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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 57' 32'' South , 141° 28' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Broken Hill18,430 (2015)2.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Broken Hill Mineral ClubBroken Hill, New South Wales1km
Mindat Locality ID:
73
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:73:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Block 14 was first operated by the Broken Hill Proprietary Block 14 Co Ltd until 1930. The Block was later acquired by North Broken Hill Ltd in 1942. Broken Hill South Ltd acquired the Block in 1962.

Large open cut with (at least in 2000) outcrops of rhodonite in galena.

The British mine (Blocks 15 & 16) and the adjacent Proprietary mine to the northeast were mostly now swallowed in the Block 14 Open Pit (along with the old Block 14 workings, which were part of the Proprietary mine workings). See http://www.mindat.org/loc-23201.html for more discussion.

NOTE: Material from this open cut (and the Kintore Open Cut), which was very rich in secondary minerals, could be collected in the 1990s on designated dumps on the mine site of the Pinnacles mine site a few kilometres away (http://www.mindat.org/loc-5752.html).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


95 valid minerals. 9 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

Adamite
Formula: Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Agardite-(Y)
Formula: YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Aldridgeite (TL)
Formula: (Cd,Ca)(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Type Locality:
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Arsentsumebite
Formula: Pb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)
Atacamite
Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl
Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Bayldonite
Formula: PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Beraunite ?
Formula: Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Description: The Beraunite Group was re-defined by the IMA. The completely ferric iron dominant member of the group is eleonorite.
Birchite
Formula: Cd2Cu2(PO4)2(SO4) · 5H2O
References:
Brianyoungite
Formula: Zn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
Description: Collected from the Kintore and Block 14 dumps at the Pinnacles Mine.
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cardite (TL)
Formula: Zn5.5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)3 · 3H2O
Type Locality:
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcophanite
Formula: ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
Christelite
Formula: Cu2Zn3(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Conichalcite
Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Connellite
Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Corkite
Formula: PbFe3+3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Coronadite
Formula: Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Dufrénite
Formula: Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Dyscrasite
Formula: Ag3Sb
Edwardsite (TL)
Formula: Cu3Cd2(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O
Type Locality:
Gahnite
Formula: ZnAl2O4
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Goldquarryite
Formula: CuCd2Al3(PO4)4F2(H2O,F)2 · 10H2O
Gordaite
Formula: NaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
Graphite
Formula: C
References:
Sorrell, Steve (n.d.) Personal communication.Identified by Steve Sorrell: Visual Identification
Greenockite
Formula: CdS
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hinsdalite
Formula: PbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Hodgesmithite (TL)
Formula: (Cu,Zn)6Zn(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Type Locality:
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Iodargyrite
Formula: AgI
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Kidwellite
Formula: NaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
References:
Steve Sorrell CollectionIdentification: Visual Identification
Kintoreite (TL)
Formula: PbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Type Locality:
Kipushite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
Description: Analyses indicate philipsburgite (Peter Elliott, SA Museum)
Köttigite
Formula: Zn3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Kröhnkite ?
Formula: Na2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Ktenasite
Formula: ZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
Legrandite
Formula: Zn2(AsO4)(OH) · H2O
References:
John Haupt collectiomIdentified by Ralph S Bottrill: Visual Identification
Libethenite
Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Libethenite var. Zinc-bearing Libethenite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(PO4)(OH)
'Limonite'
Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Liversidgeite (TL)
Formula: Zn6(PO4)4 · 7H2O
Type Locality:
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Marshite
Formula: CuI
References:
Steve Sorrell CollectionIdentified by Steve Sorrell: Visual (Fluorescence)
Miersite
Formula: (Ag,Cu)I
References:
Steve Sorrell CollectionIdentified by Steve Sorrell: Visual Identification
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Natrojarosite
Formula: NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Niedermayrite
Formula: CdCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O
Nyholmite (TL)
Formula: Cd3Zn2(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2 · 4H2O
Type Locality:
Olivenite
Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Olivenite var. Zinc-bearing Olivenite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(AsO4)(OH)
Osakaite
Formula: Zn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 5H2O
Otavite
Formula: CdCO3
Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Philipsburgite
Formula: Cu5Zn(AsO4)(PO4)(OH)6 · H2O
References:
Elliott, Peter, SA Museum, unpublished Identified by Ralph S Bottrill: SEM-EDS
Plimerite (TL)
Formula: ZnFe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5
Type Locality:
Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Rockbridgeite
Formula: (Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5
Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Sampleite
Formula: NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Scholzite
Formula: CaZn2(PO4)2 · 2H2O
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Serpierite
Formula: Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
References:
P Anderson collectionIdentified by Ralph S Bottrill: Visual Identification
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Strengite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
Tarbuttite
Formula: Zn2(PO4)(OH)
Description: cuprian
'Tetrahedrite Group'
Formula: M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)
Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Tsumebite
Formula: Pb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
Valleriite
Formula: (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Vanderheydenite (TL)
Formula: Zn6(PO4)2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
