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Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzaniai
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Mt Oldoinyo Lengai - view from the Natron lake.

Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
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Strombolian eruption of the new crater of the volcano 08.10.2017

Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
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Ol Doinyo Lengai, 2018

Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
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Mt Oldoinyo Lengai - view from the Natron lake.

Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
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Strombolian eruption of the new crater of the volcano 08.10.2017

Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
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Ol Doinyo Lengai, 2018

Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
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Mt Oldoinyo Lengai - view from the Natron lake.

Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
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Strombolian eruption of the new crater of the volcano 08.10.2017

Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
2° 45' 41'' South , 35° 54' 49'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-2.76165,35.91371
GRN:
S02E25
Type:
Volcano
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ngorongoro10,836 (2016)71.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
14962
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:14962:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Oldoinyo Lengai
Other Languages:
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French:
Ol Doinyo Lengaï, District de Ngorongoro, Arusha, Tanzanie
German:
Ol Doinyo Lengai, Arusha, Tansania
Italian:
Ol Doinyo Lengai, Distretto di Ngorongoro, regione di Arusha, Tanzania
Russian:
Олдоиньо-Ленгаи, Аруша, Танзания
Simplified Chinese:
倫蓋火山, 阿鲁沙区, 坦桑尼亚
Spanish:
Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro, Región de Arusha, Tanzania
Arabic:
جبل أولدوينيو لنغاي, إقليم أروشا, تنزانيا
Bulgarian:
Ол Дойньо Ленгай, Аруша, Танзания
Cebuano:
Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Croatian:
Ol Doinyo Lengai, Aruša, Tanzanija
Czech:
Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzanie
Dutch:
Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro District, Arusha, Tanzania
Esperanto:
Ol Doinjo Lengai, Regiono Arusha, Tanzanio
Estonian:
Ol Doinyo Lengai, Arusha piirkond, Tansaania
Greek:
Ολντόινιο Λένγκαϊ, Περιοχή Νγκορονγκόρο, Περιφέρεια Αρούσα, Τανζανία
Hebrew:
אול דויניו לנגאי, טנזניה
Hungarian:
Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzánia
Japanese:
オルドイニョ・レンガイ, アルーシャ州, タンザニア
Korean:
올도이뇨 렝가이 화산, 아루샤 주, 탄자니아
Lithuanian:
Ol Doinyo Lengai, Arušos regionas, Tanzanija
Macedonian:
Ол Доињо Ленгаи, Танзанија
Norwegian:
Ol Doinyo Lengai, Arusha, Tanzania
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania
Occitan:
Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania
Polish:
Ol Doinyo Lengai, dystrykt Ngorongoro, Arusza, Tanzania
Portuguese:
Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro, Arusha, Tanzânia
Romanian:
Ol Doinyo Lengai, Regiunea Arusha, Tanzania
Serbian:
Ол Доињо Ленгаи, Аруша, Танзанија
Slovak:
Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzánia
Slovenian:
Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzanija
Swahili:
Ol Doinyo Lengai, Wilaya ya Ngorongoro, Mkoa wa Arusha, Tanzania
Traditional Chinese:
倫蓋火山, 阿魯沙區, 坦桑尼亞
Ukrainian:
Ол-Доїньйо-Ленгаї, Аруша, Танзанія
Vietnamese:
Ol Doinyo Lengai, Ngorongoro, Arusha, Tanzania


The world's only active carbonatite volcano, with natrocarbonatite, calciocarbonatite, jacupirangite, nepheline syenite and other rocks. Extremely alkali-rich lava, 30 % Na2O.

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Geologic map of the volcano and surrounding area; Sherrod et al., 2013


A link to a discussion about this volcano: https://www.mindat.org/mesg-558859.html

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Mineral List


68 valid minerals. 4 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘ Aegirine-augite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘ Alabandite
Formula: MnS
Description: "Fe-alabandite"
References:
Mattsson, H. B.
Balashova, A.
Almqvist, B. S. G.
Bosshard-Stadlin, S. A.
Mitchell, Roger H. (1997) Carbonate-carbonate immiscibility, neighborite and potassium iron sulphide in Oldoinyo Lengai natrocarbonatite. Mineralogical Magazine, 61 (409) 779-789 doi:10.1180/minmag.1997.061.409.03
Jago, B. C., Gittins, J. (1999) Mn- and F-bearing rasvumite in natrocarbonatite at Oldoinyo Lengai volcano, Tanzania. Mineralogical Magazine, 63 (1). 53-55 doi:10.1180/002646199548303
Mitchell, R.H. (2000) "The July 2000 expedition to the natrocarbonatite volcano Oldoinyo Lengai. Newsletter of the Mineralogical Association of Canada, # 63 (Dec. 2000).
