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Paragenetic Mode 56 : Slag and smelter minerals (see also #51 and #55)

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Description

The alteration of minerals through smelting, and in some instances the subsequent alteration of slag. This high-temperature processing represents a form of pyrometamorphism

Stage

Stage 10b: Anthropogenic minerals - Age: <10 Ka
54 : Coal and other mine fire minerals (see also #51 and #56)
55 : Anthropogenic mine minerals
56 : Slag and smelter minerals (see also #51 and #55)
57 : Other minerals formed by human processes

Minerals

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MineralFormulaCrystal System
Aldridgeite(Cd,Ca)(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O Monoclinic
Alumoåkermanite(CaNa)Al[Si2O7]Tetragonal
Anandite(Ba,K)(Fe2+,Mg)3((Si,Al,Fe)4O10)(S,OH)2Monoclinic
AndrémeyeriteBaFe2+2(Si2O7)Monoclinic
AshoveriteZn(OH)2Tetragonal
Bannermanite(Na,K)0.7V4+0.7V5+5.3O15Monoclinic
Barnesite(Na,Ca)V6O16·3H2OMonoclinic
BarstowitePb4Cl6(CO3)·H2OMonoclinic
BeusiteMn2+Mn2+2 (PO4)2Monoclinic
BiruniteCa18(SiO3)8.5(CO3)8.5SO4·15H2O(?)
BlixitePb8O5(OH)2Cl4Orthorhombic
BoleiteKPb26Ag9Cu24(OH)48Cl62Isometric
BotallackiteCu2(OH)3ClMonoclinic
BrassiteMg(HAsO4)·4H2OOrthorhombic
BredigiteCa7Mg(SiO4)4Orthorhombic
BreithauptiteNiSbHexagonal
BrianyoungiteZn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4Monoclinic
BrownmilleriteCa2(Al,Fe3+)2O5Orthorhombic
BunseniteNiOIsometric
BustamiteCaMn2+(Si2O6)Triclinic
ButtgenbachiteCu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4·2H2OHexagonal
CallaghaniteCu2Mg2(CO3)(OH)6·2H2OMonoclinic
Cetineite(K,Na)6Sb3+12(Sb3+S3)2O18(OH)0.5·5,5H2OHexagonal
Chlorophoenicite(Mn,Mg)3Zn2(AsO4)(OH,O)6Monoclinic
ChloroxiphitePb3CuO2Cl2(OH)2Monoclinic
ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O, x < 1Orthorhombic
Chukhrovite-(Ca)Ca4.5Al2(SO4)F13·12H2OIsometric
CinnabarHgSTrigonal
ClaringbulliteCu4ClF(OH)6Hexagonal
ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3Monoclinic
CotunnitePbCl2Orthorhombic
CreediteCa3SO4Al2F8(OH)2·2H2OMonoclinic
CumengeitePb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40·6H2OTetragonal
CuprostibiteCu2(Sb,Tl)Tetragonal
CyanochroiteK2Cu(SO4)2·6H2OMonoclinic
DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2OMonoclinic
DiaoyudaoiteNaAl11O17Hexagonal
DorriteCa4(Mg3Fe3+9)O4(Si3Al8Fe3+O36)Triclinic
ElyitePb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2OMonoclinic
FairchilditeK2Ca(CO3)2Hexagonal
FassinaitePb2(S2O3)(CO3)Orthorhombic
FiedleritePb3FCl4(OH)·H2OMonoclinic
FougèriteFe2+4Fe3+2(OH)12[CO3]·3H2OTrigonal
GeorgiadesitePb4(As3+O3)Cl4(OH)Monoclinic
GerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3Orthorhombic
GilaliteCu5Si6O17·7H2OMonoclinic
Grantsite(Na,Ca)2+x(V5+,V4+)6O16·4H2OMonoclinic
HannebachiteCaSO3·H2OOrthorhombic
HardystoniteCa2Zn[Si2O7]Tetragonal
HematophanitePb4Fe3O8(OH,Cl)Tetragonal
JohilleriteNa(Mg,Zn)3Cu(AsO4)3Monoclinic
KahlenbergiteKAl11O17Hexagonal
KhesiniteCa4(Mg3Fe3+9)O4(Fe3+9Si3)O36Triclinic
KirschsteiniteCaFe2+SiO4Orthorhombic
KtenasiteZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2OMonoclinic
KushiroiteCaAl[AlSiO6]Monoclinic
LammeriteCu3(AsO4)2Monoclinic
LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2OMonoclinic
LaurionitePbCl(OH)Orthorhombic
LautenthalitePbCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2OMonoclinic
LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2OMonoclinic
LegranditeZn2(AsO4)(OH)·H2OMonoclinic
LeiteiteZn(As2O4)Monoclinic
LiebenbergiteNi2SiO4Orthorhombic
LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2Monoclinic
LindackeriteCuCu4(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2·9H2OTriclinic
LithargePbOTetragonal
LópeziteK2Cr6+2O7Triclinic
LudlockitePbFe3+4As3+10O22Triclinic
