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Axi Mine (Arxi Mine), Yining Co. (Ghulja Co.), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Axi Mine (Arxi Mine)Mine
Yining Co. (Ghulja Co.)County
Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture)Prefecture
XinjiangAutonomous Region
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 13' 55'' North , 81° 37' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.23194,81.61667
GeoHash:
G#: tzf59hpmy
GRN:
N30E43
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
144052
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:144052:5
GUID (UUID V4):
7708987b-c9a9-41b7-b04d-0774e2e062a3
Name(s) in local language(s):
阿希金矿, 伊宁县 (غۇلجا ناھىيىسى), 伊犁哈萨克自治州 (ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستىئىلى قازاق), 新疆维吾尔自治区, 中国


Low sulphidation epithermal gold deposit, hosted within a tilted succession of auto-brecciated andesitic lava flows and fragmental andesitic tuffs and breccias of the Lower Carboniferous Dahalajunshan Formation. The host rocks are unconformably overlain by conglomerate and coarse clastic sedimentary rocks of the late Early to Middle Carboniferous Aqialehe Group. The deposit consists of a northern and a southern orebody, that are located within a steep, east-dipping, curvilinear fault. The northern orebody is 480 m long, up to 20 m wide and extends for at least 450 m downdip. The southern orebody is located 750 m further south and 110 m lower than the northern orebody; it is only around 4 m wide, but is encompassed by a much wider zone of alteration and brecciation. The auriferous quartz of the northern orebody is dominantly chalcedonic and cryptocrystalline, druzy, sinter-like, and locally banded. The southern orebody is more diffuse, with extensive silicification and stockworking, and brecciation is also much more extensive. The dominant alteration in close proximity to the ore is strong silicification, with peripheral phyllic (sericite-pyrite) alteration passing outwards into widespread chlorite and carbonate alteration. Hydrothermal alteration includes silicification, phyllic, propylitic, adularia, laumontite, illite and kaolinite alterations.


Note: Not to be confused withe the Axi gold deposit of Sichuan Province.

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Mineral List


35 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
References:
Mao, X.
Zhang, W.
Liu, Z.
Ren, J.
Bayless, R.C.
Lianhui Dong and Changlie Tian (2001): Geology and Resources 10(2), 85-90, 101
Yang, Fuquan, Mao, Jingwen, Bierlein, Frank P., Pirajno, Franco, Zhao, Caisheng, Ye, Huishou, Liu, Feng (2009) A review of the geological characteristics and geodynamic mechanisms of Late Paleozoic epithermal gold deposits in North Xinjiang, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 35 (2) 217-234 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.09.003
Fang An and Yongfeng Zhu (2009): Mineral Deposits 28(2), 143-156
Wei Zhai, Xiaoming Sun, Liwei Su, Xiaoping He, and Youliang Wu (2010): Earth Science Frontiers 17(2), 266-285
Zhang, B., Li, N., Shu, S. P., Wang, W., Yu, J., Chen, X., ... & Chen, Y. J. (2018). Textural and compositional evolution of Au-hosting Fe-S-As minerals at the Axi epithermal gold deposit, Western Tianshan, NW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 100, 31-50.
Deng, H. (2020) 3D Mineral Prospectivity Modeling for the Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Gold Deposit: A Case Study of the Axi Gold Deposit, Western Tianshan, NW China. Minerals 10, 233.
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calaverite
Formula: AuTe2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
Mao, X.
Zhang, W.
Liu, Z.
Ren, J.
Bayless, R.C.
