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La Paz Department, Bolivia
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Metals, other than the Platinum Group | ||
| Copper | 1.1.1.3 | Cu |
| Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
| Silver | 1.1.1.2 | Ag |
| Tin | 1.1.13.1 | Sn |
| Semi-metals and non-metals | ||
| Antimony | 1.3.1.2 | Sb |
| Bismuth | 1.3.1.4 | Bi |
| Diamond | 1.3.6.1 | C |
| Sulphur | 1.3.5.1 | S8 |
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | ||
| AmXp, with m:p > 3:1 | ||
| Algodonite | 2.1.1.1 | (Cu1-xAsx) |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:1 | ||
| Domeykite | 2.2.2.1 | Cu3As |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:1 | ||
| Acanthite | 2.4.1.1 | Ag2S |
| Chalcocite | 2.4.7.1 | Cu2S |
| Digenite | 2.4.7.3 | Cu9S5 |
| Stromeyerite | 2.4.6.1 | AgCuS |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:2 | ||
| Bornite | 2.5.2.1 | Cu5FeS4 |
| Umangite | 2.5.1.1 | Cu3Se2 |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 4:3 | ||
| Ikunolite | 2.6.2.3 | Bi4(S,Se)3 |
| 'Joséite' | 2.6.2.1 | Bi4TeS2 |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 9:8 | ||
| Pentlandite | 2.7.1.1 | (Fe,Ni)9S8 |
| AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | ||
| Cinnabar | 2.8.14.1 | HgS |
| Covellite | 2.8.12.1 | CuS |
| Galena | 2.8.1.1 | PbS |
| Greenockite | 2.8.7.2 | CdS |
| Pyrrhotite | 2.8.10.1 | Fe1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17) |
| Realgar | 2.8.21.1 | As4S4 |
| Sphalerite | 2.8.2.1 | ZnS |
| Wurtzite | 2.8.7.1 | (Zn,Fe)S |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1 | ||
| Chalcopyrite | 2.9.1.1 | CuFeS2 |
| Hocartite | 2.9.2.6 | Ag2(Fe2+,Zn)SnS4 |
| Stannite | 2.9.2.1 | Cu2(Fe,Zn)SnS4 |
| Teallite | 2.9.10.1 | (Pb,Sn)SnS2 |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:3 | ||
| Bismuthinite | 2.11.2.3 | Bi2S3 |
| Stibnite | 2.11.2.1 | Sb2S3 |
| Tetradymite | 2.11.7.1 | Bi2Te2S |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | ||
| Arsenopyrite | 2.12.4.1 | FeAsS |
| Calaverite | 2.12.13.2 | AuTe2 |
| Löllingite | 2.12.2.9 | FeAs2 |
| Marcasite | 2.12.2.1 | FeS2 |
| Molybdenite | 2.12.10.1 | MoS2 |
| Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
| Ullmannite | 2.12.3.3 | NiSbS |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Maucherite | 2.16.16.1 | Ni11As8 |
| Rickardite | 2.16.15.1 | Cu7Te5 |
| Group 3 - SULFOSALTS | ||
| ø > 4 | ||
| Pearceite | 3.1.8.1 | [(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| Polybasite | 3.1.7.2 | [(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| ø = 4 | ||
| Enargite | 3.2.1.1 | Cu3AsS4 |
| Famatinite | 3.2.2.2 | Cu3SbS4 |
| Hauchecornite | 3.2.5.1 | Ni9Bi(Sb,Bi)S8 |
| Luzonite | 3.2.2.1 | Cu3AsS4 |
| Stephanite | 3.2.4.1 | Ag5SbS4 |
| 3 <ø < 4 | ||
| Freibergite | 3.3.6.3 | Ag6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S13-x |
| Geocronite | 3.3.1.2 | Pb14(Sb,As)6S23 |
| Jordanite | 3.3.1.1 | Pb14(As,Sb)6S23 |
| Tennantite | 3.3.6.2 | Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13 |
| Tetrahedrite | 3.3.6.1 | Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
| ø = 3 | ||
| Aikinite | 3.4.5.1 | PbCuBiS3 |
| Bournonite | 3.4.3.2 | PbCuSbS3 |
| Freieslebenite | 3.4.6.2 | AgPbSbS3 |
| Proustite | 3.4.1.1 | Ag3AsS3 |
| Pyrargyrite | 3.4.1.2 | Ag3SbS3 |
| Wittichenite | 3.4.8.1 | Cu3BiS3 |
| 2.5 < ø < 3 | ||
| Boulangerite | 3.5.2.1 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| 2 < ø < 2.49 | ||
| Jamesonite | 3.6.7.1 | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| ø = 2 | ||
| Berthierite | 3.7.9.3 | FeSb2S4 |
| Chalcostibite | 3.7.5.1 | CuSbS2 |
| Emplectite | 3.7.5.2 | CuBiS2 |
