Carrino, Thais Andressa; Barreto, Sandra de Brito; Oliveira, Paula Jussara Azevedo de; Araújo Neto, José Ferreira de; Correia, Aldine Maria de Lima (2019) Linking gemology and spectral geology: a case study of elbaites from Seridó Pegmatite Province, Northeastern Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Geology, 49 (2). e20180113 doi:10.1590/2317-4889201920180113

ⓘ Alumotantite

Formula: AlTaO₄

Locality: Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

References:

rruff.geo.arizona.edu (n.d.) http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/parabariomicrolite.pdf.

Ercit, T. S., Hawthorne, F. C., Černý, P. (1986) Parabariomicrolite, a new species, and its structural relationship to the pyrochlore group. The Canadian Mineralogist, 24 (4) 655-663

ⓘ Amblygonite

Formula: LiAl(PO₄)F

Localities:

Bulandeira mine, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Trapiá pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃A

Locality: Fazenda Turmalina pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

References:

Beurlen, H.

Müller, A.

Silva, D.

Beurlen, H., Müller, A., Silva, D., Da Silva, M. R. R. (2011) Petrogenetic significance of LA-ICP-MS trace-element data on quartz from the Borborema Pegmatite Province, northeast Brazil. Mineralogical Magazine, 75 (5) 2703-2719 doi:10.1180/minmag.2011.075.5.2703

ⓘ Bertrandite

Formula: Be₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂

Localities:

Mina do Santino pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Alto do Jacu, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Antonio Leal Farm, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

ⓘ Beryl

Formula: Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

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

ⓘ Beryl var. Aquamarine

Localities:

Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

ⓘ Beryl var. Heliodor

Formula: Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

Locality: Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

References:

Re-entry of old data

Fernandes, Priscila Rezende, Cabral Neto, Izaac, Silveira, Francisco Valdir, Paes, Vinicius José de Castro (2022) Avaliação do potencial de lı́tio no Brasil-área: Provı́ncia Pegmatı́tica da Borborema [Assessment of lithium potential in Brazil – area: Province Borborem pegmatites]. INFORME DE RECURSOS MINERAIS Série Minerais Estratégicos, nº 06 [MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT Strategic Minerals Series, Nº 06]. SGB-CPRM

ⓘ Beryl var. Morganite

Formula: Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

References:

Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA). 135 pp.

ⓘ Beryllonite

Formula: NaBePO₄

Locality: Mina do Santino pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

References:

Palinkas, S. S., Wegner, R., Cobic, A., Palinkas, L. A., De Brito Barreto, S., Vaczi, T., Bermanec, V. (2014) The role of magmatic and hydrothermal processes in the evolution of Be-bearing pegmatites: Evidence from beryl and its breakdown products. American Mineralogist, 99 (2) 424-432 doi:10.2138/am.2014.4500

ⓘ 'Biotite'

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

Locality: Bulandeira mine, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

References:

ⓘ Bismoclite

Formula: BiOCl

Locality: Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

References:

Re-entry of old data

Färber, G. & Witzke, T. (2011): Exotische Pseudomorphosen aus Brasilien: Waylandit nach Wismutglanz. Lapis 36 (5), 42-43.

ⓘ Bismuthinite

Formula: Bi₂S₃

Localities:

Alto das Furnas claim, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Alto do Jacu, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

ⓘ Bismutite

Formula: (BiO)₂CO₃

Locality: Alto das Furnas claim, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

References:

Färber, G. & Witzke, T. (2011): Exotische Pseudomorphosen aus Brasilien: Waylandit nach Wismutglanz. Lapis 36 (5), 42-43.

ⓘ 'Bismutomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)'

Locality: Alto do Jacu, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

ⓘ Brazilianite

Formula: NaAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₄

Localities:

Alto do Jacu, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

ⓘ Cassiterite

Formula: SnO₂

Locality: Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

References:

Re-entry of old data

ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)

Formula: Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆

Localities:

Fazenda Turmalina pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Mamões pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

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

Localities:

Mina do Santino pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Alto do Jacu, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

ⓘ Columbite-(Mn)

Formula: Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆

Localities:

Alto das Furnas claim, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Alto do Jacu, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Amâncio pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

ⓘ 'Columbite-Tantalite'

Localities:

Riacho da Vaca pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Bulandeira mine, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

ⓘ Cookeite

Formula: (LiAl₄◻)[AlSi₃O₁₀](OH)₈

Locality: Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

References:

ⓘ Elbaite

Formula: Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)

Localities:

Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Glorious pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Bulandeira mine, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Coleção pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

ⓘ Elbaite var. Copper-bearing Elbaite

Formula: Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)

Locality: Glorious pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

References:

Soares, D. R., Beurlen, H., da Silva, M. R. R., da Silveira Gonzaga, F. D. A., dos Santos Filho, J. I., & de Oliveira, H. B. L. (2018). Variedades Gemológicas De Minerais Da Província Pegmatítica Da Borborema, NE Do Brasil: Uma Síntese. Estudos Geológicos, 28, 1.

