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Messina Mine, Messina District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | ||
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| Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | ||
| Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Clausthalite | 2.CD.10 | PbSe |
| Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17) |
| Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | ||
| Brucite | 4.FE.05 | Mg(OH)2 |
| Goethite | 4.FD.10 | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | ||
| Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | ||
| Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | ||
| Ajoite | 9.EA.70 | (K,Na)Cu7AlSi9O24(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Albite | 9.FA.35 | NaAlSi3O8 |
| Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Analcime | 9.GB.05 | Na2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
| Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | (Mg,Fe2+)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Clinozoisite | 9.BG.05a | {Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Cordierite | 9.CJ.10 | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Epidote | 9.BG.05a | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Muscovite var: Fuchsite | 9.EC.15 | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
| var: Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Papagoite | 9.CE.05 | CaCu[H3AlSi2O9] |
| Pennantite | 9.EC.55 | Mn2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Piemontite | 9.BG.05 | {Ca2}{Al2Mn3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Plancheite | 9.DB.35 | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| Prehnite | 9.DP.20 | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Riebeckite | 9.DE.25 | ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Shattuckite | 9.DB.40 | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Zoisite | 9.BG.10 | {Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Unclassified Minerals | ||
| 'Apatite' | - | |
| 'Biotite' | - | |
| 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| 'Hornblende' | - | |
45 entries listed. 41 valid minerals.
References
Cairncross, B. and Dixon, R., (1995) Minerals of South Africa. The Geological Society of South Africa: 46-53.
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Locality Updated: Spray mine, Zeehan, Zeehan district, Tasmania, AustraliaFrom Rod Martin, 19th May 2013 09:41:10