Bailey, Edgar H. (1959), Froth veins, formed by immiscible hydrothermal fluids, in mercury deposits, California: Geological Society of America Bulletin 70: 661-664

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ 'Aragotite'

Formula: (C,H)

Locality: Redington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

References:

Durand, F.E. (1873), Description of a new mineral from the New Almaden mine: California Academy of Science Proceedings: 4: 218

Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp.: 289

Hanks, Henry Garber (1905), Notes on “aragotite,” a rare California mineral: Royal Micr. Soc. Jour., 1905: 673-676

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 83.

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

Localities:

Redington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

Locality: McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

ⓘ Botryogen

Formula: MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH) · 7H₂O

Locality: Redington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

Colour: Bright red

Description: Occurs as small crystals.

References:

Eakle, Arthur Starr (1903a), Palacheite: University of California, Department of Geological Science Bulletin: 3: 231

Eakle, Arthur Starr (1903b), Note on the identity of palacheite and botryogen: American Journal of Science, 4th. Series: 16: 379-380

Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Buddingtonite

Formula: (NH₄)(AlSi₃O₈)

Locality: McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

References:

Journal of Volcanology & Geothermal Resources 56: 401-414.

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Locality: McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

ⓘ Calomel

Formula: [Hg₂]²⁺Cl₂

Locality: Redington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

Colour: White

Description: Coatings on metacinnabar.

References:

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 119

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

ⓘ Cinnabar

Formula: HgS

Localities:

McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
Northern Light Mine, Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
Redington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
Andalusia Mine, Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

ⓘ Copiapite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O

Locality: Redington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

References:

Eakle, Arthur Starr (1903a), Palacheite: University of California, Department of Geological Science Bulletin: 3: 231

Eakle, Arthur Starr (1903b), Note on the identity of palacheite and botryogen: American Journal of Science, 4th. Series: 16: 379-380

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 112.

ⓘ Coquimbite

Formula: AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂ · 6H₂O

Locality: Redington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

Colour: Yellowish green

Description: Occurs as large masses of granular material.

References:

with chemical analyses by W.T. Schaller: University of California, Department of Geological Science Bulletin: 2: 322

Eakle, Arthur Starr (1901), Mineralogical notes

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

www.mineralsocal.org (1999) https://www.mineralsocal.org

ⓘ Epsomite

Formula: MgSO₄ · 7H₂O

Locality: Redington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

Colour: White

Description: Long fibers to 1 foot (0.3 meter) long in old mine tunnels.

References:

Dana 6: 1096

Friedrich, James J. (1888), Stalactitic melanterite and other minerals from California: New York Academy of Science Transactions: 8: 22

Becker, George F. (1888b), Geology of the quicksilver deposits of the Pacific slope: USGS Monograph 13, atlas: 389

Eakle, Arthur Starr (1903a), Palacheite: University of California, Department of Geological Science Bulletin: 3: 231-236

Kramm, H.E. (1910), Serpentines of the central Coast Ranges of California: American Philosophical Society Proceedings: 49: 345

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Localities:

Grey claim (Grey Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
Moore Mine (Marshall and Vanderbilt claims), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

ⓘ Fibroferrite

Formula: Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH) · 5H₂O

Locality: Redington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

Description: Also occurs with additional, unspecified sulphates.

References:

Rogers, Austin F. (1931) Castanite, a basic ferric sulfate from Knoxville, California. American Mineralogist, 16 (9) 396-404 p.397

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Hohmannite

Formula: Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₂O · 8H₂O

Locality: Redington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

Description: Occurs in brecciated opalite.

References:

Rogers, Austin F. (1931) Castanite, a basic ferric sulfate from Knoxville, California. American Mineralogist, 16 (9) 396-404

Bandy, Mark C. (1932) Castanite from Chuquicamata, Chile. American Mineralogist, 17 (11) 534-537

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Idrialite

Formula: C₂₂H₁₄

Locality: Redington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

References:

Averitt, Paul (1945), Quicksilver deposits of the Knoxville district, Napa, Yolo, and Lake Counties, California: California Journal of Mines & Geology, California Division Mines (Report 42): 42: 78

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 165

ⓘ Jamesonite

Formula: Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄

Locality: McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

Description: Occurs as delicate capillary crystals "feather ore" associated with cinnabar.

