Roccati, Alessandro (1907) Nell'Uganda e nella catena del Ruwenzori. Relazione preliminare sulle osservazioni geologiche fatte durante la spedizione di S.A.R. il Duca degli Abruzzi nell'anno 1906. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 26, 2, 127-158.

ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar'

Locality: Ndale area, Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Hogarth, D.D. & Horne, J.E.T. (1989) Non-metamict uranoan pyrochlore and uranpyrochlore from tuff near Ndale area, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine: 53: 257-62

ⓘ Almandine

Formula: Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

Locality: Ndale area, Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Hogarth, D.D. & Horne, J.E.T. (1989) Non-metamict uranoan pyrochlore and uranpyrochlore from tuff near Ndale area, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine: 53: 257-62

ⓘ 'Aloisiite'

Formula: Na₂(Ca,Fe,Mg)₅Si₂O₁₀ · 2H₂O

Locality: Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Clark, A. M. (1993) Hey's Mineral Index - Mineral Species, Varieties and Synonyms (3rd ed.). Natural History Museum.

ⓘ Amblygonite

Formula: LiAl(PO₄)F

Locality: Nyanga pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda

References:

von Knorring, Oleg, Sahama, Th. G., Siivola, Jaakko (1979) Zincian staurolite from Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (327) 446 doi:10.1180/minmag.1979.043.327.24

ⓘ 'Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series'

Localities:

Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda
Nyanga pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda
Kazumu pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda
Sheshe pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

Formula: AB₂C₅(T₈O₂₂)W₂

Localities:

Mount Luigi di Savoia, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Mount Speke, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Mount Gessi, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Anatase

Formula: TiO₂

Locality: Ndale area, Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Hogarth, D.D. & Horne, J.E.T. (1989) Non-metamict uranoan pyrochlore and uranpyrochlore from tuff near Ndale area, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine: 53: 257-62

ⓘ Anorthite

Formula: Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)

Localities:

Mount Baker, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Margherita Peak, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite

Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]

Localities:

Mount Baker, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Margherita Peak, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Anthoinite

Formula: AlWO₃(OH)₃

Localities:

Mpororo W Deposit, Kisoro, Western Region, Uganda
Bjordal Mine (Nyamuliro Mine), Kabale, Western Region, Uganda
Nyamulilo Mine, Kabale, Western Region, Uganda
Kirwa Mine, Kisoro, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃A

Localities:

Kigezi District, Western Region, Uganda
Murumuli crater, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Nyanga pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda
Ndale area, Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Aphthitalite

Formula: K₃Na(SO₄)₂

Locality: Katwe Crater Lake, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65.

ⓘ Arcanite

Formula: K₂SO₄

Locality: Katwe Crater Lake, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65.

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

Locality: Nyanga pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda

References:

von Knorring, Oleg, Sahama, Th. G., Siivola, Jaakko (1979) Zincian staurolite from Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (327) 446 doi:10.1180/minmag.1979.043.327.24

ⓘ Azurite

Formula: Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂

Locality: Kilembe Mine, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Owor, M., Hartwig, T., Muwanga, A., Zachmann, D., & Pohl, W. (2007). Impact of tailings from the Kilembe copper mining district on Lake George, Uganda. Environmental Geology, 51(6), 1065-1075.

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

Locality: Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Barker, Daniel S., Nixon, Peter H. (1989) High-Ca, low-alkali carbonatite volcanism at Fort Portal, Uganda. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 103 (2) 166-177 doi:10.1007/bf00378502

ⓘ Bertrandite

Formula: Be₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂

Locality: Nyanga pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland, Vol. 83, 2011, pp 57–70

ⓘ Beryl

Formula: Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

Localities:

Bulema Mine, Kanungu, Western Region, Uganda
Mungenyi pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ 'Biotite'

Formula: K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂

Localities:

Mount Speke, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Ndale area, Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Bityite

Formula: CaLiAl₂(AlBeSi₂O₁₀)(OH)₂

Locality: Namherere Mine, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Mineralogical Society of America - Handbook of Mineralogy

ⓘ Burkeite

Formula: Na₆(CO₃)(SO₄)₂

Locality: Katwe Crater Lake, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Mineralogical Recoed 8:396

Nielsen, Joan M. (1999) East African magadi (trona): fluoride concentration and mineralogical composition. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 29 (2) 423-428 doi:10.1016/s0899-5362(99)00107-4

Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65.

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Localities:

Mount Baker, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Kilembe Mine, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda
Murumuli crater, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Ndale area, Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

Localities:

Mount Baker, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Kilembe Mine, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Elena Glacier, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Mount Luigi di Savoia, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

Locality: Mount Baker, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

ⓘ Chloritoid

Formula: Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂

Locality: Nyanga pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda

References:

von Knorring, Oleg, Sahama, Th. G., Siivola, Jaakko (1979) Zincian staurolite from Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (327) 446 doi:10.1180/minmag.1979.043.327.24

ⓘ Chrysocolla

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

Locality: Kilembe Mine, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Owor, M., Hartwig, T., Muwanga, A., Zachmann, D., & Pohl, W. (2007). Impact of tailings from the Kilembe copper mining district on Lake George, Uganda. Environmental Geology, 51(6), 1065-1075.

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

Locality: Murumuli crater, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Stoppa, F., Woolley, A. R., Lloyd, F. E., Eby, N. (2000) Carbonatite lapilli-bearing tuff and a dolomite carbonatite bomb from Murumuli crater, Katwe volcanic field, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine, 64 (4) 641-650 doi:10.1180/002646100549661

ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'

Localities:

Nyanga Number 2 pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda
Nyanga pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda
Kigezi District, Western Region, Uganda
Bulema Mine, Kanungu, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Columbite-(Mn)

Formula: Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆

Localities:

Rwemeriro, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda
Byasha, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Corundum

Formula: Al₂O₃

Locality: Nyanga pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda

References:

von Knorring, Oleg, Sahama, Th. G., Siivola, Jaakko (1979) Zincian staurolite from Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (327) 446 doi:10.1180/minmag.1979.043.327.24

ⓘ Crandallite

Formula: CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆

Locality: Nyanga pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda

References:

von Knorring, Oleg, Sahama, Th. G., Siivola, Jaakko (1979) Zincian staurolite from Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (327) 446 doi:10.1180/minmag.1979.043.327.24

ⓘ Cuprite

Formula: Cu₂O

Locality: Kilembe Mine, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Owor, M., Hartwig, T., Muwanga, A., Zachmann, D., & Pohl, W. (2007). Impact of tailings from the Kilembe copper mining district on Lake George, Uganda. Environmental Geology, 51(6), 1065-1075.

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

Locality: Ndale area, Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Hogarth, D.D. & Horne, J.E.T. (1989) Non-metamict uranoan pyrochlore and uranpyrochlore from tuff near Ndale area, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine: 53: 257-62

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

Locality: Murumuli crater, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

ⓘ Eosphorite

Formula: Mn²⁺Al(PO₄)(OH)₂ · H₂O

Locality: Nyanga pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda

References:

von Knorring, Oleg, Sahama, Th. G., Siivola, Jaakko (1979) Zincian staurolite from Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (327) 446 doi:10.1180/minmag.1979.043.327.24

ⓘ Epidote

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

Localities:

Mount Baker, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Elena Glacier, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Mount Luigi di Savoia, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Ndale area, Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda
Kilembe Mine, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Localities:

Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda
Ndale area, Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

Locality: Nyanga Number 2 pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda

References:

v. Knorring, O., Sahama, Th.G., Lehtinen, M. (1969) Ferroan wodginite from Ankole, south-west Uganda. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland, 41. 65-69 doi:10.17741/bgsf/41.005

ⓘ Ferberite

Formula: FeWO₄

Localities:

