Case Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 37' 31'' North , 72° 34' 47'' West
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Group of Quarries
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Cromwell | 13,750 (2017) | 6.4km |
Lake Pocotopaug | 3,436 (2017) | 6.5km |
Portland | 5,862 (2017) | 7.7km |
East Hampton | 2,691 (2017) | 8.4km |
Glastonbury Center | 7,387 (2017) | 8.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Lapidary and Mineral Society of Central Connecticut | Meriden, Connecticut | 21km |
Bristol Gem & Mineral Club | Bristol, Connecticut | 31km |
New Haven Mineral Club | New Haven, Connecticut | 46km |
Mindat Locality ID:
6792
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6792:1
GUID (UUID V4):
2788abe9-e4ca-4a4f-befe-328ba0ffeac1
The basic history and details are provided by Cameron et al (1954):
The Case prospects lie in the town of Portland, 4.5 miles N. 39Β° E. of the center of Portland village...
The property is owned by Myron N. Case, Rose Hill, Portland. The Worth Spar Co., Inc., of Cobalt quarried three pegmatites on the property for feldspar from 1933 to 1935. In the summer of 1939 Frank Bajorek of Portland mined the westernmost pegmatite (no. 1 quarry, pl. 43) for feldspar. The Worth Spar Co. prospected the no. 2 pegmatite for sheet mica in August and October 1942. The workings are opencuts that range from 60 to 110 feet in length, 7 to 45 feet in width and 10 to 25 feet in maximum depth. All are flooded.
The pegmatites were mapped by E. N. Cameron and V. E. Shainin in March 1943 and were studied periodΒically until December 1943 (fig. 130 and pl. 43). The U. S. Bureau of Mines and Geological Survey cooperated in surface and subsurface exploration of the pegmatites from May to November 1943. E. E. Maillot was in charge of the project for the Bureau of Mines and V. E. Shainin studied the subsurface geology for the Geological Survey. The no. 2 and 3 quarries were pumped, and 14 holes totaling 1,673.5 feet were made by diamond-drill.
The three pegmatites on the Case property lie within 500 feet of one another. They strike north to northeast and differ in direction and magnitude of dip. The pegmatites cut granite-gneiss (Monson gneiss), the foliation of which strikes generally northward and dips 20Β°-30Β° W.
The no. 1 pegmatite, westernmost of the group, is 5 to 7.5 feet thick, strikes N. 70 E. and dips 35Β°-45Β° SE. It has been quarried for about 100 feet along strike and to a maximum depth of 17 feet. It may have terminated upward a short distance above the rim of the workings. The pegmatite has a border zone 1/2 to 1 inch thick consisting of fine-grained granular quartz, plagioclase, [microcline] perthite, and beryl. The rest of the pegmatite (designated [microcline] perthite-quartz zone on pl. 43) consists of medium- to extremely coarse-grained [microcline] perthite and quartz, with subordinate plagioclase and muscovite, and accessory beryl, garnet, and columbite-tantalite. Muscovite forms small, colorless to gray-green, heavily stained books, irregularly distributed. In general, the texture of this material is progressively coarser toward the center of the pegmatite. There is no clearly defined quartz core exposed, but in places in the central part of the pegmatite there are irregular bodies of quartz, against which the [microcline] perthite crystals are euhedral. Offshoots of the quartz bodies extend outward across the surrounding pegmatite along fractures. In addition, veins of quartz occur along the contacts with wall rock. Debris left in the north end of the opencut suggests the presence of a small quartz core flanked by a perthite-quartz zone similar to that of the no. 2 pegmatite described below.
High-grade [microcline] perthite constitutes at least 50 percent of the [microcline] perthite-quartz zone visible. Beryl occurs chiefly in the border zone and the outermost 12 to 18 inches of the perthite-quartz zone, and is most abundant in the footwall part of the perthite-quartz zone. The crystals range from 1/8 inch to 4 inches in length and from 1/16 inch to 3 inches in diameter. Measurements of all crystals in the cross-section of the pegmatite in the northern face of the quarry indicate a beryl content of 0.15 perΒcent. However, the exposures available for measurement are few, and the accuracy of the figure obtained for grade is doubtful. Waste rock on the dump seemed to show considerably more beryl in material derived from the [microcline] perthite-quartz zone than is indicated by the crystal measurements. Measurements of beryl crystals in the footwall part of the border zone indicated 0.41 percent beryl.
