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Sa Duchessa Mine, Domusnovas, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italyi
Regional Level Types
Sa Duchessa MineMine (Abandoned)
DomusnovasCommune
South Sardinia ProvinceProvince
SardiniaAutonomous Region
ItalyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 22' 25'' North , 8° 35' 34'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2022
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Domusnovas6,178 (2018)7.3km
Monte Figu392 (2018)8.2km
Iglesias22,659 (2018)8.6km
Musei1,285 (2018)10.1km
Fluminimaggiore2,812 (2018)10.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
2128
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2128:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Miniera di Sa Duchessa, Oridda, Domusnovas, Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardegna, Italia


Sa Duchessa Zn - Pb - Cu mine Vieille-Montagne.

The Sa Duchessa mine is located in the municipality of Domusnovas (CI). It can be reached along the foothills that lead from the village to the wooded valleys of the Oridda. After about 3-4 km you reach a junction: the one on the left leads to the mine of Perda Niedda and the one on the right to Sa Duchessa.
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The ruins of the wash plant of the Sa Duchessa mine.

Sa Duchessa Mine, Domusnovas, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Photo by Gian Piero Piras.

The mining area was already the subject of prospecting in 1852.
The zinc mine, called "Cea Spreni" or Sa Duchessa, was declared open and accessible by the Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Trade on 24 May 1870.
On 13 September 1870 the concession was requested by Ing. Ernesto Belval, representative of the Civil Society of the Mines of Iglesias.
The mine concession, covering some 285 hectares, was granted directly to the Société Anonyme de la Vieille Montagne from Liège, Belgium on 9 October 1873, who replaced the rights of the Civil Society of Iglesias.
The exploitation of the zinc ore veins continued for many years with almost constant production.

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Roaster in Maremma for the zinc mine Sa Duchessa.

Sa Duchessa Mine, Domusnovas, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy

Photo collection VMHeritage.

At the top of the photo you can see the inclined plane that supplies the calamine from the Masses Alberto.
According to “Annales des mine Tome 1876” the production that year was 50,000 quintal métrique or 5,000 ton (1 quintal métr. = 100 kg).
19 people worked underground and 107 men were occupied at the processing plant.
Two years later, other sources mention a production of 10,750 tonnes and a workforce of 210 workers for 1878.

Around 1930 the first signs of depletion began to show with a clear decline in production. To cope with the substantial management costs, the company started operating the clusters of Cu oxides.
In 1934 the concession was sold to the Italian Copper Society, which gave a new impetus to the extraction of copper minerals. The activity was suspended because of the war and at the end of the war the various attempts to resume the work were useless. In 1961 the concession was acquired by SAMIM spa and ten years later the company finally closed the mine.


