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Nakauri mine, Shinshiro city, Aichi Prefecture, Japan i
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Aichi Prefecture Prefecture
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Nakauriite

Nakauri mine, Shinshiro city, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Nakauriite

Nakauri mine, Shinshiro city, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Nakauriite

Nakauri mine, Shinshiro city, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Nakauriite

Nakauri mine, Shinshiro city, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Nakauriite

Nakauri mine, Shinshiro city, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Nakauriite

Nakauri mine, Shinshiro city, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Nakauriite

Nakauri mine, Shinshiro city, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Nakauriite

Nakauri mine, Shinshiro city, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

34° 50' 57'' North , 137° 33' 7'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

34.84935,137.55206

GRN:

N24E81

Type:

Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2024

Köppen climate type:

Cfa : Humid subtropical climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Shinshiro	36,069 (2017)	7.4km
Toyokawa	120,537 (2017)	14.3km
Toyohashi	378,374 (2017)	17.9km
Kozakai-chō	22,064 (2017)	18.5km
Hamakita	86,502 (2017)	21.8km

Mindat Locality ID:

2191

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:2191:6

GUID (UUID V4):

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

"Shinshiro mine"; "Yoshikawa mine"

Sometimes appears on labels as "Shinshiro mine" or "Yoshikawa mine". The true Yoshikawa mine is another locality in the same city. Copper and nickel minerals in a serpentinized gabbro that was worked for copper for only 3 months in 1953.
NOTE: Very dangerous, long-abandoned quarry with overhanging ledges of unstable fractured rock.

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Commodity List

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

ⓘ Copper

Mineral List

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

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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ⓘ Gabbro

ⓘ Serpentinite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Allophane

Formula: (Al₂O₃)(SiO₂)_1.3-2 · 2.5-3H₂O

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ Aragonite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Suzuki, Jujin, Ito, Masahiro, Sugiura, Tsutomu (1976) A new copper sulfate-carbonate hydroxide hydrate mineral, (Mn,Ni,Cu)₈(SO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₆·48H₂O, from Nakauri, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The Journal of the Japanese Association of Mineralogists, Petrologists and Economic Geologists, 71 (7) 183-192 doi:10.2465/ganko1941.71.183

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ Artinite

Formula: Mg₂(CO₃)(OH)₂ · 3H₂O

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ Asagiite (TL)

Formula: NiCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O

Type Locality:

References:

Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2022) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 70. European Journal of Mineralogy, 34 (6) 591-601 doi:10.5194/ejm-34-591-2022

Nishio-Hamane, Daisuke, Yajima, Takeshi, Shimobayashi, Norimasa, Ohnishi, Masayuki, Niwa, Takefumi (2023) Asagiite, NiCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·6H₂O, a new member of the ktenasite group from the Nakauri mine, Shinshiro City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 118 (1). 230711 doi:10.2465/jmps.230711

ⓘ Azurite

Formula: Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ 'Blaubleibender Covellite'

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu₅FeS₄

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ Brochantite

Formula: Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ Brucite

Formula: Mg(OH)₂

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu₂S

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ Chrysotile

Formula: Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

References:

ⓘ Coalingite

Formula: Mg₁₀Fe³⁺₂(OH)₂₄[CO₃] · 2H₂O

References:

ⓘ Cobaltpentlandite

Formula: Co₉S₈

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ Covellite

Formula: CuS

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ Cuprite

Formula: Cu₂O

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ Digenite

Formula: Cu₉S₅

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ Djurleite

Formula: Cu₃₁S₁₆

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ Dypingite

Formula: Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 5H₂O

References:

ⓘ Gaspéite

Formula: NiCO₃

References:

Matsubara, Satoshi, Kato, Akira (1993) Gaspeite, glaukosphaerite, mcguinessite and jamborite in serpentinites from Shinshiro City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Journal of Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology, 88 (11) 517-524 doi:10.2465/ganko.88.517

ⓘ Glaukosphaerite

Formula: (Cu,Ni)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

References:

ⓘ Gobelinite

Formula: CoCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O

References:

ⓘ Heazlewoodite

Formula: Ni₃S₂

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ Hydromagnesite

Formula: Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ Hydrotalcite

Formula: Mg₆Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆ · 4H₂O

References:

Yamada, S. (2004) Nihonsan-koubutsu Gojuon-hairetsu Sanchi-ichiranhyou (111 pp.)

ⓘ Jamborite

Formula: Ni²⁺_1-xCo³⁺_x(OH)_2-x(SO₄)_x · nH₂O

References:

ⓘ Magnesiochromite

Formula: MgCr₂O₄

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ Mcguinnessite

Formula: (Mg,Cu)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

References:

Matsubara & Kato (1993) Ganseki-Koubutsu-Koshogaku Zasshi, 88, 517-524.

