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Zwickau District, Saxony, Germanyi
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Zwickau98,796 (2015)
Limbach-Oberfrohna27,056 (2015)
Glauchau26,473 (2015)
Werdau24,424 (2015)
Crimmitschau22,442 (2015)
Meerane17,325 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
1929
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1929:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Zwickau, Saxe (Land), Allemagne
German:
Landkreis Zwickau, Sachsen, Deutschland
Italian:
circondario di Zwickau, Sassonia, Germania
Russian:
Цвиккау, Саксония (земля), Германия
Simplified Chinese:
茨维考, 萨克森自由州, 德国
Spanish:
Zwickau, Sajonia, Alemania
Upper Sorbian:
Wokrjes Šwikawa, Sakska, Němska
Belarusian:
Цвікау, Саксонія (федэральная зямля), Германія
Bulgarian:
Цвикау, Саксония, Германия
Catalan:
Zwickau , Saxònia, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Zwickau , Saxony, Alemanya
Czech:
Zemský okres Cvikov, Sasko, Německo
Danish:
Landkreis Zwickau, Sachsen, Tyskland
Dutch:
Landkreis Zwickau, Saksen (deelstaat), Duitsland
Esperanto:
Distrikto Zwickau, Saksio, Germanio
Farsi/Persian:
تسویکاو, زاکسن, آلمان
Georgian:
ცვიკაუს რაიონი, საქსონია, გერმანია
Hebrew:
חבל צוויקאו, סקסוניה, גרמניה
Hungarian:
Zwickau járás, Szászország, Németország
Interlingue:
Subdisrict Zwickau, Saxonia, Germania
Japanese:
ツヴィッカウ, ザクセン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Цвиккау, Саксония еркін мемлекеті, Германия
Korean:
츠비카우, 작센주, 독일
Latin:
Cygnea, Saxonia, Germania
Latvian:
Cvikavas apriņķis, Saksija, Vācija
Lithuanian:
Cvikau, Saksonija, Vokietija
Lower Sorbian:
Šwikawa, Sakska, Nimska
Macedonian:
Цвикау, Саксонија, Германија
Malay:
Zwickau, Sachsen, Jerman
Norwegian:
Landkreis Zwickau, Sachsen, Tyskland
Polish:
Powiat Zwickau, Saksonia, Niemcy
Saterland Frisian:
Zwickau, Saksen (Buundeslound), Düütsklound
Scots:
Zwickau, Saxony, Germany
Serbian:
Цвикау, Саксонија, Њемачка
Swedish:
Landkreis Zwickau, Sachsen, Tyskland
Ukrainian:
Цвікау, Саксонія, Німеччина
Vietnamese:
Zwickau, Sachsen, Đức
Waray:
Zwickau, Sachsen, Alemanya
West Frisian:
Zwickau, Saksen (dielsteat), Dútslân
Western Punjabi:
زویکاؤ, سیکسنی, جرمنی


In the area around Zwickau, there was coal mining going on from the middle ages to the 1970s (see Oberhohndorf sublocality).
Other types of mineral occurrences are also present.


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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

131 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


Rock list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Allargentum
Formula: (Ag1-xSbx)
Amblygonite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)F
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Anthophyllite
Formula: ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Antlerite
Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
Description: Described as "Arnimite."
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Arsenolite
Formula: As2O3
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Berzelianite
Formula: Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
Bindheimite
Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bismite
Formula: Bi2O3
Bohdanowiczite
Formula: AgBiSe2
Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
Cacoxenite
Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Celadonite (TL)
Formula: K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Type Locality:
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
'Chrysoprase'
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
References:
Clausthalite
Formula: PbSe
'Clinochrysotile'
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Cordierite
Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18
Coronadite
Formula: Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Crocoite
Formula: PbCr6+O4
Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
Description: Discovered in 1989. in The Dyscrasite vein, 1575 m.
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Embreyite
Formula: Pb5(CrO4)2(PO4)2 · H2O
Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
Enstatite var. Bronzite
Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Eucairite
Formula: AgCuSe
Finnemanite ?