The no. 2 pegmatite (mined in the no. 2 quarry) is a tabular lens that strikes N. 17Β° E. and dips 15Β° NW. At the surface, it has a strike length of 60 feet. It probably terminates beneath overburden less than 40 feet northward from the quarry. The south edge of the lens plunges southward from the open cut at a moderate angle. One hundred and eighty feet down dip from its surface outcrop, the inferred strike length of the pegmatite is 155 feet. The thickness of the body ranges from 10 feet at the surface to about 16 feet at a point 180 feet down dip.
The pegmatite is distinctly zoned. The border zone, 2 to 4 inches thick, is composed of fine-grained quartz, [microcline] perthite, and plagioclase, with accessory muscovite, garnet, beryl, and tourmaline. The wall zone, 2 to 6 inches thick, consists of medium-grained [microcline] perthite, plagioclase, and quartz, with accessory muscovite, beryl, and garnet. The intermediate zone, 1 to 4 feet thick, is similar to the wall zone but is composed chiefly of quartz and extremely coarse [microcline] perthite. The core averages 5 feet in thickness and is composed of coarsely crystalline milky quartz, accessory [microcline] perthite in scattered large, euhedral crystals, and rare beryl. [Microcline] Perthite crystals in the [microcline] perthite-quartz intermediate zone are euhedral against quartz of the core. The zonal structure was clearly recognizable in 3 of the 4 drill holes that intersected the pegmatite 1, 2, and 5. Cores from holes 5 and 7 were inadequate for the construction of logs.
Beryl occurs in the border and wall zones in scattered crystals ΒΌ to ΒΎ inches in diameter and as much as 3 inches long. Some crystals in the [microcline] perthite-quartz zone are 9 inches in diameter and 10 inches long. Measurements on exposures in the quarry (230 square feet) suggest that the average beryl content of the pegmatite is 0.34 percent. On the basis of this figure, and diamond drilling, 53 tons of beryl are indicated and 27 tons are inferred to lie beneath the surface to a depth of 180 feet clown the dip.
The percentage of high-grade feldspar in the no. 2 pegmatite is less than that in the no. 1 pegmatite but [microcline] perthite in the [microcline] perthite-quartz zone is mostly pure and separable by hand sorting.
The no. 3 pegmatite, northernmost of the group, is a tabular lens that strikes N. 25Β° to 48Β° E. and dips 63Β° to 71Β° NW. The crest of the lens plunges gently northward and southward from the quarry. The strike length of the pegmatite ranges from 70 feet at the surface to at least 350 feet at a level 120 feet down dip from the workings. Along strike the dike is thickest in the center (7 feet) and thins to less than 2 feet both north and south of the workings. The pegmatite was probably not intersected by drill hole 14. It is believed to terminate above the hole but below elevation 240 feet (pl. 43, sec. A-Aβ).
The dike exhibits a fairly distinct zonal structure in the no. 3 quarry. The border zone, Β½ to 1 inch thick, is composed of quartz, [microcline] perthite, and plagioclase, with accessory black tourmaline, muscovite, beryl, and garnet. The wall zone, 1 to 2 feet thick, is irregular and in places absent. It is composed of quartz and plagioclase with various amounts of coarse-grained [microcline] perthite, subordinate muscovite, accessory beryl, tourmaline, and columbite-tantalite. The pegmatite inside the wall zone consists of coarse-grained [microcline] perthite and quartz with accessory beryl and plagioclase. There is no true quartz core, but irregular bodies of quartz are present in the quartz-[microcline] perthite zone. Neighboring [microcline] perthite crystals are euhedral against the quartz bodies. The zonal structure of the pegmatite was recognized in the diamond-drill hole cores, although it was less clearly defined than at the surface.
Beryl occurs in the border zone in crystals less than ΒΌ inch in diameter and 1 inch long, and in the wall zone crystals as much as 2 inches in diameter and 5 inches long. The footwall part of the wall zone appears to contain more beryl than the hanging-wall part, and the beryl crystals are larger. Counts made on the northern and southern faces of the quarry (250 square feet of pegmatite), before and after exploratory blasting, indicate an average beryl content of 0.22 percent. From this figure and data of the Bureau of Mines, 25 tons of beryl is indicated and 6 tons inferred to lie beneath the surface to a depth of 120 feet down the dip.
