Melekestseva, Irina, Vasiliy Kotlyarov, Gennadiy Tret’yakov, Vladimir Shilovskikh, Pavel Khvorov, Elena Belogub, Victor Beltenev, Kseniya Filippova, and Sergey Sadykov. 2022. "The Heavy-Metal Fingerprint of the Irinovskoe Hydrothermal Sulfide Field, 13°20′ N, Mid-Atlantic Ridge" Minerals 12, no. 12: 1626. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12121626

ⓘ Actinolite

Formula: ◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Localities:

Sulphide occurrence, Rift valley, Sierra Leone fracture zone, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Conrad Fracture Zone, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ Aegirine

Formula: NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆

Localities:

Green Mountain, Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Middleton Peak, Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
5 mile post, Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

ⓘ Aenigmatite

Formula: Na₄[Fe²⁺₁₀Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]

Localities:

Middleton Peak, Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
5 mile post, Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

ⓘ Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi₃O₈)

Locality: Conrad Fracture Zone, Atlantic Ocean

References:

D'Orazio, Massimo, Boschi, Chiara, Brunelli, Daniele (2004) Talc-rich hydrothermal rocks from the St. Paul and Conrad fracture zones in the Atlantic Ocean. European Journal of Mineralogy, 16 (1) 73-83 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2004/0016-0073

ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar'

Localities:

Green Mountain, Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Middleton Peak, Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

ⓘ 'Allanite Group'

Formula: (A1²⁺REE³⁺)(M1³⁺M2³⁺M3²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

Localities:

Aroeiras Complex, Alto Moxotó Domain, Central Borborema Subprovince, Borborema Province, South America Plate
Queimadas Pluton, Alto Moxotó Domain, Central Borborema Subprovince, Borborema Province, South America Plate

ⓘ Altaite

Formula: PbTe

Locality: Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

Firstova, A., Stepanova, T., Sukhanova, A., Cherkashov, G., & Poroshina, I. (2019). Au and Te Minerals in Seafloor Massive Sulphides from Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Minerals, 9(5), 294.

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

Formula: AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂

Localities:

Green Mountain, Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Queimadas Pluton, Alto Moxotó Domain, Central Borborema Subprovince, Borborema Province, South America Plate

ⓘ Analcime

Formula: Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O

Localities:

Biboca beach, Fernando de Noronha island, Fernando de Noronha archipelago, Pernambuco, Brazil
Atalaia point, Fernando de Noronha island, Fernando de Noronha archipelago, Pernambuco, Brazil

ⓘ Anglesite

Formula: PbSO₄

Locality: Irinovskoe hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Anhydrite

Formula: CaSO₄

Localities:

Turtle Pits hydrothermal field, Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Turtle Pits, Turtle Pits hydrothermal field, Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ Annite

Formula: KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Locality: Irinovskoe hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

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

ⓘ Aragonite

Formula: CaCO₃

Localities:

Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ Arfvedsonite

Formula: [Na][Na₂][Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Localities:

Middleton Peak, Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
5 mile post, Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

ⓘ Argyrodite

Formula: Ag₈GeS₆

Locality: Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

Melekestseva, Irina Yu.; Kotlyarov, Vasily A.; Tret’yakov, Gennady A.; Beltenev, Viktor E. (2025) Native Arsenic at the Semenov-2 Seafloor Massive Sulfide Deposit (13°31′13 N, Mid-Atlantic Ridge): An Indicator of Low-Temperature, Reducing, and Acidic Formation Conditions. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 63 (2). 113-140 doi:10.3749/2400021

ⓘ Armalcolite

Formula: (Mg,Fe²⁺)Ti₂O₅

Locality: Chapéu do Nordeste islet, Fernando de Noronha archipelago, Pernambuco, Brazil

References:

Kogarko, L., Kurat, G., Ntaflos, T. (2001) Carbonate metasomatism of the oceanic mantle beneath Fernando de Noronha Island, Brazil. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 140 (5) 577-587 doi:10.1007/s004100000201

ⓘ Arsenic

Formula: As

Locality: Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Atacamite

Formula: Cu₂(OH)₃Cl

Localities:

Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Turtle Pits, Turtle Pits hydrothermal field, Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Ashadze 2, Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ 'Atacamite Group'

Locality: Irinovskoe hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

Localities:

ⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite

Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆

Localities:

Biboca beach, Fernando de Noronha island, Fernando de Noronha archipelago, Pernambuco, Brazil
Atalaia point, Fernando de Noronha island, Fernando de Noronha archipelago, Pernambuco, Brazil

ⓘ Aurostibite

Formula: AuSb₂

Locality: Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Biotite'

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

Localities:

ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu₅FeS₄

Localities:

Ashadze 1, Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Semyenov-3 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Molodezhnoe hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Koralovoe hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ Boulangerite

Formula: Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁

Locality: Ashadze 1, Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

Firstova, A., Stepanova, T., Cherkashov, G., Goncharov, A., & Babaeva, S. (2016). Composition and formation of gabbro-peridotite hosted seafloor massive sulfide deposits from the Ashadze-1 hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Minerals, 6(1), 19.

