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Sulphur Bank Mine (Sulfur Bank Mine; Sulphur Bank deposits), Clear Lake Oaks, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Lake Co., California, USAi
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Overview of the Sulphur Bank Mine

Sulphur Bank Mine, Clear Lake Oaks, Sulphur Creek Mining District, Lake Co., California, USA
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East View of the Sulphur Bank Mine

Sulphur Bank Mine, Clear Lake Oaks, Sulphur Creek Mining District, Lake Co., California, USA
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Middle View of the Sulphur Bank Mine

Sulphur Bank Mine, Clear Lake Oaks, Sulphur Creek Mining District, Lake Co., California, USA
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Overview of the Sulphur Bank Mine

Sulphur Bank Mine, Clear Lake Oaks, Sulphur Creek Mining District, Lake Co., California, USA
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East View of the Sulphur Bank Mine

Sulphur Bank Mine, Clear Lake Oaks, Sulphur Creek Mining District, Lake Co., California, USA
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Middle View of the Sulphur Bank Mine

Sulphur Bank Mine, Clear Lake Oaks, Sulphur Creek Mining District, Lake Co., California, USA
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Overview of the Sulphur Bank Mine

Sulphur Bank Mine, Clear Lake Oaks, Sulphur Creek Mining District, Lake Co., California, USA
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East View of the Sulphur Bank Mine

Sulphur Bank Mine, Clear Lake Oaks, Sulphur Creek Mining District, Lake Co., California, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 0' 14'' North , 122° 39' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.00389,-122.66528
GeoHash:
G#: 9qbvbsmy5
GRN:
N27W68
Locality type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Clearlake Oaks2,359 (2011)2.6km
Clearlake15,182 (2017)6.1km
Clear Lake Riviera3,090 (2017)7.3km
Soda Bay1,016 (2011)10.7km
Lower Lake1,294 (2011)11.4km


A former S-Hg mine located in sec. 6, T13N, R7W, MDM, at the end of the E arm of Clear Lake, 11 miles from Lower Lake. Mined for sulphur first, then mercury. Closed 1944.

Mineralization is hosted in Quaternary andesites.

Active spring.

Production: 126,285 seventy-two pound flasks (9,092,520 pounds) of Hg plus 2 million pounds of sulfur.

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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical Elements

Mineral List


36 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Alum-(K)
Formula: KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Reference: Dana 7: I: 143; Dana 7: II: 473.; Emmons and Becker (1885) Statistics and Technology of the precious Metals. Census reports Tenth census. June 1, 1880, Volume 13 By United States. Census office. 10th census, 1880, United States. Census Office
ⓘ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Reference: White, D.E. & C.E. Roberson (1962), Sulphur Bank, California: Geological Society of America Buddington Memorial Volume: Petrologic studies: 406; White, D.E. (1967) Mercury and base-metal deposits with associated thermal and mineral waters. In: H.L. Barnes (Editor), Geochemistry of hydrothermal ore deposits. Holt Reinhart and Winston, New York: 579; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 265; Economic Geology (1988): 83: 606-618.
ⓘ Ammoniojarosite ?
Formula: (NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Reference: Erd, R.C., D.E. White, J.J. Fahey & D.E. Lee (1964), Buddingtonite, an ammonium feldspar with zeolitic water: American Mineralogist: 49: 833; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 279.
ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Description: Occurs in altered pyroxene andesite with Hg minerals.
Reference: Erd, R.C., D.E. White, J.J. Fahey & D.E. Lee (1964), Buddingtonite, an ammonium feldspar with zeolitic water: American Mineralogist: 49: 833; White, D.E. & C.E. Roberson (1962), Sulphur Bank, California: Geological Society of America Buddington Memorial Volume: Petrologic studies: 407; White, D.E. (1967) Mercury and base-metal deposits with associated thermal and mineral waters. In: H.L. Barnes (Editor), Geochemistry of hydrothermal ore deposits. Holt Reinhart and Winston, New York: 579; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 169.
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Habit: Acicular
Description: Occurs with opal in lava altered by hot springs.
Reference: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 190; Rocks & Minerals (1947): 22: 615-616; Anderson, Charles A. (1936), Volcanic history of the Clear Lake area, California: Geological Society of America Bulletin: 47: 650; White, D.E. (1967) Mercury and base-metal deposits with associated thermal and mineral waters. In: H.L. Barnes (Editor), Geochemistry of hydrothermal ore deposits. Holt Reinhart and Winston, New York: 579; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 215.
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Reference: Amer. Mineral., 1964, 49, 831
ⓘ Borax
Formula: Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Reference: Emmons and Becker (1885) Statistics and Technology of the precious Metals. Census reports Tenth census. June 1, 1880, Volume 13 By United States. Census office. 10th census, 1880, United States. Census Office
ⓘ Buddingtonite (TL)
Formula: (NH4)(AlSi3)O8
Type Locality:
Description: Occurs as a hydrothermal product in compact masses resulting from the action of ammonia-bearing hot springs on older rocks; pseudomorphs after plagioclase; largely in altered pyroxene andesite. Occasionally as small crystals.
Reference: Erd, R.C., D.E. White, J.J. Fahey & D.E. Lee (1964), Buddingtonite, an ammonium feldspar with zeolitic water: American Mineralogist: 49: 831, 833; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 279, 360.
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: White, D.E. & C.E. Roberson (1962), Sulphur Bank, California: Geological Society of America Buddington Memorial Volume: Petrologic studies: 408; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 210.
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Cinnabar

