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Prieska District, Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Metals, other than the Platinum Group | ||
| Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
| Silver | 1.1.1.2 | Ag |
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | ||
| 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 = 2:3 | ||
| Tellurobismuthite | 2.11.7.2 | Bi2Te3 |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | ||
| Arsenopyrite | 2.12.4.1 | FeAsS |
| Gudmundite | 2.12.4.2 | FeSbS |
| Marcasite | 2.12.2.1 | FeS2 |
| Molybdenite | 2.12.10.1 | MoS2 |
| Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | ||
| A2X3 | ||
| Corundum | 4.3.1.1 | Al2O3 |
| Hematite | 4.3.1.2 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES | ||
| AB2X4 | ||
| Gahnite | 7.2.1.4 | ZnAl2O4 |
| Magnetite | 7.2.2.3 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Spinel | 7.2.1.1 | MgAl2O4 |
| Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | ||
| A(XO3) | ||
| Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
| AB(XO3)2 | ||
| Dolomite | 14.2.1.1 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 16a - ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | ||
| Malachite | 16a.3.1.1 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 18 - NORMAL NITRATES | ||
| AXO3·xH2O, where x can equal zero | ||
| Niter | 18.1.2.1 | KNO3 |
| 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 | ||
| AXO4·xH2O | ||
| Gypsum | 29.6.3.1 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 51 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only | ||
| Insular SiO4 Groups Only with all cations in octahedral [6] coordination | ||
| Forsterite | 51.3.1.2 | Mg2SiO4 |
| Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in [6] and >[6] coordination | ||
| 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 | ||
| Sillimanite | 52.2.2a.1 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| 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 | ||
| Dravite | 61.3.1.9 | Na(Mg3)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 |
| 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 2:1 layers | ||
| Phlogopite | 71.2.2b.1 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | ||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | ||
| Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals | ||
| 'Apatite' | - | |
| Biotite | - | |
| Ferro-Actinolite | - | ☐{Ca2}{Fe2+5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Quartz var: Carnelian | - | SiO2 |
| 'Serpentine Group' | - | D2[Si2O5](OH)4 + or - nH2O |
| 'Tiger's Eye' | - | |
40 entries listed. 36 valid minerals.
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