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Albite
Formula:	NaAlSi₃O₈
Reference:	[www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com]







Biotite
Reference:	Lihuang Huang, Guanshou Wu, Heyan Wu, and Xinglian Huang (2000): Non-Ferrous Metals (Beneficiation) 52(6), 1-4, 13








Calcite
Formula:	CaCO₃
Reference:	Wong, J.W.C., Ip, C.M., and Wong, M.H. (1998): Environmental Geochemistry and Health 20(3), 149-155.; Lihuang Huang, Guanshou Wu, Heyan Wu, and Xinglian Huang (2000): Non-Ferrous Metals (Beneficiation) 52(6), 1-4, 13






Photo: © SMS 2009. Calcite from Lechang Mine, Lechang Co., Shaoguan Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China
Cerussite
Formula:	PbCO₃
Reference:	Lihuang Huang, Guanshou Wu, Heyan Wu, and Xinglian Huang (2000): Non-Ferrous Metals (Beneficiation) 52(6), 1-4, 13







'Chlorite Group'
Reference:	Lihuang Huang, Guanshou Wu, Heyan Wu, and Xinglian Huang (2000): Non-Ferrous Metals (Beneficiation) 52(6), 1-4, 13








Galena
Formula:	PbS
Reference:	Wong, J.W.C., Ip, C.M., and Wong, M.H. (1998): Environmental Geochemistry and Health 20(3), 149-155.; Lihuang Huang, Guanshou Wu, Heyan Wu, and Xinglian Huang (2000): Non-Ferrous Metals (Beneficiation) 52(6), 1-4, 13







Hematite
Formula:	Fe₂O₃







Photo: © Marco Barsanti. Hematite from Lechang Mine, Lechang Co., Shaoguan Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China
Limonite
Formula:	FeO(OH) · nH₂O
Reference:	Lihuang Huang, Guanshou Wu, Heyan Wu, and Xinglian Huang (2000): Non-Ferrous Metals (Beneficiation) 52(6), 1-4, 13







Magnetite
Formula:	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
Reference:	Wong, J.W.C., Ip, C.M., and Wong, M.H. (1998): Environmental Geochemistry and Health 20(3), 149-155.







Malachite
Formula:	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Reference:	Lihuang Huang, Guanshou Wu, Heyan Wu, and Xinglian Huang (2000): Non-Ferrous Metals (Beneficiation) 52(6), 1-4, 13







Marcasite
Formula:	FeS₂
Reference:	Lihuang Huang, Guanshou Wu, Heyan Wu, and Xinglian Huang (2000): Non-Ferrous Metals (Beneficiation) 52(6), 1-4, 13







Muscovite
Formula:	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Reference:	Wong, J.W.C., Ip, C.M., and Wong, M.H. (1998): Environmental Geochemistry and Health 20(3), 149-155.







Pyrite
Formula:	FeS₂
Reference:	Wong, J.W.C., Ip, C.M., and Wong, M.H. (1998): Environmental Geochemistry and Health 20(3), 149-155.; Lihuang Huang, Guanshou Wu, Heyan Wu, and Xinglian Huang (2000): Non-Ferrous Metals (Beneficiation) 52(6), 1-4, 13







Pyrrhotite
Formula:	Fe_1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17)
Reference:	Lihuang Huang, Guanshou Wu, Heyan Wu, and Xinglian Huang (2000): Non-Ferrous Metals (Beneficiation) 52(6), 1-4, 13







Quartz
Formula:	SiO₂
Reference:	Wong, J.W.C., Ip, C.M., and Wong, M.H. (1998): Environmental Geochemistry and Health 20(3), 149-155.; Lihuang Huang, Guanshou Wu, Heyan Wu, and Xinglian Huang (2000): Non-Ferrous Metals (Beneficiation) 52(6), 1-4, 13






Photo: © Jorge M. Alves. Quartz from Lechang Mine, Lechang Co., Shaoguan Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China
~~Quartz var: Citrine~~
Description:	Crystals colored by inclusions do not count as citrine.
Reference:	Joe Freilich specimen






Photo: © Joseph A. Freilich. Citrine from Lechang Mine, Lechang Co., Shaoguan Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China
Quartz var: Ferruginous Quartz
Reference:	Laurent Leisi







Photo: © finestminerals.com. Ferruginous Quartz from Lechang Mine, Lechang Co., Shaoguan Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China
Quartz var: Smoky Quartz
Formula:	SiO₂







Photo: © Marco Barsanti. Smoky Quartz from Lechang Mine, Lechang Co., Shaoguan Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China
Spessartine
Formula:	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Reference:	[www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com]






Photo: © Tony Peterson. Spessartine from Lechang Mine, Lechang Co., Shaoguan Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China
Sphalerite
Formula:	ZnS
Reference:	Wong, J.W.C., Ip, C.M., and Wong, M.H. (1998): Environmental Geochemistry and Health 20(3), 149-155.; Lihuang Huang, Guanshou Wu, Heyan Wu, and Xinglian Huang (2000): Non-Ferrous Metals (Beneficiation) 52(6), 1-4, 13






Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Sphalerite from Lechang Mine, Lechang Co., Shaoguan Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China
Sphalerite var: Marmatite
Formula:	(Zn,Fe)S
Reference:	Lihuang Huang, Guanshou Wu, Heyan Wu, and Xinglian Huang (2000): Non-Ferrous Metals (Beneficiation) 52(6), 1-4, 13

21 entries listed. 14 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

References

Wong, J.W.C., Ip, C.M., and Wong, M.H. (1998): Acid-forming capacity of lead–zinc mine tailings and its implications for mine rehabilitation. Environmental Geochemistry and Health 20(3), 149-155.

Lihuang Huang, Guanshou Wu, Heyan Wu, and Xinglian Huang (2000): The flotation separation process of lead and zinc sulfides in Lechang lead-zinc mine. Non-Ferrous Metals (Beneficiation) 52(6), 1-4, 13 (in Chinese).

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