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Gangdese Arc, Llhasa terrane, Eurasian Platei
Regional Level Types
Gangdese ArcVolcanic Arc
Llhasa terraneTerrane
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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Type:
Volcanic Arc
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Lhasa118,721 (2017)
DÊqÊn62,400 (2011)
Darchen754 (2010)
Mindat Locality ID:
444046
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:444046:1
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169 valid minerals. 8 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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ⓘ 'Adakite'

ⓘ Alkali basalt

ⓘ Amphibolite

ⓘ Andesite

ⓘ 'Andesitic tuff'

ⓘ 'Aplite'

ⓘ Basalt

ⓘ Basaltic-trachyandesite

ⓘ Beresite

ⓘ 'Biotite Monzogranite'

ⓘ 'Biotite granite'

ⓘ 'Biotite hornfels'

ⓘ Breccia

ⓘ 'Calc-silicate hornfels'

ⓘ Carbonate rock

ⓘ Chert

ⓘ Chromitite

ⓘ Conglomerate

ⓘ 'Crystal tuff'

ⓘ Dacite

ⓘ Diorite

ⓘ 'Dolerite'

ⓘ Dunite

ⓘ 'Endoskarn'

ⓘ 'Exoskarn'

ⓘ Gabbro

ⓘ 'Geyserite'

ⓘ Granite

ⓘ Granitoid

ⓘ Granodiorite

ⓘ Greisen

ⓘ Harzburgite

ⓘ Hornfels

ⓘ 'Hydrothermal breccia'

ⓘ 'Ignimbritic tuff'

ⓘ 'Kaolin'

ⓘ Lamprophyre

ⓘ Latite

ⓘ Lherzolite

ⓘ Limestone

ⓘ Listvenite

ⓘ Lithic breccia

ⓘ Marble

ⓘ 'Marl'

ⓘ Marlstone

ⓘ Monzodiorite

ⓘ Monzogranite

ⓘ Monzonite

ⓘ Mudstone

ⓘ 'Ophiolite'

ⓘ 'Pegmatitic syenite'

ⓘ Peridotite

ⓘ Phonolitic-tephrite

ⓘ 'Plagiogranite'

ⓘ 'Porphyrite'

ⓘ 'Porphyritic Monzogranite'

ⓘ 'Porphyritic granite'

ⓘ 'Porphyritic syenite'

ⓘ 'Porphyry'

ⓘ Propylite

ⓘ Pyroclastic-rock

ⓘ Pyroxenite

ⓘ 'Quartz porphyry'

ⓘ 'Quartz schist'

ⓘ Quartz-diorite

ⓘ Rhyolite

ⓘ 'Rhyolitic tuff'

ⓘ 'S-type granite'

ⓘ Sandstone

ⓘ Sediment

ⓘ Shale

ⓘ 'Siliceous sinter'

ⓘ Siltstone

ⓘ Sinter

ⓘ Skarn

ⓘ Slate

ⓘ Syenite

ⓘ Tephritic-phonolite

ⓘ Tonalite

ⓘ Trachyandesite

ⓘ Trachyte

ⓘ Travertine

ⓘ Tuff

ⓘ Volcanic breccia

ⓘ 'Volcanic rock'

