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Cilaos, Réunion, Francei
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Volcanic Cilaos Circus at Sunset

Cilaos, Réunion, France
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Panoramic view of Cirque de Cilaos

Cilaos, Réunion, France
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Volcanic Cilaos Circus at Sunset

Cilaos, Réunion, France
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Panoramic view of Cirque de Cilaos

Cilaos, Réunion, France
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Volcanic Cilaos Circus at Sunset

Cilaos, Réunion, France
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
68118
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:68118:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Cilaos, La Réunion, France
German:
Cilaos, Réunion, Frankreich
Italian:
Cilaos, Riunione, Francia
Spanish:
Cilaos, Reunión, Francia
Afrikaans:
Cilaos, Réunion, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Cilaos, Reunión, Francia
Asturian:
Cilaos, Reunión, Francia
Bambara:
Cilaos, Faransi
Basque:
Cilaos, Reunion, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Cilaos, Réunion, Frankreich
Breton:
Cilaos, Enez ar Reunion, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Cilaos, Illa de la Reunió, França
Cebuano:
Cilaos, Réunion, Pransiya
Corsican:
Cilaos, Francia
Croatian:
Cilaos, Réunion, Francuska
Czech:
Cilaos, Réunion, Francie
Danish:
Cilaos, Réunion, Frankrig
Dutch:
Cilaos, Réunion, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Cilaos, Réunion, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Cilaos, Reunio, Francio
Estonian:
Cilaos, Réunion, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Cilaos, Frakland
Finnish:
Cilaos, Réunion, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Cilaos, Rèunion, France
Friulian:
Cilaos, France
Galician:
Cilaos, Reunión, Francia
Greenlandic:
Cilaos, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Cilaos, Réunion, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Cilaos, Réunion, Frakkland
Ido:
Cilaos, Reunion, Francia
Indonesian:
ba, Réunion, Perancis
Interlingua:
Cilaos, Reunion, Francia
Interlingue:
Cilaos, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Cilaos, Réunion, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Cilaos, Reunioh, Frans
Japanese:
シラオス, レユニオン, フランス
Kabyle:
Cilaos, Fransa
Kongo:
Cilaos, La Réunion, Fwalansa
Latvian:
Cilaos, Reinjona, Francija
Ligurian:
Cilaos, Réunion, Fransa
Limburgian:
Cilaos, Réunion, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Cilaos, Reunjonas, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Cilaos, Réunion, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Cilaos, Departement La Réunion, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Cilaos, Larenion, Frantsa
Malay:
Cilaos, Réunion, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Cilaos, Parancih
Narom:
Cilaos, France
Neapolitan:
Cilaos, Franza
Norwegian:
Cilaos, Réunion, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Cilaos, Réunion, Frankrike
Occitan:
Cilaos, Reünion, França
Papiamento:
Cilaos, Fransia
Picard:
Cilaos, Franche
Piedmontese:
Cilaos, La Réunion, Fransa
Polish:
Cilaos, Reunion, Francja
Portuguese:
Cilaos, Reunião, França
Romanian:
Cilaos, Réunion, Franța
Romansh:
Cilaos, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Cilaos, Frantza
Scots:
Cilaos, Réunion, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Cilaos, Réunion, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Cilaos, Riunioni, Francia
Slovak:
Cilaos, Réunion, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Cilaos, Réunion, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Cilaos, Réunion, Frankrike
Turkish:
Cilaos, Réunion, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Сілао, Реюньйон, Франція
Venetian:
Cilaos, Réunion, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Cilaos, Réunion, Pháp
Volapük:
Cilaos, Fransän
Walloon:
Cilaos, Iye del Reyunion, France
Waray:
Cilaos, Réunion, Fransya
Welsh:
Cilaos, Réunion, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Cilaos, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Cilaos, Reiñõo, Faraas
Zulu:
Cilaos, IRiyunion, IFulansi


Cilaos (French pronunciation: [silaɔs]) is a town and commune on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. It is located centrally on the island, in a caldera of altitude 1,214 m. The caldera (usually known as the 'Cirque') is also named for the community.

The locality is on the path from Cilaos village to Ilet à Cordes, upstream sector of the Bras Rouge brook.

Laumontite is found along wall rocks of dykes and sills in oceanites. Laumontite has been deposited through the action of Si-rich hydrothermal circulations accompanying the intrusion of quartz syenite sills.

