Comparing Localities
Mineral Lists
Chemistry
Number of mineral & variety species for each element. Red indicates lower than total percentage of mineral species with that element, green indicates higher.
| Element | Western Cape, South Africa | El Dorado County, California, USA | Total approved |
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| H | 70 | 50 | 3391 |
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| Be | 1 | 0 | 133 |
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| B | 2 | 3 | 304 |
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| C | 9 | 9 | 491 |
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| N | 8 | 0 | 154 |
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| O | 126 | 103 | 4901 |
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| F | 6 | 1 | 487 |
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| Na | 8 | 7 | 1151 |
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| Mg | 21 | 23 | 829 |
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| Al | 35 | 34 | 1217 |
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| Si | 50 | 61 | 1673 |
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| P | 25 | 10 | 748 |
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| S | 29 | 25 | 1328 |
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| Cl | 7 | 1 | 447 |
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| K | 13 | 9 | 606 |
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| Ca | 41 | 24 | 1528 |
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| Ti | 5 | 5 | 429 |
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| V | 1 | 2 | 290 |
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| Cr | 4 | 3 | 110 |
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| Mn | 4 | 3 | 718 |
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| Fe | 43 | 33 | 1381 |
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| Ni | 2 | 2 | 207 |
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| Cu | 13 | 14 | 820 |
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| Zn | 1 | 1 | 345 |
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| As | 12 | 2 | 781 |
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| Se | 1 | 0 | 159 |
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| Sr | 1 | 0 | 168 |
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| Y | 1 | 0 | 141 |
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| Zr | 1 | 1 | 145 |
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| Mo | 4 | 4 | 92 |
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| Ag | 1 | 4 | 231 |
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| Sn | 1 | 0 | 114 |
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| Sb | 1 | 3 | 338 |
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| Te | 0 | 3 | 208 |
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| Ba | 2 | 0 | 279 |
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| Ce | 3 | 0 | 191 |
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| Nd | 1 | 0 | 55 |
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| W | 1 | 1 | 54 |
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| Ir | 0 | 1 | 25 |
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| Pt | 0 | 1 | 47 |
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| Au | 1 | 4 | 41 |
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| Hg | 0 | 1 | 109 |
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| Pb | 2 | 5 | 637 |
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| Bi | 0 | 1 | 251 |
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| U | 22 | 1 | 311 |
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Statistics
| Total Rows: | 281 |
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| Total Matches: | 68 |
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| Percent Matches: | 24.20% |
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