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Interior view of the Lake Shasta Cavern, ca. 1975.

Lake Shasta Caverns, O'Brien, East Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
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Daingerfield & Co. Building

Shasta, Shasta Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
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Courthouse

Shasta, Shasta Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
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Interior view of the Lake Shasta Cavern, ca. 1975.

Lake Shasta Caverns, O'Brien, East Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
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Daingerfield & Co. Building

Shasta, Shasta Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
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Courthouse

Shasta, Shasta Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
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Interior view of the Lake Shasta Cavern, ca. 1975.

Lake Shasta Caverns, O'Brien, East Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
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Daingerfield & Co. Building

Shasta, Shasta Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
Latitude & Longitude:
40° North , 122° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~102km
GRN:
N28W66
Type:
Mountain Range
Mindat Locality ID:
233244
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:233244:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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105 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
ⓘ Aluminocopiapite
Formula: Al2/3Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
ⓘ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Description: Occurs in an amygdaloidal basalt.
ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Description: Occurs partially altered to gypsum in deep levels of the mine.
ⓘ Anthophyllite
Formula: ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Antlerite
Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
Description: Occurs as coatings on fractures.
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ 'Asbestos'
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Localities:
JCL Mine (J.C.L. Mine), Sugarloaf [1], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
Bully Hill, Bully Hill, Bully Hill District (Winthrop District), East Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
Bully Hill Mine (Shasta Zinc and Copper Mine; Bully Hill-Rising Star Mine; Copper City Mine; Rising Star Mine; Delamar Mine; Shasta Zinc and Copper Mine), Bully Hill, Bully Hill, Bully Hill District (Winthrop District), East Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
Afterthought Mine, Ingot, East Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
Greenhorn Mine (Greenhorn vein; Willow Creek Mines Inc.; Warren Brothers), French Gulch, French Gulch Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Localities: Reported from at least 20 localities in this region.
ⓘ Bementite
Formula: Mn7Si6O15(OH)8
ⓘ Bílinite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Description: Occurs in dacite.
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Cesanite
Formula: Na3Ca2(SO4)3(OH)
ⓘ 'Chabazite'
ⓘ Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 62 localities in this region.
ⓘ Chessexite
Formula: (Na,K)4Ca2(Mg,Zn)3Al8(SO4)10(SiO4)2 · 40H2O
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.
ⓘ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘ Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Description: Cross-fiber. Mined commercially.
ⓘ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Description: Common along fracture lines in the ore.
ⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Description: Common along fracture lines in the ore.
ⓘ Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Copiapite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
ⓘ 'Copper Stain'
ⓘ Coquimbite
Formula: AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Description: Occurs as an alteration product of chalcopyrite.
ⓘ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
ⓘ Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Occurs as grains exhibiting good cleavage in a peridotite.
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Ferrimolybdite
Formula: Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ 'Freibergite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
Localities:
Big Dyke Mine (Big Dike Mine; Edna claim; Little Dyke claim; Alta claim; Helen claim; Dyke claim; Extension claim; Big Dyke claim), Grouse Mountain, South Fork Silver District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
Climax Mine, Petty Butte, South Fork Silver District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
Continental Mine, Grouse Mountain, South Fork Silver District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
Silverfalls - Chicago Consolidated Mine (Chicago claim; Silver Falls Mine; Chicago Consolidated property; Pillchunck claim; Union claim; Cold Spring claim; Richmond claim; Madison claim), Igo (South Fork), South Fork Silver District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
White Star Mine (White Star group; White Star Silver group; Crystal), Petty Butte, South Fork Silver District, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 31 localities in this region.
Description: Abundant.
ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena
Formula: PbS with Ag
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Goslarite
Formula: ZnSO4 · 7H2O
ⓘ Greenockite
Formula: CdS
Colour: Lemon-yellow
Description: Occurs as coatings on Sphalerite.
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Description: Occurs as an alteration product from anhydrite in deep levels of the mine.
ⓘ Halotrichite
Formula: Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
ⓘ Hectorfloresite
Formula: Na9(SO4)4(IO3)
ⓘ Hedenbergite
Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6
Habit: Fibrous
Colour: Green
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
ⓘ Idaite
Formula: Cu5FeS6
