Sierra Leonei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | Country |
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Area:
71,740 km2
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
21890
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:21890:3
GUID (UUID V4):
49f88ebc-a3a0-4480-a36b-f0d94a94f77a
Other Languages:
French:
Sierra Leone
German:
Sierra Leone
Italian:
Sierra Leone
Russian:
Сьерра-Леоне
Simplified Chinese:
塞拉利昂
Spanish:
Sierra Leona
Achinese:
Sierra Leone
Afrikaans:
Sierra Leone
Akan:
Sierra Leone
Albanian:
Siera Leone
Alemannic:
Sierra Leone
Amharic:
ሴየራ ሌዎን
Arabic:
سيراليون
Aragonese:
Sierra Leone
Armenian:
Սիերա Լեոնե
Asturian:
Sierra Lleona
Azeri:
Syerra-Leone
Bambara:
Sera Leon
Bashkir:
Сьерра-Леоне
Basque:
Sierra Leona
Belarusian:
Сьера-Леонэ
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Сьера-Леонэ
Bengali:
সিয়েরা লিওন
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
সিয়েরা লিওন
Bosnian:
Sijera Leone
Breton:
Sierra Leone
Bulgarian:
Сиера Леоне
Burmese:
ဆီရာလီယွန်နိုင်ငံ
Catalan:
Sierra Leone
Cebuano:
Sierra Leone
Central Bikol:
Sierra Leona
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
سیەرالیۆن
Chavacano:
Sierra Leona
Chechen:
Сьерра-Леоне
Cherokee:
ᏏᎡᎳ ᎴᎣᏂ
Classical Chinese:
塞拉利昂
Cornish:
Sierra Leon
Crimean Tatar (Latin):
Syerra Leone
Croatian:
Sijera Leone
Czech:
Sierra Leone
Danish:
Sierra Leone
Doteli:
सियरा लियोन
Dutch:
Sierra Leone
Dutch Low Saxon:
Sierra Leone
Dzongkha:
སི་ར་ ལི་འོན
Egyptian Arabic:
سييراليون
Esperanto:
Sieraleono
Estonian:
Sierra Leone
Ewe:
Sira Liɔ̃
Extremaduran:
Sierra Leona
Faroese:
Sierra Leona
Farsi/Persian:
سیرالئون
Fiji Hindi:
Sierra Leone
Finnish:
Sierra Leone
Franco-Provençal:
Siérra Leone
Fula:
Sarliyon
Gagauz:
Syerra Leone
Galician:
Serra Leoa
Georgian:
სიერა-ლეონე
Greek:
Σιέρα Λεόνε
Guarani:
Siérra Leõ
Gujarati:
સીએરા લેઓન
Haitian:
Syera Leòn
Hakka:
Sierra Leone
Hausa:
Saliyo
Hebrew:
סיירה לאונה
Hill Mari:
Сьерра-Леоне
Hindi:
सिएरा लियोन
Hungarian:
Sierra Leone
Icelandic:
Síerra Leóne
Ido:
Sierra Leone
Igbo:
Sierra Leone
Iloko:
Sierra Leon
Indonesian:
Sierra Leone
Interlingua:
Sierra Leone
Interlingue:
Sierra Leone
Irish Gaelic:
Siarra Leon
Jamaican Patois:
Siera Lyuon
Japanese:
シエラレオネ
Javanese:
Sierra Leone
Judaeo-Spanish:
Sierra Leona
Kabiye:
Siyeeraa Leyɔɔnɩ
Kabyle:
Sira Lyun
Kalmyk:
Сьералегонмудин Орн
Kannada:
ಸಿಯೆರ್ರಾ ಲಿಯೋನ್
Kapampangan:
Sierra Leone
Karakalpak:
Serra-Leone
Kashmiri:
سیٖرالیوون
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Сиерра-Леоне
Khmer:
សេរ៉ាឡេអូន
Kikuyu:
Siera Leoni
Kinyarwanda:
Siyera Lewone
Kongo:
Siera Leone
Korean:
시에라리온
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Sierra Leone
Kyrgyz:
Сьерра-Леоне
Lao:
ເຊຍລາລິອອນ
Latin:
Mons Leoninus
Latvian:
Sjerraleone
Ligurian:
Særa Lion
Limburgian:
Sierra Leone
Lingala:
Sierra Leone
Lingua Franca Nova:
Siera Leon
Lithuanian:
Siera Leonė
Livvi-Karelian:
Sierra Leone
Lojban:
sieras. leon
Lombard:
Sierra Leone
Low Saxon/Low German:
Sierra Leone
Lower Sorbian:
Sierra Leone