ⓘ Euclase

Formula: BeAl(SiO₄)(OH)

Localities:

Alto Santo, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Mina do Santino pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Alto do Jacu, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Antonio Leal Farm, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

Localities:

Riacho da Vaca pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Fazenda Turmalina pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Trapiá pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Coleção pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

Localities:

Fazenda Turmalina pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Bulandeira mine, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Coleção pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

ⓘ Helvine

Formula: Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S

References:

In Collection of Martin Slamaex Ricardo Firmino

ⓘ 'Hydrokenomicrolite-3R' (FRL)

Formula: ◻₂Ta₂[O,(OH)]₆(H₂O)

Type Locality:

Description: First described as parabariomicrolite (Ercit et al., 1986). Discredited by IMA in 2016 and showed to be identical to hydrokenomicrolite-3R (Atencio, 2016).

References:

Ercit, T. S., Hawthorne, F. C., Černý, P. (1986) Parabariomicrolite, a new species, and its structural relationship to the pyrochlore group. The Canadian Mineralogist, 24 (4) 655-663

Atencio, Daniel (2016) Parabariomicrolite discredited as identical to hydrokenomicrolite-3R. Mineralogical Magazine, 80 (5) 923-924 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.129

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Localities:

Mina do Santino pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Alto das Furnas claim, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Alto do Jacu, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

Localities:

Riacho da Vaca pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Fazenda Turmalina pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Mamões pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Bulandeira mine, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

ⓘ 'Lepidolite'

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

ⓘ 'Mica Group'

Locality: Glorious pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

References:

ⓘ Microcline

Formula: K(AlSi₃O₈)

Localities:

Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Alto do Jacu, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

ⓘ 'Microlite Group'

Formula: A_2-mTa₂X_6-wZ_1-n

Localities:

Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Alto do Jacu, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Mamões pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

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

ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite

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

Locality: Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

References:

ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Locality: Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

References:

ⓘ Native Bismuth

Formula: Bi

Locality: Alto do Jacu, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

References:

ⓘ Natrotantite

Formula: Na₂Ta₄O₁₁

Locality: Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

References:

rruff.geo.arizona.edu (n.d.) http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/parabariomicrolite.pdf.

Ercit, T. S., Hawthorne, F. C., Černý, P. (1986) Parabariomicrolite, a new species, and its structural relationship to the pyrochlore group. The Canadian Mineralogist, 24 (4) 655-663

ⓘ Petalite

Formula: LiAl(Si₄O₁₀)

Locality: Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

References:

rruff.geo.arizona.edu (n.d.) http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/parabariomicrolite.pdf.

Ercit, T. S., Hawthorne, F. C., Černý, P. (1986) Parabariomicrolite, a new species, and its structural relationship to the pyrochlore group. The Canadian Mineralogist, 24 (4) 655-663

ⓘ Phosphuranylite

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

Locality: Mamões pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

References:

Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.

ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Bulandeira mine, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

References:

ⓘ Quartz var. Rose Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities:

Mina do Santino pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Alto do Jacu, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Amâncio pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

References:

Fernando Brederodes photo and collection, photo Id-649567

ⓘ Schorl

Formula: NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)

Localities:

Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Bulandeira mine, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Coleção pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Fazenda Turmalina pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil ? (more information)

ⓘ Simpsonite

Formula: Al₄Ta₃O₁₃(OH)

Locality: Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

References:

Lavinsky, Rob (n.d.) Specimens previously handled by The Arkenstone.

rruff.geo.arizona.edu (n.d.) http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/parabariomicrolite.pdf.

von Knorring, O., Hornung, G. (1963) Simpsonite and stibiotantalite from Benson pegmatite mine, Mtoko, Southern Rhodesia. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 33 (261) 458-466 doi:10.1180/minmag.1963.033.261.03

Ercit, T. S., Hawthorne, F. C., Černý, P. (1986) Parabariomicrolite, a new species, and its structural relationship to the pyrochlore group. The Canadian Mineralogist, 24 (4) 655-663

