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Sombrerete Municipality, Zacatecas, Mexicoi
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Sombrerete21,702 (2018)
Charco Blanco2,645 (2014)
Hidalgo2,373 (2018)
Ignacio Zaragoza1,386 (2018)
Villa Insurgentes (El Calabazal)1,355 (2013)
San Martin1,313 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
18576
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:18576:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
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Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexiko
Russian:
Сомбререте, Сакатекас, Мексика
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ソンブレレテ, サカテカス州, メキシコ
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Сомбререте, Закатекас, Мексико
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Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Adamite
Formula: Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
References:
Jean-Philippe NatteroIdentification: Visual Identification, XRD
Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Anorthite var. Bytownite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Habit: radial aggregates.
Colour: colorless and white
References:
Alejandro Felix Gutierrez CollectionIdentified by Alejandro Felix Gutierrez: XRD
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
'Axinite Group'
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Berthierite
Formula: FeSb2S4
Habit: Brown epitaxi on Stbnite xls to several cm
Colour: Brown
Fluorescence: none
Description: A number of these brown stibnites were on the market in the early eighties.
References:
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
Bromargyrite
Formula: AgBr
'Calcic plagioclase'
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Calcite var. Papierspat
Formula: CaCO3
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Chlorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Conichalcite
Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
References:
Alejandro Felix CollectionIdentified by Alejandro Felix Gutierrez: Visual Identification
Datolite
Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH)
References:
'Diopside-Hedenbergite Series'
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Famatinite
Formula: Cu3SbS4
References:
Peter Megaw and Matthias JurgeitIdentified by Peter Megaw: Visual Identification, XRD
Fluorapophyllite-(K)
Formula: KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Hedenbergite
Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6
Hedenbergite var. Ferrosalite
Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Ilvaite
Formula: CaFe3+Fe2+2(Si2O7)O(OH)
Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
Kaersutite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
'K Feldspar'
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Löllingite
Formula: FeAs2
References:
Jean Philippe Nattero collectionIdentified by Alejandro Felix Gutierrez: XRD
'Low-calcium pyroxene'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
'Manganese Oxides'
References:
Alejandro Felix Gutierrez CollectionIdentified by Alejandro Felix Gutierrez: Visual Identification
'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites'
References:
Alejandro Felix Gutierrez CollectionIdentified by Alejandro Felix Gutierrez: Visual Identification
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Merrillite
Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
Miargyrite
Formula: AgSbS2
'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Gold
Formula: Au
References:
Alejandro Felix CollectionIdentified by Alejandro Felix Gutierrez: Visual Identification
Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Plessite'
Powellite
Formula: Ca(MoO4)
Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
'Pyroxene Group var. Al-pyroxene'
Formula: M2M1(Si1.5Al0.5)O6
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Scolecite
Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
References:
Peter Megaw and Matthias JurgeitIdentified by Peter Megaw: Visual Identification, XRD
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Habit: curved scalenohedrons
Colour: white
Fluorescence: Green (SW)
Description: Enrichment zone
References:
Alejandro Felix Gutierrez CollectionIdentified by Alejandro Felix Gutierrez: Visual Identification, Visual (Fluorescence)
Sombrereteite (TL)
Formula: NaCa3(Al7Si9)O32
Type Locality:
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stephanite
Formula: Ag5SbS4
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Habit: Terminated prisms to several cm.
Colour: grey
Description: Many of these stibnites had brown Berthierite in epitaxi
'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Taenite
Formula: (Ni,Fe)
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Tenorite ?
Formula: CuO
References:
Alejandro Felix CollectionIdentified by Alejandro Felix Gutierrez: Visual Identification
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Troilite
Formula: FeS
Valentinite
Formula: Sb2O3
Habit: equant
Colour: colourless
Fluorescence: none
Description: Microprobe and XRD determination from RRUFF sample R060516
Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Wickmanite
Formula: Mn2+[Sn(OH)6]
Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
References:
Jean-Philippe NatteroIdentification: Visual Identification, XRD
Xanthoconite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
Yagiite
Formula: Na◻2Mg2Al3[Al2Si10O30]

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Native Iron1.AE.05Fe
var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
Taenite1.AE.10(Ni,Fe)
Schreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Löllingite2.EB.15aFeAs2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Proustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
Xanthoconite2.GA.10Ag3AsS3
Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Stephanite2.GB.10Ag5SbS4
Miargyrite2.HA.10AgSbS2
Berthierite2.HA.20FeSb2S4
Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Famatinite2.KA.10Cu3SbS4
Group 3 - Halides
Bromargyrite3.AA.15AgBr
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Tenorite ?4.AB.10CuO
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Valentinite4.CB.55Sb2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Wickmanite4.FC.10Mn2+[Sn(OH)6]
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Calcite
var. Papierspat
5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Powellite7.GA.05Ca(MoO4)
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Merrillite8.AC.45Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
Adamite8.BB.30Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Conichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Chlorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Datolite9.AJ.20CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Ilvaite9.BE.07CaFe3+Fe2+2(Si2O7)O(OH)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Yagiite9.CM.05Na◻2Mg2Al3[Al2Si10O30]
Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
Hedenbergite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6
var. Ferrosalite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Kaersutite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Fluorapophyllite-(K)9.EA.15KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Anorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
var. Bytownite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Albite
var. Oligoclase
9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Scolecite9.GA.05CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Laumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Pyroxene Group
var. Al-pyroxene'
-M2M1(Si1.5Al0.5)O6
'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
'Chlorite Group'-
'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
'Diopside-Hedenbergite Series'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'K Feldspar'-
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Plessite'-
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Manganese Oxides
var. Manganese Dendrites'
-
''-
'Axinite Group'-
'Low-calcium pyroxene'-
'Calcic plagioclase'-
Sombrereteite (TL)-NaCa3(Al7Si9)O32

