Ferguson, K. M. (1999) Lead, zinc and silver deposits of Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 15. Geological Survey of Western Australia

ⓘ Alunite

Formula: KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Nickel, Ernest H., Hitchen, Greg J. (1994) The Phosphate Analog of Molybdofornacite from Whim Creek, Western Australia. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (3) 203-204

Collins, P., Hooper, B., & Cornelius, M. (2004). Whim Creek Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Pilbara, WA. Regolith Expression of Australian Ore Systems. CRC LEME, Perth, 1-3.

ⓘ Anglesite

Formula: PbSO₄

Localities:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Collins, P., Hooper, B., & Cornelius, M. (2004). Whim Creek Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Pilbara, WA. Regolith Expression of Australian Ore Systems. CRC LEME, Perth, 1-3.

ⓘ Atacamite

Formula: Cu₂(OH)₃Cl

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Downes, P.; Bevan, J.; Bevan, A. (1998) Minerals of Whim Creek copper mine, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 4 (1). 13-29

ⓘ Azurite

Formula: Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂

Localities:

Comstock Lode (Colorado), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Evelyn mine (Lady Evelyn), Croydon Station, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Croydon Station, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Mons Cupri Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Downes, P.; Bevan, J.; Bevan, A. (1998) Minerals of Whim Creek copper mine, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 4 (1). 13-29

ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu)

Formula: Pb(Fe³⁺₂Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Downes, P.; Bevan, J.; Bevan, A. (1998) Minerals of Whim Creek copper mine, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 4 (1). 13-29

ⓘ Beudantite

Formula: PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆

Locality: Comstock Lode (Colorado), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Annual Report of the Western Australian Department of Mines for 1965.

ⓘ Bismuthinite

Formula: Bi₂S₃

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Collins, P., Hooper, B., & Cornelius, M. (2004). Whim Creek Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Pilbara, WA. Regolith Expression of Australian Ore Systems. CRC LEME, Perth, 1-3.

ⓘ Bournonite

Formula: PbCuSbS₃

Localities:

Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Mons Cupri Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

ⓘ Brochantite

Formula: Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Downes, P.; Bevan, J.; Bevan, A. (1998) Minerals of Whim Creek copper mine, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 4 (1). 13-29

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Localities:

Evelyn mine (Lady Evelyn), Croydon Station, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

ⓘ Cassiterite

Formula: SnO₂

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Downes, P.; Bevan, J.; Bevan, A. (1998) Minerals of Whim Creek copper mine, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 4 (1). 13-29

Collins, P., Hooper, B., & Cornelius, M. (2004). Whim Creek Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Pilbara, WA. Regolith Expression of Australian Ore Systems. CRC LEME, Perth, 1-3.

ⓘ Cerussite

Formula: PbCO₃

Localities:

Mons Cupri Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Comstock Lode (Colorado), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

ⓘ Chalcanthite

Formula: CuSO₄ · 5H₂O

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Downes, P.; Bevan, J.; Bevan, A. (1998) Minerals of Whim Creek copper mine, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 4 (1). 13-29

Collins, P., Hooper, B., & Cornelius, M. (2004). Whim Creek Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Pilbara, WA. Regolith Expression of Australian Ore Systems. CRC LEME, Perth, 1-3.

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu₂S

Localities:

Balla Balla East, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Evelyn mine (Lady Evelyn), Croydon Station, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Mons Cupri Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

Localities:

Salt Creek, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Mons Cupri Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

ⓘ Chrysocolla

Formula: Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1

Localities:

Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Evelyn mine (Lady Evelyn), Croydon Station, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Stones Well East prospect, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Croydon Station, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

ⓘ Cinnabar

Formula: HgS

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Downes, P.; Bevan, J.; Bevan, A. (1998) Minerals of Whim Creek copper mine, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 4 (1). 13-29

ⓘ Cobaltite

Formula: CoAsS

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Collins, P., Hooper, B., & Cornelius, M. (2004). Whim Creek Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Pilbara, WA. Regolith Expression of Australian Ore Systems. CRC LEME, Perth, 1-3.

