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Name | Number | Location | ELEMENTS | |
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Actinolite | 116 | Olary, South Australia | Ca,Si,O,H | |
Adamsite | 132 | Mexico | Ca,Mg,O,H,As | |
Adularia | 1 | Adula Mts, St Gothard Massif, Ticino Region, Switzerland | K,Al,Si,O | |
Agate | 156 | Agate Creek, Queensland, Australia | Si,O | |
Agate | 196 | Agate Creek, Queensland, Australia | Si,O | |
Agate | 172 | Bellata, NSW, Australia | Si,O | |
Albite | 131 | Western Australia | Na,Al,Si | |
Albite | 204 | Olary, South Australia | Na,Al,Si | |
Albite A | 2 | South Australia | Na,Al,Si | |
Albite B | 2 | South Australia | Na,Al,Si | |
Alunite | 100 | Western Australia | Na,Al,Si,O | |
Alunite | 115 | Mt Alum, NSW, Australia | Na,Al,Si,O | |
Amblygonite | 191 | Western Australia | Li,Na,A,I,P,O.F,O,H | |
Anatase | 3 | Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan | Ti,O | |
Anatasio | 4 | Hardangervidda, Norway | Ti,O | |
Anglesite | 107 | Broken Hill, NSW, Australia | Pb,S,O, | |
Ankerite | 114 | Lake Lefray, Western Australia | Ca,Fe,Mg,Mn,C,O | |
Anorthite | 5 | Toal de la Foia, Monzoni Mts, Fassa Valley, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige | Ca,Al,Si,O | |
Anorthosite | 221 | Macquarie Island, Antarctica | Na,K,Al,Si,O | |
Apatite | 6 | Imichil, High Atlas Mts, Hemes-Tafilet region, Morocco | Ca,P,O,F | |
Aquamarine | 7 | Erongo Mtn, Namibia | Be,Al,Si,O | |
Argonite | 209 | Port Campbell, Victoria, Australia | Ca,C,O | |
Aragonite Chalcedony | 8 | Frizington, Cumberland, England | Ca,C,O | |
Aragonite | 161 | ? | Ca,C,O | |
Astrophyllite | 105 | St Hilaire, Quebec, Canada | K,Na,Fe,Ti,Si,O,H | |
Astrophyllite | 111 | St Hilaire, Quebec, Canada | K,Na,Fe,Ti,Si,O,H | |
Atocamite | 229 | Chile | Cu,Cl,O,H | |
Aphopollite | 122 | Broken Hill, NSW, Australia | K,Ca,Si,O,F,H | |
Baddeleyite | 9 | Wat Lu Mine, Namya, Mogaung, Kumon Range, Kackin State, Myanmar | Zr,O | |
Barite | 143 | Daye mine, Hubei Province, China | Ba,S,O | |
Barite | 169 | Ba,S,O | ||
Barite | 10 | Daye Mine, Hubei Province, China | Ba,S,O | |
Bauxite | 118 | Queensland, Australia | Al,O,H | |
Baryte, Siderite | 11 | Brosso Mine, Piedmonte, italy | ||
Benitoite (Blue) | 12 | Gem Mine, California, USA | Ba,Ti,S,O | |
Beryl | 177 | Broken Hill, NSW, Australia | Be,Al,Si,O | |
Beryl | 216 | Sheffield, Tasmania, Australia | Be,Al,Si,O | |
Biotite | 149 | Londonderry, West Australia | K,Mg,Fe,O,F,H | |
Brockanite | 121 | Mary Kathleen, Queensland, Australia | ||
Brookite | 13 | Zard Mts, Raskoh Mts, Karan, Baluchistan, Pakistan | Ti,O | |
Brookite on Quartz | 14 | Pizzo Lucendro, St Gotthard Massif, Leventina, Switzerland | Ti,O | |
Brunkite | 184 | Broken Hill, NSW, Australia | Zn,Fe,S | |
Cacoxenite in Quartz | 119 | Brasil | Fe,Al,P,O,H | |
Calcite | 15 | Poona, India | Ca,C,O | |
Calcite | 185 | Zululand, Natal | Ca,C,O | |
Calcite Red Fl | 138 | WHL Friendship, Devon, England | Ca,C,O | |
Calcite on Stilbite & Heulendite | 151 | Summit, New Jersey, USA | Ca,C,O – Na,Si,Al,O,H -Ca,Na,Al,Si,H | |