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
H Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
H DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
H Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
H IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
H LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
H ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
H Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
H WickmaniteMn2+[Sn(OH)6]
BBoron
B DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
C Calcite var. PapierspatCaCO3
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O Pyroxene Group var. Al-pyroxeneM2M1(Si1.5Al0.5)O6
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
O Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
O AragoniteCaCO3
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
O CalciteCaCO3
O CassiteriteSnO2
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
O CupriteCu2O
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
O EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
O HematiteFe2O3
O Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
O KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
O LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O PowelliteCa(MoO4)
O PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
O TenoriteCuO
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O ValentiniteSb2O3
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
O WickmaniteMn2+[Sn(OH)6]
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
O YagiiteNa◻2Mg2Al3[Al2Si10O30]
O MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
O Diopside-Hedenbergite Series
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Calcite var. PapierspatCaCO3
O Hedenbergite var. FerrosaliteCaFe2+Si2O6
O SombrereteiteNaCa3(Al7Si9)O32
FFluorine
F Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
F FluoriteCaF2
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Na Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Na KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Na Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Na YagiiteNa◻2Mg2Al3[Al2Si10O30]
Na MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Na SombrereteiteNaCa3(Al7Si9)O32
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mg KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Mg YagiiteNa◻2Mg2Al3[Al2Si10O30]
Mg MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Mg Diopside-Hedenbergite Series
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al Pyroxene Group var. Al-pyroxeneM2M1(Si1.5Al0.5)O6
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Al Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Al KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Al LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Al Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Al ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Al Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Al YagiiteNa◻2Mg2Al3[Al2Si10O30]
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Al SombrereteiteNaCa3(Al7Si9)O32
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si Pyroxene Group var. Al-pyroxeneM2M1(Si1.5Al0.5)O6
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Si Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Si Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Si EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Si Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Si IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Si KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Si LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Si Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Si Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Si WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Si YagiiteNa◻2Mg2Al3[Al2Si10O30]
Si Diopside-Hedenbergite Series
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Hedenbergite var. FerrosaliteCaFe2+Si2O6
Si SombrereteiteNaCa3(Al7Si9)O32
PPhosphorus
P ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
P Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
P MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BerthieriteFeSb2S4
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
S BournonitePbCuSbS3
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CovelliteCuS
S FamatiniteCu3SbS4
S GalenaPbS
S JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MiargyriteAgSbS2
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S ProustiteAg3AsS3
S PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S StephaniteAg5SbS4
S StibniteSb2S3
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S TroiliteFeS
S XanthoconiteAg3AsS3
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Cl ChlorargyriteAgCl
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
K Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
K Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Ca ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Ca Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Ca IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Ca KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Ca LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Ca Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Ca PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Ca PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Ca WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Ca MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Ca Diopside-Hedenbergite Series
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca Calcite var. PapierspatCaCO3
Ca Hedenbergite var. FerrosaliteCaFe2+Si2O6
Ca SombrereteiteNaCa3(Al7Si9)O32
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
MnManganese
Mn WickmaniteMn2+[Sn(OH)6]
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Fe Native IronFe
Fe JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Fe Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe LöllingiteFeAs2
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Fe Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Fe Diopside-Hedenbergite Series
Fe Hedenbergite var. FerrosaliteCaFe2+Si2O6
NiNickel
Ni Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Ni Taenite(Ni,Fe)
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu TenoriteCuO
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
As LöllingiteFeAs2
As ProustiteAg3AsS3
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
As XanthoconiteAg3AsS3
BrBromine
Br BromargyriteAgBr
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
Mo PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag BromargyriteAgBr
Ag ChlorargyriteAgCl
Ag MiargyriteAgSbS2
Ag ProustiteAg3AsS3
Ag PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Ag Native SilverAg
Ag StephaniteAg5SbS4
Ag XanthoconiteAg3AsS3
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
Sn WickmaniteMn2+[Sn(OH)6]
SbAntimony
Sb BerthieriteFeSb2S4
Sb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sb FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Sb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sb MiargyriteAgSbS2
Sb PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sb StephaniteAg5SbS4
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sb ValentiniteSb2O3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
TaTantalum
Ta Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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GeoNames ID:8583999

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