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Nant-y-Moch Reservoir area, Ceredigion, Wales, UKi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
52° North , 3° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~2km
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
29391
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:29391:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Dyfed; Cardiganshire


Includes the mines near the Nant-y-Moch Reservoir that lie within Ponterwyd in the the parish of Trefeirig. Other mines near the reservoir that lie within Talybont in the parish of Ceulanymaesmawr are listed separately under that heading.
Includes the mines near the Nant-y-Moch Reservoir that lie within Talybont in the parish of Ceulanymaesmawr. Other mines near the reservoir that lie within Ponterwyd in the the parish of Trefeirig are listed separately under that heading.

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79 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Habit: Tabular, twinned
Colour: White-colourless
Description: Colourless to white xls to 0.5mm, associated with apatite, rutile, quartz
References:
ⓘ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Habit: Bladed and prismatic
Colour: Clourless-white
Description: Colourless xls to 0.7mm (XRD).Associated with most of the superegene species.
ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Habit: Rhombic crystals, massive
Colour: Creamy, brown
Description: Found as large blocks on the dumps. Cavites to several cms are lined with rhombic crystals to 8mm.
ⓘ Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Habit: Rossets
Colour: Pale blue-green
Description: Pale blue green platy xls to 1mm (XRD).Grown on brochantite, a very unusual association.
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Habit: Tabular
Colour: Colourless-white
References:
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Aurichalcite ?
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ Azurite ?
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Description: A single piece of thinly laminated cream coloured baryte speckled with galena.
ⓘ Bechererite
Formula: Zn7Cu(OH)13[(SiO(OH)3(SO4)]
Habit: Prismatic
Colour: Colourless to blue-green
Description: Colourless to light blue green prismatic cone-like xls to 1mm (XRD). Associated with caledonite, hemimorphite, cerussite, susannite.
ⓘ Bindheimite
Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O
Habit: Crusts
Colour: Yellow
ⓘ Botallackite
Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl
Description: A specimen collected from the mine dump at the Engine shaft of the Esgair Hir Mine, identified by EDX has indicated that the bladed micro-bladed blue crystals are possibly Botallackite
ⓘ Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
Habit: Massive
Description: In polished ore sections
ⓘ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Habit: Platy
Colour: Emerald green
Description: Drusy crusts and single xls to 1mm (nice micros). Associated with most species.
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Habit: Massive
Colour: White
ⓘ Caledonite
Formula: Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Habit: Prismatic, lath-like
Colour: Light Blue to light blue green
Description: Light blue divergent xl groups to 2mm (XRD)(good micros. Associated with susannite, hemimorphite, cerussite, bechererite.
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Habit: Various
Colour: Colourless, white, creamy.
Description: Xls to 0.5cms+
ⓘ Cesàrolite
Formula: PbMn4+3O6(OH)2
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Habit: Massive
ⓘ Chalcophanite
Formula: ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Habit: Sphenoidal crystals
Description: Minor ore mineral, xls to 7mm but vert rare
✪ Chenite
Formula: Pb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6
Habit: Platy
Colour: Pale sky blue
Description: Tiny platy crystals to 0.5mm, only two specimens known.
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Habit: Thin crusts
Colour: White-green
ⓘ Connellite
Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Habit: Balls
Colour: Deep blue
Description: Deep blue balls to 1mm with radial structure.
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
Habit: Platy
ⓘ Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
ⓘ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Habit: Cubic and octahedrons, veinlets
Description: Xls to 0.5mm
ⓘ Descloizite
Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Description: Mixture with linarite & brochantite after lautenthalite xls ? (XRD)
References:
ⓘ Devilline
Formula: CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Habit: Lath like
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Dundasite
Formula: PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
✪ Elyite
Formula: Pb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O
Habit: Lath like
Colour: Pale purple to purple
Description: Occurs as pale purple lath-like xls to 0.2mm in groups to 2mm, with an unknown mineral.
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
Habit: Massive
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Habit: Bladed divergent bladed crystals, botryoidal.
Colour: Colourless-white, shades of green
Description: Colourless lath-like xls to 0.75mm, or as green thin botryoidal crusts to a few cms sq. Hemimorphite from Esgair Fraith is found in much richer specimens, and maybe some of the best from mid-Wales. Drusey crystal masses to several cms were found 20-30 years ago (1980ish). Sometimes with a slight blue tint.
