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Burkina Fasoi
Regional Level Types
Burkina FasoCountry

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Area:
274,200 km2
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ouagadougou1,086,505 (2015)
Bobo-Dioulasso360,106 (2017)
Koudougou87,347 (2013)
Ouahigouya61,096 (2010)
Banfora60,288 (2012)
Dédougou45,341 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
39741
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:39741:3
GUID (UUID V4):
5c6b318d-aeef-4eed-9113-be0cb6829fcd
Other Languages:
French:
Burkina Faso
German:
Burkina Faso
Italian:
Burkina Faso
Russian:
Буркина-Фасо
Simplified Chinese:
布吉納法索
Spanish:
Burkina Faso
Achinese:
Burkina Faso
Adyghe:
Буркина-Фасо
Afrikaans:
Burkina Faso
Akan:
Burkina Faso
Albanian:
Burkina Faso
Alemannic:
Burkina Faso
Amharic:
ቡርኪና ፋሶ
Anglo-Saxon:
Burkina Faso
Arabic:
بوركينا فاسو
Aragonese:
Burkina Faso
Armenian:
Բուրկինա Ֆասո
Aromanian:
Burkina Faso
Asturian:
Burkina Fasu
Azeri:
Burkina Faso
Bambara:
Burkina Faso
Bashkir:
Буркина-Фасо
Basque:
Burkina Faso
Bavarian:
Burkina Faso
Belarusian:
Буркіна-Фасо
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Буркіна-Фасо
Bengali:
বুর্কিনা ফাসো
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
বুর্কিনা ফাসো
Bosnian:
Burkina Faso
Breton:
Burkina Faso
Bulgarian:
Буркина Фасо
Burmese:
ဘာကီးနားဖားဆိုနိုင်ငံ
Catalan:
Burkina Faso
Cebuano:
Burkina Faso
Central Bikol:
Burkina Faso
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
بورکینافاسۆ
Chavacano:
Burkina Faso
Chechen:
Буркина Фасо
Cherokee:
ᏋᎩᎾ ᏩᏐ
Chuvash:
Буркина Фасо
Classical Chinese:
布基納法索
Cornish:
Burkina Faso
Crimean Tatar (Latin):
Burkina Faso
Croatian:
Burkina Faso
Czech:
Burkina Faso
Danish:
Burkina Faso
Doteli:
बुर्किना फासो
Dutch:
Burkina Faso
Dutch Low Saxon:
Burkina Faso
Dzongkha:
བྷར་ཀི་ན་ ཕེ་སོ
Egyptian Arabic:
بوركينا فاسو
Esperanto:
Burkino
Estonian:
Burkina Faso
Ewe:
Burkina Faso
Extremaduran:
Burquina Fasu
Faroese:
Burkina Faso
Farsi/Persian:
بورکینافاسو
Fiji Hindi:
Burkina Faso
Finnish:
Burkina Faso
Franco-Provençal:
Burkina Fasô
Fula:
Burkina Faso
Gagauz:
Burkina Faso
Galician:
Burquina Faso
Georgian:
ბურკინა-ფასო
Greek:
Μπουρκίνα Φάσο
Gujarati:
બુર્કિના ફાસો
Haitian:
Boukinafaso
Hakka:
Burkina Faso
Hausa:
Burkina faso
Hawaiian:
Burakina Faso
Hebrew:
בורקינה פאסו
Hill Mari:
Буркина Фасо
Hindi:
बुर्किना फासो
Hungarian:
Burkina Faso
Icelandic:
Búrkína Fasó
Ido:
Burkina Faso
Igbo:
Burkina Faso
Iloko:
Burkina Faso
Indonesian:
Burkina Faso
Interlingua:
Burkina Faso
Interlingue:
Burkina Faso
Irish Gaelic:
Buircíne Fasó
Jamaican Patois:
Boerkiina Faso
Japanese:
ブルキナファソ
Javanese:
Burkina Faso
Judaeo-Spanish:
Burkina Faso
Kabiye:
Purkina Fasoo
Kabyle:
Burkina Faso
Kalmyk:
Буркинапасин Орн
Kannada:
ಬುರ್ಕೀನ ಫಾಸೊ
Kapampangan:
Burkina Faso
Karakalpak:
Burkina Faso
Kashmiri:
بُرکِنا فیسو
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Буркина-Фасо
Khmer:
ប៊ូរគីណាហ្វាសូ
Kikuyu:
Burkina Faso
Kinyarwanda:
Burukina Faso
Kongo:
Burkina Faso
Korean:
부르키나파소
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Burkîna Faso
Kyrgyz:
Буркина Фасо
Lao:
ເບີກິນາຟາໂຊ
Latin:
Burkina Faso
Latvian:
Burkinafaso
