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Sierra Leonei
Regional Level Types
Sierra LeoneCountry

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Area:
71,740 km2
Neighbouring regions:
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Freetown802,639 (2018)
Bo174,354 (2012)
Kenema143,137 (2014)
Koidu88,000 (2015)
Makeni87,679 (2015)
Lunsar22,461 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
21890
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:21890:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Sierra Leone
German:
Sierra Leone
Italian:
Sierra Leone
Russian:
Сьерра-Леоне
Simplified Chinese:
塞拉利昂
Spanish:
Sierra Leona
Achinese:
Sierra Leone
Afrikaans:
Sierra Leone
Akan:
Sierra Leone
Albanian:
Siera Leone
Alemannic:
Sierra Leone
Amharic:
ሴየራ ሌዎን
Arabic:
سيراليون
Aragonese:
Sierra Leone
Armenian:
Սիերա Լեոնե
Asturian:
Sierra Lleona
Azeri:
Syerra-Leone
Bambara:
Sera Leon
Bashkir:
Сьерра-Леоне
Basque:
Sierra Leona
Belarusian:
Сьера-Леонэ
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Сьера-Леонэ
Bengali:
সিয়েরা লিওন
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
সিয়েরা লিওন
Bosnian:
Sijera Leone
Breton:
Sierra Leone
Bulgarian:
Сиера Леоне
Burmese:
ဆီရာလီယွန်နိုင်ငံ
Catalan:
Sierra Leone
Cebuano:
Sierra Leone
Central Bikol:
Sierra Leona
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
سیەرالیۆن
Chavacano:
Sierra Leona
Chechen:
Сьерра-Леоне
Cherokee:
ᏏᎡᎳ ᎴᎣᏂ
Classical Chinese:
塞拉利昂
Cornish:
Sierra Leon
Crimean Tatar (Latin):
Syerra Leone
Croatian:
Sijera Leone
Czech:
Sierra Leone
Danish:
Sierra Leone
Doteli:
सियरा लियोन
Dutch:
Sierra Leone
Dutch Low Saxon:
Sierra Leone
Dzongkha:
སི་ར་ ལི་འོན
Egyptian Arabic:
سييراليون
Esperanto:
Sieraleono
Estonian:
Sierra Leone
Ewe:
Sira Liɔ̃
Extremaduran:
Sierra Leona
Faroese:
Sierra Leona
Farsi/Persian:
سیرالئون
Fiji Hindi:
Sierra Leone
Finnish:
Sierra Leone
Franco-Provençal:
Siérra Leone
Fula:
Sarliyon
Gagauz:
Syerra Leone
Galician:
Serra Leoa
Georgian:
სიერა-ლეონე
Greek:
Σιέρα Λεόνε
Guarani:
Siérra Leõ
Gujarati:
સીએરા લેઓન
Haitian:
Syera Leòn
Hakka:
Sierra Leone
Hausa:
Saliyo
Hebrew:
סיירה לאונה
Hill Mari:
Сьерра-Леоне
Hindi:
सिएरा लियोन
Hungarian:
Sierra Leone
Icelandic:
Síerra Leóne
Ido:
Sierra Leone
Igbo:
Sierra Leone
Iloko:
Sierra Leon
Indonesian:
Sierra Leone
Interlingua:
Sierra Leone
Interlingue:
Sierra Leone
Irish Gaelic:
Siarra Leon
Jamaican Patois:
Siera Lyuon
Japanese:
シエラレオネ
Javanese:
Sierra Leone
Judaeo-Spanish:
Sierra Leona
Kabiye:
Siyeeraa Leyɔɔnɩ
Kabyle:
Sira Lyun
Kalmyk:
Сьералегонмудин Орн
Kannada:
ಸಿಯೆರ್ರಾ ಲಿಯೋನ್
Kapampangan:
Sierra Leone
Karakalpak:
Serra-Leone
Kashmiri:
سیٖرالیوون
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Сиерра-Леоне
Khmer:
សេរ៉ាឡេអូន
Kikuyu:
Siera Leoni
Kinyarwanda:
Siyera Lewone
Kongo:
Siera Leone
Korean:
시에라리온
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Sierra Leone
Kyrgyz:
Сьерра-Леоне
Lao:
ເຊຍລາລິອອນ
Latin:
Mons Leoninus
Latvian:
Sjerraleone
Ligurian:
Særa Lion
Limburgian:
Sierra Leone
Lingala:
Sierra Leone
Lingua Franca Nova:
Siera Leon
Lithuanian:
Siera Leonė
Livvi-Karelian:
Sierra Leone
Lojban:
