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Comparing Localities

Comparing:

Western Cape, South Africa

with

Iron County, Michigan, USA

Mineral Lists

Western Cape, South AfricaIron County, Michigan, USA
Abernathyite
ActinoliteActinolite
AlbiteAlbite
(Var: Andesine)
(Var: Oligoclase)
Allanite GroupAllanite Group
Allanite-(Ce)
Almandine
Alunite
Amphibole SupergroupAmphibole Supergroup
(Var: Uralite)
AndalusiteAndalusite
Andradite-Grossular Series
Anhydrite
Ankerite
Anomalous IIAB iron meteorite
AnorthiteAnorthite
(Var: Labradorite)
Antimony
ApatiteApatite
Aphrosiderite
AragoniteAragonite
(Var: Flos Ferri)
Ardealite
Arsenopyrite
Arsenuranylite
AugiteAugite
Autunite
Banded iron formation
Barringerite
BaryteBaryte
BasaltBasalt
Bassanite
Bassetite
Bastnäsite
Bavenite
BiotiteBiotite
Boltwoodite
Boracite
Bornite
Braunite
Britholite-(Ce)
CalciteCalcite
Carlsbergite
Carnotite
Cassiterite
CelestineCelestine
ChalcociteChalcocite
Chalcodite
ChalcopyriteChalcopyrite
Chamosite
Chert
Chlorite GroupChlorite Group
ChloritoidChloritoid
ChromiteChromite
Chrysotile
Clausthalite
Clinochlore
Clinoenstatite
Clinopyroxene SubgroupClinopyroxene Subgroup
Clinozoisite
Coffinite
Conglomerate
Copiapite
CopperCopper
Cordierite
Corundum
Cronstedtite
Daubréelite
DiamondDiamond
Dickite
Digenite
DiopsideDiopside
DolomiteDolomite
Dufrénite
EnstatiteEnstatite
(Var: Bronzite)
EpidoteEpidote
Fayalite
Fayalite-Forsterite SeriesFayalite-Forsterite Series
Feldspar Group
(Var: Perthite)
Fluorapatite
Fluorite
ForsteriteForsterite
GalenaGalena
Garnet GroupGarnet Group
Geikielite
Glass
Glauconite
GoethiteGoethite
GoldGold
Graphite
Greenalite
Greenockite
Greenstone
Groutite
Grunerite
Guanine
GypsumGypsum
(Var: Selenite)(Var: Selenite)
Halite
Halotrichite
Hausmannite
Hedenbergite
HematiteHematite
(Var: Specularite)
Hercynite
Hibonite
Hornblende Root Name GroupHornblende Root Name Group
Hydrohausmannite
Hydronováčekite
Hydroxylapatite
(Var: Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite)
IIAB iron meteorite
IlmeniteIlmenite
Iriginite
Iron
(Var: Kamacite)
Iron ore
Isocubanite
Jacobsite
Jordisite
K FeldsparK Feldspar
(Var: Adularia)
Kalkowskite
Kaolinite
Kimberlite
Kosmochlor
KyaniteKyanite
L5 chondrite meteorite
L6 chondrite meteorite
Laumontite
LeucoxeneLeucoxene
LimoniteLimonite
Lithiophorite
Löllingite
Mackinawite
MagnetiteMagnetite
MalachiteMalachite
Manganite
Marcasite
Melanterite
Merrillite
Mesolite
Mesosiderite-A4 meteorite
Meta-autuniteMeta-autunite
Metakahlerite
MetatorberniteMetatorbernite
Metatyuyamunite
Metauranospinite
Metazeunerite
Mica GroupMica Group
MicroclineMicrocline
(Var: Amazonite)
MolybdeniteMolybdenite
Monazite
Monazite-(Ce)
Montgomeryite
Monticellite
Montmorillonite
MuscoviteMuscovite
(Var: Illite)
(Var: Sericite)
Natrojarosite
Neotocite
Niter
Nitratine
Opal
Orthoclase
Orthopyroxene SubgroupOrthopyroxene Subgroup
Paratacamite
Parauranophane
Pentlandite
PerovskitePerovskite
Phlogopite
Phosphorite
Phosphuranylite
PickeringitePickeringite
Pigeonite
PlagioclasePlagioclase
Planerite
Powellite
Pseudorutile
PsilomelanePsilomelane
PyritePyrite
(Var: Bravoite)
Pyrochroite
PyrolusitePyrolusite
Pyrope
Pyroxene Group
PyrrhotitePyrrhotite
QuartzQuartz
(Var: Amethyst)
(Var: Smoky Quartz)(Var: Smoky Quartz)
Quartzite
Rhodochrosite
Rhodonite
RomanèchiteRomanèchite
RutileRutile
Sabugalite
Salammoniac
Sandstone
Sanidine
Scheelite
Schreibersite
Scoria
Scorodite
Seamanite
Sediment
Serpentine SubgroupSerpentine Subgroup
Shale
Shigaite
Siderite
Sillimanite
Siltstone
SilverSilver
SphaleriteSphalerite
SpinelSpinel
Staurolite
Stilbite Subgroup
Stilpnomelane
Strengite
Strontianite
Struvite
Sulphur
Sussexite
Sveite
Taenite
Talc
Taranakite
Tennantite Subgroup
Teschemacherite (TL)
Tetrahedrite Subgroup
Titanite
Tochilinite
Todorokite
Torbernite
TourmalineTourmaline
Tremolite
Tridymite
Troilite
UM1966-02-E:FeNi
UraniniteUraninite
UranophaneUranophane
Uranospathite
Uranospinite
Variscite
Vesuvianite
Whitlockite
Wolframite Group
Zeunerite
ZirconZircon
Zunyite
Total: 189Total: 134

Chemistry

Number of mineral & variety species for each element. Red indicates lower than total percentage of mineral species with that element, green indicates higher.

ElementWestern Cape, South AfricaIron County, Michigan, USATotal approved
H70483391
Be10133
B23304
C910491
N80154
O1261024901
F62487
Na871151
Mg2117829
Al35341217
Si50571673
P255748
S29201328
Cl71447
K1311606
Ca41261528
Ti56429
V11290
Cr41110
Mn414718
Fe43311381
Ni20207
Cu136820
Zn11345
As120781
Se10159
Sr12168
Y10141
Zr11145
Mo4192
Ag11231
Cd0132
Sn10114
Sb11338
Ba22279
Ce31191
Nd1055
W1054
Au1141
Pb21637
U226311

Statistics

Total Rows:254
Total Matches:69
Percent Matches:27.17%
 
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