Abandoned mine in a carbonate-hosted epithermal disseminated gold deposit (24.5 t at 3.7 g/t Au), which is hosted in hydrothermally leached Miocene reefal limestone in the Takab geothermal field (part of the Cenozoic Urumieh–Dokhtar volcanic arc of NW Iran).
The deposit shows many similarities with Carlin-type ore deposits.

Reefal limestone Carlin-type Miocene.
24.5 t @ 3.7 g/t Au

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Gold

Mineral List

39 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

ⓘ 'Jasper'

ⓘ Limestone

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Altaite

Formula: PbTe

References:

Daliran, Farahnaz (2008) The carbonate rock-hosted epithermal gold deposit of Agdarreh, Takab geothermal field, NW Iran—hydrothermal alteration and mineralisation. Mineralium Deposita, 43 (4) 383-404 doi:10.1007/s00126-007-0167-x

ⓘ Alunite

Formula: KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆

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ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

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ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

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ⓘ Bayerite

Formula: Al(OH)₃

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ⓘ 'Beudantite Group'

Formula: AM₃(XO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆

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ⓘ Boulangerite

Formula: Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁

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ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

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ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite

Formula: (Ca,Mn)CO₃

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ⓘ Cinnabar

Formula: HgS

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ⓘ Corderoite ?

Formula: Hg²⁺₃S₂Cl₂

Description: Suspicious bromine and chlorine contents of some mercury sulphide grains suggest the presence of corderoite.

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ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

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ⓘ Fluorapatite

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃F

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ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

References:

Samiee, Somayeh, Karimpour, Mohammad Hassan, Ziraniizadeh, Sedigheh (2022) Gold metallogeny in the east of Iran. Periodico di Mineralogia, 91 (3). 225-255 doi:10.13133/2239-1002/17724

ⓘ Geocronite

Formula: Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃

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ⓘ Getchellite

Formula: AsSbS₃

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ⓘ Gibbsite

Formula: Al(OH)₃

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ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

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ⓘ Hyršlite

Formula: Pb₈As₁₀Sb₆S₃₂

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ⓘ Jarosite

Formula: KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆

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ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

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ⓘ 'Limonite'

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ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'

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ⓘ Mansfieldite

Formula: AlAsO₄ · 2H₂O

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ⓘ Melanterite

Formula: Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O

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ⓘ Mimetite

Formula: Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl

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ⓘ 'Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series'

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ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

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ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite

Formula: K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂

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ⓘ Native Bismuth

Formula: Bi

References:

Samiee, Somayeh, Karimpour, Mohammad Hassan, Ziraniizadeh, Sedigheh (2022) Gold metallogeny in the east of Iran. Periodico di Mineralogia, 91 (3). 225-255 doi:10.13133/2239-1002/17724

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

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ⓘ Orpiment

Formula: As₂S₃

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ⓘ 'Plumbogummite Group'

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ⓘ Polhemusite

Formula: (Zn,Hg)S

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ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Samiee, Somayeh, Karimpour, Mohammad Hassan, Ziraniizadeh, Sedigheh (2022) Gold metallogeny in the east of Iran. Periodico di Mineralogia, 91 (3). 225-255 doi:10.13133/2239-1002/17724

ⓘ Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite

Formula: Fe(S,As)₂

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ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

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ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

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ⓘ Scorodite

Formula: Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O

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ⓘ Semseyite

Formula: Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁

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ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

References:

Samiee, Somayeh, Karimpour, Mohammad Hassan, Ziraniizadeh, Sedigheh (2022) Gold metallogeny in the east of Iran. Periodico di Mineralogia, 91 (3). 225-255 doi:10.13133/2239-1002/17724

ⓘ Stibnite

Formula: Sb₂S₃

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ⓘ Strengite

Formula: FePO₄ · 2H₂O

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ⓘ Strontianite

Formula: SrCO₃

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ⓘ Turquoise

Formula: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈ · 4H₂O

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ⓘ Twinnite

Formula: Pb_0.8Tl_0.1Sb_1.3As_0.8S₄

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ⓘ 'UM2008-42-S:AsPbSb'

Formula: Pb(As,Sb)₂S₄

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ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

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Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
ⓘ	Native Bismuth	1.CA.05	Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Polhemusite	2.CB.05c	(Zn,Hg)S
ⓘ	Altaite	2.CD.10	PbTe
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Cinnabar	2.CD.15a	HgS
ⓘ	Stibnite	2.DB.05	Sb₂S₃
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite	2.EB.05a	Fe(S,As)₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
ⓘ	Orpiment	2.FA.30	As₂S₃
ⓘ	Getchellite	2.FA.35	AsSbS₃
ⓘ	Corderoite ?	2.FC.15a	Hg²⁺₃S₂Cl₂
ⓘ	Twinnite	2.HC.05a	Pb_0.8Tl_0.1Sb_1.3As_0.8S₄
ⓘ	Hyršlite	2.HC.05a	Pb₈As₁₀Sb₆S₃₂
ⓘ	Semseyite	2.HC.10d	Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁
ⓘ	Boulangerite	2.HC.15	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
ⓘ	Geocronite	2.JB.30a	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	Bayerite	4.FE.10	Al(OH)₃
ⓘ	Gibbsite	4.FE.10	Al(OH)₃
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	var. Manganese-bearing Calcite	5.AB.05	(Ca,Mn)CO₃
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Strontianite	5.AB.15	SrCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
ⓘ	Alunite	7.BC.10	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Jarosite	7.BC.10	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Melanterite	7.CB.35	Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Fluorapatite	8.BN.05	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
ⓘ	Mimetite	8.BN.05	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
ⓘ	Mansfieldite	8.CD.10	AlAsO₄ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Scorodite	8.CD.10	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Strengite	8.CD.10	FePO₄ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Turquoise	8.DD.15	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈ · 4H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Zircon	9.AD.30	Zr(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Muscovite var. Illite	9.EC.15	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
ⓘ		9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Kaolinite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Manganese Oxides'	-
ⓘ	'Plumbogummite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Beudantite Group'	-	AM₃(XO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
ⓘ	'Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series'	-
ⓘ	'UM2008-42-S:AsPbSb'	-	Pb(As,Sb)₂S₄