Lianhui Dong and Changlie Tian (2001): Geology and Resources 10(2), 85-90, 101
Yang, Fuquan, Mao, Jingwen, Bierlein, Frank P., Pirajno, Franco, Zhao, Caisheng, Ye, Huishou, Liu, Feng (2009) A review of the geological characteristics and geodynamic mechanisms of Late Paleozoic epithermal gold deposits in North Xinjiang, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 35 (2) 217-234 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.09.003
Fang An and Yongfeng Zhu (2009): Mineral Deposits 28(2), 143-156
Wei Zhai, Xiaoming Sun, Liwei Su, Xiaoping He, and Youliang Wu (2010): Earth Science Frontiers 17(2), 266-285
Zhang, B., Li, N., Shu, S. P., Wang, W., Yu, J., Chen, X., ... & Chen, Y. J. (2018). Textural and compositional evolution of Au-hosting Fe-S-As minerals at the Axi epithermal gold deposit, Western Tianshan, NW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 100, 31-50.
Deng, H. (2020) 3D Mineral Prospectivity Modeling for the Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Gold Deposit: A Case Study of the Axi Gold Deposit, Western Tianshan, NW China. Minerals 10, 233.
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
References:
Lianhui Dong and Changlie Tian (2001): Geology and Resources 10(2), 85-90, 101
Yang, Fuquan, Mao, Jingwen, Bierlein, Frank P., Pirajno, Franco, Zhao, Caisheng, Ye, Huishou, Liu, Feng (2009) A review of the geological characteristics and geodynamic mechanisms of Late Paleozoic epithermal gold deposits in North Xinjiang, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 35 (2) 217-234 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.09.003
Fang An and Yongfeng Zhu (2009): Mineral Deposits 28(2), 143-156
Wei Zhai, Xiaoming Sun, Liwei Su, Xiaoping He, and Youliang Wu (2010): Earth Science Frontiers 17(2), 266-285
Zhang, B., Li, N., Shu, S. P., Wang, W., Yu, J., Chen, X., ... & Chen, Y. J. (2018). Textural and compositional evolution of Au-hosting Fe-S-As minerals at the Axi epithermal gold deposit, Western Tianshan, NW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 100, 31-50.
ⓘ Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
References:
Mao, X.
Zhang, W.
Liu, Z.
Ren, J.
Bayless, R.C.
Lianhui Dong (2001): Geology and Resources 10(3), 129-132
Yang, Fuquan, Mao, Jingwen, Bierlein, Frank P., Pirajno, Franco, Zhao, Caisheng, Ye, Huishou, Liu, Feng (2009) A review of the geological characteristics and geodynamic mechanisms of Late Paleozoic epithermal gold deposits in North Xinjiang, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 35 (2) 217-234 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.09.003
Fang An and Yongfeng Zhu (2009): Mineral Deposits 28(2), 143-156
Wei Zhai, Xiaoming Sun, Liwei Su, Xiaoping He, and Youliang Wu (2010): Earth Science Frontiers 17(2), 266-285
Zhang, B., Li, N., Shu, S. P., Wang, W., Yu, J., Chen, X., ... & Chen, Y. J. (2018). Textural and compositional evolution of Au-hosting Fe-S-As minerals at the Axi epithermal gold deposit, Western Tianshan, NW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 100, 31-50.
Deng, H. (2020) 3D Mineral Prospectivity Modeling for the Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Gold Deposit: A Case Study of the Axi Gold Deposit, Western Tianshan, NW China. Minerals 10, 233.
ⓘ Clausthalite
Formula: PbSe
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
References:
Lianhui Dong and Changlie Tian (2001): Geology and Resources 10(2), 85-90, 101
Yang, Fuquan, Mao, Jingwen, Bierlein, Frank P., Pirajno, Franco, Zhao, Caisheng, Ye, Huishou, Liu, Feng (2009) A review of the geological characteristics and geodynamic mechanisms of Late Paleozoic epithermal gold deposits in North Xinjiang, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 35 (2) 217-234 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.09.003
Fang An and Yongfeng Zhu (2009): Mineral Deposits 28(2), 143-156
Wei Zhai, Xiaoming Sun, Liwei Su, Xiaoping He, and Youliang Wu (2010): Earth Science Frontiers 17(2), 266-285
Zhang, B., Li, N., Shu, S. P., Wang, W., Yu, J., Chen, X., ... & Chen, Y. J. (2018). Textural and compositional evolution of Au-hosting Fe-S-As minerals at the Axi epithermal gold deposit, Western Tianshan, NW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 100, 31-50.
