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Bonifatto peralkaline granite, Monte Cinto Complex, Manso, Calvi, Haute-Corse, Corsica, Francei
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Bonifatto peralkaline graniteIntrusion
Monte Cinto ComplexComplex
MansoCommune
CalviArrondissement
Haute-CorseDepartment
CorsicaRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° North , 8° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
GRN:
N29E05
Type:
Intrusion
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
358855
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:358855:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Lies on the NW margin of the complex, which it intrudes, and is a cupola with a flat roof and nearly vertical walls (Egeberg et al. 1993).

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10 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
References:
Maluski, H. (1974). MISE EN EVIDENCE PAR LA METHODE 40K-40A DE L'AGE PERMIEN DE CERTAINS GRANITES HYPERALCALINS DE CORSE. Compte Rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Societé Géologique de France, 16, 93-95.
Bonin, B. (1988). Peralkaline granites in Corsica: some petrological and geochemical constraints. Rendiconti della Società italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 43(2), 281-306.
Egeberg, A. T., Bonin, B., & Sorensen, H. (1993). The Bonifato peralkaline granites (NW Corsica); a possible case of evolution through volatile transfer. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 164(5), 739-758.
POITRASSON, F., DUTHOU, J.-L., PIN, C. (1995) The Relationship between Petrology and Nd Isotopes as Evidence for Contrasting Anorogenic Granite Genesis: Example of the Corsican Province (SE France) Journal of Petrology, 36 (5) 1251-1274 doi:10.1093/petrology/36.5.1251
ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar'
References:
Maluski, H. (1974). MISE EN EVIDENCE PAR LA METHODE 40K-40A DE L'AGE PERMIEN DE CERTAINS GRANITES HYPERALCALINS DE CORSE. Compte Rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Societé Géologique de France, 16, 93-95.
Bonin, B. (1988). Peralkaline granites in Corsica: some petrological and geochemical constraints. Rendiconti della Società italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 43(2), 281-306.
Egeberg, A. T., Bonin, B., & Sorensen, H. (1993). The Bonifato peralkaline granites (NW Corsica); a possible case of evolution through volatile transfer. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 164(5), 739-758.
POITRASSON, F., DUTHOU, J.-L., PIN, C. (1995) The Relationship between Petrology and Nd Isotopes as Evidence for Contrasting Anorogenic Granite Genesis: Example of the Corsican Province (SE France) Journal of Petrology, 36 (5) 1251-1274 doi:10.1093/petrology/36.5.1251
ⓘ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
References:
Maluski, H. (1974). MISE EN EVIDENCE PAR LA METHODE 40K-40A DE L'AGE PERMIEN DE CERTAINS GRANITES HYPERALCALINS DE CORSE. Compte Rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Societé Géologique de France, 16, 93-95.
Bonin, B. (1988). Peralkaline granites in Corsica: some petrological and geochemical constraints. Rendiconti della Società italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 43(2), 281-306.
Egeberg, A. T., Bonin, B., & Sorensen, H. (1993). The Bonifato peralkaline granites (NW Corsica); a possible case of evolution through volatile transfer. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 164(5), 739-758.
POITRASSON, F., DUTHOU, J.-L., PIN, C. (1995) The Relationship between Petrology and Nd Isotopes as Evidence for Contrasting Anorogenic Granite Genesis: Example of the Corsican Province (SE France) Journal of Petrology, 36 (5) 1251-1274 doi:10.1093/petrology/36.5.1251
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
References:
Maluski, H. (1974). MISE EN EVIDENCE PAR LA METHODE 40K-40A DE L'AGE PERMIEN DE CERTAINS GRANITES HYPERALCALINS DE CORSE. Compte Rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Societé Géologique de France, 16, 93-95.
Bonin, B. (1988). Peralkaline granites in Corsica: some petrological and geochemical constraints. Rendiconti della Società italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 43(2), 281-306.
Egeberg, A. T., Bonin, B., & Sorensen, H. (1993). The Bonifato peralkaline granites (NW Corsica); a possible case of evolution through volatile transfer. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 164(5), 739-758.
