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Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, Francei
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GroixIsland
LorientArrondissement
MorbihanDepartment
BrittanyRegion
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Groix2,429 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
30105
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:30105:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Groix Island
Other Languages:
French:
Île de Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Bretagne, France
German:
Île de Groix, Arrondissement Lorient, Département Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankreich
Italian:
Groix, arrondissement di Lorient, Morbihan, Bretagna, Francia
Russian:
Груа, Лорьян, Морбиан, Бретань, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
格鲁瓦, 洛里昂区, 莫尔比昂省, 布列塔尼半岛, 法国
Spanish:
Groix, Distrito de Lorient, Morbihan, Bretón, Francia
Afrikaans:
Groix, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankryk
Alemannic:
Groix, Arrondissement Lorient, Département Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankreich
Aragonese:
Groix, Mor-Bihan, Bretanya, Francia
Armenian:
Գրուա, Մորբիան, Բրետան, Ֆրանսիա
Asturian:
Groix, Bretaña, Francia
Bambara:
Groix, Faransi
Basque:
Groix, Lorienteko barrutia, Morbihan, Bretainia, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Groix, Bretagne, Frankreich
Belarusian:
Груа, Марбіян, Брэтань, Францыя
Breton:
Groe, An Oriant, Mor-Bihan, Breizh, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Groix, districte d'An Oriant, Morbihan, Bretanya, França
Cebuano:
Groix, Arrondissement de Lorient, Morbihan, Bretagne, Pransiya
Chechen:
Груа, Морбиан, Бретань, Франци
Corsican:
Groix, Francia
Croatian:
Groix, Bretanja, Francuska
Czech:
Groix, Arrondissement Lorient, Morbihan, Bretaň, Francie
Danish:
Groix, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankrig
Dutch:
Groix, Arrondissement Lorient, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Groix, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Groix, Morbihan, Bretonio, Francio
Estonian:
Groix, Morbihani departemang, Bretagne, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Groix, Frakland
Finnish:
Groix, Morbihan, Bretagne, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Groix, Morbihan, Bretagne, France
Friulian:
Groix, France
Galician:
Groix, Morbihan, Bretaña, Francia
Greek:
Γκρουά, Λοριάν, Μορμπιάν, Βρετάνη, Γαλλία
Greenlandic:
Groix, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Groix, Morbihan, Bretagne, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Groix, Morbihan, Bretanía, Frakkland
Ido:
Groix, Bretonia, Francia
Indonesian:
Groix, Morbihan, Bretagne, Perancis
Interlingua:
Groix, Departimento Morbihan, Region Britannia, Francia
Interlingue:
Groix, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Groix, An Bhriotáin, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Groix, Frans
Japanese:
グロワ島, ロリアン, モルビアン県, ブルターニュ, フランス
Kabyle:
Groix, Morbihan, Bretagne, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Груа, Морбиан, Франция
Kongo:
Groix, Morbihan, Fwalansa
Latin:
Groia insula, Mariculum, Britannia Minor, Francia
Latvian:
Groix, Morbiāna, Bretaņa, Francija
Ligurian:
Groix, Fransa
Limburgian:
Groix, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Groix, Morbihanas, Bretanė, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Groix, Morbihan, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Groix, Arrondissement Lorient, Departement Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Groix, Morbihan, Frantsa
Malay:
Groix, Morbihan, Bretagne, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Groix, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Groix, Lorient Kūn, Morbihan, Région Bretagne, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Groix, Brétangne, France
Neapolitan:
Groix, Franza
Norwegian:
Groix, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Groix, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankrike
Occitan:
Groe, Morbihan, Bretanha, França
Papiamento:
Groix, Fransia
Picard:
Groix, Franche
Piedmontese:
Groix, Dipartiment dël Morbihan, Brëtagna, Fransa
Polish:
Groix, Okręg Lorient, Morbihan, Bretania, Francja
Portuguese:
Groix, Morbihan, Bretanha, França
Romanian:
Groix, Arondismentul Lorient, Morbihan, Bretania, Franța
Romansh:
Groix, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Groix, Bretagna, Frantza
Scots:
Groix, Morbihan, Breetany, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Groix, Mor-Bihan, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Groix, Britagna, Francia
Slovak:
Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Bretónsko, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Groix, Morbihan, Bretagne, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Groix, Morbihan, Bretagne, Frankrike
Tatar:
Груа, Морбиаң, Бретань ярымутравы, Франция
Turkish:
Groix, Morbihan, Bretonya, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Груа, Морбіан, Бретань, Франція
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Groix, Bretan, Fransiya
Venetian:
Groix, Morbihan, Bretagna, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Bretagne, Pháp
Volapük:
Groix, Fransän
Walloon:
Groix, France
Waray:
Groix, Morbihan, Bretagne, Fransya
Welsh:
Groe, Mor-Bihan, Bretagne, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Groix, Bretagne, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Groix, Faraas
Zulu:
Groix, IFulansi


Located about ten kilometers off the coast of Lorient, Groix island is the second-largest (10 km long, 3 km wide) of the islands of southern Brittany, after Belle-île-en-Mer.

