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Koumac, Northern Province, New Caledonia, Francei
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Mindat Locality ID:
205592
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:205592:6
GUID (UUID V4):
e46182e2-1526-4e82-901c-66a9a030c09f
Other Languages:
French:
Koumac, Province Nord, Nouvelle-Calédonie, France
German:
Koumac, Nordprovinz, Neukaledonien, Frankreich
Italian:
Koumac, Provincia Nord, Nuova Caledonia, Francia
Russian:
Кумак, Северная провинция, Новая Каледония, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
库马克, 北部省, 新喀里多尼亞, 法国
Spanish:
Koumac, Provincia Norte, Nueva Caledonia, Francia
Afrikaans:
Koumac, Nieu-Kaledonië, Frankryk
Arabic:
كوماك, المقاطعة الشمالية, كاليدونيا الجديدة, فرنسا
Aragonese:
Koumac, Nueva Caledonia, Francia
Asturian:
Koumac, Nueva Caledonia, Francia
Bambara:
Koumac, Faransi
Basque:
Koumac, Kaledonia Berria, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Koumac, Frankreich
Bengali:
কৌমাক, নর্থ প্রদেশ, নিউ ক্যালিডোনিয়া, ফ্রান্স
Breton:
Koumac, Proviñs Norzh , Kaledonia-Nevez, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Koumac, província del Nord, Nova Caledònia, França
Cebuano:
Koumac , Province Nord, New Caledonia, Pransiya
Corsican:
Koumac, Nova Caledonia, Francia
Croatian:
Koumac, Nova Kaledonija, Francuska
Czech:
Koumac, Nová Kaledonie, Francie
Danish:
Koumac, North Province, Ny Kaledonien, Frankrig
Dutch:
Koumac, Province Nord, Nieuw-Caledonië, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Koumac, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Koumac, Norda Provinco, Nov-Kaledonio, Francio
Estonian:
Koumac, Uus-Kaledoonia, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Koumac, Nýkaledónia, Frakland
Finnish:
Koumac, Pohjoinen lääni, Uusi-Kaledonia, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Koumac, Novèla-Calèdonie, France
Friulian:
Koumac, France
Galician:
Koumac, Nova Caledonia, Francia
Greek:
Κουμάκ, Βόρεια Επαρχία, Νέα Καληδονία, Γαλλία
Greenlandic:
Koumac, Franskit Nunaat
Gujarati:
કોમેક, ઉત્તર પ્રાંત, ન્યુ કેલેડોનિયા, ફ્રાન્સ
Hindi:
कुमाक, उत्तर प्रांत, नया कैलेडोनिया, फ़्रान्स
Hungarian:
Koumac, Új-Kaledónia, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Koumac, Nýja-Kaledónía, Frakkland
Ido:
Koumac, Nova-Kaledonia, Francia
Indonesian:
Koumac, Province Nord, Kaledonia Baru, Perancis
Interlingua:
Koumac, Francia
Interlingue:
Koumac, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Koumac, An Nua-Chaladóin, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Koumac, Frans
Japanese:
クマック, 北部州, ニューカレドニア, フランス
Kabyle:
Koumac, Fransa
Kannada:
ಕೌಮಾಕ್, ಉತ್ತರ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ, ನ್ಯೂ ಕ್ಯಾಲೆಡೋನಿಯಾ, ಫ್ರಾನ್ಸ್
Kongo:
Koumac, Fwalansa
Korean:
쿠멕, 북쪽 주, 누벨칼레도니, 프랑스
Latvian:
Koumac, Ziemeļu province, Jaunkaledonija, Francija
Ligurian:
Koumac, Neuva Caledonia, Fransa
Limburgian:
Koumac, Nuuj-Caledonië, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Koumac, Šiaurės provincija , Naujoji Kaledonija, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Koumac, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Koumac, Neikaledonien, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Koumac, Frantsa
Malay:
Koumac, North Province, New Caledonia, Perancis
Marathi:
कॉमेक, उत्तर प्रांत, न्यू कॅलिडोनिया, फ्रान्स
Minangkabau:
Koumac, Kaledonia Baru, Parancih
Narom:
