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Malta valley, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austriai
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Malta valleyValley
Spittal an der Drau DistrictDistrict
CarinthiaState
AustriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° North , 13° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~14km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
42895
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:42895:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Maltatal, Hohe Tauern, Kärnten, Österreich


The Maltatal (Slovene: Dolina reke Malte) is a valley in the High Tauern mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps. It follows the course of the Malta river down towards its confluence with the Lieser, itself a left tributary of the Drava. Most of the area belongs to the municipality of Malta in Carinthia, Austria.

The upper Maltatal ends at the Kölnbrein Dam east of the Ankogel Group, from where the Malta stream flows southeastwards about 38 km (23.61 mi) down along the mountains of the Reisseck Group to Gmünd and into the Lieser river. The valley is known for its many waterfalls during snowmelt season, therefore also called the 'Valley of Falling Waters'. An 18 km (11.18 mi) long scenic route, the former construction road of the Malta-Reisseck Power Plant Group with numerous serpentines and six tunnels leads up to the dam at 1,933 m (6,341.86 ft), site of a hotel and a hydropower exhibition.

After the Austrian Anschluss to Nazi Germany, beginning in 1941 the Malta Valley was the site of a labour camp where deported prisoners of war originating from the Soviet Union were forced to work in a granite quarry supplying a Reichsautobahn construction site in nearby Spittal an der Drau (the present-day Tauern Autobahn). At least 21 inmates died from the inhuman working conditions; a memorial marks their burial place at a nearby chapel.