Calcium Fluorite | 129 | Western Australia | Ca,F | |
Casserite | 16 | Elsmore, NSW, Australia | Sn,O | |
Cassiterite | 188 | Marble Bar, West Australia | Sn,O | |
Cerussite | 17 | Rum Jungle, Northern Territory, Australia | Pb,C,O | |
Celestite | 18 | Majunga, Madagascar | Sr,S,O | |
Chabazite | 133 | Victoria, Australia | Ca,Na,K,Mg,Al,Si,O,H | |
Chalcedony | 19 | High Atlas Mts, Morocco | Si,O | |
Chalcedony | 213 | Trestia Mine, Deva, Hunedoara, Romania | Si,O | |
Chalcedony | 181 | Mooka Station, West Australia | Si,O | |
Chalcopyrite | 150 | Mt Lyall, Tasmania, Australia | Fe,C,O | |
Chert | 205 | Churunga, West Australia | Si,O | |
Chiastolite | 147 | Mt Howden, South Australia | Al,Si,O | |
Chiorite | 197 | Broken Hill, NSW, Australia | Mg,Fe,Si,Al,O | |
Cinnabar | 20 | Almaden, Cuidad Real, Spain | Hg,S | |
Cobaltite | 223 | Tennant Creek, Australia | Co,As,S | |
Copal | 207 | Madagascar | Resin | |
Corundum | 21 | Luc Yen – Yen Bai, Vietnam | Al,O | |
Covellite | 226 | Sardinia, Italy | CuS | |
Crookesite | 125 | Dundas, Tasmania, Australia | Cu,Ti,Ag,Se | |
Cuprite | 22 | Tsumeb, Namibia | Cu,O | |
Chrysoberyl over Muscovite | 229 | Rio Das Pratinas, Bahia, Brazil | Be,Al,O over K,Al,Si,O,F,H | |
Crysophase | 162 | West Australia | Si,O | |
Davidite | 103 | Radium Hill Mine, South Australia | La,Ce,Ca,Y,Ti,Fe | |
Devils Dice | 190 | Milparinka, NSW, Australia | Fe,S,O,H,S | |
Dolomite | 182 | Buccham, Victoria, Australia | Ca,Mg,C,O | |
Dumortierite | 158 | Madagascar | Al,B,O,Si | |
Enargite | 23 | East Colusa Mine, Butte, Montana, USA | Cu,As,S | |
Enargite altering to Tyrolite | 176 | Mammoth Tintic District, Utah, USA | Cu,As,S | |
Enstatite | 194 | Mt Cleveland, Tasmania, Australia | Mg,S,O | |
Fassaite | 203 | Fassatal, Italy | Ca,Mg,Fe,Al,Si,O | |
Feldspar Microcline | 106 | Bullfinch, West Australia | K,Al,Si,O | |
Flint | 171 | Flinders, Victoria, Australia | Si,O | |
Fluor Apatite | 24 | Minas del Carmen, La Celia, Jumila Provence, Murcia, Spain | Ca,P,O,F | |
Fuschite | 157 | Kanowa, West Australia | K,AL,Si,O,F,H | |
Galena | 174 | Northampton, England | Pb,S | |
Galkhaite | 25 | Getchell Mine, McDermitt, Humbold County, Nevada, USA | Cs,Tl,Cu,Zn,As,Sb,S | |
Galkhaite | 26 | 4850 foot level, Getchell Mine, McDermitt, Humbold County, Nevada, USA | Cs,Tl,Cu,Zn,As,Sb,S | |
Glauconite | 135 | Ayre Peninsula, West Australia | K,Na | |
Gypsum | 27 | Racalmuto Mine, Sicily, Italy | Ca,S,O,H | |
Halite | 153 | Yorke Peninsula, South Australia | Na,Cl | |
Hambergite | 211 | Shengus, Haramosh Mts, Skardu, Baltistan, Pakistan | Be,O,H,F,B, | |
Hausmanite | 146 | Almadale, NSW, Australia | Mn,O | |
Hematite | 134 | West Australia | Fe,O | |
Hematite | 195 | Sount Africa | Fe,O | |
Heulandite | 112 | Durban, Natal, South Africa | Ca,Na | |
Heulandite | 201 | Tasmania, Australia | Ca,Na | |
Hornblende | 225 | Proston, Queensland, Australia | Ca,Mg,Fe,Al,Si,O, | |
Huntite | 142 | Tea Tree, South Australia | Ca,Mg,C,O | |
Hutchinsonite | 28 | Quiruvilca Mine, Peru | Ti,Pb,As,Sg | |
