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East Belt, Calaveras Co., California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° North , 120° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~23km


Long being designated as a gold producing region located in the granitic
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Map of California gold belts
rocks of the Sierra Nevada of California, the East belt is situated to the east of the famous Mother lode Belt and spans several counties and approx. 120 miles, bounded by Mariposa county to the south and Placer county to the north. The East Belt mines are well known for producing abundant high grade pockets.

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46 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Description: Occurs as small crystals.
Reference: Bradley, W.W. (1943), Thirty-ninth report of the State Mineralogist: California Division Mines Report 39: 565; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 61.
β“˜ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Description: Occurs as good crystals in schist.
Reference: Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 494.
β“˜ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Description: Interlayered with magnetite.
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10029039.
β“˜ Antimony
Formula: Sb
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 81.
β“˜ Aragonite var. Flos Ferri
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 81.
β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Reference: Clark, Wm. B. & P.A. Lydon (1962), Mines and mineral resources of Calaveras County, California: California Division of Mines & Geology County Report 2: 51; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 75.
β“˜ Arsenopyrite var. Danaite
Formula: (Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS - (Fe0.65Co0.35)AsS
Description: Occurs as fine-grained material.
Reference: Hess, Frank L. (1927), Rare metals – cobalt: Mineral Resources U.S., 1924, part 1: 451; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 75.
β“˜ 'Asbestos'
Reference: Clark, William B. & Lydon, Philip A. (1963), Mines and Mineral Resources of Calaveras County, California, California Division of Mines and Geolgy, County Report No. 2: Page 128.
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10029037.
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Reference: Clark, Wm. B. & P.A. Lydon (1962), Mines and mineral resources of Calaveras County, California: California Division of Mines & Geology County Report 2: 24, 27-32; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 291.; USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10102615.
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10029037.
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Reference: Clark, Wm. B. & P.A. Lydon (1962), Mines and mineral resources of Calaveras County, California: California Division of Mines & Geology County Report 2: 24, 27-32; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 96.
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
Description: A component of chloritic schist encountered during the sinking of the shaft.
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10029288.
β“˜ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Description: Low- to high-grade material in situ and as float.
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10029237.
β“˜ Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Reference: Clark, William B. & Lydon, Philip A. (1963), Mines and Mineral Resources of Calaveras County, California, California Division of Mines and Geolgy, County Report No. 2: Page 128.
β“˜ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Reference: Turner, Henry Ward & F.L. Ransome (1898), Description of the gold belt; description of the Big Trees sheet, California: USGS Geol. Atlas, Big Trees folio (No. 51), 8 pp.: 6; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 349.
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Description: Occurs as good crystals with quartz.
Reference: Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 175.
β“˜ Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Description: Occurs in small stringers between schist and quartzite.
Reference: Logan, Clarence August (1924), Sacramento field division: California Mining Bureau. Report 20: 4; Hess, Frank L. (1927), Rare metals – cobalt: Mineral Resources U.S., 1924, part 1: 451; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 179, 340; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 78; Rocks & Minerals 82 (2007): 402-407.
β“˜ 'Freibergite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
Description: Occurs disseminated in Quartz.
Reference: Hanks, Henry Garber (1886), Sixth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 6 part 1, 145 pp.: 138; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 363.
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 34 localities in this region.
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Reference: Jake Harper: Dredging operations and field work during the summer of 1999.
β“˜ Glaucophane
Formula: ◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Reference: Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp.: 183; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 69.
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 560 localities in this region.
Description: Placer material.
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10028883.
β“˜ Graphite
Formula: C
Description: Occurs in graphitic slate in country rock.
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10029223.
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: Clark, Wm. B. & P.A. Lydon (1962), Mines and mineral resources of Calaveras County, California: California Division of Mines & Geology County Report 2: 93; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 159.