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Habit: Platy
Description: Occurs as tiny, irregular plates intergrown with magnetite.
ⓘ Ilsemannite
Formula: Mo3O8 · nH2O
Colour: Blue
Description: Occurs as bklue zones surrounding molybdenite.
ⓘ Ilvaite
Formula: CaFe3+Fe2+2(Si2O7)O(OH)
Habit: Long prismatic
Description: Occurs as thin bands & long prisms on both sides of a narrow dike cutting limestone.
ⓘ Inyoite
Formula: Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Kornelite
Formula: Fe2(SO4)3 · 7H2O
ⓘ Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ 'Limonite'
Description: Occurs as beautiful stalactites in gossan.
ⓘ Luzonite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
Description: Occurs as anhedral grains in chalcopyrite.
ⓘ Maghemite
Formula: (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4
Description: Occurs in gossan.
ⓘ Magnesiochromite
Formula: MgCr2O4
ⓘ Magnesiocopiapite
Formula: MgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
Description: Occurs as minute crystals in cavities and fractures in quartz.
ⓘ Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
ⓘ Millosevichite
Formula: Al2(SO4)3
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Description: Occurs as a considerable deposit hosted in aplite or alaskite.
References:
258 pp.: 126
Trask, John Boardman (1856), Report on the geology of northern and southern California: California Legislature, 7th. session, Ap. to Jour. S. Doc. 14, 66 pp.: 50
Cook, C.W. (1922), A new occurrence of ilsemannite (Gibson, Shasta County, California): American Journal of Science, 5th. Series: 4: 50-52
Hamilton, Fletcher McNab & Lloyd L. Root (1923), Nineteenth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 19
Averill, Charles V. (1939), Mineral resources of Shasta County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division of Mines (Report 35): 35(2): 168-169
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 241 localities in this region.
ⓘ Native Mercury
Formula: Hg
ⓘ Native Osmium
Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru)
Description: Placer material.
ⓘ Native Platinum
Formula: Pt
Description: Placer material.
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ Native Zinc ?
Formula: Zn
Description: Unconfirmed. One piece had a fragment of rock attached.
ⓘ Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Description: Occurs in basalt.
ⓘ Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ 'Platinum-Group Elements'
ⓘ Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
ⓘ 'Psilomelane'
ⓘ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Description: Occurs in small amounts.
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 86 localities in this region.
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
ⓘ Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 126 localities in this region.
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
ⓘ Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
ⓘ Rhomboclase
Formula: (H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O
ⓘ Römerite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 · 14H2O
ⓘ Rozenite
Formula: FeSO4 · 4H2O
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Siderotil
Formula: FeSO4 · 5H2O
ⓘ 'Silica'
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Localities: Reported from at least 35 localities in this region.
ⓘ Stephanite
Formula: Ag5SbS4
Description: Occurs in calcite-quartz gangue.
ⓘ Szomolnokite
Formula: FeSO4 · H2O
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Colour: White
Description: Good grade.
ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
ⓘ Tenorite
Formula: CuO
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Group'
Formula: M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Description: Occurs in a baryte gangue. Argentiferous material.
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Colour: Black
Description: Occurs in small rosettes.
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Description: Mined commercially.
ⓘ Tridymite
Formula: SiO2
Description: Abundant in vesicular basalts.
ⓘ Ungemachite
Formula: K3Na8Fe(SO4)6(NO3)2 · 6H2O
ⓘ Uvarovite
Formula: Ca3Cr3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Voltaite
Formula: K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
ⓘ Witherite
Formula: BaCO3
ⓘ Zaratite
Formula: Ni3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
ⓘNative Zinc ?1.AB.05Zn
ⓘNative Mercury1.AD.05Hg
ⓘNative Osmium1.AF.05(Os,Ir,Ru)
ⓘNative Platinum1.AF.10Pt
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘDigenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘHessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘIdaite2.CB.15aCu5FeS6
ⓘGreenockite2.CB.45CdS
ⓘNickeline2.CC.05NiAs
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘvar. Silver-bearing Galena2.CD.10PbS with Ag
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘProustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
ⓘPyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
ⓘ'Freibergite Subgroup'2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
ⓘ'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘStephanite2.GB.10Ag5SbS4
ⓘLuzonite2.KA.10Cu3AsS4
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
ⓘTenorite4.AB.10CuO
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnesiochromite4.BB.05MgCr2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘMaghemite4.BB.15(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘHematite
var. Specularite		4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘTridymite4.DA.10SiO2
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘManganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
ⓘLepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘIlsemannite4.FJ.15Mo3O8 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘWitherite5.AB.15BaCO3
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘZaratite5.DA.15Ni3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘInyoite6.CA.35Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘMillosevichite7.AB.05Al2(SO4)3
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
ⓘAntlerite7.BB.15Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘCesanite7.BD.20Na3Ca2(SO4)3(OH)