ⓘ Nakauriite (TL)

Formula: Cu₈(SO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₆ · 48H₂O

Type Locality:

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ Native Copper

Formula: Cu

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ Pyroaurite

Formula: Mg₆Fe³⁺₂(OH)₁₆[CO₃] · 4H₂O

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ 'Pyroaurite-2H'

Formula: Mg₆Fe³⁺₂(OH)₁₆(CO₃) · 4H₂O

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

Formula: D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ Tenorite

Formula: CuO

References:

Kato, A. & Matsubara, S. (1971) Chigaku Kenkyu, 22, 410-412.

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

ⓘ Tremolite

Formula: ◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂

References:

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Copper	1.AA.05	Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcocite	2.BA.05	Cu₂S
ⓘ	Djurleite	2.BA.05	Cu₃₁S₁₆
ⓘ	Digenite	2.BA.10	Cu₉S₅
ⓘ	Bornite	2.BA.15	Cu₅FeS₄
ⓘ	Heazlewoodite	2.BB.05	Ni₃S₂
ⓘ	Cobaltpentlandite	2.BB.15	Co₉S₈
ⓘ	Covellite	2.CA.05a	CuS
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Cuprite	4.AA.10	Cu₂O
ⓘ	Tenorite	4.AB.10	CuO
ⓘ	Magnesiochromite	4.BB.05	MgCr₂O₄
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Brucite	4.FE.05	Mg(OH)₂
ⓘ	Jamborite	4.FL.05	Ni²⁺_1-xCo³⁺_x(OH)_2-x(SO₄)_x · nH₂O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Gaspéite	5.AB.05	NiCO₃
ⓘ	Aragonite	5.AB.15	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Azurite	5.BA.05	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Glaukosphaerite	5.BA.10	(Cu,Ni)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Mcguinnessite	5.BA.10	(Mg,Cu)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Dypingite	5.DA.05	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 5H₂O
ⓘ	Hydromagnesite	5.DA.05	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
ⓘ	Artinite	5.DA.10	Mg₂(CO₃)(OH)₂ · 3H₂O
ⓘ	'Pyroaurite-2H'	5.DA.45	Mg₆Fe³⁺₂(OH)₁₆(CO₃) · 4H₂O
ⓘ	Hydrotalcite	5.DA.50	Mg₆Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆ · 4H₂O
ⓘ	Pyroaurite	5.DA.50	Mg₆Fe³⁺₂(OH)₁₆[CO₃] · 4H₂O
ⓘ	Coalingite	5.DA.55	Mg₁₀Fe³⁺₂(OH)₂₄[CO₃] · 2H₂O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Brochantite	7.BB.25	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
ⓘ	Asagiite (TL)	7.DD.	NiCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
ⓘ	Gobelinite	7.DD.10	CoCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
ⓘ	Nakauriite (TL)	7.DG.30	Cu₈(SO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₆ · 48H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Chrysotile	9.00.	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Tremolite	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Allophane	9.ED.20	(Al₂O₃)(SiO₂)_1.3-2 · 2.5-3H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Blaubleibender Covellite'	-
ⓘ	'Serpentine Subgroup'	-	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Allophane	(Al₂O₃)(SiO₂)_1.3-2 · 2.5-3H₂O
H	ⓘ Artinite	Mg₂(CO₃)(OH)₂ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Brucite	Mg(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Coalingite	Mg₁₀Fe₂³⁺(OH)₂₄[CO₃] · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Dypingite	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 5H₂O
H	ⓘ Glaukosphaerite	(Cu,Ni)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Hydromagnesite	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
H	ⓘ Hydrotalcite	Mg₆Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆ · 4H₂O
H	ⓘ Jamborite	Ni²⁺_1-xCo_x³⁺(OH)_2-x(SO₄)_x · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Mcguinnessite	(Mg,Cu)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Nakauriite	Cu₈(SO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₆ · 48H₂O
H	ⓘ Pyroaurite	Mg₆Fe₂³⁺(OH)₁₆[CO₃] · 4H₂O
H	ⓘ Pyroaurite-2H	Mg₆Fe₂³⁺(OH)₁₆(CO₃) · 4H₂O
H	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
H	ⓘ Gobelinite	CoCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
H	ⓘ Asagiite	NiCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Artinite	Mg₂(CO₃)(OH)₂ · 3H₂O
C	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Coalingite	Mg₁₀Fe₂³⁺(OH)₂₄[CO₃] · 2H₂O
C	ⓘ Dypingite	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 5H₂O
C	ⓘ Gaspéite	NiCO₃
C	ⓘ Glaukosphaerite	(Cu,Ni)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Hydromagnesite	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
C	ⓘ Hydrotalcite	Mg₆Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆ · 4H₂O
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Mcguinnessite	(Mg,Cu)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Nakauriite	Cu₈(SO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₆ · 48H₂O
C	ⓘ Pyroaurite	Mg₆Fe₂³⁺(OH)₁₆[CO₃] · 4H₂O