Beurlen, Hartmut, Soares, Dwight R., Thomas, Rainer, Prado-Borges, Lucila E., Castro, Cláudio de (2005) Mineral chemistry of tantalate species new in the Borborema Pegmatitic Province, Northeast Brazil. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 77 (1). 169-182 doi:10.1590/s0001-37652005000100013

Beurlen, Hartman, Da Silva, Marcelo R.R., Thomas, Rainer, Soares, Dwight R., Olivier, Patrick (2008) Nb–Ta–(Ti–Sn) oxide mineral chemistry as tracer of rare-element granitic pegmatite fractionation in the Borborema Province, Northeastern Brazil. Mineralium Deposita, 43 (2) 207-228 doi:10.1007/s00126-007-0152-4

ⓘ Spodumene

Formula: LiAlSi₂O₆

Localities:

Coleção pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Quinto de Cima, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Trapiá pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

ⓘ Stibiotantalite

Formula: Sb³⁺TaO₄

Locality: Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

References:

rruff.geo.arizona.edu (n.d.) http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/parabariomicrolite.pdf.

Ercit, T. S., Hawthorne, F. C., Černý, P. (1986) Parabariomicrolite, a new species, and its structural relationship to the pyrochlore group. The Canadian Mineralogist, 24 (4) 655-663

ⓘ 'Tantalite'

Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆

Localities:

Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Alto do Jacu, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Edilson claim, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Coleção pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn)

Formula: Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆

Localities:

Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Alto das Furnas claim, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Mamões pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Amâncio pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

ⓘ Tapiolite-(Fe)

Formula: Fe²⁺Ta₂O₆

Localities:

Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Alto do Jacu, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

Formula: AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

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

ⓘ Waylandite

Formula: BiAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆

Locality: Alto das Furnas claim, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

References:

Färber, Gunnar (n.d.) Personal Communication, Gunnar Färber Mineralien.

Färber, G. & Witzke, T. (2011): Exotische Pseudomorphosen aus Brasilien: Waylandit nach Wismutglanz. Lapis 36 (5), 42-43.

ⓘ 'Xenotime'

Locality: Fazenda Turmalina pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

References:

Beurlen, H.

Müller, A.

Silva, D.

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

Localities:

Fazenda Turmalina pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Coleção pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Gallery:

Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)ⓘ Elbaite

Elbaite

Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Elbaite

Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Elbaite

Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Elbaite

Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Elbaite

Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Elbaite

Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Elbaite

Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Elbaite

Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

A_2-mTa₂X_6-wZ_1-nⓘ 'Microlite Group'

Microlite Group

Alto do Jacu, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Microlite Group

Alto do Jacu, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Microlite Group