POITRASSON, F., DUTHOU, J.-L., PIN, C. (1995) The Relationship between Petrology and Nd Isotopes as Evidence for Contrasting Anorogenic Granite Genesis: Example of the Corsican Province (SE France) Journal of Petrology, 36 (5) 1251-1274 doi:10.1093/petrology/36.5.1251
ⓘ Arfvedsonite
Formula: NaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
References:
Maluski, H. (1974). MISE EN EVIDENCE PAR LA METHODE 40K-40A DE L'AGE PERMIEN DE CERTAINS GRANITES HYPERALCALINS DE CORSE. Compte Rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Societé Géologique de France, 16, 93-95.
Bonin, B. (1988). Peralkaline granites in Corsica: some petrological and geochemical constraints. Rendiconti della Società italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 43(2), 281-306.
Egeberg, A. T., Bonin, B., & Sorensen, H. (1993). The Bonifato peralkaline granites (NW Corsica); a possible case of evolution through volatile transfer. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 164(5), 739-758.
POITRASSON, F., DUTHOU, J.-L., PIN, C. (1995) The Relationship between Petrology and Nd Isotopes as Evidence for Contrasting Anorogenic Granite Genesis: Example of the Corsican Province (SE France) Journal of Petrology, 36 (5) 1251-1274 doi:10.1093/petrology/36.5.1251
ⓘ 'Chevkinite Group'
References:
Maluski, H. (1974). MISE EN EVIDENCE PAR LA METHODE 40K-40A DE L'AGE PERMIEN DE CERTAINS GRANITES HYPERALCALINS DE CORSE. Compte Rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Societé Géologique de France, 16, 93-95.
Bonin, B. (1988). Peralkaline granites in Corsica: some petrological and geochemical constraints. Rendiconti della Società italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 43(2), 281-306.
Egeberg, A. T., Bonin, B., & Sorensen, H. (1993). The Bonifato peralkaline granites (NW Corsica); a possible case of evolution through volatile transfer. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 164(5), 739-758.
POITRASSON, F., DUTHOU, J.-L., PIN, C. (1995) The Relationship between Petrology and Nd Isotopes as Evidence for Contrasting Anorogenic Granite Genesis: Example of the Corsican Province (SE France) Journal of Petrology, 36 (5) 1251-1274 doi:10.1093/petrology/36.5.1251
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
References:
Maluski, H. (1974). MISE EN EVIDENCE PAR LA METHODE 40K-40A DE L'AGE PERMIEN DE CERTAINS GRANITES HYPERALCALINS DE CORSE. Compte Rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Societé Géologique de France, 16, 93-95.
Bonin, B. (1988). Peralkaline granites in Corsica: some petrological and geochemical constraints. Rendiconti della Società italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 43(2), 281-306.
Egeberg, A. T., Bonin, B., & Sorensen, H. (1993). The Bonifato peralkaline granites (NW Corsica); a possible case of evolution through volatile transfer. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 164(5), 739-758.
POITRASSON, F., DUTHOU, J.-L., PIN, C. (1995) The Relationship between Petrology and Nd Isotopes as Evidence for Contrasting Anorogenic Granite Genesis: Example of the Corsican Province (SE France) Journal of Petrology, 36 (5) 1251-1274 doi:10.1093/petrology/36.5.1251
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
References:
Maluski, H. (1974). MISE EN EVIDENCE PAR LA METHODE 40K-40A DE L'AGE PERMIEN DE CERTAINS GRANITES HYPERALCALINS DE CORSE. Compte Rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Societé Géologique de France, 16, 93-95.
Bonin, B. (1988). Peralkaline granites in Corsica: some petrological and geochemical constraints. Rendiconti della Società italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 43(2), 281-306.
Egeberg, A. T., Bonin, B., & Sorensen, H. (1993). The Bonifato peralkaline granites (NW Corsica); a possible case of evolution through volatile transfer. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 164(5), 739-758.
POITRASSON, F., DUTHOU, J.-L., PIN, C. (1995) The Relationship between Petrology and Nd Isotopes as Evidence for Contrasting Anorogenic Granite Genesis: Example of the Corsican Province (SE France) Journal of Petrology, 36 (5) 1251-1274 doi:10.1093/petrology/36.5.1251
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
References:
Maluski, H. (1974). MISE EN EVIDENCE PAR LA METHODE 40K-40A DE L'AGE PERMIEN DE CERTAINS GRANITES HYPERALCALINS DE CORSE. Compte Rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Societé Géologique de France, 16, 93-95.