C	ⓘ Pyroaurite-2H	Mg₆Fe₂³⁺(OH)₁₆(CO₃) · 4H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Allophane	(Al₂O₃)(SiO₂)_1.3-2 · 2.5-3H₂O
O	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Artinite	Mg₂(CO₃)(OH)₂ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Brucite	Mg(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Coalingite	Mg₁₀Fe₂³⁺(OH)₂₄[CO₃] · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Dypingite	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 5H₂O
O	ⓘ Gaspéite	NiCO₃
O	ⓘ Glaukosphaerite	(Cu,Ni)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Hydromagnesite	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
O	ⓘ Hydrotalcite	Mg₆Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆ · 4H₂O
O	ⓘ Jamborite	Ni²⁺_1-xCo_x³⁺(OH)_2-x(SO₄)_x · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Magnesiochromite	MgCr₂O₄
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Mcguinnessite	(Mg,Cu)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Nakauriite	Cu₈(SO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₆ · 48H₂O
O	ⓘ Pyroaurite	Mg₆Fe₂³⁺(OH)₁₆[CO₃] · 4H₂O
O	ⓘ Pyroaurite-2H	Mg₆Fe₂³⁺(OH)₁₆(CO₃) · 4H₂O
O	ⓘ Tenorite	CuO
O	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
O	ⓘ Gobelinite	CoCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
O	ⓘ Asagiite	NiCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Artinite	Mg₂(CO₃)(OH)₂ · 3H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Brucite	Mg(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Mg	ⓘ Coalingite	Mg₁₀Fe₂³⁺(OH)₂₄[CO₃] · 2H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Dypingite	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 5H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Hydromagnesite	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Hydrotalcite	Mg₆Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆ · 4H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Magnesiochromite	MgCr₂O₄
Mg	ⓘ Mcguinnessite	(Mg,Cu)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Pyroaurite	Mg₆Fe₂³⁺(OH)₁₆[CO₃] · 4H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Pyroaurite-2H	Mg₆Fe₂³⁺(OH)₁₆(CO₃) · 4H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Allophane	(Al₂O₃)(SiO₂)_1.3-2 · 2.5-3H₂O
Al	ⓘ Hydrotalcite	Mg₆Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆ · 4H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Allophane	(Al₂O₃)(SiO₂)_1.3-2 · 2.5-3H₂O
Si	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
S	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
S	ⓘ Cobaltpentlandite	Co₉S₈
S	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
S	ⓘ Digenite	Cu₉S₅
S	ⓘ Djurleite	Cu₃₁S₁₆
S	ⓘ Heazlewoodite	Ni₃S₂
S	ⓘ Jamborite	Ni²⁺_1-xCo_x³⁺(OH)_2-x(SO₄)_x · nH₂O
S	ⓘ Nakauriite	Cu₈(SO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₆ · 48H₂O
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Gobelinite	CoCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
S	ⓘ Asagiite	NiCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Magnesiochromite	MgCr₂O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Coalingite	Mg₁₀Fe₂³⁺(OH)₂₄[CO₃] · 2H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Pyroaurite	Mg₆Fe₂³⁺(OH)₁₆[CO₃] · 4H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Pyroaurite-2H	Mg₆Fe₂³⁺(OH)₁₆(CO₃) · 4H₂O
Co	Cobalt
Co	ⓘ Cobaltpentlandite	Co₉S₈
Co	ⓘ Jamborite	Ni²⁺_1-xCo_x³⁺(OH)_2-x(SO₄)_x · nH₂O
Co	ⓘ Gobelinite	CoCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Gaspéite	NiCO₃
Ni	ⓘ Glaukosphaerite	(Cu,Ni)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Ni	ⓘ Heazlewoodite	Ni₃S₂
Ni	ⓘ Jamborite	Ni²⁺_1-xCo_x³⁺(OH)_2-x(SO₄)_x · nH₂O
Ni	ⓘ Asagiite	NiCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Cu	ⓘ Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Cu	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
Cu	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
Cu	ⓘ Native Copper	Cu
Cu	ⓘ Digenite	Cu₉S₅
Cu	ⓘ Djurleite	Cu₃₁S₁₆
Cu	ⓘ Glaukosphaerite	(Cu,Ni)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Mcguinnessite	(Mg,Cu)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Nakauriite	Cu₈(SO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₆ · 48H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Tenorite	CuO
Cu	ⓘ Gobelinite	CoCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Asagiite	NiCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 6H₂O
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS

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References

Matsubara, S., & Kato, A. (1979) The Occurrence of Heazlewoodite and Cobaltpentlandite from the Nakauri Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, 1979 (12), xx-xx.

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