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Salmchâteau, Vielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgiumi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 15' 55'' North , 5° 54' 22'' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
278
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:278:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Salmchâteau (Luxembourgish: Salem; Walloon: Såm) is a village of Wallonia in the municipality of Vielsalm, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. It is situated on the river Salm.

The Counts of Salm built a château in Salmchâteau, of which only two towers remain. This castle gave the village its name.

A museum focused on the grinding wheel and regional geology is located in the village.

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

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Description: associated with quartz, malachite, and/or ardennite
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Habit: prismatic
Colour: pale green
Description: alters to muscovite (Corin, 1929) or kaolinite, sericite and/or pyrophyllite (Theunissen, 1970)
Andalusite var. Viridine
Formula: (Al,Mn3+)2SiO4O
Anilite
Formula: Cu7S4
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Ardennite'
Description: "Ardennite was discovered at Salmchâteau, associated with apatite and albite, in a quartz vein more or less parallel to the stratification of the weakly metamorphic manganiferous phyllites of the Ottré Formation." (Hatert et al., 2002)
Ardennite-(As) (TL)
Formula: Mn2+4Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
Description: The specimens are typically massive cream colored quartz that have in it non freestanding prismatic, tan radiating bundles up to 4cm of non terminated crystals.
Ardennite-(V)
Formula: Mn2+4Al4(AlMg)(VO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
Arsenogoyazite
Formula: SrAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Balkanite ?
Formula: Cu9Ag5HgS8
Balyakinite
Formula: Cu(TeO3)
Habit: millimetre-sized specks and prismatic crystals up to 30µm
Colour: bluish-green
Description: Associated with teineite.
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Habit: prismatic
Colour: colourless to light green
Description: intimately associated with malachite and vein quartz
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bogdanovite ?
Formula: (Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe)
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Braunite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
Habit: fine-grained
Colour: Creamy grey with a hint of brown in polished sections
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cacoxenite
Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Chalcoalumite
Formula: CuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Chloritoid
Formula: Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Connellite
Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Cookeite
Formula: (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Cryptomelane ?
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Description: According to Mélon et al. (1976), the material analysed by Laspeyres (1876) may have been a mixture of cryptomelane and lithiophorite (due to the relatively high K2O content).
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Habit: octahedra showing {110} and {112} facets
Description: Associated with malachite, native copper and quartz (Buttgenbach, 1921).
Danielsite ?
Formula: (Cu,Ag)14HgS8
Davreuxite
Formula: MnAl6Si4O17(OH)2
Delafossite
Formula: Cu+Fe3+O2
Habit: fibroradiated globules with metallic reflections on broken surfaces
Colour: black
Description: ID confirmed by XRD and qualitative chemical analysis. Associated with goethite, chalcopyrite and malachite.
Denningite ?
Formula: (Mn2+,Ca,Zn)Te4+2O5
Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
Djurleite
Formula: Cu31S16
Colour: black
Faustite
Formula: ZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Habit: spheres
Colour: grey to white
Description: Beside Zn and Al only minor Cu, Fe and Ni could be determined (semiquantitatively).
Florencite-(Ce)
Formula: CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Graemite
Formula: Cu[TeO3] · H2O
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Hollandite
Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Kanonaite
Formula: Mn3+Al(SiO4)O
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Langite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Habit: lamellae (flattened according to {001} and elongated according to [100])
Colour: blue
Description: Associated with copper sulfides in quartz veins
Libethenite
Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Lithiophorite
Formula: (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Habit: Small masses associated with wavellite or quartz
Colour: dark grey to black
Description: Microprobe analysis has shown, apart from Al and Mn, low contents of Co, Cu, Zn and Ni. According to Mélon et al. (1976), Laspeyre may have analysed a mixture of cryptomelane and lithiophorite (due to the relatively high K2O content).
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
'Manganese Oxides'
Melonite ?
Formula: NiTe2
Melonite var. Palladium-bearing Melonite ?
Formula: (Ni,Pd)Te2
Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Montroydite ?
Formula: HgO
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Muscovite var. Alurgite
Formula: K(Al,Mn3+)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Fuchsite
Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Habit: lamellae
Colour: greenish (dichroic)
Description: erroneously identified as cupriferous pyrophyllite by e.g. Dewalque (1894)
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Tellurium ?
