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Bolton4,220 (2017)
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22652
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French:
Bolton, comté de Worcester, Massachusetts, États-Unis
German:
Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Bolton, contea di Worcester, Massachusetts, Stati Uniti d'America
Spanish:
Bolton, Condado de Worcester, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Basque:
Bolton , Worcester konderria, Massachusetts
Catalan:
Bolton, Massachusetts, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Chechen:
Болтон , Массачусетс, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Dutch:
Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
بولتون، ماساچوست, شهرستان ووستر، ماساچوست, ماساچوست, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Haitian:
Bolton, Masachosèt, Etazini
Hungarian:
Bolton, Worcester megye, Massachusetts, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Болтон, Массачусетс, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Kyrgyz:
Болтон, Массачусетс, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Polish:
Bolton, Hrabstwo Worcester, Massachusetts, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Bolton , Condado de Worcester, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
South Azerbaijani:
بولتون، ماساچوست, ماساچوست ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swedish:
Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Tatar:
Болтон , Массачусетс, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Turkish:
Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Болтон, Вустер, Массачусетс, Сполучені Штати Америки
Volapük:
Bolton, Massachusetts, Lamerikän
Welsh:
Bolton, Massachusetts, Unol Daleithiau America


Bolton was incorporated as a town in 1738.

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42 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Andesine
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Description: "The first discovery of this rare mineral in the United States was by Dr. Jackson, in the limestone at Bolton, Mass., accompanying petalite. It has since been found by Prof. Hitchcock at Athol, Mass., occurring in gneiss. The prisms are rarely two inches long and a quarter of an inch thick, truncated upon the lateral edges, so as in fact to become six-sided prisms; but they present no distinct terminations. The fracture is resinous, and all the external characters of the mineral correspond with Allanite from Greenland." - William Phillips, Robert Allan, Francis Alger (1844). An Elementary Treatise on Mineralogy, p.418.
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chondrodite
Formula: Mg5(SiO4)2F2
Clinohumite
Formula: Mg9(SiO4)4F2
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorite ?
Formula: CaF2
Fluorite var. Yttrocerite
Formula: (Ca,Y,Ce)F2+x
Description: Properly identified yttrocerite contains some yttria. However, a common practice in the nineteenth century was to call all dark purple fluorite by the name "yttrocerite". No chemical analyses of this mineral are known from Bolton and it is uncertain if it were found in the marble or in pegmatite float boulders and the name seems to be incorrectly used.
Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
Description: Boltonite was once thought to be a new mineral but it was later proven to be forsterite. Hitchock (1835), p.309: "At Bolton, also, a new mineral has been discovered, which Dr. Thomson has denominated from its chemical composition, Bilsilicate of Magnesia; and Mr. Shephard, with reference to its locality, calls it Boltonite. It occurs in foliated masses in the limestone."
'Gadolinite' ?
Description: Gadolinite is a mineral characteristic of rare-earth rich granite pegmatites or alpine veins. No data have been published on the identification and efforts to locate any example, verified or not have been fruitless. The mineral may have been found in erratic pegmatite boulders, but certainly not in the marble.
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Graphite
Formula: C
Grossular ?
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
'Lepidolite' ?
Magnesio-hornblende
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Habit: crystals
Colour: brown
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Habit: Dana (1854), p. 441: "indistinctly fibrous masses, traversing the limestone."
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Meionite
Formula: Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3
Meionite var. Nuttallite
Formula: Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Habit: coatings
Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Habit: coatings
Pargasite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Petalite
Formula: LiAl(Si4O10)
Fluorescence: blue
Description: Palache (1923) says that it is probable that the petalite reported by Dana was found in an erratic boulder, and not the quarry proper. Petalite was commonly reported in New England in the nineteenth century and into the twentieth. An unverified petalite specimen from this locality (YPM 6887) is in the Yale Peabody Museum. This locality is an unbelievable report from a marble! See Bolton Pegmatite Float Boulder Occurrence. Records for Yale Peabody Museum specimen YPM MIN026887 only specify Bolton, Mass. for the locality; no reference is made to "Bolton Limestone quarry." The specimen is labeled as an A. E. Foote specimen, and was donated to the museum in 1957.
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Habit: small prisms
Description: Dana, J. D. (1839): " The scapolite...contains, also, exceedingly minute zircons, scarcely 1/40 inch long, and also very small prisms of rutile."
'Scapolite'
Fluorescence: Magenta-pink-fluorescing
Description: "C.T. Jackson found 1.58 pr. cnt. lithia and 2 pr. cnt. oxides of cerium and lanthanum in the pink skapolite [sic], from Bolton, Massachusetts; but C. Hartshorne found neiher of these constituents in that mineral from the same locality." -- Booth, James C. (1862). The Enclopedia of Chemistry, Practical and Theoretical, 2nd ed.
'Scapolite var. Wernerite'
Fluorescence: pink
Description: A "pink cut stone, one polished specimen" listed in Kunz (1889).
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Fluorescence: yellowish-fluorescing talc
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Vermiculite
Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Habit: micaceous
Colour: gray
Description: Originally and informally introduced as a new mineral name later identified as vermiculite-related phyllosilicate. See Clark (1993), Hey's Mineral Index, third edition, p. 92.
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Habit: Dana, J. D. (1839): The zircons are square prisms, having the lateral edges truncated, and pyramidally terminated at each extremity..."
Description: Dana, J. D. (1839): " The scapolite...contains, also, exceedingly minute zircons, scarcely 1/40 inch long, and also very small prisms of rutile."

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite ?3.AB.25CaF2
var. Yttrocerite ?3.AB.25(Ca,Y,Ce)F2+x
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal
var. Opal-AN
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
Grossular ?9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Chondrodite9.AF.45Mg5(SiO4)2F2
Clinohumite9.AF.55Mg9(SiO4)4F2
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Magnesio-hornblende9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Pargasite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Vermiculite9.EC.50Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Antigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Petalite9.EF.05LiAl(Si4O10)
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Andesine9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Meionite9.FB.15Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3
var. Nuttallite9.FB.15Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Lepidolite' ?-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Scapolite
var. Wernerite'
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'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Gadolinite' ?-
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
H Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
H Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
LiLithium
Li PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C GraphiteC
C MagnesiteMgCO3
C MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
C Scapolite var. Wernerite
C Meionite var. NuttalliteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
O ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
O PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
O Scapolite var. Wernerite
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
O Meionite var. NuttalliteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
O Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
F ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
F Fluorite var. Yttrocerite(Ca,Y,Ce)F2+x
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Na PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Scapolite var. Wernerite
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Mg ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Mg PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Al MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Al PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Al Scapolite var. Wernerite
Al Meionite var. NuttalliteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Si ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Si Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Si MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Si PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Si Scapolite var. Wernerite
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Si Meionite var. NuttalliteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Si Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ClChlorine
Cl Scapolite var. Wernerite
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Ca MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Ca PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca Scapolite var. Wernerite
Ca Fluorite var. Yttrocerite(Ca,Y,Ce)F2+x
Ca Meionite var. NuttalliteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
YYttrium
Y Fluorite var. Yttrocerite(Ca,Y,Ce)F2+x
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
CeCerium
Ce Fluorite var. Yttrocerite(Ca,Y,Ce)F2+x

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GeoNames ID:4930907

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