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Testa Paian

Testa Paian, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Neighbouring regions:

Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Lemie, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Mezzenile, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Groscavallo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Ceres, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Chialamberto, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Type:

Commune

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Ala di Stura	328 (2014)

Mindat Locality ID:

55891

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:55891:7

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Franco-Provençal:

Ala, Vela mètropolitèna de Turin (Province de Turin), Piemont, Étalie

French:

Ala di Stura, Ville métropolitaine de Turin (Province de Turin), Piémont, Italie

German:

Ala di Stura, Metropolitanstadt Turin (Provinz Turin), Piemont, Italien

Italian:

Ala di Stura, Città metropolitana di Torino (Provincia di Torino), Piemonte, Italia

Piedmontese:

Ala, Sità metropolitan-a ëd Turin (Sità metropolitan-a 'd Turin; Provincia ëd Turin; Provincia 'd Turin), Piemont, Italia

Russian:

Ала-ди-Стура, Метрополийный город Турин (Провинция Турин), Пьемонт, Италия

Simplified Chinese:

阿拉迪斯图拉, 皮埃蒙特, 意大利

Spanish:

Ala di Stura, Ciudad metropolitana de Turín (Provincia de Turín), Piamonte, Italia

Armenian:

Ալա դի Ստուրա, Պիեմոնտ, Իտալիա

Basque:

Ala di Stura, Piemonte, Italia

Belarusian:

Ала-дзі-Стура, П’емонт, Італія

Bulgarian:

Ала ди Стура, Пиемонт, Италия

Catalan:

Ala di Stura, Piemont, Itàlia

Cebuano:

Ala di Stura, Piemonte, Italya

Dutch:

Ala di Stura, Piëmont, Italië

Esperanto:

Ala di Stura, Piemonto, Italio

Farsi/Persian:

الا دی استورا, پیمونت, ایتالیا

Hungarian:

Ala di Stura, Piemont, Olaszország

Indonesian:

Ala di Stura, Piemonte, Italia

Japanese:

アーラ・ディ・ストゥーラ, ピエモンテ州, イタリア

Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):

Ала-ди-Стура, Пьемонт, Италия

Latin:

Ala, Urbs metropolitana Taurinensis (Urbs metropolitana Augustae Taurinorum), Pedemontium, Italia

Lombard:

Ala di Stura, Piemont (Piemunt), Italia

Malay:

Ala di Stura, Piemonte, Itali

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Ala di Stura, Piemonte, Italia

Neapolitan:

Ala di Stura, Piemunte, Italia

Occitan:

Ala di Stura, Ciutat metropolitana de Turin (Província de Turin), Piemont, Itàlia

Polish:

Ala di Stura, Piemont, Włochy

Portuguese:

Ala di Stura, Piemonte, Itália

Romanian:

Ala di Stura, Piemont, Italia

Scots:

Ala di Stura, Piemont, Italy

Serbian:

Ala di Stura, Пијемонт, Италија

Serbo-Croatian:

Ala di Stura, Pijemont, Italija

Sicilian:

Ala di Stura, Piemunti, Italia

South Azerbaijani:

الا دی استورا, ایتالیا

Swedish:

Ala di Stura, Piemonte, Italien

Tagalog:

Ala di Stura, Piemonte, Italya

Tarantino:

Ala di Stura, Piemonte, Itaglie

Ukrainian:

Ала-ді-Стура, П'ємонт, Італія

Uzbek (Latin Script):

Ala di Stura, Italiya

Vietnamese:

Ala di Stura, Piemonte, Ý

Volapük:

Ala di Stura, Piemonte, Litaliyän

Waray:

Ala di Stura, Piemonte, Italya

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ⓘ Rodingite

ⓘ Serpentinite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Actinolite

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

Localities:

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

Formula: AB₂C₅(T₈O₂₂)W₂

Locality: Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Barelli, Vincenzo (1835) Cenni di statistica mineralogica degli Stati di S.M. il Re di Sardegna ovvero catalogo ragionato della raccolta formatasi presso Azienda Generale dell’Interno [Outline of the mineralogical statistics of the States of His Majesty the King of Sardinia, or a reasoned catalog of the collection formed at the General Administration of the Interior]. Giuseppe Fodratti.