Mordenite is found on the right slope of the Henri Dijoux ravine, 1 km away from the Chapelle de Cilaos, in breccias and altered dikes of oceanite.

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

52 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
References:
André MELLE collection - Nicolas MEISSER EDX analysisIdentified by Nicolas Meisser: SEM-EDS
ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Arfvedsonite
Formula: NaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ 'Astrophyllite Supergroup'
Formula: A2pBrC7D2(T4O12)2Xod2XoA4XpdnWa2
References:
JV COUREAU collection - Georges FAVREAU EDX analysisIdentified by Georges Favreau: SEM-EDS
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(CO3)F
References:
JV COUREAU collection - Georges FAVREAU EDX analysisIdentified by Georges Favreau: SEM-EDS
ⓘ Brookite
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chabazite'
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
References:
ⓘ Chamosite
Formula: Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
References:
André MELLE collection - Nicolas MEISSER EDX analysisIdentified by Nicolas MEISSER: SEM-EDS
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
References:
André MELLE collection - Nicolas MEISSER EDX + XRD analysisIdentified by Nicolas MEISSER: XRD, SEM-EDS
ⓘ Elpidite
Formula: Na2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O
References:
JV COUREAU collection - Georges FAVREAU EDX analysisIdentified by Georges Favreau: SEM-EDS
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
References:
André MELLE collection - Georges FAVREAU EDX analysisIdentified by Georges Favreau: SEM-EDS
ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)
Formula: KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
References:
André MELLE collection - Nicolas MEISSER EDX analysisIdentified by Nicolas MEISSER: SEM-EDS
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Fluornatropyrochlore
Formula: (Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)2Nb2O6F
References:
JV COUREAU collection - Georges FAVREAU EDX analysisIdentified by Georges Favreau: SEM-EDS
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
References:
Georges FAVREAU collection & EDX analysisIdentified by Georges Favreau: SEM-EDS
ⓘ Gismondine-Ca
Formula: CaAl2Si2O8 · 4H2O
References:
André MELLE collection - Georges FAVREAU EDX analysisIdentified by Georges Favreau: SEM-EDS
ⓘ Gyrolite
Formula: NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
References:
COUREAUIdentified by Jean-Vincent Coureau: Visual Identification
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
References:
ⓘ Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
ⓘ 'Lévyne'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
References:
Georges FAVREAU collection & EDX analysisIdentified by Georges Favreau: SEM-EDS
ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'
ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites'
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Jean-Vincent Coureau collectionIdentified by Jean-Vincent Coureau: Visual Identification
ⓘ Mesolite
Formula: Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
References:
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
References:
André MELLE collection - Georges FAVREAU EDX analysisIdentified by Georges Favreau: SEM-EDS
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
References:
ⓘ Mordenite
Formula: (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
ⓘ Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
References:
JV COUREAU collection - Georges FAVREAU EDX analysisIdentified by Georges Favreau: SEM-EDS
ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca
Formula: Ca3(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O
References:
André MELLE collection - Nicolas MEISSER EDX + XRD analysisIdentified by Nicolas MEISSER: XRD, SEM-EDS
ⓘ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘ Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)
Formula: Ca2Fe2+Al2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
References:
André MELLE collection - Nicolas MEISSER EDX + XRD analysisIdentified by Nicolas MEISSER: XRD, SEM-EDS
ⓘ 'Pumpellyite Subgroup'
Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Ranciéite
Formula: (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
References:
André MELLE collection - Georges FAVREAU EDX analysisIdentified by Georges Favreau: SEM-EDS
ⓘ Riebeckite
Formula: ◻Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Saponite
Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
References:
André MELLE collection - Georges FAVREAU EDX analysisIdentified by Georges Favreau: SEM-EDS
ⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)
Formula: CaCe(CO3)2F
References:
André MELLE collection - Georges FAVREAU EDX analysisIdentified by Georges Favreau: SEM-EDS
ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca
Formula: NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
ⓘ 'Thomsonite Subgroup'
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
References:
André MELLE collection - Georges FAVREAU EDX analysisIdentified by Georges Favreau: SEM-EDS
ⓘ Truscottite
Formula: (Ca,Mn)14Si24O58(OH)8 · 2H2O
ⓘ Yugawaralite
Formula: CaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
ⓘBrookite4.DD.10TiO2
ⓘFluornatropyrochlore4.DH.(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)2Nb2O6F
ⓘRanciéite4.FL.40(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘBastnäsite-(Ce)5.BD.20aCe(CO3)F
ⓘSynchysite-(Ce)5.BD.20cCaCe(CO3)2F
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMonazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘAndradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘPumpellyite-(Fe2+)9.BG.20Ca2Fe2+Al2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘArfvedsonite9.DE.25NaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘRiebeckite9.DE.25◻Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘElpidite9.DG.65Na2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘFluorapophyllite-(K)9.EA.15KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
ⓘSaponite9.EC.45Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘChamosite9.EC.55Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘGyrolite9.EE.30NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
ⓘTruscottite9.EE.35(Ca,Mn)14Si24O58(OH)8 · 2H2O