References:

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 232.

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Locality: McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

Description: Alteration product of basalt.

References:

USGS MRDS database (2005), loc. file ID #10040777.

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

Locality: McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

References:

Sherlock, Ross L. (1996) Hydrothermal alteration of volcanic rocks at the McLaughlin gold deposit, northern California. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 33 (3) 493-508 doi:10.1139/e96-038

ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'

Formula: KAlSi₃O₈

Locality: McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

References:

Sherlock, Ross L. (1996) Hydrothermal alteration of volcanic rocks at the McLaughlin gold deposit, northern California. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 33 (3) 493-508 doi:10.1139/e96-038

ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite

Formula: MgFe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O

Locality: Redington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

References:

Melville, William Harlow; Lindgren, Waldemar (1890) Contributions to the mineralogy of the Pacific coast. Bulletin 61. US Geological Survey 41 pp. doi:10.3133/b61 p.24

Whitmore, D. R. E., Berry, L. G., Hawley, and J. E. (1946) Chrome micas. American Mineralogist, 31 (1-2) 1-21

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 156, 247

www.mineralsocal.org (1999) https://www.mineralsocal.org

ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite var. Knoxvillite

Formula: MgFe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O

Locality: Redington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

References:

ⓘ Magnesite

Formula: MgCO₃

Localities:

McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
Redington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS₂

Localities:

ⓘ Melanterite

Formula: Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O

Localities:

Colour: Pale green

Description: Occurs as long stalactites - abundant.

ⓘ Metacinnabar (TL)

Formula: HgS

Localities:

Type Locality: Redington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

Description: Occurs in large amounts in the upper part of the mine.

ⓘ Miargyrite

Formula: AgSbS₂

Locality: McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

ⓘ Millerite

Formula: NiS

Locality: Andalusia Mine, Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

Description: Occurs as small coatings of micro-crystals with cinnabar.

References:

Becker, George F. (1888b), Geology of the quicksilver deposits of the Pacific slope: USGS Monograph 13, atlas: 284

Eakle, Arthur S. (1914) Minerals of California. Bulletin 67. California State Mining Bureau

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 265.

ⓘ Mirabilite

Formula: Na₂SO₄ · 10H₂O

Locality: Redington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

References:

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 267

ⓘ Montmorillonite

Formula: (Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O

Locality: McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

References:

Sherlock, Ross L. (1996) Hydrothermal alteration of volcanic rocks at the McLaughlin gold deposit, northern California. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 33 (3) 493-508 doi:10.1139/e96-038

ⓘ Montroydite

Formula: HgO

Locality: McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

References:

Kim, C. S., Rytuba, J. J., & Brown Jr, G. E. (2004). Geological and anthropogenic factors influencing mercury speciation in mine wastes: an EXAFS spectroscopy study. Applied Geochemistry, 19(3), 379-393.

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Locality: McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

References:

Sherlock, Ross L. (1996) Hydrothermal alteration of volcanic rocks at the McLaughlin gold deposit, northern California. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 33 (3) 493-508 doi:10.1139/e96-038

ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Locality: McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

References:

Sherlock, Ross L. (1996) Hydrothermal alteration of volcanic rocks at the McLaughlin gold deposit, northern California. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 33 (3) 493-508 doi:10.1139/e96-038

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

Locality: McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

Description: Dendritic.

References:

Sherlock, R. L., Lehrman, N. J. (1995) Occurrences of dendritic gold at the McLaughlin Mine hot-spring gold deposit. Mineralium Deposita, 30 (3) 323-327 doi:10.1007/bf00196368

Gissler, Garrett D., Monecke, Thomas, Reynolds, T. James, Guzman, Mario A., Ellison, Eric T., Sherlock, Ross (2024) Microtextural evidence for the recrystallization of opal-A to quartz in epithermal veins: A case study from the McLaughlin deposit, California. Ore Geology Reviews, 169. 106105 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106105

ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum

Formula: (Au,Ag)

Locality: McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

References:

Sherlock, Ross L., Tosdal, Richard M., Lehrman, Norman J., Graney, Joseph R., Losh, Steven, Jowett, E. Craig, Kesler, Stephen E. (1995) Origin of the McLaughlin Mine sheeted vein complex; metal zoning, fluid inclusion, and isotopic evidence. Economic Geology, 90 (8) 2156-2181 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.90.8.2156

ⓘ Native Mercury

Formula: Hg

Locality: McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

ⓘ Native Sulphur

Formula: S₈

Locality: Redington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

References:

Rogers, Austin F. (1931) Castanite, a basic ferric sulfate from Knoxville, California. American Mineralogist, 16 (9) 396-404 p.397

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 186.

