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Death Valley National Park, USA
Mindat Locality ID:
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Death Valley National Park is an American national park that straddles the California–Nevada border, east of the Sierra Nevada. The park boundaries include Death Valley, the northern section of Panamint Valley, the southern section of Eureka Valley and most of Saline Valley.

The park occupies an interface zone between the arid Great Basin and Mojave deserts, protecting the northwest corner of the Mojave Desert and its diverse environment of salt-flats, sand dunes, badlands, valleys, canyons and mountains.

Death Valley is the largest national park in the contiguous United States, as well as the hottest, driest and lowest of all the national parks in the United States. It contains Badwater Basin, the second-lowest point in the Western Hemisphere and lowest in North America at 282 feet (86 m) below sea level. More than 93% of the park is a designated wilderness area.

The park is home to many species of plants and animals that have adapted to the harsh desert environment including creosote bush, Joshua tree, bighorn sheep, coyote, and the endangered Death Valley pupfish, a survivor from much wetter times. UNESCO included Death Valley as the principal feature of its Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve in 1984.

A series of Native American groups inhabited the area from as early as 7000 BC, most recently the Timbisha around 1000 AD who migrated between winter camps in the valleys and summer grounds in the mountains. A group of European Americans, trapped in the valley in 1849 while looking for a shortcut to the gold fields of California, gave the valley its name, even though only one of their group died there.

Several short-lived boom towns sprang up during the late 19th and early 20th centuries to mine gold and silver. The only long-term profitable ore to be mined was borax, which was transported out of the valley with twenty-mule teams. The valley later became the subject of books, radio programs, television series, and movies. Tourism expanded in the 1920s when resorts were built around Stovepipe Wells and Furnace Creek. Death Valley National Monument was declared in 1933 and the park was substantially expanded and became a national park in 1994.

The natural environment of the area has been shaped largely by its geology. The valley is actually a graben with the oldest rocks being extensively metamorphosed and at least 1.7 billion years old. Ancient, warm, shallow seas deposited marine sediments until rifting opened the Pacific Ocean. Additional sedimentation occurred until a subduction zone formed off the coast. The subduction uplifted the region out of the sea and created a line of volcanoes. Later the crust started to pull apart, creating the current Basin and Range landform. Valleys filled with sediment and, during the wet times of glacial periods, with lakes, such as Lake Manly.

Death Valley is the fifth-largest American national park and the largest in the contiguous United States. It is also larger than the states of Rhode Island and Delaware combined, and nearly as large as Puerto Rico. In 2013, Death Valley National Park was designated as a dark sky park by the International Dark-Sky Association.

Geographic setting
There are two major valleys in the park, Death Valley and Panamint Valley. Both of these valleys were formed within the last few million years and both are bounded by north–south-trending mountain ranges. These and adjacent valleys follow the general trend of Basin and Range topography with one modification: there are parallel strike-slip faults that perpendicularly bound the central extent of Death Valley. The result of this shearing action is additional extension in the central part of Death Valley which causes a slight widening and more subsidence there.

Uplift of surrounding mountain ranges and subsidence of the valley floor are both occurring. The uplift on the Black Mountains is so fast that the alluvial fans (fan-shaped deposits at the mouth of canyons) there are small and steep compared to the huge alluvial fans coming off the Panamint Range. Fast uplift of a mountain range in an arid environment often does not allow its canyons enough time to cut a classic V-shape all the way down to the stream bed. Instead, a V-shape ends at a slot canyon halfway down, forming a 'wine glass canyon.' Sediment is deposited on a small and steep alluvial fan.

At 282 feet (86 m) below sea level at its lowest point, Badwater Basin on Death Valley's floor is the second-lowest depression in the Western Hemisphere (behind Laguna del Carbón in Argentina), while Mount Whitney, only 85 miles (137 km) to the west, rises to 14,505 feet (4,421 m) and is the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States. This topographic relief is the greatest elevation gradient in the contiguous United States and is the terminus point of the Great Basin's southwestern drainage. Although the extreme lack of water in the Great Basin makes this distinction of little current practical use, it does mean that in wetter times the lake that once filled Death Valley (Lake Manly) was the last stop for water flowing in the region, meaning the water there was saturated in dissolved materials. Thus, the salt pans in Death Valley are among the largest in the world and are rich in minerals, such as borax and various salts and hydrates. The largest salt pan in the park extends 40 miles (64 km) from the Ashford Mill Site to the Salt Creek Hills, covering some 200 square miles (520 km²) of the valley floor. The best known playa in the park is the Racetrack, known for its moving rocks.

Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Death Valley National Park has a hot desert climate (BWh). The plant hardiness zone at Badwater Basin is 9b with an average annual extreme minimum temperature of 28.0 °F (–2.2 °C).

Death Valley is the hottest and driest place in North America due to its lack of surface water and low relief. It is so frequently the hottest spot in the United States that many tabulations of the highest daily temperatures in the country omit Death Valley as a matter of course.

On the afternoon of July 10, 1913, the United States Weather Bureau recorded a high temperature of 134 °F (56.7 °C) at Greenland Ranch (now Furnace Creek) in Death Valley. This temperature stands as the highest ambient air temperature ever recorded at the surface of the Earth. (A report of a temperature of 58 °C (136.4 °F) recorded in Libya in 1922 was later determined to be inaccurate.) Daily summer temperatures of 120 °F (49 °C) or greater are common, as well as below freezing nightly temperatures in the winter. July is the hottest month, with an average high of 117 °F (47 °C) and an average low of 91 °F (33 °C). December is the coldest month, with an average high of 66 °F (19 °C) and an average low of 41 °F (5 °C). The record low is 15 °F (−9.4 °C). There are an average of 197.3 days annually with highs of 90 °F (32.2 °C) or higher and 146.9 days annually with highs of 100 °F (37.8 °C) or higher. Freezing temperatures of 32 °F (0 °C) or lower occur on an average of 8.6 days annually.

Several of the larger Death Valley springs derive their water from a regional aquifer, which extends as far east as southern Nevada and Utah. Much of the water in this aquifer has been there for many thousands of years, since the Pleistocene ice ages, when the climate was cooler and wetter. Today's drier climate does not provide enough precipitation to recharge the aquifer at the rate at which water is being withdrawn.

The highest range within the park is the Panamint Range, with Telescope Peak being its highest point at 11,049 feet (3,368 m). The Death Valley region is a transitional zone in the northernmost part of the Mojave Desert and consists of five mountain ranges removed from the Pacific Ocean. Three of these are significant barriers: the Sierra Nevada, the Argus Range, and the Panamint Range. Air masses tend to lose moisture as they are forced up over mountain ranges, in what climatologists call a rainshadow effect.

The exaggerated rain shadow effect for the Death Valley area makes it North America's driest spot, receiving about 1.5 inches (38 mm) of rainfall annually at Badwater, and some years fail to register any measurable rainfall. Annual average precipitation varies from 1.92 inches (49 mm) overall below sea level to over 15 inches (380 mm) in the higher mountains that surround the valley. When rain does arrive it often does so in intense storms that cause flash floods which remodel the landscape and sometimes create very shallow ephemeral lakes.

