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Zermatt - Saas Fee area, Valais, Switzerlandi
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Zermatt - Saas Fee areaMountain Area
ValaisCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° North , 7° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~18km
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
7686
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7686:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Zermatt-Saas zone
Name(s) in local language(s):
Gebiet Zermatt - Saas Fee, Wallis, Wallis (Valais), Schweiz (Suisse; Svizzera)


The Zermatt - Saas Fee ophiolite complex is a fragment of the Tethys oceanic lithosphere.

Pillows are frequent within deformed metabasalt (eclogite and blueschist association).

Greenschist facies overprints parts of the ophiolite.

Coeval blueschist-eclogite facies is characterized by omphacite-garnet-glaucophane-clinozoisite-dolomite-Mg chloritoid-talc-paragonite-phengite-chlorite assemblage.

Notable is the presence of margarite, paragonite, barroisite, and preiswerkite.

The Zermatt-Saas zone (ZSZ) belongs to the south Penninic nappe stack system in the internal Western Alps. It is a remnant of the Jurassic (160–120 Ma) Piemont-Ligurian oceanic lithosphere and was buried down to 80–100 km during the Alpine subduction in Cretaceous to Eocene times beneath the Apulian margin. The oceanic crust of the Alpine Tethys in the Western Alps is constituted of serpentinites, metasediments, metabasalts, and metagabbros, as well as, to a lesser extent, metarodingites. During the Alpine collision in mid-Tertiary times, the ZSZ was exhumed together with ultra-high-pressure (UHP) continental units of the European stretched margin, resulting in a dome structure with the ZSZ wrapping the European continental basement. The ZSZ also includes kilometer-scale klippen or thrust sheets of Austroalpine continental slices (Monte Emilius, Glacier–Rafray, the Theodul Glacier unit, Etirol–Levaz, and so on) intercalated in ophiolitic thrust sheets. These continental slivers are interpreted as former extensional allochthons derived from the stretched Apulian continental margin and subsequently subducted together with the oceanic lithosphere. During the Alpine subduction, the ZSZ first followed a prograde path that culminated in eclogitic conditions and was then metamorphosed under blueschist- to greenschist-facies conditions along a retrograde path during exhumation. The ZSZ oceanic rocks were affected by oceanic metasomatism, resulting in the serpentinization of the mantle peridotites and rodingitization of gabbroic intrusions in the mantle section.