Formula: Te
Nsutite
Formula: (Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2
Habit: botryoidal masses with concentric structure
Colour: black
Olivenite
Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Habit: prismatic, elongated according to the c axis showing {110} and {101}
Colour: pale olive green
Ottrélite
Formula: Mn2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Paragonite
Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Description: intimately associated with muscovite
Paratellurite
Formula: TeO2
Piemontite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Description: associated with kanonaite and braunite. Contains up to 5% rare earths (Hatert et al., 2002).
Posnjakite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Habit: crusts composed of fibrous aggregates
Colour: light blue
Description: In a phyllite-like green rock with abundant chloritoid
Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Pyrophyllite
Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Habit: lamellar
Colour: yellowish to greenish-white
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Habit: spar-like masses
Colour: pink
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Spinel ?
Formula: MgAl2O4
Stavelotite-(La) (TL)
Formula: (La,Nd,Ca)3Mn2+3Cu(Mn3+,Fe3+,Mn4+)26(Si2O7)6O30
Type Locality:
Strontiomelane
Formula: Sr(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Habit: thin acicular crystals up to 2mm
Description: Associated with braunite and/or kanonaite. Microprobe analysis shows the replacement of Ba by Sr of up to 60%, resulting in the mineral strontiomelane.
References:
Sudoite
Formula: Mg2Al3(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Teineite
Formula: Cu2+(Te4+O3) · 2H2O
Habit: millimeter-sized isolated crystals; polycrystalline aggregates up to 2.5mm; lamellae and "veneer"; glassy lustre; SEM analysis shows complex crystal faces
Colour: azure blue
Description: Intimately associated with covellite, hematite, and malachite
Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Colour: colourless
Description: in ardennite and vein quartz
Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)
Zemannite ?
Formula: Mg0.5ZnFe3+(Te4+O3)3 · 4.5H2O
Zircon ?
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Tellurium ?1.CC.10Te
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Djurleite2.BA.05Cu31S16
Anilite2.BA.10Cu7S4
Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Bogdanovite ?2.BA.80(Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe)
Balkanite ?2.BD.15Cu9Ag5HgS8
Danielsite ?2.BD.15(Cu,Ag)14HgS8
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Melonite ?2.EA.20NiTe2
var. Palladium-bearing Melonite ?2.EA.20(Ni,Pd)Te2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Connellite3.DA.25Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Delafossite4.AB.15Cu+Fe3+O2
Montroydite ?4.AC.15HgO
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Spinel ?4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Nsutite4.DB.15c(Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Paratellurite4.DE.25TeO2
Cryptomelane ?4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Hollandite4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Strontiomelane4.DK.05aSr(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Lithiophorite4.FE.25(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Balyakinite4.JK.15Cu(TeO3)
Denningite ?4.JK.30(Mn2+,Ca,Zn)Te4+2O5
Zemannite ?4.JM.05Mg0.5ZnFe3+(Te4+O3)3 · 4.5H2O
Graemite4.JM.15Cu[TeO3] · H2O
Teineite4.JM.20Cu2+(Te4+O3) · 2H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Langite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Posnjakite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Chalcoalumite7.DD.75CuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Xenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Libethenite8.BB.30Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Olivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Arsenogoyazite8.BL.10SrAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Crandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Florencite-(Ce)8.BL.13CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Cacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Wavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Faustite8.DD.15ZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Turquoise8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Zircon ?9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Kanonaite9.AF.10Mn3+Al(SiO4)O
Andalusite
var. Viridine
9.AF.10(Al,Mn3+)2SiO4O
Chloritoid9.AF.85Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Ottrélite9.AF.85Mn2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Braunite9.AG.05Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
Stavelotite-(La) (TL)9.BE.87(La,Nd,Ca)3Mn2+3Cu(Mn3+,Fe3+,Mn4+)26(Si2O7)6O30
Davreuxite9.BF.15MnAl6Si4O17(OH)2
Piemontite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ardennite-(As) (TL)9.BJ.40Mn2+4Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
Ardennite-(V)9.BJ.40Mn2+4Al4(AlMg)(VO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Pyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite
var. Alurgite
9.EC.15K(Al,Mn3+)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Fuchsite9.EC.15K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Paragonite9.EC.15NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Cookeite9.EC.55(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Sudoite9.EC.55Mg2Al3(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Dickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Manganese Oxides'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Ardennite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Muscovite var. AlurgiteK(Al,Mn3+)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H ArsenogoyaziteSrAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
