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Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USAi
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Yerington Mining DistrictMining District
Singatse RangeMountain Range
Lyon CountyCounty
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PlacePopulation
Yerington3,064 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
6712
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6712:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Cu-Ag-Au mining area. The first production was in 1906 and the last was in 1945.

Mineral occurrence model information: Model code: 59; USGS model code: 18b; Deposit model name: Skarn Cu; Mark3 model number: 8. Controls for ore emplacement included lithologic contact (contact of carbonate rocks with intrusions).

Regional geologic structures include a batholith

Hosts mineral deposits like porphyry Cu (Mo), Cu skarns, and small Fe oxide-copper–gold lodes

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Mineral List

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120 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Anapaite
Formula: Ca2Fe2+(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
'Andradite-Grossular Series'
Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Antlerite
Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Atacamite
Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl
Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
'Axinite Group'
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bismoclite
Formula: BiOCl
Bohdanowiczite
Formula: AgBiSe2
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Cacoxenite
Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.
Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 23 localities in this region.
Chalcosiderite
Formula: CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Habit: bulky, equant, separated, size 50-100 μm
Colour: pale green
'Chlorite Group'
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
Chondrodite
Formula: Mg5(SiO4)2F2
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.
Clausthalite
Formula: PbSe
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Clinochlore var. Leuchtenbergite
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
'Clinochrysotile'
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Clinoclase
Formula: Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Clintonite
Formula: CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
Conichalcite
Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
'Copper Stain'
Cornetite
Formula: Cu3(PO4)(OH)3
Habit: gemmy bulky crystals with triangular faces
Colour: dark blue
Cornubite
Formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Cyanotrichite
Formula: Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Delafossite
Formula: Cu+Fe3+O2
Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Diopside var. Salite
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
References:
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
'Feldspar Group'
Ferro-actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Fe2+5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Gahnite
Formula: ZnAl2O4
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Description: Replacing a fossil Halobia (bivalve)
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hedenbergite
Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
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
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
'K Feldspar'
Krennerite
Formula: Au3AgTe8
Kryzhanovskite
Formula: (Fe3+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)3
Kurilite
Formula: Ag8Te3Se
Langite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Lechatelierite
Formula: SiO2
Libethenite
Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
'Limonite'
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Ludwigite
Formula: Mg2Fe3+(BO3)O2
Magnesio-hornblende
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.
Magnetite var. Mushketovite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Marialite
Formula: Na4Al3Si9O24Cl
Merenskyite
Formula: PdTe2
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Molybdite
Formula: MoO3
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Muthmannite
Formula: AuAgTe2
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Naumannite
Formula: Ag2Se
Neotocite
Formula: (Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
Nontronite
Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Olivenite
Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
'Orthobrochantite'
References:
Paratacamite
Formula: Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
'Petrified Wood'
Petzite
Formula: Ag3AuTe2
Piemontite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 21 localities in this region.
Pyrophyllite
Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 18 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rose Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Sampleite
Formula: NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Habit: powdery spots 50-100 μm
Colour: bright sky blue
Description: First reported U.S. locality. Confirmed with Raman and EDS at Caltech, and PXRD at LACNHM.
'Scapolite'
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Spangolite
Formula: Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Strengite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
Sylvanite
Formula: AgAuTe4
Szaibélyite
Formula: MgBO2(OH)
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Tangeite
Formula: CaCu(VO4)(OH)
Tellurobismuthite
Formula: Bi2Te3
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Tenorite
Formula: CuO
Tetradymite
Formula: Bi2Te2S
Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Description: occurs in crystals
Tyuyamunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Uvarovite
Formula: Ca3Cr3+2(SiO4)3
Variscite
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O
References:
Vermiculite
Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Description: reported "from a prospect close to the Ludwig townsite"
Volborthite
Formula: Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
Volynskite
Formula: AgBiTe2
Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
'White mica'
Wittichenite
Formula: Cu3BiS3
Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Zoisite var. Thulite
Formula: {Ca2}{Al,Mn3+3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Zunyite
Formula: Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Gold
var. Electrum
1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
1.AA.05Au
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Kurilite2.BA.45Ag8Te3Se
Naumannite2.BA.55Ag2Se
Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
Petzite2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Muthmannite2.CB.85AuAgTe2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Clausthalite2.CD.10PbSe
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Tellurobismuthite2.DC.05Bi2Te3
Tetradymite2.DC.05Bi2Te2S
Sylvanite2.EA.05AgAuTe4
Krennerite2.EA.15Au3AgTe8
Merenskyite2.EA.20PdTe2
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Orpiment2.FA.30As2S3
Wittichenite2.GA.20Cu3BiS3
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Bohdanowiczite2.JA.20AgBiSe2
Volynskite2.JA.20AgBiTe2
Group 3 - Halides
Atacamite3.DA.10aCu2(OH)3Cl
Paratacamite3.DA.10cCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Bismoclite3.DC.25BiOCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Delafossite4.AB.15Cu+Fe3+O2
Gahnite4.BB.05ZnAl2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Magnetite
var. Mushketovite
4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Hematite
var. Specularite
4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rose Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Lechatelierite4.DA.30SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Molybdite4.E0.10MoO3
Tyuyamunite4.HB.25Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 6 - Borates
Ludwigite6.AB.30Mg2Fe3+(BO3)O2
Szaibélyite6.BA.15MgBO2(OH)
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Antlerite7.BB.15Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 · 5H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Langite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Spangolite7.DD.15Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Cyanotrichite7.DE.10Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Libethenite8.BB.30Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Olivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cornubite8.BD.30Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Cornetite8.BE.15Cu3(PO4)(OH)3
