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Stewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 22' 51'' North , 117° 3' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Rainbow1,832 (2011)8.6km
Temecula112,011 (2017)14.8km
Fallbrook30,534 (2011)17.5km
Hidden Meadows3,485 (2011)17.9km
Valley Center9,277 (2011)18.3km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society, Inc.Fallbrook, California18km
Vista Gem & Mineral SocietyVista, California26km
Palomar Gem & Mineral ClubEscondido, California29km
Mindat Locality ID:
3562
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3562:3
GUID (UUID V4):
98bde34d-f201-461d-9d94-2a8c5c68de81
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
MS 6162; Stewart Lithia Mine


Summary:
A complex and highly mineralized granitic pegmatite-aplite dike, located near the village of Pala. The pegmatite was originally mined during the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a source of lithium from massive pods of lepidolite that occur in the dike. Was reopened in the late 1960s as a gem mine and has periodically produced specimens and gem material of elbaite, as well as morganite and kunzite. The mine is particularly known for its reddish-pink elbaite.

The deposit is on private land, patented in 1949 by Blanche C. Crane.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

44 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Albite var. Cleavelandite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Amblygonite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)F
β“˜ 'Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series'
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Bermanite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ Beryl var. Goshenite
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ Beryl var. Heliodor
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ Beryl var. Morganite
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ Beyerite
Formula: Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2
Colour: Greenish gray
Description: Compact masses in pegmatite as a possible alteration product of bismuthinite.
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Bismuth
Formula: Bi
β“˜ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
β“˜ Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
β“˜ Columbite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6
β“˜ Cookeite
Formula: (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
β“˜ Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
β“˜ Elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
β“˜ Greifensteinite
Formula: Ca2Fe2+5Be4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 6H2O
Habit: mostly feathery milky tan masses, the best few microscopic crystals were flat monoclinic translucent tan, ~100Β΅m in size
Colour: tan, milky tan
Description: Found by microscope examination of a large piece of purple phosphosiderite purchased from Gems of Pala in Jan 2018, also associated with yellow stewartite. Analyzed by Bob Housley and myself at Caltech Raman spectroscopy lab.
β“˜ Hureaulite
Formula: Mn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
β“˜ 'Indicolite'
Formula: A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜ Jahnsite-(MnMnMn) (TL)
Formula: {Mn2+}{Mn2+}{Mn2+2}{Fe3+2}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Type Locality:
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ 'Lepidolite'
β“˜ Leucophosphite
Formula: KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
β“˜ Lithiophilite
Formula: LiMn2+PO4
β“˜ Lithiophilite var. Sicklerite (FRL)
Formula: Li1-x(Mn3+xMn2+1-x)PO4
Type Locality:
β“˜ 'Manganese Oxides'
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
References:
β“˜ 'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Colour: Pale honey-yellow to very dark.
Description: Small crystals in pocket aggregates of quartz, lepidolite, muscovite, albite, and tourmaline. Crystals are octahedral and dodecahedral, with maximum dimensions that rarely exceed 1/16 inch.
β“˜ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Namibite
Formula: Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
β“˜ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Description: Orthoclase and microcline are widespread constituents of the pocket zones in the pegmatites where they generally form large, equant crystals with well-developed faces. The orthoclase is intimately associated with perthite, and is more abundant than the perthite in the pocket pegmatite of some dikes. In general, however, the orthoclase constitutes only a small fraction of the total potash feldspar within the dikes as a whole.
β“˜ Phosphosiderite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
β“˜ Pucherite
Formula: Bi(VO4)
β“˜ Purpurite
Formula: Mn3+(PO4)
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ 'Salmonsite'
Description: Discredited = mixture of hureaulite and jahnsite [probably jahnsite-(MnMnMn)]
β“˜ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
β“˜ Spodumene var. Kunzite
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
β“˜ Stewartite (TL)
Formula: Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
Type Locality:
β“˜ Stibiotantalite
Formula: Sb(Ta,Nb)O4
β“˜ Strengite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Strunzite
Formula: Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
β“˜ Tantalite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Ta2O6
β“˜ Tosudite
Formula: Na0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O
β“˜ Tosudite var. Lithium Tosudite
Formula: Na0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜ 'Tourmaline var. Rubellite'
Formula: A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜ 'Tourmaline var. Verdelite'
Formula: A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜ Triphylite
Formula: LiFe2+PO4
β“˜ Triplite
Formula: Mn2+2(PO4)F
Habit: Tabular and fracture-filling masses with rough faces; cleavage is fairly well developed.
