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Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Metals, other than the Platinum Group | ||
| Awaruite | 1.1.11.4 | Ni3Fe |
| Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
| Semi-metals and non-metals | ||
| Bismuth | 1.3.1.4 | Bi |
| Selenium | 1.3.4.1 | Se |
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | ||
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:1 | ||
| Chalcocite | 2.4.7.1 | Cu2S |
| Digenite | 2.4.7.3 | Cu9S5 |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:2 | ||
| Bornite | 2.5.2.1 | Cu5FeS4 |
| Heazlewoodite | 2.5.3.1 | Ni3S2 |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 9:8 | ||
| Pentlandite | 2.7.1.1 | (Fe,Ni)9S8 |
| AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | ||
| Altaite | 2.8.1.3 | PbTe |
| Galena | 2.8.1.1 | PbS |
| Millerite | 2.8.16.1 | NiS |
| Pyrrhotite | 2.8.10.1 | Fe1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17) |
| Sphalerite | 2.8.2.1 | ZnS |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1 | ||
| Chalcopyrite | 2.9.1.1 | CuFeS2 |
| Stannite | 2.9.2.1 | Cu2(Fe,Zn)SnS4 |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:4 | ||
| Violarite | 2.10.1.8 | Fe2+Ni3+2S4 |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:3 | ||
| Bismuthinite | 2.11.2.3 | Bi2S3 |
| 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 |
| Gersdorffite | 2.12.3.2 | NiAsS |
| Gudmundite | 2.12.4.2 | FeSbS |
| Molybdenite | 2.12.10.1 | MoS2 |
| Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
| Sperrylite | 2.12.1.13 | PtAs2 |
| Hydroxysulfides and Hydrated Sulfides | ||
| Tochilinite | 2.14.2.1 | Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10 |
| Valleriite | 2.14.1.1 | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
| Group 3 - SULFOSALTS | ||
| 3 <ø < 4 | ||
| Tennantite | 3.3.6.2 | (Cu,Ag,Fe,Zn)12As4S13 |
| Tetrahedrite | 3.3.6.1 | (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)12Sb4S13 |
| ø = 3 | ||
| Gladite | 3.4.5.3 | PbCuBi5S9 |
| Gustavite | 3.4.15.3 | Ag3Pb5Bi11S24 |
| ø = 2 | ||
| Emplectite | 3.7.5.2 | CuBiS2 |
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | ||
| A2X3 | ||
| Bismite | 4.3.10.2 | Bi2O3 |
| Hematite | 4.3.1.2 | Fe2O3 |
| Ilmenite | 4.3.5.1 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| AX2 | ||
| Rutile | 4.4.1.1 | TiO2 |
| Group 6 - HYDROXIDES AND OXIDES CONTAINING HYDROXYL | ||
| XO(OH) | ||
| Diaspore | 6.1.1.1 | AlO(OH) |
| Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES | ||
| AB2X4 | ||
| Magnetite | 7.2.2.3 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 8 - MULTIPLE OXIDES CONTAINING NIOBIUM,TANTALUM OR TITANIUM | ||
| A2B2O6(O,OH,F) | ||
| Pyrochlore Supergroup var: Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) | 8.2.3.1 | A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n |
| AB2O6 | ||
| Polycrase-(Y) | 8.3.8.1 | (Y,U)(Ti,Nb)2O6 |
| Group 9 - NORMAL HALIDES | ||
| AX | ||
| Halite | 9.1.1.1 | NaCl |
| AX2 | ||
| Antarcticite ? | 9.2.6.1 | CaCl2 · 6H2O |
| Fluorite | 9.2.1.1 | CaF2 |
| Nickelbischofite (TL) | 9.2.9.2 | NiCl2 · 6H2O |
| Group 10 - OXYHALIDES AND HYDROXYHALIDES | ||
| A2(O,OH)3Xq | ||
| Paratacamite | 10.1.2.1 | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | ||
| A(XO3) | ||
| Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
| Group 16a - ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | ||
| Bismutite | 16a.3.5.1 | (BiO)2CO3 |
| Malachite | 16a.3.1.1 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 16b - HYDRATED CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | ||
| Pyroaurite | 16b.6.2.3 | Mg6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O |
| Stichtite | 16b.6.2.2 | Mg6Cr2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O |
| Coalingite | 16b.7.6.1 | Mg10Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)24 · 2H2O |
| Group 29 - HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | ||
| AXO4·xH2O | ||
| Gypsum | 29.6.3.1 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Hexahydrite | 29.6.8.1 | MgSO4 · 6H2O |