Clinoclase8.BE.20Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Conichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Tangeite8.BH.35CaCu(VO4)(OH)
Fluorapatite
var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite
8.BN.05Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Kryzhanovskite8.CC.05(Fe3+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)3
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Strengite8.CD.10FePO4 · 2H2O
Variscite8.CD.10AlPO4 · 2H2O
Anapaite8.CH.10Ca2Fe2+(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Cacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Wavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Chalcosiderite8.DD.15CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Turquoise8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Sampleite8.DG.05NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Volborthite8.FD.05Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Uvarovite9.AD.25Ca3Cr3+2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Chondrodite9.AF.45Mg5(SiO4)2F2
Titanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Piemontite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Zoisite
var. Thulite
9.BG.10{Ca2}{Al,Mn3+3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Zunyite9.BJ.55Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Hedenbergite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6
Diopside
var. Salite
9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ferro-actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Fe2+5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Magnesio-hornblende9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Pyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite
var. Illite
9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Clintonite9.EC.35CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
Nontronite9.EC.40Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Vermiculite9.EC.50Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
var. Leuchtenbergite9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
'Clinochrysotile'9.ED.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Dickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Neotocite9.ED.20(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Marialite9.FB.15Na4Al3Si9O24Cl
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
'Limonite'-
'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Petrified Wood'-
'Andradite-Grossular Series'-
'Scapolite'-
'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'K Feldspar'-
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Copper Stain'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
'Axinite Group'-
'Orthobrochantite'-
'White mica'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
H AnapaiteCa2Fe2+(PO4)2 · 4H2O
H AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
H AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
H ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
H ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H ClinochrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H ClintoniteCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
H ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
H CornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
H CornubiteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
H CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
H DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Ferro-actinolite◻Ca2Fe52+(Si8O22)(OH)2
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Kryzhanovskite(Fe3+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)3
H LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
H LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
H Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Neotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
H NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
H Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
H PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
H SampleiteNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
H SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
H Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
H StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
H SzaibélyiteMgBO2(OH)
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
H TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
H TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)
H VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
H VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
H VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
H WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
H Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Clinochlore var. LeuchtenbergiteMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
BBoron
B LudwigiteMg2Fe3+(BO3)O2
B SzaibélyiteMgBO2(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O AnapaiteCa2Fe2+(PO4)2 · 4H2O
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
O AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BismocliteBiOCl
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
O CalciteCaCO3
O Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
O ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
O ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O ClinochrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O ClintoniteCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
O ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
O CornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
O CornubiteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
O CupriteCu2O
O CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
O DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
O DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Ferro-actinolite◻Ca2Fe52+(Si8O22)(OH)2
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O GahniteZnAl2O4
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
O HematiteFe2O3
O Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Kryzhanovskite(Fe3+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)3
O LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
O LechatelieriteSiO2
O LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
O LudwigiteMg2Fe3+(BO3)O2
O Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MarialiteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl
O MolybditeMoO3
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Neotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
O NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
O Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
O PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SampleiteNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
O StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
O SzaibélyiteMgBO2(OH)
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O TenoriteCuO
O Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
O TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
O TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
O TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)
O UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
O VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
O VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
O VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
O WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
O WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
O Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
O Andradite-Grossular Series
O Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O Magnetite var. MushketoviteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Diopside var. SaliteCaMgSi2O6
O Clinochlore var. LeuchtenbergiteMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
F ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
F ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Na MarialiteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl
Na NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Na SampleiteNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg ClinochrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg ClintoniteCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mg LudwigiteMg2Fe3+(BO3)O2