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


101 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Adamite
Formula: Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Agardite-(La)
Formula: LaCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Agardite-(Y)
Formula: YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Allophane
Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
References:
Gerhard Möhn Collection. Identified by Gerhard Möhn and Joy Désor.Identification: Visual Identification, SEM-EDS
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Arseniosiderite
Formula: Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Atacamite
Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl
Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
'Bindheimite'
Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
'Calamine'
References:
François Wouters collectionIdentified by François Wouters: Visual Identification
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Caledonite
Formula: Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Carbonatecyanotrichite
Formula: Cu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcophanite
Formula: ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O
Chalcophyllite
Formula: Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Clinoclase
Formula: Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Conichalcite
Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Connellite
Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Creaseyite
Formula: Pb2Cu2Fe3+2(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Cyanotrichite
Formula: Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Dioptase
Formula: CuSiO3 · H2O
Djurleite
Formula: Cu31S16
Dufrénite
Formula: Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Duftite
Formula: PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Goldhillite
Formula: Cu5Zn(AsO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
Goslarite
Formula: ZnSO4 · 7H2O
Greenockite
Formula: CdS
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Gysinite-(Nd)
Formula: PbNd(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Halloysite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hetaerolite
Formula: ZnMn2O4
Hydrocerussite
Formula: Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Ilvaite
Formula: CaFe3+Fe2+2(Si2O7)O(OH)
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Kipushite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
Koechlinite
Formula: Bi2MoO6
Langite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Libethenite
Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Litharge
Formula: PbO
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
'Manganese Oxides'
Massicot
Formula: PbO
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Mixite
Formula: BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Olivenite
Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Perite
Formula: PbBiClO2
Petersite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,Ce,Nd)Cu6(PO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Phosphohedyphane
Formula: Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
Plancheite
Formula: Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Posnjakite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Serpierite
Formula: Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Svabite ?
Formula: Ca5(AsO4)3F
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Theisite
Formula: Cu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Zálesíite
Formula: CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Djurleite2.BA.05Cu31S16
Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Atacamite3.DA.10aCu2(OH)3Cl
Connellite3.DA.25Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Perite3.DC.30PbBiClO2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Litharge4.AC.20PbO
Massicot4.AC.25PbO
Hetaerolite4.BB.10ZnMn2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Koechlinite4.DE.15Bi2MoO6
'Bindheimite'4.DH.20Pb2Sb2O6O
Chalcophanite4.FL.20ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hydrocerussite5.BE.10Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Gysinite-(Nd)5.DC.05PbNd(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Caledonite7.BC.50Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 · 5H2O
Goslarite7.CB.40ZnSO4 · 7H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Langite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Posnjakite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Serpierite7.DD.30Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Carbonatecyanotrichite7.DE.10Cu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Cyanotrichite7.DE.10Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Adamite8.BB.30Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Libethenite8.BB.30Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Olivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Clinoclase8.BE.20Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Theisite8.BE.75Cu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
Conichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Duftite8.BH.35PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Svabite ?8.BN.05Ca5(AsO4)3F
Phosphohedyphane8.BN.05Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
Kipushite8.DE.(Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
Goldhillite8.DE.Cu5Zn(AsO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
Chalcophyllite8.DF.30Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Arseniosiderite8.DH.30Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Dufrénite8.DK.15Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Agardite-(Y)8.DL.15YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Agardite-(La)8.DL.15LaCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Mixite8.DL.15BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Petersite-(Y)8.DL.15(Y,Ce,Nd)Cu6(PO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Zálesíite8.DL.15CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Ilvaite9.BE.07CaFe3+Fe2+2(Si2O7)O(OH)
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Dioptase9.CJ.30CuSiO3 · H2O
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Plancheite9.DB.35Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Halloysite9.ED.10Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Allophane9.ED.20(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Creaseyite9.HH.15Pb2Cu2Fe3+2(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O
Unclassified
'Calamine'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
H Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
H Agardite-(La)LaCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
H Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
H ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
H AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
H CarbonatecyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
H ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
H ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
H ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
H ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
H CreaseyitePb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O
H CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
H DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
H DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
H DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Gysinite-(Nd)PbNd(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
H HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
H IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Kipushite(Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
H LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
H LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
H LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MixiteBiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H Petersite-(Y)(Y,Ce,Nd)Cu6(PO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
H PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
H PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
H PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
H PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
H Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
H SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
H TheisiteCu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
H ZálesíiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
H GoldhilliteCu5Zn(AsO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
CCarbon
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
C CarbonatecyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
C CerussitePbCO3
C Gysinite-(Nd)PbNd(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
C HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
O Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
O Agardite-(La)LaCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
O Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
O AnataseTiO2
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O AnglesitePbSO4
O ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
O AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
O CarbonatecyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
O ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
O ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
O ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
O CreaseyitePb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O
O CupriteCu2O
O CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
O DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
O DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O Gysinite-(Nd)PbNd(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
O HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O HematiteFe2O3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O HetaeroliteZnMn2O4
O HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Kipushite(Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
O KoechliniteBi2MoO6
O LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
O LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
O LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
O LithargePbO
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MassicotPbO
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O MixiteBiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O PeritePbBiClO2
O Petersite-(Y)(Y,Ce,Nd)Cu6(PO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
O PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
O PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
O PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
O PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
O RutileTiO2
O SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
O SideriteFeCO3
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O SvabiteCa5(AsO4)3F
O TheisiteCu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
O ZálesíiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O PhosphohedyphaneCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
O GoldhilliteCu5Zn(AsO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
FFluorine
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
F SvabiteCa5(AsO4)3F
NaSodium
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mg ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Al Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Al CarbonatecyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Al ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al CreaseyitePb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O
Al CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SiSilicon
Si Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si CreaseyitePb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Si WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P Kipushite(Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
P LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
P Petersite-(Y)(Y,Ce,Nd)Cu6(PO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
P PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
P PhosphohedyphaneCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S AnglesitePbSO4
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S BournonitePbCuSbS3
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
S CarbonatecyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
S ChalcociteCu2S
S ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
S ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
S CovelliteCuS
S CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
S DigeniteCu9S5
S DjurleiteCu31S16
S EnargiteCu3AsS4
S GalenaPbS
S GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
S GreenockiteCdS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
S LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Cl AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cl ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Cl PeritePbBiClO2
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Cl PhosphohedyphaneCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Ca SvabiteCa5(AsO4)3F
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Ca WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Ca ZálesíiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
Ca PhosphohedyphaneCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti RutileTiO2
MnManganese
Mn ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Mn HetaeroliteZnMn2O4
FeIron
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe CreaseyitePb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O
Fe DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Fe PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
CuCopper
Cu Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu Agardite-(La)LaCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Cu CarbonatecyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Cu ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CreaseyitePb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu DigeniteCu9S5
Cu DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Cu DjurleiteCu31S16
Cu DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cu Kipushite(Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
Cu LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cu LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Cu LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu MixiteBiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cu Petersite-(Y)(Y,Ce,Nd)Cu6(PO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Cu PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Cu PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cu Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu TheisiteCu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
Cu ZálesíiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu GoldhilliteCu5Zn(AsO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
ZnZinc
Zn AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Zn GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn HetaeroliteZnMn2O4
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn Kipushite(Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
Zn Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Zn SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn TheisiteCu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
Zn GoldhilliteCu5Zn(AsO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
AsArsenic
As AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
As Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
As Agardite-(La)LaCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
As ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
As ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
As ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
As DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
As EnargiteCu3AsS4
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
As MixiteBiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
As OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
As PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
As SvabiteCa5(AsO4)3F
As TheisiteCu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
As ZálesíiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
As GoldhilliteCu5Zn(AsO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
YYttrium
Y Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Y Petersite-(Y)(Y,Ce,Nd)Cu6(PO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
MoMolybdenum
Mo KoechliniteBi2MoO6
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag Native SilverAg
CdCadmium
Cd GreenockiteCdS
SbAntimony
Sb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Sb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sb TheisiteCu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
LaLanthanum
La Agardite-(La)LaCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
CeCerium
Ce Petersite-(Y)(Y,Ce,Nd)Cu6(PO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
NdNeodymium
Nd Gysinite-(Nd)PbNd(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Nd Petersite-(Y)(Y,Ce,Nd)Cu6(PO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Pb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pb CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb CreaseyitePb2Cu2Fe23+(Si4.67Al0.33)O15.33(OH)3 · H2O
Pb DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb Gysinite-(Nd)PbNd(CO3)2(OH) · H2O
Pb HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Pb LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pb LithargePbO
Pb MassicotPbO
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pb PeritePbBiClO2
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Pb PhosphohedyphaneCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
BiBismuth
Bi KoechliniteBi2MoO6
Bi MixiteBiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Bi PeritePbBiClO2

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