Bjordal Mine (Nyamuliro Mine), Kabale, Western Region, Uganda
Mpororo W Deposit, Kisoro, Western Region, Uganda
Nyamulilo Mine, Kabale, Western Region, Uganda
Kirwa Mine, Kisoro, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Ferrowodginite

Formula: Fe²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈

Locality: Nyanga Number 2 pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Excalibur Mineral Company specimen

ⓘ Fluorapatite

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃F

Locality: Bulema Mine, Kanungu, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Gallagher, M. J. (1967) Phosphates and other minerals in pegmatites of Rhodesia and Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 36 (277) 50-59 doi:10.1180/minmag.1967.036.277.07

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Locality: Mount Baker, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

Localities:

Mount Baker, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Elena Glacier, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Mount Luigi di Savoia, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Gehlenite

Formula: Ca₂Al[AlSiO₇]

Locality: Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Barker, Daniel S., Nixon, Peter H. (1989) High-Ca, low-alkali carbonatite volcanism at Fort Portal, Uganda. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 103 (2) 166-177 doi:10.1007/bf00378502

ⓘ Goyazite

Formula: SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆

Locality: Nyanga pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda

References:

von Knorring, Oleg, Sahama, Th. G., Siivola, Jaakko (1979) Zincian staurolite from Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (327) 446 doi:10.1180/minmag.1979.043.327.24

ⓘ Grayite

Formula: (Th,Pb,Ca)(PO₄) · H₂O

Locality: Mungenyi pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda

References:

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

Locality: Katwe Crater Lake, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65.

ⓘ Halite

Formula: NaCl

Locality: Katwe Crater Lake, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Mineralogical Recoed 8:396

Nielsen, Joan M. (1999) East African magadi (trona): fluoride concentration and mineralogical composition. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 29 (2) 423-428 doi:10.1016/s0899-5362(99)00107-4

Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65.

ⓘ Hanksite

Formula: Na₂₂K(SO₄)₉(CO₃)₂Cl

Locality: Katwe Crater Lake, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65.

ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'

Formula: ◻Ca₂(C²⁺₄C³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)W₂

Localities:

Mount Baker, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Elena Glacier, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite

Formula: ◻₂W₂O₆(H₂O)

Localities:

ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Alumotungstite

Formula: ◻₂W₂O₆(H₂O)

Localities:

Nyamulilo Mine, Kabale, Western Region, Uganda
Kirwa Mine, Kisoro, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Ferritungstite

Formula: ◻₂(W,Fe³⁺)₂(O,OH)₆(H₂O)

Localities:

Bjordal Mine (Nyamuliro Mine), Kabale, Western Region, Uganda
Nyamulilo Mine, Kabale, Western Region, Uganda
Mpororo W Deposit, Kisoro, Western Region, Uganda
Kirwa Mine, Kisoro, Western Region, Uganda

Description: Yellowish masses infilling large cavities in cellular blackish Ferberite/Quartz matrix

ⓘ Hydroxylapatite

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)

Locality: Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Barker, Daniel S., Nixon, Peter H. (1989) High-Ca, low-alkali carbonatite volcanism at Fort Portal, Uganda. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 103 (2) 166-177 doi:10.1007/bf00378502

ⓘ 'Hypersthene'

Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO₃

Localities:

Mount Baker, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Ndale area, Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

Localities:

Mount Baker, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Elena Glacier, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Ndale area, Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Jennite

Formula: Ca₉(Si₃O₉)₂(OH)₈ · 8H₂O

Locality: Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

Description: Occurs in vesicles in lava and rare dike rocks.

References:

Barker, Daniel S., Nixon, Peter H. (1989) High-Ca, low-alkali carbonatite volcanism at Fort Portal, Uganda. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 103 (2) 166-177 doi:10.1007/bf00378502

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Localities:

Kilembe Mine, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Nyanga Number 2 pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

Localities:

Mount Baker, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Mount Luigi di Savoia, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Kieserite

Formula: MgSO₄ · H₂O

Locality: Katwe Crater Lake, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65.

ⓘ Kyanite

Formula: Al₂(SiO₄)O

Locality: Mount Baker, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Locality: Mpororo W Deposit, Kisoro, Western Region, Uganda

References:

v. Knorring, O., Sahama, Th.G., Lehtinen, M. (1972) Mpororoite, a new secondary tungsten mineral from Uganda. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland, 44 (2). 107-110 doi:10.17741/bgsf/44.2.002

ⓘ Linnaeite

Formula: Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄

Locality: Kilembe Mine, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Cox, Dennis P., Lindsey, David A., Singer, Donald A., Diggles, Michael F. (2003) Sediment-Hosted Copper Deposits of the World: Deposit Models and Database. Open-File Report 2003-107. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr2003107

Owor, M., Hartwig, T., Muwanga, A., Zachmann, D., & Pohl, W. (2007). Impact of tailings from the Kilembe copper mining district on Lake George, Uganda. Environmental Geology, 51(6), 1065-1075.

ⓘ Lithiophorite

Formula: (Al,Li)MnO₂(OH)₂

Localities:

Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda
Kazumu pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Magnesite

Formula: MgCO₃

Locality: Katwe Crater Lake, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65.

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Localities:

Kilembe Mine, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Ndale area, Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda
Murumuli crater, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄

Localities:

Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda
Murumuli crater, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Localities:

Kilembe Mine, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Elena Glacier, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: Kilembe Mine, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

ⓘ 'Melilite Group'

Formula: Ca₂M(XSiO₇)

Localities:

Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda
Murumuli crater, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Meta-ankoleite (TL)

Formula: K₂(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂ · 6H₂O

Type Locality:

References:

Gallagher, M.J., Atkin, D. (1966) Meta-ankoleïte, hydrated potassium uranyl phosphate. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Great Britain: 25: 49-54.

Fleischer, Michael (1967) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 52 (3-4) 559-564

ⓘ 'Mica Group'

Locality: Mount Baker, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

ⓘ Microcline

Formula: K(AlSi₃O₈)

Locality: Mount Luigi di Savoia, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

ⓘ 'Microlite Group'

Formula: A_2-mTa₂X_6-wZ_1-n

Locality: Bulema Mine, Kanungu, Western Region, Uganda

References:

ⓘ Molybdenite

Formula: MoS₂

Locality: Kilembe Mine, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Owor, M., Hartwig, T., Muwanga, A., Zachmann, D., & Pohl, W. (2007). Impact of tailings from the Kilembe copper mining district on Lake George, Uganda. Environmental Geology, 51(6), 1065-1075.

ⓘ 'Monazite Group'

Formula: REE(PO₄)

Locality: Ndale area, Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Hogarth, D.D. & Horne, J.E.T. (1989) Non-metamict uranoan pyrochlore and uranpyrochlore from tuff near Ndale area, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine: 53: 257-62

ⓘ Monticellite

Formula: CaMg(SiO₄)

Locality: Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Barker, Daniel S., Nixon, Peter H. (1989) High-Ca, low-alkali carbonatite volcanism at Fort Portal, Uganda. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 103 (2) 166-177 doi:10.1007/bf00378502

ⓘ Mpororoite (TL)

Formula: WAlO₃(OH)₃ · 2(H₂O)

Type Locality:

References:

Amer. Mineral. 58:1112 (1973)

Matsubara, Satoshi, Kato, Akira, Nagashima, Kozo (1984) Mpororoite and anthoinite from the Kara mine, Tasmania. Mineralogical Magazine, 48 (348) 397-400 doi:10.1180/minmag.1984.048.348.10

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Localities:

Nyanga pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda
Mungenyi pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda
Kilembe Mine, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite

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

Locality: Kilembe Mine, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

Locality: Kilembe Mine, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

ⓘ Natron

Formula: Na₂CO₃ · 10H₂O

Locality: Katwe Crater Lake, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65.

