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Mount Keith Open Pit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 13' 43'' South , 120° 32' 39'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
7797
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7797:5
GUID (UUID V4):
3ca26005-77c4-41d7-b223-2e301b035264
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
MKD5 nickel deposit


Mount Keith is one of the world’s largest low grade open pit nickel mines, with total resources of 477 Mt (cut off of 0.4% Ni).

Located 90 km NNE of Leinster.

Considered the largest open cut nickel mine in the world. 85 kilometres south of Wiluna. Discovered in 1968 by local pastoralist Jim Jones, who convinced a friend with a drilling rig to drill one hole in some gossanous material, discovering disseminated Ni sulphides at a depth of 70 metres. The deposit was subsequently explored by the Metals Exploration/Freeport of Australia joint venture, with ore production starting in 1994 by Western Mining Corporation. The mine was acquired by BHP Billiton in 2005 when it took over Western Mining Corporation. The pit is 2.4 kilometres long by 1.4 kilometres wide by 300 metres deep. The deposit is mineralogically diverse due to hydrothermal alteration overprinting.

The location is of interest to rare species collectors. Woodallite was discovered here in 2001 by Ben Grguric et. al., and is found only at Mt Keith and the nearby West Jordan nickel prospect. At Mt Keith it occurs as whorls and clusters of minute platelets up to 6mm across in lizardite-brucite altered dunite, also with associated species chromite, iowaite, pentlandite, magnetite, and tochilinite. It forms as the result of hydrothermal alteration of primary magmatic chromite by Cl rich solutions at temperatures less than 320 degrees. Mt Keith is also the type locality for Mountkeithite discovered in 1981, and found at only four localities worldwide, including the nearby West Jordan nickel prospect. The mine contains many species. A very limited number and variety are in circulation. Violarite/pyrite specimens have been known to degenerate over the years.

The deposit is located in a greenstone belt containing lower interbedded volcanics, pyroclastics, shale and chert. It is overlain by an upper sequence of pillowed basalt, a thick suite of volcaniclastic rocks, a zone of komatiite and an upper series of thin komatiite flows, layered gabbro and high magnesium and tholeiitic basalt.

The mine is contained within the Mount Keith ultramafic complex, a thick komatiitic dunite body as subvolcanic sills emplaced within or below an extrusive komatiite pile. The dunite bodies are not an integral or neccessary part of the komatiite flow field. Nickel mineralisation is within a zone of orthocumulate rich ultramafic body called MKD5. The orebody strikes for 2 kilometres, to at least 500 metres deep.

The MKD5 area shows a basal olivine orthocumulate, then an un-mineralised adcumulate grading to a layered olivine-sulphide adcumulate-orthocumulate containing the orebody, and finally orthocumulate gabbroic ultramafic rocks.

No relict olivine remains, and it has been completely serpentinized. The overlying mafic/ultramafic rocks have been altered to an albite-actinolite-epidote-chlorite assemblage. It has also been strongly structurally controlled altered with intense carbonate-talc on the outer margins of MKD5, and along faults. The hanging wall and footwall show strongly sheared ultramafic rocks.

The primary sulphide zone contains lobate aggregates 1-2mm across, mainly pentlandite with magnetite. 20% of the orebody is pentlandite-millerite and heazlewoodite and magnetite. The Ni-Fe sulphides show oxidation/weathering
where pyrrhotite has been replaced by marcasite, pentlandite replaced by violarite, violarite by millerite and finally the decomposition of the sulphides. The serpentine host rock is bleached in this zone and with high weathering the serpentine is replaced by clay minerals, with alot of quartz and dolomite. Overlying this is a ferruginous zone dominated by goethite, clay minerals and the absence of serpentine. The lower part of this zone also contains manganese oxides. Overlying this is a hardpan clay zone of transported detritus.

Allophane is found as waxy, robin-egg blue coloured, as a weathering product in the oxide zone, as joint fillings, associated with pyrite in the Hanging Wall chert.

In August 2001, a handful of 'gemmy' emerald green Ni brucite was collected by geotechnical engineer Tim Summons at the North Knob section of Stage E pit. The crystals are hexagonal prisms to 15 mms as clusters, and also as fracture fill, associated with magnesite on a serpentine and pyroaurite matrix. A few are in private collections. Brucite is also seen as silky white fibrous material.

