Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tres Hermanas Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Luna County | Shaft (Reclaimed) |
| New Mexico | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 52' 52'' North , 107° 44' 16'' West
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Mindat Locality ID:
291734
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:291734:7
GUID (UUID V4):
431014cd-178b-40eb-9d1b-d22bb6fca121
A N-S-trending range located W of El Paso, Texas, S of Interstate highway 10, just N of the Mexican border.
Note: The geographic coordinates presented are taken from the North Peak topo map (GNIS database preferred). The USGS GNIS database presents 4 sets of coordinates for this range.
GEOLOGY:
Sedimentary Rocks: Paleozoic rocks. The bulk of the Tres Hermanas Mountains is composed of a quartz monzonite stock that intruded Paleozoic and Cre-Paleozoic sequence exposed ranges from Silurian to Permian, including the following formations: Silurian, Fusselman dolomite; Mississippian, Lake Valley (Escabrosa) limestone; Pennsylvanian, undifferentiated limestones; Permian, Hueco formation.
The principal outcrop of Paleozoic rocks is along two adjacent ridges extending northward from North Sister Peak. In this locality the beds dip from 10 to 60 degrees east. A fairly complete section is exposed, starting with the Fusselman dolomite at the base of the west ridge, and continuing through to the Hueco formation on the crest of the east ridge. The only depositional period not represented is that of the Devonian Percha shale; this formation is not exposed because of faulting.
Paleozoic rocks are exposed elsewhere along the northern half of the periphery of the quartz monzonite stock; contact metamorphism, however, has so completely altered the sediments as to prevent accurate age correlations. Marbleization and silicification are the principal types of alteration, but considerable amounts of magnesium and calcium silicates also have been formed in certain areas.
Cretaceous rocks: A low northwest-trending ridge in the western part of the district is composed of Lower Cretaceous sediments, the only Mesozoic rocks exposed in the area. The sequence exposed here is similar to that exposed in the Victorio Mountains. Medium-bedded, gray to dark-gray limestones are interbedded with cobble conglomerates, shale, and sandstone. The conglomerates contain well-rounded cobbles of limestone and dolomite believed to have been derived from the erosion of Paleozoic rocks. The matrix cementing the conglomerates is practically all calcite, little quartz being visible in the unaltered beds.
Tertiary Igneous Rocks:
Early latite: The earliest evidence of igneous activity in the Tres Hermanas Mountains is a sequence of latite breccias, tuffs, and subordinate flows. The main exposure of these rocks is in the western part of the district. Here approximately 3 square miles is covered with light-grayish-tan to gray quartz latite, most of which is volcanic breccia and tuff, but a porphyritic to aphanitic variety of light-gray latite is exposed in the immediate vicinity of the Cincinnati mine.
The age relationship between the Lower Cretaceous sediments and the early latite sequence is not clear. A northwest-striking fault appears to form the contact between the two rocks in the western part of the district (pl. 1); nevertheless, the latite is believed to be Tertiary. This is substantiated by the fact that igneous rock fragments are absent in the Cretaceous conglomerate beds. The latite directly overlies Paleozoic rocks northwest of the Marie vein; thus, there must have been consider-the latite.
Andesite: Almost the entire southern edge of the Tres Hermanas Mountains is surrounded by a group of rounded hills composed of andesite flows, breccias, and tuffs. The rock is purplish gray and is layered to massive. Along the northeastern margin of the mountain, an arc-shaped body of intrusive hornblende andesite porphyry has invaded the Paleozoic rocks. This intrusion, though closely related in age, is considered to be later than the extrusive andesite. The general appearance of the contact between the early latite sequence and the extrusive andesite indicates that the latter is the younger; i.e., it overlies the latite.
Quartz monzonite. An almost circular stock of quartz monzonite, covering in excess of 10 square miles, forms the central portion of the Tres Hermanas Mountains. Erosion of this stock has formed numerous almost conical peaks, three of which are so similar that the name Tres Hermanas (Spanish for "Three Sisters") was given to the range.
The stock is composed of medium- to fine-grained, equigranular to slightly porphyritic, pinkish-gray to brownish-gray quartz monzonite. The rock has invaded the andesite sequence along the southern edge of the stock, and Paleozoic sediments along the northern boundary. These contacts are definitely intrusive, numerous dikes and small apophyses extending outward from the central mass into the older rocks.