Luganda:
Sierra Leone
Luri:
سیرالئون
Luxembourgish:
Sierra Leone
Macedonian:
Сиера Леоне
Maithili:
सिएरा लियोन
Malagasy:
Sierra Leone
Malay:
Sierra Leone
Malayalam:
സീറാ ലിയോൺ
Maltese:
Sierra Leone
Manx:
Sierra Leone
Maori:
Te Araone
Marathi:
सियेरा लिओन
Mazanderani:
سیرالئون
Min Dong Chinese:
Sierra Leone
Mingrelian:
სიერა-ლეონე
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Sierra Leone
Mongolian:
Сьерра-Леоне
Nahuatl:
Sierra Leona
Navajo:
Náshdóítsoh Bitsiijįʼ Daditłʼooʼígíí Bidził
Nepali:
सीयेरा लीओन
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
सिएरा लियोन
Norfolk:
Sierra Leone
Northern Frisian:
Sierra Leone
Northern Sami:
Sierra Leone
Northern Sotho:
Sierra Leone
Norwegian:
Sierra Leone
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Sierra Leone
Novial:
Siera Leone
Occitan:
Sierra Leone
Odia:
ସିଏରା ଲିଓନ
Ossetian:
Сьеррæ-Леоне
Pali:
सियारा-लियोन
Papiamento:
Serra Leoa
Pashto:
سېرالیون
Piedmontese:
Sierra Leone
Polish:
Sierra Leone
Portuguese:
Serra Leoa
Punjabi:
ਸਿਏਰਾ ਲਿਓਨ
Quechua:
Liyun Urqu
Ripuarian:
Sjärra Lejone
Romanian:
Sierra Leone
Rundi:
Siyeralewone
Russia Buriat:
Сьерра-Леоне
Samogitian:
Sėira Leuonė
Sango:
Sierä-Leône
Sanskrit:
सियारा-लियोन
Sardinian:
Sierra Leone
Saterland Frisian:
Sierra Leone
Scots:
Sierra Leone
Scottish Gaelic:
Siarra Leòmhann
Serbian:
Сијера Леоне
Serbo-Croatian:
Sijera Leone
Sesotho:
Sierra Leone
Shona:
Sierra Leone
Sicilian:
Serra Liuni
Silesian:
Sierra Leone
Sinhalese:
සියෙරා ලියෝන්
Slovak:
Sierra Leone
Slovenian:
Sierra Leone
Somali:
Sierra Leone
South Azerbaijani:
سیرالئون
Sundanese:
Sierra Leone
Swahili:
Sierra Leone
Swati:
ISiriya-Liyoni
Swedish:
Sierra Leone
Tagalog:
Bulubunduking Leona
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Сиерра Леоне
Tamil:
சியேரா லியோனி
Tatar:
Сьерра-Леоне
Telugu:
సియెరా లియోన్
Thai:
เซียร์ราลีโอน
Tibetan (Standard):
སི་ར་ལེ་ཨོན།
Tigrinya:
ሴራሊዮን
Tok Pisin:
Sierra Leone
Tongan:
Siela Lione
Traditional Chinese:
塞拉利昂
Tsonga:
Siyera Liyona
Turkish:
Sierra Leone
Turkmen:
Sýerra-Leone
Twi:
Sierra Leone
Ukrainian:
Сьєрра-Леоне
Upper Sorbian:
Sierra Leone
Urdu:
سیرالیون
Uyghur:
سيېررا لېئونې
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Syerra Leone
Venetian:
Siera Leon
Veps:
Sjerra Leone
Vietnamese:
Sierra Leone
Volapük:
Sieraleonän
Võro:
Sierra Leone
Waray:
Sierra Leone
Welsh:
Sierra Leone
West Frisian:
Sierra Leöane
Western Punjabi:
سیرالیون
Wolof:
Siraa Leyoon
Wu Chinese:
塞拉利昂
Yakut:
Сьерра Леоне
Yiddish:
סיערע לעאנע
Yoruba:
Siẹrra Léònè
Zazaki:
Sierra Leone
Zeelandic:
Sierra Leone
Zhuang:
Sierra Leone
Zulu:
ISiera Liyoni
Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, informally Salone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea to the northeast. Sierra Leone has a tropical climate with a diverse environment ranging from savanna to rainforests, and a total area of 71,740 km² (27,699 sq mi). The capital and largest city is Freetown. The country is divided into five administrative regions which are subdivided into sixteen districts.
