Hickory, Catawba Co., North Carolina, USAi
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35° 43' 55'' North , 81° 20' 27'' West
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| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hickory | 40,374 (2017) | 0.1km |
| Brookford | 375 (2017) | 3.3km |
| Longview | 4,871 (2017) | 3.9km |
| Mountain View | 3,552 (2017) | 6.0km |
| Northlakes | 1,534 (2017) | 6.3km |
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| β 'Allanite Group' Formula: {A12+REE3+}{M13+M23+M32+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) Habit: Slender prisms,much like epidote crystals. Aspect ratio usually about 8:1 Colour: very dark brown to black Description: Euhedral to highly corroded crystals occur in ankerite veins. Large crystals to 30cm encountered once in a large muscovite-class pegmatite on a new part of bench 2 in 2000. ID questionable due to poor XRD pattern. Possibly partly metamict. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 Habit: trapezohedrons with tetrahexahedral modifications Colour: red, reddish purple Description: Ubiquitous as a rock-forming mineral in schists. Uncommon as well-formed crystals in ankerite veins. Reference: K. Wood collection,Pratt,Joseph Hyde.,1933,Gems and Gem Minerals Of North Carolina:American Mineralogist,Vol.18,No.4,April,1933 |
| βͺ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 Habit: rhombohedrons, cleavage masses Colour: white when fresh, rust colored when weathered Fluorescence: none Description: Common as cleavage masses filling certain veins, rarely found as euhedral crystals in vugs within similar veins. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| βͺ Babingtonite Formula: Ca2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH) Colour: Black Description: Sharp to crude crystals to 1cm occur sparsely in prehnite veins. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 Localities: Habit: anhedral to subhedral grains and crystals Colour: brown, black Fluorescence: none Description: Ubiquitous as a rock-forming mineral. Also present as crude blades in ankerite veins. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Habit: Platy in stilbite veins, rarely scalenohedral; pseudocubic or massive in prehnite veins; rhombic or massive in ankerite veins Colour: white; yellow to white in prehnite veins Fluorescence: variable, occassionally red Description: A variety of habits, but few good specimens. Some angel-wing habit with stilbite coatings. Present in a variety of environments. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β 'Chabazite' Habit: Typical pseudocubic crystals Colour: White in prehnite veins. Yellow in joints in schist. Fluorescence: none Description: Uncommon constituent of prehnite veins. Crystals to 1.2cm have been observed. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Description: Minor associate of massive pyrrhotite occurrences within ankerite veins. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β 'Chlorite Group' Habit: sugary, or as curly hair-like crystals enclosed in calcite within ankerite veins. Rock-forming mineral adjacent to prehnite veins. Colour: dark green to black, also grayish green Fluorescence: none Description: The curly crystals in calcite can only be exposed by acid etching. They are very fragile. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β Epidote Formula: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) Localities: Colour: Dark green as crystals, pistachio green when massive. Fluorescence: none Description: Present only in or near prehnite veins. Occurs as druses of 0.5-1.0 mm crystals or as thin layers of massive material. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F Habit: Hexagonal prisms Colour: white Description: Slender, clear, prismatic crystals to 4mm occur rarely in association with rutile pseudomorphs of ilmenite in ankerite veins. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Habit: Octahedral Colour: purple to black Fluorescence: none Description: Occurs with epidote crystals as crystals to 0.5mm. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β Halloysite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: Clarence S. Ross and Paul F Kerr (1934) Halloysite and Allophane: U.S Department of the Interior,Professional Paper 185-G |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β 'Heulandite' Habit: Typical crystals with coffin shape Colour: white Fluorescence: none Description: Rare constituents of prehnite veins in crystals to 4mm. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β Heulandite-Ca Formula: (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O Reference: Kenny Gay - North Carolina Geological Survey |
| βͺ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) Formula: KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O Habit: cubic to dipyramidal Colour: white, pink Description: Occurs sparingly in prehnite veins as white cubic crystals with minor pyramidal modifications, to 3mm. Also occurs as coatings of similar crystals in open veins without other minerals. The best from this location occurred as pink prisms with pyramidal terminations, associated with muscovite, plagioclase, chlorite, and calcite. These were found in the same alteration zone as the one-time kainosite-Y find. Reference: Keith Wood |
| β Hydroxylapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH) Reference: Keith Wood |
| β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Localities: Habit: Thin platy crystals with very high width:thickness ratios; pyramidal modifcations on edges. Colour: Dark charcoal gray Fluorescence: none Description: Typically enclosed in ankerite which can be removed with acid. Lustrous crystals are not uncommon. They are brittle and difficult to trim once etched. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| βͺ Kainosite-(Y) Formula: Ca2(Y,Ce)2(Si4O12)(CO3) · H2O Habit: Prismatic crystals to 18mm. Typical aspect ratio 5:1 Colour: Light brown, sometimes with faint iridescent coating. Fluorescence: none Description: Occurred in a one-time find where ankerite veins intersected a pegmatite containing large (to 25cm) crude allanite crystals. Vein fluids apparently reacted with K-Feldpsar in the pegmatite, forming crystalline muscovite with sparse kainsoite crystals. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: Clarence S.Ross and Paul F.Kerr (1934) Halloysite and Allophane:U.S Department of the Interior,Professional Paper 185-G |
