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⇱ Chicxulub impact structure, Puerto Chicxulub, northwest coastline of the Yucatán peninsula, Yucatán, Mexico

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Chicxulub impact structure, Puerto Chicxulub, northwest coastline of the Yucatán peninsula, Yucatán, Mexicoi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 19' 59'' North , 89° 30' 0'' West
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Mindat Locality ID:
196060
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:196060:3
GUID (UUID V4):
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Huge (diameter ca. 170 km) impact crater buried underneath the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. Its center is located near the town of Chicxulub, after which the crater is named. It was formed by a large asteroid or comet about 11 to 81 kilometres (6.8 to 50.3 miles) in diameter, striking the Earth. The date of the impact coincides precisely with the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary (K–Pg boundary), slightly less than 66 million years ago, and a widely accepted theory is that worldwide climate disruption from the event was the cause of the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, a mass extinction in which 75% of plant and animal species on Earth became extinct, including all non-avian dinosaurs. This theory was unambiguously proven several times (e.g. Henehan et al., 2019).

It is proposed that the largest Deccan eruptions were triggered by the Chicxulub impact (Richards et al., 2015; Renne et al., 2015).

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aeschynite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(TiNb)O6
ⓘ Aeschynite-(Nd)
Formula: Nd(TiNb)O6
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase
Formula: (Na,K)AlSi3O8
ⓘ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
References:
Kring, David A., Tikoo, Sonia M., Schmieder, Martin, Riller, Ulrich, Rebolledo-Vieyra, Mario, Simpson, Sarah L., Osinski, Gordon R., Gattacceca, Jérôme, Wittmann, Axel, Verhagen, Christina M., Cockell, Charles S., Coolen, Marco J. L., Longstaffe, Fred J., Gulick, Sean P. S., Morgan, Joanna V., Bralower, Timothy J., Chenot, Elise, Christeson, Gail L., Claeys, Philippe, Ferrière, Ludovic, Gebhardt, Catalina, Goto, Kazuhisa, Green, Sophie L., Jones, Heather, Lofi, Johanna, Lowery, Christopher M., Ocampo-Torres, Rubén, Perez-Cruz, Ligia, Pickersgill, Annemarie E., Poelchau, Michael H., Rae, Auriol S. P., Rasmussen, Cornelia, Sato, Honami, Smit, Jan, Tomioka, Naotaka, Urrutia-Fucugauchi, Jaime, Whalen, Michael T., Xiao, Long, Yamaguchi, Kosei E. (2020) Probing the hydrothermal system of the Chicxulub impact crater. Science Advances, 6 (22) doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaz3053
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Description: HT regime.
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Description: HT regime.
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Clausthalite
Formula: PbSe
References:
Kring, David A., Tikoo, Sonia M., Schmieder, Martin, Riller, Ulrich, Rebolledo-Vieyra, Mario, Simpson, Sarah L., Osinski, Gordon R., Gattacceca, Jérôme, Wittmann, Axel, Verhagen, Christina M., Cockell, Charles S., Coolen, Marco J. L., Longstaffe, Fred J., Gulick, Sean P. S., Morgan, Joanna V., Bralower, Timothy J., Chenot, Elise, Christeson, Gail L., Claeys, Philippe, Ferrière, Ludovic, Gebhardt, Catalina, Goto, Kazuhisa, Green, Sophie L., Jones, Heather, Lofi, Johanna, Lowery, Christopher M., Ocampo-Torres, Rubén, Perez-Cruz, Ligia, Pickersgill, Annemarie E., Poelchau, Michael H., Rae, Auriol S. P., Rasmussen, Cornelia, Sato, Honami, Smit, Jan, Tomioka, Naotaka, Urrutia-Fucugauchi, Jaime, Whalen, Michael T., Xiao, Long, Yamaguchi, Kosei E. (2020) Probing the hydrothermal system of the Chicxulub impact crater. Science Advances, 6 (22) doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaz3053
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
References:
Kring, David A., Tikoo, Sonia M., Schmieder, Martin, Riller, Ulrich, Rebolledo-Vieyra, Mario, Simpson, Sarah L., Osinski, Gordon R., Gattacceca, Jérôme, Wittmann, Axel, Verhagen, Christina M., Cockell, Charles S., Coolen, Marco J. L., Longstaffe, Fred J., Gulick, Sean P. S., Morgan, Joanna V., Bralower, Timothy J., Chenot, Elise, Christeson, Gail L., Claeys, Philippe, Ferrière, Ludovic, Gebhardt, Catalina, Goto, Kazuhisa, Green, Sophie L., Jones, Heather, Lofi, Johanna, Lowery, Christopher M., Ocampo-Torres, Rubén, Perez-Cruz, Ligia, Pickersgill, Annemarie E., Poelchau, Michael H., Rae, Auriol S. P., Rasmussen, Cornelia, Sato, Honami, Smit, Jan, Tomioka, Naotaka, Urrutia-Fucugauchi, Jaime, Whalen, Michael T., Xiao, Long, Yamaguchi, Kosei E. (2020) Probing the hydrothermal system of the Chicxulub impact crater. Science Advances, 6 (22) doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaz3053
ⓘ Crichtonite
Formula: Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
ⓘ Dachiardite-Na
Formula: (Na2,Ca,K2)5Al10Si38O96 · 25H2O
ⓘ 'Diopside-Hedenbergite Series'
Description: After primary augite. HT regime.