Mattsson, Hannes B., Reusser, Eric (2010) Mineralogical and geochemical characterization of ashes from an early phase of the explosive September 2007 eruption of Oldoinyo Lengai (Tanzania) Journal of African Earth Sciences, 58 (5) 752-763 doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2010.06.005
Mattsson, H.B., Balashova, A., Almqvist, B.S.G., Bosshard-Stadlin, S.A., Weidendorfer, D. (2018) Magnetic mineralogy and rock magnetic properties of silicate and carbonatite rocks from Oldoinyo Lengai volcano (Tanzania) Journal of African Earth Sciences, 142. 193-206 doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2018.02.018
ⓘ Alumoåkermanite (TL)
Formula: (CaNa)Al[Si2O7]
Type Locality:
ⓘ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Andradite var. Melanite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Aphthitalite
Formula: (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Barytolamprophyllite
Formula: (Ba,Na)2(Na,Ti,Fe3+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O(OH,F)
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Combeite
Formula: Na4.5Ca3.5Si6O17.5(OH)0.5
ⓘ Cuspidine
Formula: Ca8(Si2O7)2F4
Description: Occurs in a solid solution with niocalite.
ⓘ Delhayelite
Formula: (Na,K)10Ca5Al6Si32O80(Cl2,F2,SO4)3 · 18H2O
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
References:
Henderson, C. M. B., Kogarko, L. N., Plant, D. A. (1999) Extreme closed system fractionation of volatile-rich, ultrabasic peralkaline melt inclusions and the occurrence of djerfisherite in the Kugda alkaline complex, Siberia. Mineralogical Magazine, 63 (3) 433-438 doi:10.1180/minmag.1999.063.3.14
Zaitsev (2012): Mineral chemistry and crystal structure of haüyne from the Oldoinyo Lengai volcano, northern Tanzania. Eifel-Symposium 2012, "Variability and complexity of minerals and their synthetic analogues of the Vulkaneifel and related provinces”, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, 23.04. - 30.04.2012.
Victoria Sekisova, Victor Victorovich Sharygin, A. N. Zaitsev, Stanislav Strekopytov (2015) Liquid Immiscibility Геология и геофизика, 2015, т. 56, № 12, с. 2173—2197
ⓘ Djerfisherite
Formula: K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
References:
Mitchell, Roger H. (1997) Carbonate-carbonate immiscibility, neighborite and potassium iron sulphide in Oldoinyo Lengai natrocarbonatite. Mineralogical Magazine, 61 (409) 779-789 doi:10.1180/minmag.1997.061.409.03
Mitchell, R.H. (2000) "The July 2000 expedition to the natrocarbonatite volcano Oldoinyo Lengai. Newsletter of the Mineralogical Association of Canada, # 63 (Dec. 2000).
Keller, J.; Zaitsev, A. N. (2006) Calciocarbonatite dykes at Oldoinyo Lengai, Tanzania: the fate of natrocarbonatite. The Canadian Mineralogist, 44 (4). 857-876 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.44.4.857
Mattsson, Hannes B., Reusser, Eric (2010) Mineralogical and geochemical characterization of ashes from an early phase of the explosive September 2007 eruption of Oldoinyo Lengai (Tanzania) Journal of African Earth Sciences, 58 (5) 752-763 doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2010.06.005
Victoria Sekisova, Victor Victorovich Sharygin, A. N. Zaitsev, Stanislav Strekopytov (2015) Liquid Immiscibility Геология и геофизика, 2015, т. 56, № 12, с. 2173—2197
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Gaylussite
Formula: Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
ⓘ Gregoryite (TL)
Formula: (Na2,K2,Ca)CO3
Type Locality:
References:
Lithos 13 (1980), 213
Fleischer, Michael, Chao, George Y., Francis, Carl A. (1981) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 66 (7-8) 878-879
Mitchell, Roger H. (1997) Carbonate-carbonate immiscibility, neighborite and potassium iron sulphide in Oldoinyo Lengai natrocarbonatite. Mineralogical Magazine, 61 (409) 779-789 doi:10.1180/minmag.1997.061.409.03