The hot, dry climate makes it difficult for soil to form. Mass wasting, the down-slope movement of loose rock, is therefore the dominant erosive force in mountainous areas, resulting in "skeletonized" ranges (mountains with very little soil on them). Sand dunes in the park, while famous, are not nearly as widespread as their fame or the dryness of the area may suggest. The Mesquite Flat dune field is the most easily accessible from the paved road just east of Stovepipe Wells in the north-central part of the valley and is primarily made of quartz sand. Another dune field is just 10 miles (16 km) to the north but is instead mostly composed of travertine sand. The highest dunes in the park, and some of the highest in North America, are located in the Eureka Valley about 50 miles (80 km) to the north of Stovepipe Wells, while the Panamint Valley dunes and the Saline Valley dunes are located west and northwest of the town, respectively. The Ibex dune field is near the seldom-visited Ibex Hill in the southernmost part of the park, just south of the Saratoga Springs marshland. All the latter four dune fields are accessible only via unpaved roads. Prevailing winds in the winter come from the north, and prevailing winds in the summer come from the south. Thus, the overall position of the dune fields remains more or less fixed.

There are rare exceptions to the dry nature of the area. In 2005, an unusually wet winter created a 'lake' in the Badwater Basin and led to the greatest wildflower season in the park's history. In October 2015, a "1000 year flood event" with over three inches of rain caused major damage in Death Valley National Park. A similar widespread storm in August 2022 damaged pavement and deposited debris on nearly every road, trapping 1,000 residents and visitors overnight.

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196 valid minerals. 8 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc.