Type Locality:
Zdenĕkite
Formula: NaPbCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Zincolibethenite
Formula: CuZn(PO4)(OH)
Zincolivenite
Formula: CuZn(AsO4)(OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Dyscrasite2.AA.35Ag3Sb
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Valleriite2.FD.30(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Group 3 - Halides
Marshite3.AA.05CuI
Miersite3.AA.05(Ag,Cu)I
Iodargyrite3.AA.10AgI
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Atacamite3.DA.10aCu2(OH)3Cl
Connellite3.DA.25Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Gahnite4.BB.05ZnAl2O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Coronadite4.DK.05aPb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Goethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Chalcophanite4.FL.20ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Otavite5.AB.05CdCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Brianyoungite5.BF.30Zn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Natrojarosite7.BC.10NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 · 5H2O
Kröhnkite ?7.CC.30Na2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Ktenasite7.DD.20ZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
Christelite7.DD.25Cu2Zn3(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O
Serpierite7.DD.30Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Niedermayrite7.DD.30CdCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O
Edwardsite (TL)7.DD.30Cu3Cd2(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O
Hodgesmithite (TL)7.DD.45(Cu,Zn)6Zn(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Osakaite7.DE.40Zn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 5H2O
Aldridgeite (TL)7.DF.(Cd,Ca)(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Gordaite7.DF.50NaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Adamite8.BB.30Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Libethenite8.BB.30Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Olivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
var. Zinc-bearing Olivenite8.BB.30(Cu,Zn)2(AsO4)(OH)
Libethenite
var. Zinc-bearing Libethenite
8.BB.30(Cu,Zn)2(PO4)(OH)
Zincolibethenite8.BB.30CuZn(PO4)(OH)
Zincolivenite8.BB.30CuZn(AsO4)(OH)
Tarbuttite8.BB.35Zn2(PO4)(OH)
Rockbridgeite8.BC.10(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5
Plimerite (TL)8.BC.10ZnFe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5
Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Arsentsumebite8.BG.05Pb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)
Tsumebite8.BG.05Pb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
Conichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Bayldonite8.BH.45PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Corkite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Hinsdalite8.BL.05PbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Kintoreite (TL)8.BL.10PbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Scholzite8.CA.45CaZn2(PO4)2 · 2H2O
Nyholmite (TL)8.CB.10Cd3Zn2(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2 · 4H2O
Cardite (TL)8.CB.65Zn5.5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)3 · 3H2O
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Strengite8.CD.10FePO4 · 2H2O
Liversidgeite (TL)8.CD.35Zn6(PO4)4 · 7H2O
Köttigite8.CE.40Zn3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Goldquarryite8.DB.65CuCd2Al3(PO4)4F2(H2O,F)2 · 10H2O
Birchite8.DB.70Cd2Cu2(PO4)2(SO4) · 5H2O
Legrandite8.DC.10Zn2(AsO4)(OH) · H2O
Beraunite ?8.DC.27Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Kipushite ?8.DE.(Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
Philipsburgite8.DE.35Cu5Zn(AsO4)(PO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Sampleite8.DG.05NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Zdenĕkite8.DG.05NaPbCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Dufrénite8.DK.15Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Kidwellite8.DK.20NaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
Agardite-(Y)8.DL.15YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Vanderheydenite (TL)8.DO.60Zn6(PO4)2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Rhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Tetrahedrite Group'-M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
H Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
H ArsentsumebitePb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)
H AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
H BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
H BrianyoungiteZn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
H ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
H ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
H CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H KidwelliteNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
H KintoreitePbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H Kipushite(Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
H KöttigiteZn3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H KröhnkiteNa2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O
H KtenasiteZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
H LegranditeZn2(AsO4)(OH) · H2O
H LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
H LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
H OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
H PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
H PhilipsburgiteCu5Zn(AsO4)(PO4)(OH)6 · H2O
H PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
H Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
H Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
H SampleiteNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
H ScholziteCaZn2(PO4)2 · 2H2O
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
H SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
H StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
H TarbuttiteZn2(PO4)(OH)
H TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
H TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
H Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
H Olivenite var. Zinc-bearing Olivenite(Cu,Zn)2(AsO4)(OH)
H ChristeliteCu2Zn3(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O
H GordaiteNaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
H NiedermayriteCdCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O
H ZdenĕkiteNaPbCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
H Libethenite var. Zinc-bearing Libethenite(Cu,Zn)2(PO4)(OH)
H GoldquarryiteCuCd2Al3(PO4)4F2(H2O,F)2 · 10H2O
H ZincolibetheniteCuZn(PO4)(OH)
H OsakaiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 5H2O
H ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
H BirchiteCd2Cu2(PO4)2(SO4) · 5H2O
H PlimeriteZnFe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
H NyholmiteCd3Zn2(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2 · 4H2O
H LiversidgeiteZn6(PO4)4 · 7H2O
H EdwardsiteCu3Cd2(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O
H Aldridgeite(Cd,Ca)(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