sieras. leon
Lombard:
Sierra Leone
Low Saxon/Low German:
Sierra Leone
Lower Sorbian:
Sierra Leone
Luganda:
Sierra Leone
Luri:
سیرالئون
Luxembourgish:
Sierra Leone
Macedonian:
Сиера Леоне
Maithili:
सिएरा लियोन
Malagasy:
Sierra Leone
Malay:
Sierra Leone
Malayalam:
സീറാ ലിയോൺ
Maltese:
Sierra Leone
Manx:
Sierra Leone
Maori:
Te Araone
Marathi:
सियेरा लिओन
Mazanderani:
سیرالئون
Min Dong Chinese:
Sierra Leone
Mingrelian:
სიერა-ლეონე
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Sierra Leone
Mongolian:
Сьерра-Леоне
Nahuatl:
Sierra Leona
Navajo:
Náshdóítsoh Bitsiijįʼ Daditłʼooʼígíí Bidził
Nepali:
सीयेरा लीओन
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
सिएरा लियोन
Norfolk:
Sierra Leone
Northern Frisian:
Sierra Leone
Northern Sami:
Sierra Leone
Northern Sotho:
Sierra Leone
Norwegian:
Sierra Leone
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Sierra Leone
Novial:
Siera Leone
Occitan:
Sierra Leone
Odia:
ସିଏରା ଲିଓନ
Ossetian:
Сьеррæ-Леоне
Pali:
सियारा-लियोन
Papiamento:
Serra Leoa
Pashto:
سېرالیون
Piedmontese:
Sierra Leone
Polish:
Sierra Leone
Portuguese:
Serra Leoa
Punjabi:
ਸਿਏਰਾ ਲਿਓਨ
Quechua:
Liyun Urqu
Ripuarian:
Sjärra Lejone
Romanian:
Sierra Leone
Rundi:
Siyeralewone
Russia Buriat:
Сьерра-Леоне
Samogitian:
Sėira Leuonė
Sango:
Sierä-Leône
Sanskrit:
सियारा-लियोन
Sardinian:
Sierra Leone
Saterland Frisian:
Sierra Leone
Scots:
Sierra Leone
Scottish Gaelic:
Siarra Leòmhann
Serbian:
Сијера Леоне
Serbo-Croatian:
Sijera Leone
Sesotho:
Sierra Leone
Shona:
Sierra Leone
Sicilian:
Serra Liuni
Silesian:
Sierra Leone
Sinhalese:
සියෙරා ලියෝන්
Slovak:
Sierra Leone
Slovenian:
Sierra Leone
Somali:
Sierra Leone
South Azerbaijani:
سیرالئون
Sundanese:
Sierra Leone
Swahili:
Sierra Leone
Swati:
ISiriya-Liyoni
Swedish:
Sierra Leone
Tagalog:
Bulubunduking Leona
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Сиерра Леоне
Tamil:
சியேரா லியோனி
Tatar:
Сьерра-Леоне
Telugu:
సియెరా లియోన్
Thai:
เซียร์ราลีโอน
Tibetan (Standard):
སི་ར་ལེ་ཨོན།
Tigrinya:
ሴራሊዮን
Tok Pisin:
Sierra Leone
Tongan:
Siela Lione
Traditional Chinese:
塞拉利昂
Tsonga:
Siyera Liyona
Turkish:
Sierra Leone
Turkmen:
Sýerra-Leone
Twi:
Sierra Leone
Ukrainian:
Сьєрра-Леоне
Upper Sorbian:
Sierra Leone
Urdu:
سیرالیون
Uyghur:
سيېررا لېئونې
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Syerra Leone
Venetian:
Siera Leon
Veps:
Sjerra Leone
Vietnamese:
Sierra Leone
Volapük:
Sieraleonän
Võro:
Sierra Leone
Waray:
Sierra Leone
Welsh:
Sierra Leone
West Frisian:
Sierra Leöane
Western Punjabi:
سیرالیون
Wolof:
Siraa Leyoon
Wu Chinese:
塞拉利昂
Yakut:
Сьерра Леоне
Yiddish:
סיערע לעאנע
Yoruba:
Siẹrra Léònè
Zazaki:
Sierra Leone
Zeelandic:
Sierra Leone
Zhuang:
Sierra Leone
Zulu:
ISiera Liyoni


Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, informally Salone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea to the northeast. Sierra Leone has a tropical climate with a diverse environment ranging from savanna to rainforests, and a total area of 71,740 km² (27,699 sq mi). The capital and largest city is Freetown. The country is divided into five administrative regions which are subdivided into sixteen districts.