ⓘ Opal

Formula: SiO₂ · nH₂O

Localities:

Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
Redington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

ⓘ Opal var. Lemon Opal

Formula: SiO₂ · nH₂O

Locality: McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AG

Formula: SiO₂ · nH₂O

Locality: McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

References:

ⓘ Opal var. Opal-CT

Formula: SiO₂ · nH₂O

Locality: McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

References:

ⓘ Opal var. Opaline

Formula: SiO₂ · nH₂O

Locality: McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

References:

ⓘ Opal var. Prase Opal

Formula: SiO₂ · nH₂O

References:

Rocks&Min 11(8):117

ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal

Formula: SiO₂ · nH₂O

Locality: McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

ⓘ Pyrargyrite

Formula: Ag₃SbS₃

Locality: McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

References:

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

References:

Dana 6: 1095-1096.

ⓘ Pyrolusite

Formula: Mn⁴⁺O₂

Localities:

Description: Occurs as radiating concentric masses with cinnabar.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities:

Colour: Red

Description: Occurrence includes pseudomorphs after baryte. These are red due to included cinnabar.

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

Description: Occurs as "frothy" veins with associated mineral crystals.

References:

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Quartz var. Myrickite

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

ⓘ Redingtonite (TL)

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O

Type Locality:

Colour: Pale purple (lilac)

References:

Becker, George F. (1888b), Geology of the quicksilver deposits of the Pacific slope: USGS Monograph 13, atlas: 486

Melville, William Harlow; Lindgren, Waldemar (1890) Contributions to the mineralogy of the Pacific coast. Bulletin 61. US Geological Survey 41 pp. doi:10.3133/b61 p.23

Pemberton, H. Earl (1971) New Minerals From California. The Mineralogical Record, 2 (4) 152-161

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Senarmontite

Formula: Sb₂O₃

Locality: McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

Habit: Octahedral

Description: Occurs as micro-octahedra in vugs and fissures of chert.

References:

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO₃

Locality: Redington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

References:

www.mineralsocal.org (1999) https://www.mineralsocal.org

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Locality: McLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

References:

ⓘ Stibnite

Formula: Sb₂S₃

Localities:

Description: Fibrous bands.

ⓘ Voltaite

Formula: K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂ · 18H₂O

Locality: Redington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

Habit: Isometric

Colour: Black

References:

Melville, William Harlow; Lindgren, Waldemar (1890) Contributions to the mineralogy of the Pacific coast. Bulletin 61. US Geological Survey 41 pp. doi:10.3133/b61 p.23

Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.

Gallery:

CaCO₃ⓘ Calcite

Calcite

McLaughlin Mine, Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

Calcite

McLaughlin Mine, Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

Calcite

McLaughlin Mine, Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂Oⓘ Redingtonite (TL)

Redingtonite, etc.

Redington Mine, Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

Redingtonite, etc.

Redington Mine, Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

Redingtonite, etc.