ⓘ Corkite

Formula: PbFe³⁺₃(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Downes, P.; Bevan, J.; Bevan, A. (1998) Minerals of Whim Creek copper mine, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 4 (1). 13-29

ⓘ Covellite

Formula: CuS

Localities:

ⓘ Cuprite

Formula: Cu₂O

Localities:

Federal City Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Evelyn mine (Lady Evelyn), Croydon Station, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Mons Cupri Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

ⓘ Cuprite var. Tile ore

Formula: Cu₂O

Locality: Evelyn mine (Lady Evelyn), Croydon Station, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Gibb-Maitland, A. (1908) The Geological Features and Mineral Resources of the Pilbara Goldfield. Bulletin 40. Geological Survey of Western Australia

ⓘ Duftite

Formula: PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Nickel, Ernest H., Hitchen, Greg J. (1994) The Phosphate Analog of Molybdofornacite from Whim Creek, Western Australia. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (3) 203-204

ⓘ Emplectite

Formula: CuBiS₂

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Collins, P., Hooper, B., & Cornelius, M. (2004). Whim Creek Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Pilbara, WA. Regolith Expression of Australian Ore Systems. CRC LEME, Perth, 1-3.

ⓘ Epidote

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Ferguson, K. M. (1999) Lead, zinc and silver deposits of Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 15. Geological Survey of Western Australia

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

Locality: Mons Cupri Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Huston, David L. (2006) Mineralization and regional alteration at the Mons Cupri stratiform Cu–Zn–Pb deposit, Pilbara Craton, Western Australia. Mineralium Deposita, 41 (1) 17-32 doi:10.1007/s00126-005-0036-4

ⓘ Fornacite

Formula: Pb₂Cu(CrO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Nickel, Ernest H., Hitchen, Greg J. (1994) The Phosphate Analog of Molybdofornacite from Whim Creek, Western Australia. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (3) 203-204

Frost, Ray L. (2004) Raman microscopy of selected chromate minerals. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 35 (2). 153-158 doi:10.1002/jrs.1121

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ Galenobismutite

Formula: PbBi₂S₄

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Collins, P., Hooper, B., & Cornelius, M. (2004). Whim Creek Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Pilbara, WA. Regolith Expression of Australian Ore Systems. CRC LEME, Perth, 1-3.

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

Localities:

Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Comstock Lode (Colorado), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Downes, P.; Bevan, J.; Bevan, A. (1998) Minerals of Whim Creek copper mine, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 4 (1). 13-29

ⓘ Halloysite

Formula: Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄ · n(H₂O)

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Steve Sorrell CollectionIdentification: Visual Identification

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

Localities:

ⓘ Hinsdalite

Formula: PbAl₃(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Joan Rosell. RosellMinerals

ⓘ Iodargyrite

Formula: AgI

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Nickel, Ernest H., Hitchen, Greg J. (1994) The Phosphate Analog of Molybdofornacite from Whim Creek, Western Australia. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (3) 203-204

ⓘ Jarosite

Formula: KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Nickel, Ernest H., Hitchen, Greg J. (1994) The Phosphate Analog of Molybdofornacite from Whim Creek, Western Australia. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (3) 203-204

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Downes, P.; Bevan, J.; Bevan, A. (1998) Minerals of Whim Creek copper mine, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 4 (1). 13-29

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Localities:

Evelyn mine (Lady Evelyn), Croydon Station, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Croydon Station, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

ⓘ Linnaeite

Formula: Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄

Locality: Mons Cupri Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Collins, P., Marshall, A.E., Black, S., Peardon, P. (date?), Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide Deposits of the Archaean Western Pilbara Craton Northwestern Australia, Curtin University, School of Applied Geology, Mineral Deposits and Exploration Reasearch Group.

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Localities:

Salt Creek, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Balla Balla Central, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Mons Cupri Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

ⓘ Magnetite var. Vanadium-bearing Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,V³⁺ )₂O₄

Locality: Balla Balla Central, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

minedex

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS₂

Localities:

Evelyn mine (Lady Evelyn), Croydon Station, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Croydon Station, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

ⓘ Meneghinite

Formula: Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Collins, P., Hooper, B., & Cornelius, M. (2004). Whim Creek Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Pilbara, WA. Regolith Expression of Australian Ore Systems. CRC LEME, Perth, 1-3.

