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Mashonaland West, Zimbabwei
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View of the Mutoroshanga platinum-chromium (barefooted!!) underground mining, ca. 1970.

Mutorashanga, Zvimba District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
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Cam and Motor mine pre- World War II

Cam Mine, Kadoma District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
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Cam and Motor mine underground pre- World War II

Cam Mine, Kadoma District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
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View of the Mutoroshanga platinum-chromium (barefooted!!) underground mining, ca. 1970.

Mutorashanga, Zvimba District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
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Cam and Motor mine pre- World War II

Cam Mine, Kadoma District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
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Cam and Motor mine underground pre- World War II

Cam Mine, Kadoma District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
08202180017272062396744.jpg
View of the Mutoroshanga platinum-chromium (barefooted!!) underground mining, ca. 1970.

Mutorashanga, Zvimba District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
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Cam and Motor mine pre- World War II

Cam Mine, Kadoma District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kadoma79,174 (2012)
Chinhoyi61,739 (2018)
Norton52,054 (2013)
Chegutu47,294 (2012)
Kariba25,531 (2012)
Karoi25,030 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
31776
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:31776:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Mashonaland occidental, Zimbabwe
German:
Provinz Mashonaland West, Simbabwe
Italian:
Provincia del Mashonaland Occidentale, Zimbabwe
Russian:
Западный Машоналенд, Зимбабве
Simplified Chinese:
西馬紹納蘭省, 津巴布韦
Spanish:
Provincia de Mashonalandia Occidental, Zimbabue
Afrikaans:
Masjonaland-Wes, Zimbabwe
Arabic:
إقليم ماشونالاند الغربية, زيمبابوي
Asturian:
Mashonalandia Occidental
Basque:
Mendebaldeko Mashonaland
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Заходні Машаналэнд
Bulgarian:
Западен Машоналенд, Зимбабве
Catalan:
Mashonaland Occidental, Zimbabwe
Cebuano:
Mashonaland West Province
Danish:
Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
Dutch:
Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
Estonian:
Lääne-Mashonalandi provints, Zimbabwe
Farsi/Persian:
استان ماشونالند غربی, زیمبابوه
Finnish:
Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
Georgian:
დასავლეთი მაშონალენდი
Hill Mari:
Вадывел Машоналенд
Indonesian:
Mashonaland Barat, Zimbabwe
Japanese:
西マショナランド州, ジンバブエ
Korean:
서마쇼날랜드 주, 짐바브웨
Lithuanian:
Vakarų Mašonalandas, Zimbabvė
Malay:
Mashonaland Barat
Northern Frisian:
Mashonaland West
Norwegian:
Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
Polish:
Maszona Zachodnia, Zimbabwe
Portuguese:
Maxonalândia Oeste, Zimbabwe
Romanian:
Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
Serbian:
Машоналенд Запад, Зимбабве
Shona:
Mashonaland West Province
Swedish:
Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
Turkish:
Mashonaland Batı, Zimbabve
Ukrainian:
Західний Машоналенд, Зімбабве
Urdu:
ماشونالینڈ مغربی صوبہ