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
References:
Mao, X.
Zhang, W.
Liu, Z.
Ren, J.
Bayless, R.C.
Lianhui Dong and Changlie Tian (2001): Geology and Resources 10(2), 85-90, 101
Yang, Fuquan, Mao, Jingwen, Bierlein, Frank P., Pirajno, Franco, Zhao, Caisheng, Ye, Huishou, Liu, Feng (2009) A review of the geological characteristics and geodynamic mechanisms of Late Paleozoic epithermal gold deposits in North Xinjiang, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 35 (2) 217-234 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.09.003
Fang An and Yongfeng Zhu (2009): Mineral Deposits 28(2), 143-156
Wei Zhai, Xiaoming Sun, Liwei Su, Xiaoping He, and Youliang Wu (2010): Earth Science Frontiers 17(2), 266-285
Zhang, B., Li, N., Shu, S. P., Wang, W., Yu, J., Chen, X., ... & Chen, Y. J. (2018). Textural and compositional evolution of Au-hosting Fe-S-As minerals at the Axi epithermal gold deposit, Western Tianshan, NW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 100, 31-50.
Deng, H. (2020) 3D Mineral Prospectivity Modeling for the Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Gold Deposit: A Case Study of the Axi Gold Deposit, Western Tianshan, NW China. Minerals 10, 233.
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Jasper'
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
References:
Mao, X.
Zhang, W.
Liu, Z.
Ren, J.
Bayless, R.C.
Lianhui Dong (2001): Geology and Resources 10(3), 129-132
Yang, Fuquan, Mao, Jingwen, Bierlein, Frank P., Pirajno, Franco, Zhao, Caisheng, Ye, Huishou, Liu, Feng (2009) A review of the geological characteristics and geodynamic mechanisms of Late Paleozoic epithermal gold deposits in North Xinjiang, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 35 (2) 217-234 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.09.003
Wei Zhai, Xiaoming Sun, Liwei Su, Xiaoping He, and Youliang Wu (2010): Earth Science Frontiers 17(2), 266-285
Zhang, B., Li, N., Shu, S. P., Wang, W., Yu, J., Chen, X., ... & Chen, Y. J. (2018). Textural and compositional evolution of Au-hosting Fe-S-As minerals at the Axi epithermal gold deposit, Western Tianshan, NW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 100, 31-50.
Deng, H. (2020) 3D Mineral Prospectivity Modeling for the Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Gold Deposit: A Case Study of the Axi Gold Deposit, Western Tianshan, NW China. Minerals 10, 233.
ⓘ Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Mao, X.
Zhang, W.
Liu, Z.
Ren, J.
Bayless, R.C.
Lianhui Dong and Changlie Tian (2001): Geology and Resources 10(2), 85-90, 101
Yang, Fuquan, Mao, Jingwen, Bierlein, Frank P., Pirajno, Franco, Zhao, Caisheng, Ye, Huishou, Liu, Feng (2009) A review of the geological characteristics and geodynamic mechanisms of Late Paleozoic epithermal gold deposits in North Xinjiang, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 35 (2) 217-234 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.09.003
Fang An and Yongfeng Zhu (2009): Mineral Deposits 28(2), 143-156
Wei Zhai, Xiaoming Sun, Liwei Su, Xiaoping He, and Youliang Wu (2010): Earth Science Frontiers 17(2), 266-285
Zhang, B., Li, N., Shu, S. P., Wang, W., Yu, J., Chen, X., ... & Chen, Y. J. (2018). Textural and compositional evolution of Au-hosting Fe-S-As minerals at the Axi epithermal gold deposit, Western Tianshan, NW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 100, 31-50.