ⓘ 'Natropyrochlore'

Locality: Locality 2, Ndale area, Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Hogarth, D.D. & Horne, J.E.T. (1989) Non-metamict uranoan pyrochlore and uranpyrochlore from tuff near Ndale area, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine: 53: 257-62

Atencio, D., Andrade, M. B., Christy, A. G., Giere, R., Kartashov, P. M. (2010) The pyrochlore supergroup of minerals: nomenclature. The Canadian Mineralogist, 48 (3) 673-698 doi:10.3749/canmin.48.3.673

ⓘ Nitratine

Formula: NaNO₃

Locality: Katwe Crater Lake, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65.

✪ Northupite

Formula: Na₃Mg(CO₃)₂Cl

Locality: Katwe Crater Lake, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

Habit: octahedral

Colour: gray/brown

Description: 1,5 cm large

References:

P Bongaerts collection

Mineralogical Recoed 8:396

King, Vandall T., Robinson, George W. (1993) What's New in Minerals? - Annual World Summary of Mineral Discoveries, April 1992 through April 1993. The Mineralogical Record, 24 (5) 381-394

Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65.

ⓘ 'Oxynatropyrochlore'

Formula: (Na,Ca,U)₂Nb₂O₆(O,OH)

Locality: Locality 2, Ndale area, Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

Description: Atencioet al. (2010) comments that the analysis nr 3 in Hogarth & Horne (1989) of a urnapyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) is oxynatropyrochlore.

References:

Hogarth, D.D. & Horne, J.E.T. (1989) Non-metamict uranoan pyrochlore and uranpyrochlore from tuff near Ndale area, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine: 53: 257-62

ⓘ Pentlandite

Formula: (Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈

Locality: Kilembe Mine, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Owor, M., Hartwig, T., Muwanga, A., Zachmann, D., & Pohl, W. (2007). Impact of tailings from the Kilembe copper mining district on Lake George, Uganda. Environmental Geology, 51(6), 1065-1075.

ⓘ Periclase

Formula: MgO

Locality: Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Barker, Daniel S., Nixon, Peter H. (1989) High-Ca, low-alkali carbonatite volcanism at Fort Portal, Uganda. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 103 (2) 166-177 doi:10.1007/bf00378502

ⓘ Perovskite

Formula: CaTiO₃

Localities:

Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda
Murumuli crater, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Phlogopite

Formula: KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Locality: Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Barker, Daniel S., Nixon, Peter H. (1989) High-Ca, low-alkali carbonatite volcanism at Fort Portal, Uganda. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 103 (2) 166-177 doi:10.1007/bf00378502

Bailey, Ken, Lloyd, Felicity, Kearns, Stuart, Stoppa, Francesco, Eby, Nelson, Woolley, Alan (2005) Melilitite at Fort Portal, Uganda: Another dimension to the carbonate volcanism. Lithos, 85 (1) 15-25 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2005.03.019

ⓘ Phosphuranylite

Formula: KCa(H₃O)₃(UO₂)₇(PO₄)₄O₄ · 8H₂O

Locality: Mungenyi pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda

References:

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

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

ⓘ Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite

Formula: (Fe,Co)S₂

Locality: Kilembe Mine, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Owor, M., Hartwig, T., Muwanga, A., Zachmann, D., & Pohl, W. (2007). Impact of tailings from the Kilembe copper mining district on Lake George, Uganda. Environmental Geology, 51(6), 1065-1075.

ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'

Formula: (Ca,U,Ce)₂(Nb,Ti,Ta)₂O₆(OH,F)

Locality: Ndale area, Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Hogarth, D.D. & Horne, J.E.T. (1989) Non-metamict uranoan pyrochlore and uranpyrochlore from tuff near Ndale area, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine: 53: 257-62

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

Locality: Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Barker, Daniel S., Nixon, Peter H. (1989) High-Ca, low-alkali carbonatite volcanism at Fort Portal, Uganda. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 103 (2) 166-177 doi:10.1007/bf00378502

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

Localities:

Kilembe Mine, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.

ⓘ Reinhardbraunsite

Formula: Ca₅(SiO₄)₂(OH,F)₂

Locality: Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Barker, Daniel S., Nixon, Peter H. (1989) High-Ca, low-alkali carbonatite volcanism at Fort Portal, Uganda. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 103 (2) 166-177 doi:10.1007/bf00378502

ⓘ Samarskite-(Y)

Formula: YFe³⁺Nb₂O₈

Locality: Kigezi District, Western Region, Uganda

References:

ⓘ Sanidine

Formula: K(AlSi₃O₈)

Locality: Murumuli crater, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

ⓘ Scheelite

Formula: Ca(WO₄)

Locality: Mpororo W Deposit, Kisoro, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Amer. Mineral. 58:1112 (1973)

ⓘ Siegenite

Formula: CoNi₂S₄

Locality: Kilembe Mine, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

Description: Ferroan

References:

Riley, John F. (1980) Ferroan carrollites, cobaltian violarites, and other members of the linnaeite group: (Co,Ni,Fe,Cu)₃S₄. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (330). 733-739 doi:10.1180/minmag.1980.043.330.06

Anthony, John Williams, Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts. Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson, Arizona.

Owor, M., Hartwig, T., Muwanga, A., Zachmann, D., & Pohl, W. (2007). Impact of tailings from the Kilembe copper mining district on Lake George, Uganda. Environmental Geology, 51(6), 1065-1075.

ⓘ Sillimanite

Formula: Al₂(SiO₄)O

Locality: Mount Baker, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Locality: Kilembe Mine, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Owor, M., Hartwig, T., Muwanga, A., Zachmann, D., & Pohl, W. (2007). Impact of tailings from the Kilembe copper mining district on Lake George, Uganda. Environmental Geology, 51(6), 1065-1075.

ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl₂O₄

Locality: Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

Description: Rims magnetite.

References:

Barker, Daniel S., Nixon, Peter H. (1989) High-Ca, low-alkali carbonatite volcanism at Fort Portal, Uganda. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 103 (2) 166-177 doi:10.1007/bf00378502

ⓘ Spurrite

Formula: Ca₅(SiO₄)₂(CO₃)

Locality: Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Barker, Daniel S., Nixon, Peter H. (1989) High-Ca, low-alkali carbonatite volcanism at Fort Portal, Uganda. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 103 (2) 166-177 doi:10.1007/bf00378502

ⓘ Staurolite

Formula: Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)

Locality: Nyanga pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda

References:

von Knorring, Oleg, Sahama, Th. G., Siivola, Jaakko (1979) Zincian staurolite from Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (327) 446 doi:10.1180/minmag.1979.043.327.24

ⓘ Sylvite

Formula: KCl

Locality: Katwe Crater Lake, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65.

ⓘ 'Tantalite'

Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆

Localities:

Mbarara, Western Region, Uganda
Kayonza, Kanungu, Western Region, Uganda
Nyanga pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda
Kakanena, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda
Bugonji, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn)

Formula: Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆

Locality: Mbarara, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ 'Tapiolite'

Formula: (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆

Localities:

Nyanga Number 2 pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda
Nyanga pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Group'

Formula: ^M2(A₆)^M1(B₄ C₂)^X3(D₄)^S1(Y₁₂)^S2(Z)

Locality: Elena Glacier, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Thaumasite

Formula: Ca₃(SO₄)[Si(OH)₆](CO₃) · 12H₂O

Locality: Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

Description: Occurs in vesicles in lava and rare dike rocks.

References:

Barker, Daniel S., Nixon, Peter H. (1989) High-Ca, low-alkali carbonatite volcanism at Fort Portal, Uganda. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 103 (2) 166-177 doi:10.1007/bf00378502

ⓘ Thénardite

Formula: Na₂SO₄

Locality: Katwe Crater Lake, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65.