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Description: After apatite. Post-hydrothermal ambient-T diagenesis or ocean and/or meteoritic water circulation.
ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Description: After apatite. Post-hydrothermal ambient-T diagenesis or ocean and/or meteoritic water circulation.
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
References:
Kring, David A., Tikoo, Sonia M., Schmieder, Martin, Riller, Ulrich, Rebolledo-Vieyra, Mario, Simpson, Sarah L., Osinski, Gordon R., Gattacceca, Jérôme, Wittmann, Axel, Verhagen, Christina M., Cockell, Charles S., Coolen, Marco J. L., Longstaffe, Fred J., Gulick, Sean P. S., Morgan, Joanna V., Bralower, Timothy J., Chenot, Elise, Christeson, Gail L., Claeys, Philippe, Ferrière, Ludovic, Gebhardt, Catalina, Goto, Kazuhisa, Green, Sophie L., Jones, Heather, Lofi, Johanna, Lowery, Christopher M., Ocampo-Torres, Rubén, Perez-Cruz, Ligia, Pickersgill, Annemarie E., Poelchau, Michael H., Rae, Auriol S. P., Rasmussen, Cornelia, Sato, Honami, Smit, Jan, Tomioka, Naotaka, Urrutia-Fucugauchi, Jaime, Whalen, Michael T., Xiao, Long, Yamaguchi, Kosei E. (2020) Probing the hydrothermal system of the Chicxulub impact crater. Science Advances, 6 (22) doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaz3053
ⓘ Gaylussite
Formula: Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Description: Early, low-T saline brine.
ⓘ Gramaccioliite-(Y)
Formula: (Pb,Sr)(Y,Mn)Fe3+2(Ti,Fe3+)18O38
ⓘ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
References:
Kring, David A., Tikoo, Sonia M., Schmieder, Martin, Riller, Ulrich, Rebolledo-Vieyra, Mario, Simpson, Sarah L., Osinski, Gordon R., Gattacceca, Jérôme, Wittmann, Axel, Verhagen, Christina M., Cockell, Charles S., Coolen, Marco J. L., Longstaffe, Fred J., Gulick, Sean P. S., Morgan, Joanna V., Bralower, Timothy J., Chenot, Elise, Christeson, Gail L., Claeys, Philippe, Ferrière, Ludovic, Gebhardt, Catalina, Goto, Kazuhisa, Green, Sophie L., Jones, Heather, Lofi, Johanna, Lowery, Christopher M., Ocampo-Torres, Rubén, Perez-Cruz, Ligia, Pickersgill, Annemarie E., Poelchau, Michael H., Rae, Auriol S. P., Rasmussen, Cornelia, Sato, Honami, Smit, Jan, Tomioka, Naotaka, Urrutia-Fucugauchi, Jaime, Whalen, Michael T., Xiao, Long, Yamaguchi, Kosei E. (2020) Probing the hydrothermal system of the Chicxulub impact crater. Science Advances, 6 (22) doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaz3053
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
References:
Kring, David A., Tikoo, Sonia M., Schmieder, Martin, Riller, Ulrich, Rebolledo-Vieyra, Mario, Simpson, Sarah L., Osinski, Gordon R., Gattacceca, Jérôme, Wittmann, Axel, Verhagen, Christina M., Cockell, Charles S., Coolen, Marco J. L., Longstaffe, Fred J., Gulick, Sean P. S., Morgan, Joanna V., Bralower, Timothy J., Chenot, Elise, Christeson, Gail L., Claeys, Philippe, Ferrière, Ludovic, Gebhardt, Catalina, Goto, Kazuhisa, Green, Sophie L., Jones, Heather, Lofi, Johanna, Lowery, Christopher M., Ocampo-Torres, Rubén, Perez-Cruz, Ligia, Pickersgill, Annemarie E., Poelchau, Michael H., Rae, Auriol S. P., Rasmussen, Cornelia, Sato, Honami, Smit, Jan, Tomioka, Naotaka, Urrutia-Fucugauchi, Jaime, Whalen, Michael T., Xiao, Long, Yamaguchi, Kosei E. (2020) Probing the hydrothermal system of the Chicxulub impact crater. Science Advances, 6 (22) doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaz3053