H VanderheydeniteZn6(PO4)2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
H Hodgesmithite(Cu,Zn)6Zn(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
H CarditeZn5.5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)3 · 3H2O
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C BrianyoungiteZn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C GraphiteC
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C OtaviteCdCO3
C Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
O Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O ArsentsumebitePb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)
O AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
O BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
O BrianyoungiteZn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
O ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
O ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
O CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
O CupriteCu2O
O DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
O GahniteZnAl2O4
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O KidwelliteNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
O KintoreitePbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O Kipushite(Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
O KöttigiteZn3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O KröhnkiteNa2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O
O KtenasiteZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
O LegranditeZn2(AsO4)(OH) · H2O
O LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
O LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
O OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
O OtaviteCdCO3
O PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
O PhilipsburgiteCu5Zn(AsO4)(PO4)(OH)6 · H2O
O PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
O Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
O Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
O SampleiteNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
O ScholziteCaZn2(PO4)2 · 2H2O
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
O StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
O TarbuttiteZn2(PO4)(OH)
O TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
O TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
O Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
O Olivenite var. Zinc-bearing Olivenite(Cu,Zn)2(AsO4)(OH)
O ChristeliteCu2Zn3(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O
O GordaiteNaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
O NiedermayriteCdCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O
O ZdenĕkiteNaPbCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Libethenite var. Zinc-bearing Libethenite(Cu,Zn)2(PO4)(OH)
O GoldquarryiteCuCd2Al3(PO4)4F2(H2O,F)2 · 10H2O
O ZincolibetheniteCuZn(PO4)(OH)
O OsakaiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 5H2O
O ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
O BirchiteCd2Cu2(PO4)2(SO4) · 5H2O
O PlimeriteZnFe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
O NyholmiteCd3Zn2(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2 · 4H2O
O LiversidgeiteZn6(PO4)4 · 7H2O
O EdwardsiteCu3Cd2(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O
O Aldridgeite(Cd,Ca)(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
O VanderheydeniteZn6(PO4)2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
O Hodgesmithite(Cu,Zn)6Zn(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
O CarditeZn5.5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)3 · 3H2O
FFluorine
F GoldquarryiteCuCd2Al3(PO4)4F2(H2O,F)2 · 10H2O
NaSodium
Na KidwelliteNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
Na KröhnkiteNa2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Na NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Na SampleiteNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Na GordaiteNaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
Na ZdenĕkiteNaPbCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al GahniteZnAl2O4
Al HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Al GoldquarryiteCuCd2Al3(PO4)4F2(H2O,F)2 · 10H2O
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si QuartzSiO2
Si RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Si SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
P CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
P DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
P HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
P KidwelliteNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
P KintoreitePbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P Kipushite(Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
P LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
P PhilipsburgiteCu5Zn(AsO4)(PO4)(OH)6 · H2O
P PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
P Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
P SampleiteNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
P ScholziteCaZn2(PO4)2 · 2H2O
P StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
P TarbuttiteZn2(PO4)(OH)
P TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
P TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
P Libethenite var. Zinc-bearing Libethenite(Cu,Zn)2(PO4)(OH)
P GoldquarryiteCuCd2Al3(PO4)4F2(H2O,F)2 · 10H2O
P ZincolibetheniteCuZn(PO4)(OH)
P BirchiteCd2Cu2(PO4)2(SO4) · 5H2O
P PlimeriteZnFe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
P LiversidgeiteZn6(PO4)4 · 7H2O
P VanderheydeniteZn6(PO4)2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S ArsentsumebitePb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)
S BaryteBaSO4
S BrianyoungiteZn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
S ChalcociteCu2S
S ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
S CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
S GalenaPbS
S GreenockiteCdS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
S KröhnkiteNa2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O
S KtenasiteZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
S LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
S NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
S SphaleriteZnS
S TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
S Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
S ChristeliteCu2Zn3(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O
S GordaiteNaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
S NiedermayriteCdCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O
S Tetrahedrite GroupM2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)
S OsakaiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 5H2O
S BirchiteCd2Cu2(PO4)2(SO4) · 5H2O
S EdwardsiteCu3Cd2(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O
S Aldridgeite(Cd,Ca)(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
S VanderheydeniteZn6(PO4)2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
S Hodgesmithite(Cu,Zn)6Zn(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
ClChlorine
Cl AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cl ChlorargyriteAgCl