| Matildite | 3.7.1.1 | AgBiS2 |
| Miargyrite | 3.7.3.2 | AgSbS2 |
| 1 < ø < 2 | ||
| Benjaminite | 3.8.10.3 | (Ag,Cu)3(Bi,Pb)7S12 |
| Cuprobismutite | 3.8.2.1 | Cu8AgBi12S24 |
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | ||
| A2X | ||
| Cuprite | 4.1.1.1 | Cu2O |
| AX | ||
| Tenorite | 4.2.3.1 | CuO |
| A2X3 | ||
| Bismite | 4.3.10.2 | Bi2O3 |
| Corundum | 4.3.1.1 | Al2O3 |
| Hematite | 4.3.1.2 | Fe2O3 |
| Ilmenite | 4.3.5.1 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Valentinite | 4.3.11.1 | Sb2O3 |
| AX2 | ||
| Anatase | 4.4.4.1 | TiO2 |
| Cassiterite | 4.4.1.5 | SnO2 |
| Cervantite | 4.4.16.1 | Sb3+Sb5+O4 |
| Rutile | 4.4.1.1 | TiO2 |
| AX3 | ||
| Tungstite | 4.5.2.1 | WO3 · H2O |
| Group 6 - HYDROXIDES AND OXIDES CONTAINING HYDROXYL | ||
| XO(OH) | ||
| Goethite | 6.1.1.2 | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES | ||
| AB2X4 | ||
| Magnetite | 7.2.2.3 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Spinel | 7.2.1.1 | MgAl2O4 |
| Group 9 - NORMAL HALIDES | ||
| AX | ||
| Chlorargyrite | 9.1.4.1 | AgCl |
| AX2 | ||
| Fluorite | 9.2.1.1 | CaF2 |
| Group 11 - HALIDE COMPLEXES | ||
| Aluminofluorides - Isolated Octahedra | ||
| Colquiriite (TL) | 11.6.3.1 | CaLi[AlF6] |
| Gearksutite | 11.6.8.1 | Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)] |
| Group 12 - COMPOUND HALIDES | ||
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Creedite | 12.1.4.1 | Ca3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 2H2O |
| Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | ||
| A(XO3) | ||
| Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
| Cerussite | 14.1.3.4 | PbCO3 |
| Rhodochrosite | 14.1.1.4 | MnCO3 |
| Siderite | 14.1.1.3 | FeCO3 |
| AB(XO3)2 | ||
| Ankerite | 14.2.1.2 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Group 16a - ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | ||
| Azurite | 16a.2.1.1 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Bismutite | 16a.3.5.1 | (BiO)2CO3 |
| Malachite | 16a.3.1.1 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 28 - ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | ||
| AXO4 | ||
| Anhydrite | 28.3.2.1 | CaSO4 |
| Baryte | 28.3.1.1 | BaSO4 |
| Celestine | 28.3.1.2 | SrSO4 |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Glauberite | 28.4.2.1 | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| Group 29 - HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | ||
| A2XO4·xH2O | ||
| Mirabilite | 29.2.2.1 | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| AXO4·xH2O | ||
| Gypsum | 29.6.3.1 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Melanterite | 29.6.10.1 | FeSO4 · 7H2O |
| AB2(XO4)4·H2O | ||
| Pickeringite | 29.7.3.1 | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Group 30 - ANHYDROUS SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | ||
| (AB)m(XO4)pZq, where m:p>2:1 | ||
| Brochantite | 30.1.3.1 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| (AB)2(XO4)Zq | ||
| Alunite | 30.2.4.1 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Jarosite | 30.2.5.1 | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Group 31 - HYDRATED SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | ||
| (AB)m(XO4)pZq·xH2O, where m:p > 6:1 | ||
| Connellite | 31.1.1.1 | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Copiapite | 31.10.5.1 | Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| Group 38 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, AND VANADATES | ||
| ABXO4 | ||
| Triphylite | 38.1.1.1 | LiFe2+PO4 |
| (AB)3(XO4)2 | ||
| Lammerite (TL) | 38.3.8.1 | Cu3(AsO4)2 |
| AXO4 | ||
| Heterosite | 38.4.1.1 | (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4 |