ⓘ Hydrocerussite
Formula: Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Habit: Foileated, prismatic, pseudohexagonal.
Colour: Colourless, wnite, creamy.
Description: Colourless to white prismatic xls to 0.5mm, or as platy masses of pseudohexagonal xls (XRD). Associated with cerussite, linarite, brochantite, malachite, schulenbergite.
ⓘ Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Habit: Botryoidal, balls.
Colour: White
Description: Thin coatings to a few cms.
ⓘ Jamborite ?
Formula: Ni2+1-xCo3+x(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
Habit: Crusts
Colour: Yellowish green
Description: Occurs as a replacement of millerite
References:
ⓘ Langite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Habit: Pseudohexagonal
Colour: Deep blue green
Description: Crusts of small xls to 0.7mm (nice micros), associated with many of the supergene species.
✪ Laurionite
Formula: PbCl(OH)
Habit: Bladed
Colour: White-colourless
Description: Colourless to white 1cm bladed xl mass (XRD), associated with caledonite, and cerussite. Ex Steve Burchmore specimen.
ⓘ Lautenthalite
Formula: PbCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Habit: Bladed-platy
Colour: Emerald green
Description: Emerald green to 1mm (nice micros)1st UK occurrence. commonly found in parallel growth with wroewolfeite. (XRD on Peter Wallace specimen)
ⓘ Leadhillite
Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Habit: Psedomorph
Colour: White
Description: As a white replacement of unknown lath-like mineral (XRD).
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Habit: Bladed, prismatic
Colour: Azur blue
Description: Xls to 2mm (very good for Wales)
ⓘ Lithiophorite
Formula: (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Habit: Botryoidal, drusy
Colour: Green
Description: Green balls & xls to 2mm+, associated with most othere species.
ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Habit: Tabular, bladed
ⓘ Mattheddleite
Formula: Pb5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(Cl,OH)
Habit: Prismatic
Colour: Colourless
Description: Colourless xls to 0.2mm, crusts to 5mm (XRD). Associated with caledonite, and susannite. 1st welsh occurance.
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
Habit: Acicular
Description: Acicular freegrown crystals to 5mm, and as embeded crystal to 5cms in massive sphalerite, with massive chalcopyrite.
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Habit: Thin platy rossets
Description: Off white crystal rossets to 1mm, commly staind yellow and red by Fe oxides.
References:
ⓘ Namuwite
Formula: Zn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Habit: Hackly masses
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Habit: Rounded
Colour: Light greenish yellow-yellow
Description: Xls to 0.5mm, associated with altered galena.
References:
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
References:
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Description: Showen up on XRD with mixed mineral phases, including cerussite, and dolomite.
ⓘ Phosgenite
Formula: Pb2CO3Cl2
Habit: Prismatic rods, blocky pseudocubic.
Colour: White-colourless, tinted brown.
Description: Translucent tinted brown xls to 1mm, associated with cerussite.
References:
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Habit: Cubic
Description: Large poorly crystalline masses with marcasite to 20cms + from the dumps. Very unstable specimens should be treated to retard pyrite/marcasite rot.
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
ⓘ Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Habit: Prismatic, crusts
Colour: Pale brown, yellow-green
Description: Pale brown xl druses to 1cm +(XRD), or as green to yellow green drusy crusts of crystals to several cms.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Habit: Pyramidle crystals
Colour: White-colourless, brown
ⓘ Ramsbeckite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
Habit: Pseudorhombic
Colour: Emerald green
Description: Emerald green xls to 0.4mm, associated with schulenbergite, linarite, langite.
ⓘ Ramsdellite
Formula: Mn4+O2
ⓘ Redgillite
Formula: Cu6(SO4)(OH)10 · H2O
Habit: Lath-like, feathery
Colour: Light green, green
Description: Lath like crystal groups covering areas to several cms. Redgillite from Esgair Hir has a high Zn content, the same as redgillite from Frongoch.
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
References:
ⓘ Schmiederite
Formula: Pb2Cu2(Se6+O4)(Se4+O3)(OH)4
Description: Solid solution with linarite (EPMA)
ⓘ Schulenbergite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Habit: Petal-like crystals
Colour: Pale blue-green
Description: Small drusy crusts to afew mm and rossets to <0.7mm.
