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Various unspecified caves.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


37 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Aluminite
Formula: Al2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
โ“˜ Ammoniojarosite
Formula: (NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
โ“˜ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Ardealite
Formula: Ca2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O
โ“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
โ“˜ Bassanite
Formula: Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O
โ“˜ Brushite
Formula: Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O
โ“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Chlorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl
โ“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
โ“˜ Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
โ“˜ Evansite
Formula: Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
โ“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
โ“˜ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
โ“˜ Halite
Formula: NaCl
โ“˜ Hexahydrite
Formula: MgSO4 · 6H2O
โ“˜ Hydroxylapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
โ“˜ Ice
Formula: H2O
โ“˜ Koktaite
Formula: (NH4)2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O
โ“˜ Leucophosphite
Formula: KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
โ“˜ Lithiophorite
Formula: (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
โ“˜ Lonecreekite
Formula: (NH4)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 12H2O
โ“˜ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
โ“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
โ“˜ Manganberzeliite
Formula: (NaCa2)Mn2+2(AsO4)3
โ“˜ Native Aluminium ?
Formula: Al
Description: In one quartzite cave native aluminum was identified using several techniques and becomes the world first occurrence of this species as a cave mineral. It was found as a powdery efflorescence on the cave wall, but the speleothem is inactive not allowing the observation of formation conditions.
โ“˜ Nitratine
Formula: NaNO3
โ“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
โ“˜ Opal var. Opal-CT
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
โ“˜ Palygorskite
Formula: ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
โ“˜ Pigotite
Formula: Al4C6H5O10 · 13H2O (?)
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Sepiolite
Formula: Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
โ“˜ Struvite
Formula: (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O
โ“˜ Sveite
Formula: (K3-x◻x)Al8(NO3)6O8Cl4 · nH2O
โ“˜ Whitlockite
Formula: Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
โ“˜Native Aluminium ?1.AA.05Al
Group 3 - Halides
โ“˜Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜Ice4.AA.05H2O
โ“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜Quartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜Opal4.DA.10SiO2 ยท nH2O
โ“˜var. Opal-CT4.DA.10SiO2 ยท nH2O
โ“˜Lithiophorite4.FE.25(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
โ“˜Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
โ“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
โ“˜Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
โ“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
โ“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
โ“˜Nitratine5.NA.05NaNO3
โ“˜Sveite5.ND.20(K3-xโ—ปx)Al8(NO3)6O8Cl4 ยท nH2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
โ“˜Ammoniojarosite7.BC.10(NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
โ“˜Hexahydrite7.CB.25MgSO4 ยท 6H2O
โ“˜Epsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 ยท 7H2O
โ“˜Lonecreekite7.CC.20(NH4)Fe3+(SO4)2 ยท 12H2O
โ“˜Koktaite7.CD.35(NH4)2Ca(SO4)2 ยท H2O
โ“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 ยท 2H2O
โ“˜Bassanite7.CD.45Ca(SO4) ยท 0.5H2O
โ“˜Aluminite7.DC.05Al2(SO4)(OH)4 ยท 7H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
โ“˜Manganberzeliite8.AC.25(NaCa2)Mn2+2(AsO4)3
โ“˜Whitlockite8.AC.45Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
โ“˜Chlorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3Cl
โ“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
โ“˜Hydroxylapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
โ“˜Struvite8.CH.40(NH4)Mg(PO4) ยท 6H2O
โ“˜Ardealite8.CJ.50Ca2(PO3OH)(SO4) ยท 4H2O
โ“˜Brushite8.CJ.50Ca(PO3OH) ยท 2H2O
โ“˜Evansite8.DF.10Al3(PO4)(OH)6 ยท 6H2O
โ“˜Leucophosphite8.DH.10KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) ยท 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Palygorskite9.EE.20โ—ปAl2Mg2โ—ป2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 ยท 4H2O
โ“˜Sepiolite9.EE.25Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 ยท 6H2O
Group 10 - Organic Compounds
โ“˜Pigotite10.AC.15Al4C6H5O10 ยท 13H2O (?)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
Hโ“˜ Ammoniojarosite(NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hโ“˜ ArdealiteCa2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O
Hโ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hโ“˜ BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Hโ“˜ BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Hโ“˜ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Hโ“˜ EvansiteAl3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
Hโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hโ“˜ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Hโ“˜ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Hโ“˜ IceH2O
Hโ“˜ Koktaite(NH4)2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O
Hโ“˜ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Hโ“˜ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Hโ“˜ Lonecreekite(NH4)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Hโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hโ“˜ Palygorskite◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Hโ“˜ PigotiteAl4C6H5O10 · 13H2O (?)
Hโ“˜ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Hโ“˜ Struvite(NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O
Hโ“˜ Sveite(K3-x◻x)Al8(NO3)6O8Cl4 · nH2O
Hโ“˜ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Hโ“˜ Opal var. Opal-CTSiO2 · nH2O
LiLithium