ZAITSEV, A, KELLER, J (2006) Mineralogical and chemical transformation of Oldoinyo Lengai natrocarbonatites, Tanzania. Lithos, 91 (1) 191-207 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2006.03.018
Mattsson, Hannes B., Reusser, Eric (2010) Mineralogical and geochemical characterization of ashes from an early phase of the explosive September 2007 eruption of Oldoinyo Lengai (Tanzania) Journal of African Earth Sciences, 58 (5) 752-763 doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2010.06.005
Victoria Sekisova, Victor Victorovich Sharygin, A. N. Zaitsev, Stanislav Strekopytov (2015) Liquid Immiscibility Геология и геофизика, 2015, т. 56, № 12, с. 2173—2197
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
References:
Mitchell, R. H. (2006) Mineralogy of stalactites formed by subaerial weathering of natrocarbonatite hornitos at Oldoinyo Lengai, Tanzania. Mineralogical Magazine, 70 (4) 437-444 doi:10.1180/0026461067040344
ZAITSEV, A, KELLER, J (2006) Mineralogical and chemical transformation of Oldoinyo Lengai natrocarbonatites, Tanzania. Lithos, 91 (1) 191-207 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2006.03.018
Mitchell, R. H. (2006) An ephemeral pentasodium phosphate carbonate from natrocarbonatite lapilli, Oldoinyo Lengai, Tanzania. Mineralogical Magazine, 70 (2) 211-218 doi:10.1180/0026461067020326
Mattsson, Hannes B., Reusser, Eric (2010) Mineralogical and geochemical characterization of ashes from an early phase of the explosive September 2007 eruption of Oldoinyo Lengai (Tanzania) Journal of African Earth Sciences, 58 (5) 752-763 doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2010.06.005
Victoria Sekisova, Victor Victorovich Sharygin, A. N. Zaitsev, Stanislav Strekopytov (2015) Liquid Immiscibility Геология и геофизика, 2015, т. 56, № 12, с. 2173—2197
ⓘ Haüyne
Formula: Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
ⓘ Jörgkellerite (TL)
Formula: (Na,◻)3Mn3+3(PO4)2(CO3)(O,OH)2 · 5H2O
Type Locality:
ⓘ Kalicinite
Formula: KHCO3
ⓘ Kogarkoite
Formula: Na3(SO4)F
ⓘ Lamprophyllite
Formula: (Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
ⓘ Larnite
Formula: Ca2SiO4
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
References:
Dawson, J. B. (1998) Peralkaline Nephelinite-Natrocarbonatite Relationships at Oldoinyo Lengai, Tanzania. Journal of Petrology, 39 (11) 2077-2094 doi:10.1093/petroj/39.11-12.2077
Henderson, C. M. B., Kogarko, L. N., Plant, D. A. (1999) Extreme closed system fractionation of volatile-rich, ultrabasic peralkaline melt inclusions and the occurrence of djerfisherite in the Kugda alkaline complex, Siberia. Mineralogical Magazine, 63 (3) 433-438 doi:10.1180/minmag.1999.063.3.14
Keller, J.; Zaitsev, A. N. (2006) Calciocarbonatite dykes at Oldoinyo Lengai, Tanzania: the fate of natrocarbonatite. The Canadian Mineralogist, 44 (4). 857-876 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.44.4.857
Mattsson, Hannes B., Reusser, Eric (2010) Mineralogical and geochemical characterization of ashes from an early phase of the explosive September 2007 eruption of Oldoinyo Lengai (Tanzania) Journal of African Earth Sciences, 58 (5) 752-763 doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2010.06.005
Zaitsev (2012): Mineral chemistry and crystal structure of haüyne from the Oldoinyo Lengai volcano, northern Tanzania. Eifel-Symposium 2012, "Variability and complexity of minerals and their synthetic analogues of the Vulkaneifel and related provinces”, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, 23.04. - 30.04.2012.
Victoria Sekisova, Victor Victorovich Sharygin, A. N. Zaitsev, Stanislav Strekopytov (2015) Liquid Immiscibility Геология и геофизика, 2015, т. 56, № 12, с. 2173—2197
ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘ Melanophlogite
Formula: 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
ⓘ 'Melilite Group'
Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7)
ⓘ Monohydrocalcite
Formula: CaCO3 · H2O
ⓘ Monticellite
Formula: CaMg(SiO4)
Description: Manganoan variety.