ⓘ Mimetite

Formula: Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Nickel, Ernest H., Hitchen, Greg J. (1994) The Phosphate Analog of Molybdofornacite from Whim Creek, Western Australia. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (3) 203-204

ⓘ Mottramite

Formula: PbCu(VO₄)(OH)

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Nickel, Ernest H., Hitchen, Greg J. (1994) The Phosphate Analog of Molybdofornacite from Whim Creek, Western Australia. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (3) 203-204

ⓘ Murdochite

Formula: Cu₁₂Pb₂O₁₅Cl₂

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Downes, P.; Bevan, J.; Bevan, A. (1998) Minerals of Whim Creek copper mine, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 4 (1). 13-29

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Localities:

ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Localities:

Salt Creek, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Mons Cupri Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

ⓘ Native Bismuth

Formula: Bi

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Collins, P., Hooper, B., & Cornelius, M. (2004). Whim Creek Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Pilbara, WA. Regolith Expression of Australian Ore Systems. CRC LEME, Perth, 1-3.

ⓘ Native Copper

Formula: Cu

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Downes, P.; Bevan, J.; Bevan, A. (1998) Minerals of Whim Creek copper mine, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 4 (1). 13-29

Collins, P., Hooper, B., & Cornelius, M. (2004). Whim Creek Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Pilbara, WA. Regolith Expression of Australian Ore Systems. CRC LEME, Perth, 1-3.

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

Localities:

Louden's Patch, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Morning After South prospect, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Toweranna gold area, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Stones Well East prospect, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

ⓘ Native Silver

Formula: Ag

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Nickel, Ernest H., Hitchen, Greg J. (1994) The Phosphate Analog of Molybdofornacite from Whim Creek, Western Australia. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (3) 203-204

ⓘ Native Silver var. Amalgam

Formula: (Ag,Hg)

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Downes, P.; Bevan, J.; Bevan, A. (1998) Minerals of Whim Creek copper mine, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 4 (1). 13-29

ⓘ Orthoclase

Formula: K(AlSi₃O₈)

Locality: Mons Cupri Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Simpson, E.S. (1948), Minerals of Western Australia, Vol 1, p 20

ⓘ Osarizawaite

Formula: Pb(Al₂Cu²⁺)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Nickel, Ernest H. (1980) Ring crystals of osarizawaite from Whim Creek, Western Australia. American Mineralogist, 65 (11-12) 1287-1290

Nickel, Ernest H., Hitchen, Greg J. (1994) The Phosphate Analog of Molybdofornacite from Whim Creek, Western Australia. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (3) 203-204

ⓘ Plattnerite

Formula: PbO₂

Locality: Comstock Lode (Colorado), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Annual Report of the Western Australian Department of Mines for 1965.

ⓘ Plumbogummite

Formula: PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Nickel, Ernest H., Hitchen, Greg J. (1994) The Phosphate Analog of Molybdofornacite from Whim Creek, Western Australia. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (3) 203-204

ⓘ Plumbojarosite

Formula: Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Nickel, Ernest H., Hitchen, Greg J. (1994) The Phosphate Analog of Molybdofornacite from Whim Creek, Western Australia. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (3) 203-204

ⓘ Pseudomalachite

Formula: Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Nickel, Ernest H., Hitchen, Greg J. (1994) The Phosphate Analog of Molybdofornacite from Whim Creek, Western Australia. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (3) 203-204

ⓘ 'Psilomelane'

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Downes, P.; Bevan, J.; Bevan, A. (1998) Minerals of Whim Creek copper mine, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 4 (1). 13-29

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ Pyromorphite

Formula: Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl

Localities:

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Collins, P., Hooper, B., & Cornelius, M. (2004). Whim Creek Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Pilbara, WA. Regolith Expression of Australian Ore Systems. CRC LEME, Perth, 1-3.

Watling, H. R., Collinson, D. M., Li, J., Mutch, L. A., Perrot, F. A., Rea, S. M., ... & Watkin, E. L. J. (2014). Bioleaching of a low-grade copper ore, linking leach chemistry and microbiology. Minerals Engineering, 56, 35-44.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Mons Cupri Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

Localities:

Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Salt Creek, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO₃

Locality: Mons Cupri Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

ⓘ Smithsonite

Formula: ZnCO₃

Localities:

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ Stannite

Formula: Cu₂FeSnS₄

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Collins, P., Hooper, B., & Cornelius, M. (2004). Whim Creek Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Pilbara, WA. Regolith Expression of Australian Ore Systems. CRC LEME, Perth, 1-3.