The Case nos. 2 and 3 pegmatites are inferred to contain slightly more than 100 tons of beryl, mostly in small crystals. Recovery by hand-cobbing would unquestionably be difficult. Each of the three pegmatites contains limited tonnages of high-grade, hand separable [microcline] perthite, and the no. 2 pegmatite probably contains at least 6,000 tons of coarse milky quartz that appears to be of high purity and could be separated readily by hand.
The property is owned by Myron N. Case, Rose Hill, Portland. The Worth Spar Co., Inc., of Cobalt quarried three pegmatites on the property for feldspar from 1933 to 1935. In the summer of 1939 Frank Bajorek of Portland mined the westernmost pegmatite (no. 1 quarry, pl. 43) for feldspar. The Worth Spar Co. prospected the no. 2 pegmatite for sheet mica in August and October 1942. The workings are opencuts that range from 60 to 110 feet in length, 7 to 45 feet in width and 10 to 25 feet in maximum depth. All are flooded.
The pegmatites were mapped by E. N. Cameron and V. E. Shainin in March 1943 and were studied periodΒically until December 1943 (fig. 130 and pl. 43). The U. S. Bureau of Mines and Geological Survey cooperated in surface and subsurface exploration of the pegmatites from May to November 1943. E. E. Maillot was in charge of the project for the Bureau of Mines and V. E. Shainin studied the subsurface geology for the Geological Survey. The no. 2 and 3 quarries were pumped, and 14 holes totaling 1,673.5 feet were made by diamond-drill.
The three pegmatites on the Case property lie within 500 feet of one another. They strike north to northeast and differ in direction and magnitude of dip. The pegmatites cut granite-gneiss (Monson gneiss), the foliation of which strikes generally northward and dips 20Β°-30Β° W.
The no. 1 pegmatite, westernmost of the group, is 5 to 7.5 feet thick, strikes N. 70 E. and dips 35Β°-45Β° SE. It has been quarried for about 100 feet along strike and to a maximum depth of 17 feet. It may have terminated upward a short distance above the rim of the workings. The pegmatite has a border zone 1/2 to 1 inch thick consisting of fine-grained granular quartz, plagioclase, [microcline] perthite, and beryl. The rest of the pegmatite (designated [microcline] perthite-quartz zone on pl. 43) consists of medium- to extremely coarse-grained [microcline] perthite and quartz, with subordinate plagioclase and muscovite, and accessory beryl, garnet, and columbite-tantalite. Muscovite forms small, colorless to gray-green, heavily stained books, irregularly distributed. In general, the texture of this material is progressively coarser toward the center of the pegmatite. There is no clearly defined quartz core exposed, but in places in the central part of the pegmatite there are irregular bodies of quartz, against which the [microcline] perthite crystals are euhedral. Offshoots of the quartz bodies extend outward across the surrounding pegmatite along fractures. In addition, veins of quartz occur along the contacts with wall rock. Debris left in the north end of the opencut suggests the presence of a small quartz core flanked by a perthite-quartz zone similar to that of the no. 2 pegmatite described below.
High-grade [microcline] perthite constitutes at least 50 percent of the [microcline] perthite-quartz zone visible. Beryl occurs chiefly in the border zone and the outermost 12 to 18 inches of the perthite-quartz zone, and is most abundant in the footwall part of the perthite-quartz zone. The crystals range from 1/8 inch to 4 inches in length and from 1/16 inch to 3 inches in diameter. Measurements of all crystals in the cross-section of the pegmatite in the northern face of the quarry indicate a beryl content of 0.15 perΒcent. However, the exposures available for measurement are few, and the accuracy of the figure obtained for grade is doubtful. Waste rock on the dump seemed to show considerably more beryl in material derived from the [microcline] perthite-quartz zone than is indicated by the crystal measurements. Measurements of beryl crystals in the footwall part of the border zone indicated 0.41 percent beryl.