Koumac, France
Neapolitan:
Koumac, Franza
Norwegian:
Koumac, Nord, Ny-Caledonia, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Koumac, Ny-Caledonia, Frankrike
Occitan:
Koumac, Nòva Caledònia, França
Papiamento:
Koumac, Fransia
Picard:
Koumac, Franche
Piedmontese:
Koumac, Fransa
Polish:
Koumac, Prowincja Północna, Nowa Kaledonia, Francja
Portuguese:
Koumac, Província Norte, Nova Caledónia, França
Romanian:
Koumac, Noua Caledonie, Franța
Romansh:
Koumac, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Koumac, Frantza
Scots:
Koumac, New Caledon, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Koumac, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Koumac, Francia
Sinhalese:
කෞමක්, උතුරු පළාත, නව කලෙඩොනියා, ප්‍රංශය
Slovak:
Koumac, Nová Kaledónia, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Koumac, Kaledonia Mpya, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Koumac, Nord , Nya Kaledonien, Frankrike
Tamil:
கௌமாக், வடக்கு மாகாணம், நியூ கலிடோனியா, பிரான்சு
Telugu:
కుమాక్, ఉత్తర ప్రావిన్స్, న్యూ కాలెడోనియా, ఫ్రాన్సు
Thai:
คูวแมค, นอร์ท โพรวิ้น, นิวแคลิโดเนีย, ประเทศฝรั่งเศส
Turkish:
Koumac, Kuzey , Yeni Kaledonya, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Кумак, Північна провінція, Нова Каледонія, Франція
Urdu:
کووماک, نارتھ صوبہ, نیو کیلیڈونیا, فرانس
Venetian:
Koumac, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Koumac, Tỉnh Bắc, Nouvelle-Calédonie, Pháp
Volapük:
Koumac, Fransän
Walloon:
Koumac, France
Welsh:
Koumac, Caledonia Newydd, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Koumac, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Koumac, Kaledooni-Gu-Bees, Faraas
Zulu:
Koumac, IFulansi


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'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Reference: Cluzel, D., Aitchison, J. C., Zhou, R., Ireland, T., Heizler, M., Patias, D., ... & Teyssier, C. (2022). Direct dating of podiform Chromitite: U-Pb (Zircon, Rutile) and 40Ar/39Ar (Pargasite) evidence from Tiébaghi Cr deposit (New Caledonia). Ore Geology Reviews, 145, 104873.
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Reference: El Mendili, Yassine, Beate Orberger, Daniel Chateigner, Jean-François Bardeau, Stéphanie Gascoin, Sébastien Petit, and Olivier Perez. (2022) "Occurrence of SiC and Diamond Polytypes, Chromite and Uranophane in Breccia from Nickel Laterites (New Caledonia): Combined Analyses" Minerals 12, no. 2: 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12020196
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Reference: El Mendili, Yassine, Beate Orberger, Daniel Chateigner, Jean-François Bardeau, Stéphanie Gascoin, Sébastien Petit, and Olivier Perez. (2022) "Occurrence of SiC and Diamond Polytypes, Chromite and Uranophane in Breccia from Nickel Laterites (New Caledonia): Combined Analyses" Minerals 12, no. 2: 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12020196
Asbolane
Formula: (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Reference: Teitler, Yoram, Sylvain Favier, Jean-Paul Ambrosi, Brice Sevin, Fabrice Golfier, and Michel Cathelineau. (2022) "Evaluation of Sc Concentrations in Ni-Co Laterites Using Al as a Geochemical Proxy" Minerals 12, no. 5: 615. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12050615
Awaruite
Formula: Ni3Fe
Reference: Cassian, P. (2007). New Caledonia Geology and Mining. In ニューカレドニアの投資環境調査 2007 年 (p. 58).