Alto do Jacu, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Bismuth	1.CA.05	Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Bismuthinite	2.DB.05	Bi₂S₃
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Bismoclite	3.DC.25	BiOCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	'Microlite Group'	4.00.	A_2-mTa₂X_6-wZ_1-n
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Rose Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Smoky Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Milky Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Cassiterite	4.DB.05	SnO₂
ⓘ	Tapiolite-(Fe)	4.DB.10	Fe²⁺Ta₂O₆
ⓘ	Columbite-(Fe)	4.DB.35	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆
ⓘ	Columbite-(Mn)	4.DB.35	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆
ⓘ	Tantalite-(Mn)	4.DB.35	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆
ⓘ	Alumotantite	4.DB.55	AlTaO₄
ⓘ	Simpsonite	4.DC.10	Al₄Ta₃O₁₃(OH)
ⓘ	Stibiotantalite	4.DE.30	Sb³⁺TaO₄
ⓘ	'Bismutomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)'	4.DH.15
ⓘ	Natrotantite	4.DJ.05	Na₂Ta₄O₁₁
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Bismutite	5.BE.25	(BiO)₂CO₃
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Beryllonite	8.AA.10	NaBePO₄
ⓘ	Amblygonite	8.BB.05	LiAl(PO₄)F
ⓘ	Brazilianite	8.BK.05	NaAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₄
ⓘ	Waylandite	8.BL.13	BiAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Phosphuranylite	8.EC.10	KCa(H₃O)₃(UO₂)₇(PO₄)₄O₄ · 8H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Almandine	9.AD.25	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Zircon	9.AD.30	Zr(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Euclase	9.AE.10	BeAl(SiO₄)(OH)
ⓘ	Bertrandite	9.BD.05	Be₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Beryl var. Aquamarine	9.CJ.05	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
ⓘ		9.CJ.05	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
ⓘ	var. Morganite	9.CJ.05	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
ⓘ	var. Heliodor	9.CJ.05	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
ⓘ	Elbaite	9.CK.05	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
ⓘ	Schorl	9.CK.05	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
ⓘ	Elbaite var. Copper-bearing Elbaite	9.CK.05	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
ⓘ	Spodumene	9.DA.30	LiAlSi₂O₆
ⓘ	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
ⓘ	var. Sericite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Cookeite	9.EC.55	(LiAl₄◻)[AlSi₃O₁₀](OH)₈
ⓘ	Kaolinite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Petalite	9.EF.05	LiAl(Si₄O₁₀)
ⓘ	Microcline	9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	var. Cleavelandite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	Helvine	9.FB.10	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Biotite'	-	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
ⓘ	'Feldspar Group'	-
ⓘ	'Lepidolite'	-
ⓘ	'Tantalite'	-	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
ⓘ	'Tourmaline'	-	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
ⓘ	'Xenotime'	-
ⓘ	'Mica Group'	-
ⓘ	'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'	-
ⓘ	'K Feldspar'	-
ⓘ	'Garnet Group'	-	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	'Columbite-Tantalite'	-
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
ⓘ	'Hydrokenomicrolite-3R' (TL)	-	◻₂Ta₂[O,(OH)]₆(H₂O)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Bertrandite	Be₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
H	ⓘ Brazilianite	NaAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Cookeite	(LiAl₄◻)[AlSi₃O₁₀](OH)₈
H	ⓘ Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
H	ⓘ Euclase	BeAl(SiO₄)(OH)
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
H	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Phosphuranylite	KCa(H₃O)₃(UO₂)₇(PO₄)₄O₄ · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
H	ⓘ Simpsonite	Al₄Ta₃O₁₃(OH)
H	ⓘ Waylandite	BiAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Elbaite var. Copper-bearing Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
H	ⓘ Hydrokenomicrolite-3R	◻₂Ta₂[O,(OH)]₆(H₂O)
Li	Lithium
Li	ⓘ Amblygonite	LiAl(PO₄)F
Li	ⓘ Cookeite	(LiAl₄◻)[AlSi₃O₁₀](OH)₈
Li	ⓘ Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Li	ⓘ Petalite	LiAl(Si₄O₁₀)
Li	ⓘ Spodumene	LiAlSi₂O₆
Li	ⓘ Elbaite var. Copper-bearing Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Be	Beryllium
Be	ⓘ Bertrandite	Be₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂
Be	ⓘ Beryllonite	NaBePO₄
Be	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Be	ⓘ Euclase	BeAl(SiO₄)(OH)
Be	ⓘ Helvine	Be₃Mn₄²⁺(SiO₄)₃S
Be	ⓘ Beryl var. Morganite	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Be	ⓘ Beryl var. Heliodor	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
B	Boron
B	ⓘ Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
B	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
B	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
B	ⓘ Elbaite var. Copper-bearing Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Bismutite	(BiO)₂CO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Alumotantite	AlTaO₄
O	ⓘ Amblygonite	LiAl(PO₄)F
O	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Bertrandite	Be₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Beryllonite	NaBePO₄
O	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
O	ⓘ Bismoclite	BiOCl
O	ⓘ Bismutite	(BiO)₂CO₃
O	ⓘ Brazilianite	NaAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
O	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂
O	ⓘ Cookeite	(LiAl₄◻)[AlSi₃O₁₀](OH)₈
O	ⓘ Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
O	ⓘ Euclase	BeAl(SiO₄)(OH)
O	ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆
O	ⓘ Tapiolite-(Fe)	Fe²⁺Ta₂O₆
O	ⓘ Helvine	Be₃Mn₄²⁺(SiO₄)₃S
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