ⓘ Talc

Formula: Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

Locality: Mons Cupri Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

ⓘ Tenorite

Formula: CuO

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Downes, P.; Bevan, J.; Bevan, A. (1998) Minerals of Whim Creek copper mine, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 4 (1). 13-29

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S

Localities:

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTiO(SiO₄)

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Ferguson, K. M. (1999) Lead, zinc and silver deposits of Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 15. Geological Survey of Western Australia

ⓘ Tremolite

Formula: ◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂

Locality: Croydon Station, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Ferguson, K. M. (1999) Lead, zinc and silver deposits of Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 15. Geological Survey of Western Australia

ⓘ Tripuhyite

Formula: Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄

Locality: Comstock Lode (Colorado), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Annual Report of the Western Australian Department of Mines for 1965.

ⓘ Tučekite

Formula: Ni₉Sb₂S₈

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Collins, P., Hooper, B., & Cornelius, M. (2004). Whim Creek Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Pilbara, WA. Regolith Expression of Australian Ore Systems. CRC LEME, Perth, 1-3.

ⓘ Ullmannite

Formula: NiSbS

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Collins, P., Hooper, B., & Cornelius, M. (2004). Whim Creek Cu-Zn-Pb deposit, Pilbara, WA. Regolith Expression of Australian Ore Systems. CRC LEME, Perth, 1-3.

ⓘ 'UM1994-19-PO:CuHMoPb'

Formula: Pb₂Cu(PO₄)(MoO₄,AsO₄,CrO₄,GaO₄)(OH)

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Nickel, Ernest H., Hitchen, Greg J. (1994) The Phosphate Analog of Molybdofornacite from Whim Creek, Western Australia. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (3) 203-204

ⓘ Vauquelinite

Formula: Pb₂Cu(CrO₄)(PO₄)(OH)

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Downes, P.; Bevan, J.; Bevan, A. (1998) Minerals of Whim Creek copper mine, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 4 (1). 13-29

ⓘ Wulfenite

Formula: Pb(MoO₄)

Locality: Whim Creek Copper Mine (Whim Creek Copper prospect; Whim Well Mine), Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

King, Vandall T., Robinson, George W. (1989) What's New in Minerals? - Sixteenth Annual Rochester Academy of Science Mineralogical Symposium. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (5) 387-399pp.393-393

Nickel, Ernest H., Hitchen, Greg J. (1994) The Phosphate Analog of Molybdofornacite from Whim Creek, Western Australia. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (3) 203-204

ⓘ Zincite

Formula: ZnO

Locality: Evelyn mine (Lady Evelyn), Croydon Station, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

References:

Gibb-Maitland, A. (1908) The Geological Features and Mineral Resources of the Pilbara Goldfield. Bulletin 40. Geological Survey of Western Australia

Gallery:

CaCO₃ⓘ Calcite

Calcite

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Calcite

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Calcite

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

PbCO₃ⓘ Cerussite

Cerussite

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Cerussite

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Cerussite

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1ⓘ Chrysocolla

Chrysocolla

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Chrysocolla, etc.

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Chrysocolla, etc.

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Chrysocolla, etc.

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Chrysocolla

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Chrysocolla, etc.

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Chrysocolla, etc.

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Chrysocolla

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Chrysocolla, etc.

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Cuⓘ Native Copper

Native Copper

Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Native Copper

Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Native Copper

Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

SiO₂ⓘ Quartz

Quartz, etc.

Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Quartz, etc.

Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Quartz, etc.

Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Pb₂Cu(PO₄)(MoO₄,AsO₄,CrO₄,GaO₄)(OH)ⓘ 'UM1994-19-PO:CuHMoPb'