Hydromagnesite | 152 | NewJersey, USA? | Mg,C,O,H, | |
Ilmanite | 212 | Australia? | Fe,Ti,O | |
Iolite | 178 | Northern Territory, Australia | Mg,Fe,Al,Si,O | |
Jamesonite | 192 | Zacatecas, Mexico | Pb,Fe,Sb,S | |
Jarosite | 139 | Mornington, Victoria, Australa | K,Fe,O,H,S | |
Jasper | 155 | Marble Bar, West Australia | See Chalcedony | |
Kleinite | 29 | Cordero Mine, McDermitt, Humbold County, Nevada, USA | Hg,N,Cl,S,O,H | |
Kosnarite | 30 | Jenipapo District, Itinga Brasil | K,Zr,P,O | |
Kutnohorite | 31 | Wesselston, Hotazel, South Africa | Ca,Mn,C,O | |
Kyanite | 210 | Thackaringa, NSW, Australia | Al,Si,O | |
Labradorite | 123 | Hogarth Range, NSW, Australia | Ca,Na,Al,S,O | |
Limonite | 108 | Flinders Ranges, South Australia | Fe,O,H | |
Lanthanite | 227 | Curitiba, Brazil | La,Ce,Nd,C,O,H | |
Londonite | 32 | Antsongombato Gem Mine, Betafo District, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar | Cs,Al,Be,B | |
Magnatite & Dolomite | 33 | San Benito County, California, USA | Fe,O – Ca,Mg,C,O | |
Marcasite | 34 | Silius Mine, Silius, Cagiliari Provence, Sardinia, Italy | Fe,S | |
Marcasite | 165 | Yallourn, Victoria, Australia | Fe,S | |
Mimetite | 215 | Pingtouling Mine, Liannan County, Guangdong Province, China | Pb,As,O,Cl | |
Melanoflogite | 35 | Fortulino (Li), Italy | Si,O,C,H,S | |
Metastibnite | 168 | Larderello, Italy | Sb,S | |
Miserite with Wolastonite | 173 | Arkansas, USA | K,Ca,Ce,Si,O,H | |
Molybendite | 36 | Moly Hill Mine, Quebec, Canada | Mo,S | |
Molybendite | 222 | Queensland, Australia | Mo,S | |
Natrolite | 182 | Tick Canyon, Los Angeles, California, USA | Na,Al,Si,o,H | |
Obsidian | 164 | Lipari, Italy | Si,O | |
Pelosiderite | 166 | Keyano, Bohemia | Fe,C,O | |
Pentlandite | 159 | Kambala, West Australia | Fe,Ni,S | |
Perovskite | 37 | Rocca Sella, Susa Valley, Piedmonte, Italy | Ca,Ti,O | |
Psilomelane | 120 | Mt Isa, Queensland, Australia | Ba,Mn,O,H, | |
Pyrite | 38 | Mexico | Fe,S | |
Pyrite in Slate | 175 | Daylesford, Victoria, Australia | Fe,S | |
Pyrophyilite | 163 | NSW, Australia | Al,Si,O,H, | |
Pyrrhotite | 170 | Broken Hill, NSW, Australia | Fe,S | |
Quartz | 140 | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia | Si,O | |
Quartz | 187 | Gribron Gully, Ravenhoe, Victoria | Si,O | |
Ribbonstone | 199 | Anthony?s Lagoon, Northern Territory, Australia | Si,O | |
Rhodocrosite | 109 | South West Africa | Mn,C,O | |
Romeite | 179 | Cortina, Italy | Ca,Fe,Sb,Ti,O,F | |
Rubellite | 148 | Ravensthorpe, South Australia | A,D,G,T,O,B,X,Z | |
Rutile | 39 | Diamantina, Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais, Brasil | Ti,O | |
Rutile | 193 | NSW, Australia | Ti,O | |
Rutile var Nigrine (rare) | 102 | Lone Pine, Inyo County, California,USA | Ti,O | |
Rutile on Sillimanite | 113 | Connecticut, USA? | Ti,O and Al, Si, O | |
Safflorite | 40 | Broken Hill, NSW, Australia | Co,Fe,As | |
Samaraskite | 189 | Flat Mine, Albany County, Wyoming, USA | Y,Fe,U,Th,Ca,Nb,Ta,O | |
Sanidine | 124 | Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia | Si,Al,O | |