Dolomite with trace Ni as fracture coatings and wall linings, yellow-green to oil-green in colour. Some are yellow-green dolomite crystals liberally scattered on bluish-grey botryoidal chalcedony. Also quartz-carbonate-chlorite veins containing colourless sugary dolomite rhombs to 3 mms, encrusting quartz crystals in small vughs.

Abundant graphite sometimes confused with tochilinite, as very coarse lustrous aggregate in black shale units of the Hanging Wall, sometimes associated with pyrite balls. On the 349 and 379 benches of Stage D pit, mine staff collected many pyrite ball specimens, some subsequently mounted on wooden bases. These are similar to the pyrite balls listed under the Millstream Oasis Mindat locality. The Mount Keith specimens are generally yet to be seen publically. Also euhedral pyrite cubes to 10 mms lining walls of iowaite and pyroaurite filled fractures and euhedral 5 mm crystals in weathered serpentine matrix, and massive pyrite.

Clear colourless selenite slabs were collected by mine surveyors from the southern part of the Stage E pit cutback, but are yet to be seen publically.
Heazlewoodite is common in the northern part of the deposit as blebs, and coarse intergrowths with pentlandite, millerite, or godlevskite. Abundant white, cream, or Ni influenced pale green, chalky nodules and segregations of magnesite on its own, or intergrown with talc and/or antigorite.

Common magnetite as thin veinlets and segregations. In one part of the Stage D pits the rocks were covered with millions of glittering octahedral, cube, or combinations of both magnetite microcrystals, along joint planes, associated with sharp pyrite cubes, acicular clear magnesite microcrystals, and scattered pink chromian mountkeithite patches.

Millerite is common in what mine workers call the 'Millerite Domain', associated with pentlandite, cobaltian violarite, and goldlevskite. Pentlandite is the most important nickel ore at the mine as disseminated blebs, and rarely massive, and as a matrix nickel sulphide component.

Quartz in the oxide, and to a lesser extent supergene zones, as blue or grey chalcedony, sometimes coated with druses of minute quartz crystals, and variously coloured prase, poor quality chrysoprase, moss agate, moss opalite, honey opal, cherts, and poor quality coarsely banded pale agate.

Violarite as lath-like exsolution lamellae in pentlandite, sometimes assocated with small round bravoitic pyrite crystals. Unusually iowaite and pyroaurite is abundant at MKD5. These are found as vein fillings associated with cubic pyrite crystals in lizardite-brucite altered dunite. Pyroaurite is white to pale blue, and opaque, while iowaite is a deep sea green colour, translucent, turning to silky white on exposure to air.

Attractive slabbed specimens have been seen of stichtite, woodallite, and/or mountkeithite, associated with pentlandite veinlets and iowaite, in a lizardite-brucite altered dunite, serpentinite, or peridotite matrix.





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Mineral List


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

Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Allophane
Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
β“˜ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
β“˜ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
β“˜ Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ Awaruite
Formula: Ni3Fe
β“˜ Baddeleyite
Formula: ZrO2
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ BlΓΆdite
Formula: Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Breithauptite
Formula: NiSb
β“˜ Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
References:
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
References:
β“˜ Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜ Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
β“˜ Djurleite
Formula: Cu31S16
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
β“˜ Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
β“˜ Godlevskite
Formula: (Ni,Fe)9S8
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Graphite
Formula: C
β“˜ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Heazlewoodite
Formula: Ni3S2
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hexahydrite
Formula: MgSO4 · 6H2O
β“˜ Huntite
Formula: CaMg3(CO3)4
β“˜ Hydromagnesite
Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
β“˜ Hydrotalcite
Formula: Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ Iowaite
Formula: Mg6Fe3+2(OH)16Cl2 · 4H2O
References:
β“˜ Irarsite
Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Konyaite
Formula: Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O
β“˜ Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Maghemite
Formula: (Fe3+0.670.33)Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
References:
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Maucherite
Formula: Ni11As8
β“˜ Millerite
Formula: NiS
β“˜ 'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
β“˜ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
β“˜ Morenosite
Formula: NiSO4 · 7H2O
β“˜ Mountkeithite (TL)
Formula: [(Mg1-xFe3+x)(OH)2][SO4]x/2 · nH2O
Type Locality:
References:
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ NΓ©pouite
Formula: Ni3Si2O5(OH)4
β“˜ Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
β“˜ Nontronite
Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
β“˜ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8
References:
β“˜ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Polydymite
Formula: Ni2+Ni3+2S4
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
β“˜ Pyroaurite
Formula: Mg6Fe3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Sepiolite
Formula: Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
β“˜ Sperrylite
Formula: PtAs2
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Spionkopite
Formula: Cu39S28
β“˜ Stichtite
Formula: Mg6Cr3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
β“˜ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜ ThΓ©nardite
Formula: Na2SO4
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ Tochilinite
Formula: Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10
References:
β“˜ Valleriite
Formula: (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
β“˜ Violarite
Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4
β“˜ Woodallite (TL)
Formula: Mg6Cr2(OH)16Cl2 · 4H2O
Type Locality:
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