UM1994-19-PO:CuHMoPb

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

UM1994-19-PO:CuHMoPb

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

UM1994-19-PO:CuHMoPb

Whim Creek Copper Mine, Whim Creek, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Silver var. Amalgam	1.AA.05	(Ag,Hg)
ⓘ	Native Copper	1.AA.05	Cu
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
ⓘ	Native Silver	1.AA.05	Ag
ⓘ	Native Bismuth	1.CA.05	Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcocite	2.BA.05	Cu₂S
ⓘ	Tučekite	2.BB.10	Ni₉Sb₂S₈
ⓘ	Covellite	2.CA.05a	CuS
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Stannite	2.CB.15a	Cu₂FeSnS₄
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Cinnabar	2.CD.15a	HgS
ⓘ	Linnaeite	2.DA.05	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄
ⓘ	Bismuthinite	2.DB.05	Bi₂S₃
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Marcasite	2.EB.10a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
ⓘ	Cobaltite	2.EB.25	CoAsS
ⓘ	Ullmannite	2.EB.25	NiSbS
ⓘ	Bournonite	2.GA.50	PbCuSbS₃
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S
ⓘ	Emplectite	2.HA.05	CuBiS₂
ⓘ	Meneghinite	2.HB.05b	Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄
ⓘ	Galenobismutite	2.JB.25e	PbBi₂S₄
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Iodargyrite	3.AA.10	AgI
ⓘ	Atacamite	3.DA.10a	Cu₂(OH)₃Cl
ⓘ	Murdochite	3.DB.45	Cu₁₂Pb₂O₁₅Cl₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Cuprite	4.AA.10	Cu₂O
ⓘ	var. Tile ore	4.AA.10	Cu₂O
ⓘ	Tenorite	4.AB.10	CuO
ⓘ	Zincite	4.AB.20	ZnO
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	var. Vanadium-bearing Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,V³⁺ )₂O₄
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz var. Chalcedony	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Cassiterite	4.DB.05	SnO₂
ⓘ	Plattnerite	4.DB.05	PbO₂
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	Tripuhyite	4.DB.05	Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄
ⓘ	Goethite	4.FD.10	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Siderite	5.AB.05	FeCO₃
ⓘ	Smithsonite	5.AB.05	ZnCO₃
ⓘ	Cerussite	5.AB.15	PbCO₃
ⓘ	Azurite	5.BA.05	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Anglesite	7.AD.35	PbSO₄
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
ⓘ	Brochantite	7.BB.25	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Alunite	7.BC.10	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Beaverite-(Cu)	7.BC.10	Pb(Fe³⁺₂Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Jarosite	7.BC.10	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Osarizawaite	7.BC.10	Pb(Al₂Cu²⁺)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Plumbojarosite	7.BC.10	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Chalcanthite	7.CB.20	CuSO₄ · 5H₂O
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Vauquelinite	7.FC.05	Pb₂Cu(CrO₄)(PO₄)(OH)
ⓘ	Fornacite	7.FC.10	Pb₂Cu(CrO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)
ⓘ	Wulfenite	7.GA.05	Pb(MoO₄)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Pseudomalachite	8.BD.05	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄
ⓘ	'UM1994-19-PO:CuHMoPb'	8.BG.05	Pb₂Cu(PO₄)(MoO₄,AsO₄,CrO₄,GaO₄)(OH)
ⓘ	Duftite	8.BH.35	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)
ⓘ	Mottramite	8.BH.40	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)
ⓘ	Beudantite	8.BL.05	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Corkite	8.BL.05	PbFe³⁺₃(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Hinsdalite	8.BL.05	PbAl₃(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Plumbogummite	8.BL.10	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Mimetite	8.BN.05	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
ⓘ	Pyromorphite	8.BN.05	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Titanite	9.AG.15	CaTiO(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Epidote	9.BG.05a	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Actinolite	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Tremolite	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Talc	9.EC.05	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Muscovite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	var. Sericite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Kaolinite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Halloysite	9.ED.10	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄ · n(H₂O)
ⓘ	Chrysocolla	9.ED.20	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
ⓘ	Orthoclase	9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Feldspar Group'	-
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Psilomelane'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Atacamite	Cu₂(OH)₃Cl
H	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu)	Pb(Fe₂³⁺Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃³⁺(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Chalcanthite	CuSO₄ · 5H₂O
H	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
H	ⓘ Corkite	PbFe₃³⁺(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Duftite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)
H	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
H	ⓘ Fornacite	Pb₂Cu(CrO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Halloysite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄ · n(H₂O)