Later latite: A series of latite breccias, tuffs, and flows, similar to the early lathe sequence, but definitely younger than the andesite; is exposed at the southern end of the mountains (fig. 5). The sequence is, on the whole, more acidic than the earlier latite, and probably includes some rhyolite.
A small body of the later latite appears to have invaded both the andesite and earlier latite in the southwest corner of sec. 4, T. 28 S., R. 9 W. (pl. 1). The later latite is almost indistinguishable from the earlier latite, except that the former is of lighter color and more com-pact. Two prongs of latite extend into the andesite along the eastern margin of this small body, indicating that the lathe is definitely later than the andesite.
Monzonite, latite, and rhyolite dikes: The emplacement of the quartz monzonite stock was accompanied by the formation of numerous dikes, which extended outward from the stock along fractures formed during the intrusion. The composition of these dikes is identical with that of the main stock; however, they vary from aphanitic to porphyritic in texture, owing to the more rapid cooling conditions that prevailed away from the stock. Several of these monzonite-latite dikes are shown in the south-central portion of Plate 1. This type of dike is probably present throughout much of the early latite sequence, but similarity between the latite and the monzonitic dike rock makes the field identification of these dikes difficult.
The quartz monzonite stock itself is cut by several latite to rhyolite dikes. These dikes are necessarily younger than those aforementioned. They may represent a later magmatic stage of the stock itself, or the dikes may be related to the later latite series.
Basalt Dikes: Several basalt dikes cut all the known Tertiary rocks. These dikes, probably of late-Tertiary or early-Quaternary age, are related to the scattered basalt flows present around the flanks of the Tres Hermanas Mountains. Additional age correlations, however, will be necessary before these basaltic dikes can be dated accurately.
Quaternary Rocks: The mountain group is surrounded by a bolson plain. Superimposed on this are numerous recent alluvial fans, which extend outward from the mountains along the principal arroyos. Several small, isolated olivine basalt flows appear to rest on older layers of alluvium, pointing to the probable existence of some Tertiary alluvium underneath the more re-cent deposits. This assumption is substantiated by the presence of Gila(?) conglomerate in a railroad cut 7 miles west of Columbus.
The principal outcrop of Paleozoic rocks is along two adjacent ridges extending northward from North Sister Peak. In this locality the beds dip from 10 to 60 degrees east. A fairly complete section is exposed, starting with the Fusselman dolomite at the base of the west ridge, and continuing through to the Hueco formation on the crest of the east ridge. The only depositional period not represented is that of the Devonian Percha shale; this formation is not exposed because of faulting.
Paleozoic rocks are exposed elsewhere along the northern half of the periphery of the quartz monzonite stock; contact metamorphism, however, has so completely altered the sediments as to prevent accurate age correlations. Marbleization and silicification are the principal types of alteration, but considerable amounts of magnesium and calcium silicates also have been formed in certain areas.
Cretaceous rocks: A low northwest-trending ridge in the western part of the district is composed of Lower Cretaceous sediments, the only Mesozoic rocks exposed in the area. The sequence exposed here is similar to that exposed in the Victorio Mountains. Medium-bedded, gray to dark-gray limestones are interbedded with cobble conglomerates, shale, and sandstone. The conglomerates contain well-rounded cobbles of limestone and dolomite believed to have been derived from the erosion of Paleozoic rocks. The matrix cementing the conglomerates is practically all calcite, little quartz being visible in the unaltered beds.
Tertiary Igneous Rocks:
Early latite: The earliest evidence of igneous activity in the Tres Hermanas Mountains is a sequence of latite breccias, tuffs, and subordinate flows. The main exposure of these rocks is in the western part of the district. Here approximately 3 square miles is covered with light-grayish-tan to gray quartz latite, most of which is volcanic breccia and tuff, but a porphyritic to aphanitic variety of light-gray latite is exposed in the immediate vicinity of the Cincinnati mine.
The age relationship between the Lower Cretaceous sediments and the early latite sequence is not clear. A northwest-striking fault appears to form the contact between the two rocks in the western part of the district (pl. 1); nevertheless, the latite is believed to be Tertiary. This is substantiated by the fact that igneous rock fragments are absent in the Cretaceous conglomerate beds. The latite directly overlies Paleozoic rocks northwest of the Marie vein; thus, there must have been consider-the latite.