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Nahcolite
Formula: NaHCO3
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ Neighborite
Formula: NaMgF3
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
References:
www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/other.htm
Dawson, J. B. (1998) Peralkaline Nephelinite-Natrocarbonatite Relationships at Oldoinyo Lengai, Tanzania. Journal of Petrology, 39 (11) 2077-2094 doi:10.1093/petroj/39.11-12.2077
Henderson, C. M. B., Kogarko, L. N., Plant, D. A. (1999) Extreme closed system fractionation of volatile-rich, ultrabasic peralkaline melt inclusions and the occurrence of djerfisherite in the Kugda alkaline complex, Siberia. Mineralogical Magazine, 63 (3) 433-438 doi:10.1180/minmag.1999.063.3.14
Mattsson, Hannes B., Reusser, Eric (2010) Mineralogical and geochemical characterization of ashes from an early phase of the explosive September 2007 eruption of Oldoinyo Lengai (Tanzania) Journal of African Earth Sciences, 58 (5) 752-763 doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2010.06.005
Victoria Sekisova, Victor Victorovich Sharygin, A. N. Zaitsev, Stanislav Strekopytov (2015) Liquid Immiscibility Геология и геофизика, 2015, т. 56, № 12, с. 2173—2197
ⓘ Niocalite
Formula: (Ca,Nb)4(Si2O7)(O,OH,F)2
Description: Occurs in a solid solution with cuspidine.
ⓘ Nyerereite (TL)
Formula: Na2Ca(CO3)2
Type Locality:
Description: Carbonatite lava, 1963 flow.
References:
Geol.Soc.Amer.,Progr. Annual. Meet.(1968) 202
Mckie, Duncan; Frankis, E. J. (1977) Nyerereite: a new volcanic carbonate mineral from Oldoinyo Lengai, Tanzania. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 145 (1). 73-95 doi:10.1524/zkri.1977.145.1-2.73
Mitchell, Roger H. (1997) Carbonate-carbonate immiscibility, neighborite and potassium iron sulphide in Oldoinyo Lengai natrocarbonatite. Mineralogical Magazine, 61 (409) 779-789 doi:10.1180/minmag.1997.061.409.03
ZAITSEV, A, KELLER, J (2006) Mineralogical and chemical transformation of Oldoinyo Lengai natrocarbonatites, Tanzania. Lithos, 91 (1) 191-207 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2006.03.018
Zaitsev, A. N.; Keller, J.; Spratt, J.; Perova, E. N.; Kearsley, A. (2008) Nyerereite–pirssonite–calcite–shortite relationships in altered natrocarbonatites, Oldoinyo Lengai, Tanzania. The Canadian Mineralogist, 46 (4). 843-860 doi:10.3749/canmin.46.4.843
Mattsson, Hannes B., Reusser, Eric (2010) Mineralogical and geochemical characterization of ashes from an early phase of the explosive September 2007 eruption of Oldoinyo Lengai (Tanzania) Journal of African Earth Sciences, 58 (5) 752-763 doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2010.06.005
Victoria Sekisova, Victor Victorovich Sharygin, A. N. Zaitsev, Stanislav Strekopytov (2015) Liquid Immiscibility Геология и геофизика, 2015, т. 56, № 12, с. 2173—2197
ⓘ Parascandolaite ?
Formula: KMgF3
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
References:
www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/other.htm
Dawson, J. B. (1998) Peralkaline Nephelinite-Natrocarbonatite Relationships at Oldoinyo Lengai, Tanzania. Journal of Petrology, 39 (11) 2077-2094 doi:10.1093/petroj/39.11-12.2077
Henderson, C. M. B., Kogarko, L. N., Plant, D. A. (1999) Extreme closed system fractionation of volatile-rich, ultrabasic peralkaline melt inclusions and the occurrence of djerfisherite in the Kugda alkaline complex, Siberia. Mineralogical Magazine, 63 (3) 433-438 doi:10.1180/minmag.1999.063.3.14
Mattsson, Hannes B., Reusser, Eric (2010) Mineralogical and geochemical characterization of ashes from an early phase of the explosive September 2007 eruption of Oldoinyo Lengai (Tanzania) Journal of African Earth Sciences, 58 (5) 752-763 doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2010.06.005
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pirssonite
Formula: Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rasvumite
Formula: KFe2S3
ⓘ Rhodesite
Formula: KHCa2Si8O19 · 5H2O
ⓘ Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Schairerite