Sulphur Bank Mine, Clear Lake Oaks, Sulphur Creek Mining District, Lake Co., California, USA
ⓘ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Description: Occurs as fine crystalline coatings on fractures and blocks of Franciscan Sandstone in fault breccia. Fine-grained material deposited in veinlets and dendrites throughout hydrothermally kaolinized Holocene clastic sediments and kaolinized zones along the joints and sheeting planes in the overlying augite andesite.
Reference: Dana 7: I: 143; Dana 7: II: 473; Blake, Wm. P. (1885), Antimony: Mineral Resources of the U.S. 1883-84: 642; White, D.E. & C.E. Roberson (1962), Sulphur Bank, California: Geological Society of America Buddington Memorial Volume: Petrologic studies: 405; Rocks & Minerals (1942): 17: 176; Rocks & Minerals (1947): Rocks & Minerals (1947): 22: 615-616; Economic Geology (1988): 83: 606-618; American Mineralogist (1964): 49: 831; American Mineralogist (1979): 64(3-4): 1026-1038; Economic Geology (1997): 92: 20-28.; Emmons and Becker (1885) Statistics and Technology of the precious Metals. Census reports Tenth census. June 1, 1880, Volume 13 By United States. Census office. 10th census, 1880, United States. Census Office
ⓘ Copiapite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Reference: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 626; Rocks & Minerals (1947): 22: 615-616; Becker, George F. (1888b), Geology of the quicksilver deposits of the Pacific slope: USGS Monograph 13, atlas: 389; Everhart, Donald Lough (1946), Quicksilver deposits at the Sulphur Bank mine, Lake County, California: California Division Mines Report 42: 136, 139; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 266, 274, 276.
ⓘ Coquimbite
Formula: Fe2-xAlx(SO4)3 · 9H2O, x ~0.5
Description: Occurs in opalized vein material.
Reference: Hanks, Henry Garber (1886), Sixth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 6 part 1, 145 pp.: 104; White, D.E. & C.E. Roberson (1962), Sulphur Bank, California: Geological Society of America Buddington Memorial Volume: Petrologic studies: 407; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 273; www.mineralsocal.org.
ⓘ Cristobalite
Formula: SiO2
Description: A constituent of opal.
Reference: White, D.E. & C.E. Roberson (1962), Sulphur Bank, California: Geological Society of America Buddington Memorial Volume: Petrologic studies: 407; White, D.E. (1967) Mercury and base-metal deposits with associated thermal and mineral waters. In: H.L. Barnes (Editor), Geochemistry of hydrothermal ore deposits. Holt Reinhart and Winston, New York: 579; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 353; Economic Geology (1997): 92: 20-28.
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Description: A rare constituent of the ores.
Reference: White, D.E. & C.E. Roberson (1962), Sulphur Bank, California: Geological Society of America Buddington Memorial Volume: Petrologic studies: 408; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 219; Economic Geology (1997): 92: 20-28.
ⓘ Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
Reference: Everhart, Donald Lough (1946), Quicksilver deposits at the Sulphur Bank mine, Lake County, California: California Division Mines Report 42: 136, 139; Rocks & Minerals (1947): 22: 615-616; Nichols, J.B. (1948) Minerals of Lake County, California. Mineralogist: 16: 192; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 266, 276; www.mineralsocal.org.