Andesite: Almost the entire southern edge of the Tres Hermanas Mountains is surrounded by a group of rounded hills composed of andesite flows, breccias, and tuffs. The rock is purplish gray and is layered to massive. Along the northeastern margin of the mountain, an arc-shaped body of intrusive hornblende andesite porphyry has invaded the Paleozoic rocks. This intrusion, though closely related in age, is considered to be later than the extrusive andesite. The general appearance of the contact between the early latite sequence and the extrusive andesite indicates that the latter is the younger; i.e., it overlies the latite.
Quartz monzonite. An almost circular stock of quartz monzonite, covering in excess of 10 square miles, forms the central portion of the Tres Hermanas Mountains. Erosion of this stock has formed numerous almost conical peaks, three of which are so similar that the name Tres Hermanas (Spanish for "Three Sisters") was given to the range.
The stock is composed of medium- to fine-grained, equigranular to slightly porphyritic, pinkish-gray to brownish-gray quartz monzonite. The rock has invaded the andesite sequence along the southern edge of the stock, and Paleozoic sediments along the northern boundary. These contacts are definitely intrusive, numerous dikes and small apophyses extending outward from the central mass into the older rocks.
Later latite: A series of latite breccias, tuffs, and flows, similar to the early lathe sequence, but definitely younger than the andesite; is exposed at the southern end of the mountains (fig. 5). The sequence is, on the whole, more acidic than the earlier latite, and probably includes some rhyolite.
A small body of the later latite appears to have invaded both the andesite and earlier latite in the southwest corner of sec. 4, T. 28 S., R. 9 W. (pl. 1). The later latite is almost indistinguishable from the earlier latite, except that the former is of lighter color and more com-pact. Two prongs of latite extend into the andesite along the eastern margin of this small body, indicating that the lathe is definitely later than the andesite.
Monzonite, latite, and rhyolite dikes: The emplacement of the quartz monzonite stock was accompanied by the formation of numerous dikes, which extended outward from the stock along fractures formed during the intrusion. The composition of these dikes is identical with that of the main stock; however, they vary from aphanitic to porphyritic in texture, owing to the more rapid cooling conditions that prevailed away from the stock. Several of these monzonite-latite dikes are shown in the south-central portion of Plate 1. This type of dike is probably present throughout much of the early latite sequence, but similarity between the latite and the monzonitic dike rock makes the field identification of these dikes difficult.
The quartz monzonite stock itself is cut by several latite to rhyolite dikes. These dikes are necessarily younger than those aforementioned. They may represent a later magmatic stage of the stock itself, or the dikes may be related to the later latite series.
Basalt Dikes: Several basalt dikes cut all the known Tertiary rocks. These dikes, probably of late-Tertiary or early-Quaternary age, are related to the scattered basalt flows present around the flanks of the Tres Hermanas Mountains. Additional age correlations, however, will be necessary before these basaltic dikes can be dated accurately.
