Motagua Valley, Guatemalai
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Motagua Valley | Valley |
Guatemala | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
14° 53' 39'' North , 90° 24' 3'' West
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Mindat Locality ID:
288180
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:288180:8
GUID (UUID V4):
1b45d0db-9557-4f2e-add0-2493c4ebb7db
After the discovery in 1952 of some river pebbles of jadeite on the north side of the Motagua River Valley, various jadeite outcrops have been identified along both sides of the Motagua River.
The Guatemala jadeite jade deposit occurs in the North America–Caribbean plate collision zone in southern North America. The Guatemala Suture zone, also called the Guatemala Central fault zone, separates the Maya Plate from the Caribbean Plate. High pressure and low temperature (HPLT) metamorphism exists on both the north and south sides of the Motagua fault zone. However, the compositions of orebodies on both sides show distinct characteristics. In the southern orebodies, there is a large amount of jadeitite, eclogite, glaucophane-eclogite, glaucophane schist, and other HPLT rock minerals, which act as crystalline and metasomatism-type jadeite jade deposits, formed during the late Jurassic period at 154 Ma. Meanwhile, the northern orebodies contain a large amount of jadeitite, albite, garnet-clinozoisite amphibolite, or clinozoisite eclogite, which is a crystalline jadeite deposit, formed during the late Cretaceous period at 98–95 Ma. HPLT-eclogite, garnet amphibolite, and jadeite in the central Motagwa River Valley rock masses can be found, while the commercial exploitation value of Guatemalan jadeite jade is mostly discovered in the Mesozoic tectonic serpentinite rock mass along the Motagwa fault zone.
The Guatemala jadeite jade is usually generated in serpentinite bodies in lenticular or veined shapes, and some exist as single structural inclusions. Jadeitite is commonly associated with albite. Albitites are formed at a lower pressure at the expense of jadeitite, and some albite-mica rocks could have formed at pressures comparable to jadeite and yet others formed at lower pressure conditions. In addition, the enrichment layers of jade also exist in the alluvium and riverbed terraces of the Motagua River, with gravels up to 1 m in diameter. The jadeite jade formation temperature is <400 °C, while the pressure is between 0.5 and 1.1 GPa.
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ⓘ Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 Description: Occurs as late forming veins in jadeitite, eclogites and related rocks together with tremolite |
ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ Allanite-(Ce) Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
ⓘ Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ Analcime Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
ⓘ Banalsite Formula: Na2BaAl4Si4O16 |
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
ⓘ Clinozoisite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
ⓘ Cymrite Formula: BaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O |
ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
ⓘ Ferro-glaucophane Formula: ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 Description: Ferro-glaucophaen occurs as inclusions in garnet in a retrograde jadeite-bearing lawsonite-
eclogite. |
ⓘ Ferro-katophorite Formula: {Na}{CaNa}{Fe2+4Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2 Description: Occurs in retrograded jadeitite together with taramite/ferro-taramite/ferro-pargasite |
ⓘ Ferro-pargasite Formula: NaCa2(Fe2+4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 Description: Occurs in retrograded jadeitite together with taramite/ferro-taramite and pargasite |
ⓘ Ferro-taramite Formula: Na(CaNa)(Fe2+3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 Description: Occurs in retrograded jadeitite together with taramite and pargasite/ferro-pargasite and probably also in an omphacite/taramite rock where the amphibole compositions range from taramite to "ferroan" pargasite. |
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ Glaucophane Formula: ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 Description: Occurs in blueschists and other related high pressure/low temperature rocks References: |
ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ Jadeite Formula: Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 Description: The impure (Jd61-75Aug16-24Ae0-18) jadeite of the eclogite facies is recrystallized to retrograde jadeite (Jd74-87Aug9-16Ae0-11) + omphacite. |
ⓘ Lawsonite Formula: CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ Microcline var. Hyalophane Formula: (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: "phengitic muscovite" |
ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite Formula: KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Nepheline Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
ⓘ Omphacite Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 |
ⓘ Paragonite Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Preiswerkite Formula: NaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ 'Pumpellyite Subgroup' Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
ⓘ Taramite Formula: Na(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 Description: Occurs together with ferro-taramite/pargasite and ferro-pargasite in retrograded jadeitites. It also is a rock-forming mineral in an omphacite-taramite rock. |
ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
ⓘ Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 Description: Occurs as late forming veins in jadeitite, eclogites and related rocks together with tremolite |
ⓘ Vesuvianite Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
ⓘ Zoisite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
ⓘ | Lawsonite | 9.BE.05 | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
ⓘ | Clinozoisite | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
ⓘ | Allanite-(Ce) | 9.BG.05b | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
ⓘ | Zoisite | 9.BG.10 | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
ⓘ | Vesuvianite | 9.BG.35 | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
ⓘ | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Omphacite | 9.DA.20 | (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Jadeite | 9.DA.25 | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Magnesio-hornblende | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Ferro-pargasite | 9.DE.15 | NaCa2(Fe2+4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Ferro-katophorite | 9.DE.20 | {Na}{CaNa}{Fe2+4Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2 |
ⓘ | Taramite | 9.DE.20 | Na(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Ferro-taramite | 9.DE.20 | Na(CaNa)(Fe2+3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Glaucophane | 9.DE.25 | ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Ferro-glaucophane | 9.DE.25 | ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Paragonite | 9.EC.15 | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Muscovite var. Phengite | 9.EC.15 | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Preiswerkite | 9.EC.20 | NaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Cymrite | 9.EG.05 | BaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O |