ⓘHectorfloresite7.BD.60Na9(SO4)4(IO3)
ⓘSzomolnokite7.CB.05FeSO4 · H2O
ⓘRozenite7.CB.15FeSO4 · 4H2O
ⓘChalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 · 5H2O
ⓘSiderotil7.CB.20FeSO4 · 5H2O
ⓘMelanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
ⓘEpsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 · 7H2O
ⓘGoslarite7.CB.40ZnSO4 · 7H2O
ⓘCoquimbite7.CB.55AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
ⓘRhomboclase7.CB.55(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O
ⓘKornelite7.CB.60Fe2(SO4)3 · 7H2O
ⓘRömerite7.CB.75Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 · 14H2O
ⓘBílinite7.CB.85Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
ⓘHalotrichite7.CB.85Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
ⓘVoltaite7.CC.25K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘAluminocopiapite7.DB.35Al2/3Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
ⓘCopiapite7.DB.35Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
ⓘMagnesiocopiapite7.DB.35MgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
ⓘUngemachite7.DG.10K3Na8Fe(SO4)6(NO3)2 · 6H2O
ⓘChessexite7.DG.35(Na,K)4Ca2(Mg,Zn)3Al8(SO4)10(SiO4)2 · 40H2O
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
ⓘFerrimolybdite7.GB.30Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘPyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘUvarovite9.AD.25Ca3Cr3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘIlvaite9.BE.07CaFe3+Fe2+2(Si2O7)O(OH)
ⓘClinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘHedenbergite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6
ⓘAnthophyllite9.DD.05◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘRhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘvar. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘAntigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘBementite9.EE.05Mn7Si6O15(OH)8
ⓘNatrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘAnalcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Asbestos'-
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chabazite'-
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Silica'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ'Copper Stain'-
ⓘ'Platinum-Group Elements'-
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Group'-M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Hⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hⓘ Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ BementiteMn7Si6O15(OH)8
Hⓘ BíliniteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ CesaniteNa3Ca2(SO4)3(OH)
Hⓘ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Hⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ Chessexite(Na,K)4Ca2(Mg,Zn)3Al8(SO4)10(SiO4)2 · 40H2O
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Hⓘ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Hⓘ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Hⓘ GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Hⓘ IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
Hⓘ IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Hⓘ InyoiteCa(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ KorneliteFe2(SO4)3 · 7H2O
Hⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ MagnesiocopiapiteMgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Hⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Rhomboclase(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Hⓘ RömeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Hⓘ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Hⓘ SiderotilFeSO4 · 5H2O
Hⓘ SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ UngemachiteK3Na8Fe(SO4)6(NO3)2 · 6H2O
Hⓘ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Hⓘ ZaratiteNi3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
BBoron
Bⓘ InyoiteCa(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Cⓘ WitheriteBaCO3
Cⓘ ZaratiteNi3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
NNitrogen
Nⓘ UngemachiteK3Na8Fe(SO4)6(NO3)2 · 6H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Oⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ BementiteMn7Si6O15(OH)8
Oⓘ BíliniteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ CesaniteNa3Ca2(SO4)3(OH)
Oⓘ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ Chessexite(Na,K)4Ca2(Mg,Zn)3Al8(SO4)10(SiO4)2 · 40H2O
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Oⓘ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Oⓘ CupriteCu2O
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Oⓘ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Oⓘ GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Oⓘ HectorfloresiteNa9(SO4)4(IO3)
Oⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
Oⓘ IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Oⓘ InyoiteCa(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ KorneliteFe2(SO4)3 · 7H2O
Oⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ MagnesiocopiapiteMgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Oⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Oⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Oⓘ Maghemite(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Oⓘ MillosevichiteAl2(SO4)3
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Oⓘ Rhomboclase(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Oⓘ RömeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Oⓘ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ SiderotilFeSO4 · 5H2O
Oⓘ SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ TenoriteCuO
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ TridymiteSiO2
Oⓘ UngemachiteK3Na8Fe(SO4)6(NO3)2 · 6H2O
Oⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Oⓘ WitheriteBaCO3
Oⓘ ZaratiteNi3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
Oⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naⓘ CesaniteNa3Ca2(SO4)3(OH)
Naⓘ Chessexite(Na,K)4Ca2(Mg,Zn)3Al8(SO4)10(SiO4)2 · 40H2O
Naⓘ HectorfloresiteNa9(SO4)4(IO3)
Naⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Naⓘ UngemachiteK3Na8Fe(SO4)6(NO3)2 · 6H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(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ⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ Chessexite(Na,K)4Ca2(Mg,Zn)3Al8(SO4)10(SiO4)2 · 40H2O
