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Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 23' 13'' North , 117° 2' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Rainbow1,832 (2011)9.4km
Temecula112,011 (2017)14.9km
Aguanga1,128 (2011)18.2km
Fallbrook30,534 (2011)18.7km
Valley Center9,277 (2011)18.8km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society, Inc.Fallbrook, California19km
Vista Gem & Mineral SocietyVista, California27km
Palomar Gem & Mineral ClubEscondido, California30km
Mindat Locality ID:
57390
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:57390:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Summary:
Chief Mountain is the northeasternmost of five pegmatite-hosting mountains that comprise the Pala pegmatite district. Its elevation is approximately 1502 ft (ca. 458 m) AMSL.

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47 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.
Habit: Lamellae in perthitic microcline. Druzy coatings of blocky crystals. Most common specimen material is as platy crystal aggregates, variety cleavelandite.
Albite var. Cleavelandite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
'Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series'
Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Description: Occurs as masses to 3 inches (7.5 cm) diameter in the northern parts of the mine.
Bavenite
Formula: Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Bertrandite
Formula: Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Beryl var. Goshenite
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryl var. Morganite
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Description: Plate 74 from Wilson, Wendell. E.; Bartsch, Joel A.; Mauthner, Mark (2004) Masterpieces of the Mineral World. Houston Museum of Natural Science. [https://www.mindat.org/reference.php?id=18945017]
Beyerite
Formula: Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bismite
Formula: Bi2O3
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
'Clay minerals'
Clinobisvanite
Formula: Bi(VO4)
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
Columbite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6
Cookeite
Formula: (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Habit: powdery to botryoidal (but tenacious) coatings on albite, quartz, tourmaline
Colour: off-white to pink
Description: XRD by Stuart Mills (University of British Columbia).
Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
'Elbaite-Schorl Series'
Eulytine
Formula: Bi4(SiO4)3
Fairfieldite
Formula: Ca2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O
'Feldspar Group'
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Foitite
Formula: ◻(Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Gahnite
Formula: ZnAl2O4
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hopeite
Formula: ZnZn2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Hureaulite
Formula: Mn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
'Jahnsite Group'
Formula: XM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
'Lepidolite'
Lithiophilite
Formula: LiMn2+PO4
Description: Moore (2000) analyzed lithiophilite from this locality and found the Mn/Mn + Fe ratio was 0.92
Lithiophilite var. Sicklerite
Formula: Li1-x(Mn3+xMn2+1-x)PO4
'Luinaite-(OH)'
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
'Manganese Oxides'
'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites'
'Mica Group'
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Montebrasite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)(OH)
Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.
Muscovite var. Lithian Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Description: The violet colour is caused by manganese, not lithium.
Muscovite var. Star muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Namibite
Formula: Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Description: Orthoclase and microcline are widespread constituents of the pocket zones in the pegmatites where they generally form large, equant crystals with well-developed faces. The orthoclase is intimately associated with perthite, and is more abundant than the perthite in the pocket pegmatite of some dikes. In general, however, the orthoclase constitutes only a small fraction of the total potash feldspar within the dikes as a whole.
Phosphosiderite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Pucherite
Formula: Bi(VO4)
Habit: Drusy coatings of rounded wedge-shaped crystals on lepidolite and elbaite.
Colour: Drab olive-brown
Description: Most of this material was found in a highly evolved part of the pegmatite in the Big Kahuna II zone on the Baker Boulevard level. XRD by Stuart Mills (University of British Columbia).
Purpurite
Formula: Mn3+(PO4)
Description: Parent lithiophilite from this locality has Mn/Mn + Fe = 0.92 (Moore, 2000).
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Citrine
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Description: Occurs in pegmatite.
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.
Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Spodumene var. Kunzite
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Description: Plate 74 from Wilson, Wendell. E.; Bartsch, Joel A.; Mauthner, Mark (2004) Masterpieces of the Mineral World. Houston Museum of Natural Science. [https://www.mindat.org/reference.php?id=18945017]
'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Tantalite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Ta2O6
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region.