Redington Mine, Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold var. Electrum	1.AA.05	(Au,Ag)
ⓘ		1.AA.05	Au
ⓘ	Native Mercury	1.AD.05	Hg
ⓘ	Native Sulphur	1.CC.05	S₈
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Metacinnabar (TL)	2.CB.05a	HgS
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Millerite	2.CC.20	NiS
ⓘ	Cinnabar	2.CD.15a	HgS
ⓘ	Stibnite	2.DB.05	Sb₂S₃
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Marcasite	2.EB.10a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
ⓘ	Pyrargyrite	2.GA.05	Ag₃SbS₃
ⓘ	Miargyrite	2.HA.10	AgSbS₂
ⓘ	Jamesonite	2.HB.15	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Calomel	3.AA.30	[Hg₂]²⁺Cl₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Montroydite	4.AC.15	HgO
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Senarmontite	4.CB.50	Sb₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz var. Chalcedony	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Myrickite	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Opal	4.DA.10	SiO₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	var. Opaline	4.DA.10	SiO₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	var. Precious Opal	4.DA.10	SiO₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	var. Prase Opal	4.DA.10	SiO₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	var. Lemon Opal	4.DA.10	SiO₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	var. Opal-CT	4.DA.10	SiO₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	var. Opal-AG	4.DA.10	SiO₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	Pyrolusite	4.DB.05	Mn⁴⁺O₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Magnesite	5.AB.05	MgCO₃
ⓘ	Siderite	5.AB.05	FeCO₃
ⓘ	Aragonite	5.AB.15	CaCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
ⓘ	Ammonioalunite	7.BC.10	(NH₄)Al₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Melanterite	7.CB.35	Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
ⓘ	Epsomite	7.CB.40	MgSO₄ · 7H₂O
ⓘ	Alunogen	7.CB.45	Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 17H₂O
ⓘ	Coquimbite	7.CB.55	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂ · 6H₂O
ⓘ	Redingtonite (TL)	7.CB.85	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
ⓘ	Voltaite	7.CC.25	K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂ · 18H₂O
ⓘ	Mirabilite	7.CD.10	Na₂SO₄ · 10H₂O
ⓘ	Hohmannite	7.DB.30	Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₂O · 8H₂O
ⓘ	Copiapite	7.DB.35	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
ⓘ	Magnesiocopiapite	7.DB.35	MgFe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
ⓘ	var. Knoxvillite	7.DB.35	MgFe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
ⓘ	Fibroferrite	7.DC.15	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH) · 5H₂O
ⓘ	Botryogen	7.DC.25	MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH) · 7H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Muscovite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	var. Sericite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Montmorillonite	9.EC.40	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	Kaolinite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Buddingtonite	9.FA.30	(NH₄)(AlSi₃O₈)
Group 10 - Organic Compounds
ⓘ	Idrialite	10.BA.20	C₂₂H₁₄
Unclassified
ⓘ	'K Feldspar var. Adularia'	-	KAlSi₃O₈
ⓘ	'Aragotite'	-	(C,H)
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'K Feldspar'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Alunogen	Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 17H₂O
H	ⓘ Ammonioalunite	(NH₄)Al₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Aragotite	(C,H)
H	ⓘ Botryogen	MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH) · 7H₂O
H	ⓘ Buddingtonite	(NH₄)(AlSi₃O₈)
H	ⓘ Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
H	ⓘ Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂ · 6H₂O
H	ⓘ Epsomite	MgSO₄ · 7H₂O
H	ⓘ Fibroferrite	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH) · 5H₂O
H	ⓘ Hohmannite	Fe₂³⁺(SO₄)₂O · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Idrialite	C₂₂H₁₄
H	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite	MgFe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
H	ⓘ Melanterite	Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
H	ⓘ Mirabilite	Na₂SO₄ · 10H₂O
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Opal var. Opaline	SiO₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Redingtonite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
H	ⓘ Voltaite	K₂Fe₅²⁺Fe₃³⁺Al(SO₄)₁₂ · 18H₂O
H	ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Opal var. Prase Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite var. Knoxvillite	MgFe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
H	ⓘ Opal var. Lemon Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Opal var. Opal-CT	SiO₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AG	SiO₂ · nH₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Aragotite	(C,H)
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Idrialite	C₂₂H₁₄
C	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
C	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
N	Nitrogen
N	ⓘ Ammonioalunite	(NH₄)Al₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
N	ⓘ Buddingtonite	(NH₄)(AlSi₃O₈)
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
O	ⓘ Alunogen	Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 17H₂O
O	ⓘ Ammonioalunite	(NH₄)Al₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Botryogen	MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH) · 7H₂O
O	ⓘ Buddingtonite	(NH₄)(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
O	ⓘ Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂ · 6H₂O
O	ⓘ Epsomite	MgSO₄ · 7H₂O
O	ⓘ Fibroferrite	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH) · 5H₂O
O	ⓘ Hohmannite	Fe₂³⁺(SO₄)₂O · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