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Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Adamite
Formula: Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Habit: Equant
Colour: Colourless
Description: Occurs as small crystals on fracture surfaces of limestone.
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Andesine
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Description: Follows labradorite in crystallization.
Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Description: Rims sanidine.
'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Description: Coarse-grained in pegmatite.
Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Altaite
Formula: PbTe
Alunogen
Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Habit: Fibrous
Description: Fibrous masses in clay.
Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Andradite var. Melanite
Formula: Ca3(Fe3+,Ti)2(SiO4)3
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Description: Occurs massive and as crystals.
Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Description: Early phase.
Anorthite var. Labradorite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Description: Early phase.
Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Description: Showy aggregates of crystals.
Aristarainite
Formula: Na2MgB12O20 · 8H2O
Arsenic
Formula: As
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
'Axinite Group'
Colour: White
Description: Occurs as small, perfectly-formed crystals.
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Bassanite
Formula: Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Colour: Snow-white
Description: Occurs as thin layers in unconsolidated beds at a depth of 360 feet (100 meters) in the lake bed. Material is long fibers.
'Bindheimite'
Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Blödite
Formula: Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
'Bloodstone'
Formula: SiO2
Description: Occurs as pebbles.
Borax
Formula: Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Description: Found in 1874 as a borax crust 6 to 24 inches (15 to 60 cm) thick.
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Bustamite
Formula: CaMn2+(Si2O6)
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 24 localities in this region.
Caledonite
Formula: Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Description: Found sparingly.
Carboborite
Formula: Ca2Mg[B(OH)4]2(CO3)2 · 4H2O
Description: Occurs as efflorescences after evaporation of mine seepages.
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
Cervantite
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+O4
'Chabazite'
Habit: Rhombohedral
Colour: Pink
Description: Occurs as crystals in lavas.
Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.
'Chevkinite Group'
Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Chlorargyrite var. Bromian Chlorargyrite
Formula: Ag(Cl,Br)
'Chlorite Group'
Chloritoid
Formula: (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Chloromagnesite
Formula: MgCl2
Colour: White
Description: Occurs as efflorescences.
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Description: Occurs in dolomite.
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
'Clay minerals'
Clinoferrosilite
Formula: Fe2+2Si2O6
Habit: Acicular
Description: Occurs as needles in lithophysae in obsidian.
'Clinoptilolite Subgroup'
Formula: M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Colemanite (TL)
Formula: Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 37 localities in this region.
Copiapite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Copper
Formula: Cu
Coronadite
Formula: Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Creedite
Formula: Ca3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 2H2O
Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Description: Contains noteworthy amounts of tungstic acid. Principal mineral in a tufa apron where an extensive travertine blanket has been deposited.
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Cuprotungstite
Formula: Cu2(WO4)(OH)2
Colour: light olive-green to greenish yellow
Description: Occurs as a replacement of scheelite in fractures in the scheelite.
Darapskite
Formula: Na3(SO4)(NO3) · H2O
Datolite
Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Datolite var. Bakerite (FRL)
Formula: Ca4(H5B5Si3O20)
Descloizite
Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Description: Marginal phase of the magma (assimilation of dolomitic wall rocks).
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Duftite
Formula: PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Ecandrewsite
Formula: (Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)TiO3
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
Eugsterite
Formula: Na4Ca(SO4)3 · 2H2O
Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2SiO4
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Occurs as phenocrysts to 13 mm long in basalt covering large parts of the Ubehebe quadrangle.
'Feldspar Group'
Description: Replacement of sanidine by sodic oligoclase.
'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
Description: Replacement of sanidine by sodic oligoclase.
Ferberite ?
Formula: FeWO4
Colour: Brownish black
Description: Occurs as irregular masses of coarse anhedral and subhedral crystals. NOTE: Described as "brownish black" indicating that perhaps it is actually Hübnerite.
Ferrimolybdite ?
Formula: Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Ferrisurite (TL)
Formula: (Pb,Ca)2.4Fe3+2(Si4O10)(CO3)1.7(OH)3 · nH2O
Type Locality:
Fibroferrite
Formula: Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
'Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series'
Fornacite
Formula: Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
'Freibergite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 26 localities in this region.
Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena
Formula: PbS with Ag
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Gehlenite
Formula: Ca2Al[AlSiO7]
Ginorite
Formula: Ca2B14O20(OH)6 · 5H2O
Glauberite
Formula: Na2Ca(SO4)2
Description: Occurs in the playa.
References:
Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 52 localities in this region.
Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
Gowerite (TL)
Formula: Ca[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Graphite
Formula: C
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region.
Halite
Formula: NaCl
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Description: Occurs in unusually pure beds.
References:
Halotrichite
Formula: FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
References:
Hanksite
Formula: Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Description: Occurs encrusting siliceous silver ore.
Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Hexahydrite
Formula: MgSO4 · 6H2O
'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Howlite
Formula: Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5
Hübnerite
Formula: MnWO4
Hungchaoite
Formula: Mg(B4O7) · 9H2O
Hydroboracite
Formula: CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Hydromagnesite
Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Description: Occurs as chalky or mealy crusts.
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
'Iddingsite'
Formula: MgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O
Description: A prominent alteration product of olivine phenocrysts in basalts.
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Ilsemannite
Formula: Mo3O8 · nH2O
Description: Occurs as a pigment on copiapite in the vicinity of the molybdenite deposit.
Inderite
Formula: MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O
Description: Produced by weathering of near-surface colemanite and priceite veins.
Inyoite (TL)
Formula: Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O
Habit: Tabular
Colour: White
Description: Occurs as tabular crystals altering to meyerhofferite.
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Description: Occurs as small crystals protruding into cavitiers in solid aggregate of fine-grained jarosite.
'Jasper'
Colour: Red
Description: Occurs as pebbles.
Kaliborite
Formula: KMg2H[B6O8(OH)5]2(H2O)4
'K Feldspar'
Konyaite
Formula: Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O
Kurnakovite
Formula: MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O
Description: Occurs with other fine-grained borates. Produced by weathering of near-surface colemanite and priceite veins.
Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Lazulite
Formula: MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Description: Occurs in a vein in schist.
Leadhillite
Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Lepidocrocite
Formula: γ-Fe3+O(OH)
'Limonite'
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Magadiite
Formula: Na2Si14O29 · 11H2O
Description: Saturates this spring. Deposits not examined.
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 22 localities in this region.
'Manganese Oxides'
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Description: Occurs as micro-inclusions in massive pyrrhotite.
Marialite
Formula: Na4Al3Si9O24Cl
Description: near Me20 to near Me50.
Mcallisterite (TL)
Formula: Mg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O
Colour: White
Description: Occurs as a minor constituent of efflorescence layer of fine-grained borates near weathered outcrops of colemanite and priceite. Small pellets 1 to 2 mm diameter.
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Metacinnabar
Formula: HgS
Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Description: Unspecified location.
Meyerhofferite (TL)
Formula: CaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O
Colour: White
Description: Occurs as chalky to silky pseudomorphs after inyoite, as alteration coatings on inyoite crystals, and as long, glassy, interlaced crystals formed by recrystallization of the original fibrous material.
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Minium
Formula: Pb3O4
Mirabilite
Formula: Na2SO4 · 10H2O
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Description: Occurs along the Amargosa River (near Tecopa, Shoshone and Ash Meadows).
'Moonstone'
Description: Occurs as small crystals in rhyolite.
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
Natroalunite
Formula: NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Description: Occurs in radiating groups in amygdules of basalt.
Naumannite
Formula: Ag2Se
Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Description: Coarse-grained, fresh, in nepheline-syenite.
Niter
Formula: KNO3
Description: Occurs along the river as crusts.
Nitratine
Formula: NaNO3
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Nobleite (TL)
Formula: CaB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Olivenite
Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Ottrélite
Formula: (Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Habit: Oblong plates
Colour: Dark green
Description: Occurs in schists. Constitutes considerable proportion of the schists in localized areas.
Parauranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Description: Unspecified location.
'Phillipsite Subgroup'
Phosgenite
Formula: Pb2CO3Cl2
Habit: Acicular
Colour: Straw-yellow
Description: Occurs included in quartz.