Ligurian:
Bòrkinn-a Fäso
Limburgian:
Burkina Faso
Lingala:
Burkina Faso
Lingua Franca Nova:
Burcina Faso
Lithuanian:
Burkina Fasas
Livvi-Karelian:
Burkina Faso
Lojban:
burkinas fasos
Lombard:
Burkina Faso
Low Saxon/Low German:
Burkina Faso
Lower Sorbian:
Burkina Faso
Luganda:
Burkina Faso
Luri:
بورکینافاسو
Luxembourgish:
Burkina Faso
Macedonian:
Буркина Фасо
Maithili:
बुर्किना फासो
Malagasy:
Borkina Faso
Malay:
Burkina Faso
Malayalam:
ബർക്കിനാ ഫാസോ
Maltese:
Burkina Faso
Manx:
Burkina Faso
Marathi:
बर्किना फासो
Mazanderani:
بورکینافاسو
Min Dong Chinese:
Burkina Faso
Minangkabau:
Burkina Faso
Mingrelian:
ბურკინა-ფასო
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Burkina Faso
Mongolian:
Буркина Фасо
Nahuatl:
Burquina Faso
Nauruan:
Burkinabato
Nepali:
बुर्किना फासो
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
बुर्किना फासो
Norfolk:
Burkina Faso
Northern Frisian:
Burkiina Faaso
Northern Sami:
Burkina Faso
Northern Sotho:
Burkina Faso
Norwegian:
Burkina Faso
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Burkina Faso
Novial:
Burkina Faso
Occitan:
Burkina Faso
Odia:
ବୁରକିନା ଫାସୋ
Ossetian:
Буркина Фасо
Pali:
बुर्कीना-फासो
Papiamento:
Burkina Faso
Pashto:
بورکینا فاسو
Piedmontese:
Burkina Faso
Polish:
Burkina Faso
Portuguese:
Burkina Faso
Punjabi:
ਬੁਰਕੀਨਾ ਫ਼ਾਸੋ
Quechua:
Burkina Phasu
Ripuarian:
Bukkinna-Faase
Romanian:
Burkina Faso
Romansh:
Burkina Faso
Rundi:
Burukina Faso
Russia Buriat:
Буркино-Фасо
Rusyn:
Буркіна Фасо
Samoan:
Burkina Faso
Samogitian:
Borkėna Fasos
Sango:
Burkina Faso
Sanskrit:
बुर्कीना-फासो
Sardinian:
Burkina Faso
Saterland Frisian:
Burkina Faso
Scots:
Burkina Faso
Scottish Gaelic:
Buirciona Faso
Serbian:
Буркина Фасо
Serbo-Croatian:
Burkina Faso
Sesotho:
Burkina Faso
Shona:
Burkina Faso
Sicilian:
Burchina Fasu
Silesian:
Burkina Faso
Sinhalese:
බර්කිනා ෆාසෝ
Slovak:
Burkina
Slovenian:
Burkina Faso
Somali:
Burkina Faso
South Azerbaijani:
بورکینافاسو
Sundanese:
Burkina Faso
Swahili:
Burkina Faso
Swati:
IBhukhina-Faso
Swedish:
Burkina Faso
Tagalog:
Burkina Faso
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Буркина Фасо
Tamil:
புர்க்கினா பாசோ
Tatar:
Буркина Фасо
Telugu:
బర్కీనా ఫాసో
Thai:
บูร์กินาฟาโซ
Tibetan (Standard):
བུར་ཀི་ན་ཕ་སོ།
Tigrinya:
ቡርኪና ፋሶ
Tongan:
Pekano Faso
Traditional Chinese:
布基納法索
Tsonga:
Burkina Faso
Turkish:
Burkina Faso
Turkmen:
Burkina Faso
Udmurt:
Буркина-Фасо
Ukrainian:
Буркіна-Фасо
Upper Sorbian:
Burkina Faso
Urdu:
برکینا فاسو
Uyghur:
بۇركىنا فاسو
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Burkina Faso
Venetian:
Burkina Faso
Veps:
Burkina Faso
Vietnamese:
Burkina Faso
Volapük:
Burkinän
Võro:
Burkina Faso
Waray:
Burkina Faso
Welsh:
Burkina Faso
West Flemish:
Burkina Faso
West Frisian:
Bûrkina Faso
Western Punjabi:
برکینا فاسو
Wolof:
Burkinaa Faaso
Wu Chinese:
布基納法索
Yakut:
Буркина Фасо
Yiddish:
בורקינע פאסא
Yoruba:
Bùrkínà Fasò
Zazaki:
Burkina Faso
Zeelandic:
Burkina Faso
Zhuang:
Burkina Faso
Zulu:
IBukhina Faso


The area now known as Burkina Faso was part of French Sudan at the beginning of the 20th century. Formerly it was called Upper Volta. The country gained its independence in 1960 and changed its name to Burkina Faso in 1984.