Deng, H. (2020) 3D Mineral Prospectivity Modeling for the Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Gold Deposit: A Case Study of the Axi Gold Deposit, Western Tianshan, NW China. Minerals 10, 233.
ⓘ Miargyrite
Formula: AgSbS2
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
References:
Mao, X.
Zhang, W.
Liu, Z.
Ren, J.
Bayless, R.C.
Lianhui Dong (2001): Geology and Resources 10(3), 129-132
Yang, Fuquan, Mao, Jingwen, Bierlein, Frank P., Pirajno, Franco, Zhao, Caisheng, Ye, Huishou, Liu, Feng (2009) A review of the geological characteristics and geodynamic mechanisms of Late Paleozoic epithermal gold deposits in North Xinjiang, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 35 (2) 217-234 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.09.003
Fang An and Yongfeng Zhu (2009): Mineral Deposits 28(2), 143-156
Wei Zhai, Xiaoming Sun, Liwei Su, Xiaoping He, and Youliang Wu (2010): Earth Science Frontiers 17(2), 266-285
Zhang, B., Li, N., Shu, S. P., Wang, W., Yu, J., Chen, X., ... & Chen, Y. J. (2018). Textural and compositional evolution of Au-hosting Fe-S-As minerals at the Axi epithermal gold deposit, Western Tianshan, NW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 100, 31-50.
Deng, H. (2020) 3D Mineral Prospectivity Modeling for the Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Gold Deposit: A Case Study of the Axi Gold Deposit, Western Tianshan, NW China. Minerals 10, 233.
ⓘ Naumannite
Formula: Ag2Se
ⓘ Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
ⓘ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Mao, X.
Zhang, W.
Liu, Z.
Ren, J.
Bayless, R.C.
Lianhui Dong and Changlie Tian (2001): Geology and Resources 10(2), 85-90, 101
Yang, Fuquan, Mao, Jingwen, Bierlein, Frank P., Pirajno, Franco, Zhao, Caisheng, Ye, Huishou, Liu, Feng (2009) A review of the geological characteristics and geodynamic mechanisms of Late Paleozoic epithermal gold deposits in North Xinjiang, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 35 (2) 217-234 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.09.003
Fang An and Yongfeng Zhu (2009): Mineral Deposits 28(2), 143-156
Wei Zhai, Xiaoming Sun, Liwei Su, Xiaoping He, and Youliang Wu (2010): Earth Science Frontiers 17(2), 266-285
Zhang, B., Li, N., Shu, S. P., Wang, W., Yu, J., Chen, X., ... & Chen, Y. J. (2018). Textural and compositional evolution of Au-hosting Fe-S-As minerals at the Axi epithermal gold deposit, Western Tianshan, NW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 100, 31-50.
Deng, H. (2020) 3D Mineral Prospectivity Modeling for the Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Gold Deposit: A Case Study of the Axi Gold Deposit, Western Tianshan, NW China. Minerals 10, 233.
ⓘ Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite
Formula: Fe(S,As)2
ⓘ Pyrophyllite
Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Mao, X.
Zhang, W.
Liu, Z.
Ren, J.
Bayless, R.C.
Lianhui Dong and Changlie Tian (2001): Geology and Resources 10(2), 85-90, 101
Yang, Fuquan, Mao, Jingwen, Bierlein, Frank P., Pirajno, Franco, Zhao, Caisheng, Ye, Huishou, Liu, Feng (2009) A review of the geological characteristics and geodynamic mechanisms of Late Paleozoic epithermal gold deposits in North Xinjiang, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 35 (2) 217-234 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.09.003
Fang An and Yongfeng Zhu (2009): Mineral Deposits 28(2), 143-156
Wei Zhai, Xiaoming Sun, Liwei Su, Xiaoping He, and Youliang Wu (2010): Earth Science Frontiers 17(2), 266-285
Zhang, B., Li, N., Shu, S. P., Wang, W., Yu, J., Chen, X., ... & Chen, Y. J. (2018). Textural and compositional evolution of Au-hosting Fe-S-As minerals at the Axi epithermal gold deposit, Western Tianshan, NW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 100, 31-50.
