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Galway Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canadai
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17 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Peristerite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Fluoborite
Formula: Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3
Habit: hexagonal prisms caracterized by rounded edges and absent terminal faces.
Colour: colorless to cream-white
Fluorescence: white in SW
Description: occur individually and as parallel divergent clusters, resembling apatite. Silky to pearly lustre on fresh surfaces, chalky on weathering.
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Graphite
Formula: C
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
'Mica Group'
Norbergite
Formula: Mg3(SiO4)F2
Habit: anhedral grains
Colour: orange
'Ontariolite'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
'Scapolite'
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Colour: grey to green
Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Thorite var. Uranothorite
Formula: (Th,U)SiO4
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Uranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Zircon var. Cyrtolite
Formula: Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4]

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 6 - Borates
Fluoborite6.AB.50Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3
Group 9 - Silicates
Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
var. Cyrtolite9.AD.30Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
Thorite
var. Uranothorite
9.AD.30(Th,U)SiO4
Norbergite9.AF.40Mg3(SiO4)F2
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Uranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Peristerite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Ontariolite'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Mica Group'-
'Scapolite'-
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H FluoboriteMg3(BO3)(F,OH)3
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
H Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
H Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BBoron
B FluoboriteMg3(BO3)(F,OH)3
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C GraphiteC
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O FluoboriteMg3(BO3)(F,OH)3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O NorbergiteMg3(SiO4)F2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O UraniniteUO2
O UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Albite var. PeristeriteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
O Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
O Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
F Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
F FluoboriteMg3(BO3)(F,OH)3
F FluoriteCaF2
F NorbergiteMg3(SiO4)F2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Albite var. PeristeriteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg FluoboriteMg3(BO3)(F,OH)3
Mg NorbergiteMg3(SiO4)F2
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Al Albite var. PeristeriteNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si NorbergiteMg3(SiO4)F2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Albite var. PeristeriteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
Si Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Si Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ClChlorine
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
TiTitanium
Ti Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
Zr Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
ThThorium
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Th Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
UUranium
U UraniniteUO2
U UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
U Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4

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