The no. 2 pegmatite (mined in the no. 2 quarry) is a tabular lens that strikes N. 17Β° E. and dips 15Β° NW. At the surface, it has a strike length of 60 feet. It probably terminates beneath overburden less than 40 feet northward from the quarry. The south edge of the lens plunges southward from the open cut at a moderate angle. One hundred and eighty feet down dip from its surface outcrop, the inferred strike length of the pegmatite is 155 feet. The thickness of the body ranges from 10 feet at the surface to about 16 feet at a point 180 feet down dip.
The pegmatite is distinctly zoned. The border zone, 2 to 4 inches thick, is composed of fine-grained quartz, [microcline] perthite, and plagioclase, with accessory muscovite, garnet, beryl, and tourmaline. The wall zone, 2 to 6 inches thick, consists of medium-grained [microcline] perthite, plagioclase, and quartz, with accessory muscovite, beryl, and garnet. The intermediate zone, 1 to 4 feet thick, is similar to the wall zone but is composed chiefly of quartz and extremely coarse [microcline] perthite. The core averages 5 feet in thickness and is composed of coarsely crystalline milky quartz, accessory [microcline] perthite in scattered large, euhedral crystals, and rare beryl. [Microcline] Perthite crystals in the [microcline] perthite-quartz intermediate zone are euhedral against quartz of the core. The zonal structure was clearly recognizable in 3 of the 4 drill holes that intersected the pegmatite 1, 2, and 5. Cores from holes 5 and 7 were inadequate for the construction of logs.
Beryl occurs in the border and wall zones in scattered crystals ΒΌ to ΒΎ inches in diameter and as much as 3 inches long. Some crystals in the [microcline] perthite-quartz zone are 9 inches in diameter and 10 inches long. Measurements on exposures in the quarry (230 square feet) suggest that the average beryl content of the pegmatite is 0.34 percent. On the basis of this figure, and diamond drilling, 53 tons of beryl are indicated and 27 tons are inferred to lie beneath the surface to a depth of 180 feet clown the dip.
The percentage of high-grade feldspar in the no. 2 pegmatite is less than that in the no. 1 pegmatite but [microcline] perthite in the [microcline] perthite-quartz zone is mostly pure and separable by hand sorting.
The no. 3 pegmatite, northernmost of the group, is a tabular lens that strikes N. 25Β° to 48Β° E. and dips 63Β° to 71Β° NW. The crest of the lens plunges gently northward and southward from the quarry. The strike length of the pegmatite ranges from 70 feet at the surface to at least 350 feet at a level 120 feet down dip from the workings. Along strike the dike is thickest in the center (7 feet) and thins to less than 2 feet both north and south of the workings. The pegmatite was probably not intersected by drill hole 14. It is believed to terminate above the hole but below elevation 240 feet (pl. 43, sec. A-Aβ).
The dike exhibits a fairly distinct zonal structure in the no. 3 quarry. The border zone, Β½ to 1 inch thick, is composed of quartz, [microcline] perthite, and plagioclase, with accessory black tourmaline, muscovite, beryl, and garnet. The wall zone, 1 to 2 feet thick, is irregular and in places absent. It is composed of quartz and plagioclase with various amounts of coarse-grained [microcline] perthite, subordinate muscovite, accessory beryl, tourmaline, and columbite-tantalite. The pegmatite inside the wall zone consists of coarse-grained [microcline] perthite and quartz with accessory beryl and plagioclase. There is no true quartz core, but irregular bodies of quartz are present in the quartz-[microcline] perthite zone. Neighboring [microcline] perthite crystals are euhedral against the quartz bodies. The zonal structure of the pegmatite was recognized in the diamond-drill hole cores, although it was less clearly defined than at the surface.
Beryl occurs in the border zone in crystals less than ΒΌ inch in diameter and 1 inch long, and in the wall zone crystals as much as 2 inches in diameter and 5 inches long. The footwall part of the wall zone appears to contain more beryl than the hanging-wall part, and the beryl crystals are larger. Counts made on the northern and southern faces of the quarry (250 square feet of pegmatite), before and after exploratory blasting, indicate an average beryl content of 0.22 percent. From this figure and data of the Bureau of Mines, 25 tons of beryl is indicated and 6 tons inferred to lie beneath the surface to a depth of 120 feet down the dip.