Liโ“˜ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Cโ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cโ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
Cโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cโ“˜ PigotiteAl4C6H5O10 · 13H2O (?)
NNitrogen
Nโ“˜ Ammoniojarosite(NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Nโ“˜ Koktaite(NH4)2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O
Nโ“˜ Lonecreekite(NH4)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Nโ“˜ NitratineNaNO3
Nโ“˜ Struvite(NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O
Nโ“˜ Sveite(K3-x◻x)Al8(NO3)6O8Cl4 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
Oโ“˜ Ammoniojarosite(NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oโ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ ArdealiteCa2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O
Oโ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oโ“˜ BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Oโ“˜ BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Oโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oโ“˜ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Oโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oโ“˜ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Oโ“˜ EvansiteAl3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
Oโ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oโ“˜ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Oโ“˜ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Oโ“˜ IceH2O
Oโ“˜ Koktaite(NH4)2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O
Oโ“˜ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Oโ“˜ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Oโ“˜ Lonecreekite(NH4)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Oโ“˜ Manganberzeliite(NaCa2)Mn22+(AsO4)3
Oโ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ NitratineNaNO3
Oโ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oโ“˜ Palygorskite◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Oโ“˜ PigotiteAl4C6H5O10 · 13H2O (?)
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Oโ“˜ Struvite(NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O
Oโ“˜ Sveite(K3-x◻x)Al8(NO3)6O8Cl4 · nH2O
Oโ“˜ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Oโ“˜ Opal var. Opal-CTSiO2 · nH2O
FFluorine
Fโ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Naโ“˜ HaliteNaCl
Naโ“˜ Manganberzeliite(NaCa2)Mn22+(AsO4)3
Naโ“˜ NitratineNaNO3
MgMagnesium
Mgโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgโ“˜ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Mgโ“˜ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Mgโ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
Mgโ“˜ Palygorskite◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Mgโ“˜ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Mgโ“˜ Struvite(NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O
Mgโ“˜ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ Native AluminiumAl
Alโ“˜ AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
Alโ“˜ EvansiteAl3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
Alโ“˜ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Alโ“˜ Palygorskite◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Alโ“˜ PigotiteAl4C6H5O10 · 13H2O (?)
Alโ“˜ Sveite(K3-x◻x)Al8(NO3)6O8Cl4 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siโ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siโ“˜ Palygorskite◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siโ“˜ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Siโ“˜ Opal var. Opal-CTSiO2 · nH2O
PPhosphorus
Pโ“˜ ArdealiteCa2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O
Pโ“˜ BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Pโ“˜ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Pโ“˜ EvansiteAl3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
Pโ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pโ“˜ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Pโ“˜ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Pโ“˜ Struvite(NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O
Pโ“˜ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
Sโ“˜ Ammoniojarosite(NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sโ“˜ ArdealiteCa2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O
Sโ“˜ BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Sโ“˜ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Sโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sโ“˜ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Sโ“˜ Koktaite(NH4)2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O
Sโ“˜ Lonecreekite(NH4)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 12H2O
ClChlorine
Clโ“˜ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Clโ“˜ HaliteNaCl
Clโ“˜ Sveite(K3-x◻x)Al8(NO3)6O8Cl4 · nH2O
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Kโ“˜ Sveite(K3-x◻x)Al8(NO3)6O8Cl4 · nH2O
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Caโ“˜ ArdealiteCa2(PO3OH)(SO4) · 4H2O
Caโ“˜ BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Caโ“˜ BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Caโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caโ“˜ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Caโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caโ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caโ“˜ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Caโ“˜ Koktaite(NH4)2Ca(SO4)2 · H2O
Caโ“˜ Manganberzeliite(NaCa2)Mn22+(AsO4)3
Caโ“˜ WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
MnManganese
Mnโ“˜ Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Mnโ“˜ Manganberzeliite(NaCa2)Mn22+(AsO4)3
FeIron
Feโ“˜ Ammoniojarosite(NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feโ“˜ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Feโ“˜ Lonecreekite(NH4)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Feโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AsArsenic
Asโ“˜ Manganberzeliite(NaCa2)Mn22+(AsO4)3

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References

www.pdvsa.com (n.d.) http://www.pdvsa.com/lexico/museo/minerales/urbani1996.htm
Urbani, Franco (2009) Venezuelan Cave Minerals: Second Review. Mineralogy 1 2009 ICS Proceedings. In 15th International Congress of Speleology. p 345.
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