Zaccarini, Federica, Garuti, Giorgio, Moser, Reinhard, Mavrogonatos, Constantinos, Voudouris, Panagiotis, Pimentel, Adriano, Nazzareni, Sabrina (2024) Mineral Chemistry of Olivine, Oxy-Spinel, and Clinopyroxene in Lavas and Xenoliths from the Canary, Azores, and Cape Verde Islands (Macaronesia, North Atlantic Ocean): New Data and Comparisons with the Literature. Minerals, 14 (2) 161 doi:10.3390/min14020161

ⓘ Hercynite

Formula: Fe²⁺Al₂O₄

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ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

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Corentin Desseux's CollectionIdentified by Ralph S Bottrill: Visual Identification

ⓘ 'Olivine Group'

Formula: M₂SiO₄

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Hercynite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Olivine Group'	-	M₂SiO₄

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Hercynite	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Olivine Group	M₂SiO₄
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Hercynite	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Olivine Group	M₂SiO₄
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Hercynite	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄

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