ⓘ Calaverite

Formula: AuTe₂

Locality: Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Localities:

Chapéu do Nordeste islet, Fernando de Noronha archipelago, Pernambuco, Brazil
Eastern Rio Grande Rise, Atlantic Ocean
Deyin-1 hydrothermal field, Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Conrad Fracture Zone, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ 'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup'

Formula: A_nCa₂(Z²⁺_5-mZ³⁺_m)(Si_8-(n+m)Al_(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)₂

Locality: Aroeiras Complex, Alto Moxotó Domain, Central Borborema Subprovince, Borborema Province, South America Plate

References:

Lima, Jefferson Valdemiro, Guimarães, Ignez de Pinho, Amorim, José Victor Antunes, Brainer, Caio Cezar Garnier, Santos, Lucilene, Silva Filho, Adejardo Francisco (2024) A Review of the Mineral Chemistry and Crystallization Conditions of Ediacaran–Cambrian A-Type Granites in the Central Subprovince of the Borborema Province, Northeastern Brazil. Minerals, 14 (10). doi:10.3390/min14101022

ⓘ 'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. Hornblende'

Formula: A_nCa₂(Z²⁺_5-mZ³⁺_m)(Si_8-(n+m)Al_(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)₂

Locality: Aroeiras Complex, Alto Moxotó Domain, Central Borborema Subprovince, Borborema Province, South America Plate

References:

ⓘ Carrollite

Formula: CuCo₂S₄

Locality: Ashadze 1, Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Celestine

Formula: SrSO₄

Locality: Chapéu do Nordeste islet, Fernando de Noronha archipelago, Pernambuco, Brazil

References:

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu₂S

Localities:

Ashadze 1, Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

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

ⓘ Chrysotile

Formula: Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Locality: Nibelungen hydrothermal field, Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

Melchert, B, Devey C.W., German, C.R., Lackschewitz, K.S., Seifert, R., Walter, M., Mertens, C., Yoerger, D.R., Baker, E.T., Paulick, H., Nakamura, K. (2008): First evidence for high-temperature off-axis venting of deep crustal/mantle heat: The Nibelungen Hydrothermal Field, southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge.- Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 275, 61-69.

ⓘ Cinnabar

Formula: HgS

Locality: Semyenov-3 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

Melekestseva, Irina, Valery V. Maslennikov, Nataliya P. Safina, Paolo Nimis, Svetlana Maslennikova, Victor Beltenev, Irina Rozhdestvenskaya, Leonid Danyushevsky, Ross Large, Dmitry Artemyev, Vasily Kotlyarov, and Luca Toffolo. (2018) "Sulfide Breccias from the Semenov-3 Hydrothermal Field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge: Authigenic Mineral Formation and Trace Element Pattern" Minerals 8, no. 8: 321. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8080321

ⓘ Clausthalite

Formula: PbSe

Locality: Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ 'Clay minerals'

Locality: Saint Paul Fracture Zone, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

Locality: Conrad Fracture Zone, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Cobaltite

Formula: CoAsS

Localities:

Ashadze 1, Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ Cobaltpentlandite

Formula: Co₉S₈

Locality: Ashadze 1, Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Copper

Formula: Cu

Locality: Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

Vlasov E.A., Pertsev A.N., Kotova M.S., Beltenev V.E. (2010) Ore-hosting metasomatic rocks of hydrothermal fields in the ore cluster «Semenov» region (Mid-Atlantic ridge, 13°31'). Abstracts of XXVII International conference School «Geochemistry of Alkaline rocks». – Moscow-Koktebel’. pp. 240 pp.

ⓘ Covellite

Formula: CuS

Localities:

Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Ashadze 1, Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Semyenov-3 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Irinovskoe hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ Cubanite

Formula: CuFe₂S₃

Localities:

Sulphide occurrence, Rift valley, Sierra Leone fracture zone, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ Dalyite (TL)

Formula: K₂ZrSi₆O₁₅

Localities:

Type Locality: Green Mountain, Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Description: Accessory in ejected blocks of alkalic granite in trachytic and basaltic tuffs.

ⓘ Digenite

Formula: Cu₉S₅

Localities:

Ashadze 1, Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ Djurleite

Formula: Cu₃₁S₁₆

Locality: Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

Locality: Eastern Rio Grande Rise, Atlantic Ocean

References:

Benites, M.

Hein, J.R.

Mizell, K.

Blackburn, T.

Jovane, L. (2020) Genesis and Evolution of Ferromanganese Crusts from the Summit of Rio Grande Rise, Southwest Atlantic Ocean. Minerals 10, 349.

ⓘ Epidote

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

Localities:

Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Vema Fracture Zone, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ Eudialyte

Formula: Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂

Locality: 5 mile post, Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

References:

C. Harris, G. Cressey, J. D. Bell, F. B. Atkins and S. Beswetherick (1982) An Occurrence of Rare-Earth-Rich Eudialyte from Ascension Island, South Atlantic. Mineralogical Magazine 46:421-425.

ⓘ Fayalite

Formula: Fe²⁺₂SiO₄

Locality: 5 mile post, Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

References:

C. Harris, G. Cressey, J. D. Bell, F. B. Atkins and S. Beswetherick (1982) An Occurrence of Rare-Earth-Rich Eudialyte from Ascension Island, South Atlantic. Mineralogical Magazine 46:421-425.

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Locality: Chapéu do Nordeste islet, Fernando de Noronha archipelago, Pernambuco, Brazil

References:

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

Locality: 5 mile post, Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

References:

C. Harris, G. Cressey, J. D. Bell, F. B. Atkins and S. Beswetherick (1982) An Occurrence of Rare-Earth-Rich Eudialyte from Ascension Island, South Atlantic. Mineralogical Magazine 46:421-425.

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'

Locality: 5 mile post, Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

References:

C. Harris, G. Cressey, J. D. Bell, F. B. Atkins and S. Beswetherick (1982) An Occurrence of Rare-Earth-Rich Eudialyte from Ascension Island, South Atlantic. Mineralogical Magazine 46:421-425.