Formula: Pb5(AsO3)3Cl
Fluor-elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Fluor-schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Fornacite
Formula: Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Garnierite'
Geminite
Formula: Cu2+(AsO3OH) · H2O
Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gorceixite
Formula: BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Hercynite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Hexahydrite
Formula: Mg(H2O)6(SO4)
Kaatialaite
Formula: Fe3+[AsO2(OH)2]3 · 5H2O
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
'Kerolite' ?
Formula: (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
Lautite
Formula: CuAsS
'Lepidolite'
'Limonite'
Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Löllingite
Formula: FeAs2
Maghemite
Formula: (Fe3+0.670.33)Fe3+2O4
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Meta-autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Microcline var. Amazonite
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Mimetite var. Campylite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Mimetite var. Chromium-bearing Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4,CrO4)3Cl
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Nacrite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Native Arsenic
Formula: As
Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Native Silver var. Antimonial Silver
Formula: (Ag,Sb)
References:
Dr. Günter Grundmann collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
Népouite
Formula: Ni3Si2O5(OH)4
Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
Nickelskutterudite
Formula: NiAs3
Nontronite
Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Olenite
Formula: NaAl3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)
Description: Colourless and pink grains; only low Li content.
Orickite
Formula: 2CuFeS2 · H2O
References:
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Parasymplesite
Formula: Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Pentahydrite
Formula: MgSO4 · 5H2O
Petterdite
Formula: PbCr3+2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Phoenicochroite
Formula: Pb2(CrO4)O
Picropharmacolite
Formula: Ca4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
Plumbogummite
Formula: PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
'Psilomelane'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Carnelian
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rose Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Romanèchite
Formula: (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Rossmanite
Formula: ◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Safflorite
Formula: (Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Schlemaite (TL)
Formula: (Cu,◻)6(Pb,Bi)Se4
Type Locality:
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
'Schuchardtite'
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Serpentine Subgroup var. Bastite'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Skutterudite
Formula: CoAs3
'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Tenorite
Formula: CuO
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Tiemannite
Formula: HgSe
Todorokite
Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Tridymite
Formula: SiO2
Umangite
Formula: Cu3Se2
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2
Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Vauquelinite
Formula: Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)
Vermiculite
Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Volkonskoite
Formula: Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
'Wad'
'Wad var. Cobalt-bearing Wad'
Watkinsonite
Formula: Cu2PbBi4(Se,S,Te)8
Whewellite
Formula: Ca(C2O4) · H2O
Witherite
Formula: BaCO3
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Silver
var. Antimonial Silver
1.AA.05(Ag,Sb)
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Native Arsenic1.CA.05As
Native Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Allargentum2.AA.30(Ag1-xSbx)
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Berzelianite2.BA.20Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
Umangite2.BA.25Cu3Se2
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Eucairite2.BA.50AgCuSe
Schlemaite (TL)2.BE.25(Cu,◻)6(Pb,Bi)Se4
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Tiemannite2.CB.05aHgSe
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Lautite2.CB.40CuAsS
Cubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
Nickeline2.CC.05NiAs
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Clausthalite2.CD.10PbSe
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Löllingite2.EB.15aFeAs2
Safflorite2.EB.15a(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Nickelskutterudite2.EC.05NiAs3
Skutterudite2.EC.05CoAs3
Orickite2.FB.152CuFeS2 · H2O
Proustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Polybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Watkinsonite2.HB.20eCu2PbBi4(Se,S,Te)8
Bohdanowiczite2.JA.20AgBiSe2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Hercynite4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Maghemite4.BB.15(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe3+2O4
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Arsenolite4.CB.50As2O3
Bismite4.CB.60Bi2O3
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rose Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
var. Carnelian4.DA.05SiO2
Tridymite4.DA.10SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Bindheimite4.DH.20Pb2Sb2O6O
Coronadite4.DK.05aPb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Cryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)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
Uraninite
var. Pitchblende
4.DL.05UO2
4.DL.05UO2
Goethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Brucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Gibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
Finnemanite ?4.JB.45Pb5(AsO3)3Cl
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Witherite5.AB.15BaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Petterdite5.DB.10PbCr3+2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Antlerite7.BB.15Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 · 5H2O
Pentahydrite7.CB.20MgSO4 · 5H2O
Hexahydrite7.CB.25Mg(H2O)6(SO4)
Crocoite7.FA.20PbCr6+O4
Phoenicochroite7.FB.05Pb2(CrO4)O
Vauquelinite7.FC.05Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)
Fornacite7.FC.10Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Embreyite7.FC.20Pb5(CrO4)2(PO4)2 · H2O
