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Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republici
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Falcondo Mines, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic
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Loma Peguera deposit, Falcondo Mines, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic
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Falcondoite

Falcondo Mines, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic
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Falcondoite

Falcondo Mines, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic
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Falcondo Mines, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic
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Falcondoite, etc.

Loma Peguera deposit, Falcondo Mines, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic
Neighbouring regions:
Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic
Maimón, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic
Piedra Blanca, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Bonao73,269 (2016)
Sabana del Puerto1,223 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
65357
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:65357:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
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French:
Bonao, Monseñor Nouel, République dominicaine
German:
Bonao, Monseñor Nouel, Dominikanische Republik
Italian:
Bonao, provincia di Monseñor Nouel, Repubblica Dominicana
Russian:
Бонао, Монсеньор-Новэль, Доминиканская Республика
Simplified Chinese:
博瑙, 主教·瑙黎省, 多明尼加共和國
Spanish:
Bonao, Monseñor Nouel, República Dominicana
Arabic:
بوناو, مقاطعة مونسينور نويل, جمهورية الدومينيكان
Cebuano:
Bonao , Provincia de Monseñor Nouel
Dutch:
Bonao, Monseñor Nouel, Dominicaanse Republiek
Farsi/Persian:
بونائو, استان مونسنیور نوول, جمهوری دومینیکن
Korean:
보나오, 몬세뇨르노우엘주, 도미니카 공화국
Polish:
Bonao, Monseñor Nouel , Dominikana
Portuguese:
Bonao, Monseñor Nouel, República Dominicana
Swedish:
Bonao, Monseñor Nouel, Dominikanska republiken
Ukrainian:
Бонао, Монсеньйор-Новель, Домініканська Республіка
Urdu:
بوناو, مونسینیور نوویئل صوبہ
Waray:
Bonao, Monseñor Nouel


Bonao is a municipality and city, the capital of Monseñor Nouel province, Dominican Republic. It is located in the center of the country, to the northwest of the national capital Santo Domingo.

Nickel laterite area.
The Falcondo nickel operations include seven mines: Larga, Caribe, Ortega, Fraser, Peguera (Loma Peguera), Taina and Guardarraya.