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Reference: Rocks & Min.: 22:615-616.
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Description: Occurs as pseudomorphs after pyrrhotite crystals.
Reference: White, D.E. & C.E. Roberson (1962), Sulphur Bank, California: Geological Society of America Buddington Memorial Volume: Petrologic studies: 409; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 163.
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Description: Abundant as efflorescences.
Reference: Rocks & Minerals (1947): 22: 615-616; Nichols, J.B. (1948) Minerals of Lake County, California. Mineralogist: 16: 171-177, 190-195; White, D.E. & C.E. Roberson (1962), Sulphur Bank, California: Geological Society of America Buddington Memorial Volume: Petrologic studies: 407; Erd, R.C., D.E. White, J.J. Fahey & D.E. Lee (1964), Buddingtonite, an ammonium feldspar with zeolitic water: American Mineralogist: 49: 831-850; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 286.
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Reference: Everhart, Donald Lough (1946), Quicksilver deposits at the Sulphur Bank mine, Lake County, California: California Division Mines Report 42: 136, 139; Nichols, J.B. (1948) Minerals of Lake County, California. Mineralogist: 16: 171-177, 190-195; White, D.E. & C.E. Roberson (1962), Sulphur Bank, California: Geological Society of America Buddington Memorial Volume: Petrologic studies: 406; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 266, 276; www.mineralsocal.org
ⓘ Kalinite
Formula: KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Description: Occurs as thick incrustations with other sulphates lining cavities.
Reference: Williams, A., Jr. (1885), Mineral resources of the United States: Mineral Resources US, 1883-84, vol. 14, 1016 pp.: 949; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 293.
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Description: Relatively abundant.
Reference: White, D.E. & C.E. Roberson (1962), Sulphur Bank, California: Geological Society of America Buddington Memorial Volume: Petrologic studies: 407; White, D.E. (1967) Mercury and base-metal deposits with associated thermal and mineral waters. In: H.L. Barnes (Editor), Geochemistry of hydrothermal ore deposits. Holt Reinhart and Winston, New York: 579; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 437; Economic Geology (1988): 83: 606-618.
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: White, D.E. & C.E. Roberson (1962), Sulphur Bank, California: Geological Society of America Buddington Memorial Volume: Petrologic studies: 404; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 74; Economic Geology (1988) 83: 606-618; Economic Geology (1997): 92: 20-28.
ⓘ Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Description: Abundant as stalactites.
Reference: Hanks, Henry Garber (1886), Sixth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 6 part 1, 145 pp.: 104; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 258; Nichols, J.B. (1948) Minerals of Lake County, California. Mineralogist: 16: 192; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 271; Rocks & Minerals (1947): 22: 615-616; www.mineralsocal.org
ⓘ Metacinnabar
Formula: HgS
Reference: www.mineralsocal.org; Econ Geol (1988) 83:606-618
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Metastibnite