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Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| ⓘ Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 Localities: |
| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Localities: |
| ⓘ Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Baddeleyite Formula: ZrO2 |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Bowieite Formula: Rh2S3 |
| ⓘ Braggite Formula: PdPt3S4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Localities: References: |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Localities: |
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 Localities: References: |
| ⓘ Cooperite Formula: PtS Localities: References: |
| ⓘ Corundum Formula: Al2O3 |
| ⓘ Cuproiridsite Formula: (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 |
| ⓘ Cuprorhodsite Formula: (Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh3+2S4 |
| ⓘ Diamond Formula: C Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. References: |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Localities: |
| ⓘ Erlichmanite Formula: OsS2 Localities: |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Localities: |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Localities: |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Gibbsite Formula: Al(OH)3 Localities: |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) Localities: |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Localities: |
| ⓘ Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
| ⓘ Grossular Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Localities: |
| ⓘ Hongshiite Formula: PtCu |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Localities: |
| ⓘ Irarsite Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe |
| ⓘ Isoferroplatinum Formula: Pt3Fe Localities: |
| ⓘ Jadeite Formula: Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Keithconnite Formula: Pd20Te7 |
| ⓘ Kyanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ Laurite Formula: RuS2 Localities: References: |
| ⓘ Maghemite Formula: (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Localities: References: |
| ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 Localities: |
| ⓘ Mertieite Formula: Pd8Sb2.5As0.5 |
| ⓘ Miassite Formula: Rh17S15 |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Nielsenite Formula: PdCu3 |
| ⓘ 'Olivine Group' Formula: M2SiO4 |
| ⓘ Omphacite Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Osmium Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 Localities: References: |
| ⓘ Perovskite Formula: CaTiO3 |
| ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ Platinum Formula: Pt |
| ⓘ 'Prassoite' Formula: Rh17S15 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: |
| ⓘ Pyrope Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 Localities: |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Localities: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: References: |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Localities: |
| ⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| ⓘ Sperrylite Formula: PtAs2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Localities: |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ Titanomaghemite Formula: (Ti4+0.5◻0.5)Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 Locality: Northern Province, Sierra Leone |
| ⓘ Tulameenite Formula: Pt2CuFe Localities: References: |
| ⓘ 'UM1985-06-O:CrFeMgTi' Formula: (Fe2+,Mg,Ti,Cr)6O7 |
| ⓘ Vysotskite Formula: PdS Localities: References: |
| ⓘ Wüstite Formula: FeO |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| ⓘ | Hongshiite | 1.AG.45 | PtCu |
| ⓘ | Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | Isoferroplatinum | 1.AG.35 | Pt3Fe |
| ⓘ | Nielsenite | 1.AG.70 | PdCu3 |
| ⓘ | Osmium | 1.AF.05 | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| ⓘ | Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
| ⓘ | Tulameenite | 1.AG.40 | Pt2CuFe |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Bowieite | 2.DB.15 | Rh2S3 |
| ⓘ | Braggite | 2.CC.35a | PdPt3S4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Cooperite | 2.CC.35b | PtS |
| ⓘ | Cuproiridsite | 2.DA.05 | (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 |
| ⓘ | Cuprorhodsite | 2.DA.05 | (Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh3+2S4 |
| ⓘ | Erlichmanite | 2.EB.05a | OsS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Irarsite | 2.EB.25 | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| ⓘ | Keithconnite | 2.BC.20 | Pd20Te7 |
| ⓘ | Laurite | 2.EB.05a | RuS2 |
| ⓘ | Mertieite | 2.AC.10b | Pd8Sb2.5As0.5 |
| ⓘ | Miassite | 2.BC.05 | Rh17S15 |
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Sperrylite | 2.EB.05a | PtAs2 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Vysotskite | 2.CC.35a | PdS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Baddeleyite | 4.DE.35 | ZrO2 |
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| ⓘ | Gibbsite | 4.FE.10 | Al(OH)3 |
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Maghemite | 4.BB.15 | (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| ⓘ | Perovskite | 4.CC.30 | CaTiO3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Ilmenorutile | 4.DB.05 | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| ⓘ | Titanomaghemite | 4.BB.15 | (Ti4+0.5◻0.5)Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Wüstite | 4.AB.25 | FeO |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | var. Oligoclase | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| ⓘ | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Grossular | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Jadeite | 9.DA.25 | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Omphacite | 9.DA.20 | (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrope | 9.AD.25 | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | 'Olivine Group' | - | M2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Prassoite' | - | Rh17S15 |
| ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'UM1985-06-O:CrFeMgTi' | - | (Fe2+,Mg,Ti,Cr)6O7 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| H | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| O | ⓘ UM1985-06-O:CrFeMgTi | (Fe2+,Mg,Ti,Cr)6O7 |
| O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Baddeleyite | ZrO2 |
| O | ⓘ Maghemite | (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Titanomaghemite | (Ti4+0.5◻0.5)Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Wüstite | FeO |
| O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| O | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Jadeite | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| O | ⓘ Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Na | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| Na | ⓘ Jadeite | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
| Na | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ UM1985-06-O:CrFeMgTi | (Fe2+,Mg,Ti,Cr)6O7 |
| Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| Al | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| Al | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Jadeite | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Jadeite | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | ⓘ Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Laurite | RuS2 |
| S | ⓘ Cooperite | PtS |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Erlichmanite | OsS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Miassite | Rh17S15 |
| S | ⓘ Vysotskite | PdS |
| S | ⓘ Prassoite | Rh17S15 |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Braggite | PdPt3S4 |
| S | ⓘ Cuproiridsite | (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 |
| S | ⓘ Cuprorhodsite | (Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh23+S4 |
| S | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| S | ⓘ Bowieite | Rh2S3 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Cl | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ca | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| Ti | ⓘ UM1985-06-O:CrFeMgTi | (Fe2+,Mg,Ti,Cr)6O7 |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| Ti | ⓘ Titanomaghemite | (Ti4+0.5◻0.5)Fe23+O4 |
| Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ti | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Cr | ⓘ UM1985-06-O:CrFeMgTi | (Fe2+,Mg,Ti,Cr)6O7 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Tulameenite | Pt2CuFe |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Isoferroplatinum | Pt3Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ UM1985-06-O:CrFeMgTi | (Fe2+,Mg,Ti,Cr)6O7 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Maghemite | (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Cuproiridsite | (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Cuprorhodsite | (Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh23+S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Titanomaghemite | (Ti4+0.5◻0.5)Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Wüstite | FeO |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jadeite | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Tulameenite | Pt2CuFe |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Hongshiite | PtCu |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuproiridsite | (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprorhodsite | (Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh23+S4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Nielsenite | PdCu3 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| As | ⓘ Mertieite | Pd8Sb2.5As0.5 |
| As | ⓘ Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Baddeleyite | ZrO2 |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | ⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| Ru | Ruthenium | |
| Ru | ⓘ Laurite | RuS2 |
| Ru | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Ru | ⓘ Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| Rh | Rhodium | |
| Rh | ⓘ Miassite | Rh17S15 |
| Rh | ⓘ Prassoite | Rh17S15 |
| Rh | ⓘ Cuprorhodsite | (Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh23+S4 |
| Rh | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Rh | ⓘ Bowieite | Rh2S3 |
| Pd | Palladium | |
| Pd | ⓘ Vysotskite | PdS |
| Pd | ⓘ Keithconnite | Pd20Te7 |
| Pd | ⓘ Braggite | PdPt3S4 |
| Pd | ⓘ Mertieite | Pd8Sb2.5As0.5 |
| Pd | ⓘ Nielsenite | PdCu3 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Mertieite | Pd8Sb2.5As0.5 |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Keithconnite | Pd20Te7 |
| Os | Osmium | |
| Os | ⓘ Erlichmanite | OsS2 |
| Os | ⓘ Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| Ir | Iridium | |
| Ir | ⓘ Cuproiridsite | (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 |
| Ir | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Ir | ⓘ Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) |
| Pt | Platinum | |
| Pt | ⓘ Tulameenite | Pt2CuFe |
| Pt | ⓘ Cooperite | PtS |
| Pt | ⓘ Platinum | Pt |
| Pt | ⓘ Isoferroplatinum | Pt3Fe |
| Pt | ⓘ Hongshiite | PtCu |
| Pt | ⓘ Braggite | PdPt3S4 |
| Pt | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Pt | ⓘ Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Au | ⓘ Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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