Bonin, B. (1988). Peralkaline granites in Corsica: some petrological and geochemical constraints. Rendiconti della Società italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 43(2), 281-306.
Egeberg, A. T., Bonin, B., & Sorensen, H. (1993). The Bonifato peralkaline granites (NW Corsica); a possible case of evolution through volatile transfer. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 164(5), 739-758.
POITRASSON, F., DUTHOU, J.-L., PIN, C. (1995) The Relationship between Petrology and Nd Isotopes as Evidence for Contrasting Anorogenic Granite Genesis: Example of the Corsican Province (SE France) Journal of Petrology, 36 (5) 1251-1274 doi:10.1093/petrology/36.5.1251
ⓘ 'Fluocerite'
References:
Maluski, H. (1974). MISE EN EVIDENCE PAR LA METHODE 40K-40A DE L'AGE PERMIEN DE CERTAINS GRANITES HYPERALCALINS DE CORSE. Compte Rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Societé Géologique de France, 16, 93-95.
Bonin, B. (1988). Peralkaline granites in Corsica: some petrological and geochemical constraints. Rendiconti della Società italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 43(2), 281-306.
Egeberg, A. T., Bonin, B., & Sorensen, H. (1993). The Bonifato peralkaline granites (NW Corsica); a possible case of evolution through volatile transfer. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 164(5), 739-758.
POITRASSON, F., DUTHOU, J.-L., PIN, C. (1995) The Relationship between Petrology and Nd Isotopes as Evidence for Contrasting Anorogenic Granite Genesis: Example of the Corsican Province (SE France) Journal of Petrology, 36 (5) 1251-1274 doi:10.1093/petrology/36.5.1251
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
References:
Maluski, H. (1974). MISE EN EVIDENCE PAR LA METHODE 40K-40A DE L'AGE PERMIEN DE CERTAINS GRANITES HYPERALCALINS DE CORSE. Compte Rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Societé Géologique de France, 16, 93-95.
Bonin, B. (1988). Peralkaline granites in Corsica: some petrological and geochemical constraints. Rendiconti della Società italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 43(2), 281-306.
Egeberg, A. T., Bonin, B., & Sorensen, H. (1993). The Bonifato peralkaline granites (NW Corsica); a possible case of evolution through volatile transfer. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 164(5), 739-758.
POITRASSON, F., DUTHOU, J.-L., PIN, C. (1995) The Relationship between Petrology and Nd Isotopes as Evidence for Contrasting Anorogenic Granite Genesis: Example of the Corsican Province (SE France) Journal of Petrology, 36 (5) 1251-1274 doi:10.1093/petrology/36.5.1251
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
References:
Maluski, H. (1974). MISE EN EVIDENCE PAR LA METHODE 40K-40A DE L'AGE PERMIEN DE CERTAINS GRANITES HYPERALCALINS DE CORSE. Compte Rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Societé Géologique de France, 16, 93-95.
Bonin, B. (1988). Peralkaline granites in Corsica: some petrological and geochemical constraints. Rendiconti della Società italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 43(2), 281-306.
Egeberg, A. T., Bonin, B., & Sorensen, H. (1993). The Bonifato peralkaline granites (NW Corsica); a possible case of evolution through volatile transfer. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 164(5), 739-758.
POITRASSON, F., DUTHOU, J.-L., PIN, C. (1995) The Relationship between Petrology and Nd Isotopes as Evidence for Contrasting Anorogenic Granite Genesis: Example of the Corsican Province (SE France) Journal of Petrology, 36 (5) 1251-1274 doi:10.1093/petrology/36.5.1251
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
References:
Maluski, H. (1974). MISE EN EVIDENCE PAR LA METHODE 40K-40A DE L'AGE PERMIEN DE CERTAINS GRANITES HYPERALCALINS DE CORSE. Compte Rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Societé Géologique de France, 16, 93-95.
Bonin, B. (1988). Peralkaline granites in Corsica: some petrological and geochemical constraints. Rendiconti della Società italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 43(2), 281-306.
Egeberg, A. T., Bonin, B., & Sorensen, H. (1993). The Bonifato peralkaline granites (NW Corsica); a possible case of evolution through volatile transfer. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 164(5), 739-758.