ⓘ Thermonatrite

Formula: Na₂CO₃ · H₂O

Locality: Katwe Crater Lake, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65.

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTiO(SiO₄)

Localities:

Mount Luigi di Savoia, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Ndale area, Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Topaz

Formula: Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂

Locality: Bulema Mine, Kanungu, Western Region, Uganda

References:

ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

Formula: AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

Localities:

Mount Baker, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda
Mount Luigi di Savoia, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Trona

Formula: Na₃H(CO₃)₂ · 2H₂O

Locality: Katwe Crater Lake, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Mineralogical Recoed 8:396

Nielsen, Joan M. (1999) East African magadi (trona): fluoride concentration and mineralogical composition. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 29 (2) 423-428 doi:10.1016/s0899-5362(99)00107-4

Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65.

ⓘ Tychite

Formula: Na₆Mg₂(CO₃)₄(SO₄)

Locality: Katwe Crater Lake, Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field), Kasese, Western Region, Uganda

References:

Collection of NHM, Vienna

Mineralogical Recoed 8:396

Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65.

ⓘ Wavellite

Formula: Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃ · 5H₂O

Locality: Nyanga pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda

References:

von Knorring, Oleg, Sahama, Th. G., Siivola, Jaakko (1979) Zincian staurolite from Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (327) 446 doi:10.1180/minmag.1979.043.327.24

ⓘ Wodginite

Formula: Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈

Localities:

Nyanga Number 2 pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda
Nyanga pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Wodginite var. Iron-bearing Wodginite

Formula: Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈

Locality: Nyanga Number 2 pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda

Description: According to Erit et al. (1992) the sample studied by Von Knorring (1969) is not ferrowodginite but a ferroan variety of wodginite.

References:

v. Knorring, O., Sahama, Th.G., Lehtinen, M. (1969) Ferroan wodginite from Ankole, south-west Uganda. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland, 41. 65-69 doi:10.17741/bgsf/41.005

Ercit, T. Scott, Černý, Petr, Hawthorne, Frank C. (1992) The wodginite group. III. Classification and new species. The Canadian Mineralogist, 30 (3) 633-638

ⓘ Yttrotungstite-(Ce) (TL)

Formula: CeW₂O₇(OH) · H₂O

Localities:

Kirwa Mine, Kisoro, Western Region, Uganda
Mpororo W Deposit, Kisoro, Western Region, Uganda
Nyamulilo Mine, Kabale, Western Region, Uganda

Type Locality: Kirwa Mine, Kisoro, Western Region, Uganda

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

Localities:

Ndale area, Fort Portal, Kabarole, Western Region, Uganda
Mungenyi pegmatite, Ankole pegmatite field, Ntungamo, Western Region, Uganda

Gallery:

◻₂W₂O₆(H₂O)ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite

Hydrokenoelsmoreite

Nyamulilo Mine, Kabale, Western Region, Uganda

Hydrokenoelsmoreite

Nyamulilo Mine, Kabale, Western Region, Uganda

Hydrokenoelsmoreite

Nyamulilo Mine, Kabale, Western Region, Uganda

(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆ⓘ 'Tantalite'

Tantalite

Mbarara, Western Region, Uganda

Tantalite

Mbarara, Western Region, Uganda

Tantalite

Mbarara, Western Region, Uganda

CeW₂O₇(OH) · H₂Oⓘ Yttrotungstite-(Ce) (TL)

Yttrotungstite-(Ce)

Nyamulilo Mine, Kabale, Western Region, Uganda

Yttrotungstite-(Ce)

Nyamulilo Mine, Kabale, Western Region, Uganda

Yttrotungstite-(Ce)

