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PlacePopulation
Hickory40,374 (2017)
Newton13,035 (2017)
Saint Stephens8,759 (2017)
Conover8,248 (2017)
Lake Norman of Catawba7,411 (2017)
Lake Norman of Catawba5,075 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
21080
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:21080:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Catawba, Caroline du Nord, États-Unis
German:
Catawba County, North Carolina, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Catawba, Carolina del Nord, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Катоба, Северная Каролина, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
卡托巴縣, 北卡罗来纳州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Catawba, Carolina del Norte, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Catawba County, North Carolina, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة كاتاوبا, كارولاينا الشمالية, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Catawba konderria, Ipar Carolina
Bavarian:
Catawba County, North Carolina, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
কাটাৱাবা কাউন্টি, নর্থ ক্যারোলাইনা, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Кътоуба, Северна Каролина, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Catawba County, North Carolina
Dutch:
Catawba County, North Carolina, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان کاتاوبا، کارولینای شمالی, کارولینای شمالی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hebrew:
מחוז קטאוובה, קרוליינה הצפונית, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Catawba megye, Észak-Karolina, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Catawba, Carolina Thuaidh, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
カトーバ郡, ノースカロライナ州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Catawba County, Noord-Carolina, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Catawba Gông, North Carolina
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Catawba Kūn
Norwegian:
Catawba County, Nord-Carolina, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Catawba, Karolina Północna, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Catawba, Carolina do Norte, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Catawba, Carolina de Nord, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Catawba, Carolina de Nord, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Serbian:
Округ Катоба, Северна Каролина, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Catawba County, Sjeverna Karolina, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Traditional Chinese:
卡托巴縣, 北卡羅萊納州, 美國
Turkish:
Catawba County, Kuzey Karolina, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Кетоба, Північна Кароліна, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
کیٹاوبا کاؤنٹی، شمالی کیرولائنا, شمالی کیرولائنا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Catawba, North Carolina, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Catawba, North Carolina, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
کاتاوبا کاؤنٹی, نارتھ کیرولائنا, امریکہ


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49 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Habit: Slender prisms,much like epidote crystals. Aspect ratio usually about 8:1
Colour: very dark brown to black
Description: Euhedral to highly corroded crystals occur in ankerite veins. Large crystals to 30cm encountered once in a large muscovite-class pegmatite on a new part of bench 2 in 2000. ID questionable due to poor XRD pattern. Possibly partly metamict.
References:
ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Habit: trapezohedrons with tetrahexahedral modifications
Colour: red, reddish purple
Description: Ubiquitous as a rock-forming mineral in schists. Uncommon as well-formed crystals in ankerite veins.
ⓘ Alunogen
Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
✪ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Habit: rhombohedrons, cleavage masses
Colour: white when fresh, rust colored when weathered
Fluorescence: none
Description: Common as cleavage masses filling certain veins, rarely found as euhedral crystals in vugs within similar veins.
References:
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Asbestos'
✪ Babingtonite
Formula: Ca2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Colour: Black
Description: Sharp to crude crystals to 1cm occur sparsely in prehnite veins.
References:
ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chabazite'
Habit: Typical pseudocubic crystals
Colour: White in prehnite veins. Yellow in joints in schist.
Fluorescence: none
Description: Uncommon constituent of prehnite veins. Crystals to 1.2cm have been observed.
References:
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
Habit: sugary, or as curly hair-like crystals enclosed in calcite within ankerite veins. Rock-forming mineral adjacent to prehnite veins.
Colour: dark green to black, also grayish green
Fluorescence: none
Description: The curly crystals in calcite can only be exposed by acid etching. They are very fragile.
References:
ⓘ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Description: Occurs in augen granite gneiss with pegmatites.
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Habit: Hexagonal prisms
Colour: white
Description: Slender, clear, prismatic crystals to 4mm occur rarely in association with rutile pseudomorphs of ilmenite in ankerite veins.
References:
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Habit: Octahedral
Colour: purple to black
Fluorescence: none
Description: Occurs with epidote crystals as crystals to 0.5mm.
References:
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Halloysite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
ⓘ Heulandite-Ca
Formula: (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Habit: Typical crystals with coffin shape
Colour: white
Fluorescence: none
Description: Rare constituents of prehnite veins in crystals to 4mm.
References:
ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
✪ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)
Formula: KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O
Habit: cubic to dipyramidal
Colour: white, pink
Description: Occurs sparingly in prehnite veins as white cubic crystals with minor pyramidal modifications, to 3mm. Also occurs as coatings of similar crystals in open veins without other minerals. The best from this location occurred as pink prisms with pyramidal terminations, associated with muscovite, plagioclase, chlorite, and calcite. These were found in the same alteration zone as the one-time kainosite-Y find.
References:
ⓘ Hydroxylapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
References:
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Habit: Thin platy crystals with very high width:thickness ratios; pyramidal modifcations on edges.
Colour: Dark charcoal gray
Fluorescence: none
Description: Typically enclosed in ankerite which can be removed with acid. Lustrous crystals are not uncommon. They are brittle and difficult to trim once etched.
✪ Kainosite-(Y)
Formula: Ca2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3) · H2O
Habit: Prismatic crystals to 18mm. Typical aspect ratio 5:1
Colour: Light brown, sometimes with faint iridescent coating.
Fluorescence: none
Description: Occurred in a one-time find where ankerite veins intersected a pegmatite containing large (to 25cm) crude allanite crystals. Vein fluids apparently reacted with K-Feldpsar in the pegmatite, forming crystalline muscovite with sparse kainsoite crystals.