| β 'K Feldspar' Formula: KAlSi3O8 Description: Occurs where K-feldspar porphyoblasts in schist are fractured and exposed in the walls of prehnite veins. Occurs as wedge shaped overgrowths on the porphyroblasts. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 Description: Occurs where K-feldspar porphyoblasts in schist are fractured and exposed in the walls of prehnite veins. Occurs as wedge shaped overgrowths on the porphyroblasts. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β Laumontite Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O Localities: Habit: Acicular crystals with typical "hypodermic" terminations Colour: Clear colorless when fresh Fluorescence: none Description: Common in stilbite veins, less common in prehnite veins. Crystals to 5mm. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β 'Limonite' 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 Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Habit: Octahedrons, also crude indistinct crystal masses Colour: Dark charcoal gray Fluorescence: none Description: One nice 1mm octahedron found on epidote. Crude indistinct crystal masses found rarely in ankerite veins. May be present as a rock-forming mineral in schists. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β Mesolite Formula: Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O Reference: www.mcrocks.com |
| β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Habit: Anhedral Colour: gray, white, pink Fluorescence: Pale red in S.W light Description: Ubiquitous as porphyroblasts in schist. Also present in some simple pegmatites. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 Habit: Platy cleavage mass Colour: silvery gray Fluorescence: none Description: Found once as a 7x8x1mm single crystal/cleavage mass in an ankerite vein. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Localities: Habit: Hexagonal; also subhedral books Colour: Light to medium brown Fluorescence: none Description: Nice hexagonal books can be obtained from ankerite veins by etching. Occassionally present as large books in certain pegmatites. Superb sharp crystals occurred with kainosite in a unique one-time find. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Colour: white Description: Occurs as a rock forming mineral in schists, as a major component of certain pegmatites, and as well-formed crystals in ankerite veins. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| βͺ Prehnite Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 Habit: Sharp stubby to acicular crystals, also rounded radiating crystals Colour: Light green Fluorescence: none Description: Nice crystals to 0.5cm, sometimes enclosed in calcite that can be removed with cold HCl acid. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Habit: Cubes Colour: Brassy Fluorescence: none Description: Occurs sparsely as crystals to 0.5mm in stilbite and prehnite veins. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Habit: massive, rarely as platy hexagonal crystals Colour: bronze Fluorescence: none Description: Occassionaly present in ankerite veins as masses up to several cm. Found once as euhedral platy hexagonal crystals up to 1.5mm in diameter in a calcite-lined vug in an ankerite vein. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Habit: massive, drusy, simple to complex crystals, Colour: white, light smoky, rarely rose Fluorescence: none Description: Drusy crystals common in stilbite veins. Rare as euhedral crystals in vugs in ankerite veins, sometimes with visible fluid inclusions. Also massive in veins and pegmatites. Pale rose quartz found once in an ankerite vein. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 Reference: No reference listed |
| β Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Reference: Keith Wood Collection |
| β Quartz var. Rose Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Keith Wood Collection |
| β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reference: No reference listed |
| βͺ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Habit: Reticulated twins and acicular crystals. Also, spongy massive material as pseudomorphs of ilmenite. Colour: Black, brown Fluorescence: none Description: Present in ankerite veins as black reticulated twins that might be crudely pseudomorphous of ilmenite crystals, and as sharp massive brown pseudomorphs of ilmenite typically hosted in calcite. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Habit: Trigonal prisms with pyramidal termination. Colour: Black Fluorescence: none Description: Prismatic crystals to 6cm in ankerite veins. Also, radiating sprays to 15cm of slender needles have been found in sugary chlorite in ankerite veins. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Habit: Rhombohedrons Colour: tan Fluorescence: none Description: Only observed in rare vugs in ankerite veins. Crude crystals to 1.0cm. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Habit: Crude irregular crystals, also rarely as octahedrons. Colour: brown, yellowish brown Fluorescence: none Description: Rare as grains and crystals to 8mm in prehnite veins. Sometimes enclosed in massive prehnite. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β 'Stilbite Subgroup' Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O Localities: Habit: Straight prism, pyramid, and pinacoid faces. Also radiating. Colour: light manila, also white Fluorescence: none Description: Common as well formed, light manila-colored, straight-sided crystals to 4cm in veins in the NW end of the quarry. Also occurs sparsely as white irregular to radiating crystals in prehnite veins. Reference: K. Wood collection |
| β Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O Habit: Tabular Colour: brown to yellowish brown Fluorescence: none Description: Relatively rare crystals to 1.4cm in ankerite veins. Known from only a few finds. Reference: K. Wood collection |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Rose Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| β | Hydroxylapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| β | Babingtonite | 9.DK.05 | Ca2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH) |
| β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| β | Halloysite | 9.ED.10 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| β | Heulandite-Ca | 9.GE.05 | (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 Β· 26H2O |