Nyamulilo Mine, Kabale, Western Region, Uganda

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pentlandite	2.BB.15	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Linnaeite	2.DA.05	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄
ⓘ	Siegenite	2.DA.05	CoNi₂S₄
ⓘ	Molybdenite	2.EA.30	MoS₂
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite	2.EB.05a	(Fe,Co)S₂
ⓘ	Marcasite	2.EB.10a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Halite	3.AA.20	NaCl
ⓘ	Sylvite	3.AA.20	KCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	'Microlite Group'	4.00.	A_2-mTa₂X_6-wZ_1-n
ⓘ	'Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'	4.00.	(Ca,U,Ce)₂(Nb,Ti,Ta)₂O₆(OH,F)
ⓘ	Cuprite	4.AA.10	Cu₂O
ⓘ	Periclase	4.AB.25	MgO
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Spinel	4.BB.05	MgAl₂O₄
ⓘ	Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
ⓘ	Corundum	4.CB.05	Al₂O₃
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Perovskite	4.CC.30	CaTiO₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Samarskite-(Y)	4.DB.25	YFe³⁺Nb₂O₈
ⓘ	Ferberite	4.DB.30	FeWO₄
ⓘ	Columbite-(Mn)	4.DB.35	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆
ⓘ	Tantalite-(Mn)	4.DB.35	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆
ⓘ	Ferrowodginite	4.DB.40	Fe²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈
ⓘ	Wodginite	4.DB.40	Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈
ⓘ	var. Iron-bearing Wodginite	4.DB.40	Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈
ⓘ	Anatase	4.DD.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Ferritungstite	4.DH.15	◻₂(W,Fe³⁺)₂(O,OH)₆(H₂O)
ⓘ		4.DH.15	◻₂W₂O₆(H₂O)
ⓘ	'Oxynatropyrochlore'	4.DH.15	(Na,Ca,U)₂Nb₂O₆(O,OH)
ⓘ	Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Alumotungstite	4.DH.15 va	◻₂W₂O₆(H₂O)
ⓘ	Yttrotungstite-(Ce) (TL)	4.FD.20	CeW₂O₇(OH) · H₂O
ⓘ	Lithiophorite	4.FE.25	(Al,Li)MnO₂(OH)₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Magnesite	5.AB.05	MgCO₃
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Azurite	5.BA.05	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Northupite	5.BF.05	Na₃Mg(CO₃)₂Cl
ⓘ	Tychite	5.BF.05	Na₆Mg₂(CO₃)₄(SO₄)
ⓘ	Thermonatrite	5.CB.05	Na₂CO₃ · H₂O
ⓘ	Natron	5.CB.10	Na₂CO₃ · 10H₂O
ⓘ	Trona	5.CB.15	Na₃H(CO₃)₂ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Nitratine	5.NA.05	NaNO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Aphthitalite	7.AC.35	K₃Na(SO₄)₂
ⓘ	Arcanite	7.AD.05	K₂SO₄
ⓘ	Thénardite	7.AD.25	Na₂SO₄
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
ⓘ	Burkeite	7.BD.25	Na₆(CO₃)(SO₄)₂
ⓘ	Hanksite	7.BD.30	Na₂₂K(SO₄)₉(CO₃)₂Cl
ⓘ	Kieserite	7.CB.05	MgSO₄ · H₂O
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Thaumasite	7.DG.15	Ca₃(SO₄)[Si(OH)₆](CO₃) · 12H₂O
ⓘ	Scheelite	7.GA.05	Ca(WO₄)
ⓘ	Anthoinite	7.GB.35	AlWO₃(OH)₃
ⓘ	Mpororoite (TL)	7.GB.35	WAlO₃(OH)₃ · 2(H₂O)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Amblygonite	8.BB.05	LiAl(PO₄)F
ⓘ	Crandallite	8.BL.10	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Goyazite	8.BL.10	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Fluorapatite	8.BN.05	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
ⓘ	Hydroxylapatite	8.BN.05	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
ⓘ	Grayite	8.CJ.45	(Th,Pb,Ca)(PO₄) · H₂O
ⓘ	Wavellite	8.DC.50	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃ · 5H₂O
ⓘ	Eosphorite	8.DD.20	Mn²⁺Al(PO₄)(OH)₂ · H₂O
ⓘ	Meta-ankoleite (TL)	8.EB.15	K₂(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂ · 6H₂O
ⓘ	Phosphuranylite	8.EC.10	KCa(H₃O)₃(UO₂)₇(PO₄)₄O₄ · 8H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Monticellite	9.AC.10	CaMg(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Almandine	9.AD.25	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Zircon	9.AD.30	Zr(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Sillimanite	9.AF.05	Al₂(SiO₄)O
ⓘ	Kyanite	9.AF.15	Al₂(SiO₄)O
ⓘ	Staurolite	9.AF.30	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)
ⓘ	Topaz	9.AF.35	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
ⓘ	Reinhardbraunsite	9.AF.45	Ca₅(SiO₄)₂(OH,F)₂
ⓘ	Chloritoid	9.AF.85	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Titanite	9.AG.15	CaTiO(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Spurrite	9.AH.15	Ca₅(SiO₄)₂(CO₃)
ⓘ	Gehlenite	9.BB.10	Ca₂Al[AlSiO₇]
ⓘ	Bertrandite	9.BD.05	Be₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Epidote	9.BG.05a	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Beryl	9.CJ.05	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Jennite	9.DG.20	Ca₉(Si₃O₉)₂(OH)₈ · 8H₂O
ⓘ	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
ⓘ	Phlogopite	9.EC.20	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Bityite	9.EC.35	CaLiAl₂(AlBeSi₂O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Kaolinite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Chrysocolla	9.ED.20	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
ⓘ	Microcline	9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	Sanidine	9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	var. Andesine	9.FA.35	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
ⓘ	Anorthite	9.FA.35	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
ⓘ	var. Labradorite	9.FA.35	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Alkali Feldspar'	-
ⓘ	'Aloisiite'	-	Na₂(Ca,Fe,Mg)₅Si₂O₁₀ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	'Amphibole Supergroup'	-	AB₂C₅(T₈O₂₂)W₂
ⓘ	'Biotite'	-	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Feldspar Group'	-
ⓘ	'Hypersthene'	-	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Monazite Group'	-	REE(PO₄)
ⓘ	'Tantalite'	-	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
ⓘ	'Tapiolite'	-	(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
ⓘ	'Tourmaline'	-	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
ⓘ	'Mica Group'	-
ⓘ	'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'	-
ⓘ	'Hornblende Root Name Group'	-	◻Ca₂(C²⁺₄C³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)W₂
ⓘ	'K Feldspar'	-
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆
ⓘ	'Garnet Group'	-	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
ⓘ	'Melilite Group'	-	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Group'	-	^M2(A₆)^M1(B₄ C₂)^X3(D₄)^S1(Y₁₂)^S2(Z)
ⓘ	'Natropyrochlore'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Aloisiite	Na₂(Ca,Fe,Mg)₅Si₂O₁₀ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Alumotungstite	◻₂W₂O₆(H₂O)
H	ⓘ Anthoinite	AlWO₃(OH)₃
H	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Bertrandite	Be₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
H	ⓘ Bityite	CaLiAl₂(AlBeSi₂O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
H	ⓘ Crandallite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Eosphorite	Mn²⁺Al(PO₄)(OH)₂ · H₂O
H	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
H	ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Ferritungstite	◻₂(W,Fe³⁺)₂(O,OH)₆(H₂O)
H	ⓘ Grayite	(Th,Pb,Ca)(PO₄) · H₂O
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Goyazite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Hydroxylapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
H	ⓘ Jennite	Ca₉(Si₃O₉)₂(OH)₈ · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Kieserite	MgSO₄ · H₂O
H	ⓘ Lithiophorite	(Al,Li)MnO₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Meta-ankoleite	K₂(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂ · 6H₂O
H	ⓘ Mpororoite	WAlO₃(OH)₃ · 2(H₂O)
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Natron	Na₂CO₃ · 10H₂O
H	ⓘ Phosphuranylite	KCa(H₃O)₃(UO₂)₇(PO₄)₄O₄ · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Reinhardbraunsite	Ca₅(SiO₄)₂(OH,F)₂
H	ⓘ Staurolite	Fe₂²⁺Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)
H	ⓘ Thaumasite	Ca₃(SO₄)[Si(OH)₆](CO₃) · 12H₂O
H	ⓘ Thermonatrite	Na₂CO₃ · H₂O
H	ⓘ Topaz	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
H	ⓘ Trona	Na₃H(CO₃)₂ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)	(Ca,U,Ce)₂(Nb,Ti,Ta)₂O₆(OH,F)
H	ⓘ Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃ · 5H₂O
H	ⓘ Yttrotungstite-(Ce)	CeW₂O₇(OH) · H₂O
H	ⓘ Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
H	ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite	◻₂W₂O₆(H₂O)
H	ⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore	(Na,Ca,U)₂Nb₂O₆(O,OH)
Li	Lithium
Li	ⓘ Amblygonite	LiAl(PO₄)F
Li	ⓘ Bityite	CaLiAl₂(AlBeSi₂O₁₀)(OH)₂
Li	ⓘ Lithiophorite	(Al,Li)MnO₂(OH)₂
Li	ⓘ Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
Be	Beryllium
Be	ⓘ Bertrandite	Be₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂
Be	ⓘ Bityite	CaLiAl₂(AlBeSi₂O₁₀)(OH)₂