ⓘ Serpierite
Formula: Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Habit: Divergent, lath like
Colour: Almost white to sky blue
Description: Lath like xls to 1mm in masses (nice micros), associated with most othere supergene species.
ⓘ Siderite ?
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Siegenite
Formula: CoNi2S4
Description: In polished ore samples
ⓘ 'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Steverustite
Formula: Pb2+5(OH)5[Cu+(S6+O3S2-)3](H2O)2
References:
ⓘ Susannite
Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Habit: Prismatic, platy.
Colour: Colourless-white,-creamy, tinted blue, green and brown.
Description: Colourless to white and creamy, also pale yellow-brown, or tinted blue or green xls to 0.5mm (XRD. Associated with linarite, schulenbergite, cerussite, brochantite, anglesite, malachite (nice micros)
ⓘ Tenorite
Formula: CuO
Habit: massive
Colour: Black
Description: Masses to 5mm
ⓘ Tučekite
Formula: Ni9Sb2S8
Habit: Imbedded micron size crystals
Description: In polished ore sections
ⓘ Ullmannite
Formula: NiSbS
Habit: Massive
Description: In polished ore sections
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Basic Zinc Sulphate Hydrate)'
Formula: Zn4SO4(OH)6 · 4H2O
Habit: Very thin platy petal-like microcrystals
Colour: Very pale sea green
✪ 'Unnamed (Cu-Pb Sulfate)'
Formula: Cu, Pb, S, O
Habit: Wispy groups of lath-like crystals,and plume-like growths.
Colour: White to royal blue
Description: Only found on 4 to 6 specimens from the dumps just north of the old office ruins.
✪ 'Unnamed (Pb Silicate) ?' ?
Formula: Pb, Si, O, H (?)
Habit: Lath-like divergent and dendritic crystal groups to 1mm
Colour: Colourless to mostly white
ⓘ Violarite
Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4
Description: In polished ore sections
ⓘ 'Wad'
ⓘ Woodwardite
Formula: Cu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
ⓘ Wroewolfeite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Habit: Tabular, bladed.
Colour: Light-deep blue green
Description: Blue green platy and prismatic xls to 1.5mm (nice micros), associated with many of the supergene species.
ⓘ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Habit: Bipyramiddle, and tabular
Colour: Orange-brown
Description: Orange xls to 1mm (XRD), on green pyromorphite. At the Esgar Fraith mine wulfenite is also found on the quartz vein stone. Most if not all of the wulfenite has been collected from the dumps of Shaft Isaf, and from the western end of Esgair Fraith mine.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘTučekite2.BB.10Ni9Sb2S8
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘSiegenite2.DA.05CoNi2S4
ⓘViolarite2.DA.05Fe2+Ni3+2S4
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘUllmannite2.EB.25NiSbS
ⓘBournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘBotallackite3.DA.10bCu2(OH)3Cl
ⓘConnellite3.DA.25Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
ⓘLaurionite3.DC.05PbCl(OH)
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘCuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
ⓘTenorite4.AB.10CuO
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘRamsdellite4.DB.15aMn4+O2
ⓘBindheimite4.DH.20Pb2Sb2O6O
ⓘCryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
ⓘLithiophorite4.FE.25(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
ⓘCesàrolite4.FG.10PbMn4+3O6(OH)2
ⓘJamborite ?4.FL.05Ni2+1-xCo3+x(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
ⓘChalcophanite4.FL.20ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite ?5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘAzurite ?5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘAurichalcite ?5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘHydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘHydrocerussite5.BE.10Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘPhosgenite5.BE.20Pb2CO3Cl2
ⓘLeadhillite5.BF.40Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
ⓘSusannite5.BF.40Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
ⓘDundasite5.DB.10PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘBrochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘCaledonite7.BC.50Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
ⓘLinarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
ⓘSchmiederite7.BC.65Pb2Cu2(Se6+O4)(Se4+O3)(OH)4
ⓘChenite7.BC.70Pb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘLangite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
ⓘWroewolfeite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
ⓘDevilline7.DD.30CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
ⓘSerpierite7.DD.30Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
ⓘWoodwardite7.DD.35Cu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
ⓘNamuwite7.DD.50Zn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
ⓘBechererite7.DD.55Zn7Cu(OH)13[(SiO(OH)3(SO4)]
ⓘRamsbeckite7.DD.60(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
ⓘRedgillite7.DD.70Cu6(SO4)(OH)10 · H2O
ⓘSchulenbergite7.DD.80(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
ⓘElyite7.DF.65Pb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O
ⓘLautenthalite7.DF.70PbCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
ⓘWulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
ⓘSteverustite7.JA.10Pb2+5(OH)5[Cu+(S6+O3S2-)3](H2O)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘDescloizite8.BH.40PbZn(VO4)(OH)
ⓘPyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMattheddleite9.AH.25Pb5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(Cl,OH)
ⓘHemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘAntigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Wad'-
ⓘ'Unnamed (Pb Silicate) ?' ?-Pb, Si, O, H (?)
