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El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Boliviai
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Antonio Quijarro ProvinceProvince
PotosíDepartment
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 49' 14'' South , 65° 55' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2023
Age:
541 ± 1.0 to 252.17 ± 0.06 Ma
Geologic Time:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Potosí141,251 (2017)31.4km
Betanzos4,847 (2013)56.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
353
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:353:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The ore mineralization at El Dragόn, Province of Antonio Quijarro, in the Andes of Bolivia, is the most spectacular occurrence of Se-bearing minerals on Earth known today. Although volumetrically very minor, a total of 35 selenides and selenium oxysalts have been detected to date.

It is the type locality of 12 new selenium mineral species.

Small hydrothermal veins (to 4 cm thick) cutting Paleozoic sedimentary rocks. The origin of the Se-veins was accomplished by multiple injections of highly oxidized, metal-rich fluids into faults at the interface between black shale and siltstone. Selenides dominate over sulphides. The total production of ore was only a few hundred kilograms.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


75 valid minerals. 12 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ahlfeldite
Formula: Ni(SeO3) · 2H2O
ⓘ Alfredopetrovite (TL)
Formula: Al2(Se4+O3)3 · 6H2O
Type Locality:
ⓘ Allophane
Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
ⓘ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Athabascaite
Formula: Cu5Se4
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Bellidoite ?
Formula: Cu2Se
ⓘ Bernardevansite (TL)
Formula: Al2(SeO3)3 · 6H2O
Type Locality:
ⓘ Berzelianite ?
Formula: Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cerromojonite (TL)
Formula: CuPbBiSe3
Type Locality:
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcomenite
Formula: CuSeO3 · 2H2O
References:
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Clausthalite
Formula: PbSe
ⓘ Clinochalcomenite
Formula: CuSeO3(H2O)2
ⓘ Cobaltomenite
Formula: CoSeO3 · 2H2O
Description: New analysis done in 2021 (SEM, EDAX) by Joy Desor from a specimen in the collection of Elmar Lackner. Analytical data shows a Co:Ni ratio of approx 3:1 confirming Cobaltomenite. Notice the old entry because the similarity to Ahlfieldite: Much of the material called "cobaltomenite" from El Dragon was identified only by XRD and is really pink cobalt-bearing ahlfeldite. Color is a very unreliable guide, as it takes only a minor amount of Co to change the color from green to pink or purple.
ⓘ Coronadite
Formula: Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite
Formula: Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
ⓘ Eldragónite (TL)
Formula: Cu6BiSe4(Se2)
Type Locality:
ⓘ Eskebornite
Formula: CuFeSe2
ⓘ Esperite
Formula: PbCa2Zn3(SiO4)3
ⓘ Favreauite (TL)
Formula: PbBiCu6O4(SeO3)4(OH) · H2O
Type Locality:
ⓘ Felsőbányaite
Formula: Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
Description: (originally reported as "basaluminite")
ⓘ Franksousaite (TL)
Formula: PbCu(Se6+O4)(OH)2
Type Locality:
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Grundmannite (TL)
Formula: CuBiSe2
Type Locality:
ⓘ Guangyuanite (TL)
Formula: Pb3Cl3(Se4+O3)(OH)
Type Locality:
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Hansblockite (TL)