H Ardennite-(As)Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
H ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
H ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
H Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
H CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H DavreuxiteMnAl6Si4O17(OH)2
H DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
H Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
H FaustiteZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GraemiteCu[TeO3] · H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
H LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
H Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H Nsutite(Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2
H OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
H OttréliteMn2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
H ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
H PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
H PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
H SudoiteMg2Al3(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H TeineiteCu2+(Te4+O3) · 2H2O
H TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
H TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
H WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
H ZemanniteMg0.5ZnFe3+(Te4+O3)3 · 4.5H2O
H Ardennite-(V)Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(VO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
LiLithium
Li Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Li Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Muscovite var. AlurgiteK(Al,Mn3+)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O AnataseTiO2
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O ArsenogoyaziteSrAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
O Ardennite-(As)Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BalyakiniteCu(TeO3)
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
O ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
O ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
O Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
O CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
O CupriteCu2O
O DavreuxiteMnAl6Si4O17(OH)2
O DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
O Denningite(Mn2+,Ca,Zn)Te24+O5
O DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
O FaustiteZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GraemiteCu[TeO3] · H2O
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
O KanonaiteMn3+Al(SiO4)O
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
O LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
O Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
O MontroyditeHgO
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O Nsutite(Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2
O OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
O OttréliteMn2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
O ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O ParatelluriteTeO2
O Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
O PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O RutileTiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O SudoiteMg2Al3(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O TeineiteCu2+(Te4+O3) · 2H2O
O TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
O WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
O Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
O ZemanniteMg0.5ZnFe3+(Te4+O3)3 · 4.5H2O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O StrontiomelaneSr(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
O Andalusite var. Viridine(Al,Mn3+)2SiO4O
O Stavelotite-(La)(La,Nd,Ca)3Mn32+Cu(Mn3+,Fe3+,Mn4+)26(Si2O7)6O30
O Ardennite-(V)Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(VO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg Ardennite-(As)Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg SudoiteMg2Al3(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg ZemanniteMg0.5ZnFe3+(Te4+O3)3 · 4.5H2O
Mg Ardennite-(V)Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(VO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Muscovite var. AlurgiteK(Al,Mn3+)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al ArsenogoyaziteSrAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Al Ardennite-(As)Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Al ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
Al ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Al CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al DavreuxiteMnAl6Si4O17(OH)2
Al DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Al Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Al FaustiteZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Al KanonaiteMn3+Al(SiO4)O
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al OttréliteMn2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Al ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Al SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al SudoiteMg2Al3(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Al WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Al Andalusite var. Viridine(Al,Mn3+)2SiO4O
Al Ardennite-(V)Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(VO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Muscovite var. AlurgiteK(Al,Mn3+)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si Ardennite-(As)Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Si DavreuxiteMnAl6Si4O17(OH)2
Si DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Si KanonaiteMn3+Al(SiO4)O
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si OttréliteMn2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Si ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si SudoiteMg2Al3(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Andalusite var. Viridine(Al,Mn3+)2SiO4O
