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Dolerite sills (Manganese Group), East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | ||
|---|---|---|
| A2X3 | ||
| Ilmenite | 4.3.5.1 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| AX2 | ||
| Baddeleyite | 4.4.14.1 | ZrO2 |
| Group 8 - MULTIPLE OXIDES CONTAINING NIOBIUM,TANTALUM OR TITANIUM | ||
| A2B2O6(O,OH,F) | ||
| Zirconolite | 8.2.5.5 | CaZrTi2O7 |
| Group 51 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only | ||
| Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in >[6] coordination | ||
| Zircon | 51.5.2.1 | ZrSiO4 |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | ||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | ||
| Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Group 78 - Unclassified Silicates | ||
| Tranquillityite | 78.7.16.1 | (Fe2+,Ca)8(Zr,Y)2Ti3(SiO4)3O4 |
| Unclassified Minerals | ||
| 'Apatite' | - | |
| 'K Feldspar' | - | |
| 'Olivine' | - | (Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4 |
| 'Pyroxene Group' | - | |
10 entries listed. 6 valid minerals.
References
Rasmussen et al. (2012) Tranquillityite: The last lunar mineral comes down to Earth, in Geology, January 2012; v. 40; no. 1; p. 83–86
Hickman, A.H. (1978) Nullagine, Western Australia: Geological Survey of Australia 1:250,000 Geological Series Explanatory Notes, 22p.
Rasmussen, B., and Fletcher, I.R. (2004) Zirconolite, a new U-Pb geochronometer. Geology, 32, 785-788. doi:10.1130/G20658.1.
Rasmussen, B. et al (2012) Tranquillityite: the last lunar mineral comes down to Earth. Geology, 40(1) 83-86.
Hickman, A.H. (1978) Nullagine, Western Australia: Geological Survey of Australia 1:250,000 Geological Series Explanatory Notes, 22p.
Rasmussen, B., and Fletcher, I.R. (2004) Zirconolite, a new U-Pb geochronometer. Geology, 32, 785-788. doi:10.1130/G20658.1.
Rasmussen, B. et al (2012) Tranquillityite: the last lunar mineral comes down to Earth. Geology, 40(1) 83-86.
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