ⓘ Ferro-ferri-hornblende

Formula: ◻Ca₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂

Locality: Queimadas Pluton, Alto Moxotó Domain, Central Borborema Subprovince, Borborema Province, South America Plate

References:

ⓘ Ferro-hornblende

Formula: ◻Ca₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂

Locality: Queimadas Pluton, Alto Moxotó Domain, Central Borborema Subprovince, Borborema Province, South America Plate

References:

ⓘ Ferro-pargasite

Formula: NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂

Locality: Queimadas Pluton, Alto Moxotó Domain, Central Borborema Subprovince, Borborema Province, South America Plate

References:

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Geerite

Formula: Cu₈S₅

Localities:

Ashadze 1, Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ Glaucodot

Formula: (Co_0.50Fe_0.50)AsS

Locality: Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

Localities:

Nibelungen hydrothermal field, Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Ashadze 2, Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Eastern Rio Grande Rise, Atlantic Ocean
Deyin-1 hydrothermal field, Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Irinovskoe hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ Gold

Formula: Au

Localities:

ⓘ Gold var. Electrum

Formula: (Au,Ag)

Localities:

Ashadze 1, Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ Gratonite

Formula: Pb₉As₄S₁₅

Locality: Deyin-1 hydrothermal field, Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

Wang, S., Li, H., Zhai, S., Yu, Z., Shao, Z., & Cai, Z. (2017). Mineralogical characteristics of polymetallic sulfides from the Deyin-1 hydrothermal field near 15° S, southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 36(2), 22.

Wang, S., Li, H., Zhai, S., Yu, Z., & Cai, Z. (2017). Geochemical features of sulfides from the Deyin-1 hydrothermal field at the southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge near 15° S. Journal of Ocean University of China, 16(6), 1043-1054.

ⓘ Greigite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂S₄

Locality: Ashadze 1, Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

Locality: Irinovskoe hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Halite

Formula: NaCl

Locality: Ashadze 2, Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

Ayupova, N. R., Melekestseva, I. Y., Maslennikov, V. V., Tseluyko, A. S., Blinov, I. A., & Beltenev, V. E. (2018). Uranium accumulation in modern and ancient Fe-oxide sediments: Examples from the Ashadze-2 hydrothermal sulfide field (Mid-Atlantic Ridge) and Yubileynoe massive sulfide deposit (South Urals, Russia). Sedimentary Geology, 367, 164-174.

ⓘ Hastingsite

Formula: NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂

Locality: Queimadas Pluton, Alto Moxotó Domain, Central Borborema Subprovince, Borborema Province, South America Plate

References:

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

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

ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

Locality: Semyenov-3 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Hessite

Formula: Ag₂Te

Locality: Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'

Formula: ◻Ca₂(Z²⁺₄Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂

Locality: Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ Idaite

Formula: Cu₅FeS₆

Locality: Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

Localities:

Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Saint Paul Fracture Zone, Atlantic Ocean
Aroeiras Complex, Alto Moxotó Domain, Central Borborema Subprovince, Borborema Province, South America Plate
Queimadas Pluton, Alto Moxotó Domain, Central Borborema Subprovince, Borborema Province, South America Plate

ⓘ Isocubanite

Formula: CuFe₂S₃

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

ⓘ Jarosite

Formula: KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆

Localities:

Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Semyenov-1 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Semyenov-3 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Locality: Irinovskoe hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

Locality: Conrad Fracture Zone, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'

Formula: KAlSi₃O₈

Locality: Conrad Fracture Zone, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Kirschsteinite

Formula: CaFe²⁺SiO₄

Locality: Chapéu do Nordeste islet, Fernando de Noronha archipelago, Pernambuco, Brazil

References:

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Localities:

Semyenov-1 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Irinovskoe hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ Lizardite

Formula: Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Locality: Nibelungen hydrothermal field, Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS₂

Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.

ⓘ Melonite

Formula: NiTe₂

Localities:

Ashadze 1, Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ Miargyrite

Formula: AgSbS₂

Locality: Irinovskoe hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ 'Mica Group'

Locality: Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Millerite

Formula: NiS

Locality: Ashadze 1, Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ 'Monazite Group'

Formula: REE(PO₄)

Locality: Queimadas Pluton, Alto Moxotó Domain, Central Borborema Subprovince, Borborema Province, South America Plate

References:

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Locality: Nibelungen hydrothermal field, Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite

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

Locality: Nibelungen hydrothermal field, Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Naumannite

Formula: Ag₂Se

Localities:

Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Irinovskoe hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ Opal

Formula: SiO₂ · nH₂O

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

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

Locality: Conrad Fracture Zone, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Pentlandite

Formula: (Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈

Localities:

Chapéu do Nordeste islet, Fernando de Noronha archipelago, Pernambuco, Brazil
Ashadze 1, Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

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

ⓘ Potassic-ferro-pargasite

Formula: KCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂

Locality: Queimadas Pluton, Alto Moxotó Domain, Central Borborema Subprovince, Borborema Province, South America Plate

References:

ⓘ Potassic-hastingsite

Formula: KCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂

Locality: Queimadas Pluton, Alto Moxotó Domain, Central Borborema Subprovince, Borborema Province, South America Plate

References:

ⓘ Prehnite

Formula: Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂

Locality: Vema Fracture Zone, Atlantic Ocean

References:

Mevel, Catherine (1981) Occurrence of pumpellyite in hydrothermally altered basalts from the Vema fracture zone (mid-Atlantic ridge) Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 76 (4) 386-393 doi:10.1007/bf00371480

ⓘ 'Pumpellyite Subgroup'

Formula: Ca₂XAl₂[Si₂O₆(OH)][SiO₄](OH)₂A

Locality: Vema Fracture Zone, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Pyrargyrite

Formula: Ag₃SbS₃

Locality: Irinovskoe hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region.

ⓘ Pyrolusite

Formula: Mn⁴⁺O₂

Locality: Eastern Rio Grande Rise, Atlantic Ocean

References:

Benites, M.

Hein, J.R.

Mizell, K.

Blackburn, T.

Jovane, L. (2020) Genesis and Evolution of Ferromanganese Crusts from the Summit of Rio Grande Rise, Southwest Atlantic Ocean. Minerals 10, 349.

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

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

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Conrad Fracture Zone, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Roxbyite

Formula: Cu₉S₅

Localities:

Ashadze 1, Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ Rudashevskyite

Formula: (Fe,Zn)S

Locality: Ashadze 1, Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

Localities:

Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Chapéu do Nordeste islet, Fernando de Noronha archipelago, Pernambuco, Brazil
Semyenov-3 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ Sepiolite

Formula: Mg₄(Si₆O₁₅)(OH)₂ · 6H₂O

Locality: Ashadze 2, Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

Formula: D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄

Localities:

Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Nibelungen hydrothermal field, Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ Silver

Formula: Ag

Localities:

Ashadze 1, Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ Skutterudite

Formula: CoAs₃

Locality: Ashadze 1, Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ 'Smectite Group'

Formula: A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O

Localities:

Nibelungen hydrothermal field, Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Irinovskoe hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.

ⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite

Formula: (Zn,Fe)S

Locality: Deyin-1 hydrothermal field, Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl₂O₄

Locality: Chapéu do Nordeste islet, Fernando de Noronha archipelago, Pernambuco, Brazil

References:

ⓘ Spionkopite

Formula: Cu₃₉S₂₈

Localities:

Ashadze 1, Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ Stephanite

Formula: Ag₅SbS₄

Locality: Irinovskoe hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Stibnite

Formula: Sb₂S₃

Locality: Ashadze 1, Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Stützite

Formula: Ag_5-xTe₃, x = 0.24-0.36

Locality: Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Sulphur

Formula: S₈

Locality: Irinovskoe hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Talc

Formula: Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

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

ⓘ Tellurobismuthite

Formula: Bi₂Te₃

Locality: Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Tenorite

Formula: CuO

Locality: Koralovoe hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

Sudarikov, Sergei, Egor Narkevsky, and Vladimir Petrov. (2021) "Identification of Two New Hydrothermal Fields and Sulfide Deposits on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge as a Result of the Combined Use of Exploration Methods: Methane Detection, Water Column Chemistry, Ore Sample Analysis, and Camera Surveys" Minerals 11, no. 7: 726. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11070726

ⓘ Tetradymite

Formula: Bi₂Te₂S

Locality: Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S

Locality: Irinovskoe hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTi(SiO₄)O

Localities:

Biboca beach, Fernando de Noronha island, Fernando de Noronha archipelago, Pernambuco, Brazil
Atalaia point, Fernando de Noronha island, Fernando de Noronha archipelago, Pernambuco, Brazil
Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Saint Paul Fracture Zone, Atlantic Ocean
Aroeiras Complex, Alto Moxotó Domain, Central Borborema Subprovince, Borborema Province, South America Plate

ⓘ Todorokite

Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O

Locality: Irinovskoe hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Tremolite

Formula: ◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂

Locality: Conrad Fracture Zone, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Uraninite

Formula: UO₂

Locality: Ashadze 2, Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Vernadite

Formula: (Mn⁴⁺,Fe³⁺,Ca,Na)(O,OH)₂ · nH₂O

Locality: Eastern Rio Grande Rise, Atlantic Ocean

References:

Benites, M.

Hein, J.R.

Mizell, K.

Blackburn, T.

Jovane, L. (2020) Genesis and Evolution of Ferromanganese Crusts from the Summit of Rio Grande Rise, Southwest Atlantic Ocean. Minerals 10, 349.

ⓘ Vlasovite

Formula: Na₂ZrSi₄O₁₁

Locality: Green Mountain, Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

References:

rruff.geo.arizona.edu (n.d.) http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/mm/vol36/MM36_233.pdf

ⓘ 'Wad'

Locality: Saint Paul Fracture Zone, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ 'White mica'

Locality: Vema Fracture Zone, Atlantic Ocean

References:

ⓘ Wurtzite

Formula: (Zn,Fe)S

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Yarrowite

Formula: Cu₉S₈

Localities:

Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Ashadze 1, Ashadze hydrothermal area, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Semenov region, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean
Irinovskoe hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

Localities:

5 mile post, Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Aroeiras Complex, Alto Moxotó Domain, Central Borborema Subprovince, Borborema Province, South America Plate
Queimadas Pluton, Alto Moxotó Domain, Central Borborema Subprovince, Borborema Province, South America Plate

