Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude:
32° North , 111° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~153km
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Mindat Locality ID:
29459
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:29459:6
GUID (UUID V4):
8208cb93-f1fa-46f5-b8fd-c12eb14c0710
A Cu-Ag-Au, silica, feldspar, mica (Mo-Zn) mining area located in T.12-13S., R.6-7W., in the Little Ajo Mountains and Chico Shuni Hills.
Mineralization is varied: (1) Cu-Ag & Au mineralization on fracture planes and disseminated in brecciated Laramide intrusive and adjacent Cretaceous volcanics. Some local, high-grade, narrow, irregular vein-like deposits in volcanics and spotty occurrences near fault zones in volcanics and intrusive. Erratic secondary copper mineralization in fanglomerate; (2) Pegmatite veins and masses in Mesozoic granitic intrusive; and, (3) Spotty, irregular gold placers.
Workings include predominantly open pit mining operations. Small, irregular production of high-grade, oxidized copper ore occurred from about 1854 to 1917 and almost continuously thereafter from the open pit operations. Total production through 1972 would amount to some 350,000,000 tons of ore containing about 2,800,000 tons of Cu, 19,000,000 oz. of silver, and 1,550,000 oz. of gold. Considerable silica flux and some feldspar and scrap mica were also produced.
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| β Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 Description: Coatings on joint cracks in Cornelia quartz monzonite just west of the Gibson Arroyo. Presumably no relation to the ore deposit, though nearby quartz monzonite has been somewhat albitized.
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| β Ajoite (TL) Formula: (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O Localities: Type Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Habit: Tufts of acicular crystals Colour: pale aquamarine Description: Fills interstices of radiating spherulitic crystalline shattuckite. References: Schaller, W. T., Vlisidis, A. C. (1958) Ajoite, a new hydrous aluminum copper silicate. American Mineralogist, 43 (11-12) 1107-1111 Hutton, C. O., Vlisidis, A. C. (1960) Papagoite, a new copper-bearing mineral from Ajo, Arizona. American Mineralogist, 45 (5-6) 599-611 |
| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Secondary product of alteration of anorthite component of plagioclase, along with sericite and epidote. |
| β 'Allanite Group' Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Rock forming minerals |
| β Allophane Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| β Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 Localities: Description: Occurs in numerous narrow veins cutting Concentrator volcanics. |
| β Anatase Formula: TiO2 Localities: Description: Rock forming minerals |
| β 'Anauxite' |
| β Andalusite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Localities: Description: Occurs in Cardigan Gneiss. |
| β Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
| β Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 Localities: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Cardigan Mine, New Cornelia Mine area, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Arkansas Mountain, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Colour: White, buff (weathered) Description: Much more common than relatively pure dolomite. Occurs in veins or as druses coated by calcite. Curved faces, weathers buff. References: |
| β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Description: Minor amounts in altered rock. |
| β Atacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| β Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Rock forming minerals |
| β Aurichalcite Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Localities: Description: Not common, occurs in small amounts. As thin films coating malachite and veinlets to 1 cm thick. References: |
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
| β Beidellite Formula: (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O Localities: Description: Pseudomorphic replacements of plagioclase phenocrysts in outlying parts of mineralized area. Occurs also in zone of oxidation coating malachite. References: |
| β Bieberite Formula: CoSO4 · 7H2O Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Colour: Pink Description: Efflorescences on side of ditch draining approach to the pit. |
| β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Rock forming mineral. Occurs in the Cardigan gneiss, Concentrator volcanics, and Cornelia quartz monzonite. A little broadleaved material associated with pegmatized part of the Cornelia quartz monzonite in the orebody. |
| β 'Bisbeeite' Formula: (Cu,Mg)SiO3 · nH2O |
| β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Second most abundant ore mineral after chalcopyrite. Minute grains and stringers through Cornelia quartz monzonite; veins to 1 inch (2.5 cm) thick. Concentrated around pegmatite bodies in the New Cornelia quartz monzonite. |
| β Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Crusts in the weathered zone of the orebody. |
| β Brookite Formula: TiO2 Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Habit: Minute, less than 0.01 mm diameter Description: Rock forming mineral. Replacing titanite in a single sample from a drill core in quartz monzonite. |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Copper Giant claims, New Cornelia Mine area, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Phelps Dodge Corporation Well No. 1, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Habit: Scalenohedral (late hypogene); flat rhombohedral (nail-head)(late supergene). Description: Not conspicuous though widespread in small amounts in ore. Some seems to represent a replacement product; most clearly occupies fissures. Coats ankerite; occurs with laumontite in andesite dikes. |
| β Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| β 'Chabazite' Localities: |
| β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Localities: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Ajo Consolidated Mine, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Ajo Cornelia Mine, New Cornelia Mine area, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Unnamed deposit, Copper Giant claims area, Copper Giant claims, New Cornelia Mine area, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Relatively small amounts; disseminated in narrow band bordering the southern part of the orebody. References: |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Localities: Habit: Euhedral in vugs Description: Occurs as scattered grains in the Cornelia Quartz Monzonite; veinlets cutting orthoclase, quartz, magnetite, pyrite, hematite, bornite, sphalerite and molybdenite. References: |
| β Chamosite Formula: (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| β Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl |
| β 'Chlorite Group' Localities: |
| β Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 Localities: Habit: Fibrous Colour: Greenish, nearly white Description: Widespread in the oxidized zone of the orebody. Derived from malachite alteration and found encrusting it. References: |
| β 'Clay minerals' |
| β Clinochlore Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 Localities: |
| β Clinochlore var. Diabantite Formula: (Mg,Fe,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 Localities: Description: In Cornelia quartz monzonite. |
| β 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup' Formula: M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| β Clinozoisite ? Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Habit: Minute Colour: Colorless Description: Occurs in some of the sericitized albitized plagioclase of the Cardigan gneiss, Concentrator volcanics, and Cornelia quartz monzonite. |
| β Columbite-(Fe) Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6 Localities: Valentine 1 claim, San Antonio group of claims, Chico Shunie, Chico Shunie Hills, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Valentine 2 claim, San Antonio group of claims, Chico Shunie, Chico Shunie Hills, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Valentine 3 claim, San Antonio group of claims, Chico Shunie, Chico Shunie Hills, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| β Conichalcite Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| β Connellite Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Occurs in vugs with cuprite. |
| β Copper Formula: Cu Localities: Description: Abundant as an oxidation product. References: |
| β Covellite Formula: CuS Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Occurs as minute blebs in chalcocite veinlets and coatings on other copper minerals, especially chalcopyrite. |
| β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O Localities: Description: Abundant; miners made baseballs from chalcotrichite. Occurs with supergene hematite, malachite, chrysocolla and copper in the old weathered zone of the orebody that lies beneath the Locomotive fanglomerate References: |
| β Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite Formula: Cu2O Localities: Description: Abundant; miners made baseballs out of this material. |
| β Cuprorivaite Formula: CaCuSi4O10 Description: On a brick from the smelter. |
| β Devilline Formula: CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| β Diaspore Formula: AlO(OH) |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: A little found in ores as linings in drusy cavities. Older than calcite & coats chlorite. |
| β Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 |
| β Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 Localities: Description: As the enstatite-hypersthene series. |
| β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Localities: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Cardigan Mine, New Cornelia Mine area, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Copper Giant claims, New Cornelia Mine area, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Camelback Mountain, New Cornelia Mine area, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: With specularite in extreme NW corner of the orebody, coats specularite in vugs. Secondary alteration product of anorthite component of plagioclase along with sericite and albite. |
| β Epsomite Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Occurs in the oxidized portion of the orebody; possible post-mining product. |
| β Erionite-Ca Formula: (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O References: |
| β 'Erionite Subgroup' Formula: M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| β 'Feldspar Group' |
| β Ferrierite-Na Formula: (Na,K)5(Si31Al5)O72 · 18H2O |
| β 'Ferrierite Subgroup' Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Occurs is a dike with calcite and zeolites. |
| β Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Habit: Commonly euhedral and stumpy Description: Rock forming mineral. Occurs only as an accessory mineral in igneous rocks, including the Cornelia quartz monzonite. |
| β Fornacite Formula: Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) Description: Films coating fracture surfaces in altered andesite. |
| β Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Rock forming mineral. |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Occurs as fine, earthy powders; a constituent of a yellow-brown to deep brown limonitic crust on the rusty outcrops of the oxidized part of the orebody. |
| β Gold Formula: Au Localities: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Cornelia Arroyo, New Cornelia Mine area, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Ajo placers, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Cementing some fractures in bornite. |
| β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Small amounts in weathered zone. Commonly encrusts pyritic specimens. Forms crusts with meta-alunogen from a seep. |
| β Halite Formula: NaCl Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: A little with epsomite and its dehydration products. |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. Description: Earthy variety of supergene origin. |
| β Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
| β 'Heulandite Subgroup' Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Occurs in a dike with calcite and ferrierite. |
| β 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Rock forming minerals. Often partially to completely altered to chlorite. |
| β 'Hypersthene' Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3 Description: As the enstatite-hypersthene series. |
| β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Localities: Description: A little is associated with magnetite as primary accessory constituent of the Cornelia quartz monzonite; much formed as alteration of titanite during ore deposition. |
| β Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 Localities: Description: Occurs in the weathered zone of the orebody; commonly encrusts earthy hematite. Not very abundant. |
| β Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| β Laumontite Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Habit: Crystals elongate Colour: Pink Description: Occurs with calcite in andesite dikes. |
| β Lechatelierite Formula: SiO2 References: |
| β 'Limonite' |