Mg6Fe3+2(OH)16Cl2 · 4H2Oβ“˜ Iowaite
[(Mg1-xFe3+x)(OH)2][SO4]x/2 · nH2Oβ“˜ Mountkeithite (TL)
Mg6Cr2(OH)16Cl2 · 4H2Oβ“˜ Woodallite (TL)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
β“˜Awaruite1.AE.20Ni3Fe
β“˜Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Maucherite2.AB.15Ni11As8
β“˜Djurleite2.BA.05Cu31S16
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Heazlewoodite2.BB.05Ni3S2
β“˜Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜Godlevskite2.BB.15(Ni,Fe)9S8
β“˜Spionkopite2.CA.05cCu39S28
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Nickeline2.CC.05NiAs
β“˜Breithauptite2.CC.05NiSb
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Millerite2.CC.20NiS
β“˜Polydymite2.DA.05Ni2+Ni3+2S4
β“˜Violarite2.DA.05Fe2+Ni3+2S4
β“˜Pyrite
var. Bravoite
2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
β“˜2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Sperrylite2.EB.05aPtAs2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
β“˜Irarsite2.EB.25(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
β“˜Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
β“˜Valleriite2.FD.30(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
β“˜Tochilinite2.FD.35Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Maghemite4.BB.15(Fe3+0.67β—»0.33)Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
β“˜Baddeleyite4.DE.35ZrO2
β“˜Brucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
β“˜Gibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
β“˜Iowaite4.FL.05Mg6Fe3+2(OH)16Cl2 Β· 4H2O
β“˜Woodallite (TL)4.FL.05Mg6Cr2(OH)16Cl2 Β· 4H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
β“˜Huntite5.AB.25CaMg3(CO3)4
β“˜Hydromagnesite5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 Β· 4H2O
β“˜Hydrotalcite5.DA.50Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 Β· 4H2O
β“˜Stichtite5.DA.50Mg6Cr3+2(OH)16[CO3] Β· 4H2O
β“˜Pyroaurite5.DA.50Mg6Fe3+2(OH)16[CO3] Β· 4H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜ThΓ©nardite7.AD.25Na2SO4
β“˜Hexahydrite7.CB.25MgSO4 Β· 6H2O
β“˜Morenosite7.CB.40NiSO4 Β· 7H2O
β“˜BlΓΆdite7.CC.50Na2Mg(SO4)2 Β· 4H2O
β“˜Konyaite7.CC.80Na2Mg(SO4)2 Β· 5H2O
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Mountkeithite (TL)7.DD.35[(Mg1-xFe3+x)(OH)2][SO4]x/2 Β· nH2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Chrysotile9..Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Clinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Actinolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Nontronite9.EC.40Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜NΓ©pouite9.ED.15Ni3Si2O5(OH)4
β“˜Antigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Lizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Allophane9.ED.20(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 Β· 2.5-3H2O
β“˜Sepiolite9.EE.25Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 Β· 6H2O
β“˜Anorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
β“˜'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Hβ“˜ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ BlΓΆditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ BruciteMg(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hβ“˜ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ HydrotalciteMg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ IowaiteMg6Fe23+(OH)16Cl2 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ KonyaiteNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
Hβ“˜ Mountkeithite[(Mg1-xFex3+)(OH)2][SO4]x/2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ NΓ©pouiteNi3Si2O5(OH)4
Hβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PyroauriteMg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ StichtiteMg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ TochiliniteFe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10
Hβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Hβ“˜ WoodalliteMg6Cr2(OH)16Cl2 · 4H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ GraphiteC
Cβ“˜ HuntiteCaMg3(CO3)4
Cβ“˜ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Cβ“˜ HydrotalciteMg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
Cβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
Cβ“˜ PyroauriteMg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Cβ“˜ StichtiteMg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Oβ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Oβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oβ“˜ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ BlΓΆditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ BruciteMg(OH)2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oβ“˜ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ HuntiteCaMg3(CO3)4
Oβ“˜ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ HydrotalciteMg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ IowaiteMg6Fe23+(OH)16Cl2 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ KonyaiteNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oβ“˜ Maghemite(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Oβ“˜ MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
Oβ“˜ Mountkeithite[(Mg1-xFex3+)(OH)2][SO4]x/2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ NΓ©pouiteNi3Si2O5(OH)4
Oβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PyroauriteMg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ StichtiteMg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ThΓ©narditeNa2SO4