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Copper	1.AA.05	Cu
ⓘ	Gold var. Electrum	1.AA.05	(Au,Ag)
ⓘ		1.AA.05	Au
ⓘ	Silver	1.AA.05	Ag
ⓘ	Arsenic	1.CA.05	As
ⓘ	Sulphur	1.CC.05	S₈
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcocite	2.BA.05	Cu₂S
ⓘ	Djurleite	2.BA.05	Cu₃₁S₁₆
ⓘ	Geerite	2.BA.05	Cu₈S₅
ⓘ	Roxbyite	2.BA.05	Cu₉S₅
ⓘ	Digenite	2.BA.10	Cu₉S₅
ⓘ	Bornite	2.BA.15	Cu₅FeS₄
ⓘ	Acanthite	2.BA.35	Ag₂S
ⓘ	Naumannite	2.BA.55	Ag₂Se
ⓘ	Hessite	2.BA.60	Ag₂Te
ⓘ	Stützite	2.BA.65	Ag_5-xTe₃, x = 0.24-0.36
ⓘ	Argyrodite	2.BA.70	Ag₈GeS₆
ⓘ	Cobaltpentlandite	2.BB.15	Co₉S₈
ⓘ	Pentlandite	2.BB.15	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
ⓘ	Covellite	2.CA.05a	CuS
ⓘ	Spionkopite	2.CA.05c	Cu₃₉S₂₈
ⓘ	Yarrowite	2.CA.05d	Cu₉S₈
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	var. Marmatite	2.CB.05a	(Zn,Fe)S
ⓘ	Rudashevskyite	2.CB.05a	(Fe,Zn)S
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Idaite	2.CB.15a	Cu₅FeS₆
ⓘ	Wurtzite	2.CB.45	(Zn,Fe)S
ⓘ	Cubanite	2.CB.55a	CuFe₂S₃
ⓘ	Isocubanite	2.CB.55b	CuFe₂S₃
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Millerite	2.CC.20	NiS
ⓘ	Altaite	2.CD.10	PbTe
ⓘ	Clausthalite	2.CD.10	PbSe
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Cinnabar	2.CD.15a	HgS
ⓘ	Carrollite	2.DA.05	CuCo₂S₄
ⓘ	Greigite	2.DA.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂S₄
ⓘ	Stibnite	2.DB.05	Sb₂S₃
ⓘ	Tellurobismuthite	2.DC.05	Bi₂Te₃
ⓘ	Tetradymite	2.DC.05	Bi₂Te₂S
ⓘ	Calaverite	2.EA.10	AuTe₂
ⓘ	Melonite	2.EA.20	NiTe₂
ⓘ	Aurostibite	2.EB.05a	AuSb₂
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Marcasite	2.EB.10a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Glaucodot	2.EB.10c	(Co_0.50Fe_0.50)AsS
ⓘ	Cobaltite	2.EB.25	CoAsS
ⓘ	Skutterudite	2.EC.05	CoAs₃
ⓘ	Pyrargyrite	2.GA.05	Ag₃SbS₃
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S
ⓘ	Stephanite	2.GB.10	Ag₅SbS₄
ⓘ	Miargyrite	2.HA.10	AgSbS₂
ⓘ	Boulangerite	2.HC.15	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
ⓘ	Gratonite	2.JB.55	Pb₉As₄S₁₅
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Halite	3.AA.20	NaCl
ⓘ	Atacamite	3.DA.10a	Cu₂(OH)₃Cl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Tenorite	4.AB.10	CuO
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Spinel	4.BB.05	MgAl₂O₄
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Hematite var. Specularite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Armalcolite	4.CB.15	(Mg,Fe²⁺)Ti₂O₅
ⓘ	Quartz var. Chalcedony	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Opal	4.DA.10	SiO₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	Pyrolusite	4.DB.05	Mn⁴⁺O₂
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	Todorokite	4.DK.10	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
ⓘ	Uraninite	4.DL.05	UO₂
ⓘ	Vernadite	4.FE.40	(Mn⁴⁺,Fe³⁺,Ca,Na)(O,OH)₂ · nH₂O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Aragonite	5.AB.15	CaCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Anhydrite	7.AD.30	CaSO₄
ⓘ	Anglesite	7.AD.35	PbSO₄
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
ⓘ	Celestine	7.AD.35	SrSO₄
ⓘ	Jarosite	7.BC.10	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Gypsum	7.CD.40	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Chrysotile	9.00.	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Fayalite	9.AC.05	Fe²⁺₂SiO₄
ⓘ	Kirschsteinite	9.AC.05	CaFe²⁺SiO₄
ⓘ	Zircon	9.AD.30	Zr(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Titanite	9.AG.15	CaTi(SiO₄)O
ⓘ	Epidote	9.BG.05a	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Eudialyte	9.CO.10	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂
ⓘ	Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	var. Titanium-bearing Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
ⓘ	Aegirine	9.DA.25	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Actinolite	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Ferro-hornblende	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Tremolite	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Ferro-ferri-hornblende	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Ferro-pargasite	9.DE.15	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Hastingsite	9.DE.15	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Potassic-ferro-pargasite	9.DE.15	KCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Potassic-hastingsite	9.DE.15	KCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Arfvedsonite	9.DE.25	[Na][Na₂][Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Aenigmatite	9.DH.40	Na₄[Fe²⁺₁₀Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]
ⓘ	Vlasovite	9.DM.25	Na₂ZrSi₄O₁₁
ⓘ	Prehnite	9.DP.20	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Dalyite (TL)	9.EA.25	K₂ZrSi₆O₁₅
ⓘ	Talc	9.EC.05	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Muscovite var. Illite	9.EC.15	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
ⓘ		9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Annite	9.EC.20	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Kaolinite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Lizardite	9.ED.15	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Sepiolite	9.EE.25	Mg₄(Si₆O₁₅)(OH)₂ · 6H₂O
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	Analcime	9.GB.05	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'K Feldspar var. Adularia'	-	KAlSi₃O₈
ⓘ	'Alkali Feldspar'	-
ⓘ	'Amphibole Supergroup'	-	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
ⓘ	'Biotite'	-	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Clay minerals'	-
ⓘ	'Feldspar Group'	-
ⓘ	'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. Hornblende'	-	A_nCa₂(Z²⁺_5-mZ³⁺_m)(Si_8-(n+m)Al_(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)₂
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Monazite Group'	-	REE(PO₄)
ⓘ	'Pumpellyite Subgroup'	-	Ca₂XAl₂[Si₂O₆(OH)][SiO₄](OH)₂A
ⓘ	'Wad'	-
ⓘ	'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'	-
ⓘ	'Mica Group'	-
ⓘ	'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Hornblende Root Name Group'	-	◻Ca₂(Z²⁺₄Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'K Feldspar'	-
ⓘ	'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Smectite Group'	-	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	'Serpentine Subgroup'	-	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ	'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup'	-	A_nCa₂(Z²⁺_5-mZ³⁺_m)(Si_8-(n+m)Al_(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)₂
ⓘ	'Atacamite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Allanite Group'	-	(A1²⁺REE³⁺)(M1³⁺M2³⁺M3²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	'White mica'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
H	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
H	ⓘ Annite	KFe₃²⁺(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Arfvedsonite	[Na][Na₂][Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Atacamite	Cu₂(OH)₃Cl
H	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
H	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
H	ⓘ Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂
H	ⓘ Ferro-hornblende	◻Ca₂(Fe₄²⁺Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Ferro-pargasite	NaCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Hastingsite	NaCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. Hornblende	A_nCa₂(Z²⁺_5-mZ_m³⁺)(Si_8-(n+m)Al_(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)₂
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
H	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Lizardite	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup	Ca₂XAl₂[Si₂O₆(OH)][SiO₄](OH)₂A
H	ⓘ Sepiolite	Mg₄(Si₆O₁₅)(OH)₂ · 6H₂O
H	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
H	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Vernadite	(Mn⁴⁺,Fe³⁺,Ca,Na)(O,OH)₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(Z₄²⁺Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂
H	ⓘ Smectite Group	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
H	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
H	ⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup	A_nCa₂(Z²⁺_5-mZ_m³⁺)(Si_8-(n+m)Al_(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)₂