Si Stavelotite-(La)(La,Nd,Ca)3Mn32+Cu(Mn3+,Fe3+,Mn4+)26(Si2O7)6O30
Si Ardennite-(V)Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(VO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
PPhosphorus
P CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
P CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P FaustiteZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
P LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
P Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
P PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
P TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
P TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
P WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
P Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S AniliteCu7S4
S BalkaniteCu9Ag5HgS8
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
S ChalcociteCu2S
S ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
S CovelliteCuS
S Danielsite(Cu,Ag)14HgS8
S DigeniteCu9S5
S DjurleiteCu31S16
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
S PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
S PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Cl ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K Muscovite var. AlurgiteK(Al,Mn3+)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
K Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Ca Denningite(Mn2+,Ca,Zn)Te24+O5
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Stavelotite-(La)(La,Nd,Ca)3Mn32+Cu(Mn3+,Fe3+,Mn4+)26(Si2O7)6O30
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti RutileTiO2
VVanadium
V Ardennite-(V)Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(VO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
CrChromium
Cr Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
MnManganese
Mn Muscovite var. AlurgiteK(Al,Mn3+)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mn Ardennite-(As)Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
Mn BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Mn CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mn DavreuxiteMnAl6Si4O17(OH)2
Mn Denningite(Mn2+,Ca,Zn)Te24+O5
Mn HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mn KanonaiteMn3+Al(SiO4)O
Mn Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Mn Nsutite(Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2
Mn OttréliteMn2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Mn Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mn SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Mn StrontiomelaneSr(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mn Andalusite var. Viridine(Al,Mn3+)2SiO4O
Mn Stavelotite-(La)(La,Nd,Ca)3Mn32+Cu(Mn3+,Fe3+,Mn4+)26(Si2O7)6O30
Mn Ardennite-(V)Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(VO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe Bogdanovite(Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe)
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Fe DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe ZemanniteMg0.5ZnFe3+(Te4+O3)3 · 4.5H2O
Fe Stavelotite-(La)(La,Nd,Ca)3Mn32+Cu(Mn3+,Fe3+,Mn4+)26(Si2O7)6O30
NiNickel
Ni MeloniteNiTe2
Ni Melonite var. Palladium-bearing Melonite(Ni,Pd)Te2
CuCopper
Cu AniliteCu7S4
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BalkaniteCu9Ag5HgS8
Cu BalyakiniteCu(TeO3)
Cu Bogdanovite(Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe)
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu Danielsite(Cu,Ag)14HgS8
Cu DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
Cu DigeniteCu9S5
Cu DjurleiteCu31S16
Cu GraemiteCu[TeO3] · H2O
Cu LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cu LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cu PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Cu PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cu TeineiteCu2+(Te4+O3) · 2H2O
Cu TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Cu TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Cu Stavelotite-(La)(La,Nd,Ca)3Mn32+Cu(Mn3+,Fe3+,Mn4+)26(Si2O7)6O30
ZnZinc
Zn Denningite(Mn2+,Ca,Zn)Te24+O5
Zn FaustiteZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Zn ZemanniteMg0.5ZnFe3+(Te4+O3)3 · 4.5H2O
AsArsenic
As ArsenogoyaziteSrAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
As Ardennite-(As)Mn42+Al4(AlMg)(AsO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
As OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
SrStrontium
Sr ArsenogoyaziteSrAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Sr StrontiomelaneSr(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
YYttrium
Y Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
PdPalladium
Pd Melonite var. Palladium-bearing Melonite(Ni,Pd)Te2
AgSilver
Ag BalkaniteCu9Ag5HgS8
Ag Danielsite(Cu,Ag)14HgS8
TeTellurium
Te BalyakiniteCu(TeO3)
Te Bogdanovite(Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe)
Te Denningite(Mn2+,Ca,Zn)Te24+O5
Te GraemiteCu[TeO3] · H2O
Te MeloniteNiTe2
Te ParatelluriteTeO2
Te TeineiteCu2+(Te4+O3) · 2H2O
Te Native TelluriumTe
Te ZemanniteMg0.5ZnFe3+(Te4+O3)3 · 4.5H2O
Te Melonite var. Palladium-bearing Melonite(Ni,Pd)Te2
BaBarium
Ba HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
LaLanthanum
La Stavelotite-(La)(La,Nd,Ca)3Mn32+Cu(Mn3+,Fe3+,Mn4+)26(Si2O7)6O30
CeCerium
Ce Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Ce Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
NdNeodymium
Nd Stavelotite-(La)(La,Nd,Ca)3Mn32+Cu(Mn3+,Fe3+,Mn4+)26(Si2O7)6O30
AuGold
Au Bogdanovite(Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe)
Au Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hg BalkaniteCu9Ag5HgS8
Hg Danielsite(Cu,Ag)14HgS8
Hg MontroyditeHgO
PbLead
Pb Bogdanovite(Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe)
UUranium
U TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O

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