ⓘ Andradite

Formula: Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃

Localities:

Testa Paian, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ 'Andradite-Grossular Series'

Locality: Cima Chiavesso northeast flank (Vallone del Vallonetto), Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Strüver, Giovanni (1871) Cenni sui graniti massicci delle Alpi piemontesi e sui minerali delle valli di Lanzo (Circondario di Torino). In: Gastaldi, Bartolomeo, Studi geologici sulle Alpi Occidentali - Parte I. Appendice. Memorie per servire alla descrizione della Carta Geologica d'Italia: 1: 37-47

Jervis, Guglielmo (1873) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia descrizione topografica e geologica di tutte le localita nel Regno d'Italia [The underground treasures of Italy topographical and geological description of all the locations in the Kingdom of Italy] Vol. 1 - Regione Della Alpi.

ⓘ Ankerite

Formula: Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂

Locality: Colle d'Attia, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Leardi, L., and Rossetti, P. (1985): Caratteri geologici e petrografici delle metaofioliti della Val d'Ala. Boll. Ass. Min. Subalp., 22, 422-439.

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃A

Localities:

Becchi delle Curbassere (Becchi delle Courbassere; Becchi di Corbassera; Curbassere; Courbassere; Corbassera), Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Borne del Brous, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
I Gramoni, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Aragonite

Formula: CaCO₃

Localities:

Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Azurite

Formula: Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂

Localities:

Becchi delle Curbassere (Becchi delle Courbassere; Becchi di Corbassera; Curbassere; Courbassere; Corbassera), Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu₅FeS₄

Localities:

Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Becchi delle Curbassere (Becchi delle Courbassere; Becchi di Corbassera; Curbassere; Courbassere; Corbassera), Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Braunite

Formula: Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆(SiO₄)O₈

Locality: Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Baretti, M. (1893): Geologia della provincia di Torino. Ed. Casanova, Torino, 732 pp.

ⓘ Brochantite

Formula: Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆

Locality: Fontana del Preive, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Maletto, G., Meda, F., and Pelizzone, G. (1976) I minerali della Val d'Ala. Federazione Nazionale Gruppi Mineralogici e Paleontologici Italiani, Tipografia Ellezeta, Torino, 72 pp.

Maletto, G., and Piccoli, G.C. [with contributions of Barresi, A.A., Bittarello, E., Bosio, P., Ciriotti, M.E., Gallo, L.M., Lombardo, B., and Pagano, R.] (2014) Minerali in Val d’Ala. Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" di Alba. L'Artigiana Srl - Azienda Grafica, Alba (Cuneo), 224 pp. + 1 folded map.

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Localities:

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu₂S

Localities:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

Locality: Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Maletto, G., Meda, F., Pelizzone, G. (1976): I minerali della Val d'Ala. Ellezeta, Ed., Torino 72 pp.

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

Locality: Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Rossetti, P. (2000): The iron ore deposits of the Italian Western Alps. In: Cucini Tizzoni, C., and Tizzoni, M. (Eds.), Il ferro nelle Alpi. Giacimenti, miniere e metallurgia dall’antichità al XVI secolo. Atti del convegno / Iron in the Alps. Deposits, mines and metallurgy from antiquity to the XVI century. Proceedings of the conference, Bienno (BS), Italy, 2-4 Ottobre 1998. Contribution volume, Tipografia Camuna S.p.A., Breno, 8-14.

ⓘ Chloritoid

Formula: Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂

Locality: Colle d'Attia, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Leardi, L., and Rossetti, P. (1985): Caratteri geologici e petrografici delle metaofioliti della Val d'Ala. Boll. Ass. Min. Subalp., 22, 422-439.

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

ⓘ Chrysotile

Formula: Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Locality: Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Borson, E. (1830): Catalogue raisonné de la collection minéralogique du Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de Turin. Ed. Impr. Royale, Turin, 742 pp.