Pickeringite
Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Pinnoite
Formula: Mg[B2O(OH)6]
Plancheite
Formula: Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Plattnerite
Formula: PbO2
Powellite
Formula: Ca(MoO4)
Description: Occurs as alteration rings around molybdenite.
Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Colour: White
Description: Occurs as crystalline grains to 2 mm.
Priceite
Formula: Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Probertite
Formula: NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O
'Psilomelane'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Pyrophyllite
Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 69 localities in this region.
Colour: Red
Description: Occurs as pebbles.
Quartz var. Agate
Quartz var. Amberine
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Description: Occurs as pebbles.
Quartz var. Myrickite
Formula: SiO2
Description: Occurs with Cinnabar in Chalcedony.
Quartz var. Plume Agate
Formula: SiO2
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Rivadavite
Formula: Na6Mg[B6O7(OH)6]4 · 10H2O
Rosickýite
Formula: S
Description: Formed in bacterial mats.
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Rutile var. Ilmenorutile
Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2
Salammoniac
Formula: NH4Cl
Description: Occurs as efflorescences at some fissure springs.
Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Santite
Formula: K[B5O6(OH)4] · 2H2O
Saponite
Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Saponite var. Lithian Saponite
Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Sassolite
Formula: H3BO3
Sborgite
Formula: Na[B5O6(OH)4] · 3H2O
'Scapolite'
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Searlesite
Formula: Na(H2BSi2O7)
Description: Occurs with other, unspecified borates.
Senarmontite
Formula: Sb2O3
Sepiolite
Formula: Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Description: Occurs as micro-grains in sediments.
Shattuckite
Formula: Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
'Silica'
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Silver
Formula: Ag
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Spinel var. Pleonaste
Formula: (Mg,Fe)Al2O4
Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Staurolite var. Zinc-bearing Staurolite
Formula: (Fe2+,Zn)2Al9Si4O23(OH)
'Stibiconite'
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Localities:
Description: Occurs as lenses and pods in limestone.
'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Description: Occurs in aplite.
Stilpnomelane ?
Formula: (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
Description: Possibly celadonite or chlorite per p.c. of Foshag to Murdoch & Webb (1983).
Stringhamite
Formula: CaCu(SiO4) · H2O
Stromeyerite
Formula: AgCuS
Sulphur
Formula: S8
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 31 localities in this region.
Tenorite
Formula: CuO
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite'
Formula: Cu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
Thaumasite
Formula: Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Thénardite
Formula: Na2SO4
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Description: Occurs as efflorescent crusts and as crystalline layers in sediments.
References:
Thermonatrite
Formula: Na2CO3 · H2O
Description: Occurs associated with Sborgite.
Tincalconite
Formula: Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Todorokite
Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Description: inclusions in transparent colemanite crystals
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Description: A single crystal was found.
Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Habit: Thin tetragonal plates.
Colour: Green
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Colour: Black
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Description: Occurs as elongate grains forming plumose aggregates in deposits of tremolite-bearing rock.
Trona
Formula: Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Tunellite
Formula: SrB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O
Description: Small, well-formed crystals.
Ulexite
Formula: NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region.
Description: Occurs as large compact masses with colemanite.
Uytenbogaardtite
Formula: Ag3AuS2
Valentinite
Formula: Sb2O3
Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
Description: Occurs as drusy encrustations in ores.
Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Description: Occurs as coarse-grained crystalline masses and individuals in contact zones in marble.
'Wad'
References:
Wardsmithite (TL)
Formula: Ca5Mg[B4O7]6 · 30H2O
Description: Occurs as a weathering product of colemanite-priceite veins. Fine-grained, soft clots up to 75 microns diameter; less complex single crystals to 15 microns diameter and 2 microns thick.
Whelanite
Formula: Cu2+2Ca6[Si6O17(OH)](CO3)(OH)3 · 2H2O
'Wolframite Group'
Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Description: Occurs as crystals up to 10 cm. Stated to be Pseudowollastonite (Cyclowollastonite) [Wenk (1969)].
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Description: Occurs as large, irregular patches in boulders.
Zoisite var. Thulite
Formula: {Ca2}{Al,Mn3+3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Description: Occurs as large, irregular patches in boulders.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Silver1.AA.05Ag
Copper1.AA.05Cu
Gold
var. Electrum
1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
1.AA.05Au
Arsenic1.CA.05As
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Rosickýite1.CC.05S
Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Stromeyerite2.BA.40AgCuS
Naumannite2.BA.55Ag2Se
Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
Uytenbogaardtite2.BA.75Ag3AuS2
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Metacinnabar2.CB.05aHgS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena
var. Silver-bearing Galena
2.CD.10PbS with Ag
2.CD.10PbS
Altaite2.CD.10PbTe
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
'Freibergite Subgroup'2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup
var. Mercury-bearing Tetrahedrite'
2.GB.05Cu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
''2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 3 - Halides
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
var. Bromian Chlorargyrite3.AA.15Ag(Cl,Br)
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Salammoniac3.AA.25NH4Cl
Chloromagnesite3.AB.20MgCl2
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Creedite3.CG.15Ca3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 2H2O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Spinel
var. Pleonaste
4.BB.05(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Minium4.BD.05Pb3O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Ecandrewsite4.CB.05(Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)TiO3
Hematite
var. Specularite
4.CB.05Fe2O3
4.CB.05Fe2O3
Senarmontite4.CB.50Sb2O3
Valentinite4.CB.55Sb2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Amberine4.DA.05SiO2
var. Plume Agate4.DA.05SiO2
var. Myrickite4.DA.05SiO2
var. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
var. Agate4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Plattnerite4.DB.05PbO2
Rutile
var. Ilmenorutile
4.DB.05(Ti,Nb)O2
4.DB.05TiO2
Hübnerite4.DB.30MnWO4
Ferberite ?4.DB.30FeWO4
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Cervantite4.DE.30Sb3+Sb5+O4
'Stibiconite'4.DH.20Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
'Bindheimite'4.DH.20Pb2Sb2O6O
Coronadite4.DK.05aPb(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
Lepidocrocite4.FE.15γ-Fe3+O(OH)
Ilsemannite4.FJ.15Mo3O8 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Phosgenite5.BE.20Pb2CO3Cl2
Leadhillite5.BF.40Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Thermonatrite5.CB.05Na2CO3 · H2O
Trona5.CB.15Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Hydromagnesite5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Nitratine5.NA.05NaNO3
Niter5.NA.10KNO3
Group 6 - Borates
Sassolite6.AA.05H3BO3
Carboborite6.AC.50Ca2Mg[B(OH)4]2(CO3)2 · 4H2O
Pinnoite6.BB.05Mg[B2O(OH)6]
Inderite6.CA.15MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O
Kurnakovite6.CA.20MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O
Meyerhofferite (TL)6.CA.30CaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O
Inyoite (TL)6.CA.35Ca(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O
Colemanite (TL)6.CB.10Ca[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Hydroboracite6.CB.15CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O
Howlite6.CB.20Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5
Borax6.DA.10Na2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Tincalconite6.DA.15Na2(B4O7) · 5H2O
Hungchaoite6.DA.20Mg(B4O7) · 9H2O
Sborgite6.EA.05Na[B5O6(OH)4] · 3H2O
Santite6.EA.10K[B5O6(OH)4] · 2H2O
Ulexite6.EA.25NaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Probertite6.EB.15NaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O
Priceite6.EB.25Ca2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O
Gowerite (TL)6.EC.10Ca[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O
Mcallisterite (TL)6.FA.10Mg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O
Rivadavite6.FA.20Na6Mg[B6O7(OH)6]4 · 10H2O
Aristarainite6.FB.05Na2MgB12O20 · 8H2O
Kaliborite6.FB.10KMg2H[B6O8(OH)5]2(H2O)4
Nobleite (TL)6.FC.05CaB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O
Tunellite6.FC.05SrB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O
Ginorite6.FC.15Ca2B14O20(OH)6 · 5H2O
Wardsmithite (TL)6.H0.25Ca5Mg[B4O7]6 · 30H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Glauberite7.AD.25Na2Ca(SO4)2
Thénardite7.AD.25Na2SO4
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Natroalunite7.BC.10NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Caledonite7.BC.50Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Hanksite7.BD.30Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl
Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 · 5H2O
Hexahydrite7.CB.25MgSO4 · 6H2O
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Epsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 · 7H2O
Alunogen7.CB.45Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Halotrichite7.CB.85FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Pickeringite7.CB.85MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Blödite7.CC.50Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Konyaite7.CC.80Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O
Mirabilite7.CD.10Na2SO4 · 10H2O
Eugsterite7.CD.25Na4Ca(SO4)3 · 2H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Bassanite7.CD.45Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Copiapite7.DB.35Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Fibroferrite7.DC.15Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Darapskite7.DG.05Na3(SO4)(NO3) · H2O
Thaumasite7.DG.15Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Fornacite7.FC.10Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Powellite7.GA.05Ca(MoO4)
Cuprotungstite7.GB.15Cu2(WO4)(OH)2