The Case nos. 2 and 3 pegmatites are inferred to contain slightly more than 100 tons of beryl, mostly in small crystals. Recovery by hand-cobbing would unquestionably be difficult. Each of the three pegmatites contains limited tonnages of high-grade, hand separable [microcline] perthite, and the no. 2 pegmatite probably contains at least 6,000 tons of coarse milky quartz that appears to be of high purity and could be separated readily by hand.
Exploratory drilling to estimate beryl resources was done by the U. S. Bureau of Mines (Boos, Maillot & Mosier, 1949), but commercial beryl production was not recommended, beryl removal being limited to subsequent decades of specimen collecting.
The beryl crystals are colored white, yellow, pale to deep green, and pale to deep blue, with the blue to green colors being typical. The vast majority of crystals are frozen in matrix, but a few pocket crystals are known.
During the fall of 1983 a fourth pegmatite was discovered in the middle of the other three (Cross, 1987), amazingly missed by all the earlier drilling. It mostly consists of a massive, milky quartz core a few meters thick, with a relatively narrow, fine to coarse-grained, albite-microcline-smoky quartz-muscovite wall zone typically <0.2m thick. This pegmatite is very rich in beryl, and is worked by local mineral collectors for beryl crystals. It yields isolated or clusters of short hexagonal prisms, with basal pinacoids up to 15 cm across, terminated in the quartz core, where dozens of molds of removed beryls can be seen. These beryls have a subhedral, tapered "root" within the wall zone, with the crystals' c axes oriented subnormal to the steeply-dipping pegmatite contact. Cross (1987) reports individual crystals weighing over 22 kilograms.
Other pegmatite minerals, both common and rare, are reported in the references listed below. Particularly noteworthy are the bismuth mineral suite, small but usually excellent columbite-(Fe) crystals to 5 cm, sub to euhedral red-brown monazite-(Ce) crystals around 1 cm or so, and the very rare minerals liandratite and possibly petscheckite. These last two species are based on unpublished X-ray diffraction testing by Fred Davis.
The bismuth minerals occur together, being produced by successive weathering of primary bismuthinite, which occurs as lead-grey, metallic sectile masses. The bismite occurs here as tiny, light yellow or green massive fragments that are scaly or earthy. Bismutite reportedly is bright green and is found in thin scaly masses with a vitreous or pearly luster. Goethite is usually associated with them. Huff, Huff, & Vajdak (1996) report that pyrite is associated with the bismuthinite (apparently weathering into the goethite) and based on XRD and microprobe analyses, the bright green mineral reported as bismutite is bismutoferrite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Habit: mostly anhedral grains, rare blocky pocket crystals Colour: white Description: Largely a rock-forming component of the pegmatites. Rarely lining small pockets. |
β Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 Habit: trapezohedral Colour: maroon Description: Crystals usually very small and concentrated near border zones, but known to at least 3 cm. Not analyzed, but XRF data of many district pegmatitic garnets shows them to be mostly almandine but with a significant spessartine component. |
β Annite Formula: KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Habit: anhedral tabular Colour: black Description: fka biotite References: |
β Autunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O Description: see meta-autunite References: |
βͺ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) Habit: elongated to short hexagonal prisms Colour: colorless, yellow, green, blue Description: Present in all the pegmatites, but particularly in the number 4 pegmatite where it occurs as isolated or clusters of short hexagonal prisms, with basal pinacoids up to 15 cm across, terminated in the quartz core, where dozens of molds of removed beryls can be seen. These beryls have a subhedral, tapered "root" within the wall zone, with the crystals' c axes oriented subnormal to the steeply-dipping pegmatite contact. Cross (1987) reports individual crystals weighing over 22 kilograms. |
βͺ Beryl var. Aquamarine Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18 Habit: hexagonal prisms with pinacoids Colour: blue-green to blue Description: Present in all the pegmatites, but particularly in the number 4 pegmatite where it occurs as isolated or clusters of short hexagonal prisms, with basal pinacoids up to 15 cm across, terminated in the quartz core, where dozens of molds of removed beryls can be seen. These beryls have a subhedral, tapered "root" within the wall zone, with the crystals' c axes oriented subnormal to the steeply-dipping pegmatite contact. Cross (1987) reports individual crystals weighing over 22 kilograms. |
β Beryl var. Heliodor Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) Habit: elongated to short hexagonal prisms Colour: yellow Description: Much less common than the green and blue varieties. |
β Bismite Formula: Bi2O3 Habit: coatings Colour: yellow Description: as coatings on feldspar and quartz, an alteration product of bismutite. References: |
β Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 Habit: platy to prismatic, striated masses and subhedral crystals Colour: gray Description: platy masses to striated crystals typically with green and yellow secondaries, in iron-stained pegmatite due to oxidation of associated pyrite. References: |
β Bismutite Formula: (BiO)2CO3 Habit: massive, coatings Colour: green Description: Alteration of bismuthinite and associated with yellow bismite and goethite (from oxidation of associated pyrite). Schooner (1958) says the identity of this material was confirmed by an x-ray study, made at Harvard University by Mary E. Mrose. References: |
β Bismutoferrite Formula: Fe3+2Bi(SiO4)2(OH) Habit: massive coatings Colour: green Description: Associated with bismuthinite and pyrite with secondary bismite, bismutite (some or all may in fact be bismutoferrite) and goethite staining pegmatite matrix. |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Description: Included in a list by Schooner (1958) with no details, but very plausibly in small quantities. References: |