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: El Mendili, Yassine, Beate Orberger, Daniel Chateigner, Jean-François Bardeau, Stéphanie Gascoin, Sébastien Petit, and Olivier Perez. (2022) "Occurrence of SiC and Diamond Polytypes, Chromite and Uranophane in Breccia from Nickel Laterites (New Caledonia): Combined Analyses" Minerals 12, no. 2: 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12020196
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: Augé, T. (1988). Platinum-Group Minerals in the Tiébaghi (New-Caledonia) and Vourinos (Greece) Ophiolites. In Geo-Platinum 87 (pp. 405-405). Springer Netherlands.
'Chlorite Group'
Reference: Cluzel, D., Aitchison, J. C., Zhou, R., Ireland, T., Heizler, M., Patias, D., ... & Teyssier, C. (2022). Direct dating of podiform Chromitite: U-Pb (Zircon, Rutile) and 40Ar/39Ar (Pargasite) evidence from Tiébaghi Cr deposit (New Caledonia). Ore Geology Reviews, 145, 104873.
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Reference: Traoré, D., Beauvais, A., Chabaux, F., Peiffert, C., Parisot, J. C., Ambrosi, J. P., & Colin, F. (2008). Chemical and physical transfers in an ultramafic rock weathering profile: Part 1. Supergene dissolution of Pt-bearing chromite. American mineralogist, 93(1), 22-30. El Mendili, Yassine, Beate Orberger, Daniel Chateigner, Jean-François Bardeau, Stéphanie Gascoin, Sébastien Petit, and Olivier Perez. (2022) "Occurrence of SiC and Diamond Polytypes, Chromite and Uranophane in Breccia from Nickel Laterites (New Caledonia): Combined Analyses" Minerals 12, no. 2: 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12020196
Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Reference: El Mendili, Yassine, Beate Orberger, Daniel Chateigner, Jean-François Bardeau, Stéphanie Gascoin, Sébastien Petit, and Olivier Perez. (2022) "Occurrence of SiC and Diamond Polytypes, Chromite and Uranophane in Breccia from Nickel Laterites (New Caledonia): Combined Analyses" Minerals 12, no. 2: 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12020196
Diamond
Formula: C
Reference: El Mendili, Yassine, Beate Orberger, Daniel Chateigner, Jean-François Bardeau, Stéphanie Gascoin, Sébastien Petit, and Olivier Perez. (2022) "Occurrence of SiC and Diamond Polytypes, Chromite and Uranophane in Breccia from Nickel Laterites (New Caledonia): Combined Analyses" Minerals 12, no. 2: 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12020196
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Reference: Cluzel, D., Aitchison, J. C., Zhou, R., Ireland, T., Heizler, M., Patias, D., ... & Teyssier, C. (2022). Direct dating of podiform Chromitite: U-Pb (Zircon, Rutile) and 40Ar/39Ar (Pargasite) evidence from Tiébaghi Cr deposit (New Caledonia). Ore Geology Reviews, 145, 104873.
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: Cluzel, D., Aitchison, J. C., Zhou, R., Ireland, T., Heizler, M., Patias, D., ... & Teyssier, C. (2022). Direct dating of podiform Chromitite: U-Pb (Zircon, Rutile) and 40Ar/39Ar (Pargasite) evidence from Tiébaghi Cr deposit (New Caledonia). Ore Geology Reviews, 145, 104873.
Erlichmanite
Formula: OsS2
Reference: Augé, T. (1988). Platinum-Group Minerals in the Tiébaghi (New-Caledonia) and Vourinos (Greece) Ophiolites. In Geo-Platinum 87 (pp. 405-405). Springer Netherlands.; Cassian, P. (2007). New Caledonia Geology and Mining. In ニューカレドニアの投資環境調査 2007 年 (p. 58).
Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
Reference: El Mendili, Yassine, Beate Orberger, Daniel Chateigner, Jean-François Bardeau, Stéphanie Gascoin, Sébastien Petit, and Olivier Perez. (2022) "Occurrence of SiC and Diamond Polytypes, Chromite and Uranophane in Breccia from Nickel Laterites (New Caledonia): Combined Analyses" Minerals 12, no. 2: 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12020196
'Garnierite'
Reference: Cedrick Gineste
Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
Reference: Teitler, Yoram, Sylvain Favier, Jean-Paul Ambrosi, Brice Sevin, Fabrice Golfier, and Michel Cathelineau. (2022) "Evaluation of Sc Concentrations in Ni-Co Laterites Using Al as a Geochemical Proxy" Minerals 12, no. 5: 615. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12050615
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Reference: El Mendili, Yassine, Beate Orberger, Daniel Chateigner, Jean-François Bardeau, Stéphanie Gascoin, Sébastien Petit, and Olivier Perez. (2022) "Occurrence of SiC and Diamond Polytypes, Chromite and Uranophane in Breccia from Nickel Laterites (New Caledonia): Combined Analyses" Minerals 12, no. 2: 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12020196
Hedenbergite
Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6
Reference: El Mendili, Yassine, Beate Orberger, Daniel Chateigner, Jean-François Bardeau, Stéphanie Gascoin, Sébastien Petit, and Olivier Perez. (2022) "Occurrence of SiC and Diamond Polytypes, Chromite and Uranophane in Breccia from Nickel Laterites (New Caledonia): Combined Analyses" Minerals 12, no. 2: 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12020196
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: El Mendili, Yassine, Beate Orberger, Daniel Chateigner, Jean-François Bardeau, Stéphanie Gascoin, Sébastien Petit, and Olivier Perez. (2022) "Occurrence of SiC and Diamond Polytypes, Chromite and Uranophane in Breccia from Nickel Laterites (New Caledonia): Combined Analyses" Minerals 12, no. 2: 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12020196
'Hornblende'
Reference: Patrice Raillard
Iridium
Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)
Reference: Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
Iridium var. Ruthenosmiridium
Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)
Reference: Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Reference: Teitler, Yoram, Sylvain Favier, Jean-Paul Ambrosi, Brice Sevin, Fabrice Golfier, and Michel Cathelineau. (2022) "Evaluation of Sc Concentrations in Ni-Co Laterites Using Al as a Geochemical Proxy" Minerals 12, no. 5: 615. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12050615
'Kerolite'
Formula: (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
Reference: El Mendili, Yassine, Beate Orberger, Daniel Chateigner, Jean-François Bardeau, Stéphanie Gascoin, Sébastien Petit, and Olivier Perez. (2022) "Occurrence of SiC and Diamond Polytypes, Chromite and Uranophane in Breccia from Nickel Laterites (New Caledonia): Combined Analyses" Minerals 12, no. 2: 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12020196
Laurite
Formula: RuS2
Reference: Augé, T. (1988). Platinum-Group Minerals in the Tiébaghi (New-Caledonia) and Vourinos (Greece) Ophiolites. In Geo-Platinum 87 (pp. 405-405). Springer Netherlands.; Cassian, P. (2007). New Caledonia Geology and Mining. In ニューカレドニアの投資環境調査 2007 年 (p. 58).