“For the visitor who comes to the island, the discovery of Groix is a source of magic that can not leave one indifferent. Mineralogical treasure born from a geological whim of extreme rarity on the planet, this 3700 acres and 17 villages island offers a great diversity of littoral landscapes, cultivated or wild.” (groix.fr).

Groix island represents the emerged part of a 50 km long, 8 to 10 km wide belt oriented NW-SE and is constituted of high-pressure-medium to low-temperature metamorphic rocks or “blueschists”.
Groix represents a blueschist-facies equivalent to Dumet.

The island presents itself as a plateau with an average altitude of 40 m in its western half, regularly descending to the South-East to an altitude of about 10 m at the Pointe des Chats. The island, therefore, offers a contrasting landscape between the West — the “Pivisy” — characterized by high cliffs (Pen Men) with deeply embedded valleys, and the East — the “Primiture” — showing low cliffs, beaches, and a large rocky flat (Pointe des Chats, Locmaria harbour). A vertical line between Stanvrec and Pointe de l'Enfer approximately separating these two island parts.

The metamorphic fields of the island consist essentially of mica schists and quartz-mica albitic gneiss of clear colour containing more or less continuous amphibolite levels, recognizable by their darker tint. (Audren, C. et al. (1993) Notice explicative de la feuille île de Groix à 1/25000, B.R.G.M., Editions du Service géologique national.)

Groix island is also called “the garnet island” (“l'île aux grenats”).

Since 23rd December 1982 and under the supervision of the Ministry of Environment the natural reserve François Le Bail was created in order to
preserve the geological and mineralogical interest of the island, as well as the fauna and flora. This reserve extends all along the coast between the Pointe des Chats and Locqueltas to the southeast and between the parallel of the Pen Men lighthouse and the Beg-Melen semaphore in the North-West.