ⓘ Volcaniclastic rock

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
ⓘ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 28 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Actinolite-Tremolite Series'
ⓘ Aikinite
Formula: PbCuBiS3
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Localities: Reported from at least 22 localities in this region.
ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar'
ⓘ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Allophane
Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
ⓘ Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Andradite-Grossular Series'
ⓘ Angelellite
Formula: Fe3+4(AsO4)2O3
ⓘ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 21 localities in this region.
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 21 localities in this region.
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ 'BastnÃĪsite'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Localities: Reported from at least 49 localities in this region.
ⓘ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
ⓘ Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
ⓘ Borax
Formula: Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Localities: Reported from at least 34 localities in this region.
ⓘ Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 41 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup'
Formula: AnCa2(Z2+5-mZ3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. Hornblende'
Formula: AnCa2(Z2+5-mZ3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Carbonate'
ⓘ Carrollite
Formula: CuCo2S4
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region.
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 63 localities in this region.
ⓘ Chalcostibite
Formula: CuSbS2
ⓘ Chamosite var. Brunsvigite
Formula: (Fe2+,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
Localities: Reported from at least 56 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘ Clausthalite ?
Formula: PbSe
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ Clinochlore var. Pycnochlorite
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
References:
Li, Z., Lang, X., Rickleman, D., Duan, J., & Zhang, Q. (2019). Age and genesis of the Pusangguo skarn Cu-dominated polymetallic deposit, Gangdese metallogenic belt, Tibet. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 169, 210-227.
Li, Z., Zhang, P., Zhu, J., Xu, J., & Niu, X. (2022). Fluid origin and evolution of the Pusangguo Cu–Pb–Zn skarn deposit in Tibet: Constraints from fluid inclusions and isotope compositions. Ore Geology Reviews, 105197.
Wang, S., Cao, M., Li, G., Silang, W., Shan, P., & Qin, K. (2022). The occurrence of cobalt and implications for genesis of the Pusangguo cobalt-rich skarn deposit in gangdese, Tibet. Ore Geology Reviews, 105193.
Li, Zhuang, Tan, Hao, Zhao, Feng, Xiang, Zuopeng, Wu, Han, Zhang, Peng (2023) Sphalerite and Pyrite Geochemistry from the Pusangguo Co-Rich Cu–Zn–Pb Skarn Deposit, Tibet: Implications for Element Occurrence and Mineralization. Minerals, 13 (9) doi:10.3390/min13091165
Li, Zhuang; Lang, Xinghai; Bai, Yun; Yang, Zongyao; Zhao, Feng; Wu, Han; Jia, Jiayi (2024) Garnet U-Pb geochronology and geochemistry of the Pusangguo skarn deposit in Tibet: Insights into the genesis and fluid evolution during prograde skarn formation. Ore Geology Reviews, 173. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106246
ⓘ Coesite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Colusite
Formula: Cu13VAs3S16
ⓘ Cordierite
Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18
ⓘ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
Localities: Reported from at least 26 localities in this region.
ⓘ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Diaspore
Formula: AlO(OH)
ⓘ Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Localities: Reported from at least 28 localities in this region.
ⓘ Dioptase
Formula: CuSiO3 · H2O
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘ Dyscrasite
Formula: Ag3Sb
ⓘ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 49 localities in this region.
ⓘ Erlichmanite
Formula: OsS2
ⓘ Falkmanite
Formula: Pb3Sb2S6
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
Localities: Reported from at least 18 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Ferberite-HÞbnerite Series'
ⓘ Ferro-actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Fe2+5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 36 localities in this region.
ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena
Formula: PbS with Ag
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.
ⓘ Giessenite
Formula: Pb27Cu2(Bi,Sb)19S57
ⓘ Gladite
Formula: PbCuBi5S9
Description: The authors mention gladite (in Chinese æŸąįĄŦ铋铜铅įŸŋ) as occurring here in the English abstract of their paper, but the Chinese text refers to this mineral as įĄŦ铋铜įŸŋ, which translates as wittichenite. This also agrees with papers by other authors: several of them report wittichenite, but none of them reports gladite.
ⓘ 'Glass'
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Greenockite ?
Formula: CdS
Description: Zinc-rich CdS has been confirmed by electron microprobe analysis (Zheng et al., 2011), but a structural analysis to distinguish between greenockite and hawleyite was not carried out.
ⓘ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Heazlewoodite
Formula: Ni3S2
ⓘ Hedenbergite
Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 27 localities in this region.
ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
ⓘ Hercynite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'HÃķgbomite Group'
ⓘ Humite
Formula: Mg7(SiO4)3F2
ⓘ 'Hydromuscovite'
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Ilvaite
Formula: CaFe3+Fe2+2(Si2O7)O(OH)
ⓘ Irarsite
Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Johannsenite
Formula: CaMn2+Si2O6
ⓘ Juxingite (TL)
Formula: Bi6Cu140Fe30S125
Type Locality:
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
Localities: Reported from at least 34 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
ⓘ Kupčíkite
Formula: Cu3.4Fe0.6Bi5S10
ⓘ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Larosite
Formula: (Cu,Ag)21PbBiS13
ⓘ Laurite
Formula: RuS2
ⓘ Lautite
Formula: CuAsS
ⓘ Leucite
Formula: K(AlSi2O6)
ⓘ 'Leucoxene'
ⓘ 'Limonite'
Localities: Reported from at least 34 localities in this region.
ⓘ Linnaeite
Formula: Co2+Co3+2S4
References:
Wang, S., Cao, M., Li, G., Silang, W., Shan, P., & Qin, K. (2022). The occurrence of cobalt and implications for genesis of the Pusangguo cobalt-rich skarn deposit in gangdese, Tibet. Ore Geology Reviews, 105193.
Li, Zhuang, Tan, Hao, Zhao, Feng, Xiang, Zuopeng, Wu, Han, Zhang, Peng (2023) Sphalerite and Pyrite Geochemistry from the Pusangguo Co-Rich Cu–Zn–Pb Skarn Deposit, Tibet: Implications for Element Occurrence and Mineralization. Minerals, 13 (9) doi:10.3390/min13091165
Li, Zhuang; Lang, Xinghai; Bai, Yun; Yang, Zongyao; Zhao, Feng; Wu, Han; Jia, Jiayi (2024) Garnet U-Pb geochronology and geochemistry of the Pusangguo skarn deposit in Tibet: Insights into the genesis and fluid evolution during prograde skarn formation. Ore Geology Reviews, 173. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106246
ⓘ Luobusaite
Formula: Fe0.84Si2
ⓘ Luzonite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
ⓘ Magnesiochromite
Formula: MgCr2O4
ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Localities: Reported from at least 51 localities in this region.
ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 42 localities in this region.
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Maurogemmiite (TL)
Formula: Ti10Fe3O3
Type Locality:
ⓘ 'Melnikovite'
ⓘ Melonite
Formula: NiTe2
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
ⓘ Mirabilite
Formula: Na2SO4 · 10H2O
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Localities: Reported from at least 33 localities in this region.
ⓘ Molybdite
Formula: MoO3
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 55 localities in this region.
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite
Formula: KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 48 localities in this region.
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region.
ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Osmium
Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru)