Formula: (Cu,Hg)(Bi,Pb)Se2
Type Locality:
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Kerstenite'
ⓘ Klockmannite
Formula: CuSe
ⓘ Kruťaite
Formula: CuSe2
ⓘ Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
ⓘ Luxembourgite
Formula: AgCuPbBi4Se8
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Mandarinoite
Formula: Fe3+2(Se4+O3)3 · (6-x)H2O (x = 0.0-1.0)
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Molybdomenite
Formula: PbSeO3
Description: PXRD-analysed by G. Schnorrer (see https://www.mindat.org/mesg-805693.html; Schnorrer-Köhler, Günther, Grundmann, Günter, Lehrberger, Gerhard (1990) The El Dragón Mine, Potosí, Bolivia. The Mineralogical Record, 21 (2) 133-146). Some molybdomenite from El Dragon was found to be paramolybdomenite (Pekov et al., 2025). Paramolybdomenite from El Dragon is described as "thin-bladed crystals. Associated minerals are Co-bearing krut’aite–penroseite, chalcomenite, and dolomite. Molybdomenite- P21/c is pale yellow in transmitted light and has a greasy luster. It is brittle and has a Mohs hardness of 3. " (P21/c polytype is now known as paramolybdemenite); in Zhang, Jingnan; Yang, Hexiong; Gibbs, Ronald B. (2024) Molybdomenite-P21/c, Polymorphous with Molybdomenite and the Natural Analogue of Synthetic α-PbSe4+O3, from the El Dragón Mine, Potosí, Bolivia. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 62 (4). 643-652"
References:
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Selenium
Formula: Se
ⓘ Nickeltyrrellite (TL)
Formula: CuNi2Se4
Type Locality:
ⓘ Olsacherite
Formula: Pb2(Se6+O4)(SO4)
ⓘ Orlandiite
Formula: Pb3(SeO3)(Cl,OH)4 · H2O
References:
ⓘ Paramolybdomenite
Formula: PbSeO3
ⓘ Penroseite
Formula: (Ni,Co,Cu)Se2
References:
ⓘ Petermegawite (TL)
Formula: Al6(Se4+O3)3[SiO3(OH)](OH)9 · 10H2O
Type Locality:
ⓘ Petříčekite
Formula: CuSe2
ⓘ Petrovicite
Formula: Cu3HgPbBiSe5
ⓘ Phosgenite
Formula: Pb2CO3Cl2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Habit: sprays of needles 0.2 mm long
Colour: White
Description: Found on a specimen purchased as "Chalomenite". Associated with green gemmy anglesite, yello powdery "bindhemite", black sulfosalts, and tiny speck of native gold.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quijarroite (TL)
Formula: Cu6HgPb2Bi4Se12
Type Locality:
ⓘ Reevesite
Formula: Ni6Fe3+2(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Schmiederite
Formula: Pb2Cu2(Se6+O4)(Se4+O3)(OH)4
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Tiemannite
Formula: HgSe
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ Trogtalite
Formula: CoSe2
ⓘ Umangite
Formula: Cu3Se2
ⓘ Vaesite
Formula: NiS2
ⓘ Watkinsonite
Formula: Cu2PbBi4(Se,S,Te)8
ⓘ 'White mica'
ⓘ Wurtzite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

Ni(SeO3) · 2H2Oⓘ Ahlfeldite
Al2(Se4+O3)3 · 6H2Oⓘ Alfredopetrovite (TL)
CuSeO3 · 2H2Oⓘ Chalcomenite
CuFeS2ⓘ Chalcopyrite
CuSeO3(H2O)2ⓘ Clinochalcomenite
CuSⓘ Covellite
CaMg(CO3)2ⓘ Dolomite
Cu6BiSe4(Se2) ⓘ Eldragónite (TL)
PbBiCu6O4(SeO3)4(OH) · H2Oⓘ Favreauite (TL)
Fe3+O(OH)ⓘ Goethite
CuBiSe2ⓘ Grundmannite (TL)
(Cu,Hg)(Bi,Pb)Se2ⓘ Hansblockite (TL)
ⓘ 'Kerstenite'
CuSe2ⓘ Kruťaite
Fe3+O(OH)ⓘ Lepidocrocite
AgCuPbBi4Se8ⓘ Luxembourgite
Fe3+2(Se4+O3)3 · (6-x)H2O (x = 0.0-1.0)ⓘ Mandarinoite
PbSeO3ⓘ Molybdomenite
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2ⓘ Muscovite
Auⓘ Native Gold
Seⓘ Native Selenium
CuNi2Se4ⓘ Nickeltyrrellite (TL)
Pb2(Se6+O4)(SO4)ⓘ Olsacherite
(Ni,Co,Cu)Se2ⓘ Penroseite
Al6(Se4+O3)3[SiO3(OH)](OH)9 · 10H2Oⓘ Petermegawite (TL)
CuSe2ⓘ Petříčekite
Cu3HgPbBiSe5ⓘ Petrovicite
Cu6HgPb2Bi4Se12ⓘ Quijarroite (TL)