Sulphur Bank Mine, Clear Lake Oaks, Sulphur Creek Mining District, Lake Co., California, USA
ⓘ Metastibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Colour: Purple (lilac)
Description: Occurs sparingly in the "boulder" zone.
Reference: White, D.E. & C.E. Roberson (1962), Sulphur Bank, California: Geological Society of America Buddington Memorial Volume: Petrologic studies: 404, 409; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 130; www.mineralsocal.org.
ⓘ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Reference: White, D.E. & C.E. Roberson (1962), Sulphur Bank, California: Geological Society of America Buddington Memorial Volume: Petrologic studies: 408; Erd, R.C., D.E. White, J.J. Fahey & D.E. Lee (1964), Buddingtonite, an ammonium feldspar with zeolitic water: American Mineralogist: 49: 831-850Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 439.
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Description: Abundant.
Reference: White, D.E. (1967) Mercury and base-metal deposits with associated thermal and mineral waters. In: H.L. Barnes (Editor), Geochemistry of hydrothermal ore deposits. Holt Reinhart and Winston, New York: 585; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 427.
ⓘ Muscovite var: Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Description: Abundant.
Reference: White, D.E. (1967) Mercury and base-metal deposits with associated thermal and mineral waters. In: H.L. Barnes (Editor), Geochemistry of hydrothermal ore deposits. Holt Reinhart and Winston, New York: 585; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 427.
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Colour: Pale blue
Description: Occurs as irregular masses with aragonite in hydrothermally altered andesite.
Reference: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 190; Brice, J.C. (1953), Geology of Lower Lake quadrangle, California: California Division Mines Bulletin 166: 62; White, D.E. & C.E. Roberson (1962), Sulphur Bank, California: Geological Society of America Buddington Memorial Volume: Petrologic studies: 403; Rocks & Minerals (1947): 22: 615-616.; White, D.E. (1967) Mercury and base-metal deposits with associated thermal and mineral waters. In: H.L. Barnes (Editor), Geochemistry of hydrothermal ore deposits. Holt Reinhart and Winston, New York: 579; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 215, 273, 355; Economic Geology (1988): 83: 606-618.
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: White, D.E. & C.E. Roberson (1962), Sulphur Bank, California: Geological Society of America Buddington Memorial Volume: Petrologic studies: 405, 407; White, D.E. (1967) Mercury and base-metal deposits with associated thermal and mineral waters. In: H.L. Barnes (Editor), Geochemistry of hydrothermal ore deposits. Holt Reinhart and Winston, New York: 579; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 72; Rocks & Minerals (1947): 22: 615-616.; American Mineralogist (1964): 49: 831; Economic Geology (1997): 92: 20-28.; Emmons and Becker (1885) Statistics and Technology of the precious Metals. Census reports Tenth census. June 1, 1880, Volume 13 By United States. Census office. 10th census, 1880, United States. Census Office
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Emmons and Becker (1885) Statistics and Technology of the precious Metals. Census reports Tenth census. June 1, 1880, Volume 13 By United States. Census office. 10th census, 1880, United States. Census Office
ⓘ Quartz var: Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Rocks & Min.: 22:615-616.
ⓘ Rosickýite
Formula: S
Reference: www.mineralsocal.org
ⓘ Sassolite
Formula: H3BO3
ⓘ Schuetteite
Formula: Hg2+3(SO4)O2
Reference: American Mineralogist (1979): 64(3-4): 1026-1038; Bailey, Edgar H., et al (1959), Schuetteite, a new supergene mercury mineral: American Mineralogist: 44: 1026-1038; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 303.
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D = Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Reference: Becker, George F. (1888b), Geology of the quicksilver deposits of the Pacific slope: USGS Monograph 13, atlas: 111; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 335.
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
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Stibnite

