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Vedretta della Miniera (Cima della Miniera), Zebrù Valley, Valfurva, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italyi
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Vedretta della Miniera (Cima della Miniera)Mountain Area
Zebrù ValleyValley
ValfurvaMunicipality
Sondrio ProvinceProvince
LombardyRegion
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 28' 7'' North , 10° 33' 2'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.46884,10.55072
GeoHash:
G#: u0r8256u9
GRN:
N31E06
Area:
1.0 km2
Type:
Mountain Area
Köppen climate type:
ET : Tundra
Mindat Locality ID:
134365
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:134365:9
GUID (UUID V4):
b0c542f1-90fd-46a5-8bd6-fe540ae26b40
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Cima di Miniera
Other Languages:
Italian:
Vedretta della Miniera (Cima della Miniera; Cima di Miniera, Val Zebrù, Valfurva, Sondrio, Lombardia, Italia


Old Fe mine located at 2871 m a.s.l. at the base of the south face of Cima della Miniera. The Fe deposit consists of magnetite lenses (up to 36 m in length) at the contact between dolostone and quartz diorite. These lenses are demarcated by calciphyre layers. Other smaller lenses of magnetite crop out along the southern spur of Cima della Miniera, between an elevation of 2900 and 3137 m (Agostoni, 1923).

At Vedretta della Miniera, on the right side of Zebrù Valley, minerals can be found in different kinds of occurrences:

a) Silicate-bearing marbles: azurite, brucite, calcite, chalcopyrite, clinochlore, clintonite, diopside, forsterite, grossular, lizardite, ludwigite, magnetite, malachite, molybdenite, monticellite, phengite, phlogopite, spinel, pyrrhotite, and vesuvianite.

b) Calciphyres (rocks composed by Ca-silicates and carbonates linked to the metamorphic effects of an intrusion) and skarns. Some calciphyre lenses contain fissures with zeolites and carbonates, originated from the circulation of hydrothermal fluids at low temperature (< 200° C). The minerals present in calciphyres are andradite-grossular, "apatite" (carbonate-hydroxylapatite according to Bedogné et al., 2006), augite var. fassaite, aurichalcite, calcite, chalcopyrite, chrysocolla, clintonite, cordierite, diopside, epidote, ferro-actinolite, hedenbergite, hematite, K-feldspar, lizardite, magnetite, malachite, marcasite, montmorillonite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, "scapolite" (marialite-meionite series), sphalerite, spinel, titanite, vesuvianite. The zeolite-carbonate paragenesis consists of aragonite, calcite, chabazite-Ca, diopside, gismondine, laumontite, prehnite, pumpellyite-(Fe2+), scolecite, and thaumasite.

c) Magnetite lenses: andradite, arsenopyrite, aurichalcite, bornite, calcite, chalcopyrite, clinochlore, cubanite, galena, goethite, graphite, hematite, lepidocrocite, ludwigite, magnetite, malachite, marcasite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, valleriite, and probable szaibélyite.

d) Porphyritic rocks: black prisms of pargasite in basaltic porphyrite; grey-green pseudohexagonal plates of sudoite in blocks of altered porphyrite originated from Cima di Pale Rosse.

Calciphyres and skarn are the sources of elegant specimens of crystallised minerals. Garnet forms rhombododecahedral or icositetrahedral crystals up to 6 cm, varying in colour from orange to reddish, brown, yellow, black, or green. Garnet with high Fe content (andradite) is found in skarn, while terms of andradite-grossular series are present in calciphyres (crystals are frequently zoned and the two species can coexist in the same crystal). Vesuvianite forms elongated prisms or bipyramids up to 2.5 cm and also large columnar crystals up to 3 cm, generally brown in colour. In calciphyres, pyroxene appears as green crystals up to 30 mm, characterised by the large development of the prism 110 (var. fassaite), or as grey-green prisms (diopside) in association with garnet. In skarn, pyroxenes are represented by dark green fasciculated aggregates of hedenbergite admixed with light green fibrous-radiating aggregates of ferroactinolite. The accessory minerals include clintonite, as dark green plates and pseudohexagonal crystals up to 12 mm across, epidote, as bottle-green to oil-yellow crystals up to 1 cm, cordierite, as yellowish tabular pseudohexagonal crystals up to 1 cm, spinel, titanite, K feldspar, meionite, wollastonite, various sulfides, etc.
As a result of late hydrothermal fluid circulation, various low-temperature minerals (aragonite, calcite, chabazite-(Ca), diopside, gismondine, laumontite, prehnite, pumpellyite-(Fe2+), scolecite, and thaumasite) are found inside the calciphyre fissures. The most famous of these minerals is gismondine, which forms colourless to white bipyramidal crystals with edges up to 2 cm.

