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Ruggles Mine, Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 35' 26'' North , 71° 59' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Uncertain) - last checked 2022
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Grafton1,212 (2017)5.2km
Canaan524 (2017)6.5km
Orange318 (2017)7.3km
Springfield1,007 (2017)11.2km
Danbury1,141 (2017)12.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
3281
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3281:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Granite pegmatite. Grafton field. Hosted by muscovite-sillimanite-staurolite schist. Located on Isinglass Mountain. First commercial mica quarry in U.S. (often cited as 1803, but published records seem to suggest a few years later than that date). Mined for feldspar beginning in 1912, and later for beryl as well. feldspar mining was intermittent and was active in the mid-1960s, ending by about 1969.

Noted for its excellent vista views and steep dumps with tunnels and galleries into the granite pegmatite. Collecting is permitted after paying a fee ($25 per adult in 2011).

The earliest discovery of the famous gummite specimens from this locality was announced by Benjamin Shaub in 1936: "Recent work in mining for feldspar at the Ruggles' pegmatite has exposed numerous uranium-bearing ... minerals." The very first specimens were apparently collected by Ray and Alvin Schortmann who lived not far from Ben Shaub in Northampton, MA (B. Shaub, pers. comm., 1989). The abundance of gummite was one of the factors which influenced the Schortmann brothers to start a mineral business, beginning about 1938, that lasted for about 25 years.

As of June 2022, the property was listed for sale.
from facebook:
Ruggles Mine is under new ownership as of Wednesday, July 19th, 2023. The giftshop and the museum have been completely ransacked and destroyed before the mine recently changed hands.

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Mineral List


48 valid minerals. 15 erroneous literature entries.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Cleavelandite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Description: Small, well-formed crystals were found in partially altered galena (Bjareby, 1965).
Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Becquerelite
Formula: Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
Description: No data or specimens known.
Bertrandite
Formula: Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Description: Found on albite crystals (Bjareby, 1965).
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18
Beryl var. Heliodor
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryllonite
Formula: NaBePO4
Description: Found in altering beryl (Bjareby, 1965).
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bornite ?
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chrysoberyl
Formula: BeAl2O4
Clarkeite
Formula: (Na,Ca,Pb)(UO2)O(OH) · 0-1H2O
Description: Frondel (1956) noted: "Clarkeite has been said to occur in reddish-brown gummite at the Ruggles pegmatite, Grafton Center, New Hampshire, but it was not observed in specimens from this locality examined in the present study." As gummite and other minerals were frequently reported from this and other localities without data, frequently as wishful thinking, the clarkeite folklore is unbelievable given the thoroughness of Frondel's uranium mineral research.
Coconinoite ?
Formula: Fe3+2Al2(UO2)2(PO4)4(SO4)(OH)2 · 20H2O
Description: There is a large degree of uncertainty about the locality in NH for this species. Only PRIMARY reference is Young, E., Weeks, A., and Meyrowitz,R., 1966, Coconinoite, A New Uranium Mineral from Utah and Arizona, Am Min v 51:651-663 which states of the species: "... two from unknown localities, one from Wyoming, and one from New Hampshire, which is certainly in a different geologic environment..." The specimen is not elsewhere mentioned or described. There has been a strong folklore belief that the coconinoite mentioned was from the Ruggles Pegmatite because so many uranium minerals were found there and, at one time, were abundant. No subsequent discoveries of New Hampshire coconinoite have been made and the original reference specimen is lost.
Columbite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6
Cryolite
Formula: Na2NaAlF6
Description: misprint for cyrtolite
Curite
Formula: Pb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
Description: Seaman, David M. (1956) Pegmatite Minerals of the United States. Rocks & Minerals, 31 (5) 227-233 doi:10.1080/00357529.1956.11767672
'Cymatolite'
Dewindtite
Formula: H2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4 · 12H2O
References:
Jeff WeissmanIdentified by Vandall Thomas King: XRD
'Feldspar Group'
'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fourmarierite ?
Formula: Pb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 · 4H2O
Description: "Fourmarierite was doubtfully identified as a minor constituent of gummite from a number of localities, including ... Palermo and Ruggles pegmatites..."