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70 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
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region.
Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Barroisite
Formula: ◻(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Beidellite
Formula: (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chamosite
Formula: Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
'Chlorite Group'
Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.
Chloritoid
Formula: Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.
Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Clinochlore var. Pennine
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Clinochlore var. Ripidolite
Formula: (Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Clinochlore var. Sheridanite
Formula: (Mg,Al,Fe)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Coquimbite
Formula: AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Cosalite
Formula: Pb2Bi2S5
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Crichtonite
Formula: Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
'Crossite'
Deerite
Formula: Fe2+6Fe3+3(Si6O17)O3(OH)5
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.
Ferro-glaucophane
Formula: ◻Na2(Fe2+3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
Forsterite var. Peridot
Formula: Mg2SiO4
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Localities: Reported from at least 19 localities in this region.
Glaucophane
Formula: ◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 25 localities in this region.
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Graphite
Formula: C
Greenalite
Formula: (Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Grunerite
Formula: ◻Fe2+2Fe2+5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hectorite
Formula: Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Jacobsite
Formula: Mn2+Fe3+2O4
Jadeite
Formula: Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Lawsonite
Formula: CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
'Limonite'
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Description: Between Storan and Kersauce.
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
'Mica Group'
'Mica Group var. Lepidomelane'
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Fuchsite
Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Muscovite var. Mariposite
Formula: K(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2
Muscovite var. Phengite
Formula: KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Omphacite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Paragonite
Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Piemontite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Psilomelane'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Pyroxmangite
Formula: Mn2+SiO3
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Saponite
Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Smythite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Stilpnomelane
Formula: K4Fe2+48[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Tephroite
Formula: Mn2+2(SiO4)
Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Vermiculite
Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Smythite2.CC.10(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Cosalite2.JB.10Pb2Bi2S5
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Jacobsite4.BB.05Mn2+Fe3+2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Crichtonite4.CC.40Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Manganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Coquimbite7.CB.55AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
Tephroite9.AC.05Mn2+2(SiO4)
Forsterite
var. Peridot
9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Chloritoid9.AF.85Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Titanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
Lawsonite9.BE.05CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Piemontite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Omphacite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Jadeite9.DA.25Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Grunerite9.DE.05◻Fe2+2Fe2+5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Barroisite9.DE.20◻(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Ferro-glaucophane9.DE.25◻Na2(Fe2+3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Glaucophane9.DE.25◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Deerite9.DH.60Fe2+6Fe3+3(Si6O17)O3(OH)5
Pyroxmangite9.DO.05Mn2+SiO3
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite
var. Fuchsite
9.EC.15K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Paragonite9.EC.15NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite
var. Phengite
9.EC.15KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
var. Mariposite9.EC.15K(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2
Beidellite9.EC.40(Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hectorite9.EC.45Na0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Saponite9.EC.45Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Vermiculite9.EC.50Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Chamosite9.EC.55Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
var. Ripidolite9.EC.55(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
var. Pennine9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
var. Sheridanite9.EC.55(Mg,Al,Fe)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Antigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Greenalite9.ED.15(Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4
Stilpnomelane9.EG.40K4Fe2+48[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Crossite'-
'Limonite'-
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Psilomelane'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Mica Group'-
'var. Lepidomelane'-
'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Barroisite◻(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
H Beidellite(Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
H CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
H DeeriteFe62+Fe33+(Si6O17)O3(OH)5
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Ferro-glaucophane◻Na2(Fe32+Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
H Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
H Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H Greenalite(Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4
H Grunerite◻Fe22+Fe52+(Si8O22)(OH)2
H HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
H ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
H Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
H SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
H StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
H StilpnomelaneK4Fe482+[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
H Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H Muscovite var. MaripositeK(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
H Clinochlore var. Sheridanite(Mg,Al,Fe)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
LiLithium
Li HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C GraphiteC
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
O AnataseTiO2
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O Barroisite◻(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
O Beidellite(Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
O CorundumAl2O3
O CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
O DeeriteFe62+Fe33+(Si6O17)O3(OH)5
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Ferro-glaucophane◻Na2(Fe32+Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
O ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
O Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
O Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O Greenalite(Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O Grunerite◻Fe22+Fe52+(Si8O22)(OH)2
O HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
O HematiteFe2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
O JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
O ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
O ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
O Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O PyroxmangiteMn2+SiO3
O QuartzSiO2
O Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
O RutileTiO2
O SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O SideriteFeCO3
O SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
O StilpnomelaneK4Fe482+[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O TephroiteMn22+(SiO4)
O TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Forsterite var. PeridotMg2SiO4
O Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
O Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O Muscovite var. MaripositeK(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
O Clinochlore var. Sheridanite(Mg,Al,Fe)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Barroisite◻(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Na Beidellite(Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na Ferro-glaucophane◻Na2(Fe32+Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Na Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Na HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Na JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Na Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Na ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg Barroisite◻(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mg Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Mg Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mg Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Mg Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Mg SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mg VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Mg Forsterite var. PeridotMg2SiO4
Mg Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg Clinochlore var. Sheridanite(Mg,Al,Fe)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al Barroisite◻(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Al Beidellite(Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Ferro-glaucophane◻Na2(Fe32+Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Al Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Al Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Al ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Al Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Al SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Al StilpnomelaneK4Fe482+[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O
Al VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Al Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Al Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al Muscovite var. MaripositeK(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2
Al Clinochlore var. Sheridanite(Mg,Al,Fe)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si Barroisite◻(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Si Beidellite(Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si DeeriteFe62+Fe33+(Si6O17)O3(OH)5
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Ferro-glaucophane◻Na2(Fe32+Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Si ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Si Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Si Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Si Greenalite(Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si Grunerite◻Fe22+Fe52+(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si HectoriteNa0.3(Mg,Li)3(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Si JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Si ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Si Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si PyroxmangiteMn2+SiO3
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Si SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Si StilpnomelaneK4Fe482+[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si TephroiteMn22+(SiO4)
Si TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Si VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Forsterite var. PeridotMg2SiO4
Si Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Si Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si Muscovite var. MaripositeK(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Si Clinochlore var. Sheridanite(Mg,Al,Fe)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
PPhosphorus
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
S CosalitePb2Bi2S5
S CovelliteCuS
S GalenaPbS
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S Smythite(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
K StilpnomelaneK4Fe482+[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O
K Muscovite var. MaripositeK(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca Barroisite◻(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Ca Beidellite(Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Ca Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Ca Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ca Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
VVanadium
V CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
CrChromium
Cr CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Cr Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Cr Muscovite var. MaripositeK(Al,Cr)2(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2
MnManganese
Mn CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Mn JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
Mn ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Mn Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mn PyroxmangiteMn2+SiO3
Mn SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Mn TephroiteMn22+(SiO4)
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Fe ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Fe CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O
Fe CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Fe DeeriteFe62+Fe33+(Si6O17)O3(OH)5
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe Ferro-glaucophane◻Na2(Fe32+Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe Greenalite(Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4
Fe Grunerite◻Fe22+Fe52+(Si8O22)(OH)2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe JacobsiteMn2+Fe23+O4
Fe JadeiteNa(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Fe Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Fe SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe Smythite(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
Fe StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Fe StilpnomelaneK4Fe482+[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O
Fe VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Fe Clinochlore var. Sheridanite(Mg,Al,Fe)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
NiNickel
Ni Smythite(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
SrStrontium
Sr CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
YYttrium
Y CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CosalitePb2Bi2S5
Pb GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Bi CosalitePb2Bi2S5
UUranium
U CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38

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