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78 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Baddeleyite
Formula: ZrO2
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Bowieite
Formula: Rh2S3
ⓘ Braggite
Formula: PdPt3S4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series'
References:
Pavel M. Kartashov - look https://www.mindat.org/mesg-821658.htmlIdentified by Pavel Kartashov: Inferred (explain how)
ⓘ Cooperite
Formula: PtS
ⓘ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Cuproiridsite
Formula: (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4
ⓘ Cuprorhodsite
Formula: (Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh3+2S4
ⓘ Diamond
Formula: C
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Empressite
Formula: AgTe
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Erlichmanite
Formula: OsS2
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hongshiite
Formula: PtCu
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Irarsite
Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
ⓘ Isoferroplatinum
Formula: Pt3Fe
ⓘ Jadeite
Formula: Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
ⓘ Keithconnite
Formula: Pd20Te7
ⓘ Kotulskite
Formula: Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)
ⓘ Krennerite
Formula: Au3AgTe8
ⓘ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Laurite
Formula: RuS2
ⓘ Maghemite
Formula: (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘ Merenskyite
Formula: PdTe2
ⓘ Mertieite
Formula: Pd8Sb2.5As0.5
ⓘ Miassite
Formula: Rh17S15
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muthmannite
Formula: AuAgTe2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Osmium
Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru)
ⓘ Native Platinum
Formula: Pt
ⓘ Nielsenite
Formula: PdCu3
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ Omphacite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
ⓘ Petrovskaite
Formula: AuAgS
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ 'Prassoite'
Formula: Rh17S15
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrope
Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile
Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Skippenite
Formula: Bi2TeSe2
ⓘ Sopcheite
Formula: Ag4Pd3Te4
ⓘ Sperrylite
Formula: PtAs2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Sylvanite
Formula: AgAuTe4
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Telargpalite
Formula: (Pd,Ag)3(Te,Bi)
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘ Titanomaghemite
Formula: (Ti4+0.5◻0.5)Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Tulameenite
Formula: Pt2CuFe
ⓘ 'UM1985-06-O:CrFeMgTi'
Formula: (Fe2+,Mg,Ti,Cr)6O7
ⓘ Volynskite
Formula: AgBiTe2
ⓘ Vysotskite
Formula: PdS
ⓘ Wüstite
Formula: FeO
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold
var. Electrum
1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
ⓘ1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘNative Osmium1.AF.05(Os,Ir,Ru)
ⓘNative Platinum1.AF.10Pt
ⓘIsoferroplatinum1.AG.35Pt3Fe
ⓘTulameenite1.AG.40Pt2CuFe
ⓘHongshiite1.AG.45PtCu
ⓘNielsenite1.AG.70PdCu3
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
ⓘDiamond1.CB.10aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMertieite2.AC.10bPd8Sb2.5As0.5
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘPetrovskaite2.BA.75AuAgS
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘMiassite2.BC.05Rh17S15
ⓘKeithconnite2.BC.20Pd20Te7
ⓘTelargpalite2.BC.45(Pd,Ag)3(Te,Bi)
ⓘSopcheite2.BC.55Ag4Pd3Te4
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘEmpressite2.CB.80AgTe
ⓘMuthmannite2.CB.85AuAgTe2
ⓘKotulskite2.CC.05Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘBraggite2.CC.35aPdPt3S4
ⓘVysotskite2.CC.35aPdS
ⓘCooperite2.CC.35bPtS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘCuproiridsite2.DA.05(Cu,Fe)Ir2S4
ⓘCuprorhodsite2.DA.05(Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh3+2S4
ⓘBowieite2.DB.15Rh2S3
ⓘSkippenite2.DC.05Bi2TeSe2
ⓘSylvanite2.EA.05AgAuTe4
ⓘKrennerite2.EA.15Au3AgTe8
ⓘMerenskyite2.EA.20PdTe2
ⓘErlichmanite2.EB.05aOsS2
ⓘLaurite2.EB.05aRuS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘSperrylite2.EB.05aPtAs2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘIrarsite2.EB.25(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
ⓘVolynskite2.JA.20AgBiTe2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘWüstite4.AB.25FeO
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘvar. Titanium-bearing Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘMaghemite4.BB.15(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4
ⓘTitanomaghemite4.BB.15(Ti4+0.5◻0.5)Fe3+2O4
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘPerovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile
var. Ilmenorutile
4.DB.05(Ti,Nb)O2
ⓘ4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘBaddeleyite4.DE.35ZrO2
ⓘGibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘGrossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘPyrope9.AD.25Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘOmphacite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘJadeite9.DA.25Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ'Prassoite'-Rh17S15
