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Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 5' 26'' North , 109° 21' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Active) - last checked 2018
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Morenci1,489 (2011)1.3km
Clifton3,685 (2017)7.9km
York557 (2011)26.7km
San Jose506 (2011)36.7km
Solomon426 (2011)39.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
5436
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5436:5
GUID (UUID V4):
842e0ea4-1228-4800-929c-a7adcabf55a6
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Morenci pit; Phelps Dodge Morenci Mine; Morenci-Metcalf


An open pit and underground Cu-Mo-Au-Ag-Pb-Zn-U-Re-REE-Gemstone-Gypsum-Talc/soapstone-garnet mine located in secs. 8, 9, 15, 17 and in the NΒ½ sec. 16, T4S, R29E (Clifton 15 minute topo map), at Morenci, 4.5 miles NW of Clifton. First produced 1942.

Mineralization is an elliptically shaped ore body in a porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit. The ore zone is 1341.12 meters long, 853.44 meters wide with a depth to top of 76.2 meters and a depth to bottom of 701.04 meters, and a thickness of 259.08 meters, and plunges E. Ore control was NE-trending fisures, veining, and crackling. Ore concentration was complex as progressively more silicic intrusions carried sulfide phases into fractures created by older pulses. Alteration was hydrothermal with kaolinization, sericitization, calc-silicate or pelitic hornfels and skarn.

The district is zoned with a chalcopyrite-rich core surrounded by a pyrite envelope which is surrounded by protore. Ag and Au are more abundant in less altered areas. The greatest Mo concentrations are in granite porphyry, less in Precambrian Granite.

The enrichment blanket ranges from 50 to 1000 feet thick and thickens from W to E. Turquoise found in the oxidized part of the deposit. Massive andradite is found in a skarn deposit at the southwest corner of the large open pit.

Area structures include the NW-trending Copper Mountain Fault, which dsplaces enrichment blanket 200 feet. Also NE-trending fissures may have localized porphyry emplacement.

The workings are 2133.6 meters long and 1219.2 meters wide. The open pit work started in 1937. Molybdenite runs 400 to 2000 ppm of Re.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