Colour: Deep-tan to dark reddish-brown on freshly broken surfaces; resinous luster.
Description: Triplite occurs sparingly in the Stewart pegmatite, where it is associated with lithiophilite and triphylite. It forms crystals with rough faces, measuring 1/4 inch to 5 inches in diameter, with an average of about an inch. The mineral also occurs as tabular, fracture-filling masses within quartz, and rarely within coarse quartz-spodumene or quartz-perthite varieties of pegmatite. Most crystals are heavily stained with manganese oxides, and many are coated with a blue-gray film of very finely crystalline vivianite. The vivianite appears to have been derived from the triplite crystals.
β“˜ Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
β“˜ Wardite
Formula: NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
β“˜Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Columbite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Nb2O6
β“˜Tantalite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Ta2O6
β“˜Stibiotantalite4.DE.30Sb(Ta,Nb)O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Bismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
β“˜Beyerite5.BE.35Ca(BiO)2(CO3)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Triphylite8.AB.10LiFe2+PO4
β“˜Lithiophilite8.AB.10LiMn2+PO4
β“˜Purpurite8.AB.10Mn3+(PO4)
β“˜Lithiophilite
var. Sicklerite (TL)
8.AB.10Li1-x(Mn3+xMn2+1-x)PO4
β“˜Pucherite8.AD.40Bi(VO4)
β“˜Amblygonite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)F
β“˜Triplite8.BB.10Mn2+2(PO4)F
β“˜Namibite8.BB.50Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
β“˜Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
β“˜Hureaulite8.CB.10Mn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 Β· 4H2O
β“˜Phosphosiderite8.CD.05FePO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Strengite8.CD.10FePO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Vivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 Β· 8H2O
β“˜Greifensteinite8.DA.10Ca2Fe2+5Be4(PO4)6(OH)4 Β· 6H2O
β“˜Bermanite8.DC.20Mn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 Β· 4H2O
β“˜Strunzite8.DC.25Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 Β· 6H2O
β“˜Stewartite (TL)8.DC.30Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 Β· 8H2O
β“˜Leucophosphite8.DH.10KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) Β· 2H2O
β“˜Jahnsite-(MnMnMn) (TL)8.DH.15{Mn2+}{Mn2+}{Mn2+2}{Fe3+2}(PO4)4(OH)2 Β· 8H2O
β“˜Wardite8.DL.10NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 Β· 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Beryl
var. Goshenite
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜var. Morganite9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜var. Heliodor9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜Elbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Spodumene
var. Kunzite
9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
β“˜9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Cookeite9.EC.55(LiAl4β—»)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
β“˜Tosudite
var. Lithium Tosudite
9.EC.60Na0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 Β· 5H2O
β“˜9.EC.60Na0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 Β· 5H2O
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
β“˜Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Albite
var. Cleavelandite
9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Lepidolite'-
β“˜'Feldspar Group
var. Perthite'
-
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜'Feldspar Group'-
β“˜'Tourmaline
var. Verdelite'
-A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜'var. Rubellite'-A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜'Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series'-
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Manganese Oxides'-
β“˜'Salmonsite'-
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'Indicolite'-A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BermaniteMn2+Mn23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Hβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ HureauliteMn52+(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ NamibiteCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Hβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ StewartiteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ StrunziteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ TosuditeNa0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ Jahnsite-(MnMnMn){Mn2+}{Mn2+}{Mn22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ GreifensteiniteCa2Fe52+Be4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hβ“˜ Tosudite var. Lithium TosuditeNa0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O
LiLithium
Liβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Liβ“˜ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Liβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Liβ“˜ Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
Liβ“˜ LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Liβ“˜ Lithiophilite var. SickleriteLi1-x(Mnx3+Mn2+1-x)PO4
Liβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Liβ“˜ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Beβ“˜ Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Beβ“˜ Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Beβ“˜ Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Beβ“˜ GreifensteiniteCa2Fe52+Be4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 6H2O
BBoron
Bβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bβ“˜ IndicoliteA(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Bβ“˜ Tourmaline var. RubelliteA(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Bβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Bβ“˜ Tourmaline var. VerdeliteA(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Oβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ BermaniteMn2+Mn23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Oβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ HureauliteMn52+(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ IndicoliteA(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
