Peretyazhko, I. S., Savina, E. A., Khromova, E. A., Karmanov, N. S., & Ivanov, A. V. (2018) Unique Clinkers and Paralavas from a New Nyalga Combustion Metamorphic Complex in Central Mongolia: Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Genesis. Petrology, 26(2), 181-211.

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

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ⓘ Fayalite

Formula: Fe²⁺₂SiO₄

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ⓘ 'Glass'

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ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

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ⓘ Indialite

Formula: Mg₂Al₃(AlSi₅O₁₈)

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ⓘ Kirschsteinite

Formula: CaFe²⁺SiO₄

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ⓘ Kuratite

Formula: Ca₂(Fe²⁺₅Ti)O₂[Si₄Al₂O₁₈]

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ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

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ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄

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ⓘ 'Melilite Group'

Formula: Ca₂M(XSiO₇)

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ⓘ 'Microlite Group'

Formula: A_2-mTa₂X_6-wZ_-n

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ⓘ Nepheline

Formula: Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)

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ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

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ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	'Microlite Group'	4.00.	A_2-mTa₂X_6-wZ_-n
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Fayalite	9.AC.05	Fe²⁺₂SiO₄
ⓘ	Kirschsteinite	9.AC.05	CaFe²⁺SiO₄
ⓘ	Indialite	9.CJ.05	Mg₂Al₃(AlSi₅O₁₈)
ⓘ	Kuratite	9.DH.40	Ca₂(Fe²⁺₅Ti)O₂[Si₄Al₂O₁₈]
ⓘ	Nepheline	9.FA.05	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
ⓘ	Anorthite	9.FA.35	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Glass'	-
ⓘ	'Melilite Group'	-	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
O	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺SiO₄
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Indialite	Mg₂Al₃(AlSi₅O₁₈)
O	ⓘ Kirschsteinite	CaFe²⁺SiO₄
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
O	ⓘ Melilite Group	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)
O	ⓘ Kuratite	Ca₂(Fe₅²⁺Ti)O₂[Si₄Al₂O₁₈]
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Indialite	Mg₂Al₃(AlSi₅O₁₈)
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Al	ⓘ Indialite	Mg₂Al₃(AlSi₅O₁₈)
Al	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Al	ⓘ Kuratite	Ca₂(Fe₅²⁺Ti)O₂[Si₄Al₂O₁₈]
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Si	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Indialite	Mg₂Al₃(AlSi₅O₁₈)
Si	ⓘ Kirschsteinite	CaFe²⁺SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Melilite Group	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)
Si	ⓘ Kuratite	Ca₂(Fe₅²⁺Ti)O₂[Si₄Al₂O₁₈]
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Ca	ⓘ Kirschsteinite	CaFe²⁺SiO₄
Ca	ⓘ Melilite Group	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)
Ca	ⓘ Kuratite	Ca₂(Fe₅²⁺Ti)O₂[Si₄Al₂O₁₈]
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
Ti	ⓘ Kuratite	Ca₂(Fe₅²⁺Ti)O₂[Si₄Al₂O₁₈]
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺SiO₄
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Kirschsteinite	CaFe²⁺SiO₄
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
Fe	ⓘ Kuratite	Ca₂(Fe₅²⁺Ti)O₂[Si₄Al₂O₁₈]
Ta	Tantalum
Ta	ⓘ Microlite Group	A_2-mTa₂X_6-wZ_-n

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References

Peretyazhko, Igor S., Savina, Elena A., Khromova, Elena A. (2017) Minerals of the rhönite-kuratite series in paralavas from a new combustion metamorphic complex in the Choir–Nyalga basin (Central Mongolia): composition, mineral assemblages and formation conditions. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (4) 949-974 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.144

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