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34 valid minerals. 3 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ Asbolane
Formula: (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Description: 12.53 < 16.06 wt% NiO. 0.48 < 4.06 wt% Co
ⓘ Awaruite
Formula: Ni3Fe
ⓘ Bowieite
Formula: Rh2S3
ⓘ Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ Erlichmanite
Formula: OsS2
ⓘ Falcondoite (TL)
Formula: (Ni,Mg)4Si6O15(OH)2 · 6H2O
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Ferronickelplatinum
Formula: Pt2FeNi
ⓘ 'Garnierite'
ⓘ Garutiite (TL)
Formula: (Ni,Fe,Ir)
Type Locality:
ⓘ Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hexaferrum
Formula: (Fe,Os,Ru,Ir)
ⓘ Irarsite
Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
References:
Proenza, J. A., Zaccarini, F., Lewis, J. F., Longo, F., Garuti, G. (2007) Chromian spinel composition and the platinum-group minerals of the PGE-rich Loma Peguera chromitites, Loma Caribe peridotite, Dominican Republic. The Canadian Mineralogist, 45 (3) 631-648 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.45.3.631
Zaccarini, Federica, Proenza, Joaquin A., Rudashevsky, Nikolay S., Cabri, Louis J., Garuti, Giorgio, Rudashevsky, Vladimir N., Melgarejo, Joan C., Lewis, John F., Longo, Francisco, Bakker, Ronald J., Stanley, Chris J. (2009) The Loma Peguera ophiolitic chromitite (Central Dominican Republic): a source of new platinum group minerals (PGM) species. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen, 185 (3) 335-349 doi:10.1127/0077-7757/2009/0127
McDonald, Andrew M., Proenza, Joaquin A., Zaccarini, Federica, Rudashevsky, Nikolay S., Cabri, Louis J., Stanley, Chris J., Rudashevsky, Vladimir N., Melgarejo, Joan C., Lewis, John F., Longo, Francisco, et al. (2010) Garutiite, (Ni,Fe,Ir), a new hexagonal polymorph of native Ni from Loma Peguera, Dominican Republic. European Journal of Mineralogy, 22 (2). 293-304 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2010/0022-2007
ⓘ 'Kerolite'
Formula: (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
ⓘ Laurite
Formula: RuS2
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Lithiophorite
Formula: (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
ⓘ Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Lizardite var. Nickel-bearing Lizardite
Formula: (Mg,Ni)3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Description: 1.16 < 2.44 wt% Nio - the main Ni ore mineral in this deposit.
ⓘ Maghemite
Formula: (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
ⓘ Native Ruthenium
Formula: (Ru,Ir)
References:
Proenza, J. A., Zaccarini, F., Lewis, J. F., Longo, F., Garuti, G. (2007) Chromian spinel composition and the platinum-group minerals of the PGE-rich Loma Peguera chromitites, Loma Caribe peridotite, Dominican Republic. The Canadian Mineralogist, 45 (3) 631-648 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.45.3.631
Zaccarini, Federica, Proenza, Joaquin A., Rudashevsky, Nikolay S., Cabri, Louis J., Garuti, Giorgio, Rudashevsky, Vladimir N., Melgarejo, Joan C., Lewis, John F., Longo, Francisco, Bakker, Ronald J., Stanley, Chris J. (2009) The Loma Peguera ophiolitic chromitite (Central Dominican Republic): a source of new platinum group minerals (PGM) species. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen, 185 (3) 335-349 doi:10.1127/0077-7757/2009/0127
McDonald, Andrew M., Proenza, Joaquin A., Zaccarini, Federica, Rudashevsky, Nikolay S., Cabri, Louis J., Stanley, Chris J., Rudashevsky, Vladimir N., Melgarejo, Joan C., Lewis, John F., Longo, Francisco, et al. (2010) Garutiite, (Ni,Fe,Ir), a new hexagonal polymorph of native Ni from Loma Peguera, Dominican Republic. European Journal of Mineralogy, 22 (2). 293-304 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2010/0022-2007
ⓘ Népouite
Formula: Ni3Si2O5(OH)4
ⓘ 'Nickelferroplatinum'
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Pecoraite
Formula: Ni3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ 'Pimelite'
Formula: Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sepiolite
Formula: Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ 'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Description: 0.85 wt% NiO.
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Tetraferroplatinum
Formula: PtFe
ⓘ 'UM2007-11-E:FeIrNiOsRu'
Formula: (Ru,Ir,Os)3(Fe,Ni)2
ⓘ 'UM2007-12-E:FeIrNiOsRu'
Formula: (Ru,Ir,Os)(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ 'UM2007-13-E:FeIrNiOsRu'
Formula: (Ru,Ir,Os)3(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ 'UM2007-15-E:FeIrNiPt'
Formula: (Fe,Ni)2(Pt,Ir)
ⓘ 'UM2009-06-E:FeIrNi'
ⓘ 'UM2009-07-E:FeIrNi'
Formula: Ir3(Ni,Fe)8
ⓘ 'UM2009-08-E:FeIrNi'
Formula: Ir3(Fe,Ni)4
ⓘ 'UM2009-09-E:FeIrNi'
Formula: Ir2(Fe,Ni)3
ⓘ 'UM2009-19-S:FeIrNiOsRu'
Formula: (Fe,Ru,Ni,Os,Ir)2S
ⓘ 'UM2009-20-S:FeIrNiOsRu'
Formula: (Ru,Fe,Ni,Os,Ir)2S
ⓘ Willemseite
Formula: Ni3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Zaccariniite (TL)
Formula: RhNiAs
Type Locality:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘAwaruite1.AE.20Ni3Fe
ⓘNative Ruthenium1.AF.05(Ru,Ir)
ⓘHexaferrum1.AG.05(Fe,Os,Ru,Ir)
ⓘGarutiite (TL)1.AG.05(Ni,Fe,Ir)
ⓘFerronickelplatinum1.AG.40Pt2FeNi
ⓘTetraferroplatinum1.AG.40PtFe
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘZaccariniite (TL)2.AA.50RhNiAs
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘBowieite2.DB.15Rh2S3
ⓘErlichmanite2.EB.05aOsS2
ⓘLaurite2.EB.05aRuS2
ⓘIrarsite2.EB.25(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘMaghemite4.BB.15(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘBrucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
ⓘGibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
ⓘLithiophorite4.FE.25(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
ⓘAsbolane4.FL.30(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘWillemseite9.EC.05Ni3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ'Pimelite'9.EC.22Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘLizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘNépouite9.ED.15Ni3Si2O5(OH)4
ⓘPecoraite9.ED.15Ni3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘLizardite
var. Nickel-bearing Lizardite		9.ED.15(Mg,Ni)3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘFalcondoite (TL)9.EE.25(Ni,Mg)4Si6O15(OH)2 · 6H2O
ⓘSepiolite9.EE.25Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Kerolite'-(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'-
ⓘ'Garnierite'-
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4
ⓘ'Nickelferroplatinum'-
ⓘ'UM2007-11-E:FeIrNiOsRu'-(Ru,Ir,Os)3(Fe,Ni)2
ⓘ'UM2007-12-E:FeIrNiOsRu'-(Ru,Ir,Os)(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ'UM2007-13-E:FeIrNiOsRu'-(Ru,Ir,Os)3(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ'UM2007-15-E:FeIrNiPt'-(Fe,Ni)2(Pt,Ir)
ⓘ'UM2009-06-E:FeIrNi'-
ⓘ'UM2009-07-E:FeIrNi'-Ir3(Ni,Fe)8
ⓘ'UM2009-08-E:FeIrNi'-Ir3(Fe,Ni)4
ⓘ'UM2009-09-E:FeIrNi'-Ir2(Fe,Ni)3
ⓘ'UM2009-19-S:FeIrNiOsRu'-(Fe,Ru,Ni,Os,Ir)2S
ⓘ'UM2009-20-S:FeIrNiOsRu'-(Ru,Fe,Ni,Os,Ir)2S

