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Brother volcano, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semi-metals and non-metals | ||
| Sulphur | 1.3.5.1 | S8 |
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | ||
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:1 | ||
| Chalcocite | 2.4.7.1 | Cu2S |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:2 | ||
| Bornite | 2.5.2.1 | Cu5FeS4 |
| AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | ||
| Covellite | 2.8.12.1 | CuS |
| Galena | 2.8.1.1 | PbS |
| 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 |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | ||
| Arsenopyrite | 2.12.4.1 | FeAsS |
| Marcasite | 2.12.2.1 | FeS2 |
| Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - SULFOSALTS | ||
| ΓΈ = 4 | ||
| Enargite | 3.2.1.1 | Cu3AsS4 |
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | ||
| A2X3 | ||
| Hematite | 4.3.1.2 | Fe2O3 |
| AX2 | ||
| Anatase | 4.4.4.1 | TiO2 |
| Group 6 - HYDROXIDES AND OXIDES CONTAINING HYDROXYL | ||
| XO(OH) | ||
| Goethite | 6.1.1.2 | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES | ||
| (AB)2X3 | ||
| Birnessite | 7.5.3.1 | (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| Group 28 - ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | ||
| AXO4 | ||
| Anhydrite | 28.3.2.1 | CaSO4 |
| Baryte | 28.3.1.1 | BaSO4 |
| Group 29 - HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | ||
| AB(XO4)2·xH2O | ||
| Tamarugite | 29.5.3.1 | NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| Group 30 - ANHYDROUS SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | ||
| (AB)2(XO4)Zq | ||
| Jarosite | 30.2.5.1 | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Group 52 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups and O,OH,F,H2O | ||
| 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 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 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | ||
| Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers | ||
| Celadonite | 71.2.2a.6 | K(Mg,Fe2+)Fe3+(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 clays | ||
| Saponite | 71.3.1b.2 | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Sheets of 6-membered rings interlayered 1:1, 2:1, and octahedra | ||
| Corrensite | 71.4.2.5 | (Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | ||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | ||
| Cristobalite | 75.1.1.1 | SiO2 |
| 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 |
| Unclassified Minerals | ||
| Baryte var: Strontian Baryte | - | BaSO4 |
| Clinoptilolite-Na | - | (Na,K,Ca)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36 · 12H2O |
| Kaolinite | - | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Leucoxene | - | |
| Natroalunite | - | (Na,K)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| 'Stilbite' | - | |
35 entries listed. 33 valid minerals.
References
- de Ronde, C. E. J., Hannington, M. D., Stoffers, P., Wright, I. C., Ditchburn, R. G., Reyes, A. G., Baker, E. T., Massoth, G. J., Lupton, J. E., Walker, S. L., Greene, R. R., Soong, C. W. R., Ishibashi, J., Lebon, G. T., Bray, C. J., and Resing, J. A. (2005): Evolution of a Submarine Magmatic-Hydrothermal System: Brothers Volcano, Southern Kermadec Arc, New Zealand. Economic Geology, 100, 1097-1133.
- Cornel E. J. de Ronde, Gary J. Massoth, David A. Butterfield, Bruce W. Christenson, Junichiro Ishibashi, Robert G. Ditchburn, Mark D. Hannington, Robert L. Brathwaite, John E. Lupton und Vadim S. Kamenetsky, et al. (2011): Submarine hydrothermal activity and gold-rich mineralization at Brothers Volcano, Kermadec Arc, New Zealand. Mineralium Deposita 46, 541-584.
- Cornel E. J. de Ronde, Gary J. Massoth, David A. Butterfield, Bruce W. Christenson, Junichiro Ishibashi, Robert G. Ditchburn, Mark D. Hannington, Robert L. Brathwaite, John E. Lupton und Vadim S. Kamenetsky, et al. (2011): Submarine hydrothermal activity and gold-rich mineralization at Brothers Volcano, Kermadec Arc, New Zealand. Mineralium Deposita 46, 541-584.
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