H	ⓘ Hinsdalite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Mottramite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Osarizawaite	Pb(Al₂Cu²⁺)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ UM1994-19-PO:CuHMoPb	Pb₂Cu(PO₄)(MoO₄,AsO₄,CrO₄,GaO₄)(OH)
H	ⓘ Plumbogummite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Plumbojarosite	Pb_0.5Fe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Pseudomalachite	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Vauquelinite	Pb₂Cu(CrO₄)(PO₄)(OH)
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
C	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
O	ⓘ Atacamite	Cu₂(OH)₃Cl
O	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu)	Pb(Fe₂³⁺Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃³⁺(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂
O	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
O	ⓘ Chalcanthite	CuSO₄ · 5H₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
O	ⓘ Corkite	PbFe₃³⁺(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
O	ⓘ Duftite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)
O	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Fornacite	Pb₂Cu(CrO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Halloysite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄ · n(H₂O)
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Hinsdalite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Mimetite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
O	ⓘ Mottramite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)
O	ⓘ Murdochite	Cu₁₂Pb₂O₁₅Cl₂
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Osarizawaite	Pb(Al₂Cu²⁺)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ UM1994-19-PO:CuHMoPb	Pb₂Cu(PO₄)(MoO₄,AsO₄,CrO₄,GaO₄)(OH)
O	ⓘ Plattnerite	PbO₂
O	ⓘ Plumbogummite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Plumbojarosite	Pb_0.5Fe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Pseudomalachite	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
O	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Tenorite	CuO
O	ⓘ Cuprite var. Tile ore	Cu₂O
O	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Tripuhyite	Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Vauquelinite	Pb₂Cu(CrO₄)(PO₄)(OH)
O	ⓘ Wulfenite	Pb(MoO₄)
O	ⓘ Zincite	ZnO
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Magnetite var. Vanadium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,V³⁺ )₂O₄
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Al	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Al	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Halloysite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄ · n(H₂O)
Al	ⓘ Hinsdalite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
Al	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Osarizawaite	Pb(Al₂Cu²⁺)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Al	ⓘ Plumbogummite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Si	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Halloysite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄ · n(H₂O)
Si	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Corkite	PbFe₃³⁺(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
P	ⓘ Hinsdalite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
P	ⓘ UM1994-19-PO:CuHMoPb	Pb₂Cu(PO₄)(MoO₄,AsO₄,CrO₄,GaO₄)(OH)
P	ⓘ Plumbogummite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
P	ⓘ Pseudomalachite	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄
P	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
P	ⓘ Vauquelinite	Pb₂Cu(CrO₄)(PO₄)(OH)
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu)	Pb(Fe₂³⁺Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃³⁺(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Bismuthinite	Bi₂S₃
S	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
S	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Chalcanthite	CuSO₄ · 5H₂O
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
S	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
S	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
S	ⓘ Corkite	PbFe₃³⁺(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
S	ⓘ Emplectite	CuBiS₂
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Galenobismutite	PbBi₂S₄
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Hinsdalite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Linnaeite	Co²⁺Co₂³⁺S₄
S	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Meneghinite	Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄
S	ⓘ Osarizawaite	Pb(Al₂Cu²⁺)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Plumbojarosite	Pb_0.5Fe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Stannite	Cu₂FeSnS₄
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
S	ⓘ Tučekite	Ni₉Sb₂S₈
S	ⓘ Ullmannite	NiSbS
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Atacamite	Cu₂(OH)₃Cl
Cl	ⓘ Mimetite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
Cl	ⓘ Murdochite	Cu₁₂Pb₂O₁₅Cl₂
Cl	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
K	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
Ca	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Ti	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
V	Vanadium
V	ⓘ Mottramite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)
V	ⓘ Magnetite var. Vanadium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,V³⁺ )₂O₄