References:
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
Description: Occurs where K-feldspar porphyoblasts in schist are fractured and exposed in the walls of prehnite veins. Occurs as wedge shaped overgrowths on the porphyroblasts.
References:
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Description: Occurs where K-feldspar porphyoblasts in schist are fractured and exposed in the walls of prehnite veins. Occurs as wedge shaped overgrowths on the porphyroblasts.
References:
ⓘ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Description: Occurs in augen granite gneiss with pegmatites.
ⓘ 'Limonite'
Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
ⓘ Mesolite
Formula: Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
References:
ⓘ 'Mica Group'
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Habit: Anhedral
Colour: gray, white, pink
Fluorescence: Pale red in S.W light
Description: Ubiquitous as porphyroblasts in schist. Also present in some simple pegmatites.
References:
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Habit: Platy cleavage mass
Colour: silvery gray
Fluorescence: none
Description: Found once as a 7x8x1mm single crystal/cleavage mass in an ankerite vein.
References:
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region.
Habit: Hexagonal; also subhedral books
Colour: Light to medium brown
Fluorescence: none
Description: Nice hexagonal books can be obtained from ankerite veins by etching. Occassionally present as large books in certain pegmatites. Superb sharp crystals occurred with kainosite in a unique one-time find.
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Plessite'
✪ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Habit: Sharp stubby to acicular crystals, also rounded radiating crystals
Colour: Light green
Fluorescence: none
Description: Nice crystals to 0.5cm, sometimes enclosed in calcite that can be removed with cold HCl acid.
References:
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Habit: Cubes
Colour: Brassy
Fluorescence: none
Description: Occurs sparsely as crystals to 0.5mm in stilbite and prehnite veins.
References:
ⓘ
Formula: Mn4+O2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Habit: massive, rarely as platy hexagonal crystals
Colour: bronze
Fluorescence: none
Description: Occassionaly present in ankerite veins as masses up to several cm. Found once as euhedral platy hexagonal crystals up to 1.5mm in diameter in a calcite-lined vug in an ankerite vein.
References:
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region.
ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Blue Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Citrine
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Rose Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Rutilated Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Habit: Reticulated twins and acicular crystals. Also, spongy massive material as pseudomorphs of ilmenite.
Colour: Black, brown
Fluorescence: none
Description: Present in ankerite veins as black reticulated twins that might be crudely pseudomorphous of ilmenite crystals, and as sharp massive brown pseudomorphs of ilmenite typically hosted in calcite.
ⓘ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Habit: Trigonal prisms with pyramidal termination.
Colour: Black
Fluorescence: none
Description: Prismatic crystals to 6cm in ankerite veins. Also, radiating sprays to 15cm of slender needles have been found in sugary chlorite in ankerite veins.
References:
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Habit: Rhombohedrons
Colour: tan
Fluorescence: none
Description: Only observed in rare vugs in ankerite veins. Crude crystals to 1.0cm.
References:
ⓘ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Habit: Crude irregular crystals, also rarely as octahedrons.
Colour: brown, yellowish brown
Fluorescence: none
Description: Rare as grains and crystals to 8mm in prehnite veins. Sometimes enclosed in massive prehnite.
References:
ⓘ Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Habit: Straight prism, pyramid, and pinacoid faces. Also radiating.
Colour: light manila, also white
Fluorescence: none
Description: Common as well formed, light manila-colored, straight-sided crystals to 4cm in veins in the NW end of the quarry. Also occurs sparsely as white irregular to radiating crystals in prehnite veins.
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Habit: Tabular
Colour: brown to yellowish brown
Fluorescence: none
Description: Relatively rare crystals to 1.4cm in ankerite veins. Known from only a few finds.
References:
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

Ca2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3) · H2Oⓘ Kainosite-(Y)
M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2Oⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz
var. Amethyst		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Citrine4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Rose Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Rutilated Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Blue Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘPyrolusite ?4.DB.05Mn4+O2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAlunogen7.CB.45Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘHydroxylapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘSpessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘStaurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘKainosite-(Y)9.CF.10Ca2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3) · H2O
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘSchorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘBabingtonite9.DK.05Ca2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘHydroxyapophyllite-(K)9.EA.15KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘHalloysite9.ED.10Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘMesolite9.GA.05Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
ⓘLaumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
ⓘHeulandite-Ca9.GE.05(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8
ⓘ'Asbestos'-
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chabazite'-
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Feldspar Group
var. Perthite'		-
ⓘ'Mica Group'-
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Plessite'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Hⓘ BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Hⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O
Hⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Hⓘ Kainosite-(Y)Ca2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3) · H2O
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Hⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Hⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ Heulandite-Ca(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
Hⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ GraphiteC
Cⓘ Kainosite-(Y)Ca2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3) · H2O
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Oⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. CitrineSiO2
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Oⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O
Oⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ Kainosite-(Y)Ca2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3) · H2O
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Rutilated QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Oⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Heulandite-Ca(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
Oⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Quartz var. Blue QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O
Fⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Naⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Naⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naⓘ Heulandite-Ca(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Alⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Alⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Alⓘ Heulandite-Ca(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
Alⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. CitrineSiO2
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Siⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O
Siⓘ Kainosite-(Y)Ca2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3) · H2O
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Siⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Rutilated QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Siⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Heulandite-Ca(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
Siⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Quartz var. Blue QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
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ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Caⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O
Caⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Caⓘ Kainosite-(Y)Ca2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3) · H2O
Caⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Caⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caⓘ Heulandite-Ca(Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O
Caⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mnⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
YYttrium
Yⓘ Kainosite-(Y)Ca2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3) · H2O
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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