ⓘ Clinochlore

Formula: Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈

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

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

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

ⓘ Epidote

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

Localities:

Cima Chiavesso northeast flank (Vallone del Vallonetto), Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Pian Airal, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Fontana del Preive, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Testa Paian, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Borne del Brous, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Forsterite

Formula: Mg₂(SiO₄)

Locality: Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

Localities:

Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Colle d'Attia, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
I Gramoni, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Glaucophane

Formula: ◻Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Locality: I Gramoni, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Leardi, L., and Rossetti, P. (1985): Caratteri geologici e petrografici delle metaofioliti della Val d'Ala. Boll. Ass. Min. Subalp., 22, 422-439.

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

Locality: Testa Paian, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Barresi, A., Caiolo, M., Ambrino, P. (2003): Granati e pseudomorfosi da una vena di rodingite della Testa Paian (Val d'Ala, TO). Il Cercapietre,1-2

ⓘ Grossular

Formula: Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

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

ⓘ Grossular var. Hessonite

Formula: Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

Localities:

Cima Chiavesso northeast flank (Vallone del Vallonetto), Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Becchi delle Curbassere (Becchi delle Courbassere; Becchi di Corbassera; Curbassere; Courbassere; Corbassera), Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Pian Airal, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Fontana del Preive, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Borne del Brous, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Hydroxylapatite

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)

Localities:

Fontana del Preive, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Borne del Brous, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

Locality: Becchi delle Curbassere (Becchi delle Courbassere; Becchi di Corbassera; Curbassere; Courbassere; Corbassera), Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

40, 44-48 (Part II).

Brizio, P., Maletto, G., Pelizzone, G. (1984): Aggiornamento a: "I minerali della Val d'Ala". Not. Miner. Paleont., 39, 3-15 (Part I)

ⓘ Jadeite

Formula: Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆

Locality: I Gramoni, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Leardi, L., and Rossetti, P. (1985): Caratteri geologici e petrografici delle metaofioliti della Val d'Ala. Boll. Ass. Min. Subalp., 22, 422-439.

ⓘ Lepidocrocite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

Locality: Testa Paian, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Barresi, A., Caiolo, M., Ambrino, P. (2003): Granati e pseudomorfosi da una vena di rodingite della Testa Paian (Val d'Ala, TO). Il Cercapietre,1-2

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Localities:

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Localities:

ⓘ Omphacite

Formula: (Na_aCa_bFe²⁺_cMg_d)(Al_eFe³⁺_fFe²⁺_gMg_h)Si₂O₆

Locality: I Gramoni, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Leardi, L., and Rossetti, P. (1985): Caratteri geologici e petrografici delle metaofioliti della Val d'Ala. Boll. Ass. Min. Subalp., 22, 422-439.

ⓘ Perovskite

Formula: CaTiO₃

Localities:

Becchi delle Curbassere (Becchi delle Courbassere; Becchi di Corbassera; Curbassere; Courbassere; Corbassera), Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Prehnite

Formula: Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂

Localities:

Fontana del Preive, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Pian Airal, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Becchi delle Curbassere (Becchi delle Courbassere; Becchi di Corbassera; Curbassere; Courbassere; Corbassera), Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Borne del Brous, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: Testa Paian, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

BARRESI A., CAIOLO M., AMBRINO PL. (2003), Granati e pseudomorfosi da una vena di rodingite della Testa Paian (Val d'Ala, To), in "Il Cercapietre", Gruppo Mineralogico Romano, http://www.gminromano.it/Cercapietre/rivista03/testo/03A03.html

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities:

Becchi delle Curbassere (Becchi delle Courbassere; Becchi di Corbassera; Curbassere; Courbassere; Corbassera), Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
I Gramoni, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

ⓘ Rhodochrosite

Formula: MnCO₃

Locality: Balma della Resta, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.

ⓘ Talc

Formula: Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

Locality: Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Borson, E. (1830): Catalogue raisonné de la collection minéralogique du Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de Turin. Ed. Impr. Royale, Turin, 742 pp.

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S

Locality: Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Maletto, G., Meda, F., Pelizzone, G. (1976): I minerali della Val d'Ala. Ellezeta, Ed., Torino 72 pp.

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTiO(SiO₄)

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

ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

Formula: AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

Locality: Colle d'Attia, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Leardi, L., and Rossetti, P. (1985): Caratteri geologici e petrografici delle metaofioliti della Val d'Ala. Boll. Ass. Min. Subalp., 22, 422-439.

ⓘ Uvarovite

Formula: Ca₃Cr³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃

Locality: Radis Alp Mine, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

ⓘ Vesuvianite

Formula: Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉

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

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

Locality: I Gramoni, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

References:

Leardi, L., and Rossetti, P. (1985): Caratteri geologici e petrografici delle metaofioliti della Val d'Ala. Boll. Ass. Min. Subalp., 22, 422-439.

Gallery:

Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈ⓘ Clinochlore

Clinochlore, etc.

Borne del Brous, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Clinochlore, etc.

Borne del Brous, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Clinochlore, etc.

Borne del Brous, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉ⓘ Vesuvianite

Vesuvianite

Becchi delle Curbassere, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Vesuvianite, etc.

Borne del Brous, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Vesuvianite

Becchi delle Curbassere, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Vesuvianite, etc.

Borne del Brous, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Vesuvianite

Becchi delle Curbassere, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Vesuvianite, etc.

Borne del Brous, Ala di Stura, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcocite	2.BA.05	Cu₂S
ⓘ	Bornite	2.BA.15	Cu₅FeS₄
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Perovskite	4.CC.30	CaTiO₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Goethite	4.FD.10	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Lepidocrocite	4.FE.15	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Rhodochrosite	5.AB.05	MnCO₃
ⓘ	Ankerite	5.AB.10	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Aragonite	5.AB.15	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Azurite	5.BA.05	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Brochantite	7.BB.25	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Hydroxylapatite	8.BN.05	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Chrysotile	9.00.	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Forsterite	9.AC.05	Mg₂(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Andradite	9.AD.25	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Grossular	9.AD.25	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	var. Hessonite	9.AD.25	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Uvarovite	9.AD.25	Ca₃Cr³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Zircon	9.AD.30	Zr(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Chloritoid	9.AF.85	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Braunite	9.AG.05	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆(SiO₄)O₈
ⓘ	Titanite	9.AG.15	CaTiO(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Epidote	9.BG.05a	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Vesuvianite	9.BG.35	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Omphacite	9.DA.20	(Na_aCa_bFe²⁺_cMg_d)(Al_eFe³⁺_fFe²⁺_gMg_h)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Jadeite	9.DA.25	Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Actinolite	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Glaucophane	9.DE.25	◻Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Prehnite	9.DP.20	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Talc	9.EC.05	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Clinochlore	9.EC.55	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Amphibole Supergroup'	-	AB₂C₅(T₈O₂₂)W₂
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Tourmaline'	-	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
ⓘ	'Andradite-Grossular Series'	-
ⓘ	'Garnet Group'	-	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A

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	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
H	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
H	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Hydroxylapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
H	ⓘ Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
B	Boron
B	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅(T₈O₂₂)W₂
O	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn₆³⁺(SiO₄)O₈
O	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Grossular var. Hessonite	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Hydroxylapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Jadeite	Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
O	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃
O	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
O	ⓘ Uvarovite	Ca₃Cr₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Andradite-Grossular Series
O	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Na	ⓘ Jadeite	Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆
Na	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Mg	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Mg	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
Mg	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Al	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Al	ⓘ Grossular var. Hessonite	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Al	ⓘ Jadeite	Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆
Al	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Al	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Al	ⓘ Andradite-Grossular Series
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn₆³⁺(SiO₄)O₈
Si	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Glaucophane	◻Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Grossular var. Hessonite	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Jadeite	Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Uvarovite	Ca₃Cr₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Andradite-Grossular Series
Si	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Hydroxylapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
S	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Grossular var. Hessonite	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Hydroxylapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
Ca	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ca	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
Ca	ⓘ Uvarovite	Ca₃Cr₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Ca	ⓘ Andradite-Grossular Series
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Perovskite	CaTiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Cr	ⓘ Uvarovite	Ca₃Cr₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn₆³⁺(SiO₄)O₈
Mn	ⓘ Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Fe	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Fe	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Jadeite	Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Fe	ⓘ Andradite-Grossular Series
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Cu	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S

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