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Graftonite ?
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2
'Gummite'
Habit: massive
Colour: yellow, orange
Haiweeite ?
Formula: Ca(UO2)2[Si5O12(OH)2] · 6H2O
Habit: crusts
Colour: yellow-green
Description: Three specimens described as: "analyzed, yellowish-green xx-crusts on granite." - Shannon and Son's Minerals catalog. No data or supporting information.
Kasolite
Formula: Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
Description: "At the Ruggles pegmatite, kasolite occurs both as a thin outer crust about the orange gummite pseudomorphs for which the locality is noted and as complete pseudomorphs of a rather pourous consistency."
'Kivuite'
Formula: Th(UO2)4(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 7H2O
'Lepidolite'
Description: Morrill (1960) reported "lemon yellow" lepidolite. All specimens submitted for testing are ordinary muscovite.
Lithiophilite
Formula: LiMn2+PO4
Löllingite
Formula: FeAs2
'Manganese Oxides'
Marcasite ?
Formula: FeS2
Meta-autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Description: Listed as a "general" mineral for the town of Grafton, only. No specific locality.
Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Description: Sample description indicates it was a perthite plus muscovite and therefore not an orthoclase.
Parauranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Parsonsite
Formula: Pb2(UO2)(PO4)2
Description: Discovered about 1949 by the late Philip Foster, noted mineral collector of Dover, New Hampshire. Confirmed by Clifford Frondel by XRD.
Paulscherrerite
Formula: UO2(OH)2
Phosphuranylite
Formula: KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Psilomelane'
Description: undetermined black stains on rock, sometimes dendritic.
Purpurite
Formula: Mn3+(PO4)
Description: Listed by Morrill (1960) for no specific locality in Grafton and subsequently inappropriately claimed for this locality.
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Description: Not a rare mineral from granite pegmatite. Listed by Morrill (1960) for no specific locality in Grafton and subsequently inappropriately claimed for this locality.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Description: No specimens known. Probably a mis-identified rose quartz.
Quartz var. Rose Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reddingite
Formula: (Mn2+,Fe2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
Rutherfordine
Formula: (UO2)CO3
References:
Vandall KingIdentified by Vandall Thomas King: Dealer/Collection Label
Safflorite
Formula: (Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Description: Unbelievable cobalt mineral for this locality. Listed by Morrill (1960) for no specific locality in Grafton and incorrectly claimed for this locality. This is a mineral not found in granite pegmatite anywhere in the world.
Schoepite
Formula: (UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O
Description: Mineral A of Frondel (1956). "Mineral A is particularly abundant at the Ruggles locality, where it is one of the chief constituents of the orange gummite pseudomorphs after dendritic aggregates of uraninite crystals for which the locality is noted... It occurs as microcrystalline aggregates of a bright-orange to orange-yellow or golden-yellow color. ... The luster varies from dull and earthy to weakly vitreous in hard, translucent aggregates."
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Description: Found in schist.
Sklodowskite
Formula: Mg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Description: Sklodowskite is not related to Mineral B (UM1956-02-SiO:CaHU) = Ca analog of kasolite. Frondel (1956).
Soddyite
Formula: (UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O
Description: "[Soddyite] occurs abundantly at the Ruggles pegmatite..., as complete pseudomorphs after uraninite. These are yellow to straw-yellow in color, with a dense to almost pulverulent consistency, and are composed of minute shreds and fibers of soddyite admixed with small amounts of uranophane."
Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Description: Found in metamorphic rocks. Not found in the Ruggles pegmatite.
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Description: No specimens known.
Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Triphylite
Formula: LiFe2+PO4
'UM1956-02-SiO:CaHU'
Formula: CaUSiO6 · H2O
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Description: Large quantities of uraninite and its alteration to other minerals have been found here.
References:
Uranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Uranospinite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O
Vandendriesscheite
Formula: PbU7O22 · 12H2O
Description: "Vandendriesscheite occurs as dense microcrystalline aggregates. The color varies from yellow-orange, brownish orange, and orange to orange-red."
Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Bornite ?2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Molybdenite ?2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite ?2.EB.10aFeS2
Löllingite2.EB.15aFeAs2
Safflorite ?2.EB.15a(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Group 3 - Halides
Cryolite ?3.CB.15Na2NaAlF6
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Chrysoberyl4.BA.05BeAl2O4
Quartz
var. Amethyst ?
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rose Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Columbite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Nb2O6
Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Schoepite4.GA.05(UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O
Paulscherrerite4.GA.20UO2(OH)2
Becquerelite ?4.GB.10Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
Fourmarierite ?4.GB.25Pb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 · 4H2O
Vandendriesscheite4.GB.40PbU7O22 · 12H2O
Curite4.GB.55Pb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
Clarkeite ?4.GC.05(Na,Ca,Pb)(UO2)O(OH) · 0-1H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite ?5.AB.05CaCO3
Rutherfordine5.EB.05(UO2)CO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Beryllonite8.AA.10NaBePO4
Lithiophilite ?8.AB.10LiMn2+PO4
Purpurite ?8.AB.10Mn3+(PO4)
Triphylite8.AB.10LiFe2+PO4
Graftonite ?8.AB.20Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Reddingite ?8.CC.05(Mn2+,Fe2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
Vivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Parsonsite8.EA.10Pb2(UO2)(PO4)2
Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Uranospinite ?8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O
Meta-autunite8.EB.10Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Metatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Coconinoite ?8.EB.35Fe3+2Al2(UO2)2(PO4)4(SO4)(OH)2 · 20H2O
Dewindtite8.EC.10H2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4 · 12H2O
'Kivuite'8.EC.10Th(UO2)4(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 7H2O
Phosphuranylite8.EC.10KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Topaz ?9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Soddyite9.AK.05(UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O
Sklodowskite ?9.AK.10Mg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Kasolite9.AK.15Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
Parauranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Uranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Haiweeite ?9.AK.25Ca(UO2)2[Si5O12(OH)2] · 6H2O
Bertrandite9.BD.05Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Beryl
var. Aquamarine
9.CJ.05Be3Al2Si6O18
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
var. Heliodor9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
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
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Orthoclase ?9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Cleavelandite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Feldspar Group'-
'Gummite'-
'Lepidolite' ?-
'Psilomelane'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Cymatolite'-
'Feldspar Group
var. Perthite'
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'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Manganese Oxides'-
'UM1956-02-SiO:CaHU'-CaUSiO6 · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
H BecquereliteCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
H BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H Clarkeite(Na,Ca,Pb)(UO2)O(OH) · 0-1H2O
H CoconinoiteFe23+Al2(UO2)2(PO4)4(SO4)(OH)2 · 20H2O
H CuritePb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
H DewindtiteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4 · 12H2O
H FourmarieritePb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 · 4H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H HaiweeiteCa(UO2)2[Si5O12(OH)2] · 6H2O
H KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
H KivuiteTh(UO2)4(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 7H2O
H Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
H MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
H Reddingite(Mn2+,Fe2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
H Schoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H SklodowskiteMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
H Soddyite(UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O
H StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
H ParauranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
H UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
H UranospiniteCa(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O
H VandendriesscheitePbU7O22 · 12H2O
H VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PaulscherreriteUO2(OH)2
H UM1956-02-SiO:CaHUCaUSiO6 · H2O
LiLithium
Li LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Li TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
BeBeryllium
Be Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Be BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Be BerylloniteNaBePO4
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Be Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C Rutherfordine(UO2)CO3
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O AnglesitePbSO4
O Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
O AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BecquereliteCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
O BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
O BerylloniteNaBePO4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
O Clarkeite(Na,Ca,Pb)(UO2)O(OH) · 0-1H2O
O CoconinoiteFe23+Al2(UO2)2(PO4)4(SO4)(OH)2 · 20H2O
O CuritePb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
O DewindtiteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4 · 12H2O
O Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O FourmarieritePb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 · 4H2O
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GraftoniteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2
O HaiweeiteCa(UO2)2[Si5O12(OH)2] · 6H2O
O KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
O KivuiteTh(UO2)4(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 7H2O
O LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
O Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
O MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O ParsonsitePb2(UO2)(PO4)2
O PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
O PurpuriteMn3+(PO4)
O QuartzSiO2
O Reddingite(Mn2+,Fe2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
O Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
O Rutherfordine(UO2)CO3
O Schoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O SklodowskiteMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O Soddyite(UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O
O StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
O UraniniteUO2
O ParauranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
O UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
O UranospiniteCa(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O
O VandendriesscheitePbU7O22 · 12H2O
O VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O PaulscherreriteUO2(OH)2
O UM1956-02-SiO:CaHUCaUSiO6 · H2O
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F CryoliteNa2NaAlF6
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na BerylloniteNaBePO4
Na Clarkeite(Na,Ca,Pb)(UO2)O(OH) · 0-1H2O
Na CryoliteNa2NaAlF6
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg SklodowskiteMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Al CoconinoiteFe23+Al2(UO2)2(PO4)4(SO4)(OH)2 · 20H2O
Al CryoliteNa2NaAlF6
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si HaiweeiteCa(UO2)2[Si5O12(OH)2] · 6H2O
Si KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si SklodowskiteMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si Soddyite(UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O
Si StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si ParauranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Si UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si UM1956-02-SiO:CaHUCaUSiO6 · H2O
PPhosphorus
P AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
P BerylloniteNaBePO4
P CoconinoiteFe23+Al2(UO2)2(PO4)4(SO4)(OH)2 · 20H2O
P DewindtiteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4 · 12H2O
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P GraftoniteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2
P KivuiteTh(UO2)4(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 7H2O
P LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
P Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
P MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
P ParsonsitePb2(UO2)(PO4)2
P PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
P PurpuriteMn3+(PO4)
P Reddingite(Mn2+,Fe2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
P TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
P TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
P VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S CoconinoiteFe23+Al2(UO2)2(PO4)4(SO4)(OH)2 · 20H2O
S GalenaPbS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
KPotassium
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 PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Ca BecquereliteCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Clarkeite(Na,Ca,Pb)(UO2)O(OH) · 0-1H2O
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca HaiweeiteCa(UO2)2[Si5O12(OH)2] · 6H2O
Ca Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
Ca ParauranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Ca UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Ca UranospiniteCa(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca UM1956-02-SiO:CaHUCaUSiO6 · H2O
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MnManganese
Mn LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Mn PurpuriteMn3+(PO4)
Mn Reddingite(Mn2+,Fe2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
FeIron
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe CoconinoiteFe23+Al2(UO2)2(PO4)4(SO4)(OH)2 · 20H2O
Fe Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe GraftoniteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2
Fe LöllingiteFeAs2
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe Reddingite(Mn2+,Fe2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
Fe Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Fe TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
Fe VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
CoCobalt
Co Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
NiNickel
Ni Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Cu TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
AsArsenic
As LöllingiteFeAs2
As Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
As UranospiniteCa(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb Clarkeite(Na,Ca,Pb)(UO2)O(OH) · 0-1H2O
Pb CuritePb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
Pb DewindtiteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4 · 12H2O
Pb FourmarieritePb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 · 4H2O
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
Pb ParsonsitePb2(UO2)(PO4)2
Pb VandendriesscheitePbU7O22 · 12H2O
BiBismuth
Bi Native BismuthBi
ThThorium
Th KivuiteTh(UO2)4(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 7H2O
UUranium
U AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
U BecquereliteCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
U Clarkeite(Na,Ca,Pb)(UO2)O(OH) · 0-1H2O
U CoconinoiteFe23+Al2(UO2)2(PO4)4(SO4)(OH)2 · 20H2O
U CuritePb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
U DewindtiteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4 · 12H2O
U FourmarieritePb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 · 4H2O
U HaiweeiteCa(UO2)2[Si5O12(OH)2] · 6H2O
U KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
U KivuiteTh(UO2)4(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 7H2O
U Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
U MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
U ParsonsitePb2(UO2)(PO4)2
U PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
U Rutherfordine(UO2)CO3
U Schoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O
U SklodowskiteMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
U Soddyite(UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O
U TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
U UraniniteUO2
U ParauranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
U UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
U UranospiniteCa(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O
U VandendriesscheitePbU7O22 · 12H2O
U PaulscherreriteUO2(OH)2
U UM1956-02-SiO:CaHUCaUSiO6 · H2O

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