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Pittsfield43,303 (2017)
North Adams13,263 (2017)
Dalton7,012 (2017)
Adams5,515 (2017)
Williamstown4,325 (2017)
Sheffield3,393 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
15272
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:15272:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
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French:
Berkshire, Massachusetts, États-Unis
German:
Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Berkshire, Massachusetts, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Беркшир, Массачусетс, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
伯克夏縣, 麻薩諸塞州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Berkshire, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة بيركشاير, ماساتشوستس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Բերկշիր շրջան, Մասսաչուսեթս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Berkshire konderria , Massachusetts
Bavarian:
Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Vaoanigte Stootn
Belarusian:
акруга Беркшыр, Масачусетс, Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
বার্কশায়ার কাউন্টি, ম্যাসাচুসেট্‌স, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Бъргсшър, Масачузетс, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Czech:
Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Spojené státy americké
Danish:
Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Dutch:
Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان برکشر، ماساچوست, ماساچوست, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Galician:
Condado de Berkshire, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos de América
Georgian:
ბერკშირის ოლქი, მასაჩუსეტსი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז ברקשייר, מסצ'וסטס, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Berkshire megye, Massachusetts, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Berkshire, Massachusetts, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
バークシャー郡, マサチューセッツ州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Berkshire Comitatus , Massachusetta, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Berkshire Gông, Massachusetts
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Berkshire Kūn
Norwegian:
Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Berkshire, Massachusetts, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Berkshire, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Berkshire, Massachusetts, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Berkshire, Massachusetts, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scots:
Berkshire Coonty, Massachusetts
Scottish Gaelic:
Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Беркшир, Масачусетс, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Turkish:
Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Беркшир, Массачусетс, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
برکسشائر کاؤنٹی، میساچوسٹس, میساچوسٹس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Berkshire, Massachusetts, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Berkshire, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
برکشائر کاؤنٹی, میساچیوسٹس, امریکہ


Berkshire County was founded in 1685. Since 2000, Berkshire County exists only as geographic region, and has no county government.

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71 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Andesine
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Albite var. Oligoclase ?
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Allophane
Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Ankerite ?
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Anthophyllite
Formula: ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
References:
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
References:
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 29 localities in this region.
'Chabazite'
Habit: rhombohedra
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
'Chlorite Group'
Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.
Chloritoid
Formula: Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Chondrodite
Formula: Mg5(SiO4)2F2
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
'Chrysoprase' ?
Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Cordierite
Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fayalite ?
Formula: Fe2+2(SiO4)
'Feldspar Group'
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Gibbsite (TL)
Formula: Al(OH)3
Habit: botryoidal
Colour: White, pale olive to blue-green
Fluorescence: SW UV - bright green, LW UV - white
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Graphite
Formula: C
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hedenbergite
Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 20 localities in this region.
'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
'Hypersthene'
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
'K Feldspar'
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
'Limonite'
Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region.
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Magnesite var. Iron-bearing Magnesite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)CO3
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Localities: Reported from at least 21 localities in this region.
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
'Manganese Oxides'
'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites'
Margarite
Formula: CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
'Mica Group'
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 26 localities in this region.
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
References:
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Paragonite
Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 37 localities in this region.
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 44 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Blue Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
'Richmondite (of Kenngott)'
Formula: AlPO4 · 4H2O (approximately)
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
'Scapolite'
'Scapolite var. Wernerite'
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.
Scolecite
Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
'Serpentine Subgroup var. Picrolite'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
'Soapstone'
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
References:
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 19 localities in this region.
Talc var. Steatite
Formula: Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region.
Vermiculite
Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
'Wad'
Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Blue Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal
var. Opal-AN
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Brucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Gibbsite (TL)4.FE.10Al(OH)3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Magnesite
var. Iron-bearing Magnesite
5.AB.05(Mg,Fe)CO3
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Ankerite ?5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
var. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Fayalite ?9.AC.05Fe2+2(SiO4)
Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Chondrodite9.AF.45Mg5(SiO4)2F2
Chloritoid9.AF.85Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Titanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)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
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Cordierite9.CJ.10Mg2Al4Si5O18
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Hedenbergite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6
Anthophyllite9.DD.05◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
Rhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Talc
var. Steatite
9.EC.05Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Paragonite9.EC.15NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Margarite9.EC.30CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Vermiculite9.EC.50Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Antigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Allophane9.ED.20(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Andesine9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
var. Oligoclase ?9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Natrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Scolecite9.GA.05CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Laumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chrysoprase' ?-
'Chabazite'-
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
'Hypersthene'-(Mg,Fe)SiO3
'Limonite'-
'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Wad'-
'Scapolite
var. Wernerite'
-
'Mica Group'-
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Scapolite'-
'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Soapstone'-
'K Feldspar'-
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Manganese Oxides
var. Manganese Dendrites'
-
''-
'Serpentine Subgroup
var. Picrolite'
-D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
'Richmondite (of Kenngott)'-AlPO4 · 4H2O (approximately)
'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
H Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H BruciteMg(OH)2
H ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H GibbsiteAl(OH)3
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
H Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
H StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
H Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
H Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
H Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
H Serpentine Subgroup var. PicroliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
H Richmondite (of Kenngott)AlPO4 · 4H2O (approximately)
H Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AragoniteCaCO3
C Magnesite var. Iron-bearing Magnesite(Mg,Fe)CO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C GraphiteC
C MagnesiteMgCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C Scapolite var. Wernerite
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O Quartz var. AgateSiO2
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BaryteBaSO4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O Magnesite var. Iron-bearing Magnesite(Mg,Fe)CO3
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O BruciteMg(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
O ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
O GibbsiteAl(OH)3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
O HematiteFe2O3
O Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
O Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
O Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
O Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
O RutileTiO2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
O SideriteFeCO3
O SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
O Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
O Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
O Scapolite var. Wernerite
O WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
O Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
O Quartz var. Blue QuartzSiO2
O Serpentine Subgroup var. PicroliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
O Richmondite (of Kenngott)AlPO4 · 4H2O (approximately)
O Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Na Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Na NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Na Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Na ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Scapolite var. Wernerite
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg Magnesite var. Iron-bearing Magnesite(Mg,Fe)CO3
Mg BruciteMg(OH)2
Mg ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mg Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Mg Serpentine Subgroup var. PicroliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Al Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Al Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Al MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Al Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Al SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Al Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Al VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Al Scapolite var. Wernerite
Al Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Al Serpentine Subgroup var. PicroliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Al Richmondite (of Kenngott)AlPO4 · 4H2O (approximately)
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Si ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Si ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Si HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Si Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Si Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Si Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Si MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Si Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Si SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Si Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Si Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Si Scapolite var. Wernerite
Si WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Si Quartz var. Blue QuartzSiO2
Si Serpentine Subgroup var. PicroliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Si Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
P Richmondite (of Kenngott)AlPO4 · 4H2O (approximately)
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Cl Scapolite var. Wernerite
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Ca Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Ca LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Ca MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Ca Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Ca RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Ca ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Ca TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Ca Scapolite var. Wernerite
Ca WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Ca Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
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)
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
MnManganese
Mn RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Mn Serpentine Subgroup var. PicroliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe Magnesite var. Iron-bearing Magnesite(Mg,Fe)CO3
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe FayaliteFe22+(SiO4)
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Fe VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Fe Serpentine Subgroup var. PicroliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
NiNickel
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Ni Serpentine Subgroup var. PicroliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn Serpentine Subgroup var. PicroliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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