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4
ⓘ'UM1985-06-O:CrFeMgTi'-(Fe2+,Mg,Ti,Cr)6O7

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DiamondC
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Oⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Oⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Maghemite(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Oⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ WüstiteFeO
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oⓘ Titanomaghemite(Ti4+0.5◻0.5)Fe23+O4
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Oⓘ UM1985-06-O:CrFeMgTi(Fe2+,Mg,Ti,Cr)6O7
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Naⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Naⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mgⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mgⓘ Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series
Mgⓘ UM1985-06-O:CrFeMgTi(Fe2+,Mg,Ti,Cr)6O7
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Alⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Siⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ BowieiteRh2S3
Sⓘ BraggitePdPt3S4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CooperitePtS
Sⓘ Cuproiridsite(Cu,Fe)Ir2S4
Sⓘ Cuprorhodsite(Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh23+S4
Sⓘ ErlichmaniteOsS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Sⓘ LauriteRuS2
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PetrovskaiteAuAgS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ VysotskitePdS
Sⓘ MiassiteRh17S15
Sⓘ PrassoiteRh17S15
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Caⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Caⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Tiⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Tiⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Tiⓘ Titanomaghemite(Ti4+0.5◻0.5)Fe23+O4
Tiⓘ UM1985-06-O:CrFeMgTi(Fe2+,Mg,Ti,Cr)6O7
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series
Crⓘ UM1985-06-O:CrFeMgTi(Fe2+,Mg,Ti,Cr)6O7
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Cuproiridsite(Cu,Fe)Ir2S4
Feⓘ Cuprorhodsite(Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh23+S4
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ IsoferroplatinumPt3Fe
Feⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Feⓘ Maghemite(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Feⓘ TulameenitePt2CuFe
Feⓘ WüstiteFeO
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Feⓘ Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series
Feⓘ Titanomaghemite(Ti4+0.5◻0.5)Fe23+O4
Feⓘ UM1985-06-O:CrFeMgTi(Fe2+,Mg,Ti,Cr)6O7
NiNickel
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ Cuproiridsite(Cu,Fe)Ir2S4
Cuⓘ Cuprorhodsite(Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh23+S4
Cuⓘ HongshiitePtCu
Cuⓘ TulameenitePt2CuFe
Cuⓘ NielsenitePdCu3
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Asⓘ MertieitePd8Sb2.5As0.5
Asⓘ SperrylitePtAs2
SeSelenium
Seⓘ SkippeniteBi2TeSe2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
RuRuthenium
Ruⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Ruⓘ LauriteRuS2
Ruⓘ Native Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
RhRhodium
Rhⓘ BowieiteRh2S3
Rhⓘ Cuprorhodsite(Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh23+S4
Rhⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Rhⓘ MiassiteRh17S15
Rhⓘ PrassoiteRh17S15
PdPalladium
Pdⓘ BraggitePdPt3S4
Pdⓘ KeithconnitePd20Te7
Pdⓘ KotulskitePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)
Pdⓘ MerenskyitePdTe2
Pdⓘ MertieitePd8Sb2.5As0.5
Pdⓘ SopcheiteAg4Pd3Te4
Pdⓘ Telargpalite(Pd,Ag)3(Te,Bi)
Pdⓘ VysotskitePdS
Pdⓘ NielsenitePdCu3
AgSilver
Agⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agⓘ EmpressiteAgTe
Agⓘ KrenneriteAu3AgTe8
Agⓘ MuthmanniteAuAgTe2
Agⓘ PetrovskaiteAuAgS
Agⓘ SopcheiteAg4Pd3Te4
Agⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
Agⓘ Telargpalite(Pd,Ag)3(Te,Bi)
Agⓘ VolynskiteAgBiTe2
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ MertieitePd8Sb2.5As0.5
TeTellurium
Teⓘ EmpressiteAgTe
Teⓘ KeithconnitePd20Te7
Teⓘ KotulskitePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)
Teⓘ KrenneriteAu3AgTe8
Teⓘ MerenskyitePdTe2
Teⓘ MuthmanniteAuAgTe2
Teⓘ SkippeniteBi2TeSe2
Teⓘ SopcheiteAg4Pd3Te4
Teⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
Teⓘ Telargpalite(Pd,Ag)3(Te,Bi)
Teⓘ VolynskiteAgBiTe2
OsOsmium
Osⓘ ErlichmaniteOsS2
Osⓘ Native Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
IrIridium
Irⓘ Cuproiridsite(Cu,Fe)Ir2S4
Irⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Irⓘ Native Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ BraggitePdPt3S4
Ptⓘ CooperitePtS
Ptⓘ HongshiitePtCu
Ptⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Ptⓘ IsoferroplatinumPt3Fe
Ptⓘ Native PlatinumPt
Ptⓘ SperrylitePtAs2
Ptⓘ TulameenitePt2CuFe
AuGold
Auⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
Auⓘ KrenneriteAu3AgTe8
Auⓘ MuthmanniteAuAgTe2
Auⓘ PetrovskaiteAuAgS
Auⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Biⓘ KotulskitePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)
Biⓘ SkippeniteBi2TeSe2
Biⓘ Telargpalite(Pd,Ag)3(Te,Bi)
Biⓘ VolynskiteAgBiTe2

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