βͺ Columbite-(Fe) Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6 Habit: tabular to elongated prisms Colour: black with iridescence Description: Found in all the pegmatites usually to a couple of cm, the crystals typically subhedral when in matrix, euhedral crystals from pockets very rare but can reach 3 cm. |
β Cordierite Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) Habit: elongated prisms Colour: dark purple to gray (altered to gray-green on surface) Description: Crystals to a few cm long found in a coarse-grained phase (albite, smoky quartz, cordierite, biotite) of the metamorphic rock surrounding the pegmatites. References: |
β Cuprobismutite Formula: Cu8AgBi13S24 Habit: massive, coatings Description: Associated with bismuthinite and pyrite with secondary bismite, bismutite (some or all may in fact be bismutoferrite) and goethite staining pegmatite matrix. |
β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Habit: elongated, striated, prismatic Colour: dark olive green Description: Found in quartz-rich, retrograde metamorphic segregations in the Glastonbury gneiss hosting the pegmatites. Crystals to 4 cm. |
β 'Feldspar Group' Habit: anhedral to subhedral blocky Colour: white, tan, pale pink Description: aka - microcline. A major rock-forming component of the pegmatites, the largest and best crystals terminate in the quartz cores and can reach over 20 cm. |
β 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite' Habit: anhedral to subhedral blocky Colour: white, tan, pale pink Description: aka - microcline. A major rock-forming component of the pegmatites, the largest and best crystals terminate in the quartz cores and can reach over 20 cm. |
β Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F Habit: massive Colour: gray Fluorescence: yellow Description: Typically massive and inconspicuous, revealed by its yellow SW UV fluorescence. References: |
β Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite Formula: (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) Habit: massive Colour: gray Fluorescence: yellow Description: Typically massive and inconspicuous, revealed by its yellow SW UV fluorescence. |
β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) Habit: massive, earthy, coatings Colour: brown Description: From the oxidation of pyrite associated with bismuth minerals. References: |
β 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 Habit: subhedral elongated prisms Colour: black Description: Rock-forming component of the host Glastonbury Gneiss. |
β Liandratite Formula: U(Nb,Ta)2O8 Habit: massive Colour: yellow Description: Associated with petscheckite and columbite. |
β 'Limonite' Description: See goethite. References: |
β 'Manganese Oxides' Habit: dendritic coatings Colour: black to dark brown References: |
β 'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites' Habit: dendritic coatings Colour: black to dark brown References: |
β Meta-autunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O Habit: coatings Colour: pale yellow Fluorescence: bright green Description: Alteration of uraninite. (All "autunite" in collections has dehydrated to meta-autunite.) References: |
β Metatorbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O Habit: coatings of micro crystals Colour: green Description: Alteration of uraninite. (All "torbernite" in collections has dehydrated to metatorbernite). References: |
β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Habit: anhedral to subhedral blocky Colour: white, tan, pale pink Description: aka - perthite. A major rock-forming component of the pegmatites, the largest and best crystals terminate in the quartz cores and can reach over 20 cm. |
β Monazite-(Ce) Formula: Ce(PO4) Habit: subhedral to euhedral wedge-shaped Colour: brown Description: Crystals typically less than 2 cm and usually found loose in the dumps using gamma-ray detectors. References: |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Habit: tabular Colour: silvery, gray-green, rum Description: Rarely in euhedral crystals, mostly cleavages of subhedral crystals to 20 cm. |
β Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Description: see Opal-AN variety. |
β Opal var. Opal-AN Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Habit: coatings Description: Colorless coatings found only by their bright green SW UV fluorescence. |
β Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Description: Erroneously reported by old literature or casual collectors. Microcline has been verified by Cameron et al (1954) and Stugard (1958) as the only potassium feldspar for the entire Middletown pegmatite district. References: |
β Petscheckite ? Formula: UFe(Nb,Ta)2O8 Habit: massive Colour: black Description: Glassy metamict material associated with liandratite and columbite. Data required to substantiate this entry. References: |
β Phosphuranylite Formula: KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Description: Associated with bismuth minerals and altered to goethite. |
β 'Pyrochlore Group' Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z Description: Specimen in Andrew Kruegel collection identified by SEM-EDS. References: |
β 'Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)' Formula: (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) Description: Specimen in Andrew Kruegel collection identified by SEM-EDS. References: |
β Formula: Mn4+O2 Description: No pyrolusite dendrite or staining in a granite pegmatite in the world has been verified as pyrolusite. The name was a mistake in the nineteenth century which has been widely publicized. References: |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: mostly massive, rare as prismatic crystals Colour: colorless, milky, smoky Description: Overwhelmingly a rock-forming component of the pegmatites, but a few pocket crystals known. |
β Quartz var. Milky Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: massive Colour: milky white Description: Major rock forming component of the pegmatites, especially the core zones. References: |
β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: mostly massive, rarely prismatic Colour: gray Description: Overwhelmingly a rock-forming component of the pegmatites, but a few pocket crystals known. References: |
β Samarskite-(Y) Formula: YFe3+Nb2O8 Colour: black |
β Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Habit: elongated prisms Colour: black Description: Usually as elongated subhedral prisms, poorly terminated, to a few cms. Typically found in the fine-grained wall zones and like the beryls oriented with their long axis sub-perpendicular to the contact with the host gneiss. |
β Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 Description: XRF analyses of many Middletown district pegmatites shows the majority to be almandine, though with significant spessartine component. No analyses verifying a spessartine from Case is documented and it is unlikely in these simple pegmatites. References: |
β ' Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 Description: Listed generically by the references as part of the columbite-tantalite series. No analyses of end-member tantalite from Case are known. |
β Thorite var. Thorogummite Formula: (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x Colour: pale yellow Description: Specimen in the collection of Andrew Kruegel identified by SEM-EDS. References: |
β Torbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O Description: see Meta-torbernite References: |
β Uraninite Formula: UO2 Habit: subhedral Colour: black Description: Typically as small (<0.5 cm) grains best found using gamma-ray detectors. References: |
β Uranophane Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O Description: Alteration of uraninite, listed by Schooner (1958) with no details, but very plausible. References: |
β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Description: See cyrtolite variety. References: |
β Zircon var. Cyrtolite Formula: Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] Habit: curved crystals Colour: pale brown Fluorescence: yellow Description: Generally very small but euhedral crystals. References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Cuprobismutite | 2.JA.10a | Cu8AgBi13S24 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | 'Pyrochlore Group' | 4.00. | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | 'Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)' | 4.00. | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
β | Bismite | 4.CB.60 | Bi2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | var. Milky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Opal var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
β | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O | |
β | Pyrolusite ? | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
β | Samarskite-(Y) | 4.DB.25 | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
β | Columbite-(Fe) | 4.DB.35 | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
β | Liandratite | 4.DH.35 | U(Nb,Ta)2O8 |
β | Petscheckite ? | 4.DH.35 | UFe(Nb,Ta)2O8 |
β | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Bismutite | 5.BE.25 | (BiO)2CO3 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Monazite-(Ce) | 8.AD.50 | Ce(PO4) |
β | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
β | var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
β | Torbernite | 8.EB.05 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 12H2O |
β | Autunite | 8.EB.05 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 10-12H2O |
β | Meta-autunite | 8.EB.10 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 6H2O |
β | Metatorbernite | 8.EB.10 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 8H2O |
β | Phosphuranylite | 8.EC.10 | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 Β· 8H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Spessartine ? | 9.AD.25 | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Thorite var. Thorogummite | 9.AD.30 | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
β | var. Cyrtolite | 9.AD.30 | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
β | Uranophane | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 Β· 5H2O |
β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Beryl var. Heliodor | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
β | var. Aquamarine | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
β | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) | |
β | Cordierite | 9.CJ.10 | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | Annite | 9.EC.20 | KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | Bismutoferrite | 9.ED.25 | Fe3+2Bi(SiO4)2(OH) |
β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
β | Orthoclase ? | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Tantalite' ? | - | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
β | 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite' | - | |
β | 'Limonite' | - | |
β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
β | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | β»Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
β | 'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites' | - | |
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List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Annite | KFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
H | β Bismutoferrite | Fe23+Bi(SiO4)2(OH) |
H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | β Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | β Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
H | β Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
H | β Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | β Phosphuranylite | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
H | β Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
H | β Thorite var. Thorogummite | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
H | β Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
H | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
H | β Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
H | β Zircon var. Cyrtolite | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
H | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Be | Beryllium | |
Be | β Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Be | β Beryl var. Heliodor | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
B | Boron | |
B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Annite | KFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
O | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
O | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Bismutoferrite | Fe23+Bi(SiO4)2(OH) |