Be	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
B	Boron
B	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Burkeite	Na₆(CO₃)(SO₄)₂
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Hanksite	Na₂₂K(SO₄)₉(CO₃)₂Cl
C	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Natron	Na₂CO₃ · 10H₂O
C	ⓘ Northupite	Na₃Mg(CO₃)₂Cl
C	ⓘ Spurrite	Ca₅(SiO₄)₂(CO₃)
C	ⓘ Thaumasite	Ca₃(SO₄)[Si(OH)₆](CO₃) · 12H₂O
C	ⓘ Thermonatrite	Na₂CO₃ · H₂O
C	ⓘ Trona	Na₃H(CO₃)₂ · 2H₂O
C	ⓘ Tychite	Na₆Mg₂(CO₃)₄(SO₄)
N	Nitrogen
N	ⓘ Nitratine	NaNO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Aloisiite	Na₂(Ca,Fe,Mg)₅Si₂O₁₀ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Alumotungstite	◻₂W₂O₆(H₂O)
O	ⓘ Amblygonite	LiAl(PO₄)F
O	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅(T₈O₂₂)W₂
O	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Albite var. Andesine	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
O	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
O	ⓘ Anthoinite	AlWO₃(OH)₃
O	ⓘ Aphthitalite	K₃Na(SO₄)₂
O	ⓘ Arcanite	K₂SO₄
O	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Bertrandite	Be₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
O	ⓘ Bityite	CaLiAl₂(AlBeSi₂O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Burkeite	Na₆(CO₃)(SO₄)₂
O	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
O	ⓘ Corundum	Al₂O₃
O	ⓘ Crandallite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Eosphorite	Mn²⁺Al(PO₄)(OH)₂ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Ferberite	FeWO₄
O	ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Ferritungstite	◻₂(W,Fe³⁺)₂(O,OH)₆(H₂O)
O	ⓘ Ferrowodginite	Fe²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈
O	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
O	ⓘ Gehlenite	Ca₂Al[AlSiO₇]
O	ⓘ Grayite	(Th,Pb,Ca)(PO₄) · H₂O
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Goyazite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Hanksite	Na₂₂K(SO₄)₉(CO₃)₂Cl
O	ⓘ Hydroxylapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
O	ⓘ Hypersthene	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Jennite	Ca₉(Si₃O₉)₂(OH)₈ · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Kieserite	MgSO₄ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
O	ⓘ Lithiophorite	(Al,Li)MnO₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
O	ⓘ Columbite-(Mn)	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆
O	ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn)	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Meta-ankoleite	K₂(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂ · 6H₂O
O	ⓘ Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Monazite Group	REE(PO₄)
O	ⓘ Monticellite	CaMg(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Mpororoite	WAlO₃(OH)₃ · 2(H₂O)
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Natron	Na₂CO₃ · 10H₂O
O	ⓘ Nitratine	NaNO₃
O	ⓘ Northupite	Na₃Mg(CO₃)₂Cl
O	ⓘ Periclase	MgO
O	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
O	ⓘ Phosphuranylite	KCa(H₃O)₃(UO₂)₇(PO₄)₄O₄ · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Reinhardbraunsite	Ca₅(SiO₄)₂(OH,F)₂
O	ⓘ Samarskite-(Y)	YFe³⁺Nb₂O₈
O	ⓘ Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
O	ⓘ Sillimanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
O	ⓘ Spurrite	Ca₅(SiO₄)₂(CO₃)
O	ⓘ Staurolite	Fe₂²⁺Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)
O	ⓘ Tantalite	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
O	ⓘ Tapiolite	(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
O	ⓘ Thaumasite	Ca₃(SO₄)[Si(OH)₆](CO₃) · 12H₂O
O	ⓘ Thénardite	Na₂SO₄
O	ⓘ Thermonatrite	Na₂CO₃ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
O	ⓘ Topaz	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
O	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
O	ⓘ Trona	Na₃H(CO₃)₂ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Tychite	Na₆Mg₂(CO₃)₄(SO₄)
O	ⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)	(Ca,U,Ce)₂(Nb,Ti,Ta)₂O₆(OH,F)
O	ⓘ Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃ · 5H₂O
O	ⓘ Wodginite	Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Yttrotungstite-(Ce)	CeW₂O₇(OH) · H₂O
O	ⓘ Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
O	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(C₄²⁺C³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)W₂
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite	◻₂W₂O₆(H₂O)
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
O	ⓘ Melilite Group	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)
O	ⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore	(Na,Ca,U)₂Nb₂O₆(O,OH)
O	ⓘ Wodginite var. Iron-bearing Wodginite	Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Amblygonite	LiAl(PO₄)F
F	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
F	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
F	ⓘ Reinhardbraunsite	Ca₅(SiO₄)₂(OH,F)₂
F	ⓘ Topaz	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
F	ⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)	(Ca,U,Ce)₂(Nb,Ti,Ta)₂O₆(OH,F)
F	ⓘ Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Na	ⓘ Aloisiite	Na₂(Ca,Fe,Mg)₅Si₂O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Na	ⓘ Albite var. Andesine	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Na	ⓘ Aphthitalite	K₃Na(SO₄)₂
Na	ⓘ Burkeite	Na₆(CO₃)(SO₄)₂
Na	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
Na	ⓘ Hanksite	Na₂₂K(SO₄)₉(CO₃)₂Cl
Na	ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Na	ⓘ Natron	Na₂CO₃ · 10H₂O
Na	ⓘ Nitratine	NaNO₃
Na	ⓘ Northupite	Na₃Mg(CO₃)₂Cl
Na	ⓘ Thénardite	Na₂SO₄
Na	ⓘ Thermonatrite	Na₂CO₃ · H₂O
Na	ⓘ Trona	Na₃H(CO₃)₂ · 2H₂O
Na	ⓘ Tychite	Na₆Mg₂(CO₃)₄(SO₄)
Na	ⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore	(Na,Ca,U)₂Nb₂O₆(O,OH)
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Aloisiite	Na₂(Ca,Fe,Mg)₅Si₂O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Mg	ⓘ Hypersthene	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
Mg	ⓘ Kieserite	MgSO₄ · H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
Mg	ⓘ Monticellite	CaMg(SiO₄)
Mg	ⓘ Northupite	Na₃Mg(CO₃)₂Cl
Mg	ⓘ Periclase	MgO
Mg	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Mg	ⓘ Tychite	Na₆Mg₂(CO₃)₄(SO₄)
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Amblygonite	LiAl(PO₄)F
Al	ⓘ Albite var. Andesine	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Al	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Al	ⓘ Anthoinite	AlWO₃(OH)₃
Al	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Al	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Al	ⓘ Bityite	CaLiAl₂(AlBeSi₂O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Al	ⓘ Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Al	ⓘ Corundum	Al₂O₃
Al	ⓘ Crandallite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
Al	ⓘ Eosphorite	Mn²⁺Al(PO₄)(OH)₂ · H₂O
Al	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Gehlenite	Ca₂Al[AlSiO₇]
Al	ⓘ Goyazite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Al	ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Al	ⓘ Lithiophorite	(Al,Li)MnO₂(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Mpororoite	WAlO₃(OH)₃ · 2(H₂O)
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Sillimanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Al	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Al	ⓘ Staurolite	Fe₂²⁺Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)
Al	ⓘ Topaz	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃ · 5H₂O
Al	ⓘ Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
Al	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(C₄²⁺C³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)W₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Aloisiite	Na₂(Ca,Fe,Mg)₅Si₂O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Si	ⓘ Albite var. Andesine	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Si	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Si	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Bertrandite	Be₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Si	ⓘ Bityite	CaLiAl₂(AlBeSi₂O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Si	ⓘ Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Gehlenite	Ca₂Al[AlSiO₇]
Si	ⓘ Hypersthene	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Jennite	Ca₉(Si₃O₉)₂(OH)₈ · 8H₂O
Si	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Si	ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Si	ⓘ Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Monticellite	CaMg(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Reinhardbraunsite	Ca₅(SiO₄)₂(OH,F)₂
Si	ⓘ Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Sillimanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Si	ⓘ Spurrite	Ca₅(SiO₄)₂(CO₃)