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85 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Altaite
Formula: PbTe
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Description: As inclusions in quartz.
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
References:
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Bavenite
Formula: Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Bertrandite
Formula: Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Beudantite
Formula: PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Carminite
Formula: PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine
Formula: (Sr,Ba)SO4
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
'Chabazite'
Description: crystals to 1 cm along the edge
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.
'Chlorite Group'
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Clinochlore var. Ripidolite
Formula: (Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Clinozoisite-Epidote Series'
References:
https://www.seilnacht.com/Minerale/kaernten.htmlIdentification: Visual Identification
Copiapite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Cosalite
Formula: Pb2Bi2S5
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Fluorapophyllite-(K)
Formula: KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
'Freibergite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.
Description: Large crystals to 2 kg
Galenobismutite
Formula: PbBi2S4
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Giessenite
Formula: Pb27Cu2(Bi,Sb)19S57
Greenockite
Formula: CdS
References:
'Gustavite-Lillianite Series'
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Hedleyite
Formula: Bi7Te3
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Izoklakeite
Formula: Pb27(Cu,Fe,Ag)2(Sb,Bi)19S57
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Joséite-B
Formula: Bi4Te2S
'K Feldspar'
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Liebigite
Formula: Ca2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 11H2O
Lillianite
Formula: Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6
'Limonite'
Mackinawite
Formula: FeS
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Melonite
Formula: NiTe2
Mesolite
Formula: Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Miargyrite
Formula: AgSbS2
Habit: microscopic inclusions
'Mica Group'
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Parasymplesite
Formula: Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
References:
Philipsbornite
Formula: PbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Pickeringite
Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Habit: microscopic inclusions
Posnjakite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 18 localities in this region.
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
Rozenite
Formula: FeSO4 · 4H2O
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Rutile var. Sagenite (of Saussure)
Formula: TiO2
References:
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Scolecite
Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Sylvanite
Formula: AgAuTe4
Symplesite
Formula: Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Szomolnokite
Formula: FeSO4 · H2O
Tetradymite
Formula: Bi2Te2S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Habit: tabular crystals to 4 cm
Colour: bright green
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
'Xenotime'
Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)
References:
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Mackinawite2.CC.25FeS
Altaite2.CD.10PbTe
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Hedleyite2.DC.05Bi7Te3
Joséite-B2.DC.05Bi4Te2S
Tetradymite2.DC.05Bi2Te2S
Sylvanite2.EA.05AgAuTe4
Melonite2.EA.20NiTe2
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
'Freibergite Subgroup'2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Polybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Miargyrite2.HA.10AgSbS2
Giessenite2.HB.10bPb27Cu2(Bi,Sb)19S57
Izoklakeite2.HB.10bPb27(Cu,Fe,Ag)2(Sb,Bi)19S57
Cosalite2.JB.10Pb2Bi2S5
Galenobismutite2.JB.25ePbBi2S4
Lillianite2.JB.40aPb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
var. Sagenite (of Saussure)4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Liebigite5.ED.20Ca2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 11H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Celestine
var. Barium-bearing Celestine
7.AD.35(Sr,Ba)SO4
7.AD.35SrSO4
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Szomolnokite7.CB.05FeSO4 · H2O
Rozenite7.CB.15FeSO4 · 4H2O
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Pickeringite7.CB.85MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Copiapite7.DB.35Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Posnjakite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Xenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
Carminite8.BH.30PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2
Beudantite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Philipsbornite8.BL.10PbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Fluorapatite
var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite
8.BN.05Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Parasymplesite8.CE.40Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Symplesite8.CE.45Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
Bertrandite9.BD.05Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Clinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Beryl
var. Aquamarine
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Bavenite9.DF.25Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Fluorapophyllite-(K)9.EA.15KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
var. Ripidolite9.EC.55(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Mesolite9.GA.05Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Scolecite9.GA.05CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Laumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Chabazite'-
'Chlorite Group'-
'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
'Limonite'-
'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
'Xenotime'-
'Mica Group'-
'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
'Gustavite-Lillianite Series'-
'Clinozoisite-Epidote Series'-
'K Feldspar'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
H BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
H BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
H LiebigiteCa2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 11H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
H MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H ParasymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
H PhilipsbornitePbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
H PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
H PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
H PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
H Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
H RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
H ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
H Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
H SymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
H Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
BeBeryllium
Be BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Be BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C LiebigiteCa2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 11H2O
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AnataseTiO2
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine(Sr,Ba)SO4
O BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
O BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
O BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O BrookiteTiO2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CalciteCaCO3
O Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
O CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
O CelestineSrSO4
O CerussitePbCO3
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
O LiebigiteCa2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 11H2O
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
O MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O ParasymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
O PhilipsbornitePbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
O PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
O PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
O PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
O RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
O RutileTiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
O SymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
O TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
O Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
O Rutile var. Sagenite (of Saussure)TiO2
FFluorine
F Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Na MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Mg Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Al LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Al MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al PhilipsbornitePbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Al PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Al PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Al Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Al ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Al Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Al Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Al Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Si BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Si LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Si MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Si ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Si Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Si TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Si Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Si Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine(Sr,Ba)SO4
S BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S CelestineSrSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
S CosalitePb2Bi2S5
S CovelliteCuS
S Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
S GalenaPbS
S GalenobismutitePbBi2S4
S GiessenitePb27Cu2(Bi,Sb)19S57
S GreenockiteCdS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S IzoklakeitePb27(Cu,Fe,Ag)2(Sb,Bi)19S57
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S Joséite-BBi4Te2S
S LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6
S MackinawiteFeS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
S MiargyriteAgSbS2
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
S Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
S PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
S PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
S SphaleriteZnS
S SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
S TetradymiteBi2Te2S
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S Gustavite-Lillianite Series
ClChlorine
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
K Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
K Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Ca Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Ca LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Ca LiebigiteCa2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 11H2O
Ca MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Ca PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Ca TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ca Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Ca Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BrookiteTiO2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ti Rutile var. Sagenite (of Saussure)TiO2
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe IzoklakeitePb27(Cu,Fe,Ag)2(Sb,Bi)19S57
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe MackinawiteFeS
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Fe ParasymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Fe PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe Clinochlore var. Ripidolite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Fe RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Fe SymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Fe SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
Fe Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
NiNickel
Ni MeloniteNiTe2
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Cu GiessenitePb27Cu2(Bi,Sb)19S57
Cu IzoklakeitePb27(Cu,Fe,Ag)2(Sb,Bi)19S57
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cu PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
As CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
As ParasymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
As PhilipsbornitePbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
As SymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
SrStrontium
Sr Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine(Sr,Ba)SO4
Sr CelestineSrSO4
YYttrium
Y Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Ag Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Ag HessiteAg2Te
Ag IzoklakeitePb27(Cu,Fe,Ag)2(Sb,Bi)19S57
Ag LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6
Ag MiargyriteAgSbS2
Ag Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Ag PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Ag SylvaniteAgAuTe4
Ag Gustavite-Lillianite Series
CdCadmium
Cd GreenockiteCdS
SbAntimony
Sb Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sb GiessenitePb27Cu2(Bi,Sb)19S57
Sb IzoklakeitePb27(Cu,Fe,Ag)2(Sb,Bi)19S57
Sb MiargyriteAgSbS2
Sb Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sb PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
Te AltaitePbTe
Te HedleyiteBi7Te3
Te HessiteAg2Te
Te Joséite-BBi4Te2S
Te MeloniteNiTe2
Te SylvaniteAgAuTe4
Te TetradymiteBi2Te2S
BaBarium
Ba Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine(Sr,Ba)SO4
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
Au SylvaniteAgAuTe4
PbLead
Pb AltaitePbTe
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pb CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb CosalitePb2Bi2S5
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb GalenobismutitePbBi2S4
Pb GiessenitePb27Cu2(Bi,Sb)19S57
Pb IzoklakeitePb27(Cu,Fe,Ag)2(Sb,Bi)19S57
Pb LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pb PhilipsbornitePbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Pb Gustavite-Lillianite Series
BiBismuth
Bi Native BismuthBi
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3
Bi CosalitePb2Bi2S5
Bi GalenobismutitePbBi2S4
Bi GiessenitePb27Cu2(Bi,Sb)19S57
Bi HedleyiteBi7Te3
Bi IzoklakeitePb27(Cu,Fe,Ag)2(Sb,Bi)19S57
Bi Joséite-BBi4Te2S
Bi LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6
Bi TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Bi Gustavite-Lillianite Series
UUranium
U LiebigiteCa2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 11H2O

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