'Limonite'
Reference: El Mendili, Yassine, Beate Orberger, Daniel Chateigner, Jean-François Bardeau, Stéphanie Gascoin, Sébastien Petit, and Olivier Perez. (2022) "Occurrence of SiC and Diamond Polytypes, Chromite and Uranophane in Breccia from Nickel Laterites (New Caledonia): Combined Analyses" Minerals 12, no. 2: 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12020196
Lithiophorite
Formula: (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Reference: Teitler, Yoram, Sylvain Favier, Jean-Paul Ambrosi, Brice Sevin, Fabrice Golfier, and Michel Cathelineau. (2022) "Evaluation of Sc Concentrations in Ni-Co Laterites Using Al as a Geochemical Proxy" Minerals 12, no. 5: 615. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12050615
Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Reference: El Mendili, Yassine, Beate Orberger, Daniel Chateigner, Jean-François Bardeau, Stéphanie Gascoin, Sébastien Petit, and Olivier Perez. (2022) "Occurrence of SiC and Diamond Polytypes, Chromite and Uranophane in Breccia from Nickel Laterites (New Caledonia): Combined Analyses" Minerals 12, no. 2: 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12020196
Lonsdaleite
Formula: C
Reference: El Mendili, Yassine, Beate Orberger, Daniel Chateigner, Jean-François Bardeau, Stéphanie Gascoin, Sébastien Petit, and Olivier Perez. (2022) "Occurrence of SiC and Diamond Polytypes, Chromite and Uranophane in Breccia from Nickel Laterites (New Caledonia): Combined Analyses" Minerals 12, no. 2: 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12020196
Maghemite
Formula: (Fe3+0.670.33)Fe3+2O4
Reference: El Mendili, Yassine, Beate Orberger, Daniel Chateigner, Jean-François Bardeau, Stéphanie Gascoin, Sébastien Petit, and Olivier Perez. (2022) "Occurrence of SiC and Diamond Polytypes, Chromite and Uranophane in Breccia from Nickel Laterites (New Caledonia): Combined Analyses" Minerals 12, no. 2: 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12020196
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: El Mendili, Yassine, Beate Orberger, Daniel Chateigner, Jean-François Bardeau, Stéphanie Gascoin, Sébastien Petit, and Olivier Perez. (2022) "Occurrence of SiC and Diamond Polytypes, Chromite and Uranophane in Breccia from Nickel Laterites (New Caledonia): Combined Analyses" Minerals 12, no. 2: 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12020196
Miassite
Formula: Rh17S15
Description: Originally described as prassoite
Reference: Fedortchouk, Y., LeBarge, W., Barkov, A.Y., Fedele, L., Bodnar, R.J. & Robert F. Martin (2010) Platinum-group minerals from a placer deposit in Burwash Creek, Kluane area, Yukon Territory, Canada. Canadian Mineralogist, 48, 583-596.; Augé, T. (1988). Platinum-Group Minerals in the Tiébaghi (New-Caledonia) and Vourinos (Greece) Ophiolites. In Geo-Platinum 87 (pp. 405-405). Springer Netherlands.
Millerite
Formula: NiS
Reference: Cedrick Gineste
Moissanite
Formula: SiC
Reference: El Mendili, Yassine, Beate Orberger, Daniel Chateigner, Jean-François Bardeau, Stéphanie Gascoin, Sébastien Petit, and Olivier Perez. (2022) "Occurrence of SiC and Diamond Polytypes, Chromite and Uranophane in Breccia from Nickel Laterites (New Caledonia): Combined Analyses" Minerals 12, no. 2: 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12020196
Orcelite (TL)
Formula: Ni5-xAs2, x ~ 0.25
Type Locality:
Reference: [Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index"]; Caillère S, Avias J, Falgueirettes J (1959) Découverte en Nouvelle-Calédonie d'une minéralisation arsenicale sous forme d'un nouvel arséniure de nickel Ni2As, Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l’Académie des Sciences 249, 1771-1773
Pargasite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Reference: Cluzel, D., Aitchison, J. C., Zhou, R., Ireland, T., Heizler, M., Patias, D., ... & Teyssier, C. (2022). Direct dating of podiform Chromitite: U-Pb (Zircon, Rutile) and 40Ar/39Ar (Pargasite) evidence from Tiébaghi Cr deposit (New Caledonia). Ore Geology Reviews, 145, 104873.
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Reference: Augé, T. (1988). Platinum-Group Minerals in the Tiébaghi (New-Caledonia) and Vourinos (Greece) Ophiolites. In Geo-Platinum 87 (pp. 405-405). Springer Netherlands.
