Chukanov, N.V., Skrigitil, A.M., Kuzimina, O.V. & Zadov, A.E. (1999): Bismutopyrochlore (Bi,U,Ca,Pb)1+x(Nb,Ta)2O6(OH)•nH2O – a new mineral from the Mika pegmatite vein (eastern Pamirs). Zapiski Vsesoyuznoye Mineralogichestogo Obshchestvo: 128(4):36-41(in Russian)

ⓘ Boromuscovite

Formula: KAl₂(BSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

Chukanov, Nikita V. (2014) Springer Geochemistry/Mineralogy - Infrared spectra of mineral species. Springer Netherlands. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-7128-4

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

[AmMin 85:1561]

ⓘ Cassiterite

Formula: SnO₂

References:

[AmMin 85:1561]

ⓘ Elbaite

Formula: Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)

References:

[AmMin 85:1561]

ⓘ Fluorapatite

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃F

ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF₂

References:

[AmMin 85:1561]

ⓘ Hambergite

Formula: Be₂(BO₃)(OH)

References:

[AmMin 85:1561]

Niedermayr, G. Lyckberg, P. & Jahn, S. (2011): Mineralientage Munchen 2010. Mineralien Welt. 22 (1): 10-31 (p. 14)

ⓘ 'Lepidolite'

References:

[AmMin 85:1561]

ⓘ Microcline

Formula: K(AlSi₃O₈)

References:

[AmMin 85:1561]

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

[AmMin 85:1561]

ⓘ Oxycalciopyrochlore

Formula: Ca₂Nb₂O₆O

Description: Formula on page 40 in Chukanov et al. (1999) gives, according to Atencio et al. (2010) a oxycalciopyrochlore

References:

Atencio, D., Andrade, M. B., Christy, A. G., Giere, R., Kartashov, P. M. (2010) The pyrochlore supergroup of minerals: nomenclature. The Canadian Mineralogist, 48 (3) 673-698 doi:10.3749/canmin.48.3.673

ⓘ 'Oxynatropyrochlore'

Formula: (Na,Ca,U)₂Nb₂O₆(O,OH)

Description: Formula on page 41 in Chukanov et al. (1999) gives, according to Atencio et al. (2010) a oxynatropyrochlore

References:

ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group'

Formula: A₂Nb₂(O,OH)₆Z

References:

AmMin 85:1561]

[ZVMO (1999) 128/4, 36-41

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

[AmMin 85:1561]

ⓘ Schorl

Formula: NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)

References:

[AmMin 85:1561]

ⓘ Topaz

Formula: Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂

References:

[AmMin 85:1561]

ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

Formula: AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

ⓘ 'Tourmaline var. Rubellite'

Formula: A(D₃)G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

Gallery:

ⓘ 'Lepidolite'

Lepidolite

Mika pegmatite, Rangkul' Highlands, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan

Lepidolite

Mika pegmatite, Rangkul' Highlands, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan

Lepidolite

Mika pegmatite, Rangkul' Highlands, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan

A(D₃)G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Zⓘ 'Tourmaline var. Rubellite'

Rubellite

Mika pegmatite, Rangkul' Highlands, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan

Rubellite

Mika pegmatite, Rangkul' Highlands, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan

Rubellite

Mika pegmatite, Rangkul' Highlands, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Fluorite	3.AB.25	CaF₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	'Pyrochlore Group'	4.00.	A₂Nb₂(O,OH)₆Z
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Cassiterite	4.DB.05	SnO₂
ⓘ	'Bismutopyrochlore (of Chukanov et al.)' (TL)	4.DH.15	(Bi,Ca,U,Pb)_2-xNb₂(O,OH)₆(OH)
ⓘ	'Oxynatropyrochlore'	4.DH.15	(Na,Ca,U)₂Nb₂O₆(O,OH)
ⓘ	Oxycalciopyrochlore	4.DH.15	Ca₂Nb₂O₆O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘ	Hambergite	6.AB.05	Be₂(BO₃)(OH)
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Fluorapatite	8.BN.05	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Topaz	9.AF.35	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
ⓘ	Beryl	9.CJ.05	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
ⓘ	var. Morganite	9.CJ.05	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
ⓘ	Elbaite	9.CK.05	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
ⓘ	Schorl	9.CK.05	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
ⓘ	Boromuscovite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(BSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Muscovite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Microcline	9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Lepidolite'	-
ⓘ	'Tourmaline var. Rubellite'	-	A(D₃)G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
ⓘ	''	-	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Boromuscovite	KAl₂(BSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
H	ⓘ Hambergite	Be₂(BO₃)(OH)
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Pyrochlore Group	A₂Nb₂(O,OH)₆Z
H	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
H	ⓘ Topaz	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
H	ⓘ Bismutopyrochlore (of Chukanov et al.)	(Bi,Ca,U,Pb)_2-xNb₂(O,OH)₆(OH)
H	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
H	ⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore	(Na,Ca,U)₂Nb₂O₆(O,OH)
Li	Lithium
Li	ⓘ Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Be	Beryllium
Be	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Be	ⓘ Hambergite	Be₂(BO₃)(OH)
Be	ⓘ Beryl var. Morganite	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
B	Boron
B	ⓘ Boromuscovite	KAl₂(BSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
B	ⓘ Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
B	ⓘ Hambergite	Be₂(BO₃)(OH)
B	ⓘ Tourmaline var. Rubellite	A(D₃)G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
B	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
B	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Boromuscovite	KAl₂(BSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂
O	ⓘ Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
O	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
O	ⓘ Hambergite	Be₂(BO₃)(OH)
O	ⓘ Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Beryl var. Morganite	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Pyrochlore Group	A₂Nb₂(O,OH)₆Z
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Tourmaline var. Rubellite	A(D₃)G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
O	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
O	ⓘ Topaz	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
O	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
O	ⓘ Bismutopyrochlore (of Chukanov et al.)	(Bi,Ca,U,Pb)_2-xNb₂(O,OH)₆(OH)
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
O	ⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore	(Na,Ca,U)₂Nb₂O₆(O,OH)
O	ⓘ Oxycalciopyrochlore	Ca₂Nb₂O₆O
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
F	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
F	ⓘ Topaz	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
F	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Na	ⓘ Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Na	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Na	ⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore	(Na,Ca,U)₂Nb₂O₆(O,OH)
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Boromuscovite	KAl₂(BSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Al	ⓘ Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Al	ⓘ Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Beryl var. Morganite	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Al	ⓘ Topaz	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Boromuscovite	KAl₂(BSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Si	ⓘ Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Si	ⓘ Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Beryl var. Morganite	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Si	ⓘ Topaz	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Boromuscovite	KAl₂(BSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Ca	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Ca	ⓘ Bismutopyrochlore (of Chukanov et al.)	(Bi,Ca,U,Pb)_2-xNb₂(O,OH)₆(OH)
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Ca	ⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore	(Na,Ca,U)₂Nb₂O₆(O,OH)
Ca	ⓘ Oxycalciopyrochlore	Ca₂Nb₂O₆O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Schorl	NaFe₃²⁺Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Nb	Niobium
Nb	ⓘ Pyrochlore Group	A₂Nb₂(O,OH)₆Z
Nb	ⓘ Bismutopyrochlore (of Chukanov et al.)	(Bi,Ca,U,Pb)_2-xNb₂(O,OH)₆(OH)
Nb	ⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore	(Na,Ca,U)₂Nb₂O₆(O,OH)
Nb	ⓘ Oxycalciopyrochlore	Ca₂Nb₂O₆O
Sn	Tin
Sn	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Bismutopyrochlore (of Chukanov et al.)	(Bi,Ca,U,Pb)_2-xNb₂(O,OH)₆(OH)
Bi	Bismuth
Bi	ⓘ Bismutopyrochlore (of Chukanov et al.)	(Bi,Ca,U,Pb)_2-xNb₂(O,OH)₆(OH)
U	Uranium
U	ⓘ Bismutopyrochlore (of Chukanov et al.)	(Bi,Ca,U,Pb)_2-xNb₂(O,OH)₆(OH)
U	ⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore	(Na,Ca,U)₂Nb₂O₆(O,OH)

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