Deng, H. (2020) 3D Mineral Prospectivity Modeling for the Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Gold Deposit: A Case Study of the Axi Gold Deposit, Western Tianshan, NW China. Minerals 10, 233.
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
References:
Mao, X.
Zhang, W.
Liu, Z.
Ren, J.
Bayless, R.C.
Yang, Fuquan, Mao, Jingwen, Bierlein, Frank P., Pirajno, Franco, Zhao, Caisheng, Ye, Huishou, Liu, Feng (2009) A review of the geological characteristics and geodynamic mechanisms of Late Paleozoic epithermal gold deposits in North Xinjiang, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 35 (2) 217-234 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.09.003
Fang An and Yongfeng Zhu (2009): Mineral Deposits 28(2), 143-156
Wei Zhai, Xiaoming Sun, Liwei Su, Xiaoping He, and Youliang Wu (2010): Earth Science Frontiers 17(2), 266-285
Zhang, B., Li, N., Shu, S. P., Wang, W., Yu, J., Chen, X., ... & Chen, Y. J. (2018). Textural and compositional evolution of Au-hosting Fe-S-As minerals at the Axi epithermal gold deposit, Western Tianshan, NW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 100, 31-50.
Deng, H. (2020) 3D Mineral Prospectivity Modeling for the Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Gold Deposit: A Case Study of the Axi Gold Deposit, Western Tianshan, NW China. Minerals 10, 233.
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
References:
Lianhui Dong and Changlie Tian (2001): Geology and Resources 10(2), 85-90, 101
Yang, Fuquan, Mao, Jingwen, Bierlein, Frank P., Pirajno, Franco, Zhao, Caisheng, Ye, Huishou, Liu, Feng (2009) A review of the geological characteristics and geodynamic mechanisms of Late Paleozoic epithermal gold deposits in North Xinjiang, China. Ore Geology Reviews, 35 (2) 217-234 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.09.003
Fang An and Yongfeng Zhu (2009): Mineral Deposits 28(2), 143-156
Wei Zhai, Xiaoming Sun, Liwei Su, Xiaoping He, and Youliang Wu (2010): Earth Science Frontiers 17(2), 266-285
Zhang, B., Li, N., Shu, S. P., Wang, W., Yu, J., Chen, X., ... & Chen, Y. J. (2018). Textural and compositional evolution of Au-hosting Fe-S-As minerals at the Axi epithermal gold deposit, Western Tianshan, NW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 100, 31-50.
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
ⓘvar. Electrum1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘNaumannite2.BA.55Ag2Se
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘClausthalite2.CD.10PbSe
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘCalaverite2.EA.10AuTe2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘvar. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite2.EB.05aFe(S,As)2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘPyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘPolybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
ⓘMiargyrite2.HA.10AgSbS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘChlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘAlunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘScorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘPyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Illite9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘLaumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Jasper'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ MiargyriteAgSbS2
Sⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sⓘ Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing PyriteFe(S,As)2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Kⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing PyriteFe(S,As)2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Asⓘ Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing PyriteFe(S,As)2
SeSelenium
Seⓘ ClausthalitePbSe
Seⓘ NaumanniteAg2Se
AgSilver
Agⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Agⓘ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agⓘ MiargyriteAgSbS2
Agⓘ NaumanniteAg2Se
Agⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Agⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ MiargyriteAgSbS2
Sbⓘ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sbⓘ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
Teⓘ CalaveriteAuTe2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auⓘ CalaveriteAuTe2
Auⓘ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auⓘ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ ClausthalitePbSe
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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