| β Magnesio-hornblende Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 Description: As bodies of hornblendite in Cardigan Gneiss. |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Habit: discrete euhedral octahedra commonly a fraction of a mm diameter (in quartz monzonite) Description: Appears to be of 2 generations. Older generation is a primary constituent of the Cornelia quartz monzonite; younger generation as veinlets (very thin to 4 inches (10 cm) thick, associated with pegmatites in the ore deposit |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Localities: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Copper Giant claims, New Cornelia Mine area, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Arkansas Mountain, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Most common weathering product among the Cu minerals. In concentric structures with azurite & quartz in vugs & covering the outside of porous nodules of cuprite, which, in turn, surround copper; veinlets and coating joint surfaces; commonly coated by chrysocolla, tenorite or azurite. Alters to, and is encrusted by chrysocolla. |
| β Melanterite Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| β Meta-alunogen Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 12H2O Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Forms crusts from a seep with gypsum. |
| β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Habit: Coarse; anhedral in the pegmatites; in vugs crystals to 3 or 4 inches (5 to 10 cm) across with well-developed domes & clinopinacoids. Description: Occurs in the south-central part of the orebody as coarse crystals in the pegmatite masses; sparsely distributed individual grains in normal quartz monzonite & in narrow veins. |
| β Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 Localities: Description: In vugs and open fissures resting on chalcopyrite crystals and quartz; smears on slickensided joints. |
| β 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Rock forming minerals |
| β Mottramite Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH) Localities: |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Localities: Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA San Antonio Mine (Clark Silica Mine; Sunshine Mine; San Antonio Mica Mine; Desert White Queen Mine; Crowler Nos. 1-4; Mica Mine; Valentina Mining claim), San Antonio group of claims, Chico Shunie, Chico Shunie Hills, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA New Cornelia Mine area, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: As 'books' of broadleaved, rather coarsely crystalline material in the Cardigan gneiss and associated pegmatites. |
| β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Localities: Description: In cracks through calcite in fissures. Secondary alteration product of anorthite component of plagioclase along with sericite and epidote. Rosettes of sericite also replaced chalcopyrite. |
| β Neotocite Formula: (Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Colour: Black Description: Occurs as dendrites. |
| β Nontronite Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O Localities: |
| β Olivenite Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH) Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Occurs as small crystals with ajoite. |
| β Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Localities: |
| β Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Habit: Crystals to several inches diameter Description: Part of a massive replacement of quartz monzonite; phenocrysts in the Cornelia quartz monzonite & minute crystals in the groundmass of the monzonite. Primary igneous mineral and secondary replacements of groundmass. |
| β Osumilite-(Mg) Formula: K◻2Mg2Al3[Al2Si10O30] |
| β Palygorskite Formula: ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| β Papagoite (TL) Formula: CaCu[H3AlSi2O9] Type Locality: Habit: Elongated, somewhat flattened crystals Colour: Cerulean-blue Description: Occurs in narrow veinlets & in veneers on slip surfaces in altered granodiorite porphyry. |
| β 'Phillipsite Subgroup' |
| β Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Localities: |
| β 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Rock forming minerals - wide range of compositions. Primary plagioclase of both the Concentrator volcanics & Cornelia quartz monzonite is largely andesine, although some zoned crystals show oligoclase rims. |
| β Plancheite Formula: Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| β Planerite Formula: Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O Localities: |
| β Posnjakite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Associated with gypsum and partly altered pyrite. |
| β 'Potash Clay' Description: Occurs in a weathered, copper-stained quartz keratophyre. |
| β Pseudobrookite Formula: Fe2TiO5 |
| β Pseudomalachite Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| β 'Psilomelane' Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Doubtfully identified as dendrites on joint and other surfaces of rocks in the weathered zone; common constituent of the indefinate mixture classed as copper pitch. |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Habit: Crystals to 1 cm, bounded by pyritohedral and cubic faces. Description: Relatively scarce in this porphyry orebody. Particularly abundant in dioritic border facies; also in Concentrator volcanics as a few fine crystal groups. Veinlets to 2 - 3 cm thick and discrete grains in silicates, quartz, and magnetite. |
| β Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
| β Pyromorphite ? Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl Locality: Unnamed prospect, Cardigan Peak, Chico Shunie Hills, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Tentatively iodentified by Miss Glass, who stated that it responds partly, but not conclusively, to tests for pyromorphite. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Cardigan Mine, New Cornelia Mine area, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA New Cornelia Mine area, New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Phelps Dodge Corporation Well No. 1, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Occurs with shattuckite inclusions; coating molybdenite in vugs; drusy crystal crusts coating malachite and chrysocolla. References: |
| β RanciΓ©ite Formula: (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O Description: Occurs in vugs in volcanic rock with zeolites. |
| β Rutile Formula: TiO2 Localities: Habit: Stumpy, euhedral, somewhat rounded prisms (primary material). Description: Rock forming mineral; microscopic constitutent of the quartz monzonite; sagenite type formed during chloritization of biotite; primary material as stumpy crystals. It occurs as equant grains over 20 microns at roughly 0.1% in-K feldspar. It is high in Nb. |
| β Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| β Shattuckite Formula: Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 Localities: Description: Occurs at times included in quartz. References: Schaller, W. T., Vlisidis, A. C. (1958) Ajoite, a new hydrous aluminum copper silicate. American Mineralogist, 43 (11-12) 1107-1111 Hutton, C. O., Vlisidis, A. C. (1960) Papagoite, a new copper-bearing mineral from Ajo, Arizona. American Mineralogist, 45 (5-6) 599-611 Sun, Ming-Shan (1961) Differential thermal analysis of shattuckite. American Mineralogist, 46 (1-2) 67-77 Vlisidis, Angelina C., Schaller, Waldemar T. (1967) The formula of shattuckite. American Mineralogist, 52 (5-6) 782-786 |