Cl ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Cl SampleiteNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Cl GordaiteNaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
Cl ZdenĕkiteNaPbCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
KPotassium
K PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Ca DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Ca SampleiteNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Ca ScholziteCaZn2(PO4)2 · 2H2O
Ca SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Ca Aldridgeite(Cd,Ca)(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
MnManganese
Mn ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Mn CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mn RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Mn SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Fe BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Fe DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe KidwelliteNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33
Fe KintoreitePbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Fe NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Fe StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Fe Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Fe PlimeriteZnFe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
CuCopper
Cu Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu ArsentsumebitePb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)
Cu AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu Kipushite(Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
Cu KröhnkiteNa2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Cu KtenasiteZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
Cu LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Cu LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu MarshiteCuI
Cu Miersite(Ag,Cu)I
Cu OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cu PhilipsburgiteCu5Zn(AsO4)(PO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Cu PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cu Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu SampleiteNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Cu SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Cu TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
Cu Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Cu Olivenite var. Zinc-bearing Olivenite(Cu,Zn)2(AsO4)(OH)
Cu ChristeliteCu2Zn3(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O
Cu NiedermayriteCdCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O
Cu ZdenĕkiteNaPbCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Cu Libethenite var. Zinc-bearing Libethenite(Cu,Zn)2(PO4)(OH)
Cu GoldquarryiteCuCd2Al3(PO4)4F2(H2O,F)2 · 10H2O
Cu ZincolibetheniteCuZn(PO4)(OH)
Cu ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
Cu BirchiteCd2Cu2(PO4)2(SO4) · 5H2O
Cu EdwardsiteCu3Cd2(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O
Cu Aldridgeite(Cd,Ca)(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu Hodgesmithite(Cu,Zn)6Zn(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
ZnZinc
Zn AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn BrianyoungiteZn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
Zn ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Zn GahniteZnAl2O4
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn Kipushite(Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6 · H2O
Zn KöttigiteZn3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Zn KtenasiteZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
Zn LegranditeZn2(AsO4)(OH) · H2O
Zn PhilipsburgiteCu5Zn(AsO4)(PO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Zn Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Zn ScholziteCaZn2(PO4)2 · 2H2O
Zn SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn TarbuttiteZn2(PO4)(OH)
Zn Olivenite var. Zinc-bearing Olivenite(Cu,Zn)2(AsO4)(OH)
Zn ChristeliteCu2Zn3(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O
Zn GordaiteNaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
Zn Libethenite var. Zinc-bearing Libethenite(Cu,Zn)2(PO4)(OH)
Zn ZincolibetheniteCuZn(PO4)(OH)
Zn OsakaiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 5H2O
Zn ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
Zn PlimeriteZnFe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
Zn NyholmiteCd3Zn2(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2 · 4H2O
Zn LiversidgeiteZn6(PO4)4 · 7H2O
Zn Aldridgeite(Cd,Ca)(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Zn VanderheydeniteZn6(PO4)2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
Zn Hodgesmithite(Cu,Zn)6Zn(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Zn CarditeZn5.5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)3 · 3H2O
AsArsenic
As AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
As Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
As ArsentsumebitePb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)
As BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
As ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
As KöttigiteZn3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As LegranditeZn2(AsO4)(OH) · H2O
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
As OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
As PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
As PhilipsburgiteCu5Zn(AsO4)(PO4)(OH)6 · H2O
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
As Olivenite var. Zinc-bearing Olivenite(Cu,Zn)2(AsO4)(OH)
As ZdenĕkiteNaPbCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
As ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
As NyholmiteCd3Zn2(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2 · 4H2O
As CarditeZn5.5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)3 · 3H2O
YYttrium
Y Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
AgSilver
Ag ChlorargyriteAgCl
Ag DyscrasiteAg3Sb
Ag IodargyriteAgI
Ag Miersite(Ag,Cu)I
Ag Native SilverAg
CdCadmium
Cd GreenockiteCdS
Cd OtaviteCdCO3
Cd NiedermayriteCdCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O
Cd GoldquarryiteCuCd2Al3(PO4)4F2(H2O,F)2 · 10H2O
Cd BirchiteCd2Cu2(PO4)2(SO4) · 5H2O
Cd NyholmiteCd3Zn2(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2 · 4H2O
Cd EdwardsiteCu3Cd2(SO4)2(OH)6 · 4H2O
Cd Aldridgeite(Cd,Ca)(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
SbAntimony
Sb DyscrasiteAg3Sb
IIodine
I IodargyriteAgI
I MarshiteCuI
I Miersite(Ag,Cu)I
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb ArsentsumebitePb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)
Pb BayldonitePbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb CorkitePbFe33+(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pb CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb HinsdalitePbAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pb KintoreitePbFe3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pb LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pb TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
Pb ZdenĕkiteNaPbCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
UUranium
U TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O

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