Pb2Cu2(Se6+O4)(Se4+O3)(OH)4ⓘ Schmiederite
AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Zⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Cu3Se2ⓘ Umangite
NiS2ⓘ Vaesite
Cu2PbBi4(Se,S,Te)8ⓘ Watkinsonite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
ⓘNative Selenium1.CC.10Se
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘBellidoite ?2.BA.20Cu2Se
ⓘBerzelianite ?2.BA.20Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
ⓘAthabascaite2.BA.25Cu5Se4
ⓘUmangite2.BA.25Cu3Se2
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘKlockmannite2.CA.05bCuSe
ⓘTiemannite2.CB.05aHgSe
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘEskebornite2.CB.10aCuFeSe2
ⓘWurtzite2.CB.45(Zn,Fe)S
ⓘClausthalite2.CD.10PbSe
ⓘNickeltyrrellite (TL)2.DA.05CuNi2Se4
ⓘKruťaite2.EB.05aCuSe2
ⓘPenroseite2.EB.05a(Ni,Co,Cu)Se2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘTrogtalite2.EB.05aCoSe2
ⓘVaesite2.EB.05aNiS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘPetříčekite2.EB.10aCuSe2
ⓘCerromojonite (TL)2.GA.50CuPbBiSe3
ⓘEldragónite (TL)2.GA.55Cu6BiSe4(Se2)
ⓘGrundmannite (TL)2.HA.05CuBiSe2
ⓘHansblockite (TL)2.HA.05(Cu,Hg)(Bi,Pb)Se2
ⓘWatkinsonite2.HB.20eCu2PbBi4(Se,S,Te)8
ⓘLuxembourgite2.HB.20eAgCuPbBi4Se8
ⓘPetrovicite2.LB.40Cu3HgPbBiSe5
ⓘQuijarroite (TL)2.LB.50Cu6HgPb2Bi4Se12
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘCoronadite4.DK.05aPb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
ⓘLepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘParamolybdomenite4.JF.PbSeO3
ⓘMolybdomenite4.JF.05PbSeO3
ⓘGuangyuanite (TL)4.JG.Pb3Cl3(Se4+O3)(OH)
ⓘBernardevansite (TL)4.JH.Al2(SeO3)3 · 6H2O
ⓘChalcomenite4.JH.05CuSeO3 · 2H2O
ⓘAhlfeldite4.JH.10Ni(SeO3) · 2H2O
ⓘClinochalcomenite4.JH.10CuSeO3(H2O)2
ⓘCobaltomenite4.JH.10CoSeO3 · 2H2O
ⓘMandarinoite4.JH.15Fe3+2(Se4+O3)3 · (6-x)H2O (x = 0.0-1.0)
ⓘOrlandiite4.JH.20Pb3(SeO3)(Cl,OH)4 · H2O
ⓘPetermegawite (TL)4.JJ.Al6(Se4+O3)3[SiO3(OH)](OH)9 · 10H2O
ⓘFavreauite (TL)4.JJ.30PbBiCu6O4(SeO3)4(OH) · H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘvar. Iron-bearing Dolomite5.AB.10Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘPhosgenite5.BE.20Pb2CO3Cl2
ⓘReevesite5.DA.50Ni6Fe3+2(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘOlsacherite7.AD.35Pb2(Se6+O4)(SO4)
ⓘAlunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘLinarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
ⓘSchmiederite7.BC.65Pb2Cu2(Se6+O4)(Se4+O3)(OH)4
ⓘFranksousaite (TL)7.BC.65PbCu(Se6+O4)(OH)2
ⓘAlfredopetrovite (TL)7.CA.XAl2(Se4+O3)3 · 6H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘFelsőbányaite7.DD.05Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘPyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEsperite9.AB.15PbCa2Zn3(SiO4)3
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘAllophane9.ED.20(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Kerstenite'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ'White mica'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AhlfelditeNi(SeO3) · 2H2O
Hⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Hⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ ChalcomeniteCuSeO3 · 2H2O
Hⓘ ClinochalcomeniteCuSeO3(H2O)2
Hⓘ CobaltomeniteCoSeO3 · 2H2O
Hⓘ FelsőbányaiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ MandarinoiteFe23+(Se4+O3)3 · (6-x)H2O (x = 0.0-1.0)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ ReevesiteNi6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
Hⓘ SchmiederitePb2Cu2(Se6+O4)(Se4+O3)(OH)4
Hⓘ OrlandiitePb3(SeO3)(Cl,OH)4 · H2O