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Amblygonite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)F
Gorceixite8.BL.10BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Plumbogummite8.BL.10PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Vanadinite8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Mimetite
var. Campylite
8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
var. Chromium-bearing Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4,CrO4)3Cl
Geminite8.CB.30Cu2+(AsO3OH) · H2O
Kaatialaite8.CC.10Fe3+[AsO2(OH)2]3 · 5H2O
Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Parasymplesite8.CE.40Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Picropharmacolite8.CH.15Ca4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
Cacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Meta-autunite8.EB.10Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Beryl
var. Aquamarine
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Cordierite9.CJ.10Mg2Al4Si5O18
Fluor-schorl9.CK.NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Dravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Elbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Olenite9.CK.05NaAl3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Rossmanite9.CK.05◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fluor-elbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
var. Bronzite9.DA.05(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Anthophyllite9.DD.05◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Celadonite (TL)9.EC.15K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Nontronite9.EC.40Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Volkonskoite9.EC.40Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
Vermiculite9.EC.50Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
'Clinochrysotile'9.ED.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Nacrite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Antigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Népouite9.ED.15Ni3Si2O5(OH)4
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Microcline
var. Amazonite
9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Group 10 - Organic Compounds
Whewellite10.AB.45Ca(C2O4) · H2O
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chrysoprase'-
'Chlorite Group'-
'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
'Lepidolite'-
'Limonite'-
'Psilomelane'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Wad'-
'Schuchardtite'-
'Serpentine Subgroup
var. Bastite'
-D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
'Kerolite' ?-(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Garnierite'-
'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
'Wad
var. Cobalt-bearing Wad'
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List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H BruciteMg(OH)2
H CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
H CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
H ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H ClinochrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H EmbreyitePb5(CrO4)2(PO4)2 · H2O
H ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
H GeminiteCu2+(AsO3OH) · H2O
H GibbsiteAl(OH)3
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
H HexahydriteMg(H2O)6(SO4)
H KaatialaiteFe3+[AsO2(OH)2]3 · 5H2O
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H NépouiteNi3Si2O5(OH)4
H NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H OleniteNaAl3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)
H Orickite2CuFeS2 · H2O
H ParasymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H PentahydriteMgSO4 · 5H2O
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
H PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
H VauquelinitePb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)
H VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
H VolkonskoiteCa0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
H WhewelliteCa(C2O4) · H2O
H Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
H PetterditePbCr23+(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
H Kerolite(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
H Rossmanite◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
H Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
H Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
LiLithium
Li AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Li ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Li Rossmanite◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Li Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B OleniteNaAl3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
B Rossmanite◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
B Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AragoniteCaCO3
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
C WhewelliteCa(C2O4) · H2O
C WitheriteBaCO3
C PetterditePbCr23+(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O Quartz var. AgateSiO2
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
O AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O AnataseTiO2
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
O ArsenoliteAs2O3
O AragoniteCaCO3
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BismiteBi2O3
O BrookiteTiO2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O BruciteMg(OH)2
O CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
O CalciteCaCO3
O CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O ClinochrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
O CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
O CorundumAl2O3
O CrocoitePbCr6+O4
O CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
O CupriteCu2O
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O EmbreyitePb5(CrO4)2(PO4)2 · H2O
O EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
O ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O FinnemanitePb5(AsO3)3Cl
O FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
O GeminiteCu2+(AsO3OH) · H2O
O GibbsiteAl(OH)3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O HematiteFe2O3
O HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
O Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
O HexahydriteMg(H2O)6(SO4)
O KaatialaiteFe3+[AsO2(OH)2]3 · 5H2O
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
O Maghemite(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe23+O4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O NépouiteNi3Si2O5(OH)4
O NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O OleniteNaAl3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)
O Orickite2CuFeS2 · H2O
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O ParasymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O PentahydriteMgSO4 · 5H2O
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PhoenicochroitePb2(CrO4)O
O PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
O Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
O PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
O Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O SideriteFeCO3
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O TenoriteCuO
O Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O TridymiteSiO2
O UraniniteUO2
O VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
O VauquelinitePb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)
O VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
O VolkonskoiteCa0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
O WhewelliteCa(C2O4) · H2O
O WitheriteBaCO3
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
O Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O Mimetite var. CampylitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O PetterditePbCr23+(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
O Kerolite(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
O Rossmanite◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O Quartz var. CarnelianSiO2
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
O Mimetite var. Chromium-bearing MimetitePb5(AsO4,CrO4)3Cl
O Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
O Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
FFluorine
F AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluoriteCaF2
F Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
F Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na OleniteNaAl3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)
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 Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Na Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
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 BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg BruciteMg(OH)2
Mg CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Mg ClinochrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Mg EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mg HexahydriteMg(H2O)6(SO4)
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg PentahydriteMgSO4 · 5H2O
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mg Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Mg VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Mg VolkonskoiteCa0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
Mg Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Mg Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Mg Kerolite(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Al AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Al GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Al Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al OleniteNaAl3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Al VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Al VolkonskoiteCa0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
Al Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Al Rossmanite◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Al Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si ClinochrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Si DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Si Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si NépouiteNi3Si2O5(OH)4
Si NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si OleniteNaAl3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH)
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si TridymiteSiO2
Si VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Si VolkonskoiteCa0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
Si Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Si Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Si Kerolite(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
Si Rossmanite◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Quartz var. CarnelianSiO2
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Si Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Si Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
PPhosphorus
P AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
P CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
P EmbreyitePb5(CrO4)2(PO4)2 · H2O
P GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
P PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
P VauquelinitePb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S AnglesitePbSO4
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BournonitePbCuSbS3
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CinnabarHgS
S CovelliteCuS
S CubaniteCuFe2S3
S GalenaPbS
S HexahydriteMg(H2O)6(SO4)
S LautiteCuAsS
S LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S Orickite2CuFeS2 · H2O
S PentahydriteMgSO4 · 5H2O
S Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
S ProustiteAg3AsS3
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S WatkinsoniteCu2PbBi4(Se,S,Te)8
ClChlorine
Cl FinnemanitePb5(AsO3)3Cl
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Cl VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Cl Mimetite var. CampylitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Cl Mimetite var. Chromium-bearing MimetitePb5(AsO4,CrO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
K CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
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
K Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Ca Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
Ca Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Ca VolkonskoiteCa0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
Ca WhewelliteCa(C2O4) · H2O
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti BrookiteTiO2
Ti RutileTiO2
VVanadium
V VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Cr CrocoitePbCr6+O4
Cr EmbreyitePb5(CrO4)2(PO4)2 · H2O
Cr FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Cr PhoenicochroitePb2(CrO4)O
Cr VauquelinitePb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)
Cr VolkonskoiteCa0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
Cr PetterditePbCr23+(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Cr Mimetite var. Chromium-bearing MimetitePb5(AsO4,CrO4)3Cl
