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εΘz¨ The Organic Class Sulfates Class Sulfides Class WURTZITE (Zinc) SPHALERITE (Zinc Iron Sulfide) RHENIITE (Rhenium Sulfide) REALGAR (Arsenic Sulfide) PYRRHOTITE (Iron Sulfide) PYRITE (Iron Sulfide) PENTLANDITE (Iron Nickel Sulfide) ORPIMENT (Arsenic Sulfide) MOLYBDENITE (Molybdenum Sulfide) MILLERITE (Nickel Sulfide) MARCASITE (Iron Sulfide) LINNAEITE (Cobalt Sulfide) KERMESITE (Antimony Oxysulfide) GREENOCKITE (Cadmium Sulfide) GALENA (Lead Sulfide) DIGENITE (Copper Sulfide) CUBANITE (Copper Iron Sulfide) COVELLITE (Copper Sulfide) COBALTITE (Cobalt Iron Arsenic Sulfide) CINNABAR (Mercury Sulfide) CHALCOPYRITE (Copper Iron Sulfide) CHALCOCITE (Copper Sulfide) BORNITE (Copper Iron Sulfide) BISMUTHINITE (Bismuth Sulfide) ARSENOPYRITE (Iron Arsenide Sulfide) ACANTHITE/ARGENTITE (Silver Sulfide) CALAVERITE (Gold Telluride) Sulfosalts (Subclass) ZINKENITE (Lead Antimony Sulfide) TETRAHEDRITE (Copper Antimony Sulfide) TENNANTITE (Copper Arsenic Sulfide) STEPHANITE (Silver Antimony Sulfide) PYRARGYRITE (Silver Antimony Sulfide) PROUSTITE (Silver Arsenic Sulfide) POLYBASITE (Silver Copper Antimony Sulfide) MIARGYRITE (Silver Antimony Sulfide) JAMESONITE (Lead Iron Antimony Sulfide) GRATONITE (Lead Arsenic Sulfide) FRANCKEITE (Lead Tin Antimony Sulfide) ENARGITE (Copper Arsenic Sulfide) CYLINDRITE (Iron Lead Tin Antimony Sulfide) BOURNONITE (Copper Lead Antimony Sulfide) BOULANGERITE (Lead Antimony Sulfide) BERTHIERITE (Iron Antimony Sulfide) Antimonaides Arsenides SPERRYLITE (Platinum Arsenide) SKUTTERUDITE (Cobalt Arsenide) Lollingite (Iron Arsenide) Nickeline (Nickel Arsenide) Tellurides CALAVERITE (Gold Telluride) SYLVANITE (Silver Gold Telluride) Element Class TELLURIUM Gold Group NATIVE GOLD (Au) NATIVE LEAD (Pb) MERCURY (Hg) COPPER (Cu) NATIVE SILVER (Ag) IRON-NICKEL (Fe-Ni) NATIVE PLATINUM (Pt) ANTIMONY ARSENIC BISMUTH DIAMOND (Carbon) GRAPHITE (Carbon) NATIVE SELENIUM (Se) NATIVE SULFUR (S) Carbonates Class CALCITE (Calcium Carbonate) Silicates Class Phyllosilicates BIOTITE (Potassium Iron Magnesium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride) Cyclosilicates EMERALD, the green gemstone variety of beryl Morganite Specimens Heliodor Specimens Goshenite Specimens Aquamarine Specimens Emerald Specimens BERYL (Beryllium Aluminum Silicate) ELBAITE (Sodium Lithium Aluminum Boro-Silicate Hydroxide) Inosilicates HORNBLENDE (Calcium Magnesium Iron Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide) Nesosilicates TOPAZ (Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide) THE GARNET GROUP OF MINERALS TEPHROITE (Manganese Silicate) OLIVINE (Magnesium Iron Silicate) Tectosilicates Silica minerals Rock_Crystal Specimens QUARTZ (Silicon Dioxide) Amethyst Specimens Smoky_Quartz Specimens Rose_Quartz Specimens Feldspare group ORTHOCLASE (Potasium Aluminum Silicate) MICROCLINE (Potassium Aluminum Silicate) THE FELDSPAR GROUP OF MINERALS ALBITE (Sodium Aluminum Silicate) SANIDINE (Potasium Aluminum Silicate) Phosphates Class
WURTZITE (Zinc) SPHALERITE (Zinc Iron Sulfide) RHENIITE (Rhenium Sulfide) REALGAR (Arsenic Sulfide) PYRRHOTITE (Iron Sulfide) PYRITE (Iron Sulfide) PENTLANDITE (Iron Nickel Sulfide) ORPIMENT (Arsenic Sulfide) MOLYBDENITE (Molybdenum Sulfide) MILLERITE (Nickel Sulfide) MARCASITE (Iron Sulfide) LINNAEITE (Cobalt Sulfide) KERMESITE (Antimony Oxysulfide) GREENOCKITE (Cadmium Sulfide) GALENA (Lead Sulfide) DIGENITE (Copper Sulfide) CUBANITE (Copper Iron Sulfide) COVELLITE (Copper Sulfide) COBALTITE (Cobalt Iron Arsenic Sulfide) CINNABAR (Mercury Sulfide) CHALCOPYRITE (Copper Iron Sulfide) CHALCOCITE (Copper Sulfide) BORNITE (Copper Iron Sulfide) BISMUTHINITE (Bismuth Sulfide) ARSENOPYRITE (Iron Arsenide Sulfide) ACANTHITE/ARGENTITE (Silver Sulfide) CALAVERITE (Gold Telluride)