H	ⓘ Potassic-ferro-pargasite	KCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Potassic-hastingsite	KCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Ferro-ferri-hornblende	◻Ca₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Allanite Group	(A1²⁺REE³⁺)(M1³⁺M2³⁺M3²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
O	ⓘ Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Aenigmatite	Na₄[Fe₁₀²⁺Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
O	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
O	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
O	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
O	ⓘ Annite	KFe₃²⁺(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Arfvedsonite	[Na][Na₂][Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Armalcolite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)Ti₂O₅
O	ⓘ Atacamite	Cu₂(OH)₃Cl
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Dalyite	K₂ZrSi₆O₁₅
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂
O	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺SiO₄
O	ⓘ Ferro-hornblende	◻Ca₂(Fe₄²⁺Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Ferro-pargasite	NaCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Hastingsite	NaCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. Hornblende	A_nCa₂(Z²⁺_5-mZ_m³⁺)(Si_8-(n+m)Al_(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)₂
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Kirschsteinite	CaFe²⁺SiO₄
O	ⓘ Lizardite	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Monazite Group	REE(PO₄)
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup	Ca₂XAl₂[Si₂O₆(OH)][SiO₄](OH)₂A
O	ⓘ Pyrolusite	Mn⁴⁺O₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Sepiolite	Mg₄(Si₆O₁₅)(OH)₂ · 6H₂O
O	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
O	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Tenorite	CuO
O	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
O	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Uraninite	UO₂
O	ⓘ Vernadite	(Mn⁴⁺,Fe³⁺,Ca,Na)(O,OH)₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Vlasovite	Na₂ZrSi₄O₁₁
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(Z₄²⁺Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
O	ⓘ Smectite Group	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
O	ⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup	A_nCa₂(Z²⁺_5-mZ_m³⁺)(Si_8-(n+m)Al_(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)₂
O	ⓘ Potassic-ferro-pargasite	KCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Potassic-hastingsite	KCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Ferro-ferri-hornblende	◻Ca₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Allanite Group	(A1²⁺REE³⁺)(M1³⁺M2³⁺M3²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
F	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
F	ⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. Hornblende	A_nCa₂(Z²⁺_5-mZ_m³⁺)(Si_8-(n+m)Al_(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)₂
F	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(Z₄²⁺Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂
F	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
F	ⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup	A_nCa₂(Z²⁺_5-mZ_m³⁺)(Si_8-(n+m)Al_(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
Na	ⓘ Aenigmatite	Na₄[Fe₁₀²⁺Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Na	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Na	ⓘ Arfvedsonite	[Na][Na₂][Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Na	ⓘ Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂
Na	ⓘ Ferro-pargasite	NaCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
Na	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
Na	ⓘ Hastingsite	NaCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
Na	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Na	ⓘ Vernadite	(Mn⁴⁺,Fe³⁺,Ca,Na)(O,OH)₂ · nH₂O
Na	ⓘ Vlasovite	Na₂ZrSi₄O₁₁
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Na	ⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Armalcolite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)Ti₂O₅
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Mg	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Mg	ⓘ Lizardite	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Mg	ⓘ Sepiolite	Mg₄(Si₆O₁₅)(OH)₂ · 6H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Mg	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mg	ⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Al	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Al	ⓘ Annite	KFe₃²⁺(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Al	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Ferro-hornblende	◻Ca₂(Fe₄²⁺Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Ferro-pargasite	NaCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Hastingsite	NaCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. Hornblende	A_nCa₂(Z²⁺_5-mZ_m³⁺)(Si_8-(n+m)Al_(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)₂
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup	Ca₂XAl₂[Si₂O₆(OH)][SiO₄](OH)₂A
Al	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Al	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Al	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(Z₄²⁺Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Al	ⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
Al	ⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup	A_nCa₂(Z²⁺_5-mZ_m³⁺)(Si_8-(n+m)Al_(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)₂
Al	ⓘ Potassic-ferro-pargasite	KCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Potassic-hastingsite	KCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Ferro-ferri-hornblende	◻Ca₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Si	ⓘ Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Aenigmatite	Na₄[Fe₁₀²⁺Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Si	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Si	ⓘ Annite	KFe₃²⁺(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Arfvedsonite	[Na][Na₂][Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Dalyite	K₂ZrSi₆O₁₅
Si	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Ferro-hornblende	◻Ca₂(Fe₄²⁺Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Ferro-pargasite	NaCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Hastingsite	NaCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. Hornblende	A_nCa₂(Z²⁺_5-mZ_m³⁺)(Si_8-(n+m)Al_(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)₂
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Kirschsteinite	CaFe²⁺SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Lizardite	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup	Ca₂XAl₂[Si₂O₆(OH)][SiO₄](OH)₂A
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Sepiolite	Mg₄(Si₆O₁₅)(OH)₂ · 6H₂O
Si	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Si	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Vlasovite	Na₂ZrSi₄O₁₁
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(Z₄²⁺Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	ⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup	A_nCa₂(Z²⁺_5-mZ_m³⁺)(Si_8-(n+m)Al_(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)₂
Si	ⓘ Potassic-ferro-pargasite	KCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Potassic-hastingsite	KCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Ferro-ferri-hornblende	◻Ca₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Allanite Group	(A1²⁺REE³⁺)(M1³⁺M2³⁺M3²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Monazite Group	REE(PO₄)
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Acanthite	Ag₂S
S	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
S	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
S	ⓘ Argyrodite	Ag₈GeS₆
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
S	ⓘ Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
S	ⓘ Carrollite	CuCo₂S₄
S	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
S	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
S	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
S	ⓘ Cobaltpentlandite	Co₉S₈
S	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
S	ⓘ Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃
S	ⓘ Digenite	Cu₉S₅
S	ⓘ Djurleite	Cu₃₁S₁₆
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Geerite	Cu₈S₅
S	ⓘ Glaucodot	(Co_0.50Fe_0.50)AsS
S	ⓘ Gratonite	Pb₉As₄S₁₅
S	ⓘ Greigite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺S₄
