	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
ⓘ	var. Labradorite	9.FA.35	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Hydrophilite'	-
ⓘ	'Hypersthene'	-	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'UM1980-18-VO:Cu'	-	Cu₄V₂O₉

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Blödite	Na₂Mg(SO₄)₂ · 4H₂O
H	ⓘ Chalcanthite	CuSO₄ · 5H₂O
H	ⓘ Chloraluminite	AlCl₃ · 6H₂O
H	ⓘ Halotrichite	FeAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
H	ⓘ Hexahydrite	MgSO₄ · 6H₂O
H	ⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite	Na_0.5(Al,Mg)₂(F,OH)₆ · H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Albite var. Andesine	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
O	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
O	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
O	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
O	ⓘ Aphthitalite	(K,Na)₃Na(SO₄)₂
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Bannermanite	(Na,K)_0.7V⁴⁺_0.7V⁵⁺_5.3O₁₅
O	ⓘ Blödite	Na₂Mg(SO₄)₂ · 4H₂O
O	ⓘ Blossite	α-Cu₂(V₂O₇)
O	ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
O	ⓘ Chalcanthite	CuSO₄ · 5H₂O
O	ⓘ Chalcocyanite	CuSO₄
O	ⓘ Chloraluminite	AlCl₃ · 6H₂O
O	ⓘ Cristobalite	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Euchlorine	KNaCu₃(SO₄)₃O
O	ⓘ Fingerite	Cu₁₁(VO₄)₆O₂
O	ⓘ Halotrichite	FeAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Hexahydrite	MgSO₄ · 6H₂O
O	ⓘ Howardevansite	NaCuFe₂(VO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Hypersthene	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
O	ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
O	ⓘ Langbeinite	K₂Mg₂(SO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Lyonsite	Cu₃Fe₄(VO₄)₆
O	ⓘ Mcbirneyite	Cu₃(VO₄)₂
O	ⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite	Na_0.5(Al,Mg)₂(F,OH)₆ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Shcherbinaite	V₂⁵⁺O₅
O	ⓘ Stoiberite	Cu₅(VO₄)₂O₂
O	ⓘ Thénardite	Na₂SO₄
O	ⓘ Ziesite	β-Cu₂(V₂O₇)
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ UM1980-18-VO:Cu	Cu₄V₂O₉
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
F	ⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite	Na_0.5(Al,Mg)₂(F,OH)₆ · H₂O
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Na	ⓘ Albite var. Andesine	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Na	ⓘ Aphthitalite	(K,Na)₃Na(SO₄)₂
Na	ⓘ Bannermanite	(Na,K)_0.7V⁴⁺_0.7V⁵⁺_5.3O₁₅
Na	ⓘ Blödite	Na₂Mg(SO₄)₂ · 4H₂O
Na	ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Na	ⓘ Euchlorine	KNaCu₃(SO₄)₃O
Na	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
Na	ⓘ Howardevansite	NaCuFe₂(VO₄)₃
Na	ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Na	ⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite	Na_0.5(Al,Mg)₂(F,OH)₆ · H₂O
Na	ⓘ Thénardite	Na₂SO₄
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Blödite	Na₂Mg(SO₄)₂ · 4H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Hexahydrite	MgSO₄ · 6H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Hypersthene	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
Mg	ⓘ Langbeinite	K₂Mg₂(SO₄)₃
Mg	ⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite	Na_0.5(Al,Mg)₂(F,OH)₆ · H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Albite var. Andesine	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Al	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Al	ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Al	ⓘ Chloraluminite	AlCl₃ · 6H₂O
Al	ⓘ Halotrichite	FeAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
Al	ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Al	ⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite	Na_0.5(Al,Mg)₂(F,OH)₆ · H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Albite var. Andesine	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Si	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Si	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Si	ⓘ Cristobalite	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Hypersthene	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
Si	ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
S	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
S	ⓘ Aphthitalite	(K,Na)₃Na(SO₄)₂
S	ⓘ Blödite	Na₂Mg(SO₄)₂ · 4H₂O
S	ⓘ Chalcanthite	CuSO₄ · 5H₂O
S	ⓘ Chalcocyanite	CuSO₄
S	ⓘ Euchlorine	KNaCu₃(SO₄)₃O
S	ⓘ Halotrichite	FeAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
S	ⓘ Hexahydrite	MgSO₄ · 6H₂O
S	ⓘ Langbeinite	K₂Mg₂(SO₄)₃
S	ⓘ Patrónite	VS₄
S	ⓘ Thénardite	Na₂SO₄
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Chloraluminite	AlCl₃ · 6H₂O
Cl	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
Cl	ⓘ Sylvite	KCl
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Aphthitalite	(K,Na)₃Na(SO₄)₂
K	ⓘ Bannermanite	(Na,K)_0.7V⁴⁺_0.7V⁵⁺_5.3O₁₅
K	ⓘ Euchlorine	KNaCu₃(SO₄)₃O
K	ⓘ Langbeinite	K₂Mg₂(SO₄)₃
K	ⓘ Sylvite	KCl
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Albite var. Andesine	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Ca	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Ca	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
V	Vanadium
V	ⓘ Bannermanite	(Na,K)_0.7V⁴⁺_0.7V⁵⁺_5.3O₁₅
V	ⓘ Blossite	α-Cu₂(V₂O₇)
V	ⓘ Fingerite	Cu₁₁(VO₄)₆O₂
V	ⓘ Howardevansite	NaCuFe₂(VO₄)₃
V	ⓘ Lyonsite	Cu₃Fe₄(VO₄)₆
V	ⓘ Mcbirneyite	Cu₃(VO₄)₂
V	ⓘ Patrónite	VS₄
V	ⓘ Shcherbinaite	V₂⁵⁺O₅
V	ⓘ Stoiberite	Cu₅(VO₄)₂O₂
V	ⓘ Ziesite	β-Cu₂(V₂O₇)
V	ⓘ UM1980-18-VO:Cu	Cu₄V₂O₉
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Halotrichite	FeAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Howardevansite	NaCuFe₂(VO₄)₃
Fe	ⓘ Hypersthene	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Lyonsite	Cu₃Fe₄(VO₄)₆
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Blossite	α-Cu₂(V₂O₇)
Cu	ⓘ Chalcanthite	CuSO₄ · 5H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocyanite	CuSO₄
Cu	ⓘ Euchlorine	KNaCu₃(SO₄)₃O
Cu	ⓘ Fingerite	Cu₁₁(VO₄)₆O₂
Cu	ⓘ Howardevansite	NaCuFe₂(VO₄)₃
Cu	ⓘ Lyonsite	Cu₃Fe₄(VO₄)₆
Cu	ⓘ Mcbirneyite	Cu₃(VO₄)₂
Cu	ⓘ Stoiberite	Cu₅(VO₄)₂O₂
Cu	ⓘ Ziesite	β-Cu₂(V₂O₇)
Cu	ⓘ UM1980-18-VO:Cu	Cu₄V₂O₉
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄

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