Si	ⓘ Staurolite	Fe₂²⁺Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)
Si	ⓘ Thaumasite	Ca₃(SO₄)[Si(OH)₆](CO₃) · 12H₂O
Si	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Topaz	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(C₄²⁺C³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)W₂
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Melilite Group	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Amblygonite	LiAl(PO₄)F
P	ⓘ Crandallite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
P	ⓘ Eosphorite	Mn²⁺Al(PO₄)(OH)₂ · H₂O
P	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
P	ⓘ Grayite	(Th,Pb,Ca)(PO₄) · H₂O
P	ⓘ Goyazite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
P	ⓘ Hydroxylapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
P	ⓘ Meta-ankoleite	K₂(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂ · 6H₂O
P	ⓘ Monazite Group	REE(PO₄)
P	ⓘ Phosphuranylite	KCa(H₃O)₃(UO₂)₇(PO₄)₄O₄ · 8H₂O
P	ⓘ Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃ · 5H₂O
P	ⓘ Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Aphthitalite	K₃Na(SO₄)₂
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Arcanite	K₂SO₄
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Burkeite	Na₆(CO₃)(SO₄)₂
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Hanksite	Na₂₂K(SO₄)₉(CO₃)₂Cl
S	ⓘ Kieserite	MgSO₄ · H₂O
S	ⓘ Linnaeite	Co²⁺Co₂³⁺S₄
S	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂
S	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Siegenite	CoNi₂S₄
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Thaumasite	Ca₃(SO₄)[Si(OH)₆](CO₃) · 12H₂O
S	ⓘ Thénardite	Na₂SO₄
S	ⓘ Tychite	Na₆Mg₂(CO₃)₄(SO₄)
S	ⓘ Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite	(Fe,Co)S₂
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Group	^M2(A₆)^M1(B₄ C₂)^X3(D₄)^S1(Y₁₂)^S2(Z)
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
Cl	ⓘ Hanksite	Na₂₂K(SO₄)₉(CO₃)₂Cl
Cl	ⓘ Northupite	Na₃Mg(CO₃)₂Cl
Cl	ⓘ Sylvite	KCl
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Aphthitalite	K₃Na(SO₄)₂
K	ⓘ Arcanite	K₂SO₄
K	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
K	ⓘ Hanksite	Na₂₂K(SO₄)₉(CO₃)₂Cl
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
K	ⓘ Meta-ankoleite	K₂(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂ · 6H₂O
K	ⓘ Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Phosphuranylite	KCa(H₃O)₃(UO₂)₇(PO₄)₄O₄ · 8H₂O
K	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)
K	ⓘ Sylvite	KCl
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Aloisiite	Na₂(Ca,Fe,Mg)₅Si₂O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Albite var. Andesine	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Ca	ⓘ Bityite	CaLiAl₂(AlBeSi₂O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Crandallite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Ca	ⓘ Gehlenite	Ca₂Al[AlSiO₇]
Ca	ⓘ Grayite	(Th,Pb,Ca)(PO₄) · H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Hydroxylapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
Ca	ⓘ Jennite	Ca₉(Si₃O₉)₂(OH)₈ · 8H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Ca	ⓘ Monticellite	CaMg(SiO₄)
Ca	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ca	ⓘ Phosphuranylite	KCa(H₃O)₃(UO₂)₇(PO₄)₄O₄ · 8H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Reinhardbraunsite	Ca₅(SiO₄)₂(OH,F)₂
Ca	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
Ca	ⓘ Spurrite	Ca₅(SiO₄)₂(CO₃)
Ca	ⓘ Thaumasite	Ca₃(SO₄)[Si(OH)₆](CO₃) · 12H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
Ca	ⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)	(Ca,U,Ce)₂(Nb,Ti,Ta)₂O₆(OH,F)
Ca	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(C₄²⁺C³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)W₂
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
Ca	ⓘ Melilite Group	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)
Ca	ⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore	(Na,Ca,U)₂Nb₂O₆(O,OH)
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
Ti	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
Ti	ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
Ti	ⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)	(Ca,U,Ce)₂(Nb,Ti,Ta)₂O₆(OH,F)
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Eosphorite	Mn²⁺Al(PO₄)(OH)₂ · H₂O
Mn	ⓘ Lithiophorite	(Al,Li)MnO₂(OH)₂
Mn	ⓘ Columbite-(Mn)	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆
Mn	ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn)	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆
Mn	ⓘ Tantalite	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
Mn	ⓘ Tapiolite	(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
Mn	ⓘ Wodginite	Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈
Mn	ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Mn	ⓘ Wodginite var. Iron-bearing Wodginite	Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Aloisiite	Na₂(Ca,Fe,Mg)₅Si₂O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Fe	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Fe	ⓘ Ferberite	FeWO₄
Fe	ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Ferritungstite	◻₂(W,Fe³⁺)₂(O,OH)₆(H₂O)
Fe	ⓘ Ferrowodginite	Fe²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈
Fe	ⓘ Hypersthene	(Mg,Fe)SiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Samarskite-(Y)	YFe³⁺Nb₂O₈
Fe	ⓘ Staurolite	Fe₂²⁺Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Tantalite	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Tapiolite	(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe	ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite	(Fe,Co)S₂
Co	Cobalt
Co	ⓘ Linnaeite	Co²⁺Co₂³⁺S₄
Co	ⓘ Siegenite	CoNi₂S₄
Co	ⓘ Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite	(Fe,Co)S₂
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Ni	ⓘ Siegenite	CoNi₂S₄
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Cu	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Sr	Strontium
Sr	ⓘ Goyazite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆
Y	Yttrium
Y	ⓘ Samarskite-(Y)	YFe³⁺Nb₂O₈
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Nb	Niobium
Nb	ⓘ Columbite-(Mn)	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆
Nb	ⓘ Samarskite-(Y)	YFe³⁺Nb₂O₈
Nb	ⓘ Tantalite	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
Nb	ⓘ Tapiolite	(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
Nb	ⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)	(Ca,U,Ce)₂(Nb,Ti,Ta)₂O₆(OH,F)
Nb	ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Nb	ⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore	(Na,Ca,U)₂Nb₂O₆(O,OH)
Mo	Molybdenum
Mo	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂
Sn	Tin
Sn	ⓘ Ferrowodginite	Fe²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈
Sn	ⓘ Wodginite	Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈
Sn	ⓘ Wodginite var. Iron-bearing Wodginite	Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Ce	Cerium
Ce	ⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)	(Ca,U,Ce)₂(Nb,Ti,Ta)₂O₆(OH,F)
Ce	ⓘ Yttrotungstite-(Ce)	CeW₂O₇(OH) · H₂O
Ta	Tantalum
Ta	ⓘ Ferrowodginite	Fe²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈
Ta	ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn)	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆
Ta	ⓘ Microlite Group	A_2-mTa₂X_6-wZ_1-n
Ta	ⓘ Tantalite	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
Ta	ⓘ Tapiolite	(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
Ta	ⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)	(Ca,U,Ce)₂(Nb,Ti,Ta)₂O₆(OH,F)
Ta	ⓘ Wodginite	Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈
Ta	ⓘ Wodginite var. Iron-bearing Wodginite	Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈
W	Tungsten
W	ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Alumotungstite	◻₂W₂O₆(H₂O)
W	ⓘ Anthoinite	AlWO₃(OH)₃
W	ⓘ Ferberite	FeWO₄
W	ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Ferritungstite	◻₂(W,Fe³⁺)₂(O,OH)₆(H₂O)
W	ⓘ Mpororoite	WAlO₃(OH)₃ · 2(H₂O)
W	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
W	ⓘ Yttrotungstite-(Ce)	CeW₂O₇(OH) · H₂O
W	ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite	◻₂W₂O₆(H₂O)
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ Grayite	(Th,Pb,Ca)(PO₄) · H₂O
Th	Thorium
Th	ⓘ Grayite	(Th,Pb,Ca)(PO₄) · H₂O
U	Uranium
U	ⓘ Meta-ankoleite	K₂(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂ · 6H₂O
U	ⓘ Phosphuranylite	KCa(H₃O)₃(UO₂)₇(PO₄)₄O₄ · 8H₂O
U	ⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)	(Ca,U,Ce)₂(Nb,Ti,Ta)₂O₆(OH,F)
U	ⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore	(Na,Ca,U)₂Nb₂O₆(O,OH)