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ TochiliniteFe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10
Oβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ WoodalliteMg6Cr2(OH)16Cl2 · 4H2O
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ BlΓΆditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Naβ“˜ KonyaiteNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O
Naβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Naβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Naβ“˜ ThΓ©narditeNa2SO4
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgβ“˜ BlΓΆditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Mgβ“˜ BruciteMg(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Mgβ“˜ HuntiteCaMg3(CO3)4
Mgβ“˜ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Mgβ“˜ HydrotalciteMg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
Mgβ“˜ IowaiteMg6Fe23+(OH)16Cl2 · 4H2O
Mgβ“˜ KonyaiteNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O
Mgβ“˜ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
Mgβ“˜ Mountkeithite[(Mg1-xFex3+)(OH)2][SO4]x/2 · nH2O
Mgβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mgβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ PyroauriteMg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Mgβ“˜ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Mgβ“˜ StichtiteMg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Mgβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ TochiliniteFe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10
Mgβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Mgβ“˜ WoodalliteMg6Cr2(OH)16Cl2 · 4H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Alβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alβ“˜ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Alβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ HydrotalciteMg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Siβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siβ“˜ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siβ“˜ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ NΓ©pouiteNi3Si2O5(OH)4
Siβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Siβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ BlΓΆditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
Sβ“˜ DjurleiteCu31S16
Sβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sβ“˜ Godlevskite(Ni,Fe)9S8
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Sβ“˜ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Sβ“˜ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Sβ“˜ KonyaiteNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ MilleriteNiS
Sβ“˜ MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
Sβ“˜ Mountkeithite[(Mg1-xFex3+)(OH)2][SO4]x/2 · nH2O
Sβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Sβ“˜ PolydymiteNi2+Ni23+S4
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ SpionkopiteCu39S28
Sβ“˜ ThΓ©narditeNa2SO4
Sβ“˜ TochiliniteFe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10
Sβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Sβ“˜ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ IowaiteMg6Fe23+(OH)16Cl2 · 4H2O
Clβ“˜ WoodalliteMg6Cr2(OH)16Cl2 · 4H2O
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ HuntiteCaMg3(CO3)4
Caβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ AnataseTiO2
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crβ“˜ StichtiteMg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Crβ“˜ WoodalliteMg6Cr2(OH)16Cl2 · 4H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ AwaruiteNi3Fe
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ Godlevskite(Ni,Fe)9S8
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ IowaiteMg6Fe23+(OH)16Cl2 · 4H2O
Feβ“˜ Maghemite(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ Mountkeithite[(Mg1-xFex3+)(OH)2][SO4]x/2 · nH2O
Feβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Feβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ PyroauriteMg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Feβ“˜ TochiliniteFe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10
Feβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Feβ“˜ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ AwaruiteNi3Fe
Niβ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Niβ“˜ BreithauptiteNiSb
Niβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Niβ“˜ Godlevskite(Ni,Fe)9S8
Niβ“˜ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Niβ“˜ MaucheriteNi11As8
Niβ“˜ MilleriteNiS
Niβ“˜ MorenositeNiSO4 · 7H2O
Niβ“˜ NΓ©pouiteNi3Si2O5(OH)4
Niβ“˜ NickelineNiAs
Niβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Niβ“˜ PolydymiteNi2+Ni23+S4
Niβ“˜ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ DjurleiteCu31S16
Cuβ“˜ SpionkopiteCu39S28
Cuβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
Asβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Asβ“˜ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Asβ“˜ MaucheriteNi11As8
Asβ“˜ NickelineNiAs
Asβ“˜ SperrylitePtAs2
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
RuRuthenium
Ruβ“˜ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
RhRhodium
Rhβ“˜ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ BreithauptiteNiSb
IrIridium
Irβ“˜ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
PtPlatinum
Ptβ“˜ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Ptβ“˜ SperrylitePtAs2
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu

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