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Hⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Hⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ Falcondoite(Ni,Mg)4Si6O15(OH)2 · 6H2O
Hⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Hⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ NépouiteNi3Si2O5(OH)4
Hⓘ PecoraiteNi3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ WillemseiteNi3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Kerolite(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
Hⓘ PimeliteNi3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O
Hⓘ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Hⓘ Lizardite var. Nickel-bearing Lizardite(Mg,Ni)3(Si2O5)(OH)4
LiLithium
Liⓘ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
Oⓘ Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Oⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Oⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ Falcondoite(Ni,Mg)4Si6O15(OH)2 · 6H2O
Oⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Oⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ Maghemite(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ NépouiteNi3Si2O5(OH)4
Oⓘ PecoraiteNi3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ WillemseiteNi3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Kerolite(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
Oⓘ PimeliteNi3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Oⓘ Lizardite var. Nickel-bearing Lizardite(Mg,Ni)3(Si2O5)(OH)4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Mgⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ Falcondoite(Ni,Mg)4Si6O15(OH)2 · 6H2O
Mgⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgⓘ Kerolite(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mgⓘ Lizardite var. Nickel-bearing Lizardite(Mg,Ni)3(Si2O5)(OH)4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Alⓘ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ Falcondoite(Ni,Mg)4Si6O15(OH)2 · 6H2O
Siⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ NépouiteNi3Si2O5(OH)4
Siⓘ PecoraiteNi3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ WillemseiteNi3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Kerolite(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
Siⓘ PimeliteNi3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Siⓘ Lizardite var. Nickel-bearing Lizardite(Mg,Ni)3(Si2O5)(OH)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ BowieiteRh2S3
Sⓘ ErlichmaniteOsS2
Sⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Sⓘ LauriteRuS2
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ UM2009-19-S:FeIrNiOsRu(Fe,Ru,Ni,Os,Ir)2S
Sⓘ UM2009-20-S:FeIrNiOsRu(Ru,Fe,Ni,Os,Ir)2S
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Mnⓘ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ AwaruiteNi3Fe
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ FerronickelplatinumPt2FeNi
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ Maghemite(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ TetraferroplatinumPtFe
Feⓘ Hexaferrum(Fe,Os,Ru,Ir)
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Feⓘ Garutiite(Ni,Fe,Ir)
Feⓘ UM2007-11-E:FeIrNiOsRu(Ru,Ir,Os)3(Fe,Ni)2