NOTE: This site is within the Stelvio National Park. Specific permission is required for mineral collecting.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


56 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'Andradite-Grossular Series'
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite
Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
ⓘ Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chabazite-Ca
Formula: (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ Clintonite
Formula: CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Cordierite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
ⓘ Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Ferro-actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Fe2+5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gismondine-Ca
Formula: CaAl2Si2O8 · 4H2O
References:
Joan Rosell-Riba (2023).Identified by Joan Rosell: SEM-EDS
ⓘ 'Gismondine Subgroup'
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Hedenbergite
Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hydroxylapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
ⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
ⓘ Lepidocrocite
Formula: γ-Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Ludwigite
Formula: Mg2Fe3+(BO3)O2
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Monticellite
Formula: CaMgSiO4
ⓘ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite
Formula: KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pargasite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘ Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)
Formula: Ca2Fe2+Al2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH,O)2 · H2O
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ 'Scapolite'
ⓘ Scolecite
Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Sudoite
Formula: Mg2Al3(Si3Al)O10)(OH)8
ⓘ Szaibélyite ?
Formula: MgBO2(OH)
Description: minor white mineral associated with black acicular ludwigite.
ⓘ Thaumasite
Formula: Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘ Valleriite
Formula: (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
ⓘ Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
ⓘ Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Gallery:

(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite
CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2ⓘ Clintonite
ⓘ 'Gismondine Subgroup'
CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2Oⓘ Scolecite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘCubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘValleriite2.FD.30(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘBrucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
ⓘLepidocrocite4.FE.15γ-Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘ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
ⓘSzaibélyite ?6.BA.15MgBO2(OH)
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘThaumasite7.DG.15Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘHydroxylapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
ⓘvar. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘMonticellite9.AC.10CaMgSiO4
ⓘAndradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘGrossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘZoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘPumpellyite-(Fe2+)9.BG.20Ca2Fe2+Al2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH,O)2 · H2O
ⓘVesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
ⓘCordierite9.CJ.10(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘvar. Fassaite9.DA.15(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
ⓘHedenbergite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘFerro-actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Fe2+5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘPargasite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Phengite9.EC.15KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘClintonite9.EC.35CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMontmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘSudoite9.EC.55Mg2Al3(Si3Al)O10)(OH)8
ⓘLizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘScolecite9.GA.05CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
ⓘLaumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
ⓘGismondine-Ca9.GC.05CaAl2Si2O8 · 4H2O
ⓘChabazite-Ca9.GD.10(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Andradite-Grossular Series'-
ⓘ'Scapolite'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Gismondine Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Hⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ ClintoniteCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Ferro-actinolite◻Ca2Fe52+(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ Gismondine-CaCaAl2Si2O8 · 4H2O
Hⓘ Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Hⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Hⓘ Lepidocrociteγ-Fe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)Ca2Fe2+Al2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH,O)2 · H2O
Hⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Hⓘ SudoiteMg2Al3(Si3Al)O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ SzaibélyiteMgBO2(OH)
Hⓘ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Hⓘ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Hⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Hⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
BBoron
Bⓘ LudwigiteMg2Fe3+(BO3)O2
Bⓘ SzaibélyiteMgBO2(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ GraphiteC
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ ClintoniteCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ Ferro-actinolite◻Ca2Fe52+(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ Gismondine-CaCaAl2Si2O8 · 4H2O
Oⓘ Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Oⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Oⓘ Lepidocrociteγ-Fe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ LudwigiteMg2Fe3+(BO3)O2
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MonticelliteCaMgSiO4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)Ca2Fe2+Al2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH,O)2 · H2O
Oⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ SudoiteMg2Al3(Si3Al)O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ SzaibélyiteMgBO2(OH)
Oⓘ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Oⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Oⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Oⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
NaSodium
Naⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Naⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Naⓘ Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Naⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ ClintoniteCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ LudwigiteMg2Fe3+(BO3)O2
Mgⓘ MonticelliteCaMgSiO4
Mgⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mgⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ SudoiteMg2Al3(Si3Al)O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ SzaibélyiteMgBO2(OH)
Mgⓘ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Mgⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Mgⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ ClintoniteCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Gismondine-CaCaAl2Si2O8 · 4H2O
Alⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alⓘ Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)Ca2Fe2+Al2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH,O)2 · H2O
Alⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ SudoiteMg2Al3(Si3Al)O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Alⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Alⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Alⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ ClintoniteCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Ferro-actinolite◻Ca2Fe52+(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ Gismondine-CaCaAl2Si2O8 · 4H2O
Siⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Siⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Siⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MonticelliteCaMgSiO4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)Ca2Fe2+Al2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH,O)2 · H2O
Siⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Siⓘ SudoiteMg2Al3(Si3Al)O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Siⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Siⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Pⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Sⓘ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Caⓘ ClintoniteCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ Ferro-actinolite◻Ca2Fe52+(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caⓘ Gismondine-CaCaAl2Si2O8 · 4H2O
Caⓘ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Caⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Caⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Caⓘ MonticelliteCaMgSiO4
Caⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caⓘ Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)Ca2Fe2+Al2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH,O)2 · H2O
Caⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Caⓘ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Caⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ Chabazite-Ca(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Caⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Tiⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
FeIron
Feⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Feⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ Ferro-actinolite◻Ca2Fe52+(Si8O22)(OH)2
Feⓘ Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ Lepidocrociteγ-Fe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ LudwigiteMg2Fe3+(BO3)O2
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Feⓘ Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)Ca2Fe2+Al2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH,O)2 · H2O
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Feⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Feⓘ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuⓘ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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