Mg Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg SzaibélyiteMgBO2(OH)
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Mg Diopside var. SaliteCaMgSi2O6
Mg Clinochlore var. LeuchtenbergiteMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al ClintoniteCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
Al CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Al DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al GahniteZnAl2O4
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Al MarialiteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Al SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Al Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Al VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Al VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Al WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Al Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Al Andradite-Grossular Series
Al Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Al Clinochlore var. LeuchtenbergiteMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si ClinochrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si ClintoniteCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
Si DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Ferro-actinolite◻Ca2Fe52+(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Si Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si LechatelieriteSiO2
Si Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Si MarialiteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Neotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
Si NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
Si Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Si TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
Si VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Si WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Si Andradite-Grossular Series
Si Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Diopside var. SaliteCaMgSi2O6
Si Clinochlore var. LeuchtenbergiteMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
PPhosphorus
P AnapaiteCa2Fe2+(PO4)2 · 4H2O
P CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
P Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
P ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
P CornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P Kryzhanovskite(Fe3+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)3
P LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
P PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
P SampleiteNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
P StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
P TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
P VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
P WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
S BaryteBaSO4
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CovelliteCuS
S CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S OrpimentAs2S3
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
S SphaleriteZnS
S Native SulphurS8
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
S TetradymiteBi2Te2S
S WitticheniteCu3BiS3
ClChlorine
Cl AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cl BismocliteBiOCl
Cl MarialiteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl
Cl ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Cl SampleiteNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Cl SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Cl ZunyiteAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
KPotassium
K AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca AnapaiteCa2Fe2+(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Ca ClintoniteCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
Ca ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Ferro-actinolite◻Ca2Fe52+(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Ca Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Ca Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Ca Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Ca Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca SampleiteNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Ca TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Ca TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)
Ca UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Ca WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Ca Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Andradite-Grossular Series
Ca Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca Diopside var. SaliteCaMgSi2O6
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
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)
VVanadium
V TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
V TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)
V VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
CrChromium
Cr UvaroviteCa3Cr23+(SiO4)3
MnManganese
Mn Kryzhanovskite(Fe3+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)3
Mn Neotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
Mn Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Mn Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe AnapaiteCa2Fe2+(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Fe ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe Ferro-actinolite◻Ca2Fe52+(Si8O22)(OH)2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe Kryzhanovskite(Fe3+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)3
Fe LudwigiteMg2Fe3+(BO3)O2
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Neotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
Fe NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Fe StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Fe VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Fe Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
Fe Andradite-Grossular Series
Fe Magnetite var. MushketoviteFe2+Fe23+O4
CuCopper
Cu AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Cu AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Cu ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu CornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
Cu CornubiteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
Cu LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cu LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cu ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Cu PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cu SampleiteNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Cu SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu TenoriteCuO
Cu TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Cu TangeiteCaCu(VO4)(OH)
Cu VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
Cu WitticheniteCu3BiS3
ZnZinc
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn GahniteZnAl2O4
Zn ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
As ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
As CornubiteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
As OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
As OrpimentAs2S3
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
SeSelenium
Se BohdanowicziteAgBiSe2
Se ClausthalitePbSe
Se KuriliteAg8Te3Se
Se NaumanniteAg2Se
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
Mo MolybditeMoO3
PdPalladium
Pd MerenskyitePdTe2
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag BohdanowicziteAgBiSe2
Ag Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Ag HessiteAg2Te
Ag KrenneriteAu3AgTe8
Ag KuriliteAg8Te3Se
Ag MuthmanniteAuAgTe2
Ag NaumanniteAg2Se
Ag PetziteAg3AuTe2
Ag Native SilverAg
Ag SylvaniteAgAuTe4
Ag VolynskiteAgBiTe2
TeTellurium
Te HessiteAg2Te
Te KrenneriteAu3AgTe8
Te KuriliteAg8Te3Se
Te MerenskyitePdTe2
Te MuthmanniteAuAgTe2
Te PetziteAg3AuTe2
Te SylvaniteAgAuTe4
Te TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3
Te TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Te VolynskiteAgBiTe2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Au Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Au Native GoldAu
Au KrenneriteAu3AgTe8
Au MuthmanniteAuAgTe2
Au PetziteAg3AuTe2
Au SylvaniteAgAuTe4
PbLead
Pb ClausthalitePbSe
Pb GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Bi BismocliteBiOCl
Bi BohdanowicziteAgBiSe2
Bi TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3
Bi TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Bi VolynskiteAgBiTe2
Bi WitticheniteCu3BiS3
UUranium
U TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O