| β | Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | 9.EA.15 | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) Β· 8H2O |
| β | Kainosite-(Y) | 9.CF.10 | Ca2(Y,Ce)2(Si4O12)(CO3) Β· H2O |
| β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| β | Laumontite | 9.GB.10 | CaAl2Si4O12 Β· 4H2O |
| β | Mesolite | 9.GA.05 | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 Β· 8H2O |
| β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Prehnite | 9.DP.20 | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| β | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Allanite Group' | - | {A12+REE3+}{M13+M23+M32+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| β | 'Chabazite' | - | |
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| β | 'Heulandite' | - | |
| β | 'K Feldspar' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| β | 'var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
| β | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| β | 'Stilbite Subgroup' | - | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] Β· nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Kainosite-(Y) | Ca2(Y,Ce)2(Si4O12)(CO3) · H2O |
| H | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| H | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| H | β Babingtonite | Ca2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH) |
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O |
| H | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| H | β Allanite Group | {A12+REE3+}{M13+M23+M32+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| H | β Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | β Heulandite-Ca | (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O |
| H | β Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| H | β Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | β Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Kainosite-(Y) | Ca2(Y,Ce)2(Si4O12)(CO3) · H2O |
| C | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | β Kainosite-(Y) | Ca2(Y,Ce)2(Si4O12)(CO3) · H2O |
| O | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| O | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| O | β Babingtonite | Ca2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH) |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | β Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Allanite Group | {A12+REE3+}{M13+M23+M32+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| O | β Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| O | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| O | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| O | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Heulandite-Ca | (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O |
| O | β Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| O | β Quartz var. Rose Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | β Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| O | β K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| O | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| F | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | β Heulandite-Ca | (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O |
| Na | β Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| Al | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| Al | β Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Al | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Al | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Al | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | β Heulandite-Ca | (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O |
| Al | β Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| Al | β Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | β K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| Al | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Kainosite-(Y) | Ca2(Y,Ce)2(Si4O12)(CO3) · H2O |
| Si | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| Si | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Si | β Babingtonite | Ca2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH) |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O |
| Si | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Allanite Group | {A12+REE3+}{M13+M23+M32+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Si | β Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Si | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Heulandite-Ca | (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O |
| Si | β Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| Si | β Quartz var. Rose Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Halloysite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | β K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| P | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | β Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O |
| K | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| K | β K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| K | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Kainosite-(Y) | Ca2(Y,Ce)2(Si4O12)(CO3) · H2O |
| Ca | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Ca | β Babingtonite | Ca2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH) |
| Ca | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | β Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| Ca | β Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ca | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | β Heulandite-Ca | (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O |
| Ca | β Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| Ca | β Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| Ca | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Ti | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | β Babingtonite | Ca2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | β Babingtonite | Ca2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH) |
| Fe | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | β Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Y | Yttrium | |
| Y | β Kainosite-(Y) | Ca2(Y,Ce)2(Si4O12)(CO3) · H2O |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Ce | Cerium | |
| Ce | β Kainosite-(Y) | Ca2(Y,Ce)2(Si4O12)(CO3) · H2O |
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