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Meløy, Nordland, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
MeløyMunicipality
NordlandCounty
NorwayCountry

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Area:
874 km2
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ørnes1,538 (2014)
Glomfjord1,204 (2013)
Reipå307 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
48968
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:48968:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Meløy, Nordland, Norvège
German:
Meløy, Nordland, Norwegen
Italian:
Meløy, Nordland, Norvegia
Northern Sami:
Meløy, Nordlánda, Norga
Norwegian:
Meløy, Nordland, Norge
Russian:
Мелёй, Нурланн, Норвегия
Simplified Chinese:
梅勒于, 诺尔兰郡, 挪威
Spanish:
Meløy, Nordland, Noruega
Albanian:
Meløy, Nordland, Norvegjia
Asturian:
Meløy, Nordland, Noruega
Basque:
Meløy, Nordland, Norvegia
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
মেলায়, নোর্দলেন্ড, নরৱে
Catalan:
Meløy, Nordland, Noruega
Cebuano:
Meløy , Nordland Fylke, Norway
Danish:
Meløy, Nordland, Norge
Dutch:
Meløy, Nordland, Noorwegen
Esperanto:
Meløy, Nordland, Norvegio
Finnish:
Meløy, Nordlandin lääni, Norja
Indonesian:
Meløy, Nordland, Norwegia
Javanese:
Meløy, Norwégia
Latin:
Meløy, Nordland, Norvegia
Limburgian:
Meløy, Nordland, Noorwege
Low Saxon/Low German:
Kommun Meløy, Amt Nordland, Norwegen
Malay:
Meløy, Nordland, Norway
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Meløy, Nordland, Lo̍k-ui
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Meløy, Nordland fylke, Noreg
Occitan:
Meløy, Nordland, Norvègia
Polish:
Meløy, Nordland, Norwegia
Portuguese:
Meløy, Nordland, Noruega
Romanian:
Meløy, Nordland, Norvegia
Slovenian:
Meløy, Nordland, Norveška
Swahili:
Meløy, Nordland, Norwei
Swedish:
Meløy, Nordland fylke, Norge
Waray:
Meløy, Nordland, Noruega


Meløy is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ørnes. Other villages include Eidbukta, Neverdal, Glomfjord, Halsa, Reipå, Støtt, and Ågskardet.

The municipality is situated just to the north of the Arctic Circle on Norway's west coast. It encompasses the island of Meløya and some 700 other islands of various sizes around the Meløyfjorden, Glomfjorden, and Holandsfjorden in the south, along with a stretch of the mainland coast.