Ferrimolybdite ?7.GB.30Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Olivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Adamite8.BB.30Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Lazulite8.BB.40MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Duftite8.BH.35PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Descloizite8.BH.40PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Vanadinite
var. Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite
8.BN.05Pb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Metatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysotile9..Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Fayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2SiO4
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Andradite
var. Melanite
9.AD.25Ca3(Fe3+,Ti)2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Stringhamite9.AE.35CaCu(SiO4) · H2O
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
var. Zinc-bearing Staurolite9.AF.30(Fe2+,Zn)2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Ottrélite9.AF.85(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Chloritoid9.AF.85(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Datolite9.AJ.20CaB(SiO4)(OH)
var. Bakerite (TL)9.AJ.20Ca4(H5B5Si3O20)
Parauranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Gehlenite9.BB.10Ca2Al[AlSiO7]
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Zoisite
var. Thulite
9.BG.10{Ca2}{Al,Mn3+3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Clinoferrosilite9.DA.10Fe2+2Si2O6
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Plancheite9.DB.35Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Shattuckite9.DB.40Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
Bustamite9.DG.05CaMn2+(Si2O6)
Whelanite9.DG.67Cu2+2Ca6[Si6O17(OH)](CO3)(OH)3 · 2H2O
Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Magadiite9.EA.20Na2Si14O29 · 11H2O
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Pyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite
var. Illite
9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Saponite
var. Lithian Saponite
9.EC.45Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
9.EC.45Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ferrisurite (TL)9.EC.75(Pb,Ca)2.4Fe3+2(Si4O10)(CO3)1.7(OH)3 · nH2O
Antigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Sepiolite9.EE.25Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Searlesite9.EF.15Na(H2BSi2O7)
Stilpnomelane ?9.EG.40(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Sanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Anorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Albite
var. Andesine
9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
var. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Anorthite
var. Labradorite
9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Marialite9.FB.15Na4Al3Si9O24Cl
Natrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Unclassified
'Wad'-
'Limonite'-
'Clay minerals'-
'Clinoptilolite Subgroup'-M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
'Chevkinite Group'-
'Axinite Group'-
'Manganese Oxides'-
'Chabazite'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
'Silica'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Jasper'-
'K Feldspar'-
'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
'Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series'-
'Scapolite'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
'Bloodstone'-SiO2
'Moonstone'-
'Chlorite Group'-
'Phillipsite Subgroup'-
'Iddingsite'-MgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O
'Psilomelane'-
'Feldspar Group
var. Perthite'
-
'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
H AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
H AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
H AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
H AristarainiteNa2MgB12O20 · 8H2O
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H Datolite var. BakeriteCa4(H5B5Si3O20)
H BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
H BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
H CarboboriteCa2Mg[B(OH)4]2(CO3)2 · 4H2O
H ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
H ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H Clinoptilolite SubgroupM3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
H ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
H CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
H CreediteCa3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 2H2O
H CuprotungstiteCu2(WO4)(OH)2
H DarapskiteNa3(SO4)(NO3) · H2O
H DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
H DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
H DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
H EugsteriteNa4Ca(SO4)3 · 2H2O
H FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
H Ferrisurite(Pb,Ca)2.4Fe23+(Si4O10)(CO3)1.7(OH)3 · nH2O
H FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
H FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
H GinoriteCa2B14O20(OH)6 · 5H2O
H GoweriteCa[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
H HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
H HowliteCa2B5SiO9(OH)5
H HungchaoiteMg(B4O7) · 9H2O
H HydroboraciteCaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O
H HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
H InderiteMgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O
H InyoiteCa(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H KaliboriteKMg2H[B6O8(OH)5]2(H2O)4
H KonyaiteNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O
H KurnakoviteMgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O
H LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
H LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
H Lepidocrociteγ-Fe3+O(OH)
H LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
H MagadiiteNa2Si14O29 · 11H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H McallisteriteMg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
H MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H MeyerhofferiteCaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O
H MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
H NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
H OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H Ottrélite(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
H PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
H PinnoiteMg[B2O(OH)6]
H PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
H PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
H PriceiteCa2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O
H ProbertiteNaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O
H PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
H RivadaviteNa6Mg[B6O7(OH)6]4 · 10H2O
H SalammoniacNH4Cl
H SantiteK[B5O6(OH)4] · 2H2O
H SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H SassoliteH3BO3
H SborgiteNa[B5O6(OH)4] · 3H2O
H SearlesiteNa(H2BSi2O7)
H SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
H ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
H StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
H StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
H Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
H Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
H StringhamiteCaCu(SiO4) · H2O
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
H ThermonatriteNa2CO3 · H2O
H Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
H TincalconiteNa2(B4O7) · 5H2O
H Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
H TunelliteSrB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O
H UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
H ParauranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
H WardsmithiteCa5Mg[B4O7]6 · 30H2O
H Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H IddingsiteMgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O
H NobleiteCaB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O
H Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H WhelaniteCu22+Ca6[Si6O17(OH)](CO3)(OH)3 · 2H2O
H Staurolite var. Zinc-bearing Staurolite(Fe2+,Zn)2Al9Si4O23(OH)
H Saponite var. Lithian SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BBoron
B AristarainiteNa2MgB12O20 · 8H2O
B Datolite var. BakeriteCa4(H5B5Si3O20)
B BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
B CarboboriteCa2Mg[B(OH)4]2(CO3)2 · 4H2O
B ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
B DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
B GinoriteCa2B14O20(OH)6 · 5H2O
B GoweriteCa[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O
B HowliteCa2B5SiO9(OH)5
B HungchaoiteMg(B4O7) · 9H2O
B HydroboraciteCaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O
B InderiteMgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O
B InyoiteCa(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O
B KaliboriteKMg2H[B6O8(OH)5]2(H2O)4
B KurnakoviteMgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O
B McallisteriteMg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O
B MeyerhofferiteCaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O
B PinnoiteMg[B2O(OH)6]
B PriceiteCa2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O
B ProbertiteNaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O
B RivadaviteNa6Mg[B6O7(OH)6]4 · 10H2O
B SantiteK[B5O6(OH)4] · 2H2O
B SassoliteH3BO3
B SborgiteNa[B5O6(OH)4] · 3H2O
B SearlesiteNa(H2BSi2O7)
B TincalconiteNa2(B4O7) · 5H2O
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
B TunelliteSrB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O
B UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
B WardsmithiteCa5Mg[B4O7]6 · 30H2O
B NobleiteCaB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
C CarboboriteCa2Mg[B(OH)4]2(CO3)2 · 4H2O
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C Ferrisurite(Pb,Ca)2.4Fe23+(Si4O10)(CO3)1.7(OH)3 · nH2O
C GraphiteC
C HanksiteNa22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl
C HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
C LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
C MagnesiteMgCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
C ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
C ThermonatriteNa2CO3 · H2O
C TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
C WhelaniteCu22+Ca6[Si6O17(OH)](CO3)(OH)3 · 2H2O
NNitrogen
N DarapskiteNa3(SO4)(NO3) · H2O
N NitratineNaNO3
N NiterKNO3
N SalammoniacNH4Cl
OOxygen
O AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
O Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
O AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
O AragoniteCaCO3
O AristarainiteNa2MgB12O20 · 8H2O
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O Datolite var. BakeriteCa4(H5B5Si3O20)
O BaryteBaSO4
O BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
O BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
O BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O BustamiteCaMn2+(Si2O6)
O CalciteCaCO3
O CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
O CarboboriteCa2Mg[B(OH)4]2(CO3)2 · 4H2O
O CelestineSrSO4
O CerussitePbCO3
O CervantiteSb3+Sb5+O4
O ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O ClinoferrosiliteFe22+Si2O6
O Clinoptilolite SubgroupM3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
O ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
O CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
O CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