ⓘ Native Silicon
Formula: Si
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Native Silver var. KÞstelite
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Native Titanium (TL)
Formula: Ti
Type Locality:
References:
Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2011) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2010, CNMNC Newsletter No 7. Mineralogical Magazine, 75 (1) 27-31 doi:10.1180/minmag.2011.075.1.27
Fang, Qingsong, Bai, Wenji, Yang, Jingsu, Rong, He, Shi, Nicheng, Li, Guowu, Xiong, Ming, Ma, Zhesheng (2013) Titanium, Ti, A New Mineral Species from Luobusha, Tibet, China. Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition, 87 (5) 1275-1280 doi:10.1111/1755-6724.12128
Xiong, Fahui; Mugnaioli, Enrico; Xu, Xiangzhen; Yang, Jingsui; Wirth, Richard; Franke, Peter; Grew, Edward S. (2025) Maurogemmiite, Ti10Fe3O3 and paulrobinsonite, Ti8Fe4O2: new minerals in a coesite-bearing fragment from the Luobosa ophiolite, Tibet, China. Mineralogical Magazine, 1-52 doi:10.1180/mgm.2025.10169
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Osbornite
Formula: TiN
ⓘ Oxy-dravite
Formula: Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
ⓘ Padĕraite
Formula: Cu7[(Cu,Ag)0.33Pb1.33Bi11.33]S22
ⓘ Paragonite
Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Paulrobinsonite (TL)
Formula: Ti8Fe4O2
Type Locality:
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)ÎĢ9S8
ⓘ Petzite
Formula: Ag3AuTe2
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Localities: Reported from at least 28 localities in this region.
ⓘ Povondraite
Formula: NaFe3+3(Mg2Fe3+4)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
ⓘ Powellite
Formula: Ca(MoO4)
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 67 localities in this region.
ⓘ Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite
Formula: Fe(S,As)2
ⓘ Pyrope
Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Pyrophyllite
Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Localities: Reported from at least 19 localities in this region.
ⓘ Qingsongite (TL)
Formula: BN
Type Locality:
Description: As inclusions in coesite
References:
Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2013) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2013. CNMNC Newsletter No 16. Mineralogical Magazine, 77 (6) 2695-2709 doi:10.1180/minmag.2013.077.6.01
Dobrzhinetskaya, L. F., Wirth, R., Yang, J., Green, H. W., Hutcheon, I. D., Weber, P. K., Grew, E. S. (2014) Qingsongite, natural cubic boron nitride: The first boron mineral from the Earth's mantle. American Mineralogist, 99 (4) 764-772 doi:10.2138/am.2014.4714
Xiong, Fahui; Mugnaioli, Enrico; Xu, Xiangzhen; Yang, Jingsui; Wirth, Richard; Franke, Peter; Grew, Edward S. (2025) Maurogemmiite, Ti10Fe3O3 and paulrobinsonite, Ti8Fe4O2: new minerals in a coesite-bearing fragment from the Luobosa ophiolite, Tibet, China. Mineralogical Magazine, 1-52 doi:10.1180/mgm.2025.10169
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 65 localities in this region.
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Qusongite
Formula: WC
ⓘ Realgar
Formula: As4S4
ⓘ Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Scapolite'
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
ⓘ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup var. Bastite'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Sinnerite
Formula: Cu6As4S9
ⓘ 'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
ⓘ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Localities: Reported from at least 42 localities in this region.
ⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ Sylvanite
Formula: AgAuTe4
ⓘ Sylvite
Formula: KCl
Description: Fluid inclusion
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup var. Zinc-bearing Tennantite'
Formula: Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
ⓘ 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'
ⓘ Tenorite
Formula: CuO
ⓘ Tetradymite
Formula: Bi2Te2S
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Bismuth-bearing Tetrahedrite'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4(Fe/Zn)2)(Sb,Bi)4S12S
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite'
Formula: (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
ⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Zn)
Formula: Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Tongxinite'
Formula: Cu2Zn
ⓘ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region.
ⓘ Tsumoite
Formula: BiTe
ⓘ Tungstite
Formula: WO3 · H2O
ⓘ Ulexite
Formula: NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
ⓘ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
ⓘ Vermiculite
Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
ⓘ Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
ⓘ Wangxibinite (TL)
Formula: TiFe
Type Locality:
ⓘ Watanabeite
Formula: Cu4(As,Sb)2S5
ⓘ Wenjiite
Formula: Ti10SixPy
ⓘ 'White mica'
ⓘ Wittichenite
Formula: Cu3BiS3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
Localities: Reported from at least 18 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Xenotime'
ⓘ Yarlongite
Formula: Cr4Fe4NiC4
ⓘ Zangboite (TL)
Formula: TiFeSi2
Type Locality:
ⓘ 'Zeolite Group'
ⓘ Zhonghongite (TL)
Formula: Cu29(As,Sb)12S33
Type Locality:
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Localities: Reported from at least 22 localities in this region.
ⓘ Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Zunyite
Formula: Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Gold
var. Electrum		1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
ⓘ1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
ⓘvar. KÞstelite1.AA.05Ag
ⓘNative Titanium (TL)1.AB.05Ti
ⓘ'Tongxinite'1.AB.10bCu2Zn
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘNative Osmium1.AF.05(Os,Ir,Ru)
ⓘWangxibinite (TL)1.AH.TiFe
ⓘMaurogemmiite (TL)1.AI.Ti10Fe3O3
ⓘPaulrobinsonite (TL)1.AI.Ti8Fe4O2
ⓘWenjiite1.B0.Ti10SixPy
ⓘQusongite1.BA.25WC
ⓘYarlongite1.BA.30Cr4Fe4NiC4
ⓘZangboite (TL)1.BB.TiFeSi2
ⓘLuobusaite1.BB.25Fe0.84Si2
ⓘQingsongite (TL)1.BC.BN
ⓘOsbornite1.BC.15TiN
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
ⓘNative Silicon1.CB.15Si
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘDyscrasite2.AA.35Ag3Sb
ⓘJuxingite (TL)2.BA. Bi6Cu140Fe30S125
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘDigenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘHessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
ⓘPetzite2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
ⓘHeazlewoodite2.BB.05Ni3S2
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)ÎĢ9S8
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘvar. Marmatite2.CB.05a(Zn,Fe)S
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘColusite2.CB.30Cu13VAs3S16
ⓘLautite2.CB.40CuAsS
ⓘGreenockite ?2.CB.45CdS
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘClausthalite ?2.CD.10PbSe
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘvar. Silver-bearing Galena2.CD.10PbS with Ag
ⓘCarrollite2.DA.05CuCo2S4
ⓘLinnaeite2.DA.05Co2+Co3+2S4
ⓘBismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘTetradymite2.DC.05Bi2Te2S
ⓘTsumoite2.DC.05BiTe
ⓘSylvanite2.EA.05AgAuTe4
ⓘMelonite2.EA.20NiTe2
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘErlichmanite2.EB.05aOsS2
ⓘLaurite2.EB.05aRuS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘvar. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite2.EB.05aFe(S,As)2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘCobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
ⓘIrarsite2.EB.25(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
ⓘRealgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
ⓘOrpiment2.FA.30As2S3
ⓘWittichenite2.GA.20Cu3BiS3
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup
var. Bismuth-bearing Tetrahedrite'		2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4(Fe/Zn)2)(Sb,Bi)4S12S
ⓘ'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ'var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite'2.GB.05(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
ⓘ'Tennantite Subgroup
var. Zinc-bearing Tennantite'		2.GB.05Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
ⓘTetrahedrite-(Zn)2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
ⓘSinnerite2.GC.10Cu6As4S9
ⓘWatanabeite2.GC.15Cu4(As,Sb)2S5
ⓘChalcostibite2.HA.05CuSbS2
ⓘZhonghongite (TL)2.HA.30Cu29(As,Sb)12S33
ⓘAikinite2.HB.05aPbCuBiS3