81 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
β“˜ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜ Akaganeite
Formula: (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
β“˜ Allophane
Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
β“˜ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Anilite
Formula: Cu7S4
Description: Occurs in the supergene alteration zone.
β“˜ Antlerite
Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Aurorite
Formula: Mn2+Mn4+3O7 · 3H2O
Habit: Small
Colour: Black
Description: Occurs as crystals on goethite in the oxidized zone.
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Description: Occurs as stalactites to 15 cm long.
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
References:
Rolf LuetckeIdentification: Visual Identification
β“˜ Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Description: Occurs as a thick blanket. Principal ore mineral of disseminated & vein deposits. Solid veins 2 to 3 feet (0.6 to 1.0 meters) thick in places.
β“˜ Chalcophanite
Formula: ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O
Description: There were 4 characteristics used in making the Chalcophanite identification. First is the tetragonal crystal habit, second is the elongated, columnar habit when you view any of the broken crystalized areas from the side, color is another, when seen as individual tiny, free standing crystals they are jet black and the last is the hardness, they are about 2.5 on the mohs scale. The other is that Mr Luetcke has collected a lot of Chalcophanite from Bisbee and has a number in his collection to compare. Concur in identification: Chet Lemanski.
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Description: Occurs as disseminations and in small veinlets.
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
β“˜ 'Chrysocolla Chalcedony'
References:
β“˜ Conichalcite
Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
β“˜ Coronadite
Formula: Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
β“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
β“˜ Cyanotrichite
Formula: Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
β“˜ Diadochite
Formula: Fe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O
β“˜ Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
β“˜ Dioptase
Formula: CuSiO3 · H2O
β“˜ Djurleite
Formula: Cu31S16
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ 'Gem Silica'
References:
β“˜ Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Description: Most abundant oxidation product.
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Hausmannite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+2O4
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hollandite
Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
β“˜ Idaite
Formula: Cu5FeS6
β“˜ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Description: Widespread - most dramatic as an oxidation product of pyrite veinlets in areas of weak copper mineraklization.
β“˜ 'Jasper'
References:
Luetcke, Rolf (n.d.) Personal communication.Identification: Visual Identification
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ 'K Feldspar'
β“˜ Libethenite
Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Description: Formed by oxidation of sulfide minerals.
β“˜ Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
β“˜ Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ 'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
β“˜ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Neotocite
Formula: (Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
β“˜ Nontronite
Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Description: Occurs on the periphery of the orebody.
β“˜ Olivenite
Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
β“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Description: Occurs on the periphery of the orebody.
β“˜ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Plancheite
Formula: Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
β“˜ Plattnerite
Formula: PbO2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Description: Occurs in an extensive contact metamorphic assemblage.
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Agate
References:
Luetcke, Rolf (n.d.) Personal communication.Identification: Visual Identification
β“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Description: Locally formed with other calc-silicate minerals in an extensive contact metamorphic assemblage.
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
β“˜ Stromeyerite
Formula: AgCuS
β“˜ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Description: Occurs in the northern part of the pit. Locally formed with other calc-silicates in an extensive contact metamorphic assemblage.
β“˜ Tenorite
Formula: CuO
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ Todorokite
Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
β“˜ Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
β“˜ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜ Tsumebite
Formula: Pb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
Description: In the oxidized portion of the orebody.
β“˜ Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Description: The turquoise varies considerably in hardness and colour. The best is hard and a flawless blue or with spider webbing.
β“˜ Volynskite
Formula: AgBiTe2
β“˜ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
β“˜ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Djurleite2.BA.05Cu31S16
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
β“˜Anilite2.BA.10Cu7S4
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
β“˜Stromeyerite2.BA.40AgCuS
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Idaite2.CB.15aCu5FeS6
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Volynskite2.JA.20AgBiTe2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hausmannite4.BB.10Mn2+Mn3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Agate4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Opal4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Plattnerite4.DB.05PbO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
β“˜Akaganeite4.DK.05(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 Β· nH2O
β“˜Hollandite4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
β“˜Coronadite4.DK.05aPb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
β“˜Cryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
β“˜Todorokite4.DK.10(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 Β· 3-4H2O
β“˜Gibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
β“˜Chalcophanite4.FL.20ZnMn4+3O7 Β· 3H2O
β“˜Aurorite4.FL.20Mn2+Mn4+3O7 Β· 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Antlerite7.BB.15Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
β“˜Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 Β· 5H2O
β“˜Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 Β· H2O
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Cyanotrichite7.DE.10Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Libethenite8.BB.30Cu2(PO4)(OH)
β“˜Olivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
β“˜Tsumebite8.BG.05Pb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
β“˜Conichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
β“˜Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
β“˜Diadochite8.DB.05Fe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH) Β· 6H2O
β“˜Turquoise8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 Β· 4H2O
β“˜Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 12H2O
β“˜Metatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Dioptase9.CJ.30CuSiO3 Β· H2O
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Plancheite9.DB.35Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 Β· H2O
β“˜Actinolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜Tremolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
β“˜Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Nontronite9.EC.40Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Allophane9.ED.20(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 Β· 2.5-3H2O
β“˜Neotocite9.ED.20(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 Β· H2O
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
β“˜Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'Chrysocolla Chalcedony'-
β“˜'K Feldspar'-
β“˜'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
β“˜'Jasper'-
β“˜'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
β“˜'Limonite'-
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Gem Silica'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Hβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ AuroriteMn2+Mn34+O7 · 3H2O
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Hβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ DiadochiteFe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Hβ“˜ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ Neotocite(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
Hβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Hβ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Hβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Hβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Oβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ AuroriteMn2+Mn34+O7 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Oβ“˜ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ DiadochiteFe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Oβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Oβ“˜ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Oβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ Neotocite(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
Oβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Oβ“˜ PlattneritePbO2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Oβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Oβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Oβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Naβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Naβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mgβ“˜ Neotocite(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
Mgβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Mgβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Alβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alβ“˜ CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Alβ“˜ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Siβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ Neotocite(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
Siβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ DiadochiteFe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O
Pβ“˜ LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Pβ“˜ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Pβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Pβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Pβ“˜ TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
Pβ“˜ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Sβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ AniliteCu7S4
Sβ“˜ AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ DiadochiteFe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O
Sβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Sβ“˜ DjurleiteCu31S16
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ IdaiteCu5FeS6
Sβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
Sβ“˜ StromeyeriteAgCuS
Sβ“˜ TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
Clβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Kβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Caβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ AuroriteMn2+Mn34+O7 · 3H2O
Mnβ“˜ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Mnβ“˜ CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mnβ“˜ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mnβ“˜ HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
Mnβ“˜ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mnβ“˜ Neotocite(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
Mnβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feβ“˜ Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
Feβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ DiadochiteFe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ IdaiteCu5FeS6
Feβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Feβ“˜ Neotocite(Mn,Fe,Mg)SiO3 · H2O
Feβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AniliteCu7S4
Cuβ“˜ AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuβ“˜ CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Cuβ“˜ DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Cuβ“˜ DjurleiteCu31S16
Cuβ“˜ IdaiteCu5FeS6
Cuβ“˜ LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Cuβ“˜ OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cuβ“˜ PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Cuβ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ StromeyeriteAgCuS
Cuβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
Cuβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Cuβ“˜ TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
Cuβ“˜ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Znβ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Asβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Asβ“˜ OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
SrStrontium
Srβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Moβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Agβ“˜ StromeyeriteAgCuS
Agβ“˜ VolynskiteAgBiTe2
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ VolynskiteAgBiTe2
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Baβ“˜ Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbβ“˜ CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pbβ“˜ PlattneritePbO2
Pbβ“˜ TsumebitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
Pbβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ VolynskiteAgBiTe2
UUranium
Uβ“˜ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Uβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O

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