O CreediteCa3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 2H2O
O CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
O CupriteCu2O
O CuprotungstiteCu2(WO4)(OH)2
O DarapskiteNa3(SO4)(NO3) · H2O
O DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
O DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
O Ecandrewsite(Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)TiO3
O Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing VanadinitePb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
O EugsteriteNa4Ca(SO4)3 · 2H2O
O FayaliteFe22+SiO4
O FerberiteFeWO4
O FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
O Ferrisurite(Pb,Ca)2.4Fe23+(Si4O10)(CO3)1.7(OH)3 · nH2O
O FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
O FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
O GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
O GinoriteCa2B14O20(OH)6 · 5H2O
O GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
O GoweriteCa[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
O HanksiteNa22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl
O HematiteFe2O3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
O HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
O HowliteCa2B5SiO9(OH)5
O HübneriteMnWO4
O HungchaoiteMg(B4O7) · 9H2O
O HydroboraciteCaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O
O HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
O IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
O InderiteMgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O
O InyoiteCa(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O KaliboriteKMg2H[B6O8(OH)5]2(H2O)4
O KonyaiteNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O
O KurnakoviteMgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
O LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
O LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
O Lepidocrociteγ-Fe3+O(OH)
O LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O MagadiiteNa2Si14O29 · 11H2O
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MarialiteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl
O McallisteriteMg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
O MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O MeyerhofferiteCaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O MiniumPb3O4
O MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
O MonaziteREE(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
O NitratineNaNO3
O NiterKNO3
O NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
O Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O Ottrélite(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
O PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
O PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
O PinnoiteMg[B2O(OH)6]
O PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
O PlattneritePbO2
O PowelliteCa(MoO4)
O PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
O PriceiteCa2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O
O ProbertiteNaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O RivadaviteNa6Mg[B6O7(OH)6]4 · 10H2O
O RutileTiO2
O SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
O SantiteK[B5O6(OH)4] · 2H2O
O SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O SassoliteH3BO3
O SborgiteNa[B5O6(OH)4] · 3H2O
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SearlesiteNa(H2BSi2O7)
O SenarmontiteSb2O3
O SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
O ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
O SideriteFeCO3
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
O StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
O Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
O Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
O StringhamiteCaCu(SiO4) · H2O
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O TenoriteCuO
O ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
O ThénarditeNa2SO4
O ThermonatriteNa2CO3 · H2O
O Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
O TincalconiteNa2(B4O7) · 5H2O
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
O TunelliteSrB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O
O UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
O ParauranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
O ValentiniteSb2O3
O VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
O WardsmithiteCa5Mg[B4O7]6 · 30H2O
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
O Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
O IddingsiteMgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O
O NobleiteCaB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O
O Andradite var. MelaniteCa3(Fe3+,Ti)2(SiO4)3
O Quartz var. AmberineSiO2
O BloodstoneSiO2
O Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Quartz var. MyrickiteSiO2
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O WhelaniteCu22+Ca6[Si6O17(OH)](CO3)(OH)3 · 2H2O
O Quartz var. Plume AgateSiO2
O Staurolite var. Zinc-bearing Staurolite(Fe2+,Zn)2Al9Si4O23(OH)
O Saponite var. Lithian SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F CreediteCa3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 2H2O
F FluoriteCaF2
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
F Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Na Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Na AristarainiteNa2MgB12O20 · 8H2O
Na BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Na BoraxNa2(B4O5)(OH)4 · 8H2O
Na DarapskiteNa3(SO4)(NO3) · H2O
Na EugsteriteNa4Ca(SO4)3 · 2H2O
Na GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Na HaliteNaCl
Na HanksiteNa22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl
Na Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Na KonyaiteNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O
Na Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Na MagadiiteNa2Si14O29 · 11H2O
Na MarialiteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl
Na MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Na NitratineNaNO3
Na NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Na Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Na ProbertiteNaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O
Na RivadaviteNa6Mg[B6O7(OH)6]4 · 10H2O
Na SborgiteNa[B5O6(OH)4] · 3H2O
Na SearlesiteNa(H2BSi2O7)
Na Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
Na ThénarditeNa2SO4
Na ThermonatriteNa2CO3 · H2O
Na TincalconiteNa2(B4O7) · 5H2O
Na Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Na TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Na UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg AristarainiteNa2MgB12O20 · 8H2O
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Mg CarboboriteCa2Mg[B(OH)4]2(CO3)2 · 4H2O
Mg ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Mg ChloromagnesiteMgCl2
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Mg HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Mg HungchaoiteMg(B4O7) · 9H2O
Mg HydroboraciteCaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O
Mg HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Mg InderiteMgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O
Mg KaliboriteKMg2H[B6O8(OH)5]2(H2O)4
Mg KonyaiteNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O
Mg KurnakoviteMgB3O3(OH)5 · 5H2O
Mg LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg McallisteriteMg2[B6O7(OH)6]2 · 9H2O
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg Ottrélite(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Mg PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Mg PinnoiteMg[B2O(OH)6]
Mg RivadaviteNa6Mg[B6O7(OH)6]4 · 10H2O
Mg SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mg Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Mg WardsmithiteCa5Mg[B4O7]6 · 30H2O
Mg Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
Mg IddingsiteMgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O
Mg Saponite var. Lithian SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Al AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Al Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
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 Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al Clinoptilolite SubgroupM3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Al CreediteCa3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 2H2O
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Al Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Al LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Al MarialiteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Al NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Al Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al Ottrélite(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Al PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Al PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Al PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Al SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Al SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Al Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Al Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
Al Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Al Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Al Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
Al Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Staurolite var. Zinc-bearing Staurolite(Fe2+,Zn)2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Al Saponite var. Lithian SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Si Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Si AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si Datolite var. BakeriteCa4(H5B5Si3O20)
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BustamiteCaMn2+(Si2O6)
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si ClinoferrosiliteFe22+Si2O6
Si Clinoptilolite SubgroupM3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Si Ferrisurite(Pb,Ca)2.4Fe23+(Si4O10)(CO3)1.7(OH)3 · nH2O
Si GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Si HowliteCa2B5SiO9(OH)5
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Si MagadiiteNa2Si14O29 · 11H2O
Si MarialiteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Si NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Si Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si Ottrélite(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Si PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Si PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Si PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Si SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si SearlesiteNa(H2BSi2O7)
Si SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Si ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Si StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Si Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Si Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
Si StringhamiteCaCu(SiO4) · H2O
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Si Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si ParauranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Si WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si IddingsiteMgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O
Si Andradite var. MelaniteCa3(Fe3+,Ti)2(SiO4)3
Si Quartz var. AmberineSiO2