POITRASSON, F., DUTHOU, J.-L., PIN, C. (1995) The Relationship between Petrology and Nd Isotopes as Evidence for Contrasting Anorogenic Granite Genesis: Example of the Corsican Province (SE France) Journal of Petrology, 36 (5) 1251-1274 doi:10.1093/petrology/36.5.1251
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
References:
Maluski, H. (1974). MISE EN EVIDENCE PAR LA METHODE 40K-40A DE L'AGE PERMIEN DE CERTAINS GRANITES HYPERALCALINS DE CORSE. Compte Rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Societé Géologique de France, 16, 93-95.
Bonin, B. (1988). Peralkaline granites in Corsica: some petrological and geochemical constraints. Rendiconti della Società italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 43(2), 281-306.
Egeberg, A. T., Bonin, B., & Sorensen, H. (1993). The Bonifato peralkaline granites (NW Corsica); a possible case of evolution through volatile transfer. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 164(5), 739-758.
POITRASSON, F., DUTHOU, J.-L., PIN, C. (1995) The Relationship between Petrology and Nd Isotopes as Evidence for Contrasting Anorogenic Granite Genesis: Example of the Corsican Province (SE France) Journal of Petrology, 36 (5) 1251-1274 doi:10.1093/petrology/36.5.1251
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'
Formula: (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
References:
Maluski, H. (1974). MISE EN EVIDENCE PAR LA METHODE 40K-40A DE L'AGE PERMIEN DE CERTAINS GRANITES HYPERALCALINS DE CORSE. Compte Rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Societé Géologique de France, 16, 93-95.
Bonin, B. (1988). Peralkaline granites in Corsica: some petrological and geochemical constraints. Rendiconti della Società italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 43(2), 281-306.
Egeberg, A. T., Bonin, B., & Sorensen, H. (1993). The Bonifato peralkaline granites (NW Corsica); a possible case of evolution through volatile transfer. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 164(5), 739-758.
POITRASSON, F., DUTHOU, J.-L., PIN, C. (1995) The Relationship between Petrology and Nd Isotopes as Evidence for Contrasting Anorogenic Granite Genesis: Example of the Corsican Province (SE France) Journal of Petrology, 36 (5) 1251-1274 doi:10.1093/petrology/36.5.1251
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Maluski, H. (1974). MISE EN EVIDENCE PAR LA METHODE 40K-40A DE L'AGE PERMIEN DE CERTAINS GRANITES HYPERALCALINS DE CORSE. Compte Rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Societé Géologique de France, 16, 93-95.
Bonin, B. (1988). Peralkaline granites in Corsica: some petrological and geochemical constraints. Rendiconti della Società italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 43(2), 281-306.
Egeberg, A. T., Bonin, B., & Sorensen, H. (1993). The Bonifato peralkaline granites (NW Corsica); a possible case of evolution through volatile transfer. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 164(5), 739-758.
POITRASSON, F., DUTHOU, J.-L., PIN, C. (1995) The Relationship between Petrology and Nd Isotopes as Evidence for Contrasting Anorogenic Granite Genesis: Example of the Corsican Province (SE France) Journal of Petrology, 36 (5) 1251-1274 doi:10.1093/petrology/36.5.1251
ⓘ Riebeckite
Formula: ◻Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2
References:
Maluski, H. (1974). MISE EN EVIDENCE PAR LA METHODE 40K-40A DE L'AGE PERMIEN DE CERTAINS GRANITES HYPERALCALINS DE CORSE. Compte Rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Societé Géologique de France, 16, 93-95.
Bonin, B. (1988). Peralkaline granites in Corsica: some petrological and geochemical constraints. Rendiconti della Società italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 43(2), 281-306.
Egeberg, A. T., Bonin, B., & Sorensen, H. (1993). The Bonifato peralkaline granites (NW Corsica); a possible case of evolution through volatile transfer. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 164(5), 739-758.
POITRASSON, F., DUTHOU, J.-L., PIN, C. (1995) The Relationship between Petrology and Nd Isotopes as Evidence for Contrasting Anorogenic Granite Genesis: Example of the Corsican Province (SE France) Journal of Petrology, 36 (5) 1251-1274 doi:10.1093/petrology/36.5.1251
ⓘ Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
References:
Maluski, H. (1974). MISE EN EVIDENCE PAR LA METHODE 40K-40A DE L'AGE PERMIEN DE CERTAINS GRANITES HYPERALCALINS DE CORSE. Compte Rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Societé Géologique de France, 16, 93-95.