ⓘGladite ?2.HB.05aPbCuBi5S9
ⓘGiessenite2.HB.10bPb27Cu2(Bi,Sb)19S57
ⓘFalkmanite2.HC.15Pb3Sb2S6
ⓘKupčíkite2.JA.10bCu3.4Fe0.6Bi5S10
ⓘPadĕraite2.JA.10eCu7[(Cu,Ag)0.33Pb1.33Bi11.33]S22
ⓘEnargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
ⓘLuzonite2.KA.10Cu3AsS4
ⓘLarosite2.LB.35(Cu,Ag)21PbBiS13
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
ⓘSylvite3.AA.20KCl
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘCuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
ⓘTenorite4.AB.10CuO
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘHercynite4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘMagnesiochromite4.BB.05MgCr2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘMagnetite
var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite		4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘCorundum
var. Sapphire		4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘHematite
var. Specularite		4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Milky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘCoesite4.DA.35SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘUraninite4.DL.05UO2
ⓘMolybdite4.E0.10MoO3
ⓘDiaspore4.FD.10AlO(OH)
ⓘBrucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
ⓘTungstite4.FJ.10WO3 · H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘBismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘBorax6.DA.10Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
ⓘUlexite6.EA.25NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘAnglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘAlunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘMirabilite7.CD.10Na2SO4 · 10H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘPowellite7.GA.05Ca(MoO4)
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘAngelellite8.BC.05Fe3+4(AsO4)2O3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘAndradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘGrossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘPyrope9.AD.25Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘSpessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘAndalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘTopaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
ⓘHumite9.AF.50Mg7(SiO4)3F2
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘIlvaite9.BE.07CaFe3+Fe2+2(Si2O7)O(OH)
ⓘClinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘZoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘVesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(â—ŧ4)â—ŧ[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
ⓘZunyite9.BJ.55Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘCordierite9.CJ.10Mg2Al4Si5O18
ⓘDioptase9.CJ.30CuSiO3 · H2O
ⓘDravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘPovondraite9.CK.05NaFe3+3(Mg2Fe3+4)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
ⓘSchorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘOxy-dravite9.CK.05Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘHedenbergite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6
ⓘJohannsenite9.DA.15CaMn2+Si2O6
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10â—ŧCa2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘFerro-actinolite9.DE.10â—ŧCa2Fe2+5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘMagnesio-hornblende9.DE.10â—ŧCa2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10â—ŧCa2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘWollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
ⓘRhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘPyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘParagonite9.EC.15NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite
var. Phengite		9.EC.15KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMontmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘVermiculite9.EC.50Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘChamosite
var. Brunsvigite		9.EC.55(Fe2+,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
ⓘClinochlore
var. Pycnochlorite		9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘDickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘAllophane9.ED.20(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘSanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘAlbite
var. Oligoclase		9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘ'Zeolite Group'9.G0.
ⓘLeucite9.GB.05K(AlSi2O6)
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8
ⓘ'Alkali Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'BastnÃĪsite'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup
var. Hornblende'		-AnCa2(Z2+5-mZ3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Melnikovite'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup
var. Bastite'		-D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
ⓘ'Leucoxene'-
ⓘ'Xenotime'-
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Andradite-Grossular Series'-
ⓘ'Actinolite-Tremolite Series'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Scapolite'-
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'-â—ŧCa2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Hydromuscovite'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Ferberite-HÞbnerite Series'-
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ'Glass'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4
ⓘ'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup'-AnCa2(Z2+5-mZ3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ'HÃķgbomite Group'-
ⓘ'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ'White mica'-
ⓘ'Carbonate'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Hⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Hⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Hⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Hⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Ferro-actinolite◻Ca2Fe52+(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PovondraiteNaFe33+(Mg2Fe43+)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Hⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ TungstiteWO3 · H2O
Hⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Hⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Hⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Hⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Hⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Hⓘ Actinolite-Tremolite Series
Hⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Chamosite var. Brunsvigite(Fe2+,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Hⓘ Oxy-draviteNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Hⓘ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hⓘ Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Hⓘ Clinochlore var. PycnochloriteMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Bⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bⓘ PovondraiteNaFe33+(Mg2Fe43+)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Bⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Bⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Bⓘ Oxy-draviteNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Bⓘ QingsongiteBN
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ BastnÃĪsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Cⓘ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ GraphiteC
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Cⓘ QusongiteWC
Cⓘ YarlongiteCr4Fe4NiC4
NNitrogen
Nⓘ OsborniteTiN
Nⓘ QingsongiteBN
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Oⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ AngelelliteFe43+(AsO4)2O3
Oⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ BastnÃĪsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Oⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ CoesiteSiO2
Oⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ CupriteCu2O
Oⓘ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Oⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ Ferro-actinolite◻Ca2Fe52+(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Oⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Oⓘ HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ JohannseniteCaMn2+Si2O6
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Oⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Oⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Oⓘ MolybditeMoO3