ⓘ'Unnamed (Cu-Pb Sulfate)'-Cu, Pb, S, O
ⓘ'Unnamed (Basic Zinc Sulphate Hydrate)'-Zn4SO4(OH)6 · 4H2O
ⓘ'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
ⓘ'Manganese Oxides'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ BechereriteZn7Cu(OH)13[(SiO(OH)3(SO4)]
Hⓘ BotallackiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Hⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hⓘ CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Hⓘ CesàrolitePbMn34+O6(OH)2
Hⓘ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Hⓘ ChenitePb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hⓘ ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Hⓘ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Hⓘ DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Hⓘ DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Hⓘ ElyitePb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hⓘ HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ JamboriteNi2+1-xCox3+(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
Hⓘ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Hⓘ LaurionitePbCl(OH)
Hⓘ LautenthalitePbCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Hⓘ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Hⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Hⓘ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ MattheddleitePb5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(Cl,OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ NamuwiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Ramsbeckite(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
Hⓘ SchmiederitePb2Cu2(Se6+O4)(Se4+O3)(OH)4
Hⓘ Schulenbergite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Hⓘ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Hⓘ SusannitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Hⓘ WoodwarditeCu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
Hⓘ WroewolfeiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Hⓘ RedgilliteCu6(SO4)(OH)10 · H2O
Hⓘ Unnamed (Pb Silicate) ?Pb, Si, O, H (?)
Hⓘ Unnamed (Basic Zinc Sulphate Hydrate)Zn4SO4(OH)6 · 4H2O
Hⓘ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Hⓘ SteverustitePb52+(OH)5[Cu+(S6+O3S2-)3](H2O)2
LiLithium
Liⓘ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Cⓘ HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Cⓘ SusannitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ BechereriteZn7Cu(OH)13[(SiO(OH)3(SO4)]
Oⓘ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Oⓘ BotallackiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Oⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ CesàrolitePbMn34+O6(OH)2
Oⓘ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Oⓘ ChenitePb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Oⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Oⓘ CupriteCu2O
Oⓘ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Oⓘ DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Oⓘ ElyitePb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ JamboriteNi2+1-xCox3+(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
Oⓘ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Oⓘ LaurionitePbCl(OH)
Oⓘ LautenthalitePbCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Oⓘ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Oⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Oⓘ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MattheddleitePb5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(Cl,OH)
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ NamuwiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Ramsbeckite(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
Oⓘ RamsdelliteMn4+O2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SchmiederitePb2Cu2(Se6+O4)(Se4+O3)(OH)4
Oⓘ Schulenbergite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Oⓘ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oⓘ SusannitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Oⓘ TenoriteCuO
Oⓘ WoodwarditeCu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
Oⓘ WroewolfeiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Oⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Oⓘ RedgilliteCu6(SO4)(OH)10 · H2O
Oⓘ Unnamed (Pb Silicate) ?Pb, Si, O, H (?)