Selinite | 186 | Victoria, Australia | Se,O | |
Scapolite | 224 | Mary Kathleen, Queensland, Australia | Na,Al,Si,O,Cl | |
Schockingerite | 219 | USA | Na,Ca,U,O,So,C,F,H | |
Selwynite | 104 | Heathcote, Victoria, Australia | Na,K,Be,Al,Zr,P,O,H | |
Serpentine | 127 | Heathcote, Victoria, Australia | Mg,Fe,Si,O,H | |
Sillimanite | 136 | South Australia | Al,Si,O | |
Smithsonite | 217 | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | Zn,C,O | |
Staurolite | 208 | Nuriootpa, South Australia | Al,Si,O | |
Steatite | 130 | Three Springs, West Australia | Mg,S,O,H | |
Stibnite | 141 | Costerfield, Victoria, Australia | Sb,S | |
Stilbite | 160 | Thomastown Dam, Thomastown, Connecticut | Na,Ca,Si,Al,O,H | |
Stizuite | 145 | Wangong, Victoria, Australia | ||
Strengite w Dufrenite w Rockeridgeite | 200 | Thuringia, Germany? | Fe,P,O,H | |
Sphalorite | 41 | Stari Trg Mine, Trepca Complex, Trepca Valley, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo | Z,Fe,S | |
Sphalorite | 144 | Broken Hill, NSW, Australia | Z,Fe,S | |
Spinel | 42 | Luc Yen, Vietnam | Mg,Al,O | |
Sphene | 43 | South Australia | Ca,Ti,Si,O | |
Sphene | 43 | Minas Gerais, Brasil | Ca,Ti,Si,O, | |
Strontianite | 44 | Trisobbio Valley, Appennine Mts, Italy | Sr,C,O | |
Strontianite (2) | 44 | Tuscany, Italy | Sr,C,O | |
Strontianite | 44 | Becu mine, Munsterland, German | Sr,C,O | |
Strontianite (6101) | 44 | Penarth Beach, Penarth, Cardiff, South Wales | Sr,C,O | |
Strontianite (6102) | 44 | Penarth Beach, Penarth, Cardiff, South Wales | Sr,C,O | |
Strontianite (6100) | 44 | Penarth Beach, Penarth, Cardiff, South Wales | Sr,C,O | |
Strontianite (6103) | 44 | Penarth Beach, Penarth, Cardiff, South Wales | Sr,C,O | |
Strontianite | 44 | Whitesmith Mine, Strontian Highlands, Scotland | Sr,C,O | |
Strontianite with Siderite | 45 | Styria, Austria | Sr,C,O | |
Talc | 154 | Flinders Ranges, South Australia | Mg,Si,O,H | |
Tennantite | 101 | Broken Hill, NSW, Australia | Cu,As,S | |
Titanite | 218 | Vizze Pass, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy | Ca,Ti,Si,O | |
Topaz | 117 | Tasmania, Australia | Al,Si,O,F,H | |
Tourmaline | 206 | Brazil? | Ca,K,Na | |
Tourmaline with Tantalite? | 214 | Australia | Ca,K,Na – Fe,Mn,Ta,O? | |
Uraninite | 46 | Fission Mine, Harcourt, Ontario, Canada | U,O | |
Uranophan-beta | 228 | Poland? | Ca,U,O,Si,O,H | |
Vanadinite | 47 | Pima County, Nevada, USA | Pb,V,O,Cl | |
Villiaumite | 48 | Mt Konarsut, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia | Na,F | |
Willemite | 49 | Tsumer, South West Africa | Zn,Si,O | |
Wulfenite | 50 | Los Lamentos, Mexico | Pb,Mo,O | |
Wulfram | 128 | Wulfram Mine, Dimbulah, Victoria, Australia | Fe,W,O | |
Wulfram | 220 | Ben Lomond, Tasmania, Australia | Fe,W,O | |
Wurtzite | 51 | Thomastown Dam Cut, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA | Zn,Fe,S | |
Yttrotitanite on Feldspar | 137 | Landsvark, Iveland, Norway | Ca,Y, Ti,Si,O | |
Zinc 40% | 198 | West Australia | Zn | |
Zinkenite | 52 | Barcelonnette, Spain | Pb,Sb,S |