MnManganese
Mn CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mn CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mn Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Mn Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Mn Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[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 ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Fe CeladoniteK(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe CubaniteCuFe2S3
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Fe KaatialaiteFe3+[AsO2(OH)2]3 · 5H2O
Fe LöllingiteFeAs2
Fe Maghemite(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe23+O4
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Fe Orickite2CuFeS2 · H2O
Fe ParasymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Fe VolkonskoiteCa0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
Fe Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Fe Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Fe Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
CoCobalt
Co ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Co Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Co SkutteruditeCoAs3
NiNickel
Ni NépouiteNi3Si2O5(OH)4
Ni NickelskutteruditeNiAs3
Ni NickelineNiAs
Ni Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Ni Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Ni Kerolite(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
CuCopper
Cu AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BerzelianiteCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
Cu BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu EucairiteAgCuSe
Cu FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Cu GeminiteCu2+(AsO3OH) · H2O
Cu LautiteCuAsS
Cu LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Orickite2CuFeS2 · H2O
Cu Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu TenoriteCuO
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu UmangiteCu3Se2
Cu VauquelinitePb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)
Cu WatkinsoniteCu2PbBi4(Se,S,Te)8
Cu Schlemaite(Cu,◻)6(Pb,Bi)Se4
ZnZinc
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
AsArsenic
As ArsenoliteAs2O3
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As Native ArsenicAs
As ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As FinnemanitePb5(AsO3)3Cl
As FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
As GeminiteCu2+(AsO3OH) · H2O
As KaatialaiteFe3+[AsO2(OH)2]3 · 5H2O
As LautiteCuAsS
As LöllingiteFeAs2
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
As NickelskutteruditeNiAs3
As NickelineNiAs
As ParasymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
As ProustiteAg3AsS3
As Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
As SkutteruditeCoAs3
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
As Mimetite var. CampylitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
As Mimetite var. Chromium-bearing MimetitePb5(AsO4,CrO4)3Cl
SeSelenium
Se BerzelianiteCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
Se BohdanowicziteAgBiSe2
Se ClausthalitePbSe
Se EucairiteAgCuSe
Se TiemanniteHgSe
Se UmangiteCu3Se2
Se WatkinsoniteCu2PbBi4(Se,S,Te)8
Se Schlemaite(Cu,◻)6(Pb,Bi)Se4
SrStrontium
Sr Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag Allargentum(Ag1-xSbx)
Ag Native Silver var. Antimonial Silver(Ag,Sb)
Ag BohdanowicziteAgBiSe2
Ag EucairiteAgCuSe
Ag Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Ag ProustiteAg3AsS3
Ag Native SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sb Allargentum(Ag1-xSbx)
Sb Native Silver var. Antimonial Silver(Ag,Sb)
Sb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Sb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sb Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
Te WatkinsoniteCu2PbBi4(Se,S,Te)8
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Ba Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Ba Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Ba WitheriteBaCO3
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
Hg TiemanniteHgSe
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Pb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb ClausthalitePbSe
Pb CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Pb CrocoitePbCr6+O4
Pb EmbreyitePb5(CrO4)2(PO4)2 · H2O
Pb FinnemanitePb5(AsO3)3Cl
Pb FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pb PhoenicochroitePb2(CrO4)O
Pb PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pb VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Pb VauquelinitePb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)
Pb WatkinsoniteCu2PbBi4(Se,S,Te)8
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Pb Mimetite var. CampylitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pb PetterditePbCr23+(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Pb Schlemaite(Cu,◻)6(Pb,Bi)Se4
Pb Mimetite var. Chromium-bearing MimetitePb5(AsO4,CrO4)3Cl
BiBismuth
Bi BismiteBi2O3
Bi Native BismuthBi
Bi BohdanowicziteAgBiSe2
Bi WatkinsoniteCu2PbBi4(Se,S,Te)8
Bi Schlemaite(Cu,◻)6(Pb,Bi)Se4
UUranium
U Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
U Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
U UraniniteUO2

Fossils

There are 18 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences18
Youngest Fossil Listed295 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed318 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Leukersdorf1298.9 - 295.5 Ma (Paleozoic)
Zwickau1311.45 - 306.95 Ma (Carboniferous)
Rußkohlenflötz1318.1 - 306.95 Ma (Carboniferous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Alethopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pachytestaceae : Alethopteris298.9 - 295 Ma
Paleozoic
Pecopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Marattiales : Asterothecaceae : Pecopteris298.9 - 295 Ma
Paleozoic
Blattoidea lobata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Blattoidea : Blattoidea lobata318.1 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Kreischeria wiedei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Kreischeriidae : Kreischeria : Kreischeria wiedei311.45 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Phanerosaurus naumanni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Diadectidae : Phanerosaurus : Phanerosaurus naumanni298.9 - 295.5 Ma
Paleozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwickau_(district)
Wikidata ID:Q6330
GeoNames ID:2803558

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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