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
References:
Kring, David A., Tikoo, Sonia M., Schmieder, Martin, Riller, Ulrich, Rebolledo-Vieyra, Mario, Simpson, Sarah L., Osinski, Gordon R., Gattacceca, Jérôme, Wittmann, Axel, Verhagen, Christina M., Cockell, Charles S., Coolen, Marco J. L., Longstaffe, Fred J., Gulick, Sean P. S., Morgan, Joanna V., Bralower, Timothy J., Chenot, Elise, Christeson, Gail L., Claeys, Philippe, Ferrière, Ludovic, Gebhardt, Catalina, Goto, Kazuhisa, Green, Sophie L., Jones, Heather, Lofi, Johanna, Lowery, Christopher M., Ocampo-Torres, Rubén, Perez-Cruz, Ligia, Pickersgill, Annemarie E., Poelchau, Michael H., Rae, Auriol S. P., Rasmussen, Cornelia, Sato, Honami, Smit, Jan, Tomioka, Naotaka, Urrutia-Fucugauchi, Jaime, Whalen, Michael T., Xiao, Long, Yamaguchi, Kosei E. (2020) Probing the hydrothermal system of the Chicxulub impact crater. Science Advances, 6 (22) doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaz3053
ⓘ 'Limonite'
Description: Weathering before Tertiary marine cover deposition.
ⓘ Maghemite
Formula: (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
References:
Kring, David A., Tikoo, Sonia M., Schmieder, Martin, Riller, Ulrich, Rebolledo-Vieyra, Mario, Simpson, Sarah L., Osinski, Gordon R., Gattacceca, Jérôme, Wittmann, Axel, Verhagen, Christina M., Cockell, Charles S., Coolen, Marco J. L., Longstaffe, Fred J., Gulick, Sean P. S., Morgan, Joanna V., Bralower, Timothy J., Chenot, Elise, Christeson, Gail L., Claeys, Philippe, Ferrière, Ludovic, Gebhardt, Catalina, Goto, Kazuhisa, Green, Sophie L., Jones, Heather, Lofi, Johanna, Lowery, Christopher M., Ocampo-Torres, Rubén, Perez-Cruz, Ligia, Pickersgill, Annemarie E., Poelchau, Michael H., Rae, Auriol S. P., Rasmussen, Cornelia, Sato, Honami, Smit, Jan, Tomioka, Naotaka, Urrutia-Fucugauchi, Jaime, Whalen, Michael T., Xiao, Long, Yamaguchi, Kosei E. (2020) Probing the hydrothermal system of the Chicxulub impact crater. Science Advances, 6 (22) doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaz3053
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
References:
Kring, David A., Tikoo, Sonia M., Schmieder, Martin, Riller, Ulrich, Rebolledo-Vieyra, Mario, Simpson, Sarah L., Osinski, Gordon R., Gattacceca, Jérôme, Wittmann, Axel, Verhagen, Christina M., Cockell, Charles S., Coolen, Marco J. L., Longstaffe, Fred J., Gulick, Sean P. S., Morgan, Joanna V., Bralower, Timothy J., Chenot, Elise, Christeson, Gail L., Claeys, Philippe, Ferrière, Ludovic, Gebhardt, Catalina, Goto, Kazuhisa, Green, Sophie L., Jones, Heather, Lofi, Johanna, Lowery, Christopher M., Ocampo-Torres, Rubén, Perez-Cruz, Ligia, Pickersgill, Annemarie E., Poelchau, Michael H., Rae, Auriol S. P., Rasmussen, Cornelia, Sato, Honami, Smit, Jan, Tomioka, Naotaka, Urrutia-Fucugauchi, Jaime, Whalen, Michael T., Xiao, Long, Yamaguchi, Kosei E. (2020) Probing the hydrothermal system of the Chicxulub impact crater. Science Advances, 6 (22) doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaz3053
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Description: After plagioclase. HT regime.
