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Galena [PbS]
Sphalerite [ZnS]
Chalcopyrite [CuFeS2]
Pyrite [FeS2]
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Corundum [Al2O3]
Hematite [Fe2O3]
Ilmenite [FeTiO3]
Rutile [HO2]
Magnetite [Fe3O4]
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Barite [BaSO4]
Anhydrite [CaSO4]
Gypsum [CaSO4·2H2O]
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Apatite [Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)]
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- Nesosilicates (lone tetrahedron) - [SiO]44−, e.g. olivine
- Sorosilicates (double tetrahedra) - [SiO]276−, e.g. epidote, melilite group
- Cyclosilicates (rings) - [SinO3n]2n−, e.g. tourmaline group
- Inosilicates (single chain) - [SiO]n3n2n−, e.g. pyroxene group
- Inosilicates(double chain) - [Si4nO11n]6n−, e.g. amphibole group
- Phyllosilicates (sheets) - [Si2nO5n]2n−, e.g. micas and clays
- Tectosilicates (3D framework) - [AlxSiyO2(x+y)]x−, e.g. quartz, feldspars, zeolites
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Halite [NaCl]
Sylvite [KCI]
Fluorite [CaF2] |
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Calcite [CaCO3]
Magnesite [MgCO3]
Aragonite [CaCO3]
Dolomite [CaMg(CO3)2] |
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Nesosilicates (Orthosilicates) |
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Olivine [(Mg,Fe)2SiO4]
Forsterite [Mg2SiO4]
Fayalite [Fe2SiO4]
Garnet
Zircon
Andalusite [Al2SiO5]
Kyanite [Al2SiO5]
Sillimanite [Al2SiO5]
Staurolite
Sphene |
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lnosilicates, single-chain |
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Pyroxenes
Orthopyroxenes [(Fe,Mg)SiO3]
Enstatite [MgSiO2]
Hypersthene
Pigeonite
Clinopyroxenes [(Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3]
Diopside [(Mg,Ca)SiO3]
Hedenbergite [(Fe,Ca)SiO3]
Augite [(Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3]
Pyroxenoids
Wollastonite [CaSiO3] |
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lnosilicates, double-chain |
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Amphiboles
Tremolite
Actinolite
Hornblende |
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Serpentine
Kaolinite
Talc
Micas
Muscovite
Biotite
Chlorite |
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Quartz [SiO2]
Feldspars
K-feldspars [KAlSi3O8]
Microcline
Orthoclase
Sanidine
Plagioclase Feldspars
Albite [NaAlSi3O8]
Oligoclase
Andesine
Labradorite
Bytownite
Anorthite [CaAl2Si2O8]
Feldspathoids (“Foids")
Leucite [KAlSi2O6]
Nepheline [(Na,K)AlSiO4]
Sodalite [Na6(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2] |
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Feldspars; quartz; pyroxenes; olivine; micas; amphiboles; feldspathoids |
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Quartz calcite dolomite
chert/flint/jasper/chalcedony(microcrystalline quartz)
gypsum halite hematite
limonite glauconite |
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Amphiboles andalusite sillimanite
kyanite calcite chlorite
cordierite diopside epidote
feldspars garnets graphite
micas quartz staurolite
talc tourmaline wollastonite |
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