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Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italyi
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View of the Massa marble quarrying area, ca. 1925.

Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
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View of the Massa marble quarrying, ca. 1900.

Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
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View of the Massa marble quarrying district, in 1955.

Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
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View of the Massa marble quarrying area, ca. 1925.

Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
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View of the Massa marble quarrying, ca. 1900.

Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
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View of the Massa marble quarrying district, in 1955.

Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
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View of the Massa marble quarrying area, ca. 1925.

Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
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View of the Massa marble quarrying, ca. 1900.

Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Massa64,783 (2015)
Marina di Massa19,092 (2018)
Forno708 (2014)
Casette635 (2014)
Pariana403 (2014)
Canevara340 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
29576
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:29576:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Massa, Province de Massa-Carrara (Province de Masse et Carrare), Toscane, Italie
German:
Massa, Provinz Massa-Carrara (Provinz Massa und Carrara), Toskana, Italien
Italian:
Massa, Provincia di Massa-Carrara (Provincia di Massa e Carrara), Toscana, Italia
Russian:
Масса, Провинция Масса-Каррара (Провинция Масса и Каррара), Тоскана, Италия
Simplified Chinese:
马萨, 馬薩-卡拉拉省, 托斯卡纳, 意大利
Spanish:
Massa, Provincia de Massa-Carrara (Provincia de Massa y Carrara), Toscana, Italia
Arabic:
ماسا, مقاطعة ماسا كرارا, توسكانا, إيطاليا
Armenian:
Մասսա, Մասսա-Կարարա, Տոսկանա, Իտալիա
Basque:
Massa, Massa-Carrarako probintzia, Toskana, Italia
Belarusian:
Маса, правінцыя Маса-Карара, Таскана, Італія
Breton:
Massa, Proviñs Massa-Carrara, Toskana, Italia
Bulgarian:
Маса, Маса и Карара, Тоскана, Италия
Catalan:
Massa, Província de Massa-Carrara, Toscana, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Massa , Provincia di Massa-Carrara, Toscana, Italya
Central Bikol:
Massa di Carrara, Provincia nin Massa-Carrara, Tuscany, Italya
Corsican:
Massa, Pruvincia di Massa è Carrara, Tuscana, Italia
Czech:
Massa, Provincie Massa-Carrara, Toskánsko, Itálie
Danish:
Massa, Massa-Carrara, Toscana, Italien
Dutch:
Massa, Massa-Carrara, Toscane, Italië
Emilian-Romagnol:
Massa, Pruvèinsa ed Massa-Carara (Provênsa 'd Massa-Carara; Pruvîncia ed Massa-Carēra), Tuschèna (Tuscana; Tuscâna; Toscäna), Itâlia
Esperanto:
Massa, Provinco Massa-Kararo, Toskanio, Italio
Estonian:
Massa, Massa ja Carrara provints, Toscana, Itaalia
Farsi/Persian:
ماسا, استان ماسا-کارارا, توسکانی, ایتالیا
Galician:
Massa, Provincia de Massa-Carrara, Toscana, Italia
Georgian:
მასა, მასისა და კარარის პროვინცია, ტოსკანა, იტალია
Greek:
Μάσσα, Μάσσα-Καρράρα, Τοσκάνη, Ιταλία
Hebrew:
מאסה, מאסה-קרארה, טוסקנה, איטליה
Hungarian:
Massa, Massa-Carrara megye, Toszkána, Olaszország
Indonesian:
Massa, Provinsi Massa-Carrara, Toscana, Italia
Irish Gaelic:
Massa, An Tuscáin, An Iodáil
Japanese:
マッサ, マッサ=カッラーラ県, トスカーナ州, イタリア
Korean:
마사, 마사에카라라현, 토스카나주, 이탈리아
Latin:
Massa (Massa prope Frigido; Massa Lunensis), Provincia Massensis et Carrariensis (Provincia Massae et Carrariae), Tuscia, Italia
Lithuanian:
Masa, Masos-Kararos provincija, Toskana, Italija
Lombard:
Massa, Pruvincia de Massa e Carrara, Toscana, Italia
Malay:
Massa, Wilayah Massa-Carrara, Tuscany, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Massa, Massa-Carrara Séng, Toscana, Italia
Neapolitan:
Massa, Toscana, Italia
Norwegian:
Massa, Massa-Carrara, Toscana, Italia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Massa, Provinsen Massa-Carrara, Toscana, Italia
Occitan:
Massa, Província de Massa-Carrara, Toscana, Itàlia
Papiamento:
Massa, Toscana, Italia
Piedmontese:
Massa, Provincia ëd Massa-Carara, Toscan-a, Italia
Polish:
Massa, Prowincja Massa-Carrara, Toskania, Włochy
Portuguese:
Massa, Massa-Carrara, Toscana, Itália
Romanian:
Massa, Provincia Massa-Carrara, Toscana, Italia
Sanskrit:
मास्सा, इटली
Scots:
Massa, Province o Massa an Carrara, Tuscany, Italy
Serbian:
Маса, Маса-Карара, Тоскана, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Massa, Massa-Carrara, Toskana, Italija
Sicilian:
Massa, Pruvincia di Massa Carrara, Tuscana, Italia
Slovak:
Massa, Massa-Carrara , Toskánsko, Taliansko
South Azerbaijani:
ماسا, ماسا-کارارا اوستانی, توسکانی, ایتالیا
Swedish:
Massa, Massa-Carrara, Toscana, Italien
Tagalog:
Massa, Massa-Carrara, Tuscany, Italya
Tarantino:
Massa, Provinge de Massa-Carrara, Toscana, Itaglie
Tatar:
Масса, Тоскана, Италия
Thai:
มัสซา, จังหวัดมัสซาและคาร์รารา, แคว้นตอสคานา, อิตาลี
Turkish:
Massa, Massa ve Carrara ili, Toskana, İtalya
Ukrainian:
Масса, Масса-Каррара , Тоскана, Італія
Urdu:
ماسا, صوبہ ماسا اور کارارا, تسکانہ, اطالیہ
Vietnamese:
Massa, Massa-Carrara, Toscana, Ý
Volapük:
Massa, Litaliyän
Waray:
Massa, Massa-Carrara, Toscana, Italya