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PovondraiteNaFe33+(Mg2Fe43+)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Oⓘ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Oⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ TenoriteCuO
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Oⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ TungstiteWO3 · H2O
Oⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Oⓘ UraniniteUO2
Oⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Oⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Oⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Oⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
Oⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Oⓘ Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Andradite-Grossular Series
Oⓘ Actinolite-Tremolite Series
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Chamosite var. Brunsvigite(Fe2+,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Ferberite-HÞbnerite Series
Oⓘ Oxy-draviteNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Oⓘ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Oⓘ Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Oⓘ Clinochlore var. PycnochloriteMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ MaurogemmiiteTi10Fe3O3
Oⓘ PaulrobinsoniteTi8Fe4O2
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fⓘ BastnÃĪsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Fⓘ HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2
Fⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Fⓘ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Fⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Fⓘ Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Naⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Naⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Naⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Naⓘ PovondraiteNaFe33+(Mg2Fe43+)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Naⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Naⓘ Oxy-draviteNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgⓘ HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2
Mgⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Mgⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mgⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ PovondraiteNaFe33+(Mg2Fe43+)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Mgⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Mgⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Mgⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Mgⓘ Actinolite-Tremolite Series
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mgⓘ Chamosite var. Brunsvigite(Fe2+,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Mgⓘ Oxy-draviteNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Mgⓘ Clinochlore var. PycnochloriteMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Alⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Alⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Alⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Alⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Alⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Alⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Alⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Alⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Alⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Alⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Alⓘ Andradite-Grossular Series
Alⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alⓘ Chamosite var. Brunsvigite(Fe2+,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Alⓘ Oxy-draviteNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Alⓘ Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Alⓘ Clinochlore var. PycnochloriteMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ CoesiteSiO2
Siⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Siⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Siⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Ferro-actinolite◻Ca2Fe52+(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Siⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Siⓘ HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Siⓘ JohannseniteCaMn2+Si2O6
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Siⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PovondraiteNaFe33+(Mg2Fe43+)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Siⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Siⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ Native SiliconSi
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Siⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Siⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Siⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Siⓘ Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ LuobusaiteFe0.84Si2
Siⓘ Andradite-Grossular Series
Siⓘ Actinolite-Tremolite Series
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Chamosite var. Brunsvigite(Fe2+,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Oxy-draviteNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Siⓘ Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Siⓘ ZangboiteTiFeSi2
Siⓘ Clinochlore var. PycnochloriteMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ WenjiiteTi10SixPy
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Pⓘ WenjiiteTi10SixPy
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ AikinitePbCuBiS3
Sⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Bismuth-bearing TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4(Fe/Zn)2)(Sb,Bi)4S12S
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ CarrolliteCuCo2S4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
Sⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
Sⓘ ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ DigeniteCu9S5
Sⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sⓘ ErlichmaniteOsS2
Sⓘ Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series
Sⓘ FalkmanitePb3Sb2S6
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GiessenitePb27Cu2(Bi,Sb)19S57
Sⓘ GladitePbCuBi5S9
Sⓘ GreenockiteCdS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Sⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ Larosite(Cu,Ag)21PbBiS13
Sⓘ LauriteRuS2
Sⓘ LautiteCuAsS
Sⓘ LinnaeiteCo2+Co23+S4
Sⓘ LuzoniteCu3AsS4
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
Sⓘ MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ OrpimentAs2S3
Sⓘ PadĕraiteCu7[(Cu,Ag)0.33Pb1.33Bi11.33]S22
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)ÎĢ9S8
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ RealgarAs4S4
Sⓘ SinneriteCu6As4S9
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sⓘ WatanabeiteCu4(As,Sb)2S5
Sⓘ WitticheniteCu3BiS3
Sⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Sⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
Sⓘ Tennantite Subgroup var. Zinc-bearing TennantiteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
Sⓘ KupčíkiteCu3.4Fe0.6Bi5S10
Sⓘ Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing PyriteFe(S,As)2
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
Sⓘ ZhonghongiteCu29(As,Sb)12S33
Sⓘ Juxingite Bi6Cu140Fe30S125
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
Clⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Clⓘ SylviteKCl
Clⓘ ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Clⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Clⓘ Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Kⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Kⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ SylviteKCl
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ Ferro-actinolite◻Ca2Fe52+(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Caⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Caⓘ IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Caⓘ JohannseniteCaMn2+Si2O6
Caⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Caⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Caⓘ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Caⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caⓘ UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Caⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Caⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ Andradite-Grossular Series
Caⓘ Actinolite-Tremolite Series
Caⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caⓘ Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ OsborniteTiN
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Tiⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Tiⓘ Native TitaniumTi
Tiⓘ ZangboiteTiFeSi2
Tiⓘ WenjiiteTi10SixPy
Tiⓘ MaurogemmiiteTi10Fe3O3
Tiⓘ PaulrobinsoniteTi8Fe4O2
Tiⓘ WangxibiniteTiFe
VVanadium
Vⓘ ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Crⓘ YarlongiteCr4Fe4NiC4
MnManganese
Mnⓘ JohannseniteCaMn2+Si2O6
Mnⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Mnⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Mnⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Mnⓘ Ferberite-HÞbnerite Series
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feⓘ AngelelliteFe43+(AsO4)2O3
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Bismuth-bearing TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4(Fe/Zn)2)(Sb,Bi)4S12S
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ Ferro-actinolite◻Ca2Fe52+(Si8O22)(OH)2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)ÎĢ9S8
Feⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Feⓘ PovondraiteNaFe33+(Mg2Fe43+)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Feⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Feⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Feⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
Feⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Feⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
Feⓘ LuobusaiteFe0.84Si2
Feⓘ Andradite-Grossular Series
Feⓘ Actinolite-Tremolite Series
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Feⓘ Chamosite var. Brunsvigite(Fe2+,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Feⓘ Ferberite-HÞbnerite Series
Feⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Feⓘ Tennantite Subgroup var. Zinc-bearing TennantiteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
Feⓘ KupčíkiteCu3.4Fe0.6Bi5S10
Feⓘ Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing PyriteFe(S,As)2
Feⓘ YarlongiteCr4Fe4NiC4
Feⓘ ZangboiteTiFeSi2
Feⓘ MaurogemmiiteTi10Fe3O3
Feⓘ PaulrobinsoniteTi8Fe4O2
Feⓘ Juxingite Bi6Cu140Fe30S125
Feⓘ WangxibiniteTiFe
CoCobalt
Coⓘ CarrolliteCuCo2S4
Coⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
Coⓘ LinnaeiteCo2+Co23+S4
NiNickel
Niⓘ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Niⓘ MeloniteNiTe2
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)ÎĢ9S8
Niⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Niⓘ YarlongiteCr4Fe4NiC4
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AikinitePbCuBiS3
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Bismuth-bearing TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4(Fe/Zn)2)(Sb,Bi)4S12S
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ CarrolliteCuCo2S4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuⓘ ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ CupriteCu2O
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ DigeniteCu9S5
Cuⓘ DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Cuⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuⓘ Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series
Cuⓘ GiessenitePb27Cu2(Bi,Sb)19S57
Cuⓘ GladitePbCuBi5S9
Cuⓘ Larosite(Cu,Ag)21PbBiS13
Cuⓘ LautiteCuAsS
Cuⓘ LuzoniteCu3AsS4
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ PadĕraiteCu7[(Cu,Ag)0.33Pb1.33Bi11.33]S22
Cuⓘ SinneriteCu6As4S9
Cuⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuⓘ TenoriteCuO
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cuⓘ WatanabeiteCu4(As,Sb)2S5
Cuⓘ WitticheniteCu3BiS3
Cuⓘ TongxiniteCu2Zn
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Cuⓘ Tennantite Subgroup var. Zinc-bearing TennantiteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
Cuⓘ KupčíkiteCu3.4Fe0.6Bi5S10
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
Cuⓘ ZhonghongiteCu29(As,Sb)12S33
Cuⓘ Juxingite Bi6Cu140Fe30S125
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Bismuth-bearing TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4(Fe/Zn)2)(Sb,Bi)4S12S
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Znⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
Znⓘ TongxiniteCu2Zn
Znⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Znⓘ Tennantite Subgroup var. Zinc-bearing TennantiteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
Znⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
AsArsenic
Asⓘ AngelelliteFe43+(AsO4)2O3
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
Asⓘ ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
Asⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Asⓘ Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series
Asⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Asⓘ LautiteCuAsS
Asⓘ LuzoniteCu3AsS4
Asⓘ OrpimentAs2S3
Asⓘ RealgarAs4S4
Asⓘ SinneriteCu6As4S9
Asⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Asⓘ WatanabeiteCu4(As,Sb)2S5
Asⓘ Tennantite Subgroup var. Zinc-bearing TennantiteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
Asⓘ Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing PyriteFe(S,As)2
Asⓘ ZhonghongiteCu29(As,Sb)12S33
SeSelenium
Seⓘ ClausthalitePbSe
YYttrium
Yⓘ BastnÃĪsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Moⓘ MolybditeMoO3
Moⓘ PowelliteCa(MoO4)
RuRuthenium
Ruⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Ruⓘ LauriteRuS2
Ruⓘ Native Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
RhRhodium
Rhⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ DyscrasiteAg3Sb
Agⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agⓘ HessiteAg2Te
Agⓘ Larosite(Cu,Ag)21PbBiS13
Agⓘ PadĕraiteCu7[(Cu,Ag)0.33Pb1.33Bi11.33]S22
Agⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
Agⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
Agⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Agⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
Agⓘ Native Silver var. KÞsteliteAg
CdCadmium
Cdⓘ GreenockiteCdS
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Bismuth-bearing TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4(Fe/Zn)2)(Sb,Bi)4S12S
Sbⓘ ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
Sbⓘ DyscrasiteAg3Sb
Sbⓘ Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series
Sbⓘ FalkmanitePb3Sb2S6
Sbⓘ GiessenitePb27Cu2(Bi,Sb)19S57
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbⓘ WatanabeiteCu4(As,Sb)2S5
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite(Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
Sbⓘ ZhonghongiteCu29(As,Sb)12S33
TeTellurium
Teⓘ HessiteAg2Te
Teⓘ MeloniteNiTe2
Teⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Teⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
Teⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Teⓘ TsumoiteBiTe
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
CeCerium
Ceⓘ BastnÃĪsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
NdNeodymium
Ndⓘ BastnÃĪsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Wⓘ TungstiteWO3 · H2O
Wⓘ Ferberite-HÞbnerite Series
Wⓘ QusongiteWC
OsOsmium
Osⓘ ErlichmaniteOsS2
Osⓘ Native Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
IrIridium
Irⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Irⓘ Native Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
AuGold
Auⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
Auⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Auⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
PbLead
Pbⓘ AikinitePbCuBiS3
Pbⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ ClausthalitePbSe
Pbⓘ FalkmanitePb3Sb2S6
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ GiessenitePb27Cu2(Bi,Sb)19S57
Pbⓘ GladitePbCuBi5S9
Pbⓘ Larosite(Cu,Ag)21PbBiS13
Pbⓘ PadĕraiteCu7[(Cu,Ag)0.33Pb1.33Bi11.33]S22
Pbⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
BiBismuth
Biⓘ AikinitePbCuBiS3
Biⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Bismuth-bearing TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4(Fe/Zn)2)(Sb,Bi)4S12S
Biⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Biⓘ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Biⓘ GiessenitePb27Cu2(Bi,Sb)19S57
Biⓘ GladitePbCuBi5S9
Biⓘ Larosite(Cu,Ag)21PbBiS13
Biⓘ PadĕraiteCu7[(Cu,Ag)0.33Pb1.33Bi11.33]S22
Biⓘ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Biⓘ TsumoiteBiTe
Biⓘ WitticheniteCu3BiS3
Biⓘ KupčíkiteCu3.4Fe0.6Bi5S10
Biⓘ Juxingite Bi6Cu140Fe30S125
UUranium
Uⓘ UraniniteUO2

