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Argentera Group, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italyi
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Mindat Locality ID:
123508
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:123508:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Argentera Massif
Other Languages:
Italian:
Gruppo dell'Argentera (Massiccio dell'Argentera), Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italia


Mountain group departing from the main Alpine Divide, whose name is due to Monte Argentera (3297 m), the highest peak in the Maritime Alps. It includes 15 peaks higher than 3000 m. The mountain group is located in the upper Valle Gesso, on the boundary between the municipal territories of Entracque and Valdieri.

The mountain group is frequently indicated as the Argentera Massif, but the use of this name is here deprecated in order to avoid confusion with the Argentera crystalline massif (of which the mountain group is part), the southernmost External Crystalline Massif of the Western Alps.


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Detailed Mineral List:

'Aeschynite'
Aeschynite-(Y)
Formula: Y(TiNb)O6
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Aluminoceladonite
Formula: K(MgAl◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Axinite-(Fe)
Formula: Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
'Axinite Group'
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(CO3)F
Berthierine
Formula: (Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Caledonite
Formula: Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Cesàrolite
Formula: PbMn4+3O6(OH)2
'Chabazite'
Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
Chalcophanite
Formula: ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
'Clinoptilolite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Coronadite
Formula: Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Edenite
Formula: NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
'Gadolinite Group'
Formula: A2MQ2Si2O8φ2
Description: Y-dominant gadolinite-datolite solid solution, as sprays of colourless acicular crystals to 0.1 mm long on anatase and quartz.
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Graphite
Formula: C
Greenockite
Formula: CdS
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Harmotome
Formula: Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Hausmannite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+2O4
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Hollandite
Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
'K Feldspar'
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Laurelite
Formula: Pb7F12Cl2
Leadhillite
Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
'Limonite'
Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Litharge
Formula: PbO
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Manganosite
Formula: MnO
Description: Small lamellar crystals grouped into rosettes.
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Massicot
Formula: PbO
Matlockite
Formula: PbFCl
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Mesolite
Formula: Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
'Phillipsite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Pickeringite
Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
'Pumpellyite Subgroup'
Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Pyrochroite
Formula: Mn(OH)2
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Pyrophyllite
Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Ramsdellite
Formula: Mn4+O2
'Rhombohedral Carbonate'
Formula: (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
Romanèchite
Formula: (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Sulphur
Formula: S8
'Synchysite'
Formula: Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
Synchysite-(Ce)
Formula: CaCe(CO3)2F
Tetrahedrite-(Fe)
Formula: Cu6(Cu4Fe2+2)Sb4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Todorokite
Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Tschermigite
Formula: (NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Wilcoxite
Formula: MgAl(SO4)2F · 17H2O
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Tetrahedrite-(Fe)2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4Fe2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Laurelite3.DC.20Pb7F12Cl2
Matlockite3.DC.25PbFCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Manganosite4.AB.25MnO
Litharge4.AC.20PbO
Massicot4.AC.25PbO
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hausmannite4.BB.10Mn2+Mn3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Ramsdellite4.DB.15aMn4+O2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Aeschynite-(Y)4.DF.05Y(TiNb)O6
Coronadite4.DK.05aPb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Cryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Hollandite4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Romanèchite4.DK.10(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Todorokite4.DK.10(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Pyrochroite4.FE.05Mn(OH)2
Lepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
Cesàrolite4.FG.10PbMn4+3O6(OH)2
Chalcophanite4.FL.20ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Bastnäsite-(Ce)5.BD.20aCe(CO3)F
Synchysite-(Ce)5.BD.20cCaCe(CO3)2F
Leadhillite5.BF.40Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Caledonite7.BC.50Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 · 5H2O
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Pickeringite7.CB.85MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Tschermigite7.CC.20(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Wilcoxite7.DE.45MgAl(SO4)2F · 17H2O
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Xenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Axinite-(Fe)9.BD.20Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Edenite9.DE.15NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Pyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Aluminoceladonite9.EC.15K(MgAl◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Dickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Berthierine9.ED.15(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Mesolite9.GA.05Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Harmotome9.GC.10Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Aeschynite'-
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chabazite'-
'Chlorite Group'-
'Clinoptilolite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
'Limonite'-
'Phillipsite Subgroup'-(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
'Pumpellyite Subgroup'-Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
'Synchysite'-Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'K Feldspar'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Axinite Group'-
'Gadolinite Group'-A2MQ2Si2O8φ2
'Rhombohedral Carbonate'-(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
H AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
H Berthierine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
H CesàrolitePbMn34+O6(OH)2
H ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
H ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
H Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
H DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
H LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
H LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
H LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
H MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
H PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
H PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
H Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
H PyrochroiteMn(OH)2
H PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
H Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
H Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H Tschermigite(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
H WilcoxiteMgAl(SO4)2F · 17H2O
H AluminoceladoniteK(MgAl◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
H Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
C CalciteCaCO3
C CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C GraphiteC
C LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
C MagnesiteMgCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
C Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
C SynchysiteCa(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
C Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
NNitrogen
N Tschermigite(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O Aeschynite-(Y)Y(TiNb)O6
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O AnataseTiO2
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
O BaryteBaSO4
O Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
O Berthierine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BrookiteTiO2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CalciteCaCO3
O CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
O CerussitePbCO3
O CesàrolitePbMn34+O6(OH)2
O ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
O ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
O Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
O CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
O CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
O DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
O HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
O HematiteFe2O3
O HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
O LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
O LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
O LithargePbO
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O ManganositeMnO
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MassicotPbO
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
O MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
O PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
O PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
O Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
O PyrochroiteMn(OH)2
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RamsdelliteMn4+O2
O Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
O RutileTiO2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O SideriteFeCO3
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
O Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O Tschermigite(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
O WilcoxiteMgAl(SO4)2F · 17H2O
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
O AluminoceladoniteK(MgAl◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
O SynchysiteCa(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
O Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Gadolinite GroupA2MQ2Si2O8φ2
O Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FFluorine
F Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
F LaurelitePb7F12Cl2
F MatlockitePbFCl
F Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
F WilcoxiteMgAl(SO4)2F · 17H2O
F SynchysiteCa(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
F Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Na EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Na MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Na Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Mg Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg WilcoxiteMgAl(SO4)2F · 17H2O
Mg AluminoceladoniteK(MgAl◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Mg Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al Berthierine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Al DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Al MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Al PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Al PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Al Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Al PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Al Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Al Tschermigite(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Al WilcoxiteMgAl(SO4)2F · 17H2O
Al AluminoceladoniteK(MgAl◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Al Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si Berthierine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Si DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Si MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Si PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Si Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Si PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si AluminoceladoniteK(MgAl◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Si Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Gadolinite GroupA2MQ2Si2O8φ2
PPhosphorus
P AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
P Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
S AnglesitePbSO4
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
S CinnabarHgS
S CovelliteCuS
S GalenaPbS
S GreenockiteCdS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
S LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
S SulphurS8
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S Tschermigite(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
S WilcoxiteMgAl(SO4)2F · 17H2O
S Tetrahedrite-(Fe)Cu6(Cu4Fe22+)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Cl LaurelitePb7F12Cl2
Cl MatlockitePbFCl
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Cl Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
K AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
K CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
K Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
K AluminoceladoniteK(MgAl◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)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 GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Ca Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Ca PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Ca Pumpellyite SubgroupCa2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Ca Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca SynchysiteCa(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
Ca Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ca Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
TiTitanium
Ti Aeschynite-(Y)Y(TiNb)O6
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti BrookiteTiO2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
MnManganese
Mn CesàrolitePbMn34+O6(OH)2
Mn ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Mn CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mn CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mn HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
Mn HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mn ManganositeMnO
Mn PyrochroiteMn(OH)2
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mn RamsdelliteMn4+O2
Mn Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Mn Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Mn Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe Berthierine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe Axinite-(Fe)Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe Tetrahedrite-(Fe)Cu6(Cu4Fe22+)Sb4S12S
Fe Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
CuCopper
Cu CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu Tetrahedrite-(Fe)Cu6(Cu4Fe22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
SrStrontium
Sr Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
YYttrium
Y Aeschynite-(Y)Y(TiNb)O6
Y Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Y SynchysiteCa(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
NbNiobium
Nb Aeschynite-(Y)Y(TiNb)O6
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
CdCadmium
Cd GreenockiteCdS
SbAntimony
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sb Tetrahedrite-(Fe)Cu6(Cu4Fe22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Ba HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Ba Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Ba Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Ba Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
CeCerium
Ce Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Ce Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Ce Synchysite-(Ce)CaCe(CO3)2F
Ce SynchysiteCa(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
NdNeodymium
Nd SynchysiteCa(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb CesàrolitePbMn34+O6(OH)2
Pb CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb LaurelitePb7F12Cl2
Pb LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Pb LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pb LithargePbO
Pb MassicotPbO
Pb MatlockitePbFCl
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)
UUranium
U AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O

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