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112 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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ⓘ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Actinolite var. Smaragdite
Formula: Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2
References:
https://www.epigem.de/themen/smaragdit.htmlIdentification: Visual Identification
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
ⓘ Albite var. Pericline
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Alleghanyite
Formula: Mn2+5(SiO4)2(OH)2
ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'Almandine-Pyrope Series'
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup var. Byssolite'
Formula: AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
ⓘ Andradite var. Demantoid
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Andradite var. Melanite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Awaruite
Formula: Ni3Fe
ⓘ Axinite-(Fe)
Formula: Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
ⓘ 'Axinite Group'
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Barroisite
Formula: ◻(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Bearthite (TL)
Formula: Ca2Al(PO4)2(OH)
Type Locality:
ⓘ Berlinite
Formula: AlPO4
ⓘ Beudantite
Formula: PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘ Braunite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
ⓘ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘ Brookite
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region.
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Chamosite
Formula: Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
References:
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
ⓘ Chloritoid
Formula: Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
ⓘ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘ Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.
ⓘ Clinochlore var. Pennine
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ 'Clinochrysotile'
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Clinohumite
Formula: Mg9(SiO4)4F2
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Clinozoisite-Epidote Series'
ⓘ Coesite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Cookeite
Formula: (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
ⓘ 'Crossite'
ⓘ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
ⓘ Diamond
Formula: C
ⓘ Diaspore
Formula: AlO(OH)
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite
Formula: Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘ Gahnite
Formula: ZnAl2O4
ⓘ Galaxite
Formula: Mn2+Al2O4
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Glaucodot ?
Formula: (Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
ⓘ Glaucophane
Formula: ◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.
ⓘ Grossular var. Hessonite
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
ⓘ Hausmannite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+2O4
ⓘ Heazlewoodite
Formula: Ni3S2
ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
ⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite
Formula: (Mg,Ti)9(SiO4)4(OH,O,F)2
ⓘ Ilmenite ?
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Jacobsite
Formula: Mn2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Jadeite
Formula: Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Habit: Microscopic grains to 30 µm
Colour: White to light green
Description: Constituent of Saussurite.
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
ⓘ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Lansfordite
Formula: MgCO3 · 5H2O
ⓘ Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
ⓘ Lawsonite
Formula: CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘ Lazulite
Formula: MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
ⓘ Magnesiochloritoid (TL)
Formula: MgAl2O(SiO4)(OH)2
ⓘ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Manganosite
Formula: MnO
ⓘ Margarite
Formula: CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Meta-autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
ⓘ Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ Metazeunerite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Morenosite
Formula: NiSO4 · 7H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite
Formula: KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘ Nesquehonite
Formula: MgCO3 · 3H2O
ⓘ Nickelhexahydrite
Formula: Ni2+(H2O)6(SO4)
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ Omphacite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘ Paragonite
Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Piemontite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
ⓘ Preiswerkite
Formula: NaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
ⓘ Pyrophyllite
Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Pyroxmangite
Formula: Mn2+SiO3
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 19 localities in this region.
ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
ⓘ Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
ⓘ Roscoelite
Formula: KV3+2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ 'Saussurite'
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Stellerite
Formula: Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
ⓘ Stibiocolumbite
Formula: SbNbO4
Colour: Brown-orange
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'
ⓘ Tenorite
Formula: CuO
ⓘ Tephroite
Formula: Mn2+2(SiO4)
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2
ⓘ Uranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
ⓘ Uvarovite
Formula: Ca3Cr3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Valleriite
Formula: (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
ⓘ Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.
ⓘ Willemseite
Formula: Ni3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ 'Xenotime'
ⓘ Zincostaurolite
Formula: Zn2Al9Si4O23(OH)
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
ⓘ Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘAwaruite1.AE.20Ni3Fe
ⓘDiamond1.CB.10aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘHeazlewoodite2.BB.05Ni3S2
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite
var. Bravoite
2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
ⓘ2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘGlaucodot ?2.EB.10c(Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘValleriite2.FD.30(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘCuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
ⓘTenorite4.AB.10CuO
ⓘManganosite4.AB.25MnO
ⓘGahnite4.BB.05ZnAl2O4
ⓘGalaxite4.BB.05Mn2+Al2O4
ⓘJacobsite4.BB.05Mn2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘHausmannite4.BB.10Mn2+Mn3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite ?4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘPerovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Milky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCoesite4.DA.35SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
ⓘBrookite4.DD.10TiO2
ⓘStibiocolumbite4.DE.30SbNbO4
ⓘUraninite
var. Pitchblende
4.DL.05UO2
ⓘ4.DL.05UO2
ⓘDiaspore4.FD.10AlO(OH)
ⓘBrucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘvar. Iron-bearing Dolomite5.AB.10Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘNesquehonite5.CA.05MgCO3 · 3H2O
ⓘLansfordite5.CA.10MgCO3 · 5H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBrochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘNickelhexahydrite7.CB.25Ni2+(H2O)6(SO4)
ⓘMorenosite7.CB.40NiSO4 · 7H2O
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘBerlinite8.AA.05AlPO4
ⓘLazulite8.BB.40MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
ⓘBearthite (TL)8.BG.05Ca2Al(PO4)2(OH)
ⓘBeudantite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘMeta-autunite8.EB.10Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
ⓘMetatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘMetazeunerite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘTephroite9.AC.05Mn2+2(SiO4)
ⓘAndradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘAndradite
var. Demantoid
9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘGrossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘvar. Hessonite9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘSpessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘUvarovite ?9.AD.25Ca3Cr3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘAndradite
var. Melanite
9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘZincostaurolite9.AF.30Zn2Al9Si4O23(OH)
ⓘAlleghanyite9.AF.45Mn2+5(SiO4)2(OH)2
ⓘClinohumite9.AF.55Mg9(SiO4)4F2
ⓘHydroxylclinohumite
var. Titanclinohumite
9.AF.55(Mg,Ti)9(SiO4)4(OH,O,F)2
ⓘChloritoid9.AF.85Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
ⓘMagnesiochloritoid (TL)9.AF.85MgAl2O(SiO4)(OH)2
ⓘBraunite9.AG.05Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
ⓘUranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
ⓘAxinite-(Fe)9.BD.20Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
ⓘLawsonite9.BE.05CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘClinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘPiemontite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘZoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘVesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
ⓘSchorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘOmphacite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘJadeite9.DA.25Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘvar. Smaragdite9.DE.10Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘBarroisite9.DE.20◻(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
ⓘGlaucophane9.DE.25◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘRhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
ⓘPyroxmangite9.DO.05Mn2+SiO3
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘWillemseite9.EC.05Ni3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘPyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘParagonite9.EC.15NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite
var. Phengite
9.EC.15KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
ⓘRoscoelite9.EC.15KV3+2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘPreiswerkite9.EC.20NaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
ⓘMargarite9.EC.30CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
ⓘChamosite9.EC.55Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘCookeite9.EC.55(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
ⓘClinochlore
var. Pennine
9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ'Clinochrysotile'9.ED.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘAntigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Pericline9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘNatrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘAnalcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘLaumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
ⓘStellerite9.GE.15Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Crossite'-
ⓘ'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'-
ⓘ'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Xenotime'-
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Almandine-Pyrope Series'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Clinozoisite-Epidote Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup
var. Byssolite'
-AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ'Saussurite'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ'Axinite Group'-
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ AlleghanyiteMn52+(SiO4)2(OH)2
Hⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ Barroisite◻(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ BearthiteCa2Al(PO4)2(OH)
Hⓘ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Hⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Hⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ ClinochrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Hⓘ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Hⓘ Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ LansforditeMgCO3 · 5H2O
Hⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Hⓘ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Hⓘ LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Hⓘ MagnesiochloritoidMgAl2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Hⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
Hⓘ NickelhexahydriteNi2+(H2O)6(SO4)
Hⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Hⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ PreiswerkiteNaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hⓘ StelleriteCa4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Hⓘ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Hⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Hⓘ WillemseiteNi3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite(Mg,Ti)9(SiO4)4(OH,O,F)2
Hⓘ Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
Hⓘ Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hⓘ Actinolite var. SmaragditeCa2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Hⓘ ZincostauroliteZn2Al9Si4O23(OH)
LiLithium
Liⓘ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
BBoron
Bⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Bⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DiamondC
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ LansforditeMgCO3 · 5H2O
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Cⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AlleghanyiteMn52+(SiO4)2(OH)2
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
Oⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Barroisite◻(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ BearthiteCa2Al(PO4)2(OH)
Oⓘ BerliniteAlPO4
Oⓘ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Oⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Oⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oⓘ BrookiteTiO2
Oⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ ClinochrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
Oⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ CoesiteSiO2
Oⓘ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Oⓘ CupriteCu2O
Oⓘ Andradite var. DemantoidCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Oⓘ GahniteZnAl2O4
Oⓘ GalaxiteMn2+Al2O4
Oⓘ Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
Oⓘ Grossular var. HessoniteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ LansforditeMgCO3 · 5H2O
Oⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Oⓘ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oⓘ MagnesiochloritoidMgAl2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Oⓘ ManganositeMnO
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Oⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
Oⓘ NickelhexahydriteNi2+(H2O)6(SO4)
Oⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Oⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Oⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ PreiswerkiteNaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ PyroxmangiteMn2+SiO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Oⓘ RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ StelleriteCa4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
Oⓘ StibiocolumbiteSbNbO4
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ TenoriteCuO
Oⓘ TephroiteMn22+(SiO4)
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ UraniniteUO2
Oⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Oⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Oⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Oⓘ WillemseiteNi3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ Albite var. PericlineNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite(Mg,Ti)9(SiO4)4(OH,O,F)2
Oⓘ Andradite var. MelaniteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
Oⓘ Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ Actinolite var. SmaragditeCa2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oⓘ ZincostauroliteZn2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
FFluorine
Fⓘ ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite(Mg,Ti)9(SiO4)4(OH,O,F)2
Fⓘ Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naⓘ Barroisite◻(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Naⓘ Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Naⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Naⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Naⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Naⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Naⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Naⓘ PreiswerkiteNaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Naⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naⓘ Albite var. PericlineNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ Barroisite◻(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Mgⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ ClinochrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mgⓘ Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ LansforditeMgCO3 · 5H2O
Mgⓘ LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Mgⓘ MagnesiochloritoidMgAl2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Mgⓘ NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
Mgⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mgⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ PreiswerkiteNaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgⓘ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Mgⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Mgⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite(Mg,Ti)9(SiO4)4(OH,O,F)2
Mgⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mgⓘ Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ Actinolite var. SmaragditeCa2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Barroisite◻(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Alⓘ BearthiteCa2Al(PO4)2(OH)
Alⓘ BerliniteAlPO4
Alⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Alⓘ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Alⓘ GahniteZnAl2O4
Alⓘ GalaxiteMn2+Al2O4
Alⓘ Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Alⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Grossular var. HessoniteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Alⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Alⓘ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Alⓘ LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Alⓘ MagnesiochloritoidMgAl2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Alⓘ MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Alⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Alⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alⓘ PreiswerkiteNaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Alⓘ RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ StelleriteCa4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
Alⓘ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Alⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Alⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Albite var. PericlineNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series
Alⓘ Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
Alⓘ Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alⓘ Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alⓘ ZincostauroliteZn2Al9Si4O23(OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ AlleghanyiteMn52+(SiO4)2(OH)2
Siⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Barroisite◻(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Siⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ ClinochrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
Siⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ CoesiteSiO2
Siⓘ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Siⓘ Andradite var. DemantoidCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Siⓘ Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Grossular var. HessoniteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Siⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Siⓘ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Siⓘ MagnesiochloritoidMgAl2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Siⓘ MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Siⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Siⓘ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ PreiswerkiteNaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ PyroxmangiteMn2+SiO3
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Siⓘ RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ StelleriteCa4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ TephroiteMn22+(SiO4)
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Siⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Siⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Siⓘ WillemseiteNi3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Albite var. PericlineNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite(Mg,Ti)9(SiO4)4(OH,O,F)2
Siⓘ Andradite var. MelaniteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
Siⓘ Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ Actinolite var. SmaragditeCa2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siⓘ ZincostauroliteZn2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ BearthiteCa2Al(PO4)2(OH)
Pⓘ BerliniteAlPO4
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pⓘ LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Pⓘ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Pⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Sⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Sⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series
Sⓘ Glaucodot(Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
Sⓘ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
Sⓘ NickelhexahydriteNi2+(H2O)6(SO4)
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Kⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ Barroisite◻(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Caⓘ BearthiteCa2Al(PO4)2(OH)
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ Andradite var. DemantoidCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ Grossular var. HessoniteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Caⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Caⓘ LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Caⓘ MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Caⓘ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Caⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Caⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Caⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caⓘ StelleriteCa4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Caⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Caⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
Caⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Caⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ Andradite var. MelaniteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caⓘ Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ Actinolite var. SmaragditeCa2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2
Caⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ BrookiteTiO2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Tiⓘ Hydroxylclinohumite var. Titanclinohumite(Mg,Ti)9(SiO4)4(OH,O,F)2
Tiⓘ Amphibole Supergroup var. ByssoliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
VVanadium
Vⓘ RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CrChromium
Crⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
Crⓘ Actinolite var. SmaragditeCa2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ AlleghanyiteMn52+(SiO4)2(OH)2
Mnⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Mnⓘ GalaxiteMn2+Al2O4
Mnⓘ HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
Mnⓘ JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
Mnⓘ ManganositeMnO
Mnⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Mnⓘ PyroxmangiteMn2+SiO3
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mnⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Mnⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Mnⓘ TephroiteMn22+(SiO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ AwaruiteNi3Fe
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Feⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Feⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Feⓘ Andradite var. DemantoidCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Feⓘ Glaucodot(Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Feⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Feⓘ Andradite var. MelaniteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feⓘ Almandine-Pyrope Series
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Feⓘ Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
Feⓘ Actinolite var. SmaragditeCa2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
CoCobalt
Coⓘ Glaucodot(Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
NiNickel
Niⓘ AwaruiteNi3Fe
Niⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Niⓘ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Niⓘ MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
Niⓘ NickelhexahydriteNi2+(H2O)6(SO4)
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Niⓘ WillemseiteNi3Si4O10(OH)2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuⓘ CupriteCu2O
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Cuⓘ MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Cuⓘ TenoriteCuO
Cuⓘ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
ZnZinc
Znⓘ GahniteZnAl2O4
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ ZincostauroliteZn2Al9Si4O23(OH)
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Asⓘ Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series
Asⓘ Glaucodot(Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS
Asⓘ MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ StibiocolumbiteSbNbO4
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series
Sbⓘ StibiocolumbiteSbNbO4
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
PbLead
Pbⓘ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
UUranium
Uⓘ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Uⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Uⓘ MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Uⓘ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Uⓘ UraniniteUO2
Uⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O

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