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Mountain Pass District, Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 28' 42'' North , 115° 31' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.47860,-115.53250
GeoHash:
G#: 9qmcffxvc
GRN:
N24W68
Type:
Mining District
KΓΆppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
64624
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:64624:9
GUID (UUID V4):
dc99b0ff-1821-489c-9bdf-d15a80a933c7


The Mountain Pass District is a baryte-Nb-Th-REE mining area located at Mountain Pass, along the N side of Interstate highway 15, in the Clark Mountains. It contains one of the largest single concentrations of baryte in the world. The baryte occurs in veins with rare-earth minerals.

The Mountain Pass District is in a block of metamorphic rocks of Precambrian age. The rocks are gneisses, schists, migmatites, granitic pegmatites and small amounts of foliated mafic rocks. The block is bounded on the north by a fault, on the east and south by alluvium of the Ivanpah Valley, and on the west by the Clark Mountain normal fault that brings volcanic and sedimentary rocks of Paleozoic age into contact with rocks of Precambrian age.

The vein deposits are related to several large intrusive bodies and several hundred thin dikes of potash-rich rocks of probable Precambrian age that cut the metamorphic complex. The composition of these igneous rocks ranges from biotite shonkinite through syenite to granite. The granitic rocks generally appear to be the youngest and the shonkinites the oldest in the cycle of intrusion. Rare earths and barite are most abundant in and near the SW side of the largest shonkinite-syenite body, which is about 6,300 feet long. Most of the 200 carbonate-rich veins mapped by Olson and others are less than 6 feet thick, but one large body of carbonate rock near the Sulphide Queen Mine is 2,400 feet long and has an average width of 400 feet. This large body has more than 10 times the exposed area of all the other veins combined.

The bulk composition of the ore is about 20% baryte, 60% carbonate minerals (calcite, dolomite, ankerite, and siderite), 10% RRE-bearing fluocarbonate minerals (chiefly basnΓ€site), and 10% quartz and silicates.

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

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
β“˜ Aegirine-augite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ 'Alkali Feldspar'
β“˜ Allanite-(Ce)
Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ 'Ancylite'
β“˜ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Colour: White to cream
Description: Includes ferroan material.
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Description: A minor constituent here.
β“˜ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Arfvedsonite
Formula: [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ Baddeleyite
Formula: ZrO2
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Description: Occurs as largely massive material forming a large portion of the mineralization here (20% to 25% of the carbonate bodies).
References:
Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 294
USGS Open File report 2010-5220
Jaffe, H.W., et al (1953), Sahamalite, a new rare earth carbonate mineral, American Mineralogist: 38: 721-754
Olson, Jerry Chipman, Shawe, D.R., Pray, L.C., Sharpe, W.N., and Hewlett, D.F. (1954), Geology of the rare-earth deposits of the Mountain Pass district, San Bernardino County California, USGS 261 pp.: 34
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 98
Weber, F.H., Jr. (1966b), Mineral resources of California: Barite. California Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin: 191: 94-98
Davis, Fenelon Francis and J.R. Evans (1973) Mining activity in California, July 1972 through June 1973. California Division Mines and Geology California Geology: 26: 291-305
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
Haxel, G. (2005) Ultrapotassic rocks, carbonatite and rare earth element deposit, Mountain Pass, southern California. In: Geology and Mineral Resources of the Mojava National Preserve, southern California. USGS Bulletin 2160.
β“˜ 'BastnΓ€site'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
References:
Olsen et al, 1954
β“˜ BastnΓ€site-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(CO3)F
Description: Crystal aggregates to 3 cm
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
References:
USGS Bulletin 2160
β“˜ Celestine var. Barium-rich Celestine
Formula: (Sr,Ba)SO4
Description: Occurs as abundant crystals to 1 inch (2.5 cm) diameter in a large ankeritic vein.
β“˜ Cerianite-(Ce)
Formula: (Ce4+,Th)O2
β“˜ Cerite-(CeCa)
Formula: (Ce7Ca2)◻Mg(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
References:
USGS Bulletin 2160
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
β“˜ Fluocerite-(Ce)
Formula: CeF3
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Fluorophlogopite
Formula: KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
β“˜ 'K Feldspar'
β“˜ 'Magnesio-fluoro-riebeckite'
Formula: ◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe3+2}(Si8O22)F2
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
References:
USGS Bulletin 2160
β“˜ 'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Description: Occurs as crystals and grains.
β“˜ Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Parisite-(Ce)
Formula: CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Description: Occurs in small amounts. 1 am intergrowths with bastnΓ€site - relatively uncommon.
β“˜ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Description: Exhibits colour mottling suggestive of compositional variations.
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜ Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite
Formula: [(K,Na)][Na2][Mg4Fe3+][Si8O22][(F,OH)2]
β“˜ 'Pseudoleucite'
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Riebeckite
Formula: ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜ 'Riebeckite Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻[Na2][Z2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Description: Occurs as veins up to 12 mm thick.
β“˜ 'Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite'
Formula: ◻[Na2][Z2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Description: Occurs as veins up to 12 mm thick.
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
βœͺ Sahamalite-(Ce) (TL)
Formula: (Mg,Fe)(Ce,La,Nd)2(CO3)4
Type Locality:
Habit: Tabular
Colour: Colourless
Description: Occurs as minute tabular crystals in baryte-dolomite rock.
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Description: Abundant in some veins.
β“˜ Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3
Description: Occurs as cement in a breccia of baryte-carbonate rock.
β“˜ 'Synchysite Group'
β“˜ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜ Tenorite
Formula: CuO
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Colour: Dark red to yellowish brown
Description: Lustrous grains to 3 mm and as 0.5 mm crystals.
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Description: Occurs as a minor constituent.
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