| Morenosite | 29.6.11.3 | NiSO4 · 7H2O |
| Retgersite | 29.6.9.1 | NiSO4 · 6H2O |
| Group 30 - ANHYDROUS SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | ||
| (AB)2(XO4)Zq | ||
| Cannonite | 30.2.9.1 | Bi2(SO4)O(OH)2 |
| Group 38 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, AND VANADATES | ||
| ABXO4 | ||
| Lithiophilite | 38.1.1.2 | LiMn2+PO4 |
| Group 48 - ANHYDROUS MOLYBDATES AND TUNGSTATES | ||
| AXO4 | ||
| Wulfenite | 48.1.3.1 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 51 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only | ||
| Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in [4] coordination | ||
| Phenakite | 51.1.1.1 | Be2SiO4 |
| Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in [6] and >[6] coordination | ||
| Andradite | 51.4.3b.1 | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| Spessartine | 51.4.3a.3 | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| 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 |
| Kyanite | 52.2.2c.1 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [6] coordination only | ||
| Chloritoid | 52.3.3.1 | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
| 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 [Si6O18] rings; possible (OH) and Al substitution | ||
| Beryl | 61.1.1.1 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Group 65 - INOSILICATES Single-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=1) | ||
| Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 with chains P=2 | ||
| Spodumene | 65.1.4.1 | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Group 66 - INOSILICATES Double-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=2) | ||
| Amphiboles - Mg-Fe-Mn-Li subgroup | ||
| Anthophyllite | 66.1.2.1 | ☐{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Holmquistite | 66.1.2.9 | ☐{Li2}{Mg3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| 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 | ||
| Antigorite | 71.1.2a.1 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Lizardite | 71.1.2b.2 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers | ||
| Muscovite | 71.2.2a.1 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Paragonite | 71.2.2a.2 | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Pyrophyllite | 71.2.1.1 | Al2(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Talc | 71.2.1.3 | Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Group 72 - PHYLLOSILICATES Two-Dimensional Infinite Sheets with Other Than Six-Membered Rings | ||
| Two-Dimensional Infinite Sheets with Other Than Six-Membered Rings with tetrahedral Al cross-linking | ||
| Petalite | 72.6.1.1 | LiAl(Si4O10) |
| 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 |
| Group 76 - TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework | ||
| Al-Si Framework with Al-Si frameworks | ||
| Albite | 76.1.3.1 | NaAlSi3O8 |
| Group 77 - TECTOSILICATES Zeolites | ||
| Zeolite group - True zeolites | ||
| Pollucite | 77.1.1.2 | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
| Unclassified Minerals | ||
| Actinolite | - | ☐{Ca2}{(Mg,Fe2+)5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| 'Albite-Anorthite Series' | - | |
| 'Apatite' | - | |
| 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| Clinoferroholmquistite | - | ☐{Li2}{Fe2+3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH,F)2 |
| 'Columbite-Tantalite' | - | |
| 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| 'Garnet' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| 'K Feldspar' | - | |
| Kaolinite | - | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Kupčíkite | - | (Cu,Fe)4Bi5S10 |
| Lepidolite | - | |
| Limonite | - | FeO(OH) · nH2O |
| 'Mica Group' | - | |
| 'Perthite' | - | |
| Petzite | - | Ag3AuTe2 |
| 'Serpentine Group' | - | D2[Si2O5](OH)4 + or - nH2O |
| 'Tourmaline' | - | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
100 entries listed. 87 valid minerals.
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Updated Mineral Entry: CombarbaliteFrom David Von Bargen, 19th Jun 2013 16:43:01