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125 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Description: A translucent green variety of calcium-rich albite is found in this area.
Alluaudite
Formula: (Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Altaite
Formula: PbTe
'Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series'
Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Description: Large crystals up to 5cm diameter.
Andalusite var. Chiastolite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Description: Occur as large crystals up to 5cm.
Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Argentopentlandite
Formula: Ag(Fe,Ni)8S8
Arrojadite-(KFe)
Formula: (KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Atokite
Formula: (Pd,Pt)3Sn
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.
Description: Gem quality.
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Description: Gem quality.
Beryl var. Emerald
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryl var. Goshenite
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryl var. Heliodor
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bixbyite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn3+2O3
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Description: World famous mine for bornite crystals as they do not commonly form well-shaped large crystals whereas this mine has superb large euhedral crystals over 2 cm diameter, but not plentiful.
Braggite
Formula: PdPt3S4
References:
Brazilianite
Formula: NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
Habit: broad-tabular ?
Colour: sea-green
Description: Beautiful clusters of sea green crystals up to 4cm long.
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
'Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series'
References:
Pavel M. Kartashov - look https://www.mindat.org/mesg-821658.htmlIdentified by Pavel Kartashov: Inferred (explain how)
Chrysoberyl
Formula: BeAl2O4
Description: Gem quality euclase is associated with aquamarine, chrysoberyl and gem quality almandine garnet.
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Description: Associated with azurite, dioptase and malachite
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Description: Found as scattered grains in quartz-carbonate veins at Richmond.
Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
Cooperite
Formula: PtS
References:
Cordierite
Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
Cuproiridsite
Formula: (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4
Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
Dioptase
Formula: CuSiO3 · H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Dumortierite
Formula: Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Colour: Green
Empressite
Formula: AgTe
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Euclase
Formula: BeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Habit: Prismatic, can be long or short and stubby.
Colour: Dark indigo or cobalt blue to peacock blue.
Description: Premier localaity for transparent crystals found in a 2.5 metre wide pegmatite together with Beryl.
'Feldspar Group'
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
'Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series'
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Gedrite
Formula: ◻Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Graftonite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2
Grandidierite
Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2
Graphite
Formula: C
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Grossular var. Tsavorite
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
Hercynite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
Hollingworthite
Formula: (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
References:
Hydromagnesite
Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Irarsite
Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
References:
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Kornerupine
Formula: Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Description: "Kornerupine" (sensu lato) was reported from this locality prior to the redefinition of B-bearing kornerupine as the separate species prismatine. Grew et al., 1997 analyzed the material from this locality and determined the identity to be prismatine rather than kornerupine.
Kotulskite
Formula: Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)
Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Colour: Deep blue
Fluorescence: LW UV: Red
Description: Astonishingly gemmy crystals for the species. Crystals tend to exhibit striking pleochroism. One set of opposing faces shows a transluscent pale blue, while the other set features two distinctly zoned indigo lines encompassing a central, nearly colorless line. Crystals also typically exhibit mild red fluorescence under LW UV, due to the presence of trivalent chromium substitutions in place of aluminum.
Laurite
Formula: RuS2
Lazulite
Formula: MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
'Lepidolite'
'Limonite'
Loveringite
Formula: (Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
Mackinawite
Formula: FeS
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Description: The largest deposit comes from Barton Farm, found in volcano-sedimentary rocks and lavas, is thought to form from magnesium alteration of dolomites. Often polished & marketed as Howlite (Debbie Woolf personal comment).
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Maslovite
Formula: PtBiTe
'Maufite'
Melonite
Formula: NiTe2
Merenskyite
Formula: PdTe2
References:
'Mica Group'
Michenerite
Formula: PdBiTe
References:
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Moncheite
Formula: Pt(Te,Bi)2
References:
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
References:
Native Platinum
Formula: Pt
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Nontronite
Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Palladodymite
Formula: (Pd,Rh)2As
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Platinum-Group Elements'
Prismatine
Formula: (◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22
'Psilomelane'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 21 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chrome-Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rucklidgeite
Formula: PbBi2Te4
Rustenburgite
Formula: (Pt,Pd)3Sn
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Smythite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
Sobolevskite
Formula: PdBi
Sodalite
Formula: Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Sperrylite
Formula: PtAs2
Sperrylite var. Platarsite
Formula: Pt(As,S)2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Stibiopalladinite
Formula: Pd5Sb2
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Strengite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
'Tantalite'
Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Tellurobismuthite
Formula: Bi2Te3
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Tourmaline var. Rubellite'
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Triplite
Formula: Mn2+2(PO4)F
Tsumoite
Formula: BiTe
Tulameenite
Formula: Pt2CuFe
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Violarite
Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4
Volynskite
Formula: AgBiTe2
Vysotskite
Formula: PdS
Werdingite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al14Si4B4O37
Yoderite
Formula: Mg(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)2O(OH)
Description: The yoderite-bearing whiteschist crops out as a 12 × 3 m pod between the foliated and unfoliated whiteschists.
Zimbabweite (TL)
Formula: (Na,K)2PbAs4(Ta,Nb,Ti)4O18
Type Locality:
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Zvyagintsevite
Formula: Pd3Pb