Burkina Faso is divided into 45 provinces. Recently, thirteen regions were defined.

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114 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
Aegirine-augite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
'Aeschynite'
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Altaite
Formula: PbTe
'Alunite Supergroup'
Formula: AD3(XO4)2(OH)6
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Description: Bytownite (An70-90) is the dominant reported plagioclase [An75–83 - Grossman & Zipfel (2000); mostly An87 - Kolar et al., (2002)]
Anorthite var. Bytownite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Description: Bytownite (An70-90) is the dominant reported plagioclase [An75–83 - Grossman & Zipfel (2000); mostly An87 - Kolar et al., (2002)]
Anorthite var. Labradorite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Description: Zoned plagioclase [An89-An48] found in plagioclase-rich aggregates which also contain diopside and silica-rich mesostasis clearly includes Labradorite (e.g,An50-An70). Cf. Domanik et al. (2004)
Anthophyllite
Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Description: exsolution lamellae in pigeonite
Augite var. Ferroaugite
Description: exsolution lamellae in pigeonite
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Calaverite
Formula: AuTe2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Chamosite
Formula: (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Description: Chromite is Ti-rich
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
'Clay minerals'
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Clinochlore var. Corundophilite
Formula: (Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Cohenite
Formula: Fe3C
Description: Small grains have precipitated on the schreibersite rims.
Coloradoite
Formula: HgTe
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
Copper
Formula: Cu
Corkite
Formula: PbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cristobalite
Formula: SiO2
Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Cummingtonite
Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Daubréelite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite
Formula: Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Dyscrasite
Formula: Ag3Sb
Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
Enstatite var. Bronzite
Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Euxenite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
'Feldspar Group'
'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
'Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series'
Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
'Freibergite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
Gahnite
Formula: ZnAl2O4
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 22 localities in this region.
Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
Graphite
Formula: C
Halloysite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hausmannite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+2O4
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Hematite var. Martite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hercynite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
Hollandite
Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Iron
Formula: Fe
Description: kamacite (Fe92, Ni5, Co3) - Unusually high Co for Kamacite
Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Description: kamacite (Fe92, Ni5, Co3) - Unusually high Co for Kamacite
Isocubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Katophorite
Formula: {Na}{CaNa}{Mg4Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2
'K Feldspar'
Description: Potassium feldspar (Or98.5) is nearly pure
Kutnohorite
Formula: CaMn2+(CO3)2
Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Lawrencite
Formula: (Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
Description: Inferred from Fe chloride rich hygroscopic droplets oozing out of the dry meteorite's surface. (Only one individual, out of more than 100 Gao individuals, displayed this phenomenon.)
'Lepidolite'
'Limonite'
Linnaeite
Formula: Co2+Co3+2S4
Lithiophorite
Formula: (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Löllingite
Formula: FeAs2
Mackinawite
Formula: FeS
Magnesio-foitite
Formula: ◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.
Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
Manganosite
Formula: MnO
Merrillite
Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
'Mica Group'
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
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
Nsutite
Formula: (Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Description: Orthopyroxene (En78, Fs21,Wo2) according to Kolar et al., (2002)
Paragonite
Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pearceite
Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Petzite
Formula: Ag3AuTe2
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pigeonite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Plessite'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.