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Mgⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Mgⓘ MagnesiocopiapiteMgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Mgⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Alⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ Chessexite(Na,K)4Ca2(Mg,Zn)3Al8(SO4)10(SiO4)2 · 40H2O
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Alⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MillosevichiteAl2(SO4)3
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Alⓘ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siⓘ Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ BementiteMn7Si6O15(OH)8
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ Chessexite(Na,K)4Ca2(Mg,Zn)3Al8(SO4)10(SiO4)2 · 40H2O
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Siⓘ IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Siⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ TridymiteSiO2
Siⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ BíliniteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ CesaniteNa3Ca2(SO4)3(OH)
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ Chessexite(Na,K)4Ca2(Mg,Zn)3Al8(SO4)10(SiO4)2 · 40H2O
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
Sⓘ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Sⓘ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ DigeniteCu9S5
Sⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Sⓘ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
Sⓘ GreenockiteCdS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Sⓘ HectorfloresiteNa9(SO4)4(IO3)
Sⓘ IdaiteCu5FeS6
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ KorneliteFe2(SO4)3 · 7H2O
Sⓘ LuzoniteCu3AsS4
Sⓘ MagnesiocopiapiteMgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Sⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Sⓘ MillosevichiteAl2(SO4)3
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Sⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ Rhomboclase(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Sⓘ RömeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Sⓘ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Sⓘ SiderotilFeSO4 · 5H2O
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
Sⓘ SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
Sⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sⓘ UngemachiteK3Na8Fe(SO4)6(NO3)2 · 6H2O
Sⓘ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Sⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite GroupM2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ Chessexite(Na,K)4Ca2(Mg,Zn)3Al8(SO4)10(SiO4)2 · 40H2O
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ UngemachiteK3Na8Fe(SO4)6(NO3)2 · 6H2O
Kⓘ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ CesaniteNa3Ca2(SO4)3(OH)
Caⓘ Chessexite(Na,K)4Ca2(Mg,Zn)3Al8(SO4)10(SiO4)2 · 40H2O
Caⓘ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Caⓘ IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Caⓘ InyoiteCa(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O
Caⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Crⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Crⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
MnManganese
Mnⓘ BementiteMn7Si6O15(OH)8
Mnⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mnⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
FeIron
Feⓘ AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ BíliniteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Feⓘ CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Feⓘ HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Feⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ IdaiteCu5FeS6
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ KorneliteFe2(SO4)3 · 7H2O
Feⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ MagnesiocopiapiteMgFe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Feⓘ Maghemite(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Rhomboclase(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Feⓘ RömeriteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O
Feⓘ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Feⓘ SiderotilFeSO4 · 5H2O
Feⓘ SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
Feⓘ UngemachiteK3Na8Fe(SO4)6(NO3)2 · 6H2O
Feⓘ VoltaiteK2Fe52+Fe33+Al(SO4)12 · 18H2O
Feⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ NickelineNiAs
Niⓘ ZaratiteNi3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ CupriteCu2O
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ DigeniteCu9S5
Cuⓘ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Cuⓘ IdaiteCu5FeS6
Cuⓘ LuzoniteCu3AsS4
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuⓘ TenoriteCuO
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Chessexite(Na,K)4Ca2(Mg,Zn)3Al8(SO4)10(SiO4)2 · 40H2O
Znⓘ GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ Native ZincZn
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ LuzoniteCu3AsS4
Asⓘ NickelineNiAs
Asⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Asⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Moⓘ IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
RuRuthenium
Ruⓘ Native Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Agⓘ HessiteAg2Te
Agⓘ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Agⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
Agⓘ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Agⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
CdCadmium
Cdⓘ GreenockiteCdS
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sbⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sbⓘ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
Teⓘ HessiteAg2Te
IIodine
Iⓘ HectorfloresiteNa9(SO4)4(IO3)
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Baⓘ WitheriteBaCO3
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
OsOsmium
Osⓘ Native Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
IrIridium
Irⓘ Native Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ Native PlatinumPt
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS
Hgⓘ Native MercuryHg
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pbⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag

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References

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Ferguson, Henry Gardiner (1915) Pocket deposits of the Klamath Mountains, California. Economic Geology, 10 (3) 241-261 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.10.3.241
Diller, J.S. (1921) Chromite in the Klamath Mountains, California and Oregon. Bulletin 725a. US Geological Survey 84 pp. doi:10.3133/b725a
Irwin, W.P. (1960) Geologic reconnaissance of the northern Coast Ranges and Klamath Mountains, California
Irwin, W.P. (1960) Geologic reconnaissance of the northern Coast Ranges and Klamath Mountains, California. California Division of Mines Bulletin 179 80 pp.
(1968) Gold distribution on the sea floor off the Klamath Mountains, California. Circular 605. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/cir605
Hotz, Preston Enslow (1971), Geology of Lode Gold Districts in the Klamath Mountains, California and Oregon: USGS Bulletin 1290: 55-56.
Gray, Gary G. (1986) Native terranes of the Central Klamath Mountains, California. Tectonics, 5 (7). 1043-1054 doi:10.1029/tc005i007p01043
Miller, M. Meghan, Saleeby, Jason B. (1995) U-Pb geochronology of detrital zircon from Upper Jurassic synorogenic turbidites, Galice Formation, and related rocks, western Klamath Mountains: Correlation and Klamath Mountains provenance. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 100. 18045-18058 doi:10.1029/95jb00761
Taylor, Ryan D.; Morgan, Leah E.; Jourdan, Fred; Monecke, Thomas; Marsh, Erin E.; Goldfarb, Richard J. (2022) Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous orogenic gold mineralization in the Klamath Mountains, California: Constraints from 40Ar/39Ar dating of hydrothermal muscovite. Ore Geology Reviews, 141. p.104661. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104661
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