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Gold
var. Electrum
1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
1.AA.05Au
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Native Platinum1.AF.10Pt
Atokite1.AG.10(Pd,Pt)3Sn
Rustenburgite1.AG.10(Pt,Pd)3Sn
Zvyagintsevite1.AG.10Pd3Pb
Tulameenite1.AG.40Pt2CuFe
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Stibiopalladinite2.AC.20aPd5Sb2
Palladodymite2.AC.25c(Pd,Rh)2As
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
Argentopentlandite2.BB.15Ag(Fe,Ni)8S8
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Cubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
Empressite2.CB.80AgTe
Kotulskite2.CC.05Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)
Sobolevskite2.CC.05PdBi
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Smythite2.CC.10(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
Mackinawite2.CC.25FeS
Braggite2.CC.35aPdPt3S4
Vysotskite2.CC.35aPdS
Cooperite2.CC.35bPtS
Altaite2.CD.10PbTe
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Cuproiridsite2.DA.05(Cu,Fe)Ir2S4
Violarite2.DA.05Fe2+Ni3+2S4
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Tellurobismuthite2.DC.05Bi2Te3
Tsumoite2.DC.05BiTe
Melonite2.EA.20NiTe2
Merenskyite2.EA.20PdTe2
Moncheite2.EA.20Pt(Te,Bi)2
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Laurite2.EB.05aRuS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Sperrylite2.EB.05aPtAs2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
Hollingworthite2.EB.25(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Irarsite2.EB.25(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Maslovite2.EB.25PtBiTe
Michenerite2.EB.25PdBiTe
Sperrylite
var. Platarsite
2.EB.25Pt(As,S)2
Rucklidgeite2.GC.40cPbBi2Te4
Volynskite2.JA.20AgBiTe2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Chrysoberyl4.BA.05BeAl2O4
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Hercynite4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Bixbyite-(Mn)4.CB.10Mn3+2O3
Loveringite4.CC.40(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chrome-Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Brucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Zimbabweite (TL)4.JA.40(Na,K)2PbAs4(Ta,Nb,Ti)4O18
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hydromagnesite5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Graftonite8.AB.20Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2
Alluaudite8.AC.10(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Triplite8.BB.10Mn2+2(PO4)F
Lazulite8.BB.40MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Arrojadite-(KFe)8.BF.05(KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2
Brazilianite8.BK.05NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Strengite8.CD.10FePO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
var. Tsavorite9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Euclase9.AE.10BeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
var. Chiastolite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Yoderite9.AF.25Mg(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)2O(OH)
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Grandidierite9.AJ.05(Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2
Dumortierite9.AJ.10Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Werdingite9.BD.35(Mg,Fe)2Al14Si4B4O37
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Kornerupine ?9.BJ.50Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Prismatine9.BJ.50(◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22
Beryl
var. Aquamarine
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
var. Emerald9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
var. Heliodor9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
var. Goshenite9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Cordierite9.CJ.10Mg2Al4Si5O18
Dioptase9.CJ.30CuSiO3 · H2O
Dravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Elbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Gedrite9.DD.05◻Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Nontronite9.EC.40Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Antigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Anorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Sodalite9.FB.10Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Lepidolite'-
'Limonite'-
'Maufite'-
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Psilomelane'-
'Tourmaline
var. Rubellite'
-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Tantalite'-(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series'-
'Mica Group'-
'Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series'-
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
'Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
'Platinum-Group Elements'-