β“˜ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
Reference: Knopf, Adolf (1929), The Mother Lode system of California: USGS Professional Paper 157, 88 pp.: 39; Clark, Wm. B. & P.A. Lydon (1962), Mines and mineral resources of Calaveras County, California: California Division of Mines & Geology County Report 2; [… Geological Society of America Proceedings, 1933: 312-313, 1934]: 51; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 109.
β“˜ Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
Reference: Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp. (includes catalog of minerals of California pp. 63-410), and miscellaneous observations on mineral products): 244; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 232.
β“˜ 'Limonite'
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Magnesiochromite
Formula: MgCr2O4
Reference: Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 153.
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Description: Interlayered with antigorite.
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10029039.
β“˜ 'Manganese Oxides'
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10029484.
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Description: Occurs in a mica-quartz schist. Comprises 2% of the rock.
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10028729.
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Description: Occurs as a component of sericite schist.
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10029172.
β“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Colour: Rich white
Description: Occurs in a buried gravel.
Reference: Browne, J.R. (1869), Report of J. Ross Browne on the mineral resources of the states and territories west of the Rocky Mountains (US Treasury Dept.), 674 pp., H.H. Bancroft and Co., San Francisco [reprint of 2]: 56; Kunz, George Frederick (1905a), Gems, jewelers’ materials, and ornamental stones of California: California Division Mines Bulletin 37, 171 pp.: 76; Lewis, W. Scott (1933), Occurrences of opal in California: Rocks & Minerals: 8: 36-37.
β“˜ Osmium
Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru)
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10028717.
β“˜ Petzite
Formula: Ag3AuTe2
Reference: Knopf, Adolf (1929), The Mother Lode system of California: USGS Professional Paper 157, 88 pp.: 39; Clark, Wm. B. & P.A. Lydon (1962), Mines and mineral resources of Calaveras County, California: California Division of Mines & Geology County Report 2; [… Geological Society of America Proceedings, 1933: 312-313, 1934]: 51; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 109.
β“˜ Platinum
Formula: Pt
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10028717.
β“˜ 'Psilomelane'
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 30 localities in this region.
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 408 localities in this region.
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Mining and Scientific Press (1866), The β€œopal claims” of Stockton Hill: Mining and Scientific Press: 12: 146; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 316.
β“˜ Quartz var. Moss Agate
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Mining and Scientific Press (1866), The β€œopal claims” of Stockton Hill: Mining and Scientific Press: 12: 146; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 316.
β“˜ Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Reference: Rocks & Min.: 15:40; 19:78-79.; Clark, William B. & Lydon, Philip A., California division of mines and geolgy (1963) MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, county report number 2, pages 87-88.
β“˜ Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Reference: Trask, Parker Davies, Ivan F. Wilson & F.S. Simons (1943), Manganese deposits of California – a summary report: California Division Mines Bulletin 125: 106-107; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 321.
β“˜ Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Description: Crystals occur in a rhyolite tuff.
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10028935.
β“˜ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Reference: REF: Deposit: RANSOME, FREDERICK LESLIE, DESCRIPTION OF THE MOTHERLODE DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGICAL ATLAS, MOTHERLODE (no.63), 11 pp., 1900
β“˜ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Reference: Clark, William B. & Lydon, Philip A. (1963), Mines and Mineral Resources of Calaveras County, California, California Division of Mines and Geolgy, County Report No. 2: Page 128.
β“˜ Skutterudite
Formula: CoAs3
Description: Occurs in small stringers between schist and quartzite.
Reference: Logan, Clarence August (1924), Sacramento field division: California Mining Bureau. Report 20: 4; Hess, Frank L. (1927), Rare metals – cobalt: Mineral Resources U.S., 1924, part 1: 451; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 179, 340; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 78.; Rocks & Minerals 82: 402-407.
β“˜ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Reference: Trask, Parker Davies, Ivan F. Wilson & F.S. Simons (1943), Manganese deposits of California – a summary report: California Division Mines Bulletin 125: 106-107; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 494.
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
β“˜ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Reference: Clark, Wm. B. & P.A. Lydon (1962), Mines and mineral resources of Calaveras County, California: California Division of Mines & Geology County Report 2: 51; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 127.