The city of Massa is the administrative centre of the province of Massa-Carrara. The Frigido valley, drained by River Frigido, is located to the northeast of Massa and hosts the second most important marble district of the Apuan Alps, after the adjacent Carrara area (http://www.mindat.org/loc-2147.html).

In 1929, the municipalities of Massa, Carrara, and Montignoso were merged in a single municipality, called Apuania. In 1945, the previous situation was restored.

The Massa marble district is subdivided into eight quarrying basins. From west to east these basins are conventionally named the Brugiana, Saineto valley (Rocchetta), Gioia-Casette, Canale del Fondone, Canale di Cerignano, Resceto valley, Renara-Taneta valley, and Madielle basins. The Massa basins involve different tectonic units (Massa and Apuan Units) and some geological structures like southern Carrara syncline, Orto di Donna syncline, and minor plicative structures of Vinca-Forno anticline hinge zone, named Madielle and Focoraccia (Capraia) syncline.

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Mineral List

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96 valid minerals. 3 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Adamite
Formula: Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Description: As inclusions in quartz crystals.
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Carraraite (TL)
Formula: Ca3(SO4)[Ge(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Type Locality:
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcophyllite
Formula: Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Chlorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl
'Chlorite Group'
Chloritoid
Formula: Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Colusite
Formula: Cu13VAs3S16
Conichalcite
Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Connellite
Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Dawsonite
Formula: NaAlCO3(OH)2
Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Famatinite
Formula: Cu3SbS4
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Garavellite (TL)
Formula: FeSbBiS4
Type Locality:
Geocronite
Formula: Pb14Sb6S23
Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Greenockite
Formula: CdS
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Jordanite
Formula: Pb14As6S23
Kësterite
Formula: Cu2ZnSnS4
'K Feldspar'
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Lavendulan
Formula: NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Luzonite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
'Manganese Oxides'
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Meneghinite
Formula: Pb13CuSb7S24
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Mixite
Formula: BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Moëloite
Formula: Pb6Sb6S14(S3)
Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Nekrasovite
Formula: Cu26V2(Sn,As,Sb)6S32
Nordstrandite
Formula: Al(OH)3
Parnauite
Formula: Cu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Description: Determined at Pisa University by Paolo Orlandi
Roscoelite
Formula: KV3+2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Seligmannite
Formula: PbCuAsS3
Semseyite
Formula: Pb9Sb8S21
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Smythite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3
Sulvanite
Formula: Cu3VS4
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Tenorite
Formula: CuO
Tetrahedrite-(Fe) (TL)
Formula: Cu6(Cu4Fe2+2)Sb4S12S
Type Locality:
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Theisite
Formula: Cu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
Thorbastnäsite
Formula: ThCa(CO3)2F2 · 3H2O
Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Todorokite
Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Ullmannite
Formula: NiSbS
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Vaesite
Formula: NiS2
Volborthite
Formula: Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
Wurtzite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S
Zincalstibite
Formula: Zn2Al(OH)6[Sb5+(OH)6]
Zinkenite
Formula: Pb9Sb22S42