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Fornacite	Pb₂Cu(CrO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)
Cr	ⓘ UM1994-19-PO:CuHMoPb	Pb₂Cu(PO₄)(MoO₄,AsO₄,CrO₄,GaO₄)(OH)
Cr	ⓘ Vauquelinite	Pb₂Cu(CrO₄)(PO₄)(OH)
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu)	Pb(Fe₂³⁺Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Fe	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃³⁺(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Corkite	PbFe₃³⁺(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
Fe	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Plumbojarosite	Pb_0.5Fe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
Fe	ⓘ Stannite	Cu₂FeSnS₄
Fe	ⓘ Tripuhyite	Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite var. Vanadium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,V³⁺ )₂O₄
Co	Cobalt
Co	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
Co	ⓘ Linnaeite	Co²⁺Co₂³⁺S₄
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Tučekite	Ni₉Sb₂S₈
Ni	ⓘ Ullmannite	NiSbS
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Atacamite	Cu₂(OH)₃Cl
Cu	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu)	Pb(Fe₂³⁺Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Cu	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
Cu	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Chalcanthite	CuSO₄ · 5H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Cu	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Cu	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
Cu	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
Cu	ⓘ Native Copper	Cu
Cu	ⓘ Duftite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)
Cu	ⓘ Emplectite	CuBiS₂
Cu	ⓘ Fornacite	Pb₂Cu(CrO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Meneghinite	Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄
Cu	ⓘ Mottramite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)
Cu	ⓘ Murdochite	Cu₁₂Pb₂O₁₅Cl₂
Cu	ⓘ Osarizawaite	Pb(Al₂Cu²⁺)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Cu	ⓘ UM1994-19-PO:CuHMoPb	Pb₂Cu(PO₄)(MoO₄,AsO₄,CrO₄,GaO₄)(OH)
Cu	ⓘ Pseudomalachite	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄
Cu	ⓘ Stannite	Cu₂FeSnS₄
Cu	ⓘ Tenorite	CuO
Cu	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Cu	ⓘ Cuprite var. Tile ore	Cu₂O
Cu	ⓘ Vauquelinite	Pb₂Cu(CrO₄)(PO₄)(OH)
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Smithsonite	ZnCO₃
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Zn	ⓘ Zincite	ZnO
Ga	Gallium
Ga	ⓘ UM1994-19-PO:CuHMoPb	Pb₂Cu(PO₄)(MoO₄,AsO₄,CrO₄,GaO₄)(OH)
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
As	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃³⁺(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
As	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
As	ⓘ Duftite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)
As	ⓘ Fornacite	Pb₂Cu(CrO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)
As	ⓘ Mimetite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
As	ⓘ UM1994-19-PO:CuHMoPb	Pb₂Cu(PO₄)(MoO₄,AsO₄,CrO₄,GaO₄)(OH)
Mo	Molybdenum
Mo	ⓘ UM1994-19-PO:CuHMoPb	Pb₂Cu(PO₄)(MoO₄,AsO₄,CrO₄,GaO₄)(OH)
Mo	ⓘ Wulfenite	Pb(MoO₄)
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Native Silver var. Amalgam	(Ag,Hg)
Ag	ⓘ Iodargyrite	AgI
Ag	ⓘ Native Silver	Ag
Sn	Tin
Sn	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂
Sn	ⓘ Stannite	Cu₂FeSnS₄
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
Sb	ⓘ Meneghinite	Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄
Sb	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Sb	ⓘ Tripuhyite	Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄
Sb	ⓘ Tučekite	Ni₉Sb₂S₈
Sb	ⓘ Ullmannite	NiSbS
I	Iodine
I	ⓘ Iodargyrite	AgI
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Hg	Mercury
Hg	ⓘ Native Silver var. Amalgam	(Ag,Hg)
Hg	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
Pb	ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu)	Pb(Fe₂³⁺Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Pb	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃³⁺(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
Pb	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
Pb	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
Pb	ⓘ Corkite	PbFe₃³⁺(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
Pb	ⓘ Duftite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)
Pb	ⓘ Fornacite	Pb₂Cu(CrO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ Galenobismutite	PbBi₂S₄
Pb	ⓘ Hinsdalite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
Pb	ⓘ Meneghinite	Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄
Pb	ⓘ Mimetite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
Pb	ⓘ Mottramite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)
Pb	ⓘ Murdochite	Cu₁₂Pb₂O₁₅Cl₂
Pb	ⓘ Osarizawaite	Pb(Al₂Cu²⁺)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Pb	ⓘ UM1994-19-PO:CuHMoPb	Pb₂Cu(PO₄)(MoO₄,AsO₄,CrO₄,GaO₄)(OH)
Pb	ⓘ Plattnerite	PbO₂
Pb	ⓘ Plumbogummite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
Pb	ⓘ Plumbojarosite	Pb_0.5Fe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Pb	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Pb	ⓘ Vauquelinite	Pb₂Cu(CrO₄)(PO₄)(OH)
Pb	ⓘ Wulfenite	Pb(MoO₄)
Bi	Bismuth
Bi	ⓘ Native Bismuth	Bi
Bi	ⓘ Bismuthinite	Bi₂S₃
Bi	ⓘ Emplectite	CuBiS₂
Bi	ⓘ Galenobismutite	PbBi₂S₄

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