O | β Bismite | Bi2O3 |
O | β Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
O | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | β Liandratite | U(Nb,Ta)2O8 |
O | β Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
O | β Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
O | β Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
O | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Petscheckite | UFe(Nb,Ta)2O8 |
O | β Phosphuranylite | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
O | β Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
O | β Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Samarskite-(Y) | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
O | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
O | β Thorite var. Thorogummite | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
O | β Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
O | β Uraninite | UO2 |
O | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
O | β Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | β Quartz var. Milky Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Beryl var. Heliodor | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | β Zircon var. Cyrtolite | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
O | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
F | β Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
F | β Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
F | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Annite | KFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
Al | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Al | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Beryl var. Heliodor | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Al | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Annite | KFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
Si | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Bismutoferrite | Fe23+Bi(SiO4)2(OH) |
Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Thorite var. Thorogummite | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
Si | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | β Quartz var. Milky Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Beryl var. Heliodor | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | β Zircon var. Cyrtolite | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
Si | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
P | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
P | β Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
P | β Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
P | β Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
P | β Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
P | β Phosphuranylite | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
P | β Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Cuprobismutite | Cu8AgBi13S24 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
Cl | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Annite | KFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | β Phosphuranylite | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Ca | β Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
Ca | β Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
Ca | β Phosphuranylite | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
Ca | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Ca | β Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
Ca | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
Mn | β Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Mn | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Mn | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Annite | KFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Fe | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | β Bismutoferrite | Fe23+Bi(SiO4)2(OH) |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | β Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | β Petscheckite | UFe(Nb,Ta)2O8 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Samarskite-(Y) | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Fe | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Cuprobismutite | Cu8AgBi13S24 |
Cu | β Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
Cu | β Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
Y | Yttrium | |
Y | β Samarskite-(Y) | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Zr | β Zircon var. Cyrtolite | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
Nb | Niobium | |
Nb | β Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
Nb | β Liandratite | U(Nb,Ta)2O8 |
Nb | β Petscheckite | UFe(Nb,Ta)2O8 |
Nb | β Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
Nb | β Samarskite-(Y) | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
Nb | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Nb | β Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Cuprobismutite | Cu8AgBi13S24 |
Ce | Cerium | |
Ce | β Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
Ce | β Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
Ta | Tantalum | |
Ta | β Liandratite | U(Nb,Ta)2O8 |
Ta | β Petscheckite | UFe(Nb,Ta)2O8 |
Ta | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Ta | β Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
Bi | Bismuth | |
Bi | β Bismutoferrite | Fe23+Bi(SiO4)2(OH) |
Bi | β Bismite | Bi2O3 |
Bi | β Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
Bi | β Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
Bi | β Cuprobismutite | Cu8AgBi13S24 |
Th | Thorium | |
Th | β Thorite var. Thorogummite | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
U | Uranium | |
U | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
U | β Liandratite | U(Nb,Ta)2O8 |
U | β Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
U | β Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
U | β Petscheckite | UFe(Nb,Ta)2O8 |
U | β Phosphuranylite | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
U | β Thorite var. Thorogummite | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
U | β Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
U | β Uraninite | UO2 |
U | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
U | β Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
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