S	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Idaite	Cu₅FeS₆
S	ⓘ Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃
S	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Miargyrite	AgSbS₂
S	ⓘ Millerite	NiS
S	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
S	ⓘ Pyrargyrite	Ag₃SbS₃
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Roxbyite	Cu₉S₅
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Spionkopite	Cu₃₉S₂₈
S	ⓘ Stephanite	Ag₅SbS₄
S	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
S	ⓘ Sulphur	S₈
S	ⓘ Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
S	ⓘ Wurtzite	(Zn,Fe)S
S	ⓘ Yarrowite	Cu₉S₈
S	ⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite	(Zn,Fe)S
S	ⓘ Rudashevskyite	(Fe,Zn)S
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Cl	ⓘ Atacamite	Cu₂(OH)₃Cl
Cl	ⓘ Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂
Cl	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
Cl	ⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. Hornblende	A_nCa₂(Z²⁺_5-mZ_m³⁺)(Si_8-(n+m)Al_(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)₂
Cl	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(Z₄²⁺Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂
Cl	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Cl	ⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup	A_nCa₂(Z²⁺_5-mZ_m³⁺)(Si_8-(n+m)Al_(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)₂
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
K	ⓘ Annite	KFe₃²⁺(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
K	ⓘ Dalyite	K₂ZrSi₆O₁₅
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
K	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
K	ⓘ Potassic-ferro-pargasite	KCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Potassic-hastingsite	KCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
Ca	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Ferro-hornblende	◻Ca₂(Fe₄²⁺Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Ferro-pargasite	NaCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Hastingsite	NaCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. Hornblende	A_nCa₂(Z²⁺_5-mZ_m³⁺)(Si_8-(n+m)Al_(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)₂
Ca	ⓘ Kirschsteinite	CaFe²⁺SiO₄
Ca	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup	Ca₂XAl₂[Si₂O₆(OH)][SiO₄](OH)₂A
Ca	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Ca	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Vernadite	(Mn⁴⁺,Fe³⁺,Ca,Na)(O,OH)₂ · nH₂O
Ca	ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group	◻Ca₂(Z₄²⁺Z³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl)₂
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Ca	ⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Ca	ⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup	A_nCa₂(Z²⁺_5-mZ_m³⁺)(Si_8-(n+m)Al_(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)₂
Ca	ⓘ Potassic-ferro-pargasite	KCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Potassic-hastingsite	KCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Ferro-ferri-hornblende	◻Ca₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Aenigmatite	Na₄[Fe₁₀²⁺Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]
Ti	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Ti	ⓘ Armalcolite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)Ti₂O₅
Ti	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Ti	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Ti	ⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Pyrolusite	Mn⁴⁺O₂
Mn	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Mn	ⓘ Vernadite	(Mn⁴⁺,Fe³⁺,Ca,Na)(O,OH)₂ · nH₂O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Aenigmatite	Na₄[Fe₁₀²⁺Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]
Fe	ⓘ Annite	KFe₃²⁺(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Arfvedsonite	[Na][Na₂][Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Armalcolite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)Ti₂O₅
Fe	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Fe	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃
Fe	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Fe	ⓘ Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺SiO₄
Fe	ⓘ Ferro-hornblende	◻Ca₂(Fe₄²⁺Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Ferro-pargasite	NaCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Glaucodot	(Co_0.50Fe_0.50)AsS
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Greigite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺S₄
Fe	ⓘ Hastingsite	NaCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Idaite	Cu₅FeS₆
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃
Fe	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Fe	ⓘ Kirschsteinite	CaFe²⁺SiO₄
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Vernadite	(Mn⁴⁺,Fe³⁺,Ca,Na)(O,OH)₂ · nH₂O
Fe	ⓘ Wurtzite	(Zn,Fe)S
Fe	ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite	(Zn,Fe)S
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe	ⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Rudashevskyite	(Fe,Zn)S
Fe	ⓘ Potassic-ferro-pargasite	KCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Potassic-hastingsite	KCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Ferro-ferri-hornblende	◻Ca₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂
Co	Cobalt
Co	ⓘ Carrollite	CuCo₂S₄
Co	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
Co	ⓘ Cobaltpentlandite	Co₉S₈
Co	ⓘ Glaucodot	(Co_0.50Fe_0.50)AsS
Co	ⓘ Skutterudite	CoAs₃
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Melonite	NiTe₂
Ni	ⓘ Millerite	NiS
Ni	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Atacamite	Cu₂(OH)₃Cl
Cu	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Cu	ⓘ Carrollite	CuCo₂S₄
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Cu	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
Cu	ⓘ Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃
Cu	ⓘ Copper	Cu
Cu	ⓘ Digenite	Cu₉S₅
Cu	ⓘ Djurleite	Cu₃₁S₁₆
Cu	ⓘ Geerite	Cu₈S₅
Cu	ⓘ Idaite	Cu₅FeS₆
Cu	ⓘ Isocubanite	CuFe₂S₃
Cu	ⓘ Roxbyite	Cu₉S₅
Cu	ⓘ Spionkopite	Cu₃₉S₂₈
Cu	ⓘ Tenorite	CuO
Cu	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Cu	ⓘ Yarrowite	Cu₉S₈
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Zn	ⓘ Wurtzite	(Zn,Fe)S
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite	(Zn,Fe)S
Zn	ⓘ Rudashevskyite	(Fe,Zn)S
Ge	Germanium
Ge	ⓘ Argyrodite	Ag₈GeS₆
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenic	As
As	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
As	ⓘ Glaucodot	(Co_0.50Fe_0.50)AsS
As	ⓘ Gratonite	Pb₉As₄S₁₅
As	ⓘ Skutterudite	CoAs₃
Se	Selenium
Se	ⓘ Clausthalite	PbSe
Se	ⓘ Naumannite	Ag₂Se
Sr	Strontium
Sr	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
Sr	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Dalyite	K₂ZrSi₆O₁₅
Zr	ⓘ Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂
Zr	ⓘ Vlasovite	Na₂ZrSi₄O₁₁
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Acanthite	Ag₂S
Ag	ⓘ Argyrodite	Ag₈GeS₆
Ag	ⓘ Gold var. Electrum	(Au,Ag)
Ag	ⓘ Hessite	Ag₂Te
Ag	ⓘ Miargyrite	AgSbS₂
Ag	ⓘ Naumannite	Ag₂Se
Ag	ⓘ Pyrargyrite	Ag₃SbS₃
Ag	ⓘ Silver	Ag
Ag	ⓘ Stephanite	Ag₅SbS₄
Ag	ⓘ Stützite	Ag_5-xTe₃, x = 0.24-0.36
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Aurostibite	AuSb₂
Sb	ⓘ Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
Sb	ⓘ Miargyrite	AgSbS₂
Sb	ⓘ Pyrargyrite	Ag₃SbS₃
Sb	ⓘ Stephanite	Ag₅SbS₄
Sb	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
Sb	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Te	Tellurium
Te	ⓘ Altaite	PbTe
Te	ⓘ Calaverite	AuTe₂
Te	ⓘ Hessite	Ag₂Te
Te	ⓘ Melonite	NiTe₂
Te	ⓘ Stützite	Ag_5-xTe₃, x = 0.24-0.36
Te	ⓘ Tellurobismuthite	Bi₂Te₃
Te	ⓘ Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Ba	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Aurostibite	AuSb₂
Au	ⓘ Calaverite	AuTe₂
Au	ⓘ Gold var. Electrum	(Au,Ag)
Au	ⓘ Gold	Au
Hg	Mercury
Hg	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Altaite	PbTe
Pb	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
Pb	ⓘ Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
Pb	ⓘ Clausthalite	PbSe
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ Gratonite	Pb₉As₄S₁₅
Bi	Bismuth
Bi	ⓘ Tellurobismuthite	Bi₂Te₃
Bi	ⓘ Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S
U	Uranium
U	ⓘ Uraninite	UO₂