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Cluzel, D., Aitchison, J. C., Zhou, R., Ireland, T., Heizler, M., Patias, D., ... & Teyssier, C. (2022). Direct dating of podiform Chromitite: U-Pb (Zircon, Rutile) and 40Ar/39Ar (Pargasite) evidence from Tiébaghi Cr deposit (New Caledonia). Ore Geology Reviews, 145, 104873.
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: El Mendili, Yassine, Beate Orberger, Daniel Chateigner, Jean-François Bardeau, Stéphanie Gascoin, Sébastien Petit, and Olivier Perez. (2022) "Occurrence of SiC and Diamond Polytypes, Chromite and Uranophane in Breccia from Nickel Laterites (New Caledonia): Combined Analyses" Minerals 12, no. 2: 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12020196
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Habit: botryoidal aggregates
Colour: black
Reference: Lilian ALIZERT
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: El Mendili, Yassine, Beate Orberger, Daniel Chateigner, Jean-François Bardeau, Stéphanie Gascoin, Sébastien Petit, and Olivier Perez. (2022) "Occurrence of SiC and Diamond Polytypes, Chromite and Uranophane in Breccia from Nickel Laterites (New Caledonia): Combined Analyses" Minerals 12, no. 2: 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12020196
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Patrice Raillard
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Reference: Cluzel, D., Aitchison, J. C., Zhou, R., Ireland, T., Heizler, M., Patias, D., ... & Teyssier, C. (2022). Direct dating of podiform Chromitite: U-Pb (Zircon, Rutile) and 40Ar/39Ar (Pargasite) evidence from Tiébaghi Cr deposit (New Caledonia). Ore Geology Reviews, 145, 104873.
Saponite
Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Reference: El Mendili, Yassine, Beate Orberger, Daniel Chateigner, Jean-François Bardeau, Stéphanie Gascoin, Sébastien Petit, and Olivier Perez. (2022) "Occurrence of SiC and Diamond Polytypes, Chromite and Uranophane in Breccia from Nickel Laterites (New Caledonia): Combined Analyses" Minerals 12, no. 2: 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12020196
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Reference: Teitler, Yoram, Sylvain Favier, Jean-Paul Ambrosi, Brice Sevin, Fabrice Golfier, and Michel Cathelineau. (2022) "Evaluation of Sc Concentrations in Ni-Co Laterites Using Al as a Geochemical Proxy" Minerals 12, no. 5: 615. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12050615
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Reference: Cedrick Gineste
'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Reference: Teitler, Yoram, Sylvain Favier, Jean-Paul Ambrosi, Brice Sevin, Fabrice Golfier, and Michel Cathelineau. (2022) "Evaluation of Sc Concentrations in Ni-Co Laterites Using Al as a Geochemical Proxy" Minerals 12, no. 5: 615. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12050615
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Reference: El Mendili, Yassine, Beate Orberger, Daniel Chateigner, Jean-François Bardeau, Stéphanie Gascoin, Sébastien Petit, and Olivier Perez. (2022) "Occurrence of SiC and Diamond Polytypes, Chromite and Uranophane in Breccia from Nickel Laterites (New Caledonia): Combined Analyses" Minerals 12, no. 2: 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12020196
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Reference: Cluzel, D., Aitchison, J. C., Zhou, R., Ireland, T., Heizler, M., Patias, D., ... & Teyssier, C. (2022). Direct dating of podiform Chromitite: U-Pb (Zircon, Rutile) and 40Ar/39Ar (Pargasite) evidence from Tiébaghi Cr deposit (New Caledonia). Ore Geology Reviews, 145, 104873.
Uranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Reference: El Mendili, Yassine, Beate Orberger, Daniel Chateigner, Jean-François Bardeau, Stéphanie Gascoin, Sébastien Petit, and Olivier Perez. (2022) "Occurrence of SiC and Diamond Polytypes, Chromite and Uranophane in Breccia from Nickel Laterites (New Caledonia): Combined Analyses" Minerals 12, no. 2: 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12020196
'Xingzhongite'
Formula: Pb2+Ir3+2S4
Reference: Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990; Augé, T. (1988). Platinum-Group Minerals in the Tiébaghi (New-Caledonia) and Vourinos (Greece) Ophiolites. In Geo-Platinum 87 (pp. 405-405). Springer Netherlands.
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Reference: Cluzel, D., Aitchison, J. C., Zhou, R., Ireland, T., Heizler, M., Patias, D., ... & Teyssier, C. (2022). Direct dating of podiform Chromitite: U-Pb (Zircon, Rutile) and 40Ar/39Ar (Pargasite) evidence from Tiébaghi Cr deposit (New Caledonia). Ore Geology Reviews, 145, 104873.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Awaruite1.AE.20Ni3Fe
Diamond1.CB.10aC
Iridium1.AF.10(Ir,Os,Ru)
var. Ruthenosmiridium1.AF.10(Ir,Os,Ru)
Lonsdaleite1.CB.10bC
Moissanite1.DA.SiC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Erlichmanite2.EB.05aOsS2
Laurite2.EB.05aRuS2
Miassite2.BC.05Rh17S15
Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Orcelite (TL)2.AB.10Ni5-xAs2, x ~ 0.25
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
'Xingzhongite'2.DA.05Pb2+Ir3+2S4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Asbolane4.FL.30(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Gibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Lithiophorite4.FE.25(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Maghemite4.BB.15(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe3+2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysotile9..Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
Hedenbergite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Lizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Pargasite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Saponite9.EC.45Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Uranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(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'-
'Garnierite'-
'Hornblende'-
'Kerolite'-(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
'Limonite'-
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H Kerolite(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
H LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
H Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
H GibbsiteAl(OH)3
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
H Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
LiLithium
Li Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
CCarbon
C SideriteFeCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C DiamondC
C LonsdaleiteC
C MoissaniteSiC
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O SideriteFeCO3
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O AnataseTiO2
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O ForsteriteMg2SiO4
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
O HematiteFe2O3
O Kerolite(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
O LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Maghemite(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe23+O4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O QuartzSiO2
O SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
O Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
O GibbsiteAl(OH)3
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
O Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O RutileTiO2
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
FFluorine
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
F Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
NaSodium
Na PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mg Kerolite(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
Mg LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Al Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Al PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Si HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Si Kerolite(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
Si LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MoissaniteSiC
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S XingzhongitePb2+Ir23+S4
S MiassiteRh17S15
S MilleriteNiS
S LauriteRuS2
S ErlichmaniteOsS2
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
KPotassium
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Ca SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Ti RutileTiO2
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
MnManganese
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mn Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Mn Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
FeIron
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe AwaruiteNi3Fe
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe Maghemite(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe23+O4
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
CoCobalt
Co Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
NiNickel
Ni OrceliteNi5-xAs2, x ~ 0.25
Ni MilleriteNiS
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Ni AwaruiteNi3Fe
Ni Kerolite(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
Ni Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AsArsenic
As OrceliteNi5-xAs2, x ~ 0.25
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
RuRuthenium
Ru Iridium var. Ruthenosmiridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Ru LauriteRuS2
Ru Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
RhRhodium
Rh MiassiteRh17S15
OsOsmium
Os Iridium var. Ruthenosmiridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Os ErlichmaniteOsS2
Os Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
IrIridium
Ir Iridium var. Ruthenosmiridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Ir XingzhongitePb2+Ir23+S4
Ir Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
PbLead
Pb XingzhongitePb2+Ir23+S4
UUranium
U UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O

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References

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Wells, M.A., Ramanaidou, E.R., Verral, M., Tessarolo, C. (2009) Mineralogy and crystal chemistry of “garnierites” in the Goro lateritic nickel deposit, New Caledonia. European Journal of Mineralogy, 21, p.467-483.

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