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Kring, David A., Tikoo, Sonia M., Schmieder, Martin, Riller, Ulrich, Rebolledo-Vieyra, Mario, Simpson, Sarah L., Osinski, Gordon R., Gattacceca, Jérôme, Wittmann, Axel, Verhagen, Christina M., Cockell, Charles S., Coolen, Marco J. L., Longstaffe, Fred J., Gulick, Sean P. S., Morgan, Joanna V., Bralower, Timothy J., Chenot, Elise, Christeson, Gail L., Claeys, Philippe, Ferrière, Ludovic, Gebhardt, Catalina, Goto, Kazuhisa, Green, Sophie L., Jones, Heather, Lofi, Johanna, Lowery, Christopher M., Ocampo-Torres, Rubén, Perez-Cruz, Ligia, Pickersgill, Annemarie E., Poelchau, Michael H., Rae, Auriol S. P., Rasmussen, Cornelia, Sato, Honami, Smit, Jan, Tomioka, Naotaka, Urrutia-Fucugauchi, Jaime, Whalen, Michael T., Xiao, Long, Yamaguchi, Kosei E. (2020) Probing the hydrothermal system of the Chicxulub impact crater. Science Advances, 6 (22) doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaz3053
ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
References:
Kring, David A., Tikoo, Sonia M., Schmieder, Martin, Riller, Ulrich, Rebolledo-Vieyra, Mario, Simpson, Sarah L., Osinski, Gordon R., Gattacceca, Jérôme, Wittmann, Axel, Verhagen, Christina M., Cockell, Charles S., Coolen, Marco J. L., Longstaffe, Fred J., Gulick, Sean P. S., Morgan, Joanna V., Bralower, Timothy J., Chenot, Elise, Christeson, Gail L., Claeys, Philippe, Ferrière, Ludovic, Gebhardt, Catalina, Goto, Kazuhisa, Green, Sophie L., Jones, Heather, Lofi, Johanna, Lowery, Christopher M., Ocampo-Torres, Rubén, Perez-Cruz, Ligia, Pickersgill, Annemarie E., Poelchau, Michael H., Rae, Auriol S. P., Rasmussen, Cornelia, Sato, Honami, Smit, Jan, Tomioka, Naotaka, Urrutia-Fucugauchi, Jaime, Whalen, Michael T., Xiao, Long, Yamaguchi, Kosei E. (2020) Probing the hydrothermal system of the Chicxulub impact crater. Science Advances, 6 (22) doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaz3053
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Kring, David A., Tikoo, Sonia M., Schmieder, Martin, Riller, Ulrich, Rebolledo-Vieyra, Mario, Simpson, Sarah L., Osinski, Gordon R., Gattacceca, Jérôme, Wittmann, Axel, Verhagen, Christina M., Cockell, Charles S., Coolen, Marco J. L., Longstaffe, Fred J., Gulick, Sean P. S., Morgan, Joanna V., Bralower, Timothy J., Chenot, Elise, Christeson, Gail L., Claeys, Philippe, Ferrière, Ludovic, Gebhardt, Catalina, Goto, Kazuhisa, Green, Sophie L., Jones, Heather, Lofi, Johanna, Lowery, Christopher M., Ocampo-Torres, Rubén, Perez-Cruz, Ligia, Pickersgill, Annemarie E., Poelchau, Michael H., Rae, Auriol S. P., Rasmussen, Cornelia, Sato, Honami, Smit, Jan, Tomioka, Naotaka, Urrutia-Fucugauchi, Jaime, Whalen, Michael T., Xiao, Long, Yamaguchi, Kosei E. (2020) Probing the hydrothermal system of the Chicxulub impact crater. Science Advances, 6 (22) doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaz3053
ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
References:
Kring, David A., Tikoo, Sonia M., Schmieder, Martin, Riller, Ulrich, Rebolledo-Vieyra, Mario, Simpson, Sarah L., Osinski, Gordon R., Gattacceca, Jérôme, Wittmann, Axel, Verhagen, Christina M., Cockell, Charles S., Coolen, Marco J. L., Longstaffe, Fred J., Gulick, Sean P. S., Morgan, Joanna V., Bralower, Timothy J., Chenot, Elise, Christeson, Gail L., Claeys, Philippe, Ferrière, Ludovic, Gebhardt, Catalina, Goto, Kazuhisa, Green, Sophie L., Jones, Heather, Lofi, Johanna, Lowery, Christopher M., Ocampo-Torres, Rubén, Perez-Cruz, Ligia, Pickersgill, Annemarie E., Poelchau, Michael H., Rae, Auriol S. P., Rasmussen, Cornelia, Sato, Honami, Smit, Jan, Tomioka, Naotaka, Urrutia-Fucugauchi, Jaime, Whalen, Michael T., Xiao, Long, Yamaguchi, Kosei E. (2020) Probing the hydrothermal system of the Chicxulub impact crater. Science Advances, 6 (22) doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaz3053