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘMesolite9.GA.05Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
ⓘNatrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘThomsonite-Ca9.GA.10NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
ⓘAnalcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘLaumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
ⓘYugawaralite9.GB.15CaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O
ⓘGismondine-Ca9.GC.05CaAl2Si2O8 · 4H2O
ⓘPhillipsite-Ca9.GC.10Ca3(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O
ⓘMordenite9.GD.35(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
ⓘ'Chabazite'-
ⓘ'Lévyne'-
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Pumpellyite Subgroup'-Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
ⓘ'Manganese Oxides
var. Manganese Dendrites'
-
ⓘ''-
ⓘ'Thomsonite Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Astrophyllite Supergroup'-A2pBrC7D2(T4O12)2Xod2XoA4XpdnWa2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Hⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Hⓘ Gismondine-CaCaAl2Si2O8 · 4H2O
Hⓘ GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Hⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Hⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Hⓘ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Hⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Hⓘ Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)Ca2Fe2+Al2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Hⓘ Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
Hⓘ Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Hⓘ Truscottite(Ca,Mn)14Si24O58(OH)8 · 2H2O
Hⓘ YugawaraliteCaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O
Hⓘ Phillipsite-CaCa3(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Cⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
OOxygen
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Oⓘ BrookiteTiO2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Oⓘ Gismondine-CaCaAl2Si2O8 · 4H2O
Oⓘ GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Oⓘ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Oⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Oⓘ Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)Ca2Fe2+Al2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
Oⓘ Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Oⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Oⓘ Truscottite(Ca,Mn)14Si24O58(OH)8 · 2H2O
Oⓘ YugawaraliteCaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Phillipsite-CaCa3(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O
Oⓘ Astrophyllite SupergroupA2pBrC7D2(T4O12)2Xod2XoA4XpdnWa2
Oⓘ Fluornatropyrochlore(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)2Nb2O6F
FFluorine
Fⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Fⓘ Fluornatropyrochlore(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)2Nb2O6F
NaSodium
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Naⓘ ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O
Naⓘ GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Naⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Naⓘ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Naⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Naⓘ Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
Naⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Naⓘ Fluornatropyrochlore(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)2Nb2O6F
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mgⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Gismondine-CaCaAl2Si2O8 · 4H2O
Alⓘ GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Alⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Alⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Alⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Alⓘ Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)Ca2Fe2+Al2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Alⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Alⓘ YugawaraliteCaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O
Alⓘ Phillipsite-CaCa3(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Siⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Siⓘ Gismondine-CaCaAl2Si2O8 · 4H2O
Siⓘ GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Siⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Siⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Siⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Siⓘ Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)Ca2Fe2+Al2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Siⓘ Truscottite(Ca,Mn)14Si24O58(OH)8 · 2H2O
Siⓘ YugawaraliteCaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Phillipsite-CaCa3(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ Gismondine-CaCaAl2Si2O8 · 4H2O
Caⓘ GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Caⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Caⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Caⓘ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caⓘ Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Caⓘ Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)Ca2Fe2+Al2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Caⓘ Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
Caⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Caⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Caⓘ Truscottite(Ca,Mn)14Si24O58(OH)8 · 2H2O
Caⓘ YugawaraliteCaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O
Caⓘ Phillipsite-CaCa3(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O
Caⓘ Fluornatropyrochlore(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)2Nb2O6F
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ BrookiteTiO2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
Mnⓘ Truscottite(Ca,Mn)14Si24O58(OH)8 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)Ca2Fe2+Al2[Si2O6OH][SiO4](OH)2(OH)
Feⓘ Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Fluornatropyrochlore(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)2Nb2O6F
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Ceⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Ceⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
PbLead
Pbⓘ Fluornatropyrochlore(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)2Nb2O6F
UUranium
Uⓘ Fluornatropyrochlore(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)2Nb2O6F

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