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Montebras Mines, Montebras, Soumans, Aubusson, Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Francei
Regional Level Types
Montebras MinesGroup of Mines
MontebrasVillage
SoumansCommune
AubussonArrondissement
CreuseDepartment
Nouvelle-AquitaineRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 19' 12'' North , 2° 18' 9'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lavaufranche240 (2016)2.4km
Soumans547 (2016)2.5km
Treignat480 (2016)4.3km
Leyrat173 (2016)4.7km
Saint-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc503 (2016)5.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
1694
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1694:3
GUID (UUID V4):
6a415386-171a-4a4e-a743-e7b6e6157949
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Limousin
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mines de Montebras, Montebras, Soumans, Creuse, Limousin, France


Located 1 km west of Montebras and around 7 km SE of Boussac.

Translation of the French Wikipedia page:

The mines of Montebras are located next to the village of the same name in the commune of Soumans, in the department of Creuse, in France. The area, very rich in minerals, has been exploited from Antiquity to the present day.

During Antiquity, first the Celts and then the Romans exploited tin mines. The discovery of tinning is attributed to the Bituriges Gauls, who lived in the region.

In 1858, the deposit was rediscovered by mining engineer François Ernest Mallard. This discovery revived the exploitation of tin.
The "Société des mines d'étain de Montebras" ("Montebras Tin Mining Company") was created in April 1867 by Henri Poisson.
Mining, carried out from 1865 to 1877, resumed around 1891 and again in 1908, spread between 1868 and 1942.
300 tonnes of tin were produced during this period.
The Montebras site still contains a small reserve of tin estimated at 1,000 tonnes.

The vein system, in which tin occurs, constitutes an irregular and heterogeneous network of about fifty veins embedded, either in the porphyroid granulite or especially, in its vicinity, in the pinite granite. Its importance was exaggerated when the mine opened, according to geologists.

In the twentieth century, amblygonite and montebrasite were exploited to extract lithine, also known as lithium hydroxide. Montebrasite takes its name from the Montebras mine.

Since 1965, the site is again open for the extraction of feldspar. It is no longer a question of underground mines but of an open-pit quarry forming a huge crater of pure white. The "Société des feldspath du Morvan" ("Morvan Feldspath Company"), which operates the site, exports the production to Italy where it is used in the ceramics industry. The "Felspath du Morvan" company ceased its activity at the end of 1975.

The site is currently operated by the company Imerys Ceramics France, a subsidiary of the Imerys group.

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Mineral List


79 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite ?
Formula: Ag2S
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Description: found in the granite
Amblygonite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)F
'Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series'
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Description: Patureau et al. (2011): "¨Present in the wolframite veins, but often so degraded that only relicts remain. Alters mainly to scorodite and bariopharmacosiderite. The presence of associated uranium in these phases of alteration is occasionally responsible for the formation of the minerals of the series kahlerite-uranospinite-zeunerite."
Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Bariopharmacosiderite ?
Formula: Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Habit: pseudocubic
Colour: green to yellow
Description: Patureau et al. (2011): "Its presence is anecdotal and it has been observed in classic association with scorodite."
'Barrandite'
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Bornite ?
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Cacoxenite ?
Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcophyllite ?
Formula: Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chalcosiderite
Formula: CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Description: Found on the dumps of (des haldes) du Communal.
'Chlorite Group'
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
Columbite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6
Copper
Formula: Cu
Corrensite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Curite ?
Formula: Pb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
Dufrénite ?
Formula: Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Elbaite ?
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Eosphorite
Formula: Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
'Feldspar Group'
Ferberite
Formula: FeWO4
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorapatite var. Manganapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite
Formula: (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Gold
Formula: Au
Gorceixite
Formula: BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hübnerite
Formula: MnWO4
'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series'
Formula: (Ta,Nb,Sn,Fe,Mn)4O8
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Lacroixite
Formula: NaAl(PO4)F
Lepidocrocite ?
Formula: γ-Fe3+O(OH)
'Lepidolite'
Libethenite
Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Löllingite
Formula: FeAs2
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
Mawsonite
Formula: Cu6Fe2SnS8
Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Montebrasite (TL)
Formula: LiAl(PO4)(OH)
Type Locality:
Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Morinite (TL)
Formula: NaCa2Al2(PO4)2(OH)F4 · 2H2O
Type Locality:
Description: alteration product of amblygonite/montebrasite
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Damourite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
References:
Nacrite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Colour: White nacreous
Description: discovered near entrance old mine.
Natanite
Formula: Fe2+[Sn(OH)6]
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
'Plumbogummite Group'
Description: Listed as "crandallite group".
Posnjakite ?
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
'Psilomelane'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Qitianlingite
Formula: (Fe,Mn)2(Nb,Ta)2WO10
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Ramsdellite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Schorl var. Magnesium-bearing Schorl
Formula: Na((Fe2+,Mg)3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Description: EDS analysed at "Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans, Clermont-Ferrand
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
Stannoidite
Formula: Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
References:
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Strengite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
Symplesite ?
Formula: Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
'Tantalite'
Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Triplite
Formula: Mn2+2(PO4)F
Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Variscite
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O
Varlamoffite
Formula: (Sn,Fe)(O,OH)2
Viitaniemiite
Formula: Na(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
Wardite
Formula: NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Habit: striated quadratic bipyramids [111] [Patureau et al., 2011] centimetre-sized crusts in cavities at the contact between quartz and amblygonite [Patureau et al., 2011] truncated by the prism {100} [Lacroix, 1910]
Colour: colourless to white
Description: A material called "Soumansite," and an alteration product of amblygonite/montebrasite. Crystals usually very small (1-2mm).
Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
Habit: crusts of acicular crystals; fibrous-radiating globular aggregates; isolated crystals (striated along the c axis)
Colour: colourless, white to yellowish-grey
Fluorescence: green (UV of unspecified wavelength according to Bariand et al., 2006)
Description: acicular crusts alternating with clay minerals, probably due to groundwater level fluctuations.
'Wolframite Group'
Zeunerite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O