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Bayerite	Al(OH)₃
H	ⓘ Gibbsite	Al(OH)₃
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
H	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Mansfieldite	AlAsO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Melanterite	Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Scorodite	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Strengite	FePO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈ · 4H₂O
H	ⓘ Beudantite Group	AM₃(XO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite	(Ca,Mn)CO₃
C	ⓘ Strontianite	SrCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Bayerite	Al(OH)₃
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
O	ⓘ Gibbsite	Al(OH)₃
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
O	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite	(Ca,Mn)CO₃
O	ⓘ Mansfieldite	AlAsO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Melanterite	Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
O	ⓘ Mimetite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Scorodite	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Strengite	FePO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Strontianite	SrCO₃
O	ⓘ Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈ · 4H₂O
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Beudantite Group	AM₃(XO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Al	ⓘ Bayerite	Al(OH)₃
Al	ⓘ Gibbsite	Al(OH)₃
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Mansfieldite	AlAsO₄ · 2H₂O
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈ · 4H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
P	ⓘ Strengite	FePO₄ · 2H₂O
P	ⓘ Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈ · 4H₂O
P	ⓘ Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
S	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
S	ⓘ Corderoite	Hg₃²⁺S₂Cl₂
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃
S	ⓘ Getchellite	AsSbS₃
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Melanterite	Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
S	ⓘ Orpiment	As₂S₃
S	ⓘ Polhemusite	(Zn,Hg)S
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Semseyite	Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
S	ⓘ Twinnite	Pb_0.8Tl_0.1Sb_1.3As_0.8S₄
S	ⓘ Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite	Fe(S,As)₂
S	ⓘ Beudantite Group	AM₃(XO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Hyršlite	Pb₈As₁₀Sb₆S₃₂
S	ⓘ UM2008-42-S:AsPbSb	Pb(As,Sb)₂S₄
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Corderoite	Hg₃²⁺S₂Cl₂
Cl	ⓘ Mimetite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
Cl	ⓘ Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
K	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite	(Ca,Mn)CO₃
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite	(Ca,Mn)CO₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Fe	ⓘ Melanterite	Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Scorodite	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Strengite	FePO₄ · 2H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite	Fe(S,As)₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈ · 4H₂O
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Polhemusite	(Zn,Hg)S
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
As	ⓘ Getchellite	AsSbS₃
As	ⓘ Mansfieldite	AlAsO₄ · 2H₂O
As	ⓘ Mimetite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
As	ⓘ Orpiment	As₂S₃
As	ⓘ Scorodite	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
As	ⓘ Twinnite	Pb_0.8Tl_0.1Sb_1.3As_0.8S₄
As	ⓘ Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite	Fe(S,As)₂
As	ⓘ Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series
As	ⓘ Hyršlite	Pb₈As₁₀Sb₆S₃₂
As	ⓘ UM2008-42-S:AsPbSb	Pb(As,Sb)₂S₄
Sr	Strontium
Sr	ⓘ Strontianite	SrCO₃
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
Sb	ⓘ Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃
Sb	ⓘ Getchellite	AsSbS₃
Sb	ⓘ Semseyite	Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁
Sb	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
Sb	ⓘ Twinnite	Pb_0.8Tl_0.1Sb_1.3As_0.8S₄
Sb	ⓘ Hyršlite	Pb₈As₁₀Sb₆S₃₂
Sb	ⓘ UM2008-42-S:AsPbSb	Pb(As,Sb)₂S₄
Te	Tellurium
Te	ⓘ Altaite	PbTe
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Hg	Mercury
Hg	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
Hg	ⓘ Corderoite	Hg₃²⁺S₂Cl₂
Hg	ⓘ Polhemusite	(Zn,Hg)S
Tl	Thallium
Tl	ⓘ Twinnite	Pb_0.8Tl_0.1Sb_1.3As_0.8S₄
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Altaite	PbTe
Pb	ⓘ Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃
Pb	ⓘ Mimetite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
Pb	ⓘ Semseyite	Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁
Pb	ⓘ Twinnite	Pb_0.8Tl_0.1Sb_1.3As_0.8S₄
Pb	ⓘ Mimetite-Pyromorphite Series
Pb	ⓘ Hyršlite	Pb₈As₁₀Sb₆S₃₂
Pb	ⓘ UM2008-42-S:AsPbSb	Pb(As,Sb)₂S₄
Bi	Bismuth
Bi	ⓘ Native Bismuth	Bi

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References

Mehrabi, B., Yardley, B. W. D., Cann, J. R. (1999) Sediment-hosted disseminated gold mineralisation at Zarshuran, NW Iran. Mineralium Deposita, 34 (7) 673-696 doi:10.1007/s001260050227

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