Formula: Na21(SO4)7ClF6
ⓘ Sellaite
Formula: MgF2
ⓘ Shortite
Formula: Na2Ca2(CO3)3
ⓘ Sodalite
Formula: Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Sylvite
Formula: KCl
References:
Mitchell, Roger H. (1997) Carbonate-carbonate immiscibility, neighborite and potassium iron sulphide in Oldoinyo Lengai natrocarbonatite. Mineralogical Magazine, 61 (409) 779-789 doi:10.1180/minmag.1997.061.409.03
Henderson, C. M. B., Kogarko, L. N., Plant, D. A. (1999) Extreme closed system fractionation of volatile-rich, ultrabasic peralkaline melt inclusions and the occurrence of djerfisherite in the Kugda alkaline complex, Siberia. Mineralogical Magazine, 63 (3) 433-438 doi:10.1180/minmag.1999.063.3.14
Mitchell, R. H. (2006) Mineralogy of stalactites formed by subaerial weathering of natrocarbonatite hornitos at Oldoinyo Lengai, Tanzania. Mineralogical Magazine, 70 (4) 437-444 doi:10.1180/0026461067040344
ZAITSEV, A, KELLER, J (2006) Mineralogical and chemical transformation of Oldoinyo Lengai natrocarbonatites, Tanzania. Lithos, 91 (1) 191-207 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2006.03.018
Mitchell, R. H. (2006) An ephemeral pentasodium phosphate carbonate from natrocarbonatite lapilli, Oldoinyo Lengai, Tanzania. Mineralogical Magazine, 70 (2) 211-218 doi:10.1180/0026461067020326
Mattsson, Hannes B., Reusser, Eric (2010) Mineralogical and geochemical characterization of ashes from an early phase of the explosive September 2007 eruption of Oldoinyo Lengai (Tanzania) Journal of African Earth Sciences, 58 (5) 752-763 doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2010.06.005
Victoria Sekisova, Victor Victorovich Sharygin, A. N. Zaitsev, Stanislav Strekopytov (2015) Liquid Immiscibility Геология и геофизика, 2015, т. 56, № 12, с. 2173—2197
ⓘ Thénardite
Formula: Na2SO4
ⓘ Thermonatrite
Formula: Na2CO3 · H2O
ⓘ Tilleyite ?
Formula: Ca5(Si2O7)(CO3)2
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘ Trona
Formula: Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
ⓘ 'UM1995-02-CO:BaCaClFKMgNaSr'
Formula: (Na2,Ba,Ca,Sr,Mg,K2)(CO3)
ⓘ 'UM1997-44-S:FeK'
Formula: K1-2Fe2-3S3-4
ⓘ 'UM2006-01-COPO:FNa'
Formula: (Na,◻)5(PO4)(CO3,F,Cl)
ⓘ 'Unnamed (K sulfides solid solution)'
Formula: KFe3S4 - K2Fe3S4 - KFe2S3
ⓘ Villiaumite
Formula: NaF
ⓘ Witherite
Formula: BaCO3
ⓘ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
References:
www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/other.htm
Dawson, J. B. (1998) Peralkaline Nephelinite-Natrocarbonatite Relationships at Oldoinyo Lengai, Tanzania. Journal of Petrology, 39 (11) 2077-2094 doi:10.1093/petroj/39.11-12.2077
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘAlabandite2.CD.10MnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘRasvumite2.FB.20KFe2S3
ⓘDjerfisherite2.FC.05K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
ⓘSylvite3.AA.20KCl
ⓘVilliaumite3.AA.20NaF
ⓘNeighborite3.AA.35NaMgF3
ⓘParascandolaite ?3.AA.35KMgF3
ⓘSellaite3.AB.15MgF2
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘMagnetite
var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite		4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘPerovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘMelanophlogite4.DA.2546SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘGregoryite (TL)5.AA.10(Na2,K2,Ca)CO3
ⓘNahcolite5.AA.15NaHCO3
ⓘKalicinite5.AA.20KHCO3
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘWitherite5.AB.15BaCO3
ⓘNyerereite (TL)5.AC.10Na2Ca(CO3)2
ⓘShortite5.AC.25Na2Ca2(CO3)3
ⓘThermonatrite5.CB.05Na2CO3 · H2O
ⓘTrona5.CB.15Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
ⓘMonohydrocalcite5.CB.20CaCO3 · H2O
ⓘPirssonite5.CB.30Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O
ⓘGaylussite5.CB.35Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAphthitalite7.AC.35(K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
ⓘThénardite7.AD.25Na2SO4
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
ⓘSchairerite7.BD.10Na21(SO4)7ClF6
ⓘKogarkoite7.BD.15Na3(SO4)F