| Group 39 - HYDRATED ACID PHOSPHATES,ARSENATES AND VANADATES | ||
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Braithwaiteite (TL) | 39.3.16. | NaCu5Ti2Sb2(AsO4)(HAsO4)2O2 · 8H2O |
| Group 40 - HYDRATED NORMAL PHOSPHATES,ARSENATES AND VANADATES | ||
| A3(XO4)2·xH2O | ||
| Erythrite | 40.3.6.3 | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Vivianite | 40.3.6.1 | Fe2+3(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| (AB)5(XO4)2·xH2O | ||
| Scorodite | 40.4.1.3 | FeAsO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 41 - ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | ||
| (AB)2(XO4)Zq | ||
| Austinite | 41.5.1.3 | CaZn(AsO4)(OH) |
| Mottramite | 41.5.2.2 | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| A2(XO4)Zq | ||
| Triplite | 41.6.1.2 | (Mn2+,Fe2+)2(PO4)(F,OH) |
| A5(XO4)3Zq | ||
| Fluorapatite | 41.8.1.1 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Mimetite | 41.8.4.2 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| (AB)3(XO4)2Zq | ||
| Lazulite | 41.10.1.1 | (Mg,Fe2+)Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| Group 42 - HYDRATED PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | ||
| (AB)7(XO4)4Zq·xH2O | ||
| Lavendulan | 42.9.4.2 | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Group 43 - COMPOUND PHOSPHATES, ETC. | ||
| Hydrated Compound Phosphates, etc·, Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | ||
| Chalcophyllite | 43.5.14.1 | Cu18Al2(SO4)3(AsO4)3(OH)27 · 33H2O |
| 'Pitticite' | 43.5.3.1 | (Fe, SO4, AsO4, H2O) ? |
| Group 44 - ANTIMONATES | ||
| A2X2O6(O,OH,F) | ||
| Oxyplumboroméite | 44.1.1.2 | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| Group 48 - ANHYDROUS MOLYBDATES AND TUNGSTATES | ||
| AXO4 | ||
| Ferberite | 48.1.1.2 | FeWO4 |
| Hübnerite | 48.1.1.1 | MnWO4 |
| Scheelite | 48.1.2.1 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 49 - HYDRATED MOLYBDATES AND TUNGSTATES | ||
| Hydrated Normal Molybdates and Tungstates | ||
| Ferrimolybdite | 49.2.1.1 | Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O |
| Group 51 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only | ||
| Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in [6] and >[6] coordination | ||
| Almandine | 51.4.3a.2 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in >[6] coordination | ||
| Zircon | 51.5.2.1 | ZrSiO4 |
| Group 52 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups and O,OH,F,H2O | ||
| Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [4] and >[4] coordination | ||
| Andalusite | 52.2.2b.1 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Staurolite | 52.2.3.1 | (Fe2+,Mg,Zn)1.5-2Al9(SiO4)4O6(OH,O)2 |
| Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [6] coordination only | ||
| Topaz | 52.3.1.1 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [6] and/or >[6] coordination | ||
| Titanite | 52.4.3.1 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Group 56 - SOROSILICATES Si2O7 Groups, With Additional O, OH, F and H2O | ||
| Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [4] and/or >[4] coordination | ||
| Ilvaite ? | 56.2.3.3 | CaFe2+2Fe3+(Si2O7)O(OH) |
| Group 58 - SOROSILICATES Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups | ||
| Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups with cations in [6] and higher coordination; single and double groups (n = 1, 2) | ||
| Epidote | 58.2.1a.7 | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Group 61 - CYCLOSILICATES Six-Membered Rings | ||
| Six-Membered Rings with Al substituted rings | ||
| Cordierite | 61.2.1.1 | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Six-Membered Rings with borate groups | ||