ZINKENITE (Lead Antimony Sulfide) TETRAHEDRITE (Copper Antimony Sulfide) TENNANTITE (Copper Arsenic Sulfide) STEPHANITE (Silver Antimony Sulfide) PYRARGYRITE (Silver Antimony Sulfide) PROUSTITE (Silver Arsenic Sulfide) POLYBASITE (Silver Copper Antimony Sulfide) MIARGYRITE (Silver Antimony Sulfide) JAMESONITE (Lead Iron Antimony Sulfide) GRATONITE (Lead Arsenic Sulfide) FRANCKEITE (Lead Tin Antimony Sulfide) ENARGITE (Copper Arsenic Sulfide) CYLINDRITE (Iron Lead Tin Antimony Sulfide) BOURNONITE (Copper Lead Antimony Sulfide) BOULANGERITE (Lead Antimony Sulfide) BERTHIERITE (Iron Antimony Sulfide)
SPERRYLITE (Platinum Arsenide) SKUTTERUDITE (Cobalt Arsenide) Lollingite (Iron Arsenide) Nickeline (Nickel Arsenide)
CALAVERITE (Gold Telluride) SYLVANITE (Silver Gold Telluride)
TELLURIUM Gold Group NATIVE GOLD (Au) NATIVE LEAD (Pb) MERCURY (Hg) COPPER (Cu) NATIVE SILVER (Ag) IRON-NICKEL (Fe-Ni) NATIVE PLATINUM (Pt) ANTIMONY ARSENIC BISMUTH DIAMOND (Carbon) GRAPHITE (Carbon) NATIVE SELENIUM (Se) NATIVE SULFUR (S)
CALCITE (Calcium Carbonate)
BIOTITE (Potassium Iron Magnesium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride)
EMERALD, the green gemstone variety of beryl Morganite Specimens Heliodor Specimens Goshenite Specimens Aquamarine Specimens Emerald Specimens BERYL (Beryllium Aluminum Silicate) ELBAITE (Sodium Lithium Aluminum Boro-Silicate Hydroxide)
HORNBLENDE (Calcium Magnesium Iron Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide)
TOPAZ (Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide) THE GARNET GROUP OF MINERALS TEPHROITE (Manganese Silicate) OLIVINE (Magnesium Iron Silicate)
Rock_Crystal Specimens QUARTZ (Silicon Dioxide) Amethyst Specimens Smoky_Quartz Specimens Rose_Quartz Specimens
ORTHOCLASE (Potasium Aluminum Silicate) MICROCLINE (Potassium Aluminum Silicate) THE FELDSPAR GROUP OF MINERALS ALBITE (Sodium Aluminum Silicate) SANIDINE (Potasium Aluminum Silicate)
APATITE (Calcium (Fluoro-, Chloro-, Hydroxyl-) Phosphate) MIMETITE (Lead Chloroarsenate) Mineral Gallery - The Apatite Group VANADINITE (Lead Chlorovanadate)
Oxides Class
Stibiconite (Antimony Oxide Hydroxide) PSILOMELANE (Barium Manganese Oxide Hydroxide) MANGANITE (Manganese Oxide Hydroxide) GIBBSITE (Aluminum Hydroxide) BRUCITE (Magnesium Hydroxide) ZINCITE (Zinc Oxide) Valentinite (Antimony Oxide) URANINITE (Uranium Oxide) TAAFFEITE (Beryllium Magnesium Aluminum Oxide) SPINEL (Magnesium Aluminum Oxide) MAGNETITE (Iron Oxide) CHROMITE (Iron Chromium Oxide) GAHNITE (Zinc Aluminum Oxide) FRANKLINITE (Zinc Iron Manganese Oxide) CHROMITE (Iron Chromium Oxide) Spinel Group SAMARSKITE-(Y) (Rare Earth Yttrium Niobium Tantalum Oxide) SENARMONTITE (Antimony Oxide) STISHOVITE (Silicon Dioxide) RUTILE (Titanium Oxide) PYROLUSITE (Manganese Oxide) PLATTNERITE (Lead Oxide) CASSITERITE (Tin Oxide) Rutile Group ROMANECHITE (Hydrated Barium Manganese Oxide) RAMSDELLITE (Manganese Oxide) PYROCHLORE (Calcium Sodium Niobium Oxide Hydroxide Fluoride) MICROLITE (Calcium Sodium Tantalum Oxide Hydroxide Fluoride) BETAFITE (Calcium Sodium Uranium Titanium Niobium Tantalum Oxide Hydroxide Fluoride) The Pyrochlore Group PSEUDOBROOKITE (Iron Titanium Oxide) PERICLASE (Magnesium Oxide) PEROVSKITE (Calcium Titanium Oxide) ILMENITE (Iron Titanium Oxide) ICE (Hydrogen Oxide) HEMATITE (Iron Oxide) HAUSMANNITE (Manganese Oxide) EUXENITE (Rare Earth Yttrium Niobium Tantalum Titanium Oxide) CUPRITE (Copper Oxide) CORUNDUM (Aluminum Oxide) COLUMBITE (Iron Manganese Magnesium Niobium Tantalum Oxide) CHRYSOBERYL (Beryllium Aluminum Oxide) BROOKITE (Titanium Oxide) BIXBYITE (Manganese Iron Oxide) BINDHEIMITE (Lead Antimony Oxide Hydroxide) ANATASE (Titanium Oxide) AESCHYNITE (Rare Earth Titanium Niobium Oxide Hydroxide) Mineral Gallery - the Oxides Class LIMONITE (Hydrated Iron Oxide) GOETHITE (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
FLUORITE (Calcium Fluoride)
ATACAMITE (Copper Chloride Hydroxide) Mineral Gallery - the Halides Class
Prof. Yoshi Ogasawara (Earth Material Science Lab) Department of Earth Sciences, Waseda University E-mail: ogasawara@earth.edu.waseda.ac.jp