'Tourmaline var. Indicolite'
'Tourmaline var. Rubellite'
'Tourmaline var. Verdelite'
'Zinnwaldite'
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
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Gahnite4.BB.05ZnAl2O4
Bismite4.CB.60Bi2O3
Quartz
var. Citrine
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Columbite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Nb2O6
Tantalite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Ta2O6
Cryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Bismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Beyerite5.BE.35Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Lithiophilite8.AB.10LiMn2+PO4
Purpurite8.AB.10Mn3+(PO4)
Lithiophilite
var. Sicklerite
8.AB.10Li1-x(Mn3+xMn2+1-x)PO4
Pucherite8.AD.40Bi(VO4)
Clinobisvanite8.AD.65Bi(VO4)
Montebrasite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)(OH)
Namibite8.BB.50Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Hopeite8.CA.30ZnZn2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Hureaulite8.CB.10Mn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Phosphosiderite8.CD.05FePO4 · 2H2O
Fairfieldite8.CG.05Ca2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Eulytine9.AD.40Bi4(SiO4)3
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Bertrandite9.BD.05Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Beryl
var. Aquamarine
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
var. Morganite9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
var. Goshenite9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Elbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Foitite9.CK.05◻(Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
'Luinaite-(OH)'9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Spodumene
var. Kunzite
9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
Bavenite9.DF.25Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Lithian Muscovite ?9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Star muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Cookeite9.EC.55(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Cleavelandite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Laumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Clay minerals'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Tourmaline
var. Indicolite'
-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Lepidolite'-
'Tourmaline
var. Rubellite'
-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'var. Verdelite'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Zinnwaldite'-
'Feldspar Group
var. Perthite'
-
'Mica Group'-
'Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series'-
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
'Elbaite-Schorl Series'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Manganese Oxides
var. Manganese Dendrites'
-
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'Jahnsite Group'-XM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
H BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
H ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O
H Foitite◻(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H HureauliteMn52+(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
H HopeiteZnZn2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H NamibiteCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
H PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
H PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H Zinnwaldite
H Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
H Elbaite-Schorl Series
H Muscovite var. Lithian MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Jahnsite GroupXM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
H Luinaite-(OH)NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H Muscovite var. Star muscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
LiLithium
Li Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Li ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Li Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
Li LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Li MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Li Lithiophilite var. SickleriteLi1-x(Mnx3+Mn2+1-x)PO4
Li SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Li Zinnwaldite
Li Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
Li Elbaite-Schorl Series
BeBeryllium
Be BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Be BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B Foitite◻(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B Tourmaline var. Indicolite
B Tourmaline var. Rubellite
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
B Tourmaline var. Verdelite
B Elbaite-Schorl Series
B Luinaite-(OH)NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
C BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
C Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
O BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
O BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BismiteBi2O3
O Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O Quartz var. CitrineSiO2
O ClinobisvaniteBi(VO4)
O Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
O CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
O ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O EulytineBi4(SiO4)3
O FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O Foitite◻(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O GahniteZnAl2O4
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HureauliteMn52+(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
O HopeiteZnZn2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
O Tourmaline var. Indicolite
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
O LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
O LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
O Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
O Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
O Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O NamibiteCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
O PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
O PucheriteBi(VO4)
O PurpuriteMn3+(PO4)
O QuartzSiO2
O Tourmaline var. Rubellite
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O Lithiophilite var. SickleriteLi1-x(Mnx3+Mn2+1-x)PO4
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
O SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
O Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Tourmaline var. Verdelite
O Zinnwaldite
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
O Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
O Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
O Elbaite-Schorl Series
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Muscovite var. Lithian MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Jahnsite GroupXM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
O Luinaite-(OH)NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O Muscovite var. Star muscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
F Zinnwaldite
F Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
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 Elbaite-Schorl Series
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Na Luinaite-(OH)NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
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
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Al ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Foitite◻(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al GahniteZnAl2O4
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
Al LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Al Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
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 SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Al Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al Zinnwaldite
Al Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
Al Elbaite-Schorl Series
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Al Muscovite var. Lithian MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Luinaite-(OH)NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Muscovite var. Star muscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
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 Quartz var. CitrineSiO2
Si Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Si ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si EulytineBi4(SiO4)3
Si Foitite◻(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
Si LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Si Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si Zinnwaldite
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Si Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Elbaite-Schorl Series
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Muscovite var. Lithian MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Luinaite-(OH)NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Muscovite var. Star muscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
P FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P HureauliteMn52+(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
P HopeiteZnZn2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
P LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
P MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
P PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
P PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
P PurpuriteMn3+(PO4)
P Lithiophilite var. SickleriteLi1-x(Mnx3+Mn2+1-x)PO4
P Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
P Jahnsite GroupXM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
SSulfur
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K Zinnwaldite
K Muscovite var. Lithian MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. Star muscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Ca BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Ca FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
VVanadium
V ClinobisvaniteBi(VO4)
V NamibiteCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
V PucheriteBi(VO4)
MnManganese
Mn CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mn FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O
Mn HureauliteMn52+(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Mn LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Mn Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Mn Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Mn PurpuriteMn3+(PO4)
Mn Lithiophilite var. SickleriteLi1-x(Mnx3+Mn2+1-x)PO4
Mn SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Mn Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe Foitite◻(Fe22+Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe Zinnwaldite
Fe Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Fe Elbaite-Schorl Series
Fe Luinaite-(OH)NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CuCopper
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu NamibiteCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
Cu PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
ZnZinc
Zn GahniteZnAl2O4
Zn HopeiteZnZn2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Nb Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
TaTantalum
Ta Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
BiBismuth
Bi BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Bi BismiteBi2O3
Bi Native BismuthBi
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3
Bi Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Bi ClinobisvaniteBi(VO4)
Bi EulytineBi4(SiO4)3
Bi NamibiteCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
Bi PucheriteBi(VO4)

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