Si BloodstoneSiO2
Si Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Quartz var. MyrickiteSiO2
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si WhelaniteCu22+Ca6[Si6O17(OH)](CO3)(OH)3 · 2H2O
Si Quartz var. Plume AgateSiO2
Si Staurolite var. Zinc-bearing Staurolite(Fe2+,Zn)2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Si Saponite var. Lithian SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
P LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
P MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
P MonaziteREE(PO4)
P TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
S AnglesitePbSO4
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
S BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S BournonitePbCuSbS3
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
S CelestineSrSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CinnabarHgS
S CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
S CovelliteCuS
S CreediteCa3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 2H2O
S DarapskiteNa3(SO4)(NO3) · H2O
S EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
S EugsteriteNa4Ca(SO4)3 · 2H2O
S FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
S Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
S GalenaPbS
S GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
S HanksiteNa22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl
S HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S KonyaiteNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 5H2O
S LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
S LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
S MetacinnabarHgS
S MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
S PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S RosickýiteS
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
S StromeyeriteAgCuS
S SulphurS8
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
S ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
S ThénarditeNa2SO4
S UytenbogaardtiteAg3AuS2
S Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
S Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorargyriteAgCl
Cl ChloromagnesiteMgCl2
Cl Chlorargyrite var. Bromian ChlorargyriteAg(Cl,Br)
Cl Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing VanadinitePb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
Cl HaliteNaCl
Cl HanksiteNa22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl
Cl MarialiteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Cl PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
Cl SalammoniacNH4Cl
Cl VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Cl Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
K HanksiteNa22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl
K Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K KaliboriteKMg2H[B6O8(OH)5]2(H2O)4
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
K NiterKNO3
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
K SantiteK[B5O6(OH)4] · 2H2O
K Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
K Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca Datolite var. BakeriteCa4(H5B5Si3O20)
Ca BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Ca BustamiteCaMn2+(Si2O6)
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca CarboboriteCa2Mg[B(OH)4]2(CO3)2 · 4H2O
Ca ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O
Ca CreediteCa3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 2H2O
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca EugsteriteNa4Ca(SO4)3 · 2H2O
Ca Ferrisurite(Pb,Ca)2.4Fe23+(Si4O10)(CO3)1.7(OH)3 · nH2O
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Ca GinoriteCa2B14O20(OH)6 · 5H2O
Ca GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Ca GoweriteCa[B5O8(OH)][B(OH)3] · 3H2O
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Ca HowliteCa2B5SiO9(OH)5
Ca HydroboraciteCaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2 · 3H2O
Ca InyoiteCa(H4B3O7)(OH) · 4H2O
Ca Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Ca MeyerhofferiteCaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Ca PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Ca PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Ca PriceiteCa2B5O7(OH)5 · H2O
Ca ProbertiteNaCa[B5O7(OH)4] · 3H2O
Ca SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
Ca StringhamiteCaCu(SiO4) · H2O
Ca ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Ca Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca UlexiteNaCa[B5O6(OH)6] · 5H2O
Ca ParauranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Ca WardsmithiteCa5Mg[B4O7]6 · 30H2O
Ca WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Ca Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca NobleiteCaB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O
Ca Andradite var. MelaniteCa3(Fe3+,Ti)2(SiO4)3
Ca Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Ca WhelaniteCu22+Ca6[Si6O17(OH)](CO3)(OH)3 · 2H2O
Ca Saponite var. Lithian SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti Ecandrewsite(Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)TiO3
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ti Andradite var. MelaniteCa3(Fe3+,Ti)2(SiO4)3
VVanadium
V DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
V Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing VanadinitePb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
V VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
CrChromium
Cr FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
MnManganese
Mn BustamiteCaMn2+(Si2O6)
Mn Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Mn CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mn CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mn Ecandrewsite(Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)TiO3
Mn HübneriteMnWO4
Mn Ottrélite(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mn Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Mn Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
FeIron
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
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 Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Fe ClinoferrosiliteFe22+Si2O6
Fe CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Fe Ecandrewsite(Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)TiO3
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Fe FerberiteFeWO4
Fe FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Fe Ferrisurite(Pb,Ca)2.4Fe23+(Si4O10)(CO3)1.7(OH)3 · nH2O
Fe FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Fe HalotrichiteFeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe Lepidocrociteγ-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Fe Ottrélite(Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Fe Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Fe Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
Fe Spinel var. Pleonaste(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
Fe IddingsiteMgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O
Fe Andradite var. MelaniteCa3(Fe3+,Ti)2(SiO4)3
Fe Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
Fe Staurolite var. Zinc-bearing Staurolite(Fe2+,Zn)2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Fe Saponite var. Lithian SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
CuCopper
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu CuprotungstiteCu2(WO4)(OH)2
Cu CopperCu
Cu DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Cu Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Cu LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Cu OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cu PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Cu ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Cu StringhamiteCaCu(SiO4) · H2O
Cu StromeyeriteAgCuS
Cu TenoriteCuO
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Cu Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
Cu WhelaniteCu22+Ca6[Si6O17(OH)](CO3)(OH)3 · 2H2O
ZnZinc
Zn AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Zn Ecandrewsite(Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)TiO3
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
Zn Staurolite var. Zinc-bearing Staurolite(Fe2+,Zn)2Al9Si4O23(OH)
AsArsenic
As AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As ArsenicAs
As DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
As Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing VanadinitePb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
As FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
As OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
SeSelenium
Se NaumanniteAg2Se
BrBromine
Br Chlorargyrite var. Bromian ChlorargyriteAg(Cl,Br)
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
Sr Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Sr TunelliteSrB6O9(OH)2 · 3H2O
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
MoMolybdenum
Mo FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Mo IlsemanniteMo3O8 · nH2O
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
Mo PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag ChlorargyriteAgCl
Ag Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Ag Chlorargyrite var. Bromian ChlorargyriteAg(Cl,Br)
Ag Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Ag HessiteAg2Te
Ag NaumanniteAg2Se
Ag SilverAg
Ag StromeyeriteAgCuS
Ag UytenbogaardtiteAg3AuS2
Ag Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
SbAntimony
Sb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Sb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sb CervantiteSb3+Sb5+O4
Sb Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sb SenarmontiteSb2O3
Sb StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sb ValentiniteSb2O3
Sb Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
TeTellurium
Te AltaitePbTe
Te HessiteAg2Te
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
WTungsten
W CuprotungstiteCu2(WO4)(OH)2
W FerberiteFeWO4
W HübneriteMnWO4
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Au Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Au GoldAu
Au UytenbogaardtiteAg3AuS2
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
Hg MetacinnabarHgS
Hg Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Mercury-bearing TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Zn,Fe,Hg)2]Sb4S13
PbLead
Pb AltaitePbTe
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Pb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pb CaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Pb DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Pb DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Pb Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing VanadinitePb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl
Pb Ferrisurite(Pb,Ca)2.4Fe23+(Si4O10)(CO3)1.7(OH)3 · nH2O
Pb FornacitePb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Pb LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pb MiniumPb3O4
Pb PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
Pb PlattneritePbO2
Pb VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Pb Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
UUranium
U MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
U TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
U ParauranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O