Fossils

There are 865 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

865

Youngest Fossil Listed

0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

23.0 Ma (Miocene)

Stratigraphic Units

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Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Tetraodon genus	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Tetraodontiformes : Tetraodontidae : *Tetraodon*	23.03 - 0 Ma Cenozoic
Reptilia class	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia	5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Enhydriodon genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : *Enhydriodon*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Cyclanorbis genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae : *Cyclanorbis*	23.03 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Trionyx genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae : *Trionyx*	5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Varanus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Varanidae : *Varanus*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Python genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Pythonidae : *Python*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Colubridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Soricidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Cercopithecidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Cercopithecidae	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Paracolobus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Cercopithecidae : *Paracolobus*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Parapapio genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Cercopithecidae : *Parapapio*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Homo genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Hominidae : *Homo*	5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Hyaenidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Felidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Homotherium genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : *Homotherium*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Acomys genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : *Acomys*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Suidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Mesochoerus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : *Mesochoerus*	5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Notochoerus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : *Notochoerus*	5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Nyanzachoerus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : *Nyanzachoerus*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Hippopotamus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hippopotamidae : *Hippopotamus*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Giraffidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Giraffidae	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Sivatherium genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Giraffidae : *Sivatherium*	5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Bovidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Aepyceros genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : *Aepyceros*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Gazella genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : *Gazella*	5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Kobus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : *Kobus*	23.03 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Menelikia genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : *Menelikia*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Redunca genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : *Redunca*	5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Simatherium genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : *Simatherium*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Tragelaphus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : *Tragelaphus*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Equidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Equus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : *Equus*	5.333 - 0 Ma Cenozoic
Hipparion genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : *Hipparion*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Rhinocerotidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae	23.03 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Ceratotherium genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : *Ceratotherium*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Paradiceros genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : *Paradiceros*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Stegotetrabelodon genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : *Stegotetrabelodon*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Elephantidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Loxodonta genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : *Loxodonta*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Mammuthus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : *Mammuthus*	23.03 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Acacia genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fabales : Fabaceae : *Acacia*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Poaceae family	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Poales : Poaceae	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Ficus genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Moraceae : *Ficus*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Sapotaceae family	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ericales : Sapotaceae	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Leguminosae family	Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fabales : Leguminosae	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Canarium genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Sapindales : Burseraceae : *Canarium*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Diospyros genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ericales : Ebenaceae : *Diospyros*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Trapa genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Lythraceae : *Trapa*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Barbus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Cypriniformes : Cyprinidae : *Barbus*	23.03 - 0 Ma Cenozoic
Python sebae species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Pythonidae : Python : *Python sebae*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Coleoptera order	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Cerambycidae family	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Cerambycidae	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Hippopotamus gorgops species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hippopotamidae : Hippopotamus : *Hippopotamus gorgops*	5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Hippopotamus kaisensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hippopotamidae : Hippopotamus : *Hippopotamus kaisensis*	23.03 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Hexaprotodon imaguncula species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hippopotamidae : Hexaprotodon : *Hexaprotodon imaguncula*	23.03 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Protopterus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Ceratodontiformes : Lepidosirenidae : *Protopterus*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Alcelaphini tribe	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Alcelaphini	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Manis (Smutsia) gigantea species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pholidota : Manidae : Smutsia : *Manis (Smutsia) gigantea*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Potamochoerus porcus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : Potamochoerus : *Potamochoerus porcus*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Diceros bicornis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Diceros : *Diceros bicornis*	23.03 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Lanistes genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullariidae : *Lanistes*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Rimasuchus lloydi species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Crocodylidae : Rimasuchus : *Rimasuchus lloydi*	5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Pelusios genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Pelomedusidae : *Pelusios*	23.03 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Candonopsis genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Candonidae : *Candonopsis*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Clarias genus	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Siluriformes : Clariidae : *Clarias*	5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Clariidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Siluriformes : Clariidae	23.03 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Gymnarchus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Osteoglossiformes : Gymnarchidae : *Gymnarchus*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Synodontis genus	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Siluriformes : Mochokidae : *Synodontis*	23.03 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Auchenoglanis genus	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Siluriformes : Bagridae : *Auchenoglanis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Eurygnathohippus turkanense species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Eurygnathohippus : *Eurygnathohippus turkanense*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Palaeoloxodon recki species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Elephas : *Palaeoloxodon recki*	5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Kolpochoerus majus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : Kolpochoerus : *Kolpochoerus majus*	5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Kolpochoerus limnetes species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : Kolpochoerus : *Kolpochoerus limnetes*	5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Sivatherium maurusium species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Giraffidae : Sivatherium : *Sivatherium maurusium*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Pila genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullariidae : *Pila*	5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Varanus niloticus species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Varanidae : Varanus : *Varanus niloticus*	5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Sivaonyx kamuhangirei species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Sivaonyx : *Sivaonyx kamuhangirei*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Deinotherium bozasi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Deinotheriidae : Deinotherium : *Deinotherium bozasi*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Anancus kenyensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Anancus : *Anancus kenyensis*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Stegodon kaisensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Stegodontidae : Stegodon : *Stegodon kaisensis*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Orycteropus chemeldoi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Tubulidentata : Orycteropodidae : Orycteropus : *Orycteropus chemeldoi*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Libycosaurus anisae species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Anthracotheriidae : Libycosaurus : *Libycosaurus anisae*	23.03 - 5.333 Ma Miocene
Cichlidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Cichliformes : Cichlidae	23.03 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Giraffa stillei species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Giraffidae : Giraffa : *Giraffa stillei*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Osteolaemus tetraspes species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Crocodylidae : Osteolaemus : *Osteolaemus tetraspes*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Gomphocythere genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Limnocytheridae : *Gomphocythere*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Potamonautes niloticus species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Potamonautidae : Potamonautes : *Potamonautes niloticus*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Primelephas korotorensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Primelephas : *Primelephas korotorensis*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Hylochoerus meinertzhageni species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : Hylochoerus : *Hylochoerus meinertzhageni*	5.333 - 0 Ma Cenozoic
Crocuta crocuta species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : Crocuta : *Crocuta crocuta*	5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Aepyceros melampus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Aepyceros : *Aepyceros melampus*	5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Characidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Characiformes : Characidae	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Mecistops nkondoensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Crocodylidae : Mecistops : *Mecistops nkondoensis*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Tomistoma coppensi species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Crocodylidae : Tomistoma : *Tomistoma coppensi*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Eucypris genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cyprididae : *Eucypris*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Euphorbia genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Euphorbiaceae : *Euphorbia*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Morinda genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Gentianales : Rubiaceae : *Morinda*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Bauhinia genus	*Bauhinia*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Chrysichthys genus	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Siluriformes : Claroteidae : *Chrysichthys*	23.03 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Hydrocynus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Characiformes : Alestidae : *Hydrocynus*	23.03 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Parachanna genus	*Parachanna*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Simatherium demissum species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Simatherium : *Simatherium demissum*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Sus waylandi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : Sus : *Sus waylandi*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Nyanzachoerus kanamensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : Nyanzachoerus : *Nyanzachoerus kanamensis*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Nyanzachoerus jaegeri species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : Nyanzachoerus : *Nyanzachoerus jaegeri*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Hylochoerus euilus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : Hylochoerus : *Hylochoerus euilus*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Torolutra genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : *Torolutra*	23.03 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Bellamya unicolor species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Viviparidae : Bellamya : *Bellamya unicolor*	5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Aspatharia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Mutelidae : *Aspatharia*	5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Mutela genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Iridinidae : *Mutela*	5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Mutela nilotica species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Iridinidae : Mutela : *Mutela nilotica*	5.333 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Bagrus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Siluriformes : Bagridae : *Bagrus*	23.03 - 0.0117 Ma Cenozoic
Lates niloticus species	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Perciformes : Latidae : Lates : *Lates niloticus*	23.03 - 0 Ma Cenozoic

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Uganda

Western Region
- Bundibugyo
  - Cenozoic🐚 Nyakabingo fm. - general
- Hoima
  - Cenozoic🐚 Kaiso Village fm. - General
- Kasese
  - Neogene🐚 Kazinga

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Region,_Uganda
Wikidata ID:	Q2559188
GeoNames ID:	8260675

Localities in this Region

Uganda

Western Region
- Kasese
- ⭔Kibaale
- ⭔Kiruhura
- ⭔Kiryandongo
- ⭔Kisoro
  - Kirwa Mine
  - Mpororo W Deposit
- ⭔Kyegegwa
- ⭔Kyenjojo
- ⭔Masindi
- ⭔Mbarara
- ⭔Mitooma
- ⭔Ntoroko
- ⭔Ntungamo
  - Ankole pegmatite field
- ⭔Rubirizi
- ⭔Rukiga
- ⭔Rukungiri
- ⭔Sheema

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

AfricaContinent

East African Rift System (EARS)Zone (Tectonic)
- Albertine RiftZone (Tectonic)
  - Ruwenzori MountainsRange of Mountains and Hills

African PlateTectonic Plate

Albert-Edward Rift basinBasin
East African Rift
- East African Rift-westNarrow Rift

Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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