Sulphur Bank Mine, Clear Lake Oaks, Sulphur Creek Mining District, Lake Co., California, USA
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Reference: Blake, Wm. P. (1885), Antimony: Mineral Resources of the U.S.1883-84: 642; Ross, Clyde Polhemus (1940b), Quicksilver deposits of the Mayacmas and Sulphur bank districts, California: USGS Bulletin 922-L: 339; Ross, Clyde Polhemus (1942), Some concepts on the geology of quicksilver deposits in the United States: Economic Geology: 37: 451; Everhart, Donald Lough (1946), Quicksilver deposits at the Sulphur Bank mine, Lake County, California: California Division Mines Report 42: 139; White, D.E. & C.E. Roberson (1962), Sulphur Bank, California: Geological Society of America Buddington Memorial Volume: Petrologic studies: 405, 407; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 130; Rocks & Minerals: 22: 615-616.; Econ Geol (1988) 83:606-618; Economic Geology (1997): 92: 20-28; www.mineralsocal.org.
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Sulphur

Sulphur Bank Mine, Clear Lake Oaks, Sulphur Creek Mining District, Lake Co., California, USA
ⓘ Sulphur
Formula: S8
Description: Brilliant crystals in pores and cavities in altered rock; also as stalactites.
Reference: Dana 7: I: 143; Dana 7: II: 473; Rocks & Minerals (1942): 17: 176; Rocks & Minerals (1947): 22: 615-616; Phillips, John Arthur (1868), Notes on the chemical geology of the gold fields of California: Philos. Mag., 4th. series: 36: 422; Le Conte, Joseph & W.B. Rising (1882), The phenomena of Metalliferous vein formation now in progress at Sulphur Bank, California: American Journal of Science, 3rd. series: 24: 23-33; Becker, George F. (1888b), Geology of the quicksilver deposits of the Pacific slope: USGS Monograph 13, atlas: 255; White, D.E. & C.E. Roberson (1962), Sulphur Bank, California: Geological Society of America Buddington Memorial Volume: Petrologic studies: 403; White, D.E. (1967) Mercury and base-metal deposits with associated thermal and mineral waters. In: H.L. Barnes (Editor), Geochemistry of hydrothermal ore deposits. Holt Reinhart and Winston, New York: 579; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 52, 116; Economic Geology (1988): 83: 606-618.; Emmons and Becker (1885) Statistics and Technology of the precious Metals. Census reports Tenth census. June 1, 1880, Volume 13 By United States. Census office. 10th census, 1880, United States. Census Office
ⓘ Tschermigite
Formula: (NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Description: Occurs as efflorescences.
Reference: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 476; Becker, George F. (1888b), Geology of the quicksilver deposits of the Pacific slope: USGS Monograph 13, atlas: 389; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 374.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘRosickýite1.CC.05S
ⓘSulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘMetacinnabar2.CB.05aHgS
ⓘMetastibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
ⓘCristobalite4.DA.15SiO2
ⓘGoethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar: Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘBorax6.DA.10Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
ⓘSassolite6.AA.05H3BO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAlum-(K)7.CC.20KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
ⓘAlunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘAmmoniojarosite ?7.BC.10(NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘCopiapite7.DB.35Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
ⓘCoquimbite7.CB.55Fe2-xAlx(SO4)3 · 9H2O, x ~0.5
ⓘEpsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 · 7H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘKalinite7.CC.15KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
ⓘMelanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
ⓘSchuetteite7.BB.40Hg2+3(SO4)O2
ⓘTschermigite7.CC.20(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBuddingtonite (TL)9.FA.30(NH4)(AlSi3)O8
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘMontmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar: Illite9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D = Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
Semi-metals and non-metals
ⓘRosickýite1.3.5.2S
ⓘSulphur1.3.5.1S8
Group 2 - SULFIDES
AmXp, with m:p = 1:1
ⓘCinnabar2.8.14.1HgS
ⓘMetacinnabar2.8.2.3HgS
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:3
ⓘMetastibnite2.11.3.1Sb2S3
ⓘStibnite2.11.2.1Sb2S3
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2
ⓘMarcasite2.12.2.1FeS2
ⓘPyrite2.12.1.1FeS2
Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES
AX2
ⓘAnatase4.4.4.1TiO2
Group 6 - HYDROXIDES AND OXIDES CONTAINING HYDROXYL
XO(OH)
ⓘGoethite6.1.1.2α-Fe3+O(OH)
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES
A(XO3)
ⓘCalcite14.1.1.1CaCO3
ⓘSiderite14.1.1.3FeCO3
AB(XO3)2
ⓘDolomite14.2.1.1CaMg(CO3)2
Group 24 - ANHYDROUS BORATES
AmBn[XO3]p
ⓘSassolite24.3.1.1H3BO3
Group 26 - HYDRATED BORATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
Tetraborates
ⓘBorax26.4.1.1Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Group 28 - ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES
AXO4
ⓘBaryte28.3.1.1BaSO4
Group 29 - HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES
AB(XO4)2·xH2O
ⓘAlum-(K)29.5.5.1KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
ⓘKalinite29.5.4.2KAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
ⓘTschermigite29.5.5.3(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
AXO4·xH2O
ⓘEpsomite29.6.11.1MgSO4 · 7H2O
ⓘGypsum29.6.3.1CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘMelanterite29.6.10.1Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
A2(XO4)3·H2O
ⓘCoquimbite29.8.3.1Fe2-xAlx(SO4)3 · 9H2O, x ~0.5