Feⓘ UM2007-12-E:FeIrNiOsRu(Ru,Ir,Os)(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ UM2007-13-E:FeIrNiOsRu(Ru,Ir,Os)3(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ UM2007-15-E:FeIrNiPt(Fe,Ni)2(Pt,Ir)
Feⓘ UM2009-07-E:FeIrNiIr3(Ni,Fe)8
Feⓘ UM2009-08-E:FeIrNiIr3(Fe,Ni)4
Feⓘ UM2009-09-E:FeIrNiIr2(Fe,Ni)3
Feⓘ UM2009-19-S:FeIrNiOsRu(Fe,Ru,Ni,Os,Ir)2S
Feⓘ UM2009-20-S:FeIrNiOsRu(Ru,Fe,Ni,Os,Ir)2S
CoCobalt
Coⓘ Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
NiNickel
Niⓘ Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Niⓘ AwaruiteNi3Fe
Niⓘ Falcondoite(Ni,Mg)4Si6O15(OH)2 · 6H2O
Niⓘ FerronickelplatinumPt2FeNi
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
Niⓘ NépouiteNi3Si2O5(OH)4
Niⓘ PecoraiteNi3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Niⓘ WillemseiteNi3Si4O10(OH)2
Niⓘ Kerolite(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
Niⓘ PimeliteNi3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O
Niⓘ Garutiite(Ni,Fe,Ir)
Niⓘ Lizardite var. Nickel-bearing Lizardite(Mg,Ni)3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Niⓘ ZaccariniiteRhNiAs
Niⓘ UM2007-11-E:FeIrNiOsRu(Ru,Ir,Os)3(Fe,Ni)2
Niⓘ UM2007-12-E:FeIrNiOsRu(Ru,Ir,Os)(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ UM2007-13-E:FeIrNiOsRu(Ru,Ir,Os)3(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ UM2007-15-E:FeIrNiPt(Fe,Ni)2(Pt,Ir)
Niⓘ UM2009-07-E:FeIrNiIr3(Ni,Fe)8
Niⓘ UM2009-08-E:FeIrNiIr3(Fe,Ni)4
Niⓘ UM2009-09-E:FeIrNiIr2(Fe,Ni)3
Niⓘ UM2009-19-S:FeIrNiOsRu(Fe,Ru,Ni,Os,Ir)2S
Niⓘ UM2009-20-S:FeIrNiOsRu(Ru,Fe,Ni,Os,Ir)2S
AsArsenic
Asⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Asⓘ ZaccariniiteRhNiAs
RuRuthenium
Ruⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Ruⓘ LauriteRuS2
Ruⓘ Native Ruthenium(Ru,Ir)
Ruⓘ Hexaferrum(Fe,Os,Ru,Ir)
Ruⓘ UM2007-11-E:FeIrNiOsRu(Ru,Ir,Os)3(Fe,Ni)2
Ruⓘ UM2007-12-E:FeIrNiOsRu(Ru,Ir,Os)(Fe,Ni)
Ruⓘ UM2007-13-E:FeIrNiOsRu(Ru,Ir,Os)3(Fe,Ni)
Ruⓘ UM2009-19-S:FeIrNiOsRu(Fe,Ru,Ni,Os,Ir)2S
Ruⓘ UM2009-20-S:FeIrNiOsRu(Ru,Fe,Ni,Os,Ir)2S
RhRhodium
Rhⓘ BowieiteRh2S3
Rhⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Rhⓘ ZaccariniiteRhNiAs
OsOsmium
Osⓘ ErlichmaniteOsS2
Osⓘ Hexaferrum(Fe,Os,Ru,Ir)
Osⓘ UM2007-11-E:FeIrNiOsRu(Ru,Ir,Os)3(Fe,Ni)2
Osⓘ UM2007-12-E:FeIrNiOsRu(Ru,Ir,Os)(Fe,Ni)
Osⓘ UM2007-13-E:FeIrNiOsRu(Ru,Ir,Os)3(Fe,Ni)
Osⓘ UM2009-19-S:FeIrNiOsRu(Fe,Ru,Ni,Os,Ir)2S
Osⓘ UM2009-20-S:FeIrNiOsRu(Ru,Fe,Ni,Os,Ir)2S
IrIridium
Irⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Irⓘ Native Ruthenium(Ru,Ir)
Irⓘ Hexaferrum(Fe,Os,Ru,Ir)
Irⓘ Garutiite(Ni,Fe,Ir)
Irⓘ UM2007-11-E:FeIrNiOsRu(Ru,Ir,Os)3(Fe,Ni)2
Irⓘ UM2007-12-E:FeIrNiOsRu(Ru,Ir,Os)(Fe,Ni)
Irⓘ UM2007-13-E:FeIrNiOsRu(Ru,Ir,Os)3(Fe,Ni)
Irⓘ UM2007-15-E:FeIrNiPt(Fe,Ni)2(Pt,Ir)
Irⓘ UM2009-07-E:FeIrNiIr3(Ni,Fe)8
Irⓘ UM2009-08-E:FeIrNiIr3(Fe,Ni)4
Irⓘ UM2009-09-E:FeIrNiIr2(Fe,Ni)3
Irⓘ UM2009-19-S:FeIrNiOsRu(Fe,Ru,Ni,Os,Ir)2S
Irⓘ UM2009-20-S:FeIrNiOsRu(Ru,Fe,Ni,Os,Ir)2S
PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ FerronickelplatinumPt2FeNi
Ptⓘ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Ptⓘ TetraferroplatinumPtFe
Ptⓘ UM2007-15-E:FeIrNiPt(Fe,Ni)2(Pt,Ir)

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