| β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| β 'Silica' Localities: San Antonio Mine (Clark Silica Mine; Sunshine Mine; San Antonio Mica Mine; Desert White Queen Mine; Crowler Nos. 1-4; Mica Mine; Valentina Mining claim), San Antonio group of claims, Chico Shunie, Chico Shunie Hills, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Bonnie Lee group (Bonnie Lee Nos. 1-10), Copper Valley claims (Way Out claims; Kerns claims; Old Organ Pipe Cactus claims), Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| β Silver Formula: Ag |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Uncommon. |
| β 'Stibiconite' Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) Localities: |
| β 'Stilbite Subgroup' Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Habit: Bladed Colour: Yellow |
| β Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| β 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S Localities: Description: Subordinate amounts in tetrahedrite nuclei of grains whose borders are composed of bornite and chalcopyrite. |
| β Tenorite Formula: CuO Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Relatively small amounts; black crusts on chalcocite. |
| β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Nuclei of composite grains whose borders are composed of bornite and chalcopyrite. Contains subordinate tennantite. |
| β Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O Localities: Habit: Euhedral; commonly 1 mm, & locally more than 3 mm long. Description: Rock forming mineral. Conspicuous in euhedral crystals in the Cornelia quartz monzonite. |
| β Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 Localities: Description: In New Cornelia Quartz Monzonite West of Gibson Arroyo fault. |
| β Torbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O Locality: New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Description: Reported to occur on copper. |
| β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Localities: Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA San Antonio Mine (Clark Silica Mine; Sunshine Mine; San Antonio Mica Mine; Desert White Queen Mine; Crowler Nos. 1-4; Mica Mine; Valentina Mining claim), San Antonio group of claims, Chico Shunie, Chico Shunie Hills, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Habit: Prismatic Colour: Black Description: Widespread in Little Ajo Mts but not closely associated with the New Cornelia orebody. Brilliant crystals coating joint planes in Cardigan gneiss, Chico Chuni quartz monzonite, Concentrator volcanics and locally, the Cornelia quartz monzonite. Also tourmaline-bearing quartz veins in cardigan gneiss. |
| β Turquoise Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Localities: Habit: Small stout prisms Description: Primary rock forming mineral in the Cornelia quartz monzonite; quite unaffected during mineralization. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| β | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| β | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| β | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| β | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| β | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| β | Connellite | 3.DA.25 | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 Β· 3H2O |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β | Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| β | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O | |
| β | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Hematite var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 | |
| β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| β | Pseudobrookite | 4.CB.15 | Fe2TiO5 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
| β | Lechatelierite | 4.DA.30 | SiO2 |
| β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| β | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| β | Columbite-(Fe) | 4.DB.35 | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| β | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
| β | Brookite | 4.DD.10 | TiO2 |
| β | 'Stibiconite' | 4.DH.20 | Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) |
| β | Diaspore | 4.FD.10 | AlO(OH) |
| β | RanciΓ©ite | 4.FL.40 | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 Β· 0.6H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| β | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β | Aurichalcite | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| β | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| β | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| β | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| β | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 Β· H2O |
| β | Bieberite | 7.CB.35 | CoSO4 Β· 7H2O |
| β | Epsomite | 7.CB.40 | MgSO4 Β· 7H2O |
| β | Meta-alunogen | 7.CB.45 | Al2(SO4)3 Β· 12H2O |
| β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
| β | Posnjakite | 7.DD.10 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Β· H2O |
| β | Devilline | 7.DD.30 | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 Β· 3H2O |
| β | Fornacite | 7.FC.10 | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Olivenite | 8.BB.30 | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| β | Pseudomalachite | 8.BD.05 | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| β | Conichalcite | 8.BH.35 | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| β | Mottramite | 8.BH.40 | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| β | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| β | Pyromorphite ? | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| β | Planerite | 8.DD.15 | Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 Β· 4H2O |
| β | Turquoise | 8.DD.15 | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 Β· 4H2O |
| β | Torbernite | 8.EB.05 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 12H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
| β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| β | Andalusite | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| β | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| β | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| β | Clinozoisite ? | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β | Papagoite (TL) | 9.CE.05 | CaCu[H3AlSi2O9] |
| β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| β | Osumilite-(Mg) | 9.CM.05 | Kβ»2Mg2Al3[Al2Si10O30] |
| β | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
| β | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| β | Plancheite | 9.DB.35 | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 Β· H2O |
| β | Shattuckite | 9.DB.40 | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| β | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| β | Magnesio-hornblende | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| β | Cuprorivaite | 9.EA.05 | CaCuSi4O10 |