MallestigitePb3Sb5+(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)6·3H2OHexagonal
MammothitePb6Cu4AlSb5+O2(OH)16Cl4(SO4)2Monoclinic
MattheddleitePb5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(Cl,OH)Hexagonal
McconnelliteCuCrO2Trigonal
MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4·H2OMonoclinic
MendipitePb3Cl2O2Orthorhombic
MendoziteNaAl(SO4)2·11H2OMonoclinic
MetamuniriteNaVO3Orthorhombic
MetastibniteSb2S3Amorphous
MetaswitzeriteMn2+3(PO4)2·4H2OMonoclinic
MiniumPb3O4Tetragonal
MuniriteNaVO3·1.9H2OMonoclinic
NahcoliteNaHCO3Monoclinic
NamuwiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6·4H2OTrigonal
NantokiteCuClIsometric
NealitePb4Fe2+(As3+O3)2Cl4·2H2OTriclinic
NitrobariteBa(NO3)2Isometric
NorsethiteBaMg(CO3)2Trigonal
Oldhamite(Ca,Mg)SIsometric
OrschalliteCa3(SO3)2(SO4)·12H2OTrigonal
PalmieriteK2Pb(SO4)2Trigonal
ParadamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)Triclinic
ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2Trigonal
PaulmooreitePb2[As2O5]Monoclinic
PenfielditePb2Cl3(OH)Hexagonal
PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2Tetragonal
PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2·6H2OMonoclinic
PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2·11H2OTriclinic
PiypiteK4Cu4O2(SO4)4·(Na,Cu)ClTetragonal
PlattneritePbO2Tetragonal
PliniusiteCa5(VO4)3FHexagonal
PlumbonacritePb5O(OH)2(CO3)3Trigonal
PortlanditeCa(OH)2Trigonal
PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2OMonoclinic
PseudowollastoniteCaSiO3Monoclinic
Ramsbeckite(Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22·6H2OMonoclinic
RapidcreekiteCa2(SO4)(CO3)·4H2OOrthorhombic
ReineriteZn3(AsO3)2Orthorhombic
Rhomboclase(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2·2H2OOrthorhombic
RouaiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3Monoclinic
Rudashevskyite(Fe,Zn)SIsometric
Schäferite(NaCa2)Mg2(VO4)3Isometric
SchmiederitePb2Cu2(Se6+O4)(Se4+O3)(OH)4Monoclinic
Schulenbergite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2OTrigonal
SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2OMonoclinic
SidpietersitePb2+4(S2O3)O2(OH)2Triclinic
SimonkolleiteZn5Cl2(OH)8·H2OTrigonal
SpertiniiteCu(OH)2Orthorhombic
SrebrodolskiteCa2Fe3+2O5Orthorhombic
StanfielditeCa4Mg5(PO4)6Monoclinic
StrashimiriteCu8(AsO4)4(OH)4·5H2OMonoclinic
SundiusitePb10(SO4)O8Cl2Monoclinic
SweetiteZn(OH)2Tetragonal
TernesiteCa5(SiO4)2(SO4)Orthorhombic
TetraferrianniteKFe2+3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2Monoclinic
ThomsenoliteNaCa[AlF6]·H2OMonoclinic
ThorikositePb3Cl2(OH)(SbO3,AsO3)Tetragonal
TooeleiteFe3+6(As3+O3)4(SO4)(OH)4· 4H2OMonoclinic
ValentiniteSb2O3Orthorhombic
VanadiumVIsometric
Veszelyite(Cu,Zn)2Zn(PO4)(OH)3·2H2OMonoclinic
WherryitePb7Cu2(SO4)4(SiO4)2(OH)2Monoclinic
WroewolfeiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2OMonoclinic
WülfingiteZn(OH)2Orthorhombic
Ye'elimiteCa4Al6(SO4)O12Isometric
ZincZnHexagonal
ZincaluminiteZn6Al6(SO4)2(OH)16·5H2O
ZinciteZnOHexagonal
ZlatogoriteNiCuSb2Trigonal
ElementCountPercent
HHydrogen8158.70%
CCarbon128.70%
NNitrogen42.90%
OOxygen12792.03%
FFluorine64.35%
NaSodium1510.87%
MgMagnesium1410.14%
AlAluminium1510.87%
SiSilicon1913.77%
PPhosphorus42.90%
SSulfur4431.88%
ClChlorine2618.84%
KPotassium128.70%
CaCalcium3323.91%
VVanadium85.80%
CrChromium21.45%
MnManganese42.90%
FeIron1611.59%
NiNickel42.90%
CuCopper4129.71%
ZnZinc2417.39%
AsArsenic2014.49%
SeSelenium10.72%
AgSilver10.72%
CdCadmium10.72%
SbAntimony96.52%
BaBarium42.90%
HgMercury10.72%
TlThallium10.72%
PbLead3323.91%

References

Hazen, Robert M., Morrison, Shaunna M. (2022) On the paragenetic modes of minerals: A mineral evolution perspective. American Mineralogist, 107 (7) 1262-1287 doi:10.2138/am-2022-8099
 
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