Fossils

There are 64 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences64
Youngest Fossil Listed0.30 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Coal Valley810.3 - 4.9 Ma (Neogene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Felidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Machairodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Machairodus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Mustelidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Canidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Borophagus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Borophagus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Indarctos
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Indarctos10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Aplodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Aplodontidae10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Spermophilus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Spermophilus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Leporidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae10.3 - 0.3 Ma
Cenozoic
Tayassuidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tayassuidae10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Camelidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae23.03 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Megatylopus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Megatylopus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Pliauchenia
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Pliauchenia10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Cervidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Antilocapridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Antilocapridae10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Equidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Dinohippus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Dinohippus23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Equus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Rhinocerotidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae23.03 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Teleoceras
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Teleoceras23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Proboscidea
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea10.3 - 0.3 Ma
Cenozoic
Gomphotheriidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Aphelops malacorhinus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Aphelops : Aphelops malacorhinus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Barbourofelis fricki
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Nimravidae : Barbourofelis : Barbourofelis fricki10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Dipoides stirtoni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Castoridae : Dipoides : Dipoides stirtoni10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Dipoides wilsoni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Castoridae : Dipoides : Dipoides wilsoni10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Pliohippus spectans
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Pliohippus : Pliohippus spectans10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Indarctos nevadensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Indarctos : Indarctos nevadensis10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Mammut matthewi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Mammutidae : Mammut : Mammut matthewi10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Parapliosaccomys oregonensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Parapliosaccomys : Parapliosaccomys oregonensis10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Peromyscus antiquus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Peromyscus : Peromyscus antiquus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Pliosaccomys dubius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Pliosaccomys : Pliosaccomys dubius10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Pliozapus solus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Dipodidae : Pliozapus : Pliozapus solus10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Oreamnos americanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Oreamnos : Oreamnos americanus1.8 - 0.3 Ma
Pleistocene
Caninae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Caninae10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Tayassuinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tayassuidae : Tayassuinae10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Link to USGS MRDS:60001104

Mindat Articles

Unknown Yerington Nevada. by Marcus Voigt


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