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Miocene : 18.8 Âą 0.5 Ma to 8.2 Âą 0.5 Ma

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Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Cenozoic
  Neogene
   Miocene
ⓘ Sanidine8.2 Âą 0.5 MaChazi, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), XigazÊ Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
ⓘ Basaltic-trachyandesite11.5 MaLake Xuru, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), XigazÊ Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
ⓘ Phlogopite (youngest age)13.3 Âą 0.4 MaChazi, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), XigazÊ Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
ⓘ Dacite17.3 MaLake Dajiacuo, Saga County, XigazÊ Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China
ⓘ Phlogopite (oldest age)18.8 Âą 0.5 MaLake Dajiacuo, Saga County, XigazÊ Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China

Fossils

There are 14 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences124
Youngest Fossil Listed93.9 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed299 Ma (Carboniferous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Anthozoa
class		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Scleractinia
order		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Guembelastraea
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Gumbelastraea237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Margarophyllia
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Margarophylliidae : Margarophyllia237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Retiophyllia
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Reimaniphylliidae : Retiophyllia237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Gastropoda
class		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Medlicottia
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Medlicottiidae : Medlicottia259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Hungarites
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hungaritidae : Hungarites247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Bivalvia
class		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Deltopecten
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Aviculopectinidae : Deltopecten295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Gervillia
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Gervillia237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Lopha
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Lopha237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Trigonia (Kumatrigonia)
subgenus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae : Trigonia : Trigonia (Kumatrigonia)237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Myophoria
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Myophoriidae : Myophoria237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Neoschizodus
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Myophoriidae : Neoschizodus237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Isocyprina
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Arcticidae : Isocyprina237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Neomiodon
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Sphaeriida : Neomiodontidae : Neomiodon170.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Enteletes
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Enteletidae : Enteletes265.1 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Compressoproductus
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Monticuliferidae : Compressoproductus265.1 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Quinquenella
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Rugosochonetidae : Quinquenella259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Retimarginifera
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : Retimarginifera298.9 - 254.17 Ma
Paleozoic
Leiorhynchoidea
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Petasmariidae : Leiorhynchoidea295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Nudirostralina
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Nudirostralina247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Rhynchopora
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchoporidae : Rhynchopora259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Stenoscisma
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Stenoscismatidae : Stenoscisma259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Isocrinus
genus		Animalia : Echinodermata : Isocrinus237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Ptilophyllum
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Ptilophyllum163.5 - 100.5 Ma
Mesozoic
Pteriomorphia
infraclass		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pteriomorphia247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Modiolus
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Elythidae
family		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Elythidae265.1 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Fenestellida
order		Animalia : Bryozoa : Fenestellida298.9 - 272.3 Ma
Paleozoic
Syringothyrididae
family		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Syringothyrididae259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Cladiscitidae
family		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Cladiscitidae247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Martiniinae
subfamily		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Martiniidae : Martiniinae259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Stromatoporida
order		Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Stromatoporida237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Distichophyllia norica
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Reimaniphylliidae : Distichophyllia : Distichophyllia norica237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Pamiroseris rectilamellosa
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pamiroseriidae : Pamiroseris : Pamiroseris rectilamellosa237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Volzeia subdichotoma
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Volzeiidae : Volzeia : Volzeia subdichotoma237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Margarosmilia confluens
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Margarophylliidae : Margarosmilia : Margarosmilia confluens237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Margarosmilia zieteni
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Margarophylliidae : Margarosmilia : Margarosmilia zieteni237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Margarosmilia richthofeni
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Procyclolitidae : Margarosmilia : Margarosmilia richthofeni237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Neospirifer (Quadrospira)
subgenus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Trigonotretidae : Neospirifer : Neospirifer (Quadrospira)259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Cimmeriella flexuosa
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Linoproductidae : Cimmeriella : Cimmeriella flexuosa290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Costiferina indica
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Costiferina : Costiferina indica265.1 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Transennatia gratiosa
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : Transennatia : Transennatia gratiosa259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Cyrtella nagmargensis
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Syringothyrididae : Cyrtella : Cyrtella nagmargensis295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Distichomeandra austriaca
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Margarophylliidae : Distichomeandra : Distichomeandra austriaca237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Bicamella timorensis
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Psilocamaridae : Bicamella : Bicamella timorensis290.1 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Spiriferella rajah
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferellidae : Spiriferella : Spiriferella rajah259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Spiriferella nepalensis
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferellidae : Spiriferella : Spiriferella nepalensis265.1 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Quinquenella glabra
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Rugosochonetidae : Quinquenella : Quinquenella glabra259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Taeniothaerus zhongbaensis
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Aulostegidae : Taeniothaerus : Taeniothaerus zhongbaensis265.1 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Neospirifer (Quadrospira) tibetensis
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Trigonotretidae : Neospirifer : Neospirifer (Quadrospira) tibetensis265.1 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Cyclolobus walkeri
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Cyclolobidae : Cyclolobus : Cyclolobus walkeri259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Cancrinella cancriniformis