Ce(CO3)Fβ“˜ BastnΓ€site-(Ce)
K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2β“˜ 'Biotite'
CaMg(CO3)2β“˜ Dolomite
◻[Na2][Z2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2β“˜ 'Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite'
(Mg,Fe)(Ce,La,Nd)2(CO3)4β“˜ Sahamalite-(Ce) (TL)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
β“˜Fluocerite-(Ce)3.AC.15CeF3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜Baddeleyite4.DE.35ZrO2
β“˜Cerianite-(Ce)4.DL.05(Ce4+,Th)O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
β“˜Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
β“˜Sahamalite-(Ce) (TL)5.AD.05(Mg,Fe)(Ce,La,Nd)2(CO3)4
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜BastnΓ€site-(Ce)5.BD.20aCe(CO3)F
β“˜Parisite-(Ce)5.BD.20bCaCe2(CO3)3F2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Celestine
var. Barium-rich Celestine		7.AD.35(Sr,Ba)SO4
β“˜Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Cerite-(CeCa)9.AG.20(Ce7Ca2)β—»Mg(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Allanite-(Ce)9.BG.05b(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
β“˜Aegirine-augite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
β“˜Aegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
β“˜'Magnesio-fluoro-riebeckite'9.DE.25β—»{Na2}{Mg3Fe3+2}(Si8O22)F2
β“˜Arfvedsonite9.DE.25[Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜Riebeckite9.DE.25β—»[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite9.DE.25[(K,Na)][Na2][Mg4Fe3+][Si8O22][(F,OH)2]
β“˜Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Fluorophlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
β“˜Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Feldspar Group'-
β“˜'Pseudoleucite'-
β“˜'Synchysite Group'-
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
β“˜'K Feldspar'-
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜'Riebeckite Root Name Group
var. Crocidolite'		-β—»[Na2][Z2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
β“˜'Ancylite'-
β“˜'BastnΓ€site'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
β“˜'Hornblende Root Name Group'-β—»Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
β“˜'Riebeckite Root Name Group'-β—»[Na2][Z2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
β“˜'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
β“˜'Feldspar Group
var. Perthite'		-
β“˜'Alkali Feldspar'-
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ Cerite-(CeCa)(Ce7Ca2)◻Mg(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Riebeckite Root Name Group◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Hβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Hβ“˜ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite[(K,Na)][Na2][Mg4Fe3+][Si8O22][(F,OH)2]
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ BastnΓ€site-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Cβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Cβ“˜ Sahamalite-(Ce)(Mg,Fe)(Ce,La,Nd)2(CO3)4
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Cβ“˜ StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oβ“˜ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Celestine var. Barium-rich Celestine(Sr,Ba)SO4
Oβ“˜ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ BastnΓ€site-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Oβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CelestineSrSO4
Oβ“˜ Cerianite-(Ce)(Ce4+,Th)O2
Oβ“˜ Cerite-(CeCa)(Ce7Ca2)◻Mg(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Oβ“˜ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Oβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ Sahamalite-(Ce)(Mg,Fe)(Ce,La,Nd)2(CO3)4
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ StrontianiteSrCO3
Oβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
Oβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Riebeckite Root Name Group◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Oβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Oβ“˜ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite[(K,Na)][Na2][Mg4Fe3+][Si8O22][(F,OH)2]
Oβ“˜ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oβ“˜ Magnesio-fluoro-riebeckite◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe23+}(Si8O22)F2
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BastnΓ€site-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Fβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fβ“˜ Fluocerite-(Ce)CeF3
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Fβ“˜ Riebeckite Root Name Group◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Fβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Fβ“˜ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Fβ“˜ Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite[(K,Na)][Na2][Mg4Fe3+][Si8O22][(F,OH)2]