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Kësterite2.CB.15aCu2ZnSnS4
Colusite2.CB.30Cu13VAs3S16
Nekrasovite2.CB.30Cu26V2(Sn,As,Sb)6S32
Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
Wurtzite2.CB.45(Zn,Fe)S
Sulvanite2.CB.70Cu3VS4
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Smythite2.CC.10(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Vaesite2.EB.05aNiS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
Ullmannite2.EB.25NiSbS
Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
Seligmannite2.GA.50PbCuAsS3
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Tetrahedrite-(Fe) (TL)2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4Fe2+2)Sb4S12S
Garavellite (TL)2.HA.20FeSbBiS4
Meneghinite2.HB.05bPb13CuSb7S24
Semseyite2.HC.10dPb9Sb8S21
Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Moëloite2.HC.25Pb6Sb6S14(S3)
Geocronite2.JB.30aPb14Sb6S23
Jordanite2.JB.30aPb14As6S23
Zinkenite2.JB.35aPb9Sb22S42
Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Famatinite2.KA.10Cu3SbS4
Luzonite2.KA.10Cu3AsS4
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Connellite3.DA.25Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Todorokite4.DK.10(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Zincalstibite4.FB.10Zn2Al(OH)6[Sb5+(OH)6]
Nordstrandite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Dawsonite5.BB.10NaAlCO3(OH)2
Thorbastnäsite5.BD.20aThCa(CO3)2F2 · 3H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 · 5H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Carraraite (TL)7.DG.15Ca3(SO4)[Ge(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Adamite8.BB.30Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Theisite8.BE.75Cu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
Conichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Chlorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Chalcophyllite8.DF.30Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Parnauite8.DF.35Cu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O
Lavendulan8.DG.05NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Mixite8.DL.15BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Volborthite8.FD.05Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
Chloritoid9.AF.85Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Dravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Roscoelite9.EC.15KV3+2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite
var. Sericite
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Chlorite Group'-
'K Feldspar'-
'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
H ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
H ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
H ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
H DawsoniteNaAlCO3(OH)2
H DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
H LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MixiteBiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H NordstranditeAl(OH)3
H ParnauiteCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O
H Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
H RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H TheisiteCu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
H ThorbastnäsiteThCa(CO3)2F2 · 3H2O
H Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
H VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
H CarraraiteCa3(SO4)[Ge(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
H ZincalstibiteZn2Al(OH)6[Sb5+(OH)6]
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
B DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AragoniteCaCO3
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DawsoniteNaAlCO3(OH)2
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
C StrontianiteSrCO3
C ThorbastnäsiteThCa(CO3)2F2 · 3H2O
C CarraraiteCa3(SO4)[Ge(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AnataseTiO2
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AragoniteCaCO3
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
O ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
O ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
O ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
O ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
O DawsoniteNaAlCO3(OH)2
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O MixiteBiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
O Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O NordstranditeAl(OH)3
O ParnauiteCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
O Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
O RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O RutileTiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O StrontianiteSrCO3
O TenoriteCuO
O TheisiteCu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
O ThorbastnäsiteThCa(CO3)2F2 · 3H2O
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
O UraniniteUO2
O VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O CarraraiteCa3(SO4)[Ge(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
O ZincalstibiteZn2Al(OH)6[Sb5+(OH)6]
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
F ThorbastnäsiteThCa(CO3)2F2 · 3H2O
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na DawsoniteNaAlCO3(OH)2
Na DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Na Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Mg Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Al ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al DawsoniteNaAlCO3(OH)2
Al DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al NordstranditeAl(OH)3
Al RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Al ZincalstibiteZn2Al(OH)6[Sb5+(OH)6]
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
P ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
SSulfur
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
S BournonitePbCuSbS3
S CelestineSrSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