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Linoproductidae : Cancrinella : Cancrinella cancriniformis290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Propinacoceras beyrichi
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Medlicottiidae : Propinacoceras : Propinacoceras beyrichi259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Betaneospirifer neomarcoui
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Trigonotretidae : Betaneospirifer : Betaneospirifer neomarcoui259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Retiophyllia mailonggangensis
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Reimaniphylliidae : Retiophyllia : Retiophyllia mailonggangensis237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Montlivaltia shiquanheensis
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : Montlivaltia shiquanheensis122.46 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stenoscisma purdoni
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Stenoscismatidae : Stenoscisma : Stenoscisma purdoni265.1 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Cerioheterastraea cerioidea
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylophyllidae : Cerioheterastraea : Cerioheterastraea cerioidea237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Toechastraea plana
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Reimaniphylliidae : Toechastraea : Toechastraea plana237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Karatchastraea karatchensis
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Karatchastraea : Karatchastraea karatchensis237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Margarophyllia stylophylloides
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Margarophylliidae : Margarophyllia : Margarophyllia stylophylloides237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Myriophyllum muensteri
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Cyclastraeidae : Myriophyllum : Myriophyllum muensteri237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Pinacophyllum yunnanensis
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylophyllidae : Pinacophyllum : Pinacophyllum yunnanensis237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Thamnasteriamorpha loretzi
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Tropiastraeidae : Thamnasteriamorpha : Thamnasteriamorpha loretzi237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Thamnasteria matsushitai
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Thamnasteriidae : Thamnasteria : Thamnasteria matsushitai125 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Wadispirifer ravana
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Trigonotretidae : Neospirifer : Wadispirifer ravana259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Protocardia stricklandi
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Protocardia : Protocardia stricklandi170.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Paraceratites trinodosus
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Ceratitidae : Paraceratites : Paraceratites trinodosus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Costirhynchopsis sinensis
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Cyclothyrididae : Costirhynchopsis : Costirhynchopsis sinensis247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Rotiphyllum major
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Metriophyllidae : Rotiphyllum : Rotiphyllum major268.8 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
Cyathaxonia minor
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cyathaxoniidae : Cyathaxonia : Cyathaxonia minor268.8 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
Pseudomultithecopora
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Multithecoporidae : Pseudomultithecopora268.8 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
Pseudomultithecopora microtudilaris
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Multithecoporidae : Pseudomultithecopora : Pseudomultithecopora microtudilaris268.8 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
Bandoproductus hemiglobicus
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Monticuliferidae : Bandoproductus : Bandoproductus hemiglobicus295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Terebratuloidea lhunzhubica
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Allorhynchidae : Terebratuloidea : Terebratuloidea lhunzhubica290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Amplexocarinia geyeri
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Laccophyllidae : Amplexocarinia : Amplexocarinia geyeri265.1 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Bruntonella latisinuata
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Bruntonella : Bruntonella latisinuata298.9 - 272.3 Ma
Paleozoic
Acrochordiceras carolinae
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acrochordiceratidae : Acrochordiceras : Acrochordiceras carolinae247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Cyclolobus zhongbaensis
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Cyclolobidae : Cyclolobus : Cyclolobus zhongbaensis259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Syringothyris lydekkeri
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Syringothyrididae : Syringothyris : Syringothyris lydekkeri295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Unionites griesbachi
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigonodidae : Unionites : Unionites griesbachi237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Spiriferella
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferellidae : Spiriferella259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Megaceratites subnodosus
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Ceratitidae : Megaceratites : Megaceratites subnodosus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Paeckelmanella
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Paeckelmanellidae : Paeckelmanella295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Alithyris shiquanheensis
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Cancellothyrididae : Alithyris : Alithyris shiquanheensis100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Halobia charlyana
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Halobiidae : Halobia : Halobia charlyana237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Proavites hueffeli
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Proavites : Proavites hueffeli247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Balatonites balatonicus
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Balatonitidae : Balatonites : Balatonites balatonicus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Ptychites opulentus
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Ptychitidae : Ptychites : Ptychites opulentus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Paraceratites elegans
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Ceratitidae : Paraceratites : Paraceratites elegans247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Paraceratites brembanus
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Ceratitidae : Paraceratites : Paraceratites brembanus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Parakellnerites lhasaensis
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Ceratitidae : Parakellnerites : Parakellnerites lhasaensis247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Parakellnerites laticostatus
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Ceratitidae : Parakellnerites : Parakellnerites laticostatus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Parakellnerites involutus
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Ceratitidae : Parakellnerites : Parakellnerites involutus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Danubites michaelis
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Danubitidae : Danubites : Danubites michaelis247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Reiflingites eugeniae
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Balatonitidae : Reiflingites : Reiflingites eugeniae247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Reiflingites fortis
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Ceratitidae : Reiflingites : Reiflingites fortis247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Reiflingites gosaviensis
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Ceratitidae : Reiflingites : Reiflingites gosaviensis247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Gymnites incultus
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Gymnitidae : Gymnites : Gymnites incultus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Pagiophyllum
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Pagiophyllum163.5 - 100.5 Ma
Mesozoic
Cardium (Tulongocardium)
subgenus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Cardium : Cardium (Tulongocardium)237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Jurassicorbula fuersichi
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myoida : Jurassicorbula : Jurassicorbula fuersichi170.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
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