Oⓘ Unnamed (Cu-Pb Sulfate)Cu, Pb, S, O
Oⓘ Unnamed (Basic Zinc Sulphate Hydrate)Zn4SO4(OH)6 · 4H2O
Oⓘ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Oⓘ SteverustitePb52+(OH)5[Cu+(S6+O3S2-)3](H2O)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alⓘ DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Alⓘ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ WoodwarditeCu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ BechereriteZn7Cu(OH)13[(SiO(OH)3(SO4)]
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Siⓘ MattheddleitePb5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(Cl,OH)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Unnamed (Pb Silicate) ?Pb, Si, O, H (?)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ BechereriteZn7Cu(OH)13[(SiO(OH)3(SO4)]
Sⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sⓘ CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ ChenitePb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Sⓘ ElyitePb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ JamboriteNi2+1-xCox3+(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
Sⓘ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Sⓘ LautenthalitePbCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Sⓘ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Sⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ MattheddleitePb5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(Cl,OH)
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
Sⓘ NamuwiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ Ramsbeckite(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
Sⓘ Schulenbergite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Sⓘ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Sⓘ SiegeniteCoNi2S4
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
Sⓘ SusannitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Sⓘ TučekiteNi9Sb2S8
Sⓘ UllmanniteNiSbS
Sⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
Sⓘ WoodwarditeCu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
Sⓘ WroewolfeiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Sⓘ RedgilliteCu6(SO4)(OH)10 · H2O
Sⓘ Unnamed (Cu-Pb Sulfate)Cu, Pb, S, O
Sⓘ Unnamed (Basic Zinc Sulphate Hydrate)Zn4SO4(OH)6 · 4H2O
Sⓘ SteverustitePb52+(OH)5[Cu+(S6+O3S2-)3](H2O)2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ BotallackiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Clⓘ ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Clⓘ LaurionitePbCl(OH)
Clⓘ MattheddleitePb5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(Cl,OH)
Clⓘ PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
Clⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
KPotassium
Kⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
VVanadium
Vⓘ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
MnManganese
Mnⓘ CesàrolitePbMn34+O6(OH)2
Mnⓘ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Mnⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mnⓘ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mnⓘ RamsdelliteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
CoCobalt
Coⓘ JamboriteNi2+1-xCox3+(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
Coⓘ SiegeniteCoNi2S4
NiNickel
Niⓘ JamboriteNi2+1-xCox3+(OH)2-x(SO4)x · nH2O
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
Niⓘ SiegeniteCoNi2S4
Niⓘ TučekiteNi9Sb2S8
Niⓘ UllmanniteNiSbS
Niⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ BechereriteZn7Cu(OH)13[(SiO(OH)3(SO4)]
Cuⓘ BotallackiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cuⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cuⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuⓘ CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ ChenitePb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuⓘ ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ CupriteCu2O
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cuⓘ ElyitePb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O
Cuⓘ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cuⓘ LautenthalitePbCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cuⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ Ramsbeckite(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
Cuⓘ SchmiederitePb2Cu2(Se6+O4)(Se4+O3)(OH)4
Cuⓘ Schulenbergite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Cuⓘ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cuⓘ TenoriteCuO
Cuⓘ WoodwarditeCu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
Cuⓘ WroewolfeiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cuⓘ RedgilliteCu6(SO4)(OH)10 · H2O
Cuⓘ Unnamed (Cu-Pb Sulfate)Cu, Pb, S, O
Cuⓘ SteverustitePb52+(OH)5[Cu+(S6+O3S2-)3](H2O)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ BechereriteZn7Cu(OH)13[(SiO(OH)3(SO4)]
Znⓘ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Znⓘ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Znⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ NamuwiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
Znⓘ Ramsbeckite(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O
Znⓘ Schulenbergite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Znⓘ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ Unnamed (Basic Zinc Sulphate Hydrate)Zn4SO4(OH)6 · 4H2O
SeSelenium
Seⓘ SchmiederitePb2Cu2(Se6+O4)(Se4+O3)(OH)4
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Sbⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sbⓘ TučekiteNi9Sb2S8
Sbⓘ UllmanniteNiSbS
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbⓘ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Pbⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pbⓘ CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ CesàrolitePbMn34+O6(OH)2
Pbⓘ ChenitePb4Cu(SO4)2(OH)6
Pbⓘ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Pbⓘ DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Pbⓘ ElyitePb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Pbⓘ LaurionitePbCl(OH)
Pbⓘ LautenthalitePbCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Pbⓘ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Pbⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pbⓘ MattheddleitePb5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(Cl,OH)
Pbⓘ PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
Pbⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pbⓘ SchmiederitePb2Cu2(Se6+O4)(Se4+O3)(OH)4
Pbⓘ SusannitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Pbⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Pbⓘ Unnamed (Pb Silicate) ?Pb, Si, O, H (?)
Pbⓘ Unnamed (Cu-Pb Sulfate)Cu, Pb, S, O
Pbⓘ SteverustitePb52+(OH)5[Cu+(S6+O3S2-)3](H2O)2

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