| β | Ajoite (TL) | 9.EA.70 | (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 Β· 3H2O |
| β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| β | Muscovite var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
| β | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Nontronite | 9.EC.40 | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O |
| β | Beidellite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O |
| β | Clinochlore var. Diabantite | 9.EC.55 | (Mg,Fe,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
| β | Chamosite | 9.EC.55 | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| β | Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| β | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1 |
| β | Allophane | 9.ED.20 | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 Β· 2.5-3H2O |
| β | Neotocite | 9.ED.20 | (Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 Β· H2O |
| β | Palygorskite | 9.EE.20 | β»Al2Mg2β»2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 Β· 4H2O |
| β | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Laumontite | 9.GB.10 | CaAl2Si4O12 Β· 4H2O |
| β | Erionite-Ca | 9.GD.20 | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] Β· 15H2O |
| β | Ferrierite-Na | 9.GD.50 | (Na,K)5(Si31Al5)O72 Β· 18H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Anauxite' | - | |
| β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| β | 'Potash Clay' | - | |
| β | 'Bisbeeite' | - | (Cu,Mg)SiO3 Β· nH2O |
| β | 'Silica' | - | |
| β | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| β | 'Phillipsite Subgroup' | - | |
| β | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | β»Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| β | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
| β | 'Ferrierite Subgroup' | - | |
| β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| β | 'Erionite Subgroup' | - | M2[Al4Si14O36] Β· 15H2O |
| β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| β | 'Chabazite' | - | |
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| β | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
| β | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
| β | 'Stilbite Subgroup' | - | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] Β· nH2O |
| β | 'Hypersthene' | - | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| β | 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup' | - | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 Β· 20H2O |
| β | 'Heulandite Subgroup' | - | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] Β· nH2O |
| β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| β | 'Allanite Group' | - | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| H | β Ajoite | (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| H | β Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| H | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | β Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| H | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | β Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | β Bieberite | CoSO4 · 7H2O |
| H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| H | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | β Chamosite | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| H | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| H | β Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| H | β Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| H | β Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| H | β Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| H | β Clinochlore var. Diabantite | (Mg,Fe,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
| H | β Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
| H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | β Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| H | β Erionite Subgroup | M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| H | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
| H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| H | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| H | β Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | β Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| H | β Meta-alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 12H2O |
| H | β Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Neotocite | (Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O |
| H | β Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | β Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| H | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | β Palygorskite | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| H | β Papagoite | CaCu[H3AlSi2O9] |
| H | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Plancheite | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| H | β Planerite | Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| H | β Posnjakite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O |
| H | β Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| H | β RanciΓ©ite | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O |
| H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | β Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| H | β Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
| H | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| H | β Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| H | β Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| H | β Erionite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| H | β Ferrierite-Na | (Na,K)5(Si31Al5)O72 · 18H2O |
| H | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Bisbeeite | (Cu,Mg)SiO3 · nH2O |
| H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| H | β Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | β Ajoite | (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| O | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | β Anatase | TiO2 |
| O | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | β Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| O | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| O | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | β Bieberite | CoSO4 · 7H2O |
| O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | β Brookite | TiO2 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | β Chamosite | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| O | β Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite | Cu2O |
| O | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| O | β Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| O | β Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| O | β Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| O | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | β Cuprorivaite | CaCuSi4O10 |
| O | β Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| O | β Clinochlore var. Diabantite | (Mg,Fe,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
