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Harding Mine, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 11' 35'' North , 105° 47' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit first discovered:
1900
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Chamisal310 (2011)6.0km
Rio Lucio389 (2011)6.2km
Dixon926 (2011)8.4km
Peñasco589 (2011)10.1km
Vadito270 (2011)11.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
13724
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:13724:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Harding Pegmatite; Harding Pegmatite Mine


A Ta-Be-Li-Sn occurrence/mine in pegmatite located in the E½SW¼ sec. 29, T23N, R11E, NMM, in the western part of the Picuris Range, about 20 miles (ca. 32 km) SW of Taos. Discovered in 1900 and first produced in 1920. Previously owned by Arthur Montgomery (100%) (1975). Owned by the University of New Mexico (from whom permission to collect is required). The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 10 meters.

Mineralization is a tabular, zoned pegmatite dike hosted in schist and quartzite. The orebody strikes N45W and dips 6S at a thickness of 17 meters, a width of 91 meters, and a length of 914 meters, covering an area of 10 hectares and with a depth-to-top of 0 meters. Orebody No. 1 is an irregular pegmatite, and orebody No. 2 is a replacement body. The primary mode of origin was magmatic differentiation. Primary ore control was igneous, and the secondary control was fracturing. This pegmatite has the largest occurrence of microlite in the U.S. Local rocks include metamorphic rocks.

This pegmatite was mined for its lepidolite, spodumene, beryl, and microlite. The outer pegmatite is complex and contains quartz-microcline-muscovite-albite facies. The inner zone contains tantalum-lithium minerals. Cassiterite is found as a minor occurrence. One 30-ton microlite concentrate contained 0.23% cassiterite.

Workings include surface and underground openings comprised of a large open cut and underground workings. The mining was a quarry operation (approximately 40,000 tons), but in the center of the south face, it was mined underground by the room-and-pillar method. The U.S. Bureau of Mines extensively drilled the pegmatite during the late 1930s and early 1940s.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


66 valid minerals. 2 erroneous literature entries.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

