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Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 13' 47'' North , 111° 5' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Mindat Locality ID:
31309
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:31309:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The Tucson Mountains lie in southeastern Arizona and occupy a large part of the eastern half of the Langhorne quadrangle, between latitude 32º00' and 32º30'N. and longitude 111º00' and 111º15'W. The range trends about NNW and is bordered on the eastern side by the shallow Santa Cruz Valley and on the west by a similar valley locally called the Altar, Avra, or Abra Valley. The city of Tucson is located at the east base of the central part of the range. The range is 25 miles long and about 10 miles wide in the central part, narrowing toward both ends.

The range consists of a series of folded and thrust-faulted Paleozoic and Mesozoic sedimentary rocks, upon the eroded and peneplaned edges of which lie a series of Tertiary effusives. A great thrust fault which can be traced almost the length of the range was nearly obliterated by the erosion which left the overthrust block represented by a multitude of small klippen on the pre-volcanic surface. Post-volcanic block faulting, tilting of the composite mass toward the east, and erosion have given rise to an escarpment along the western side of the range and a dip-slope on the east. Large intrusives in the west-central part, and transverse as well as longitudinal faulting throughout, have added to the complexity of the structure of the range.

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66 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Adamite
Formula: Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Adamite var. Copper-bearing Adamite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Description: Supergene mineral.
Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Description: Actually andesine-labradorite segment of the series. As phenocrysts to 2 inches (5 cm) in intrusive & flow porphyritic rocks, locally termed 'turkey-track porphyry.'
Anorthite var. Labradorite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Description: Actually andesine-labradorite segment of the series. As phenocrysts to 2 inches (5 cm) in intrusive & flow porphyritic rocks, locally termed 'turkey-track porphyry.'
Atacamite
Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
Beudantite
Formula: PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Bindheimite
Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Description: Disseminated in porphyry.
Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
Braunite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
Description: Occurs in piemontite in sandstone.
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 42 localities in this region.
Carminite
Formula: PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 48 localities in this region.
Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
'Chlorite Group'
Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region.
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
'Clay minerals'
'Copper Stain'
Localities: Reported from at least 121 localities in this region.
Cornetite
Formula: Cu3(PO4)(OH)3
Colour: Light peacock-blue; deep blue, deep greenish-blue
Description: Well-crystallized, fine-grained, soft clusters plastering fracture surfaces in chert or chert gangue; as clear crystal aggregates & darker crystalline clots.
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Description: Disseminated in porphyry.
Descloizite
Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Habit: Rare crystals to 5mm long
Colour: Brownish-orange
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 27 localities in this region.
Fornacite
Formula: Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 31 localities in this region.
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 40 localities in this region.
Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 31 localities in this region.
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Description: Botryoidal crusts.
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
'K Feldspar'
Libethenite
Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)
'Limonite'
Localities: Reported from at least 124 localities in this region.
Maghemite
Formula: (Fe3+0.670.33)Fe3+2O4
Description: Occurs as a thin, brownish surface as an alteration product on magnetite pebbles and boulders.
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region.
Description: Rounded, transported blocks, some pitted like meteorites.
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 78 localities in this region.
'Manganese Oxides'
'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites'
Minium
Formula: Pb3O4
Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mottramite
Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region.
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Description: Occurs on limonite that is pseudomorphic after magnetite.
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
'Petrified Wood'
Description: Common in the Cretaceous Amole Formation.
Piemontite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Plattnerite
Formula: PbO2
Habit: Tiny
Description: Crystals on vanadinite.
Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 41 localities in this region.
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Description: Occurs in quartz.
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Description: Occurs in cavities in basalt.
Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
Colour: Blue & white
Description: Occurs in abundant geodes in basalt flows.
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Description: Occurs in cavities in basalt.
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Description: Occurs in geodes in basalt flows.
Scorodite ?
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Description: Manganiferous.
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.
Stetefeldtite
Formula: Ag2Sb2(O,OH)7
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Tenorite
Formula: CuO
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Description: Very rare as spots on galena.
Thénardite
Formula: Na2SO4
Description: Ephemeral thin, spotty crusts on andesitic volcanic rocks.
Uranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Description: Exceptionally beautiful specimens and as pseudomorphs after wulfenite.
References:
Vermiculite
Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Description: Occurs in rocks metamorphosed by igneous intrusions.
Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Description: Occurs in contact metamorphic rocks.
Willemite
Formula: Zn2SiO4
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 3 - Halides
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Atacamite3.DA.10aCu2(OH)3Cl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Maghemite4.BB.15(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe3+2O4
Minium4.BD.05Pb3O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
var. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Opal
var. Opal-AN
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Plattnerite4.DB.05PbO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Bindheimite4.DH.20Pb2Sb2O6O
Stetefeldtite4.DH.20Ag2Sb2(O,OH)7
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Thénardite7.AD.25Na2SO4
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Fornacite7.FC.10Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Adamite8.BB.30Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
var. Copper-bearing Adamite8.BB.30(Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH
Libethenite8.BB.30Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cornetite8.BE.15Cu3(PO4)(OH)3
Carminite8.BH.30PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2
Descloizite8.BH.40PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Mottramite8.BH.40PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Beudantite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Vanadinite8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Scorodite ?8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Willemite9.AA.05Zn2SiO4
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Braunite9.AG.05Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
Uranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Piemontite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Vermiculite9.EC.50Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Anorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
var. Labradorite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Clay minerals'-
'Limonite'-
'Petrified Wood'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'K Feldspar'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Copper Stain'-
'Manganese Oxides
var. Manganese Dendrites'
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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 AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H CornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
H Adamite var. Copper-bearing Adamite(Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH
H DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
H StetefeldtiteAg2Sb2(O,OH)7
H UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
H VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
O Quartz var. AgateSiO2
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
O AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
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 CalciteCaCO3
O CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
O CerussitePbCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O CornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
O CupriteCu2O
O Adamite var. Copper-bearing Adamite(Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH
O DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
O LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
O Maghemite(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe23+O4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MiniumPb3O4
O MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O PlattneritePbO2
O PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O SideriteFeCO3
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O StetefeldtiteAg2Sb2(O,OH)7
O TenoriteCuO
O ThénarditeNa2SO4
O UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
O VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
O VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
O WillemiteZn2SiO4
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Na Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na ThénarditeNa2SO4
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Al AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Si VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Si WillemiteZn2SiO4
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P CornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
P LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
P PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S AnglesitePbSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S BournonitePbCuSbS3
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S ThénarditeNa2SO4
ClChlorine
Cl AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cl ChlorargyriteAgCl
Cl VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
VVanadium
V DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
V MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
V VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
CrChromium
Cr FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
MnManganese
Mn BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Mn Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe Maghemite(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe23+O4
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Fe Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cu AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu Adamite var. Copper-bearing Adamite(Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH
Cu FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Cu LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Cu PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cu TenoriteCuO
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
Zn Adamite var. Copper-bearing Adamite(Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH
Zn DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn WillemiteZn2SiO4
AsArsenic
As AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
As BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
As CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
As Adamite var. Copper-bearing Adamite(Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH
As FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag ChlorargyriteAgCl
Ag StetefeldtiteAg2Sb2(O,OH)7
SbAntimony
Sb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Sb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sb StetefeldtiteAg2Sb2(O,OH)7
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Pb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pb CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Pb FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb MiniumPb3O4
Pb MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Pb PlattneritePbO2
Pb VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)
UUranium
U UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O

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