Gallery:

LiAl(PO4)F Amblygonite
Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) 'Apatite'
CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O Chalcosiderite
Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O Dufrénite ?
γ-Fe3+O(OH) Lepidocrocite ?
Cu2(PO4)(OH) Libethenite
Fe2+[Sn(OH)6] Natanite
Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O Torbernite
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O Turquoise
AlPO4 · 2H2O Variscite
Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O Wavellite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Copper1.AA.05Cu
Gold1.AA.05Au
Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Bornite ?2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Acanthite ?2.BA.35Ag2S
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Stannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
Stannoidite2.CB.15cCu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Mawsonite2.CB.20Cu6Fe2SnS8
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Löllingite2.EB.15aFeAs2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series'4..(Ta,Nb,Sn,Fe,Mn)4O8
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Varlamoffite4.DB.05(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)2
Ramsdellite4.DB.15aMn4+O2
Hübnerite4.DB.30MnWO4
Ferberite4.DB.30FeWO4
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Columbite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Nb2O6
Qitianlingite4.DB.35(Fe,Mn)2(Nb,Ta)2WO10
Natanite4.FC.10Fe2+[Sn(OH)6]
Manganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
Lepidocrocite ?4.FE.15γ-Fe3+O(OH)
Curite ?4.GB.55Pb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Posnjakite ?7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Montebrasite (TL)8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)(OH)
Amblygonite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)F
Triplite8.BB.10Mn2+2(PO4)F
Libethenite8.BB.30Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Lacroixite8.BH.10NaAl(PO4)F
Crandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Gorceixite8.BL.10BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Viitaniemiite8.BL.15Na(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
Fluorapatite
var. Manganapatite
8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite8.BN.05(Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Variscite8.CD.10AlPO4 · 2H2O
Strengite8.CD.10FePO4 · 2H2O
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Symplesite ?8.CE.45Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Cacoxenite ?8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Wavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
Turquoise8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Chalcosiderite8.DD.15CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Eosphorite8.DD.20Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Chalcophyllite ?8.DF.30Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Bariopharmacosiderite ?8.DK.10Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Dufrénite ?8.DK.15Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Wardite8.DL.10NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Morinite (TL)8.DM.05NaCa2Al2(PO4)2(OH)F4 · 2H2O
Zeunerite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Metatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Elbaite ?9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Schorl
var. Magnesium-bearing Schorl
9.CK.05Na((Fe2+,Mg)3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Rhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Damourite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Corrensite9.EC.60(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
Nacrite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Lepidolite'-
'Tantalite'-(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
'Barrandite'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series'-
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Plumbogummite Group'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Chlorite Group'-
'Psilomelane'-
'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
H BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
H CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
H ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
H ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
H Corrensite(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
H CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H CuritePb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
H DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
H ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
H GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Lepidocrociteγ-Fe3+O(OH)
H LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
H ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
H Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite(Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH)
H MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
H MoriniteNaCa2Al2(PO4)2(OH)F4 · 2H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H NataniteFe2+[Sn(OH)6]
H PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
H PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
H PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
H StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
H SymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
H TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
H VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
H Varlamoffite(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)2
H ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
H WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
H WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
H ZeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
H Muscovite var. DamouriteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H Schorl var. Magnesium-bearing SchorlNa((Fe2+,Mg)3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
LiLithium
Li AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Li ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Li MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
B Schorl var. Magnesium-bearing SchorlNa((Fe2+,Mg)3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
O AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
O BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
O BaryteBaSO4
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
O CassiteriteSnO2
O ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
O ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
O Corrensite(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
O CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O CupriteCu2O
O CuritePb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
O DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
O ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
O FerberiteFeWO4
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O HematiteFe2O3
O HübneriteMnWO4
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O LacroixiteNaAl(PO4)F
O Lepidocrociteγ-Fe3+O(OH)
O LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
O ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
O Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite(Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH)
O MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
O MoriniteNaCa2Al2(PO4)2(OH)F4 · 2H2O
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O NataniteFe2+[Sn(OH)6]
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
O PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
O PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O Qitianlingite(Fe,Mn)2(Nb,Ta)2WO10
O QuartzSiO2
O RamsdelliteMn4+O2
O RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
O RutileTiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
O SymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
O TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
O VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
O Varlamoffite(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)2
O ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
O WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
O WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
O ZeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
O Muscovite var. DamouriteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Schorl var. Magnesium-bearing SchorlNa((Fe2+,Mg)3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O Fluorapatite var. ManganapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
FFluorine
F AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
F LacroixiteNaAl(PO4)F
F Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite(Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH)
F MoriniteNaCa2Al2(PO4)2(OH)F4 · 2H2O
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
F TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
F ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
F WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
F Fluorapatite var. ManganapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na LacroixiteNaAl(PO4)F
Na MoriniteNaCa2Al2(PO4)2(OH)F4 · 2H2O
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
Na WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Na Schorl var. Magnesium-bearing SchorlNa((Fe2+,Mg)3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg Corrensite(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg Schorl var. Magnesium-bearing SchorlNa((Fe2+,Mg)3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Al ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Al Corrensite(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
Al CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Al GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al LacroixiteNaAl(PO4)F
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Al MoriniteNaCa2Al2(PO4)2(OH)F4 · 2H2O
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Al VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Al ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
Al WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Al WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
Al Muscovite var. DamouriteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Schorl var. Magnesium-bearing SchorlNa((Fe2+,Mg)3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Corrensite(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
Si ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si Muscovite var. DamouriteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Schorl var. Magnesium-bearing SchorlNa((Fe2+,Mg)3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
PPhosphorus
P AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
P AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
P CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
P ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
P CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
P EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P LacroixiteNaAl(PO4)F
P LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
P Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite(Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH)
P MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
P MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
P MoriniteNaCa2Al2(PO4)2(OH)F4 · 2H2O
P PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
P StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
P TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
P TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
P TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
P VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
P ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
P WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
P WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
P Fluorapatite var. ManganapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
S CovelliteCuS
S MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
S PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S StanniteCu2FeSnS4
S StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
S StibniteSb2S3
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
ClChlorine
Cl Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite(Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
K Muscovite var. DamouriteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Ca CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Ca DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite(Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Ca MoriniteNaCa2Al2(PO4)2(OH)F4 · 2H2O
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ca Fluorapatite var. ManganapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
TiTitanium
Ti RutileTiO2
MnManganese
Mn EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Mn HübneriteMnWO4
Mn ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Mn Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Mn Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite(Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mn Qitianlingite(Fe,Mn)2(Nb,Ta)2WO10
Mn RamsdelliteMn4+O2
Mn RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Mn Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Mn TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
Mn ViitaniemiiteNa(Ca,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(F,OH)3
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Fe ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Corrensite(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
Fe DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Fe FerberiteFeWO4
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe Lepidocrociteγ-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe LöllingiteFeAs2
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Fe NataniteFe2+[Sn(OH)6]
Fe PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Qitianlingite(Fe,Mn)2(Nb,Ta)2WO10
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Fe StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Fe StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Fe StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Fe SymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Fe Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Fe Varlamoffite(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)2
Fe Schorl var. Magnesium-bearing SchorlNa((Fe2+,Mg)3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu CopperCu
Cu LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Cu MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Cu MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Cu PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Cu PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cu StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Cu StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Cu TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Cu ZeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
As ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
As LöllingiteFeAs2
As PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
As SymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
As ZeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
NbNiobium
Nb Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Nb Qitianlingite(Fe,Mn)2(Nb,Ta)2WO10
Nb Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
Sn MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Sn NataniteFe2+[Sn(OH)6]
Sn StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Sn StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Sn Varlamoffite(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)2
SbAntimony
Sb StibniteSb2S3
BaBarium
Ba BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
TaTantalum
Ta Qitianlingite(Fe,Mn)2(Nb,Ta)2WO10
Ta Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
WTungsten
W FerberiteFeWO4
W HübneriteMnWO4
W Qitianlingite(Fe,Mn)2(Nb,Ta)2WO10
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Au GoldAu
PbLead
Pb CuritePb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
BiBismuth
Bi BismuthBi
UUranium
U AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
U CuritePb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
U MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
U TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
U ZeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O

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