S ChalcociteCu2S
S ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
S CinnabarHgS
S ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
S ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
S CovelliteCuS
S DigeniteCu9S5
S EnargiteCu3AsS4
S FamatiniteCu3SbS4
S GalenaPbS
S GaravelliteFeSbBiS4
S GeocronitePb14Sb6S23
S GersdorffiteNiAsS
S GreenockiteCdS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S JordanitePb14As6S23
S KësteriteCu2ZnSnS4
S LuzoniteCu3AsS4
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
S NekrasoviteCu26V2(Sn,As,Sb)6S32
S ParnauiteCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SeligmannitePbCuAsS3
S SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
S Smythite(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
S Native SulphurS8
S SulvaniteCu3VS4
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S UllmanniteNiSbS
S VaesiteNiS2
S Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
S ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
S CarraraiteCa3(SO4)[Ge(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
S MoëloitePb6Sb6S14(S3)
S Tetrahedrite-(Fe)Cu6(Cu4Fe22+)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Cl ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Cl LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Ca ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Ca ThorbastnäsiteThCa(CO3)2F2 · 3H2O
Ca Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Ca CarraraiteCa3(SO4)[Ge(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti RutileTiO2
VVanadium
V ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
V NekrasoviteCu26V2(Sn,As,Sb)6S32
V RoscoeliteKV23+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
V SulvaniteCu3VS4
V VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
MnManganese
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mn Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe GaravelliteFeSbBiS4
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe Smythite(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
Fe Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
Fe Tetrahedrite-(Fe)Cu6(Cu4Fe22+)Sb4S12S
NiNickel
Ni GersdorffiteNiAsS
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Ni Smythite(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
Ni UllmanniteNiSbS
Ni VaesiteNiS2
CuCopper
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Cu ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
Cu ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu DigeniteCu9S5
Cu EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cu FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Cu KësteriteCu2ZnSnS4
Cu LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Cu LuzoniteCu3AsS4
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
Cu MixiteBiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu NekrasoviteCu26V2(Sn,As,Sb)6S32
Cu ParnauiteCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O
Cu Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu SeligmannitePbCuAsS3
Cu SulvaniteCu3VS4
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu TenoriteCuO
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu TheisiteCu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
Cu VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
Cu Tetrahedrite-(Fe)Cu6(Cu4Fe22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn KësteriteCu2ZnSnS4
Zn Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn TheisiteCu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
Zn Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
Zn ZincalstibiteZn2Al(OH)6[Sb5+(OH)6]
GeGermanium
Ge CarraraiteCa3(SO4)[Ge(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
AsArsenic
As AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
As ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
As ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
As ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
As EnargiteCu3AsS4
As GersdorffiteNiAsS
As JordanitePb14As6S23
As LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
As LuzoniteCu3AsS4
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
As MixiteBiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
As NekrasoviteCu26V2(Sn,As,Sb)6S32
As ParnauiteCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O
As SeligmannitePbCuAsS3
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
As TheisiteCu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
Sr StrontianiteSrCO3
Sr Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
CdCadmium
Cd GreenockiteCdS
SnTin
Sn KësteriteCu2ZnSnS4
Sn NekrasoviteCu26V2(Sn,As,Sb)6S32
SbAntimony
Sb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sb FamatiniteCu3SbS4
Sb GaravelliteFeSbBiS4
Sb GeocronitePb14Sb6S23
Sb MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
Sb NekrasoviteCu26V2(Sn,As,Sb)6S32
Sb SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sb TheisiteCu5Zn5(AsO4,SbO4)2(OH)14
Sb UllmanniteNiSbS
Sb ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
Sb ZincalstibiteZn2Al(OH)6[Sb5+(OH)6]
Sb MoëloitePb6Sb6S14(S3)
Sb Tetrahedrite-(Fe)Cu6(Cu4Fe22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
CeCerium
Ce Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pb BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb GeocronitePb14Sb6S23
Pb JordanitePb14As6S23
Pb MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pb SeligmannitePbCuAsS3
Pb SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
Pb ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
Pb MoëloitePb6Sb6S14(S3)
BiBismuth
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3
Bi GaravelliteFeSbBiS4
Bi MixiteBiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
ThThorium
Th ThorbastnäsiteThCa(CO3)2F2 · 3H2O
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)
UUranium
U UraniniteUO2

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