Oβ“˜ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Oβ“˜ Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Oβ“˜ Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ NamibiteCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Oβ“˜ PucheriteBi(VO4)
Oβ“˜ PurpuriteMn3+(PO4)
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Tourmaline var. RubelliteA(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ Lithiophilite var. SickleriteLi1-x(Mnx3+Mn2+1-x)PO4
Oβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Oβ“˜ StibiotantaliteSb(Ta,Nb)O4
Oβ“˜ StewartiteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ StrunziteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ TosuditeNa0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
Oβ“˜ TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
Oβ“˜ Tourmaline var. VerdeliteA(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ Jahnsite-(MnMnMn){Mn2+}{Mn2+}{Mn22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ GreifensteiniteCa2Fe52+Be4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oβ“˜ Tosudite var. Lithium TosuditeNa0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fβ“˜ TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Naβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naβ“˜ TosuditeNa0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O
Naβ“˜ WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Naβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ Tosudite var. Lithium TosuditeNa0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mgβ“˜ TosuditeNa0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O
Mgβ“˜ Tosudite var. Lithium TosuditeNa0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Alβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alβ“˜ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Alβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Alβ“˜ TosuditeNa0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O
Alβ“˜ WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Alβ“˜ Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Tosudite var. Lithium TosuditeNa0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Siβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ Spodumene var. KunziteLiAlSi2O6
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Beryl var. MorganiteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Siβ“˜ TosuditeNa0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ Beryl var. GosheniteBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Tosudite var. Lithium TosuditeNa0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Pβ“˜ BermaniteMn2+Mn23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Pβ“˜ HureauliteMn52+(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Pβ“˜ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Pβ“˜ PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Pβ“˜ PurpuriteMn3+(PO4)
Pβ“˜ Lithiophilite var. SickleriteLi1-x(Mnx3+Mn2+1-x)PO4
Pβ“˜ StewartiteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
Pβ“˜ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ StrunziteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
Pβ“˜ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
Pβ“˜ TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
Pβ“˜ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Pβ“˜ WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ Jahnsite-(MnMnMn){Mn2+}{Mn2+}{Mn22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Pβ“˜ GreifensteiniteCa2Fe52+Be4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 6H2O
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
ClChlorine
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“˜ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caβ“˜ GreifensteiniteCa2Fe52+Be4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 6H2O
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
VVanadium
Vβ“˜ NamibiteCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
Vβ“˜ PucheriteBi(VO4)
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ BermaniteMn2+Mn23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Mnβ“˜ HureauliteMn52+(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Mnβ“˜ LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Mnβ“˜ Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Mnβ“˜ Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Mnβ“˜ PurpuriteMn3+(PO4)
Mnβ“˜ Lithiophilite var. SickleriteLi1-x(Mnx3+Mn2+1-x)PO4
Mnβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Mnβ“˜ StewartiteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
Mnβ“˜ StrunziteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
Mnβ“˜ TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
Mnβ“˜ Jahnsite-(MnMnMn){Mn2+}{Mn2+}{Mn22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Feβ“˜ PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Feβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Feβ“˜ StewartiteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
Feβ“˜ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Feβ“˜ StrunziteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
Feβ“˜ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
Feβ“˜ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Feβ“˜ Jahnsite-(MnMnMn){Mn2+}{Mn2+}{Mn22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Feβ“˜ GreifensteiniteCa2Fe52+Be4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 6H2O
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Cuβ“˜ NamibiteCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
Cuβ“˜ PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbβ“˜ Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Nbβ“˜ StibiotantaliteSb(Ta,Nb)O4
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ StibiotantaliteSb(Ta,Nb)O4
TaTantalum
Taβ“˜ Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Taβ“˜ Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Taβ“˜ StibiotantaliteSb(Ta,Nb)O4
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ BeyeriteCa(BiO)2(CO3)2
Biβ“˜ BismuthBi
Biβ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Biβ“˜ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Biβ“˜ NamibiteCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
Biβ“˜ PucheriteBi(VO4)

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