ⓘ | Nepheline | 9.FA.05 | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | var. Hyalophane | 9.FA.30 | (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Banalsite | 9.FA.60 | Na2BaAl4Si4O16 |
ⓘ | Analcime | 9.GB.05 | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | 'Pumpellyite Subgroup' | - | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Ferro-taramite | Na(CaNa)(Fe32+Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
H | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | ⓘ Cymrite | BaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Ferro-glaucophane | ◻[Na2][Fe32+Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Ferro-pargasite | NaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Glaucophane | ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Ferro-katophorite | {Na}{CaNa}{Fe42+Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Preiswerkite | NaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
H | ⓘ Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | ⓘ Taramite | Na(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Ferro-taramite | Na(CaNa)(Fe32+Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
O | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Banalsite | Na2BaAl4Si4O16 |
O | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | ⓘ Cymrite | BaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | ⓘ Ferro-glaucophane | ◻[Na2][Fe32+Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Ferro-pargasite | NaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Glaucophane | ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Microcline var. Hyalophane | (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | ⓘ Jadeite | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Ferro-katophorite | {Na}{CaNa}{Fe42+Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
O | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Preiswerkite | NaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | ⓘ Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | ⓘ Taramite | Na(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | ⓘ Ferro-taramite | Na(CaNa)(Fe32+Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Na | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
Na | ⓘ Banalsite | Na2BaAl4Si4O16 |
Na | ⓘ Ferro-glaucophane | ◻[Na2][Fe32+Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Na | ⓘ Ferro-pargasite | NaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Na | ⓘ Glaucophane | ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Na | ⓘ Jadeite | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
Na | ⓘ Ferro-katophorite | {Na}{CaNa}{Fe42+Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2 |
Na | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Na | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Na | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Na | ⓘ Preiswerkite | NaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
Na | ⓘ Taramite | Na(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Glaucophane | ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Preiswerkite | NaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
Mg | ⓘ Taramite | Na(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Ferro-taramite | Na(CaNa)(Fe32+Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
Al | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | ⓘ Banalsite | Na2BaAl4Si4O16 |
Al | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | ⓘ Cymrite | BaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O |
Al | ⓘ Ferro-glaucophane | ◻[Na2][Fe32+Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Ferro-pargasite | NaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Glaucophane | ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Microcline var. Hyalophane | (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Al | ⓘ Jadeite | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
Al | ⓘ Ferro-katophorite | {Na}{CaNa}{Fe42+Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
Al | ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Al | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Al | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Preiswerkite | NaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
Al | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
Al | ⓘ Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | ⓘ Taramite | Na(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Ferro-taramite | Na(CaNa)(Fe32+Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
Si | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Banalsite | Na2BaAl4Si4O16 |
Si | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | ⓘ Cymrite | BaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O |
Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Ferro-glaucophane | ◻[Na2][Fe32+Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Ferro-pargasite | NaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Glaucophane | ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Microcline var. Hyalophane | (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Si | ⓘ Jadeite | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Ferro-katophorite | {Na}{CaNa}{Fe42+Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
Si | ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Si | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Preiswerkite | NaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | ⓘ Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | ⓘ Taramite | Na(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Microcline var. Hyalophane | (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Ferro-taramite | Na(CaNa)(Fe32+Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Ferro-pargasite | NaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Ferro-katophorite | {Na}{CaNa}{Fe42+Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup | Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
Ca | ⓘ Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Taramite | Na(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Ferro-taramite | Na(CaNa)(Fe32+Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Fe | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | ⓘ Ferro-glaucophane | ◻[Na2][Fe32+Al2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Ferro-pargasite | NaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Jadeite | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
Fe | ⓘ Ferro-katophorite | {Na}{CaNa}{Fe42+Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Fe | ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite | KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Banalsite | Na2BaAl4Si4O16 |
Ba | ⓘ Cymrite | BaAl2Si2(O,OH)8 · H2O |
Ba | ⓘ Microcline var. Hyalophane | (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Ce | Cerium | |
Ce | ⓘ Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
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Motagua Valley, Guatemala