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 Arrojadite-(KFe)(KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe132+Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H BrazilianiteNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
H BruciteMg(OH)2
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
H DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
H Gedrite◻Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
H LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
H YoderiteMg(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)2O(OH)
H Prismatine(◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22
H Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
H Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
LiLithium
Li ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Li Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Be Beryl var. EmeraldBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Be Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
B ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B Grandidierite(Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2
B KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
B Tourmaline var. Rubellite
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
B Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
B Werdingite(Mg,Fe)2Al14Si4B4O37
B Prismatine(◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AragoniteCaCO3
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C GraphiteC
C HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
C MagnesiteMgCO3
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 Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
O AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O Arrojadite-(KFe)(KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe132+Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O Bixbyite-(Mn)Mn23+O3
O BrazilianiteNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O BruciteMg(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CassiteriteSnO2
O Andalusite var. ChiastoliteAl2(SiO4)O
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
O CorundumAl2O3
O DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
O DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
O ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O Beryl var. EmeraldBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O Gedrite◻Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GraftoniteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2
O Grandidierite(Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O HematiteFe2O3
O HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
O HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
O Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Tourmaline var. Rubellite
O RutileTiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O SideriteFeCO3
O SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
O UraniniteUO2
O Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
O Werdingite(Mg,Fe)2Al14Si4B4O37
O YoderiteMg(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)2O(OH)
O Zimbabweite(Na,K)2PbAs4(Ta,Nb,Ti)4O18
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O Prismatine(◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22
O Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O Grossular var. TsavoriteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
O Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
O Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
O Quartz var. Chrome-ChalcedonySiO2
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
F TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
F Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
F Prismatine(◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22
F Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Na Arrojadite-(KFe)(KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe132+Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2
Na BrazilianiteNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
Na DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Na Zimbabweite(Na,K)2PbAs4(Ta,Nb,Ti)4O18
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg BruciteMg(OH)2
Mg CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Mg DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Mg Gedrite◻Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Mg Grandidierite(Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2
Mg HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Mg KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Mg LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Mg Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
Mg Werdingite(Mg,Fe)2Al14Si4B4O37
Mg YoderiteMg(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)2O(OH)
Mg Prismatine(◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22
Mg Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Al Arrojadite-(KFe)(KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe132+Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BrazilianiteNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Andalusite var. ChiastoliteAl2(SiO4)O
Al ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Al ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Beryl var. EmeraldBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Al Gedrite◻Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Al Grandidierite(Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Al Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
Al Werdingite(Mg,Fe)2Al14Si4B4O37
Al YoderiteMg(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)2O(OH)
Al Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Prismatine(◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22
Al Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Grossular var. TsavoriteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Si AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Andalusite var. ChiastoliteAl2(SiO4)O
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Si DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Si DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Si ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Beryl var. EmeraldBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Si Gedrite◻Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Si Grandidierite(Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
Si Werdingite(Mg,Fe)2Al14Si4B4O37
Si YoderiteMg(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)2O(OH)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Si Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Prismatine(◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22
Si Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Grossular var. TsavoriteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Quartz var. Chrome-ChalcedonySiO2
PPhosphorus
P Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
P Arrojadite-(KFe)(KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe132+Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2
P BrazilianiteNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P GraftoniteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2
P LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
P StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
P TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
P Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S ArgentopentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S8
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S BraggitePdPt3S4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CinnabarHgS
S CobaltiteCoAsS
S CooperitePtS
S CovelliteCuS
S CubaniteCuFe2S3
S Cuproiridsite(Cu,Fe)Ir2S4
S DigeniteCu9S5
S GalenaPbS
S GersdorffiteNiAsS
S Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
S Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
S LauriteRuS2
S MackinawiteFeS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S Sperrylite var. PlatarsitePt(As,S)2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S Smythite(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
S ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
S VysotskitePdS
ClChlorine
Cl SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
KPotassium
K Arrojadite-(KFe)(KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe132+Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Zimbabweite(Na,K)2PbAs4(Ta,Nb,Ti)4O18
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca Arrojadite-(KFe)(KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe132+Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
Ca Grossular var. TsavoriteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti Zimbabweite(Na,K)2PbAs4(Ta,Nb,Ti)4O18
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Cr Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
Cr Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series
MnManganese
Mn Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Mn Bixbyite-(Mn)Mn23+O3
Mn Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Mn TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
Mn Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ArgentopentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S8
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe Arrojadite-(KFe)(KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe132+Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2
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 ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe CubaniteCuFe2S3
Fe Cuproiridsite(Cu,Fe)Ir2S4
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe GraftoniteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2
Fe Grandidierite(Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
Fe MackinawiteFeS
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe Smythite(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
Fe StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Fe Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Fe TulameenitePt2CuFe
Fe ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
Fe Werdingite(Mg,Fe)2Al14Si4B4O37
Fe YoderiteMg(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)2O(OH)
Fe Prismatine(◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22
Fe Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Fe Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series
CoCobalt
Co CobaltiteCoAsS
NiNickel
Ni ArgentopentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S8
Ni GersdorffiteNiAsS
Ni MeloniteNiTe2
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Ni Smythite(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
Ni ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cu Cuproiridsite(Cu,Fe)Ir2S4
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu DigeniteCu9S5
Cu DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu TulameenitePt2CuFe
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As CobaltiteCoAsS
As GersdorffiteNiAsS
As Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
As Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
As Sperrylite var. PlatarsitePt(As,S)2
As SperrylitePtAs2
As Zimbabweite(Na,K)2PbAs4(Ta,Nb,Ti)4O18
As Palladodymite(Pd,Rh)2As
ZrZirconium
Zr Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Nb Zimbabweite(Na,K)2PbAs4(Ta,Nb,Ti)4O18
Nb Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
RuRuthenium
Ru Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Ru LauriteRuS2
RhRhodium
Rh Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Rh Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Rh Palladodymite(Pd,Rh)2As
PdPalladium
Pd Atokite(Pd,Pt)3Sn
Pd BraggitePdPt3S4
Pd Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Pd KotulskitePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)
Pd MerenskyitePdTe2
Pd MicheneritePdBiTe
Pd Rustenburgite(Pt,Pd)3Sn
Pd SobolevskitePdBi
Pd StibiopalladinitePd5Sb2
Pd VysotskitePdS
Pd ZvyagintsevitePd3Pb
Pd Palladodymite(Pd,Rh)2As
AgSilver
Ag ArgentopentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S8
Ag Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Ag EmpressiteAgTe
Ag HessiteAg2Te
Ag Native SilverAg
Ag VolynskiteAgBiTe2
SnTin
Sn Atokite(Pd,Pt)3Sn
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
Sn Rustenburgite(Pt,Pd)3Sn
SbAntimony
Sb StibiopalladinitePd5Sb2
Sb StibniteSb2S3
TeTellurium
Te AltaitePbTe
Te EmpressiteAgTe
Te HessiteAg2Te
Te KotulskitePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)
Te MaslovitePtBiTe
Te MeloniteNiTe2
Te MerenskyitePdTe2
Te MicheneritePdBiTe
Te MoncheitePt(Te,Bi)2
Te RucklidgeitePbBi2Te4
Te TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3
Te TsumoiteBiTe
Te VolynskiteAgBiTe2
LaLanthanum
La Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
CeCerium
Ce Loveringite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O38
TaTantalum
Ta Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Ta Zimbabweite(Na,K)2PbAs4(Ta,Nb,Ti)4O18
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
IrIridium
Ir Cuproiridsite(Cu,Fe)Ir2S4
Ir Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
PtPlatinum
Pt Atokite(Pd,Pt)3Sn
Pt BraggitePdPt3S4
Pt CooperitePtS
Pt Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Pt Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Pt MaslovitePtBiTe
Pt MoncheitePt(Te,Bi)2
Pt Sperrylite var. PlatarsitePt(As,S)2
Pt Native PlatinumPt
Pt Rustenburgite(Pt,Pd)3Sn
Pt SperrylitePtAs2
Pt TulameenitePt2CuFe
AuGold
Au Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Au Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pb AltaitePbTe
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb RucklidgeitePbBi2Te4
Pb Zimbabweite(Na,K)2PbAs4(Ta,Nb,Ti)4O18
Pb ZvyagintsevitePd3Pb
BiBismuth
Bi KotulskitePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)
Bi MaslovitePtBiTe
Bi MicheneritePdBiTe
Bi MoncheitePt(Te,Bi)2
Bi RucklidgeitePbBi2Te4
Bi SobolevskitePdBi
Bi TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3
Bi TsumoiteBiTe
Bi VolynskiteAgBiTe2
UUranium
U UraniniteUO2

Fossils

There are 15 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences15
Youngest Fossil Listed145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed237 Ma (Middle Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Dande Sandstone5174.1 - 145 Ma (Jurassic)
Forest Sandstone6199.3 - 182.7 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Karoo - Forest Sandstone2201.3 - 190.8 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Pebbly Arkose1237 - 228 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Karoo - Pebbly Arkose1237 - 228 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Sphenodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhynchocephalia : Sphenodontidae201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Hyperodapedon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhynchosauria : Rhynchosauridae : Hyperodapedon237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Theropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda174.1 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Prosauropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Prosauropoda201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Sauropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda174.1 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Crocodylomorpha
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Crocodylomorpha201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Vulcanodon karibaensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Vulcanodon : Vulcanodon karibaensis199.3 - 182.7 Ma
Early Jurassic
Coelophysis rhodesiensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Coelophysidae : Coelophysis : Coelophysis rhodesiensis201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Dipnoi
subclass
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Dipnoi237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Grallator (Eubrontes)
subgenus
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes)174.1 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 11 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashonaland_West_Province
Wikidata ID:Q457189
GeoNames ID:886841

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