Pyrochroite
Formula: Mn(OH)2
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Pyrolusite var. Polianite
Formula: morphological variety
Pyrophanite
Formula: Mn2+TiO3
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region.
Ramsdellite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Riebeckite
Formula: ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Description: Schreibersite rims (~1mm) surround troilite; rhabdites are common in matrix as tetragonal prisms.
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
'Silica'
Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Tellurobismuthite
Formula: Bi2Te3
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Tetrataenite
Formula: FeNi
Description: Tetrataenite composition (Fe45, Ni55, Co0)
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Todorokite
Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Troilite
Formula: FeS
Ullmannite
Formula: NiSbS
Ulvöspinel
Formula: TiFe2+2O4
Wüstite
Formula: FeO
Description: Abundant in the fusion crust.
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Copper1.AA.05Cu
Gold1.AA.05Au
var. Electrum1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
Iron1.AE.05Fe
var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
Tetrataenite1.AE.10FeNi
Taenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Cohenite1.BA.05Fe3C
Schreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Dyscrasite2.AA.35Ag3Sb
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Petzite2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Coloradoite2.CB.05aHgTe
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Isocubanite2.CB.55bCuFe2S3
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Mackinawite2.CC.25FeS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Altaite2.CD.10PbTe
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Daubréelite2.DA.05Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Linnaeite2.DA.05Co2+Co3+2S4
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Tellurobismuthite2.DC.05Bi2Te3
Calaverite2.EA.10AuTe2
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Löllingite2.EB.15aFeAs2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Ullmannite2.EB.25NiSbS
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Freibergite Subgroup'2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Pearceite2.GB.15[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Group 3 - Halides
Lawrencite3.AB.20(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Wüstite4.AB.25FeO
Manganosite4.AB.25MnO
Hercynite4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
Gahnite4.BB.05ZnAl2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Ulvöspinel4.BB.05TiFe2+2O4
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Hausmannite4.BB.10Mn2+Mn3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Pyrophanite4.CB.05Mn2+TiO3
Hematite
var. Martite
4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cristobalite4.DA.15SiO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Pyrolusite
var. Polianite
4.DB.05morphological variety
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Ramsdellite4.DB.15aMn4+O2
Nsutite4.DB.15c(Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2
Euxenite-(Y)4.DG.05(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Hollandite4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Cryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Todorokite4.DK.10(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Manganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
Pyrochroite4.FE.05Mn(OH)2
Lithiophorite4.FE.25(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Kutnohorite5.AB.10CaMn2+(CO3)2
Dolomite
var. Iron-bearing Dolomite
5.AB.10Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Merrillite8.AC.45Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
Corkite8.BL.05PbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Clinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Dravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Magnesio-foitite9.CK.05◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
var. Bronzite9.DA.05(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Pigeonite9.DA.10(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Augite
var. Ferroaugite
9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Aegirine-augite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Aegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
Anthophyllite9.DD.05◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Cummingtonite9.DE.05◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Katophorite9.DE.20{Na}{CaNa}{Mg4Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2
Riebeckite9.DE.25◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
Rhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite
var. Illite
9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Paragonite9.EC.15NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
var. Corundophilite9.EC.55(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Chamosite9.EC.55(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Halloysite9.ED.10Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Anorthite
var. Bytownite
9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
var. Labradorite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Anorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Unclassified
'Alunite Supergroup'-AD3(XO4)2(OH)6
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'K Feldspar'-
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
'Silica'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Plessite'-
'Limonite'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Mica Group'-
'Feldspar Group
var. Perthite'
-
'Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
'Lepidolite'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Clay minerals'-
'Chlorite Group'-
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Aeschynite'-
'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H CorkitePbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H Clinochlore var. Corundophilite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
H Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
H DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
H ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Nsutite(Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2
H ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PyrochroiteMn(OH)2
H Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
H Magnesio-foitite◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H Katophorite{Na}{CaNa}{Mg4Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H Alunite SupergroupAD3(XO4)2(OH)6
H Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
LiLithium
Li Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
BBoron
B DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
B Magnesio-foitite◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CoheniteFe3C
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C GraphiteC
C KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
C Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
O Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
O Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BaryteBaSO4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
O CalciteCaCO3
O CassiteriteSnO2
O Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O CorkitePbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O Clinochlore var. Corundophilite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
O CristobaliteSiO2
O CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
O Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O ForsteriteMg2SiO4
O GahniteZnAl2O4
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
O HematiteFe2O3
O HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
O HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
O Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
O ManganositeMnO
O ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Hematite var. MartiteFe2O3
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MonaziteREE(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Nsutite(Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2
O ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O PyrochroiteMn(OH)2
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O PyrophaniteMn2+TiO3
O QuartzSiO2
O RamsdelliteMn4+O2
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
O Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
O RutileTiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O SideriteFeCO3
O SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
O WüstiteFeO
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
O MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
O Magnesio-foitite◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O Katophorite{Na}{CaNa}{Mg4Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Alunite SupergroupAD3(XO4)2(OH)6
O Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
F Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Na Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Na DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Na ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Na Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Na MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Na Katophorite{Na}{CaNa}{Mg4Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg Clinochlore var. Corundophilite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Mg Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Mg EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mg ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mg Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Mg Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Mg MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Mg Magnesio-foitite◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Mg Katophorite{Na}{CaNa}{Mg4Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2
Mg Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Al AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Al Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Clinochlore var. Corundophilite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Al DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al GahniteZnAl2O4
Al HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Al Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Al Magnesio-foitite◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Katophorite{Na}{CaNa}{Mg4Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Si Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Si Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Si Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Clinochlore var. Corundophilite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Si CristobaliteSiO2
Si Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Si HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si QuartzSiO2
Si RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Si Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Si Magnesio-foitite◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Katophorite{Na}{CaNa}{Mg4Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
P CorkitePbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P MonaziteREE(PO4)
P Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
P MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CinnabarHgS
S CorkitePbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
S CovelliteCuS
S DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
S Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
S GalenaPbS
S IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S LinnaeiteCo2+Co23+S4
S MackinawiteFeS
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S TroiliteFeS
S UllmanniteNiSbS
ClChlorine
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Cl Lawrencite(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
Ca Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Ca Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Ca MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Ca Katophorite{Na}{CaNa}{Mg4Al}[(AlSi7)O22](OH)2
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti PyrophaniteMn2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ti UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Cr DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
MnManganese
Mn CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mn HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
Mn HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mn KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
Mn Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Mn ManganositeMnO
Mn ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Mn Nsutite(Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2
Mn PyrochroiteMn(OH)2
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mn PyrophaniteMn2+TiO3
Mn RamsdelliteMn4+O2
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mn RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Mn SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Mn Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Fe Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Chamosite(Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe CoheniteFe3C
Fe CorkitePbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Fe Clinochlore var. Corundophilite(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Fe DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe IronFe
Fe IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe Lawrencite(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
Fe LöllingiteFeAs2
Fe MackinawiteFeS
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Hematite var. MartiteFe2O3
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Fe TetrataeniteFeNi
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
Fe WüstiteFeO
Fe Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Fe Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
CoCobalt
Co LinnaeiteCo2+Co23+S4
NiNickel
Ni Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Lawrencite(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Ni Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Ni Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Ni TetrataeniteFeNi
Ni UllmanniteNiSbS
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CopperCu
Cu Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Cu IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Cu Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn GahniteZnAl2O4
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As LöllingiteFeAs2
As Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
SrStrontium
Sr Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
YYttrium
Y Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Ag DyscrasiteAg3Sb
Ag Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Ag Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Ag Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Ag PetziteAg3AuTe2
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
SbAntimony
Sb DyscrasiteAg3Sb
Sb Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sb UllmanniteNiSbS
TeTellurium
Te AltaitePbTe
Te CalaveriteAuTe2
Te ColoradoiteHgTe
Te PetziteAg3AuTe2
Te TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Ba Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
CeCerium
Ce Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
TaTantalum
Ta Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Au CalaveriteAuTe2
Au Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Au GoldAu
Au PetziteAg3AuTe2
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
Hg ColoradoiteHgTe
PbLead
Pb AltaitePbTe
Pb CorkitePbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pb GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3
Bi TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3
ThThorium
Th Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
UUranium
U Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6

Fossils

There are 1 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed56.0 Ma (Paleocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Nigerophis mirus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Nigerophiidae : Nigerophis : Nigerophis mirus66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso
Wikidata ID:Q965
GeoNames ID:2361809

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