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hⓘ FavreauitePbBiCu6O4(SeO3)4(OH) · H2O
Hⓘ AlfredopetroviteAl2(Se4+O3)3 · 6H2O
Hⓘ PetermegawiteAl6(Se4+O3)3[SiO3(OH)](OH)9 · 10H2O
Hⓘ FranksousaitePbCu(Se6+O4)(OH)2
Hⓘ BernardevansiteAl2(SeO3)3 · 6H2O
Hⓘ GuangyuanitePb3Cl3(Se4+O3)(OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ GraphiteC
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
Cⓘ ReevesiteNi6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Cⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AhlfelditeNi(SeO3) · 2H2O
Oⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Oⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ ChalcomeniteCuSeO3 · 2H2O
Oⓘ ClinochalcomeniteCuSeO3(H2O)2
Oⓘ CobaltomeniteCoSeO3 · 2H2O
Oⓘ CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ EsperitePbCa2Zn3(SiO4)3
Oⓘ FelsőbányaiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MandarinoiteFe23+(Se4+O3)3 · (6-x)H2O (x = 0.0-1.0)
Oⓘ MolybdomenitePbSeO3
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ OlsacheritePb2(Se6+O4)(SO4)
Oⓘ PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
Oⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ReevesiteNi6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SchmiederitePb2Cu2(Se6+O4)(Se4+O3)(OH)4
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ OrlandiitePb3(SeO3)(Cl,OH)4 · H2O
Oⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ FavreauitePbBiCu6O4(SeO3)4(OH) · H2O
Oⓘ AlfredopetroviteAl2(Se4+O3)3 · 6H2O
Oⓘ PetermegawiteAl6(Se4+O3)3[SiO3(OH)](OH)9 · 10H2O
Oⓘ FranksousaitePbCu(Se6+O4)(OH)2
Oⓘ BernardevansiteAl2(SeO3)3 · 6H2O
Oⓘ GuangyuanitePb3Cl3(Se4+O3)(OH)
Oⓘ ParamolybdomenitePbSeO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Alⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alⓘ FelsőbányaiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ AlfredopetroviteAl2(Se4+O3)3 · 6H2O
Alⓘ PetermegawiteAl6(Se4+O3)3[SiO3(OH)](OH)9 · 10H2O
Alⓘ BernardevansiteAl2(SeO3)3 · 6H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Siⓘ EsperitePbCa2Zn3(SiO4)3
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ PetermegawiteAl6(Se4+O3)3[SiO3(OH)](OH)9 · 10H2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ FelsőbányaiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ OlsacheritePb2(Se6+O4)(SO4)
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ VaesiteNiS2
Sⓘ WatkinsoniteCu2PbBi4(Se,S,Te)8
Sⓘ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
ClChlorine
Clⓘ PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
Clⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Clⓘ OrlandiitePb3(SeO3)(Cl,OH)4 · H2O
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Clⓘ GuangyuanitePb3Cl3(Se4+O3)(OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ EsperitePbCa2Zn3(SiO4)3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
MnManganese
Mnⓘ CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ EskeborniteCuFeSe2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MandarinoiteFe23+(Se4+O3)3 · (6-x)H2O (x = 0.0-1.0)
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ ReevesiteNi6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
Feⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
CoCobalt
Coⓘ CobaltomeniteCoSeO3 · 2H2O
Coⓘ Penroseite(Ni,Co,Cu)Se2
Coⓘ TrogtaliteCoSe2
NiNickel
Niⓘ AhlfelditeNi(SeO3) · 2H2O
Niⓘ Penroseite(Ni,Co,Cu)Se2
Niⓘ ReevesiteNi6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O
Niⓘ VaesiteNiS2
Niⓘ NickeltyrrelliteCuNi2Se4
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AthabascaiteCu5Se4
Cuⓘ BellidoiteCu2Se