Bonin, B. (1988). Peralkaline granites in Corsica: some petrological and geochemical constraints. Rendiconti della Società italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 43(2), 281-306.
Egeberg, A. T., Bonin, B., & Sorensen, H. (1993). The Bonifato peralkaline granites (NW Corsica); a possible case of evolution through volatile transfer. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 164(5), 739-758.
POITRASSON, F., DUTHOU, J.-L., PIN, C. (1995) The Relationship between Petrology and Nd Isotopes as Evidence for Contrasting Anorogenic Granite Genesis: Example of the Corsican Province (SE France) Journal of Petrology, 36 (5) 1251-1274 doi:10.1093/petrology/36.5.1251
ⓘ Winchite
Formula: ◻(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(Si8O22)(OH)2
References:
Maluski, H. (1974). MISE EN EVIDENCE PAR LA METHODE 40K-40A DE L'AGE PERMIEN DE CERTAINS GRANITES HYPERALCALINS DE CORSE. Compte Rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Societé Géologique de France, 16, 93-95.
Bonin, B. (1988). Peralkaline granites in Corsica: some petrological and geochemical constraints. Rendiconti della Società italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 43(2), 281-306.
Egeberg, A. T., Bonin, B., & Sorensen, H. (1993). The Bonifato peralkaline granites (NW Corsica); a possible case of evolution through volatile transfer. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 164(5), 739-758.
POITRASSON, F., DUTHOU, J.-L., PIN, C. (1995) The Relationship between Petrology and Nd Isotopes as Evidence for Contrasting Anorogenic Granite Genesis: Example of the Corsican Province (SE France) Journal of Petrology, 36 (5) 1251-1274 doi:10.1093/petrology/36.5.1251
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
References:
Maluski, H. (1974). MISE EN EVIDENCE PAR LA METHODE 40K-40A DE L'AGE PERMIEN DE CERTAINS GRANITES HYPERALCALINS DE CORSE. Compte Rendu Sommaire des Séances de la Societé Géologique de France, 16, 93-95.
Bonin, B. (1988). Peralkaline granites in Corsica: some petrological and geochemical constraints. Rendiconti della Società italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 43(2), 281-306.
Egeberg, A. T., Bonin, B., & Sorensen, H. (1993). The Bonifato peralkaline granites (NW Corsica); a possible case of evolution through volatile transfer. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 164(5), 739-758.
POITRASSON, F., DUTHOU, J.-L., PIN, C. (1995) The Relationship between Petrology and Nd Isotopes as Evidence for Contrasting Anorogenic Granite Genesis: Example of the Corsican Province (SE France) Journal of Petrology, 36 (5) 1251-1274 doi:10.1093/petrology/36.5.1251

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
ⓘ'var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'4.00.(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘThorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘWinchite9.DE.20◻(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘArfvedsonite9.DE.25NaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘRiebeckite9.DE.25◻Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Alkali Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Fluocerite'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'var. Perthite'-
ⓘ'Chevkinite Group'-
ⓘ'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Hⓘ Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Hⓘ Winchite◻(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
Oⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Oⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Oⓘ Winchite◻(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Naⓘ Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
Naⓘ Winchite◻(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(Si8O22)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Winchite◻(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Winchite◻(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(Si8O22)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Siⓘ Winchite◻(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Caⓘ Winchite◻(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(Si8O22)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
FeIron
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Nbⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
TaTantalum
Taⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
ThThorium
Thⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
UUranium
Uⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)

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Bonin, B. (1988). Peralkaline granites in Corsica: some petrological and geochemical constraints. Rendiconti della Società italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, 43(2), 281-306.
Egeberg, A. T., Bonin, B., & Sorensen, H. (1993). The Bonifato peralkaline granites (NW Corsica); a possible case of evolution through volatile transfer. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 164(5), 739-758.
POITRASSON, F., DUTHOU, J.-L., PIN, C. (1995) The Relationship between Petrology and Nd Isotopes as Evidence for Contrasting Anorogenic Granite Genesis: Example of the Corsican Province (SE France) Journal of Petrology, 36 (5) 1251-1274 doi:10.1093/petrology/36.5.1251
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4p.332
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