| O | β Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | β Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| O | β Erionite Subgroup | M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| O | β Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| O | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
| O | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| O | β Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| O | β Lechatelierite | SiO2 |
| O | β Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| O | β Meta-alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 12H2O |
| O | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| O | β Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Neotocite | (Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O |
| O | β Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | β Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| O | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Osumilite-(Mg) | K◻2Mg2Al3[Al2Si10O30] |
| O | β Palygorskite | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| O | β Papagoite | CaCu[H3AlSi2O9] |
| O | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Plancheite | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| O | β Planerite | Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| O | β Posnjakite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O |
| O | β Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| O | β Pseudobrookite | Fe2TiO5 |
| O | β Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β RanciΓ©ite | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O |
| O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | β Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | β Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
| O | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | β Tenorite | CuO |
| O | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | β Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | β Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | β Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Erionite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| O | β Ferrierite-Na | (Na,K)5(Si31Al5)O72 · 18H2O |
| O | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| O | β Bisbeeite | (Cu,Mg)SiO3 · nH2O |
| O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| O | β Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| F | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| F | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| F | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Ajoite | (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | β Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Na | β Halite | NaCl |
| Na | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Na | β Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | β Erionite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| Na | β Ferrierite-Na | (Na,K)5(Si31Al5)O72 · 18H2O |
| Na | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Mg | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Mg | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Mg | β Clinochlore var. Diabantite | (Mg,Fe,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Mg | β Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| Mg | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Mg | β Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Mg | β Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| Mg | β Neotocite | (Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O |
| Mg | β Osumilite-(Mg) | K◻2Mg2Al3[Al2Si10O30] |
| Mg | β Palygorskite | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| Mg | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | β Bisbeeite | (Cu,Mg)SiO3 · nH2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Ajoite | (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| Al | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Al | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | β Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | β Chamosite | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| Al | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Al | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Al | β Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| Al | β Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | β Clinochlore var. Diabantite | (Mg,Fe,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
| Al | β Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
| Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | β Erionite Subgroup | M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| Al | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Al | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| Al | β Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| Al | β Meta-alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 12H2O |
| Al | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Osumilite-(Mg) | K◻2Mg2Al3[Al2Si10O30] |
| Al | β Palygorskite | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| Al | β Papagoite | CaCu[H3AlSi2O9] |
| Al | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Planerite | Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Al | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| Al | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Al | β Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Al | β Erionite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| Al | β Ferrierite-Na | (Na,K)5(Si31Al5)O72 · 18H2O |
| Al | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | β Ajoite | (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| Si | β Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Si | β Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | β Chamosite | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| Si | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Si | β Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| Si | β Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | β Cuprorivaite | CaCuSi4O10 |
| Si | β Clinochlore var. Diabantite | (Mg,Fe,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
| Si | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | β Erionite Subgroup | M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| Si | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Si | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Si | β Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Si | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| Si | β Lechatelierite | SiO2 |
| Si | β Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| Si | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Neotocite | (Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O |
| Si | β Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Osumilite-(Mg) | K◻2Mg2Al3[Al2Si10O30] |