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘJörgkellerite (TL)8.DO.50(Na,◻)3Mn3+3(PO4)2(CO3)(O,OH)2 · 5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
ⓘMonticellite9.AC.10CaMg(SiO4)
ⓘLarnite9.AD.05Ca2SiO4
ⓘAndradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘvar. Melanite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘAlumoåkermanite (TL)9.BB.10(CaNa)Al[Si2O7]
ⓘCuspidine9.BE.17Ca8(Si2O7)2F4
ⓘNiocalite9.BE.17(Ca,Nb)4(Si2O7)(O,OH,F)2
ⓘBarytolamprophyllite9.BE.25(Ba,Na)2(Na,Ti,Fe3+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O(OH,F)
ⓘLamprophyllite9.BE.25(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
ⓘTilleyite ?9.BE.82Ca5(Si2O7)(CO3)2
ⓘCombeite9.CJ.15aNa4.5Ca3.5Si6O17.5(OH)0.5
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘAegirine-augite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘWollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
ⓘRhodesite9.EB.05KHCa2Si8O19 · 5H2O
ⓘDelhayelite9.EB.10(Na,K)10Ca5Al6Si32O80(Cl2,F2,SO4)3 · 18H2O
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘSanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘHaüyne9.FB.10Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
ⓘSodalite9.FB.10Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Unclassified
ⓘ'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ'Melilite Group'-Ca2M(XSiO7)
ⓘ'Unnamed (K sulfides solid solution)'-KFe3S4 - K2Fe3S4 - KFe2S3
ⓘ'UM1995-02-CO:BaCaClFKMgNaSr'-(Na2,Ba,Ca,Sr,Mg,K2)(CO3)
ⓘ'UM1997-44-S:FeK'-K1-2Fe2-3S3-4
ⓘ'UM2006-01-COPO:FNa'-(Na,◻)5(PO4)(CO3,F,Cl)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Hⓘ Barytolamprophyllite(Ba,Na)2(Na,Ti,Fe3+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O(OH,F)
Hⓘ CombeiteNa4.5Ca3.5Si6O17.5(OH)0.5
Hⓘ Delhayelite(Na,K)10Ca5Al6Si32O80(Cl2,F2,SO4)3 · 18H2O
Hⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ KaliciniteKHCO3
Hⓘ Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
Hⓘ Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Hⓘ MonohydrocalciteCaCO3 · H2O
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ NahcoliteNaHCO3
Hⓘ Niocalite(Ca,Nb)4(Si2O7)(O,OH,F)2
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PirssoniteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Hⓘ RhodesiteKHCa2Si8O19 · 5H2O
Hⓘ ThermonatriteNa2CO3 · H2O
Hⓘ TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hⓘ Jörgkellerite(Na,◻)3Mn33+(PO4)2(CO3)(O,OH)2 · 5H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Cⓘ KaliciniteKHCO3
Cⓘ Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Cⓘ MonohydrocalciteCaCO3 · H2O
Cⓘ NahcoliteNaHCO3
Cⓘ NyerereiteNa2Ca(CO3)2
Cⓘ PirssoniteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Cⓘ ShortiteNa2Ca2(CO3)3
Cⓘ ThermonatriteNa2CO3 · H2O
Cⓘ TilleyiteCa5(Si2O7)(CO3)2
Cⓘ TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Cⓘ WitheriteBaCO3
Cⓘ Gregoryite(Na2,K2,Ca)CO3
Cⓘ Jörgkellerite(Na,◻)3Mn33+(PO4)2(CO3)(O,OH)2 · 5H2O
Cⓘ UM1995-02-CO:BaCaClFKMgNaSr(Na2,Ba,Ca,Sr,Mg,K2)(CO3)
Cⓘ UM2006-01-COPO:FNa(Na,◻)5(PO4)(CO3,F,Cl)
NNitrogen
Nⓘ Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Oⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ Aphthitalite(K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
Oⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ Barytolamprophyllite(Ba,Na)2(Na,Ti,Fe3+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O(OH,F)
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ CombeiteNa4.5Ca3.5Si6O17.5(OH)0.5
Oⓘ CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Oⓘ Delhayelite(Na,K)10Ca5Al6Si32O80(Cl2,F2,SO4)3 · 18H2O
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Oⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Oⓘ KogarkoiteNa3(SO4)F
Oⓘ KaliciniteKHCO3
Oⓘ Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
Oⓘ LarniteCa2SiO4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Oⓘ MonohydrocalciteCaCO3 · H2O
Oⓘ MonticelliteCaMg(SiO4)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ NahcoliteNaHCO3
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ Niocalite(Ca,Nb)4(Si2O7)(O,OH,F)2
Oⓘ NyerereiteNa2Ca(CO3)2
Oⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PirssoniteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RhodesiteKHCa2Si8O19 · 5H2O
Oⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ SchaireriteNa21(SO4)7ClF6
Oⓘ ShortiteNa2Ca2(CO3)3
Oⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
Oⓘ ThermonatriteNa2CO3 · H2O
Oⓘ TilleyiteCa5(Si2O7)(CO3)2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Oⓘ TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Oⓘ WitheriteBaCO3
Oⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oⓘ Gregoryite(Na2,K2,Ca)CO3
Oⓘ Andradite var. MelaniteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
Oⓘ Alumoåkermanite(CaNa)Al[Si2O7]
Oⓘ Jörgkellerite(Na,◻)3Mn33+(PO4)2(CO3)(O,OH)2 · 5H2O
Oⓘ UM1995-02-CO:BaCaClFKMgNaSr(Na2,Ba,Ca,Sr,Mg,K2)(CO3)
Oⓘ UM2006-01-COPO:FNa(Na,◻)5(PO4)(CO3,F,Cl)
FFluorine
Fⓘ Barytolamprophyllite(Ba,Na)2(Na,Ti,Fe3+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O(OH,F)
Fⓘ CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Fⓘ Delhayelite(Na,K)10Ca5Al6Si32O80(Cl2,F2,SO4)3 · 18H2O
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ KogarkoiteNa3(SO4)F
Fⓘ Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
Fⓘ NeighboriteNaMgF3
Fⓘ Niocalite(Ca,Nb)4(Si2O7)(O,OH,F)2
Fⓘ SchaireriteNa21(SO4)7ClF6
Fⓘ SellaiteMgF2
Fⓘ VilliaumiteNaF
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Fⓘ ParascandolaiteKMgF3
Fⓘ UM2006-01-COPO:FNa(Na,◻)5(PO4)(CO3,F,Cl)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Naⓘ Aphthitalite(K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
Naⓘ Barytolamprophyllite(Ba,Na)2(Na,Ti,Fe3+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O(OH,F)
Naⓘ CombeiteNa4.5Ca3.5Si6O17.5(OH)0.5
Naⓘ Delhayelite(Na,K)10Ca5Al6Si32O80(Cl2,F2,SO4)3 · 18H2O
Naⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Naⓘ KogarkoiteNa3(SO4)F
Naⓘ Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
Naⓘ NahcoliteNaHCO3
Naⓘ NeighboriteNaMgF3
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naⓘ NyerereiteNa2Ca(CO3)2
Naⓘ PirssoniteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Naⓘ SchaireriteNa21(SO4)7ClF6
Naⓘ ShortiteNa2Ca2(CO3)3
Naⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Naⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
Naⓘ ThermonatriteNa2CO3 · H2O
Naⓘ TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Naⓘ VilliaumiteNaF
Naⓘ Gregoryite(Na2,K2,Ca)CO3
Naⓘ Alumoåkermanite(CaNa)Al[Si2O7]
Naⓘ Jörgkellerite(Na,◻)3Mn33+(PO4)2(CO3)(O,OH)2 · 5H2O
Naⓘ UM1995-02-CO:BaCaClFKMgNaSr(Na2,Ba,Ca,Sr,Mg,K2)(CO3)
Naⓘ UM2006-01-COPO:FNa(Na,◻)5(PO4)(CO3,F,Cl)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mgⓘ MonticelliteCaMg(SiO4)
Mgⓘ NeighboriteNaMgF3
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ SellaiteMgF2
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ ParascandolaiteKMgF3
Mgⓘ UM1995-02-CO:BaCaClFKMgNaSr(Na2,Ba,Ca,Sr,Mg,K2)(CO3)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Alⓘ Delhayelite(Na,K)10Ca5Al6Si32O80(Cl2,F2,SO4)3 · 18H2O
Alⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Alumoåkermanite(CaNa)Al[Si2O7]
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Siⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ Barytolamprophyllite(Ba,Na)2(Na,Ti,Fe3+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O(OH,F)
Siⓘ CombeiteNa4.5Ca3.5Si6O17.5(OH)0.5
Siⓘ CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Siⓘ Delhayelite(Na,K)10Ca5Al6Si32O80(Cl2,F2,SO4)3 · 18H2O
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Siⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Siⓘ Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
Siⓘ LarniteCa2SiO4
Siⓘ Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Siⓘ MonticelliteCaMg(SiO4)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ Niocalite(Ca,Nb)4(Si2O7)(O,OH,F)2
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ RhodesiteKHCa2Si8O19 · 5H2O
Siⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Siⓘ TilleyiteCa5(Si2O7)(CO3)2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siⓘ Andradite var. MelaniteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
Siⓘ Alumoåkermanite(CaNa)Al[Si2O7]
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Pⓘ Jörgkellerite(Na,◻)3Mn33+(PO4)2(CO3)(O,OH)2 · 5H2O
Pⓘ UM2006-01-COPO:FNa(Na,◻)5(PO4)(CO3,F,Cl)
SSulfur
Sⓘ AlabanditeMnS
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ Aphthitalite(K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ Delhayelite(Na,K)10Ca5Al6Si32O80(Cl2,F2,SO4)3 · 18H2O
Sⓘ DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Sⓘ KogarkoiteNa3(SO4)F
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ RasvumiteKFe2S3
Sⓘ SchaireriteNa21(SO4)7ClF6
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
Sⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
Sⓘ UM1997-44-S:FeKK1-2Fe2-3S3-4
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Delhayelite(Na,K)10Ca5Al6Si32O80(Cl2,F2,SO4)3 · 18H2O
Clⓘ DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
Clⓘ SchaireriteNa21(SO4)7ClF6
Clⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Clⓘ SylviteKCl
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Clⓘ UM2006-01-COPO:FNa(Na,◻)5(PO4)(CO3,F,Cl)
KPotassium
Kⓘ Aphthitalite(K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
Kⓘ Delhayelite(Na,K)10Ca5Al6Si32O80(Cl2,F2,SO4)3 · 18H2O
Kⓘ DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl
Kⓘ KaliciniteKHCO3
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ RasvumiteKFe2S3
Kⓘ RhodesiteKHCa2Si8O19 · 5H2O
Kⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ SylviteKCl
Kⓘ Gregoryite(Na2,K2,Ca)CO3
Kⓘ ParascandolaiteKMgF3
Kⓘ UM1995-02-CO:BaCaClFKMgNaSr(Na2,Ba,Ca,Sr,Mg,K2)(CO3)
Kⓘ UM1997-44-S:FeKK1-2Fe2-3S3-4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Caⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ CombeiteNa4.5Ca3.5Si6O17.5(OH)0.5
Caⓘ CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Caⓘ Delhayelite(Na,K)10Ca5Al6Si32O80(Cl2,F2,SO4)3 · 18H2O
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Caⓘ LarniteCa2SiO4
Caⓘ MonohydrocalciteCaCO3 · H2O
Caⓘ MonticelliteCaMg(SiO4)
Caⓘ Niocalite(Ca,Nb)4(Si2O7)(O,OH,F)2
Caⓘ NyerereiteNa2Ca(CO3)2
Caⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Caⓘ PirssoniteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Caⓘ RhodesiteKHCa2Si8O19 · 5H2O
Caⓘ ShortiteNa2Ca2(CO3)3
Caⓘ TilleyiteCa5(Si2O7)(CO3)2
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caⓘ Gregoryite(Na2,K2,Ca)CO3
Caⓘ Andradite var. MelaniteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
Caⓘ Alumoåkermanite(CaNa)Al[Si2O7]
Caⓘ UM1995-02-CO:BaCaClFKMgNaSr(Na2,Ba,Ca,Sr,Mg,K2)(CO3)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Barytolamprophyllite(Ba,Na)2(Na,Ti,Fe3+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O(OH,F)
Tiⓘ Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
Tiⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Tiⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
MnManganese
Mnⓘ AlabanditeMnS
Mnⓘ Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
Mnⓘ Jörgkellerite(Na,◻)3Mn33+(PO4)2(CO3)(O,OH)2 · 5H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Feⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ Barytolamprophyllite(Ba,Na)2(Na,Ti,Fe3+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O(OH,F)
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl
Feⓘ Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ RasvumiteKFe2S3
Feⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Feⓘ Andradite var. MelaniteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feⓘ UM1997-44-S:FeKK1-2Fe2-3S3-4
NiNickel
Niⓘ DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Srⓘ Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
Srⓘ UM1995-02-CO:BaCaClFKMgNaSr(Na2,Ba,Ca,Sr,Mg,K2)(CO3)
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Niocalite(Ca,Nb)4(Si2O7)(O,OH,F)2
BaBarium
Baⓘ Barytolamprophyllite(Ba,Na)2(Na,Ti,Fe3+)4Ti2(Si2O7)2O(OH,F)
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Baⓘ WitheriteBaCO3
Baⓘ UM1995-02-CO:BaCaClFKMgNaSr(Na2,Ba,Ca,Sr,Mg,K2)(CO3)
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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GeoNames ID:156008

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