Fossils

There are 53 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences377
Youngest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed541 Ma (Cambrian)
Stratigraphic UnitsClick here to view 26 stratigraphic units.
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Leptotriticites
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Triticitidae : Leptotriticites295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Pseudoschwagerina
genus
Foraminifera : Schwagerinidae : Pseudoschwagerina295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Schwagerina
genus
Animalia : Schwagerina303.7 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Triticites
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Triticitidae : Triticites307 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Ethmophyllum
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Archaeocyathidae : Ethmophyllum530 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Archaeocyathus
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Archaeocyathidae : Archaeocyathus530 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Pteridinium
genus
Animalia : Petalonamae : Pteridinium530 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Eofletcheria
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporidae : Eofletcheria471.8 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Hyolithes
genus
Animalia : Hyolitha : Hyolithida : Hyolithidae : Hyolithes530 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Cephalopoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda471.8 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Beudanticeras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Desmoceratidae : Beudanticeras113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Neohibolites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Belemnopseidae : Neohibolites113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Trilobita
class
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita530 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Olenellus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Olenellidae : Olenellus541 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Peachella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Holmiidae : Peachella541 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Wanneria
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Olenellidae : Wanneria541 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Trinodus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Metagnostidae : Trinodus471.8 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Albertella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Zacanthoididae : Albertella513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Bonnia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Dorypygidae : Bonnia541 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Fieldaspis
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Dinesidae : Fieldaspis513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Glossopleura
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Dolichometopidae : Glossopleura513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Illaenus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Illaenidae : Illaenus471.8 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Mexicaspis
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Zacanthoididae : Mexicaspis513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Oryctocephalites
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Oryctocephalidae : Oryctocephalites513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Oryctocephalus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Oryctocephalidae : Oryctocephalus513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Paralbertella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Zacanthoididae : Paralbertella513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Ptarmiganoides
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Zacanthoididae : Ptarmiganoides513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Wenkchemnia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Dolichometopidae : Wenkchemnia513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Zacanthoides
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Zacanthoididae : Zacanthoides513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Apatolichas
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Lichidae : Apatolichas471.8 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Diacanthaspis
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Odontopleuridae : Diacanthaspis471.8 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Ampyx
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Raphiophoridae : Ampyx471.8 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Bellefontia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Bellefontia485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Lachnostoma
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Lachnostoma478.6 - 471.8 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Nileus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Nileidae : Nileus471.8 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Presbynileus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Presbynileus478.6 - 471.8 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Ptyocephalus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Ptyocephalus478.6 - 471.8 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Remopleuridiella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Remopleurididae : Remopleuridiella485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Symphysurina
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Nileidae : Symphysurina485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Ptychopariida
order
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida541 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Alokistocare
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Alokistocaridae : Alokistocare513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Alokistocarella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Alokistocaridae : Alokistocarella513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Amecephalus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Alokistocaridae : Amecephalus513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Mexicella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Ptychopariidae : Mexicella513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Onchocephalites
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Ptychopariidae : Onchocephalites513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Syspacephalus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Ptychopariidae : Syspacephalus513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Volocephalina
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Ptychopariidae : Volocephalina513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Xenostegium
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Xenostegium485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Acidiphorus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Bathyuridae : Acidiphorus471.8 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Carolinites
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Komaspididae : Carolinites471.8 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Dimeropygiella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Dimeropygidae : Dimeropygiella478.6 - 471.8 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Hystricurus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Aulacopleurida : Hystricuridae : Hystricurus485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Ischyrotoma
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Dimeropygidae : Ischyrotoma471.8 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Strigigenalis
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Bathyuridae : Strigigenalis471.8 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Ectenonotus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Pliomeridae : Ectenonotus471.8 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Heliomeroides
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Heliomeroides471.8 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Kawina
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Kawina471.8 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Pseudocybele
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Pliomeridae : Pseudocybele478.6 - 471.8 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Plagiura
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Ptychopariidae : Plagiura513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Schistometopus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Ptychopariidae : Schistometopus513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Ostracoda
class
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda471.8 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Anomalorthis
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Anomalorthidae : Anomalorthis471.8 - 468.1 Ma
Ordovician
Archaeorthis
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Archaeorthidae : Archaeorthis478.6 - 471.8 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Dalejina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : Dalejina416 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Discomyorthis
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : Discomyorthis416 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Hesperonomia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Hesperonomiidae : Hesperonomia478.6 - 471.8 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Orthambonites
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Orthidae : Orthambonites471.8 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Orthidiella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Orthidiellidae : Orthidiella471.8 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Ingria
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Plectambonitidae : Ingria471.8 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Leptostrophia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Leptostrophia416 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Schuchertella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Schuchertellidae : Schuchertella416 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Sowerbyella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : Sowerbyella488.3 - 471.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Rhynchonellida
order
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida488.3 - 471.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Dyticospirifer
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Hysterolitidae : Dyticospirifer416 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Megakozlowskiella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Cyrtinopsidae : Megakozlowskiella416 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Trematospira
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Rhynchospirinidae : Trematospira416 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Pacificocoelia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Pacificocoelia416 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Gogia
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Eocrinoidea : Gogiida : Eocrinidae : Gogia513 - 505 Ma
Cambrian
Platyceratidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Platyceratidae416 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Patriaspirifer kobehana
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Hysterolitidae : Patriaspirifer : Patriaspirifer kobehana416 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Mickwitzia occidens
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Mickwitziidae : Mickwitzia : Mickwitzia occidens530 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Rusophycus
genus
Rusophycus530 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Sowerbyellidae
family
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae488.3 - 471.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Tonopahella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Tonopahella513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Microryctocara nevadensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Oryctocephalidae : Microryctocara : Microryctocara nevadensis513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Protowentzelella cystosa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Kleopatrinidae : Protowentzelella : Protowentzelella cystosa295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Ectenonotus whittingtoni
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Pliomeridae : Ectenonotus : Ectenonotus whittingtoni471.8 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Carolinites genacinaca
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Telephinidae : Carolinites : Carolinites genacinaca478.6 - 471.8 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Kirkella declevita
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Ptyocephalus : Kirkella declevita478.6 - 471.8 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Dimeropygiella caudanodosa
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Dimeropygidae : Dimeropygiella : Dimeropygiella caudanodosa478.6 - 471.8 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Kawina scrobiculus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Kawina : Kawina scrobiculus471.8 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Nileus hesperaffinis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Nileidae : Nileus : Nileus hesperaffinis471.8 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Raymondaspis vespertina
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Styginidae : Raymondaspis : Raymondaspis vespertina471.8 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Acidiphorus hesperia
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Bathyuridae : Acidiphorus : Acidiphorus hesperia471.8 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Ampyx compactus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Raphiophoridae : Ampyx : Ampyx compactus471.8 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Protocalymene mcallisteri
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae : Protocalymene : Protocalymene mcallisteri471.8 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Clelandia bispina
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Kingstoniidae : Clelandia : Clelandia bispina485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Clelandia aspina
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Kingstoniidae : Clelandia : Clelandia aspina485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Carolinites sibiricus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Telephinidae : Carolinites : Carolinites sibiricus471.8 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Tschussovskenia connorsensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Lithostrotionidae : Tschussovskenia : Tschussovskenia connorsensis295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Paraheritschioides stevensi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Kleopatrinidae : Paraheritschioides : Paraheritschioides stevensi295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Protowentzelella noinskyi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Kleopatrinidae : Protowentzelella : Protowentzelella noinskyi295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Protowentzelella variabilis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Durhaminidae : Protowentzelella : Protowentzelella variabilis295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Pseudoschwagerina uddeni
species
Foraminifera : Schwagerinidae : Pseudoschwagerina : Pseudoschwagerina uddeni295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Triticites cellamagnus
species
Chromista : Foraminifera : Triticitidae : Triticites : Triticites cellamagnus303.7 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Leptotriticites americanus
species
Foraminifera : Schwagerinidae : Leptotriticites : Leptotriticites americanus303.7 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Leptotriticites hughesensis
species
Foraminifera : Schwagerinidae : Leptotriticites : Leptotriticites hughesensis303.7 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Leptotriticites wetherensis
species
Foraminifera : Schwagerinidae : Leptotriticites : Leptotriticites wetherensis303.7 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Leptotriticites koschmanni
species
Foraminifera : Schwagerinidae : Leptotriticites : Leptotriticites koschmanni303.7 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Schwagerina vervillei
species
Foraminifera : Schwagerinidae : Schwagerina : Schwagerina vervillei295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Schwagerina elkoensis
species
Foraminifera : Schwagerinidae : Schwagerina : Schwagerina elkoensis295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Paraantagmus latus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Ptychopariidae : Paraantagmus : Paraantagmus latus513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Pseudofusulinella harbaughi
species
Chromista : Foraminifera : Fusulinellidae : Pseudofusulinella : Pseudofusulinella harbaughi303.7 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Paraschwagerina fairbanksi
species
Chromista : Foraminifera : Triticitidae : Paraschwagerina : Paraschwagerina fairbanksi295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Oryctocephalus indicus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Oryctocephalidae : Oryctocephalus : Oryctocephalus indicus513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Pseudochusenella
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Schwagerinidae : Pseudochusenella295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Triticites buttensis
species
Chromista : Foraminifera : Triticitidae : Triticites : Triticites buttensis303.7 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Triticites gigantocellus
species
Chromista : Foraminifera : Triticitidae : Triticites : Triticites gigantocellus303.7 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Leptotriticites californicus
species
Chromista : Foraminifera : Triticitidae : Leptotriticites : Leptotriticites californicus303.7 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Leptotriticites panamintensis
species
Chromista : Foraminifera : Triticitidae : Leptotriticites : Leptotriticites panamintensis295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Leptotriticites warmspringensis
species
Chromista : Foraminifera : Triticitidae : Leptotriticites : Leptotriticites warmspringensis295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Advenella bifurcata
species
Foraminifera : Schwagerinidae : Advenella : Advenella bifurcata295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Pseudochusenella buttensis
species
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Schwagerinidae : Pseudochusenella : Pseudochusenella buttensis295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Pseudochusenella hazzardi
species
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Schwagerinidae : Pseudochusenella : Pseudochusenella hazzardi295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Eoparafusulina linearis
species
Foraminifera : Schwagerinidae : Eoparafusulina : Eoparafusulina linearis295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Leptotriticites gracilitatus
species
Chromista : Foraminifera : Triticitidae : Leptotriticites : Leptotriticites gracilitatus303.7 - 290.1 Ma
Paleozoic
Cyclothyris densleonis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Cyclothyrididae : Cyclothyris : Cyclothyris densleonis113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Paralenorthis marshalli
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Orthidae : Paralenorthis : Paralenorthis marshalli471.8 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Paucicrura subplana
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Paucicrura : Paucicrura subplana488.3 - 471.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Olenellus gilberti
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Olenellidae : Olenellus : Olenellus gilberti541 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Meristella robertsensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Meristellidae : Meristella : Meristella robertsensis416 - 391.9 Ma
Devonian
Tetrahoplitoides stantoni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Cleoniceratidae : Tetrahoplitoides : Tetrahoplitoides stantoni113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Volborthella tenuis
species
Agmata : Salterellidae : Volborthella : Volborthella tenuis530 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Mexicella mexicana
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Ptychopariidae : Mexicella : Mexicella mexicana513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Palmerara
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Ptychopariidae : Palmerara513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Wyattia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Globorilida : Wyattia530 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Mesonacis fremonti
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Olenellidae : Mesonacis : Mesonacis fremonti541 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Bristolia bristolensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Biceratopsidae : Bristolia : Bristolia bristolensis541 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Olenellus nevadensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Olenellidae : Olenellus : Olenellus nevadensis541 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Olenellus clarki
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Olenellidae : Olenellus : Olenellus clarki541 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Wanneria gracile
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Olenellidae : Wanneria : Wanneria gracile530 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Peachella iddingsi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Olenellidae : Peachella : Peachella iddingsi541 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Arcuolenellus arcuatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Olenellidae : Arcuolenellus : Arcuolenellus arcuatus541 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Bolbolenellus euryparia
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Biceratopsidae : Bolbolenellus : Bolbolenellus euryparia541 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Nephrolenellus multinodus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Biceratopsidae : Nephrolenellus : Nephrolenellus multinodus541 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Mesonacis cylindricus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Olenellidae : Mesonacis : Mesonacis cylindricus541 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Bristolia anteros
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Olenellidae : Bristolia : Bristolia anteros541 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Bristolia fragilis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Olenellidae : Bristolia : Bristolia fragilis541 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Trigonia perrinsmithi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae : Trigonia : Trigonia perrinsmithi113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Beudanticeras haydeni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Desmoceratidae : Beudanticeras : Beudanticeras haydeni113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Obolella excelsis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Obolellata : Obolellida : Obolellidae : Obolella : Obolella excelsis530 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Obolella vermilionensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Obolellata : Obolellida : Obolellidae : Obolella : Obolella vermilionensis530 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
Nevadia fritzi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Nevadiidae : Nevadia : Nevadia fritzi530 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Cirquella nelsoni
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Cirquella : Cirquella nelsoni530 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Cambroinyoella wallacei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Cambroinyoella : Cambroinyoella wallacei530 - 516 Ma
Cambrian
Fundulus eulepis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Cyprinodontiformes : Fundulidae : Fundulus : Fundulus eulepis66 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Fundulus curryi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Cyprinodontiformes : Fundulidae : Fundulus : Fundulus curryi38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Cyprinodon breviradius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Cyprinodontiformes : Cyprinodontidae : Cyprinodon : Cyprinodon breviradius38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Glossopleura lodensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Dolichometopidae : Glossopleura : Glossopleura lodensis513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
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