Fβ“˜ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Fβ“˜ Magnesio-fluoro-riebeckite◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe23+}(Si8O22)F2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naβ“˜ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Naβ“˜ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Naβ“˜ Riebeckite Root Name Group◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Naβ“˜ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Naβ“˜ Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite[(K,Na)][Na2][Mg4Fe3+][Si8O22][(F,OH)2]
Naβ“˜ Magnesio-fluoro-riebeckite◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe23+}(Si8O22)F2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mgβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgβ“˜ Cerite-(CeCa)(Ce7Ca2)◻Mg(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Sahamalite-(Ce)(Mg,Fe)(Ce,La,Nd)2(CO3)4
Mgβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite[(K,Na)][Na2][Mg4Fe3+][Si8O22][(F,OH)2]
Mgβ“˜ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
Mgβ“˜ Magnesio-fluoro-riebeckite◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe23+}(Si8O22)F2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alβ“˜ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siβ“˜ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ Cerite-(CeCa)(Ce7Ca2)◻Mg(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Riebeckite Root Name Group◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Siβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Siβ“˜ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siβ“˜ Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite[(K,Na)][Na2][Mg4Fe3+][Si8O22][(F,OH)2]
Siβ“˜ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
Siβ“˜ Magnesio-fluoro-riebeckite◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe23+}(Si8O22)F2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Pβ“˜ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ Celestine var. Barium-rich Celestine(Sr,Ba)SO4
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ CelestineSrSO4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Riebeckite Root Name Group◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Clβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Clβ“˜ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite[(K,Na)][Na2][Mg4Fe3+][Si8O22][(F,OH)2]
Kβ“˜ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Caβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Cerite-(CeCa)(Ce7Ca2)◻Mg(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feβ“˜ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Feβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feβ“˜ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Feβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Feβ“˜ Sahamalite-(Ce)(Mg,Fe)(Ce,La,Nd)2(CO3)4
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Feβ“˜ Riebeckite Root Name Group◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Feβ“˜ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Feβ“˜ Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite[(K,Na)][Na2][Mg4Fe3+][Si8O22][(F,OH)2]
Feβ“˜ Magnesio-fluoro-riebeckite◻{Na2}{Mg3Fe23+}(Si8O22)F2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
SrStrontium
Srβ“˜ Celestine var. Barium-rich Celestine(Sr,Ba)SO4
Srβ“˜ CelestineSrSO4
Srβ“˜ StrontianiteSrCO3
YYttrium
Yβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ Celestine var. Barium-rich Celestine(Sr,Ba)SO4
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
LaLanthanum
Laβ“˜ Sahamalite-(Ce)(Mg,Fe)(Ce,La,Nd)2(CO3)4
CeCerium
Ceβ“˜ Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ceβ“˜ BastnΓ€site-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Ceβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ceβ“˜ Cerianite-(Ce)(Ce4+,Th)O2
Ceβ“˜ Cerite-(CeCa)(Ce7Ca2)◻Mg(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3
Ceβ“˜ Fluocerite-(Ce)CeF3
Ceβ“˜ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Ceβ“˜ Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F2
Ceβ“˜ Sahamalite-(Ce)(Mg,Fe)(Ce,La,Nd)2(CO3)4
NdNeodymium
Ndβ“˜ BastnΓ€site(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ndβ“˜ Sahamalite-(Ce)(Mg,Fe)(Ce,La,Nd)2(CO3)4
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
ThThorium
Thβ“˜ Cerianite-(Ce)(Ce4+,Th)O2
Thβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)

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References

Zadra, J.B. et al. (1952) Concentration of bastnaesite and other cerium ores. US Bureau Mines Report of Investigation 4919.
Olson, Jerry Chipman, Shawe, D.R., Pray, L.C., Sharp, W.N. (1954) Rare-earth mineral deposits of the Mountain Pass district, San Bernardino County, California. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 261.
Brobst, D. A. (1958) Barite resources of the United States. Bulletin Vol. 1072B. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b1072b pp.85-86
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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