Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Copper	1.AA.05	Cu
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
ⓘ	Native Silver	1.AA.05	Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcocite	2.BA.05	Cu₂S
ⓘ	var. Silver-bearing Chalcocite	2.BA.05	(Cu,Ag)₂S
ⓘ	Digenite	2.BA.10	Cu₉S₅
ⓘ	Bornite	2.BA.15	Cu₅FeS₄
ⓘ	var. Silver-bearing Bornite	2.BA.15	(Cu,Ag)₅FeS₄
ⓘ	Acanthite	2.BA.35	Ag₂S
ⓘ	Pentlandite	2.BB.15	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
ⓘ	Covellite	2.CA.05a	CuS
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Stibnite	2.DB.05	Sb₂S₃
ⓘ	Molybdenite	2.EA.30	MoS₂
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Sperrylite	2.EB.05a	PtAs₂
ⓘ	Marcasite	2.EB.10a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
ⓘ	Kermesite	2.FD.05	Sb₂S₂O
ⓘ	Wittichenite	2.GA.20	Cu₃BiS₃
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S
ⓘ	Jamesonite	2.HB.15	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄
ⓘ	Boulangerite	2.HC.15	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
ⓘ	Cosalite	2.JB.10	Pb₂Bi₂S₅
ⓘ	Enargite	2.KA.05	Cu₃AsS₄
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Chlorargyrite	3.AA.15	AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Cuprite	4.AA.10	Cu₂O
ⓘ	Tenorite	4.AB.10	CuO
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Siderite	5.AB.05	FeCO₃
ⓘ	Cerussite	5.AB.15	PbCO₃
ⓘ	Azurite	5.BA.05	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
ⓘ	Scheelite	7.GA.05	Ca(WO₄)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Beudantite	8.BL.05	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Hinsdalite	8.BL.05	PbAl₃(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Fluorapatite	8.BN.05	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
ⓘ	Pyromorphite	8.BN.05	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Chrysocolla	9.ED.20	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃³⁺(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Hinsdalite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃³⁺(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
O	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
O	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
O	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Hinsdalite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Kermesite	Sb₂S₂O
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
O	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	ⓘ Tenorite	CuO
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Al	ⓘ Hinsdalite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
P	ⓘ Hinsdalite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
P	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Acanthite	Ag₂S
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃³⁺(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
S	ⓘ Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
S	ⓘ Cosalite	Pb₂Bi₂S₅
S	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
S	ⓘ Digenite	Cu₉S₅
S	ⓘ Enargite	Cu₃AsS₄
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Hinsdalite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Jamesonite	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄
S	ⓘ Kermesite	Sb₂S₂O
S	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂
S	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
S	ⓘ Wittichenite	Cu₃BiS₃
S	ⓘ Chalcocite var. Silver-bearing Chalcocite	(Cu,Ag)₂S
S	ⓘ Bornite var. Silver-bearing Bornite	(Cu,Ag)₅FeS₄
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Chlorargyrite	AgCl
Cl	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Ca	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃³⁺(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
Fe	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Jamesonite	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄
Fe	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
Fe	ⓘ Bornite var. Silver-bearing Bornite	(Cu,Ag)₅FeS₄
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Cu	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Cu	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
Cu	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
Cu	ⓘ Native Copper	Cu
Cu	ⓘ Digenite	Cu₉S₅
Cu	ⓘ Enargite	Cu₃AsS₄
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Tenorite	CuO
Cu	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Cu	ⓘ Wittichenite	Cu₃BiS₃
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite var. Silver-bearing Chalcocite	(Cu,Ag)₂S
Cu	ⓘ Bornite var. Silver-bearing Bornite	(Cu,Ag)₅FeS₄
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
As	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃³⁺(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
As	ⓘ Enargite	Cu₃AsS₄
As	ⓘ Sperrylite	PtAs₂
Mo	Molybdenum
Mo	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Acanthite	Ag₂S
Ag	ⓘ Chlorargyrite	AgCl
Ag	ⓘ Native Silver	Ag
Ag	ⓘ Chalcocite var. Silver-bearing Chalcocite	(Cu,Ag)₂S
Ag	ⓘ Bornite var. Silver-bearing Bornite	(Cu,Ag)₅FeS₄
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
Sb	ⓘ Jamesonite	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄
Sb	ⓘ Kermesite	Sb₂S₂O
Sb	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
Sb	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
W	Tungsten
W	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
Pt	Platinum
Pt	ⓘ Sperrylite	PtAs₂
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Beudantite	PbFe₃³⁺(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
Pb	ⓘ Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
Pb	ⓘ Cerussite	PbCO₃
Pb	ⓘ Cosalite	Pb₂Bi₂S₅
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ Hinsdalite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆
Pb	ⓘ Jamesonite	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄
Pb	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Bi	Bismuth
Bi	ⓘ Cosalite	Pb₂Bi₂S₅
Bi	ⓘ Wittichenite	Cu₃BiS₃

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

485 Ma (Early/Lower Ordovician)

Oldest Fossil Listed

501 Ma (Cambrian)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Snowy Range	1	501 - 485.4 Ma (Cambrian)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Trachelocrinus genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Eocrinoidea : Trachelocrinida : Trachelocrinidae : *Trachelocrinus*	501 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian

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GeoNames ID:	5676299

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