β“˜ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
Description: Occurs as numerous bodies of talcose schist in the country rock.
Reference: USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10102753.
β“˜ Tetradymite
Formula: Bi2Te2S
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Reference: Clark, Wm. B. & P.A. Lydon (1962), Mines and mineral resources of Calaveras County, California: California Division of Mines & Geology County Report 2: 29; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 363; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 133; USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10040656.
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Colour: Black
Description: Occurs in quartz.
Reference: Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp.: 390; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 370.
β“˜ 'Wad'
Reference: Hamilton, Fletcher McNab (1922), eighteenth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 18; 767 pp.: 760; Logan, Clarence August (1925), Sacramento field division: California Mining Bureau. Report 21: 142; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 297.
β“˜ 'Wad var. Cobalt-bearing Wad'
Reference: Hamilton, Fletcher McNab (1922), eighteenth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 18; 767 pp.: 760; Logan, Clarence August (1925), Sacramento field division: California Mining Bureau. Report 21: 142; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 297.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Antimony1.CA.05Sb
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Graphite1.CB.05aC
β“˜Osmium1.AF.05(Os,Ir,Ru)
β“˜Platinum1.AF.10Pt
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜var. Danaite2.EB.20(Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS - (Fe0.65Co0.35)AsS
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
β“˜'Freibergite Subgroup'2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
β“˜Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜Petzite2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Skutterudite2.EC.05CoAs3
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
β“˜Tetradymite2.DC.05Bi2Te2S
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Magnesiochromite4.BB.05MgCr2O4
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Opal4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Moss Agate4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
β“˜Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
β“˜var. Flos Ferri5.AB.15CaCO3
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 Β· 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
β“˜Antigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Chrysotile9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
β“˜Glaucophane9.DE.25β—»[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Rhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
β“˜Sanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Asbestos'-
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Limonite'-
β“˜'Manganese Oxides'-
β“˜'Psilomelane'-
β“˜'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜'Wad'-
β“˜'var. Cobalt-bearing Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Hβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
BBoron
Bβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ Aragonite var. Flos FerriCaCO3
Cβ“˜ GraphiteC
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Oβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Moss AgateSiO2
Oβ“˜ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Oβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Aragonite var. Flos FerriCaCO3
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naβ“˜ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Mgβ“˜ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgβ“˜ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Alβ“˜ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Siβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Siβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Moss AgateSiO2
Siβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Siβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ Glaucophane◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
Sβ“˜ CinnabarHgS
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ Arsenopyrite var. Danaite(Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS - (Fe0.65Co0.35)AsS
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Caβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caβ“˜ Aragonite var. Flos FerriCaCO3
Caβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crβ“˜ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Mnβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Feβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Feβ“˜ Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ Arsenopyrite var. Danaite(Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS - (Fe0.65Co0.35)AsS
Feβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Coβ“˜ SkutteruditeCoAs3
Coβ“˜ Arsenopyrite var. Danaite(Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS - (Fe0.65Co0.35)AsS
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asβ“˜ SkutteruditeCoAs3
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asβ“˜ Arsenopyrite var. Danaite(Fe0.90Co0.10)AsS - (Fe0.65Co0.35)AsS
RuRuthenium
Ruβ“˜ Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Agβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Agβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ AntimonySb
Sbβ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
Sbβ“˜ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sbβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ TetradymiteBi2Te2S
Teβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Teβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
OsOsmium
Osβ“˜ Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
IrIridium
Irβ“˜ Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
PtPlatinum
Ptβ“˜ PlatinumPt
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
Auβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
HgMercury
Hgβ“˜ CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ TetradymiteBi2Te2S

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Clark, Wm. B. & P.A. Lydon (1962), Mines and mineral resources of Calaveras County, California: California Division of Mines & Geology County Report 2; [… Geological Society of America Proceedings, 1933: 312-313, 1934]: 32-33.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 101.

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