O	ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite	MgFe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
O	ⓘ Melanterite	Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
O	ⓘ Mirabilite	Na₂SO₄ · 10H₂O
O	ⓘ Montroydite	HgO
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Opal var. Opaline	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Pyrolusite	Mn⁴⁺O₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Redingtonite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
O	ⓘ Senarmontite	Sb₂O₃
O	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	ⓘ Voltaite	K₂Fe₅²⁺Fe₃³⁺Al(SO₄)₁₂ · 18H₂O
O	ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Opal var. Prase Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite var. Knoxvillite	MgFe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
O	ⓘ Opal var. Lemon Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Myrickite	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Opal var. Opal-CT	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AG	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Mirabilite	Na₂SO₄ · 10H₂O
Na	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Botryogen	MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH) · 7H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Epsomite	MgSO₄ · 7H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
Mg	ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite	MgFe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mg	ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite var. Knoxvillite	MgFe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Al	ⓘ Alunogen	Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 17H₂O
Al	ⓘ Ammonioalunite	(NH₄)Al₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Al	ⓘ Buddingtonite	(NH₄)(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂ · 6H₂O
Al	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Al	ⓘ Voltaite	K₂Fe₅²⁺Fe₃³⁺Al(SO₄)₁₂ · 18H₂O
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Si	ⓘ Buddingtonite	(NH₄)(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Opal var. Opaline	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Opal var. Precious Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Opal var. Prase Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Opal var. Lemon Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Myrickite	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Opal var. Opal-CT	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AG	SiO₂ · nH₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Alunogen	Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 17H₂O
S	ⓘ Ammonioalunite	(NH₄)Al₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Botryogen	MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH) · 7H₂O
S	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
S	ⓘ Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
S	ⓘ Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂ · 6H₂O
S	ⓘ Epsomite	MgSO₄ · 7H₂O
S	ⓘ Fibroferrite	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH) · 5H₂O
S	ⓘ Hohmannite	Fe₂³⁺(SO₄)₂O · 8H₂O
S	ⓘ Jamesonite	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄
S	ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite	MgFe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
S	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Melanterite	Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
S	ⓘ Metacinnabar	HgS
S	ⓘ Miargyrite	AgSbS₂
S	ⓘ Millerite	NiS
S	ⓘ Mirabilite	Na₂SO₄ · 10H₂O
S	ⓘ Pyrargyrite	Ag₃SbS₃
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Redingtonite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
S	ⓘ Native Sulphur	S₈
S	ⓘ Voltaite	K₂Fe₅²⁺Fe₃³⁺Al(SO₄)₁₂ · 18H₂O
S	ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite var. Knoxvillite	MgFe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Calomel	[Hg₂]²⁺Cl₂
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Voltaite	K₂Fe₅²⁺Fe₃³⁺Al(SO₄)₁₂ · 18H₂O
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Cr	ⓘ Redingtonite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Pyrolusite	Mn⁴⁺O₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Botryogen	MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH) · 7H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂ · 6H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Fibroferrite	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH) · 5H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Hohmannite	Fe₂³⁺(SO₄)₂O · 8H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Jamesonite	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄
Fe	ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite	MgFe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Melanterite	Fe²⁺(H₂O)₆(SO₄) · H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Redingtonite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
Fe	ⓘ Voltaite	K₂Fe₅²⁺Fe₃³⁺Al(SO₄)₁₂ · 18H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe	ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite var. Knoxvillite	MgFe₄³⁺(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Millerite	NiS
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum	(Au,Ag)
Ag	ⓘ Miargyrite	AgSbS₂
Ag	ⓘ Pyrargyrite	Ag₃SbS₃
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Jamesonite	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄
Sb	ⓘ Miargyrite	AgSbS₂
Sb	ⓘ Pyrargyrite	Ag₃SbS₃
Sb	ⓘ Senarmontite	Sb₂O₃
Sb	ⓘ Stibnite	Sb₂S₃
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum	(Au,Ag)
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Hg	Mercury
Hg	ⓘ Calomel	[Hg₂]²⁺Cl₂
Hg	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
Hg	ⓘ Native Mercury	Hg
Hg	ⓘ Metacinnabar	HgS
Hg	ⓘ Montroydite	HgO
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Jamesonite	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄

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