2831 valid minerals. 917 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 58 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc. 21 erroneous literature entries.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Acapulcoite meteorite

ⓘ 'Alkali olivine basalt'

ⓘ Alluvial deposit

ⓘ Amphibolite

ⓘ 'Amphibolite Schist'

ⓘ 'Amphibolite gneiss'

ⓘ 'Amygdaloid'

ⓘ 'Amygdaloidal basalt'

ⓘ 'Anomalous IAB iron meteorite'

ⓘ 'Anomalous IIIE iron meteorite'

ⓘ 'Anomalous PMG pallasite meteorite'

ⓘ 'Anomalous aubrite meteorite'

ⓘ 'Argillaceous limestone'

ⓘ Banded iron formation

ⓘ 'Banded-ferruginous chert'

ⓘ 'Biotite Monzogranite'

ⓘ 'Biotite-Hornblende Granodiorite'

ⓘ 'Biotite-epidote-quartz schist'

ⓘ CL chondrite meteorite

ⓘ CM2 chondrite meteorite

ⓘ 'CO3.0 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ 'CO3.3 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ 'CO3.7 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ CV3 chondrite meteorite

ⓘ 'Calc-silicate hornfels'

ⓘ Calc-silicate rock

ⓘ Calcite-carbonatite

ⓘ Caliche

ⓘ 'Californite'

ⓘ Camptonite

ⓘ Carbonaceous chondrite meteorite

ⓘ Carbonate rock

ⓘ 'Carbonate stromatolite'

ⓘ Chondrite meteorite

ⓘ Chromitite

ⓘ Clastic sedimentary rock

ⓘ Coarse-grained ("plutonic") crystalline igneous rock

ⓘ Coarse-grained-ultramafic-rock

ⓘ Cobbles

ⓘ Comenditic rhyolite

ⓘ Concretion

ⓘ Conglomerate

ⓘ 'Contact quartzite'

ⓘ Diogenite meteorite

ⓘ 'Diopside-madupitic lamproite'

ⓘ Diorite

ⓘ 'Dolerite'

ⓘ Dolomite-carbonatite

ⓘ Dolomite-mudstone

ⓘ Dolostone

ⓘ Dunite

ⓘ 'EH4/5 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ EL6 chondrite meteorite

ⓘ 'EL6/7 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ Eclogite

ⓘ 'Endoskarn'

ⓘ 'Enstatitite'

ⓘ 'Epidote amphibolite'

ⓘ 'Episyenite'

ⓘ 'Episyenitic aplite'

ⓘ 'Eucrite cumulate meteorite'

ⓘ Eucrite meteorite

ⓘ 'Eucrite monomict breccia meteorite'

ⓘ 'Eucrite polymict breccia meteorite'

ⓘ 'Feldspar porphyry'

ⓘ 'Feldspathic Gneiss'

ⓘ 'Feldspathic-sandstone'

ⓘ 'Felsite'

ⓘ Ferricrete

ⓘ Fine-grained ("volcanic") normal crystalline igneous rock

ⓘ 'Fine-grained metamafic-rock'

ⓘ 'Garnet lherzolite'

ⓘ 'Garnet-biotite gneiss'

ⓘ 'Garnet-mica schist'

ⓘ Garnetite

ⓘ 'Geyserite'

ⓘ Glassy igneous rock

ⓘ Glassy rock

ⓘ 'Glaucophane schist'

ⓘ 'Granodiorite gneiss'

ⓘ Granofels

ⓘ 'Granophyric granite'

ⓘ H chondrite meteorite

ⓘ 'H/L4 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ H3 chondrite meteorite

ⓘ 'H3-4 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ 'H3-5 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ 'H3-6 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ 'H3.4 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ 'H3.6 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ 'H3.7 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ H4 chondrite meteorite

ⓘ 'H4-6 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ 'H4-an chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ H5 chondrite meteorite

ⓘ H6 chondrite meteorite

ⓘ 'Hornblende Meta-diorite'

ⓘ 'Hornblende andesite'

ⓘ 'Hornblende diorite'

ⓘ 'Hornblende gneiss'

ⓘ 'Hornblende porphyry'

ⓘ 'Hornblende schist'

ⓘ 'Hornblende-biotite granite'

ⓘ Hornblende-gabbro

ⓘ 'Hornblende-plagioclase gneiss'

ⓘ Hornblendite

ⓘ Hornfels

ⓘ Howardite meteorite

ⓘ Hyaloclastite

ⓘ IAB complex iron meteorite

ⓘ IAB-MG iron meteorite

ⓘ IAB-sHH iron meteorite

ⓘ IAB-sLH iron meteorite

ⓘ IAB-sLL iron meteorite

ⓘ IAB-sLM iron meteorite

ⓘ IC iron meteorite

ⓘ IIAB iron meteorite

ⓘ IIC iron meteorite

ⓘ IID iron meteorite

ⓘ IIF iron meteorite

ⓘ 'IIG iron meteorite'

ⓘ IIIAB iron meteorite

ⓘ IIIE iron meteorite

ⓘ IIIF iron meteorite

ⓘ Intermediate volcanic rock

ⓘ 'Intrusive breccia'

ⓘ K3 chondrite meteorite

ⓘ 'Kaolin'

ⓘ 'Keratophyre'

ⓘ Kimberlite

ⓘ L chondrite meteorite

ⓘ 'L/LL3.4 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ 'L/LL4 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ 'L/LL6 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ L3 chondrite meteorite

ⓘ 'L3.6 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ 'L3.9 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ L4 chondrite meteorite