| Schorl | 61.3.1.10 | Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Group 65 - INOSILICATES Single-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=1) | ||
| Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 with chains P=2 | ||
| Diopside | 65.1.3a.1 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Spodumene | 65.1.4.1 | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 with chains P=3 | ||
| Wollastonite | 65.2.1.1c | CaSiO3 |
| Group 66 - INOSILICATES Double-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=2) | ||
| Amphiboles - Mg-Fe-Mn-Li subgroup | ||
| Tremolite | 66.1.3a.1 | ☐{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | ||
| Sheets of 6-membered rings with 1:1 layers | ||
| Bismutoferrite | 71.1.3.1 | Fe3+2Bi(SiO4)2(OH) |
| Cronstedtite | 71.1.4.7 | Fe2+2Fe3+((Si,Fe3+)2O5)(OH)4 |
| Dickite | 71.1.1.1 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers | ||
| Muscovite | 71.2.2a.1 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Sheets of 6-membered rings interlayered 1:1, 2:1, and octahedra | ||
| Chamosite | 71.4.1.7 | (Fe2+,Mg)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Group 74 - PHYLLOSILICATES Modulated Layers | ||
| Modulated Layers with joined strips | ||
| Chrysocolla | 74.3.2.1 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O (x < 1) |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | ||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | ||
| Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with H2O and organics | ||
| Opal | 75.2.1.1 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Group 76 - TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework | ||
| Al-Si Framework with Al-Si frameworks | ||
| Albite | 76.1.3.1 | NaAlSi3O8 |
| Orthoclase | 76.1.1.1 | KAlSi3O8 |
| Unclassified Minerals | ||
| 'Apatite' | - | |
| Aragonite | - | CaCO3 |
| 'Biotite' | - | |
| Celestine var: Barian Celestine | - | (Sr,Ba)SO4 |
| 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| 'Columbite' | - | (Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)2O6 |
| 'Farallonite' | - | 2MgO · W2O5 · SiO2 · nH2O? |
| 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| Ferberite var: Reinite | - | FeWO4 |
| Galena var: Argentiferous Galena | - | PbS |
| 'Garnet' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Gersdorffite var: Antimonian Gersdorffite | - | Ni(As,Sb)S |
| Gold var: Electrum | - | (Au, Ag) |
| Hematite var: Specularite | - | Fe2O3 |
| 'K Feldspar' | - | |
| 'var: Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| Kaolinite | - | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Lemanskiite ? | - | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Lepidolite | - | |
| 'Limonite' | - | FeO(OH) · nH2O |
| 'Manganese Oxides' | - | |
| Melanterite var: Cuprian Melanterite | - | (Fe,Cu)SO4 · 7H2O |
| 'Melnikovite' | - | |
| 'Mica Group' | - | |
| 'Monazite' | - | |
| Muscovite var: Chacaltaîte | - | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| var: Sericite | - | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Nacrite | - | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Opal var: Diatomite | - | SiO2 · nH2O |
| var: Opal-AN | - | SiO2 · nH2O |
| 'Petrified Wood' | - | |
| Quartz var: Chalcedony | - | SiO2 |
| var: Rock Crystal | - | SiO2 |
| var: Smoky Quartz | - | SiO2 |
| 'Schalenblende' | - | |
| 'Silesite' | - | |
| Skutterudite var: Smaltite | - | (Co,Fe,Ni)As2 |
| Sphalerite var: Marmatite | - | (Zn,Fe)S |
| 'Tourmaline' | - | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| 'Wolframite' | - | (Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4 |
196 entries listed. 175 valid minerals.
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