Alabandite
Formula: MnS
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Cleavelandite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Allanite-(Ce)
Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Colour: wine-red
Amblygonite ?
Formula: LiAl(PO4)F
Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Description: small gray masses as residua in country-rock metacrysts
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Bertrandite
Formula: Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Beryl var. Morganite
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beyerite
Formula: Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bismite
Formula: Bi2O3
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
Bismutotantalite
Formula: BiTaO4
Bityite
Formula: CaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2
Fluorescence: SW- medium creamy yellow
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cassiterite ?
Formula: SnO2
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chloritoid
Formula: Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Description: Thin, broad plates in country-rock schists
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
Columbite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6
'Columbite-Tantalite'
Cordierite
Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18
Description: Gray metacrysts in country-rock schist
Danalite
Formula: Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S
Elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Eucryptite
Formula: LiAlSiO4
Description: finegrained alteration crust of spodumene (together with quartz, micas and albite); Earthy white facture fillings
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorescence: fluorapatite, SW fluorescent bright yellow
Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite
Formula: (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH)
References:
Fluorcalciomicrolite
Formula: (Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Gahnite
Formula: ZnAl2O4
Holmquistite
Formula: ◻Li2(Mg3Al2)(Si8O22)(OH)2
Description: Tiny needles locally along pegmatite contacts
'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
'Lepidolite'
'Limonite'
Lithiophilite
Formula: LiMn2+PO4
Löllingite
Formula: FeAs2
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
'Manganese Oxides'
References:
'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites'
References:
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n
Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Montebrasite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)(OH)
References:
Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mottramite
Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Muscovite var. Lithian Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Pickeringite
Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Piemontite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Description: Not found in the Harding Pegmatite, but is reported in the Picuris Mountains.
Pucherite
Formula: Bi(VO4)
Colour: orange
Description: drusy crystals
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
'Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'
Formula: (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Description: Pyrolusite does not exist in dendrite form. (Potter and Rossman, 1979).
Pyrophyllite
Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Roscoelite
Formula: KV3+2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
'Tantalite'
Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Tantalite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Ta2O6
Colour: mahogney-brown
Description: 0,3-to 1,5 inch tablets
Tenorite
Formula: CuO
Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl
'Wad'
Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Zoisite var. Thulite
Formula: {Ca2}{Al,Mn3+3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Alabandite2.CD.10MnS
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Löllingite2.EB.15aFeAs2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n
'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
'var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'4.00.(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Gahnite4.BB.05ZnAl2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Bismite4.CB.60Bi2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite ?4.DB.05SnO2
Pyrolusite ?4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Columbite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Nb2O6
Tantalite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Ta2O6
Bismutotantalite4.DE.30BiTaO4
Fluorcalciomicrolite4.DH.15(Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6F
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Bismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Beyerite5.BE.35Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Pickeringite7.CB.85MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Lithiophilite8.AB.10LiMn2+PO4
Pucherite8.AD.40Bi(VO4)
Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Amblygonite ?8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)F
Montebrasite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)(OH)
Mottramite8.BH.40PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite8.BN.05(Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Vanadinite8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Wavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Eucryptite9.AA.05LiAlSiO4
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Chloritoid9.AF.85Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Titanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
Bertrandite9.BD.05Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Piemontite ?9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Allanite-(Ce)9.BG.05b(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Zoisite
var. Thulite
9.BG.10{Ca2}{Al,Mn3+3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Beryl
var. Aquamarine
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
var. Morganite9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Cordierite9.CJ.10Mg2Al4Si5O18
Elbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Spodumene9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
Holmquistite9.DD.05◻Li2(Mg3Al2)(Si8O22)(OH)2
Pyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite
var. Illite
9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Roscoelite9.EC.15KV3+2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite
var. Lithian Muscovite
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Bityite9.EC.35CaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
var. Cleavelandite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Danalite9.FB.10Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Lepidolite'-
'Limonite'-
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Tantalite'-(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Wad'-
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
'Columbite-Tantalite'-
'Manganese Oxides
var. Manganese Dendrites'
-
''-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H BityiteCaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2
H ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Holmquistite◻Li2(Mg3Al2)(Si8O22)(OH)2
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite(Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH)
H MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
H MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
H Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
H PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
H RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
H WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
H Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Muscovite var. Lithian MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
LiLithium
Li AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Li BityiteCaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2
Li ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Li EucryptiteLiAlSiO4
Li Holmquistite◻Li2(Mg3Al2)(Si8O22)(OH)2
Li LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Li MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Li SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
BeBeryllium
Be BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Be BityiteCaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
Be Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
C Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
O BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
O BismutotantaliteBiTaO4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BismiteBi2O3
O Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
O BityiteCaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CalciteCaCO3
O CassiteriteSnO2
O ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
O DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
O ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O EucryptiteLiAlSiO4
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O GahniteZnAl2O4
O Holmquistite◻Li2(Mg3Al2)(Si8O22)(OH)2
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
O Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
O Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite(Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH)
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
O MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
O Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
O Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O PucheriteBi(VO4)
O Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O RutileTiO2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
O SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
O Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
O TenoriteCuO
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
O TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
O VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
O WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
O Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
O Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
O Muscovite var. Lithian MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
O Fluorcalciomicrolite(Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6F
O Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
F AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
F Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite(Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH)
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
F Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
F Fluorcalciomicrolite(Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6F
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Fluorcalciomicrolite(Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6F
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Mg Holmquistite◻Li2(Mg3Al2)(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BityiteCaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Al ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al EucryptiteLiAlSiO4
Al GahniteZnAl2O4
Al Holmquistite◻Li2(Mg3Al2)(Si8O22)(OH)2
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Al Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Al Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Al RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Al Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Al Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Al Muscovite var. Lithian MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BityiteCaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Si DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
Si ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si EucryptiteLiAlSiO4
Si Holmquistite◻Li2(Mg3Al2)(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Si Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Si TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Si Muscovite var. Lithian MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
P AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
P Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite(Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH)
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
P Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
P MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
P WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S AlabanditeMnS
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
S PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
S PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Cl Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite(Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Cl VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. Lithian MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Ca BityiteCaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite(Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Ca Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Ca TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ca Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Ca Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Ca Fluorcalciomicrolite(Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6F
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ti Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
VVanadium
V MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
V PucheriteBi(VO4)
V RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
V VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
MnManganese
Mn AlabanditeMnS
Mn LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Mn Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Mn Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Mn Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite(Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Mn Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mn SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Mn Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Mn Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Mn Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Fe Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Fe DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe LöllingiteFeAs2
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Fe Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Cu TenoriteCuO
ZnZinc
Zn GahniteZnAl2O4
AsArsenic
As LöllingiteFeAs2
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Nb Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Nb Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Nb Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Nb Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Nb Fluorcalciomicrolite(Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6F
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
CeCerium
Ce Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ce Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Ce Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
TaTantalum
Ta BismutotantaliteBiTaO4
Ta Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Ta Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n
Ta Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Ta Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Ta Fluorcalciomicrolite(Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6F
PbLead
Pb MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Pb VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
BiBismuth
Bi BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Bi BismutotantaliteBiTaO4
Bi BismiteBi2O3
Bi Native BismuthBi
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3
Bi Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Bi PucheriteBi(VO4)
ThThorium
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)
UUranium
U Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)

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