Quaternary Rocks: The mountain group is surrounded by a bolson plain. Superimposed on this are numerous recent alluvial fans, which extend outward from the mountains along the principal arroyos. Several small, isolated olivine basalt flows appear to rest on older layers of alluvium, pointing to the probable existence of some Tertiary alluvium underneath the more re-cent deposits. This assumption is substantiated by the presence of Gila(?) conglomerate in a railroad cut 7 miles west of Columbus.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Bromargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgBr |
| β | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Hetaerolite | 4.BB.10 | ZnMn2O4 |
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
| β | var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
| β | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | RomanΓ¨chite | 4.DK.10 | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| β | Zincite | 4.AB.20 | ZnO |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| β | Aurichalcite | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β | Hydrozincite | 5.BA.15 | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| β | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| β | Fornacite | 7.FC.10 | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
| β | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| β | Molybdofornacite | 7.FC.10 | Pb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH) |
| β | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| β | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Conichalcite | 8.BH.35 | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| β | Descloizite | 8.BH.40 | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| β | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| β | Mottramite | 8.BH.40 | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| β | Pyromorphite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| β | Vanadinite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β | var. Oligoclase | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| β | Andradite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| β | Antigorite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| β | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1 |
| β | Cordierite | 9.CJ.10 | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| β | Cummingtonite | 9.DE.05 | β»{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| β | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| β | Dumortierite | 9.AJ.10 | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β | Gehlenite | 9.BB.10 | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
| β | Grossular | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| β | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O |
| β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| β | Merwinite | 9.AD.15 | Ca3Mg(SiO4)2 |
| β | Monticellite | 9.AC.10 | CaMgSiO4 |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Prehnite | 9.DP.20 | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| β | Spurrite | 9.AH.15 | Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3) |
| β | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| β | Vesuvianite | 9.BG.35 | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(β»4)β»[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| β | Willemite | 9.AA.05 | Zn2SiO4 |
| β | Wollastonite | 9.DG.05 | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| β | Zoisite | 9.BG.10 | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β | Γ kermanite | 9.BB.10 | Ca2Mg[Si2O7] |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| β | 'Calamine' | - | |
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| β | 'Grossular-Hibschite Series' | - | |
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
| β | 'Manganese Oxides' | - | |
| β | 'Mimetite-Vanadinite Series' | - | |
| β | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
| β | 'Scapolite' | - | |
| β | 'Wad' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Molybdofornacite | Pb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH) |
| H | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| H | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Cummingtonite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| H | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| H | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| H | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
| H | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | β Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | β Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| H | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| H | β Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| H | β RomanΓ¨chite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| C | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| C | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | β Spurrite | Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3) |
| C | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Molybdofornacite | Pb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH) |
| O | β Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| O | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| O | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| O | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| O | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| O | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Gehlenite | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | β Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | β Cummingtonite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | β Spurrite | Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3) |
| O | β Monticellite | CaMgSiO4 |
| O | β Merwinite | Ca3Mg(SiO4)2 |
| O | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| O | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| O | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| O | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| O | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
| O | β Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | β Zincite | ZnO |
| O | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | β Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| O | β Γ kermanite | Ca2Mg[Si2O7] |
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | β Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | β Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | β Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| O | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| O | β Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | β Hetaerolite | ZnMn2O4 |
| O | β RomanΓ¨chite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| O | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | β Cummingtonite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | β Monticellite | CaMgSiO4 |
| Mg | β Merwinite | Ca3Mg(SiO4)2 |
| Mg | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Mg | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Mg | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Mg | β Γ kermanite | Ca2Mg[Si2O7] |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | β Gehlenite | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
| Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | β Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Al | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Al | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Al | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| Si | β Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Si | β Gehlenite | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
| Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | β Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | β Cummingtonite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Spurrite | Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3) |
| Si | β Monticellite | CaMgSiO4 |
| Si | β Merwinite | Ca3Mg(SiO4)2 |
| Si | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Si | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Si | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Si | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | β Γ kermanite | Ca2Mg[Si2O7] |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Si | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | β Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Molybdofornacite | Pb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH) |
| P | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Cl | β Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Cl | β Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Cl | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| K | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | β Gehlenite | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
| Ca | β Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | β Spurrite | Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3) |
| Ca | β Monticellite | CaMgSiO4 |
| Ca | β Merwinite | Ca3Mg(SiO4)2 |
| Ca | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Ca | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Ca | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Ca | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Γ kermanite | Ca2Mg[Si2O7] |
| Ca | β Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | β Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| V | β Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| V | β Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | β Molybdofornacite | Pb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH) |
| Cr | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | β Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Mn | β Hetaerolite | ZnMn2O4 |
| Mn | β RomanΓ¨chite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | β Vesuvianite | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
| Fe | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | β Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Molybdofornacite | Pb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH) |
| Cu | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
| Cu | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Cu | β Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Zn | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Zn | β Zincite | ZnO |
| Zn | β Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| Zn | β Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Zn | β Hetaerolite | ZnMn2O4 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Molybdofornacite | Pb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH) |
| As | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| As | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
| Br | Bromine | |
| Br | β Bromargyrite | AgBr |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | β Molybdofornacite | Pb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH) |
| Mo | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Ag | β Bromargyrite | AgBr |
| Ag | β Silver | Ag |
| Ag | β Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | β RomanΓ¨chite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Molybdofornacite | Pb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH) |
| Pb | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Pb | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
| Pb | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
| Pb | β Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Pb | β Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| Pb | β Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| Pb | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
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