ⓘ Reidite
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Saponite
Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ 'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
References:
Kring, David A., Tikoo, Sonia M., Schmieder, Martin, Riller, Ulrich, Rebolledo-Vieyra, Mario, Simpson, Sarah L., Osinski, Gordon R., Gattacceca, Jérôme, Wittmann, Axel, Verhagen, Christina M., Cockell, Charles S., Coolen, Marco J. L., Longstaffe, Fred J., Gulick, Sean P. S., Morgan, Joanna V., Bralower, Timothy J., Chenot, Elise, Christeson, Gail L., Claeys, Philippe, Ferrière, Ludovic, Gebhardt, Catalina, Goto, Kazuhisa, Green, Sophie L., Jones, Heather, Lofi, Johanna, Lowery, Christopher M., Ocampo-Torres, Rubén, Perez-Cruz, Ligia, Pickersgill, Annemarie E., Poelchau, Michael H., Rae, Auriol S. P., Rasmussen, Cornelia, Sato, Honami, Smit, Jan, Tomioka, Naotaka, Urrutia-Fucugauchi, Jaime, Whalen, Michael T., Xiao, Long, Yamaguchi, Kosei E. (2020) Probing the hydrothermal system of the Chicxulub impact crater. Science Advances, 6 (22) doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaz3053
ⓘ Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
References:
Kring, David A., Tikoo, Sonia M., Schmieder, Martin, Riller, Ulrich, Rebolledo-Vieyra, Mario, Simpson, Sarah L., Osinski, Gordon R., Gattacceca, Jérôme, Wittmann, Axel, Verhagen, Christina M., Cockell, Charles S., Coolen, Marco J. L., Longstaffe, Fred J., Gulick, Sean P. S., Morgan, Joanna V., Bralower, Timothy J., Chenot, Elise, Christeson, Gail L., Claeys, Philippe, Ferrière, Ludovic, Gebhardt, Catalina, Goto, Kazuhisa, Green, Sophie L., Jones, Heather, Lofi, Johanna, Lowery, Christopher M., Ocampo-Torres, Rubén, Perez-Cruz, Ligia, Pickersgill, Annemarie E., Poelchau, Michael H., Rae, Auriol S. P., Rasmussen, Cornelia, Sato, Honami, Smit, Jan, Tomioka, Naotaka, Urrutia-Fucugauchi, Jaime, Whalen, Michael T., Xiao, Long, Yamaguchi, Kosei E. (2020) Probing the hydrothermal system of the Chicxulub impact crater. Science Advances, 6 (22) doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaz3053
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘClausthalite2.CD.10PbSe
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite
var. Bravoite		2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
ⓘ2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘMaghemite4.BB.15(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4
ⓘCrichtonite4.CC.40Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
ⓘGramaccioliite-(Y)4.CC.40(Pb,Sr)(Y,Mn)Fe3+2(Ti,Fe3+)18O38
ⓘQuartz
var. Amethyst		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
ⓘAeschynite-(Ce)4.DF.05Ce(TiNb)O6
ⓘAeschynite-(Nd)4.DF.05Nd(TiNb)O6
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘGaylussite5.CB.35Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMonazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
ⓘFluorapatite
var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite		8.BN.05Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
ⓘ8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAndradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘGrossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘThorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘReidite9.AD.45Zr(SiO4)
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘSaponite9.EC.45Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Anorthoclase9.FA.35(Na,K)AlSi3O8
ⓘAnalcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘDachiardite-Na9.GD.40(Na2,Ca,K2)5Al10Si38O96 · 25H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Diopside-Hedenbergite Series'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hⓘ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Hⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Hⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Dachiardite-Na(Na2,Ca,K2)5Al10Si38O96 · 25H2O
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Cⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Aeschynite-(Ce)Ce(TiNb)O6
Oⓘ Aeschynite-(Nd)Nd(TiNb)O6
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Oⓘ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Oⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Oⓘ Maghemite(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Dachiardite-Na(Na2,Ca,K2)5Al10Si38O96 · 25H2O
Oⓘ Diopside-Hedenbergite Series
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Oⓘ ReiditeZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Gramaccioliite-(Y)(Pb,Sr)(Y,Mn)Fe23+(Ti,Fe3+)18O38
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Naⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Naⓘ Dachiardite-Na(Na2,Ca,K2)5Al10Si38O96 · 25H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mgⓘ Diopside-Hedenbergite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Alⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alⓘ Dachiardite-Na(Na2,Ca,K2)5Al10Si38O96 · 25H2O
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Siⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Dachiardite-Na(Na2,Ca,K2)5Al10Si38O96 · 25H2O
Siⓘ Diopside-Hedenbergite Series
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ ReiditeZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Kⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ Dachiardite-Na(Na2,Ca,K2)5Al10Si38O96 · 25H2O
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Caⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Caⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ Dachiardite-Na(Na2,Ca,K2)5Al10Si38O96 · 25H2O
Caⓘ Diopside-Hedenbergite Series
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Aeschynite-(Ce)Ce(TiNb)O6
Tiⓘ Aeschynite-(Nd)Nd(TiNb)O6
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Tiⓘ Gramaccioliite-(Y)(Pb,Sr)(Y,Mn)Fe23+(Ti,Fe3+)18O38
VVanadium
Vⓘ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
CrChromium
Crⓘ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
MnManganese
Mnⓘ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Mnⓘ Gramaccioliite-(Y)(Pb,Sr)(Y,Mn)Fe23+(Ti,Fe3+)18O38
FeIron
Feⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Feⓘ Maghemite(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Feⓘ Diopside-Hedenbergite Series
Feⓘ Gramaccioliite-(Y)(Pb,Sr)(Y,Mn)Fe23+(Ti,Fe3+)18O38
NiNickel
Niⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
SeSelenium
Seⓘ ClausthalitePbSe
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Srⓘ Gramaccioliite-(Y)(Pb,Sr)(Y,Mn)Fe23+(Ti,Fe3+)18O38
YYttrium
Yⓘ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38
Yⓘ Gramaccioliite-(Y)(Pb,Sr)(Y,Mn)Fe23+(Ti,Fe3+)18O38
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Zrⓘ ReiditeZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Aeschynite-(Ce)Ce(TiNb)O6
Nbⓘ Aeschynite-(Nd)Nd(TiNb)O6
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Aeschynite-(Ce)Ce(TiNb)O6
Ceⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
NdNeodymium
Ndⓘ Aeschynite-(Nd)Nd(TiNb)O6
PbLead
Pbⓘ ClausthalitePbSe
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ Gramaccioliite-(Y)(Pb,Sr)(Y,Mn)Fe23+(Ti,Fe3+)18O38
ThThorium
Thⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
UUranium
Uⓘ CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38

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