Group 30 - ANHYDROUS SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
(AB)m(XO4)pZq, where m:p>2:1
ⓘSchuetteite30.1.13.1Hg2+3(SO4)O2
(AB)2(XO4)Zq
ⓘAlunite30.2.4.1KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘAmmoniojarosite ?30.2.5.4(NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘJarosite30.2.5.1KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 31 - HYDRATED SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
Miscellaneous
ⓘCopiapite31.10.5.1Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers
ⓘMuscovite71.2.2a.1KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar: Illite71.2.2d.2K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 clays
ⓘMontmorillonite71.3.1a.2(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si
ⓘCristobalite75.1.1.1SiO2
ⓘQuartz75.1.3.1SiO2
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with H2O and organics
ⓘOpal75.2.1.1SiO2 · nH2O
Group 76 - TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework
Al-Si Framework with Al-Si frameworks
ⓘBuddingtonite (TL)76.1.2.1(NH4)(AlSi3)O8
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc.
ⓘAragonite-CaCO3
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘKaolinite-Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘQuartz
var: Chalcedony		-SiO2
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D = Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Buddingtonite(NH4)(AlSi3)O8
Hⓘ Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Hⓘ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Hⓘ CoquimbiteFe2-xAlx(SO4)3 · 9H2O, x ~0.5
Hⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Hⓘ JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ SassoliteH3BO3
Hⓘ Tschermigite(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ Muscovite (var: Illite)K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D = Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Hⓘ KaliniteKAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Hⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Ammoniojarosite(NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
BBoron
Bⓘ SassoliteH3BO3
Bⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
NNitrogen
Nⓘ Buddingtonite(NH4)(AlSi3)O8
Nⓘ Tschermigite(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Nⓘ Ammoniojarosite(NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
OOxygen
Oⓘ Buddingtonite(NH4)(AlSi3)O8
Oⓘ Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Oⓘ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Oⓘ CoquimbiteFe2-xAlx(SO4)3 · 9H2O, x ~0.5
Oⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Oⓘ JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Quartz (var: Chalcedony)SiO2
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ SchuetteiteHg32+(SO4)O2
Oⓘ SassoliteH3BO3
Oⓘ Tschermigite(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Oⓘ Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Muscovite (var: Illite)K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D = Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Oⓘ KaliniteKAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Ammoniojarosite(NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
NaSodium
Naⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Naⓘ BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Mgⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D = Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Buddingtonite(NH4)(AlSi3)O8
Alⓘ Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Alⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alⓘ Tschermigite(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alⓘ Muscovite (var: Illite)K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D = Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Alⓘ KaliniteKAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Buddingtonite(NH4)(AlSi3)O8
Siⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ Quartz (var: Chalcedony)SiO2
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite (var: Illite)K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D = Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ SulphurS8
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
Sⓘ Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Sⓘ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Sⓘ CoquimbiteFe2-xAlx(SO4)3 · 9H2O, x ~0.5
Sⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Sⓘ JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Sⓘ MetacinnabarHgS
Sⓘ MetastibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ RosickýiteS
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SchuetteiteHg32+(SO4)O2
Sⓘ Tschermigite(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Sⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ KaliniteKAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Sⓘ Ammoniojarosite(NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
KPotassium
Kⓘ Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Kⓘ JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kⓘ Muscovite (var: Illite)K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ KaliniteKAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D = Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
FeIron
Feⓘ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Feⓘ CoquimbiteFe2-xAlx(SO4)3 · 9H2O, x ~0.5
Feⓘ JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D = Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Feⓘ Ammoniojarosite(NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
NiNickel
Niⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D = Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D = Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ MetastibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS
Hgⓘ MetacinnabarHgS
Hgⓘ SchuetteiteHg32+(SO4)O2

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