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63 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Actinolite var. Smaragdite
Formula: Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Cleavelandite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Almandine-Pyrope Series'
Description: A Ca-rich pyrope/almandine garnet found in a sapphirine bearing lentil in the ultramafic rocks.
Amblygonite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)F
Description: Described by Ihlen as "greyish white, small crystals"
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
Anthophyllite
Formula: ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Colour: Bluegreenish
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Beryl var. Heliodor
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
Description: Roy Kristiansen found bismutite filling small fractures in blue tourmaline.
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chesterite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)17Si20O54(OH)6
Description: Identified with TEM-analysis from an unspecified locality in Glomfjord, by Bucher (Selbekk 2010), cfr also Bucher (1991) Mantle fragments in the Scandinavian Caledonides. Tectonophysics, 190: 173-192, (p. 181)
'Chlorite Group'
Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Columbite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6
Cookeite
Formula: (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
Enstatite var. Bronzite
Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
'Feldspar Group'
Fluor-elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Fluor-liddicoatite
Formula: Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Fluor-schorl ?
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Description: Refinement indicates F:OH ration of 1:1. EPMA data necessary for confirmation.
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Graphite
Formula: C
Helvine
Formula: Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S
Habit: minute crystals, tetrahedra up to 1 mm in size
Colour: yellow, transparent
Hureaulite
Formula: Mn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Description: Occure as colourless agregates on the surface of lithiophilite masses.
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Jimthompsonite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)5Si6O16(OH)2
Description: Identified with TEM-analysis from an unspecified locality in Glomfjord, by Bucher (Selbekk 2010), cfr also Bucher (1991) Mantle fragments in the Scandinavian Caledonides. Tectonophysics, 190: 173-192, (p. 181)
'K Feldspar'
Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
'Lepidolite'
Lithiophilite
Formula: LiMn2+PO4
Colour: Pale red/salmon-pink.
Description: Masses to 2cm, surounded by hureaulite.
Lithiophilite var. Sicklerite
Formula: Li1-x(Mn3+xMn2+1-x)PO4
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
'Mica Group'
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Microcline var. Amazonite
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n
Milarite
Formula: K(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Muscovite var. Lithian Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Description: 2M1 polytype
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Muscovite-2M1'
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Pollucite
Formula: (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Powellite
Formula: Ca(MoO4)
Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Rose Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rossmanite
Formula: ◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Rutile var. Sagenite (of Saussure)
Formula: TiO2
Sapphirine
Formula: Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Description: Found ina pegmatite
Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Uvarovite
Formula: Ca3Cr3+2(SiO4)3
Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Zircon var. Alvite
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rose Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
var. Sagenite (of Saussure)4.DB.05TiO2
Columbite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Nb2O6
Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Goethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Bismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Powellite7.GA.05Ca(MoO4)
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Lithiophilite8.AB.10LiMn2+PO4
var. Sicklerite8.AB.10Li1-x(Mn3+xMn2+1-x)PO4
Xenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Amblygonite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)F
Hureaulite8.CB.10Mn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Uvarovite9.AD.25Ca3Cr3+2(SiO4)3
Zircon
var. Alvite
9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Titanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
Clinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Zoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Beryl
var. Aquamarine
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
var. Heliodor9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Fluor-schorl ?9.CK.NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Elbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Rossmanite9.CK.05◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fluor-elbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Fluor-liddicoatite9.CK.05Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Milarite9.CM.05K(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
var. Bronzite9.DA.05(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Spodumene9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
Anthophyllite9.DD.05◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
var. Smaragdite9.DE.10Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2
Chesterite9.DF.05(Mg,Fe)17Si20O54(OH)6
Jimthompsonite9.DF.05(Mg,Fe)5Si6O16(OH)2
Sapphirine9.DH.45Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Lithian Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Cookeite9.EC.55(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Microcline
var. Amazonite
9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
var. Cleavelandite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Helvine9.FB.10Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S
Pollucite9.GB.05(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Laumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Lepidolite'-
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Mica Group'-
'Almandine-Pyrope Series'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'K Feldspar'-
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
'Muscovite-2M1'-KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H Chesterite(Mg,Fe)17Si20O54(OH)6
H Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
H ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H HureauliteMn52+(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
H Jimthompsonite(Mg,Fe)5Si6O16(OH)2
H LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
H PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Rossmanite◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Actinolite var. SmaragditeCa2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2
H Muscovite var. Lithian MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
H Muscovite-2M1KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
H Fluor-liddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
H Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
LiLithium
Li AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Li Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Li ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Li LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Li Lithiophilite var. SickleriteLi1-x(Mnx3+Mn2+1-x)PO4
Li SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Li Rossmanite◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Li Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Li Fluor-liddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
Be MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Be Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
B Rossmanite◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
B Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
B Fluor-liddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
CCarbon
C Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C GraphiteC
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Zircon var. AlviteZr(SiO4)
O Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
O AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
O Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CalciteCaCO3
O CassiteriteSnO2
O Chesterite(Mg,Fe)17Si20O54(OH)6
O Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
O HureauliteMn52+(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O Jimthompsonite(Mg,Fe)5Si6O16(OH)2
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
O LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
O Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
O PowelliteCa(MoO4)
O PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O Lithiophilite var. SickleriteLi1-x(Mnx3+Mn2+1-x)PO4
O SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
O StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
O TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O UraniniteUO2
O UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
O Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
O Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O Rossmanite◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
O Almandine-Pyrope Series
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Actinolite var. SmaragditeCa2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2
O Muscovite var. Lithian MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
O Rutile var. Sagenite (of Saussure)TiO2
O Muscovite-2M1KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
O Fluor-liddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
O Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
F AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluoriteCaF2
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
F Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
F Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
F Fluor-liddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Na Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Na Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Na Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg Chesterite(Mg,Fe)17Si20O54(OH)6
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mg Jimthompsonite(Mg,Fe)5Si6O16(OH)2
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Mg Almandine-Pyrope Series
Mg Actinolite var. SmaragditeCa2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Al AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Al ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Al PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Al SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Al StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Rossmanite◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Almandine-Pyrope Series
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Al Muscovite var. Lithian MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Al Muscovite-2M1KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Al Fluor-liddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Zircon var. AlviteZr(SiO4)
Si Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Si Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Chesterite(Mg,Fe)17Si20O54(OH)6
Si Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Si HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
Si Jimthompsonite(Mg,Fe)5Si6O16(OH)2
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Si PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
Si SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Si StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Si TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Si Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Rossmanite◻(LiAl2)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Almandine-Pyrope Series
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Actinolite var. SmaragditeCa2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2
Si Muscovite var. Lithian MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Si Muscovite-2M1KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Si Fluor-liddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Si Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
P AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
P HureauliteMn52+(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
P LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
P Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
P Lithiophilite var. SickleriteLi1-x(Mnx3+Mn2+1-x)PO4
P Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
K Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. Lithian MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite-2M1KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Ca MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Ca Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Ca PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Ca PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ca UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
Ca Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca Actinolite var. SmaragditeCa2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Ca Fluor-liddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ti Rutile var. Sagenite (of Saussure)TiO2
CrChromium
Cr UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
Cr Actinolite var. SmaragditeCa2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2
MnManganese
Mn HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
Mn HureauliteMn52+(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Mn LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Mn Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Mn Lithiophilite var. SickleriteLi1-x(Mnx3+Mn2+1-x)PO4
Mn SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Chesterite(Mg,Fe)17Si20O54(OH)6
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe Jimthompsonite(Mg,Fe)5Si6O16(OH)2
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Fe Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Fe Almandine-Pyrope Series
Fe Actinolite var. SmaragditeCa2(Mg,Fe2+,Cr)5Si8O22(OH)2
Fe Fluor-schorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
YYttrium
Y Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
ZrZirconium
Zr Zircon var. AlviteZr(SiO4)
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
Mo PowelliteCa(MoO4)
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
CsCaesium
Cs Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
CeCerium
Ce Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
TaTantalum
Ta Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
BiBismuth
Bi Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
UUranium
U UraniniteUO2

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