Cuⓘ BerzelianiteCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcomeniteCuSeO3 · 2H2O
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ ClinochalcomeniteCuSeO3(H2O)2
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ EskeborniteCuFeSe2
Cuⓘ KlockmanniteCuSe
Cuⓘ KruťaiteCuSe2
Cuⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ Penroseite(Ni,Co,Cu)Se2
Cuⓘ PetroviciteCu3HgPbBiSe5
Cuⓘ SchmiederitePb2Cu2(Se6+O4)(Se4+O3)(OH)4
Cuⓘ UmangiteCu3Se2
Cuⓘ WatkinsoniteCu2PbBi4(Se,S,Te)8
Cuⓘ EldragóniteCu6BiSe4(Se2)
Cuⓘ FavreauitePbBiCu6O4(SeO3)4(OH) · H2O
Cuⓘ GrundmanniteCuBiSe2
Cuⓘ Hansblockite(Cu,Hg)(Bi,Pb)Se2
Cuⓘ PetříčekiteCuSe2
Cuⓘ QuijarroiteCu6HgPb2Bi4Se12
Cuⓘ CerromojoniteCuPbBiSe3
Cuⓘ NickeltyrrelliteCuNi2Se4
Cuⓘ LuxembourgiteAgCuPbBi4Se8
Cuⓘ FranksousaitePbCu(Se6+O4)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ EsperitePbCa2Zn3(SiO4)3
Znⓘ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
SeSelenium
Seⓘ AhlfelditeNi(SeO3) · 2H2O
Seⓘ AthabascaiteCu5Se4
Seⓘ BellidoiteCu2Se
Seⓘ BerzelianiteCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
Seⓘ ChalcomeniteCuSeO3 · 2H2O
Seⓘ ClausthalitePbSe
Seⓘ ClinochalcomeniteCuSeO3(H2O)2
Seⓘ CobaltomeniteCoSeO3 · 2H2O
Seⓘ EskeborniteCuFeSe2
Seⓘ KlockmanniteCuSe
Seⓘ KruťaiteCuSe2
Seⓘ MandarinoiteFe23+(Se4+O3)3 · (6-x)H2O (x = 0.0-1.0)
Seⓘ MolybdomenitePbSeO3
Seⓘ OlsacheritePb2(Se6+O4)(SO4)
Seⓘ Penroseite(Ni,Co,Cu)Se2
Seⓘ PetroviciteCu3HgPbBiSe5
Seⓘ SchmiederitePb2Cu2(Se6+O4)(Se4+O3)(OH)4
Seⓘ Native SeleniumSe
Seⓘ TiemanniteHgSe
Seⓘ TrogtaliteCoSe2
Seⓘ UmangiteCu3Se2
Seⓘ WatkinsoniteCu2PbBi4(Se,S,Te)8
Seⓘ OrlandiitePb3(SeO3)(Cl,OH)4 · H2O
Seⓘ EldragóniteCu6BiSe4(Se2)
Seⓘ FavreauitePbBiCu6O4(SeO3)4(OH) · H2O
Seⓘ GrundmanniteCuBiSe2
Seⓘ AlfredopetroviteAl2(Se4+O3)3 · 6H2O
Seⓘ Hansblockite(Cu,Hg)(Bi,Pb)Se2
Seⓘ PetříčekiteCuSe2
Seⓘ QuijarroiteCu6HgPb2Bi4Se12
Seⓘ CerromojoniteCuPbBiSe3
Seⓘ NickeltyrrelliteCuNi2Se4
Seⓘ LuxembourgiteAgCuPbBi4Se8
Seⓘ PetermegawiteAl6(Se4+O3)3[SiO3(OH)](OH)9 · 10H2O
Seⓘ FranksousaitePbCu(Se6+O4)(OH)2
Seⓘ BernardevansiteAl2(SeO3)3 · 6H2O
Seⓘ GuangyuanitePb3Cl3(Se4+O3)(OH)
Seⓘ ParamolybdomenitePbSeO3
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
AgSilver
Agⓘ LuxembourgiteAgCuPbBi4Se8
TeTellurium
Teⓘ WatkinsoniteCu2PbBi4(Se,S,Te)8
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hgⓘ PetroviciteCu3HgPbBiSe5
Hgⓘ TiemanniteHgSe
Hgⓘ Hansblockite(Cu,Hg)(Bi,Pb)Se2
Hgⓘ QuijarroiteCu6HgPb2Bi4Se12
PbLead
Pbⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ ClausthalitePbSe
Pbⓘ CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Pbⓘ EsperitePbCa2Zn3(SiO4)3
Pbⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pbⓘ MolybdomenitePbSeO3
Pbⓘ OlsacheritePb2(Se6+O4)(SO4)
Pbⓘ PetroviciteCu3HgPbBiSe5
Pbⓘ PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
Pbⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pbⓘ SchmiederitePb2Cu2(Se6+O4)(Se4+O3)(OH)4
Pbⓘ WatkinsoniteCu2PbBi4(Se,S,Te)8
Pbⓘ OrlandiitePb3(SeO3)(Cl,OH)4 · H2O
Pbⓘ FavreauitePbBiCu6O4(SeO3)4(OH) · H2O
Pbⓘ Hansblockite(Cu,Hg)(Bi,Pb)Se2
Pbⓘ QuijarroiteCu6HgPb2Bi4Se12
Pbⓘ CerromojoniteCuPbBiSe3
Pbⓘ LuxembourgiteAgCuPbBi4Se8
Pbⓘ FranksousaitePbCu(Se6+O4)(OH)2
Pbⓘ GuangyuanitePb3Cl3(Se4+O3)(OH)
Pbⓘ ParamolybdomenitePbSeO3
BiBismuth
Biⓘ PetroviciteCu3HgPbBiSe5
Biⓘ WatkinsoniteCu2PbBi4(Se,S,Te)8
Biⓘ EldragóniteCu6BiSe4(Se2)
Biⓘ FavreauitePbBiCu6O4(SeO3)4(OH) · H2O
Biⓘ GrundmanniteCuBiSe2
Biⓘ Hansblockite(Cu,Hg)(Bi,Pb)Se2
Biⓘ QuijarroiteCu6HgPb2Bi4Se12
Biⓘ CerromojoniteCuPbBiSe3
Biⓘ LuxembourgiteAgCuPbBi4Se8

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