Fossils

There are 13 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

Oldest Fossil Listed

0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Homotrema genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Homotrematidae : *Homotrema*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Agaricia genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae : *Agaricia*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Porites genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : *Porites*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Sula genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Suliformes : Sulidae : *Sula*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Delphinus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Delphinidae : *Delphinus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Rallidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Gruiformes : Rallidae	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Rattus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : *Rattus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Acervulinidae family	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Acervulinidae	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Lithophyllum genus	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : *Lithophyllum*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Lithoporella genus	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : *Lithoporella*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Dendropoma genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Vermetidae : *Dendropoma*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Vermetidae family	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Vermetidae	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Orcinus orca species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Delphinidae : Orcinus : *Orcinus orca*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Puffinus lherminieri species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Procellariiformes : Procellariidae : Puffinus : *Puffinus lherminieri*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Amphisbaena genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Amphisbaenidae : *Amphisbaena*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Fregata genus	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Suliformes : Fregatidae : *Fregata*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Porolithon genus	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : *Porolithon*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Siderastrea stellata species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Siderastreidae : Siderastrea : *Siderastrea stellata*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Mussismilia hispida species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Mussidae : Mussismilia : *Mussismilia hispida*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Oceanodroma castro species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Procellariiformes : Hydrobatidae : Oceanodroma : *Oceanodroma castro*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Sula dactylatra species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Suliformes : Sulidae : Sula : *Sula dactylatra*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Favia gravida species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Favia : *Favia gravida*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Phaethon aethereus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Phaethontiformes : Phaethontidae : Phaethon : *Phaethon aethereus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Sula sula species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Suliformes : Sulidae : Sula : *Sula sula*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Sula leucogaster species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Suliformes : Sulidae : Sula : *Sula leucogaster*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Gygis alba species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Laridae : Gygis : *Gygis alba*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Onychoprion fuscatus species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Laridae : Onychoprion : *Onychoprion fuscatus*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Zenaida auriculata species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Columbiformes : Columbidae : Zenaida : *Zenaida auriculata*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Fregata aquila species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Suliformes : Fregatidae : Fregata : *Fregata aquila*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Mundia elpenor species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Gruiformes : Rallidae : Mundia : *Mundia elpenor*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Nycticorax olsoni species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Ardeidae : Nycticorax : *Nycticorax olsoni*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Porphyrio alleni species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Gruiformes : Rallidae : Porphyrio : *Porphyrio alleni*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Noronhomys vespuccii species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Noronhomys : *Noronhomys vespuccii*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary

Fossil Localities

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Localities in this Region

Atlantic Ocean

Rio Grande Plateau occurrence
Saint Paul Fracture Zone
Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex
- 26°S hydrothermal field
  - Taiji hydrothermal site
    - Taiji-1
- Deyin-1 hydrothermal field
- Nibelungen hydrothermal field
- Turtle Pits hydrothermal field
Vema Fracture Zone

Brazil

Pernambuco
- Fernando de Noronha archipelago
  - Chapéu do Nordeste islet
  - Fernando de Noronha island
    - Atalaia point
    - Biboca beach

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Ascension Island

South America Plate

Borborema Province
- Central Borborema Subprovince
  - Alto Moxotó Domain
    - Aroeiras Complex
    - Queimadas Pluton

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

African PlateTectonic Plate

Atlantic OceanOcean

Mid-Atlantic Ridge complexMid-Ocean Ridge

South America PlateTectonic Plate

Borborema ProvinceShield

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