ⓘ L5 chondrite meteorite

ⓘ L6 chondrite meteorite

ⓘ 'L6/7 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ 'LL3.3 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ 'LL3.7 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ LL4 chondrite meteorite

ⓘ LL5 chondrite meteorite

ⓘ LL6 chondrite meteorite

ⓘ 'Lime-clay concretion'

ⓘ Limestone

ⓘ 'Limestone breccia'

ⓘ 'Mafic volcanic rock'

ⓘ Mafic-granulite

ⓘ 'Magnesian Limestone'

ⓘ 'Melanocratic nephelinolite'

ⓘ Mesosiderite meteorite

ⓘ Mesosiderite-A1 meteorite

ⓘ Mesosiderite-A2 meteorite

ⓘ Mesosiderite-A3 meteorite

ⓘ 'Mesosiderite-A3/4 meteorite'

ⓘ Mesosiderite-B4 meteorite

ⓘ Metaclinopyroxenite

ⓘ Metasedimentary rock

ⓘ Monomict impact breccia

ⓘ 'Muscovite granite'

ⓘ 'Muscovite schist'

ⓘ 'Muscovite-biotite granite'

ⓘ 'Olivine lamproite'

ⓘ Olivine pyroxenite

ⓘ 'Olivine-diopside-richterite-madupitic lamproite'

ⓘ Ordinary chondrite meteorite

ⓘ PES pallasite meteorite

ⓘ PMG pallasite meteorite

ⓘ 'Palagonite tuff'

ⓘ Pantelleritic rhyolite

ⓘ 'Pegmatitic granite'

ⓘ 'Pegmatitic syenite'

ⓘ 'Peralkaline alkali-feldspar-granite'

ⓘ 'Peralkaline rhyolite'

ⓘ 'Peralkaline syenite'

ⓘ Phonolitic-tephrite

ⓘ 'Polymict breccia diogenite meteorite'

ⓘ Polymict impact breccia

ⓘ Porcellanite

ⓘ 'Porphyritic Monzogranite'

ⓘ 'Porphyritic granite'

ⓘ 'Porphyritic rhyolite'

ⓘ 'Porphyritic trachyte'

ⓘ 'Porphyry'

ⓘ 'Pozzolan'

ⓘ 'Pseudoleucite syenite'

ⓘ 'Puddingstone'

ⓘ Pumice

ⓘ Pyroclastic sediment

ⓘ Pyroclastic-rock

ⓘ Pyroxenite

ⓘ 'Quartz mica chiastolite schist'

ⓘ 'Quartz porphyry'

ⓘ 'Quartz schist'

ⓘ Quartz-diorite

ⓘ 'Quartz-feldspar gneiss'

ⓘ 'Quartz-feldspar porphyry'

ⓘ Quartz-latite

ⓘ 'Quartz-mica schist'

ⓘ Quartz-monzodiorite

ⓘ Quartz-monzonite

ⓘ 'Quartz-sericite phyllite'

ⓘ 'Quartz-sericite schist'

ⓘ 'Quartz-sillimanite schist'

ⓘ Sedimentary breccia

ⓘ Shergottite meteorite

ⓘ 'Spinel lherzolite'

ⓘ 'Spinel peridotite'

ⓘ Tephritic-phonolite

ⓘ 'Thinolite tufa'

ⓘ 'Tholeiitic basalt'

ⓘ Tuffaceous-mudstone

ⓘ Tuffaceous-sandstone

ⓘ Tuffaceous-sediment

ⓘ 'Two mica monzogranite'

ⓘ 'Ungrouped C2 chondrite meteorite'

ⓘ 'Ungrouped IAB iron meteorite'

ⓘ 'Ungrouped iron meteorite'

ⓘ 'Ungrouped pallasite meteorite'

ⓘ Ureilite meteorite

ⓘ 'Vitric tuff'

ⓘ 'Vitrophyric porphyry'

ⓘ Vogesite

ⓘ Volcanic breccia

ⓘ 'Volcanic rock'

ⓘ Volcaniclastic rock

ⓘ Winonaite meteorite

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References

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Robinson, S. (1825) A Catalogue of American minerals with their localities; Including all which are known to exist in the United States and British provinces, and having the towns, counties, and districts in each state and province arranged alphabetically; With an appendix, containing additional localities and a tabular view. Cummings, Hilliard, & Co., Boston, MA, 316 pages.

Dana, James D., Dana, E.S. (1920) Catalogue of American localities of minerals. in: System of Mineralogy, 6th edition, 1053-1104.

Ridge, J.D. (ed.) (1968) Ore Deposits of the United States, 1933-1967. Society for Mining Metallurgy.

Ransom, J.E. (1974) Gems and Minerals of America, A Guide to Rock Collecting. Harper & Row Publishers, 705 pages.

Department of Energy (1980) An assessment report on uranium in the United States of America. United States Department of Energy Report, GJO-111(80), 157 pages.

www.minsocam.org (2002) http://www.minsocam.org/msa/collectors_corner/statemin.htm

Staebler, G.A., Wilson, W.W. (eds.) (2008) American Mineral Treasures. Lithographie, LLC., 354 pages.

Dahlkamp, F.J. (2010) Uranium deposits of the world, volume 2, USA and Latin America. Berlin, Springer-Verlag, 423 pages.

nationalatlas.gov (2011) http://nationalatlas.gov/tapestry/physiogr/physio.html

Van Gosen, B., Verplanck, P., Ems, P. (2019) Rare Earth Element Mineral Deposits in the United States. USGS Circular 1454.

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