O	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Columbite-(Mn)	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆
O	ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn)	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆
O	ⓘ Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Beryl var. Morganite	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Natrotantite	Na₂Ta₄O₁₁
O	ⓘ Petalite	LiAl(Si₄O₁₀)
O	ⓘ Phosphuranylite	KCa(H₃O)₃(UO₂)₇(PO₄)₄O₄ · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Rose Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
O	ⓘ Simpsonite	Al₄Ta₃O₁₃(OH)
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Spodumene	LiAlSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Stibiotantalite	Sb³⁺TaO₄
O	ⓘ Tantalite	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
O	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
O	ⓘ Waylandite	BiAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Beryl var. Heliodor	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
O	ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Elbaite var. Copper-bearing Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
O	ⓘ Hydrokenomicrolite-3R	◻₂Ta₂[O,(OH)]₆(H₂O)
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Amblygonite	LiAl(PO₄)F
F	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Na	ⓘ Beryllonite	NaBePO₄
Na	ⓘ Brazilianite	NaAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₄
Na	ⓘ Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Na	ⓘ Natrotantite	Na₂Ta₄O₁₁
Na	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Na	ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Na	ⓘ Elbaite var. Copper-bearing Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Alumotantite	AlTaO₄
Al	ⓘ Amblygonite	LiAl(PO₄)F
Al	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Al	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Al	ⓘ Brazilianite	NaAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Al	ⓘ Cookeite	(LiAl₄◻)[AlSi₃O₁₀](OH)₈
Al	ⓘ Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Al	ⓘ Euclase	BeAl(SiO₄)(OH)
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Beryl var. Morganite	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Petalite	LiAl(Si₄O₁₀)
Al	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Al	ⓘ Simpsonite	Al₄Ta₃O₁₃(OH)
Al	ⓘ Spodumene	LiAlSi₂O₆
Al	ⓘ Waylandite	BiAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆
Al	ⓘ Beryl var. Heliodor	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Al	ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Elbaite var. Copper-bearing Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
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	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Si	ⓘ Cookeite	(LiAl₄◻)[AlSi₃O₁₀](OH)₈
Si	ⓘ Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Si	ⓘ Euclase	BeAl(SiO₄)(OH)
Si	ⓘ Helvine	Be₃Mn₄²⁺(SiO₄)₃S
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Beryl var. Morganite	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Petalite	LiAl(Si₄O₁₀)
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Rose Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Spodumene	LiAlSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Beryl var. Heliodor	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Si	ⓘ Albite var. Cleavelandite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Elbaite var. Copper-bearing Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Amblygonite	LiAl(PO₄)F
P	ⓘ Beryllonite	NaBePO₄
P	ⓘ Brazilianite	NaAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₄
P	ⓘ Phosphuranylite	KCa(H₃O)₃(UO₂)₇(PO₄)₄O₄ · 8H₂O
P	ⓘ Waylandite	BiAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Bismuthinite	Bi₂S₃
S	ⓘ Helvine	Be₃Mn₄²⁺(SiO₄)₃S
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Bismoclite	BiOCl
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
K	ⓘ Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Phosphuranylite	KCa(H₃O)₃(UO₂)₇(PO₄)₄O₄ · 8H₂O
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Phosphuranylite	KCa(H₃O)₃(UO₂)₇(PO₄)₄O₄ · 8H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Helvine	Be₃Mn₄²⁺(SiO₄)₃S
Mn	ⓘ Columbite-(Mn)	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆
Mn	ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn)	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆
Mn	ⓘ Tantalite	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
Mn	ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Fe	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Fe	ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Tapiolite-(Fe)	Fe²⁺Ta₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Tantalite	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Nb	Niobium
Nb	ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆
Nb	ⓘ Columbite-(Mn)	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆
Nb	ⓘ Tantalite	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
Nb	ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Sn	Tin
Sn	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Stibiotantalite	Sb³⁺TaO₄
Ta	Tantalum
Ta	ⓘ Alumotantite	AlTaO₄
Ta	ⓘ Tapiolite-(Fe)	Fe²⁺Ta₂O₆
Ta	ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn)	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆
Ta	ⓘ Microlite Group	A_2-mTa₂X_6-wZ_1-n
Ta	ⓘ Natrotantite	Na₂Ta₄O₁₁
Ta	ⓘ Simpsonite	Al₄Ta₃O₁₃(OH)
Ta	ⓘ Stibiotantalite	Sb³⁺TaO₄
Ta	ⓘ Tantalite	(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
Ta	ⓘ Hydrokenomicrolite-3R	◻₂Ta₂[O,(OH)]₆(H₂O)
Bi	Bismuth
Bi	ⓘ Bismoclite	BiOCl
Bi	ⓘ Native Bismuth	Bi
Bi	ⓘ Bismuthinite	Bi₂S₃
Bi	ⓘ Bismutite	(BiO)₂CO₃
Bi	ⓘ Waylandite	BiAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆
U	Uranium
U	ⓘ Phosphuranylite	KCa(H₃O)₃(UO₂)₇(PO₄)₄O₄ · 8H₂O

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