| Si | β Palygorskite | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| Si | β Papagoite | CaCu[H3AlSi2O9] |
| Si | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Plancheite | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | β Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| Si | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | β Erionite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| Si | β Ferrierite-Na | (Na,K)5(Si31Al5)O72 · 18H2O |
| Si | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | β Bisbeeite | (Cu,Mg)SiO3 · nH2O |
| Si | β Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| P | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| P | β Planerite | Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| P | β Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| P | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| P | β Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| P | β Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | β Bieberite | CoSO4 · 7H2O |
| S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | β Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| S | β Covellite | CuS |
| S | β Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| S | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| S | β Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | β Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| S | β Meta-alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 12H2O |
| S | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | β Posnjakite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | β Sulphur | S8 |
| S | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cl | β Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Cl | β Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| Cl | β Halite | NaCl |
| Cl | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Cl | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Ajoite | (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| K | β Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| K | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| K | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | β Osumilite-(Mg) | K◻2Mg2Al3[Al2Si10O30] |
| K | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | β Erionite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| K | β Ferrierite-Na | (Na,K)5(Si31Al5)O72 · 18H2O |
| K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Ca | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Ca | β Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Ca | β Cuprorivaite | CaCuSi4O10 |
| Ca | β Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | β Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Ca | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| Ca | β Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| Ca | β Papagoite | CaCu[H3AlSi2O9] |
| Ca | β RanciΓ©ite | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O |
| Ca | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | β Erionite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| Ca | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Ca | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Anatase | TiO2 |
| Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Ti | β Brookite | TiO2 |
| Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | β Pseudobrookite | Fe2TiO5 |
| Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| Ti | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | β Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | β Neotocite | (Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O |
| Mn | β Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Mn | β RanciΓ©ite | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Chamosite | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| Fe | β Clinochlore var. Diabantite | (Mg,Fe,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
| Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | β Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | β Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| Fe | β Neotocite | (Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O |
| Fe | β Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Fe | β Pseudobrookite | Fe2TiO5 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | β Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | β Bieberite | CoSO4 · 7H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Ajoite | (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Cu | β Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cu | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | β Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite | Cu2O |
| Cu | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Cu | β Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | β Cuprorivaite | CaCuSi4O10 |
| Cu | β Copper | Cu |
| Cu | β Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Cu | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| Cu | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| Cu | β Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| Cu | β Papagoite | CaCu[H3AlSi2O9] |
| Cu | β Plancheite | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| Cu | β Posnjakite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O |
| Cu | β Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| Cu | β Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Cu | β Tenorite | CuO |
| Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | β Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Cu | β Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Cu | β Bisbeeite | (Cu,Mg)SiO3 · nH2O |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| As | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| As | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
| As | β Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| As | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | β Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Ag | β Silver | Ag |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
| Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
| Pb | β Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| Pb | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | β Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
Localities in this Region
- Arizona
- Arizona
- Pima County
- Ajo Mining District
- Little Ajo Mountains
- Old Hickles property
- Sunshine Mine
- Ajo Mining District
- Pima County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- ⭔Tohono O'odham ReservationReservation
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References
Schwartz, George Melvin (1947) Hydrothermal alteration in the "porphyry copper" deposits. Economic Geology, 42 (4) 319-352 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.42.4.319
Hutton, C. O., Vlisidis, A. C. (1960) Papagoite, a new copper-bearing mineral from Ajo, Arizona. American Mineralogist, 45 (5-6) 599-611
Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA