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List of Mineral Formulae

acanthite Ag2S
altaite PbTe
alumina Al2O3
argentojarosite Ag2Fe3(SO4)4(OH)12
arsenian pyrite AsFeS2
arsenopyrite FeAsS
auricupride Cu3Au
auroantimonate AuSbO3
aurostibite AuSb2
azurite 2Cu(CO)3
Cu(OH)2
bassanite CaSO4
12H2O
berthierite FeSb2S4
bezsmertnovite Au4Cu(Te,Pb)
bogdanovite Au5(Cu,Fe)3(Te,Pb)2
bornite FeS
2Cu2S
CuS
braggite PtS
calaverite AuTe2
chalcocite Cu2S
chalcopyrite CuFeS2
chlorargyrite (cerargyrite) AgCl
chlorite (Mg,Al,Fe)12[(Si,Al)8O20](OH)16
chrysocolla CuSiO3
nH2O
cinnabar HgS
coloradoite HgTe
cooperite (PtPdNi)S
cordierite Mg2Al4Si5O18
corundum Al6Si2O13
covellite CuS
cuprite Cu2O
dolomite CaMg(CO3)2
electrum (Au,Ag); 20–80% molar Ag
enargite Cu3AsS4
fayalite Fe2SiO4
ferrous pyroarsenite Fe2AsO5
fischesserite Ag3AuSe2
galena PbS
goethite FeO(OH)
goldamalgam (Au,Ag)Hg
gudmundite FeSbS
gypsum CaSO4
2H2O
hematite Fe2O3
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hessite Ag2Te
hunchinite Au2Pb
iodargyrite AgI
iridic gold (Au,Ir)
jarosite H3OFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
kostovite CuAuTe4
kotulskite (PtPdNi)(TeBiSb)2
krennerite (Au,Ag)Te2
laurite (RuFeOsIrPt)S2
litharge PbO
loellingite FeAs2
maghemite Fe2O3 with o5% FeO
magnetite Fe3O4
malachite 2CuCO3(OH)2
maldonite Au2Bi
marcasite FeS2
moncheite (PtPdNi)(TeBiSb)2
montbrayite (AuSb)2Te3
mullite Al6Si2O13
muthmannite (Au,Ag)Te
nagyagite [Pb(Pb,Sb)S2][Au,Te]
native copper Cu
native gold Au (o20% molar Ag)
orpiment As2S3
palladian gold (porpezite) (Au,Pd)
pentlandite (Fe,Ni)9S8
petrovskaite AuAg(S,Se)
petzite Ag3AuTe2
platinum gold (Au,Pt)
Pt–Fe alloys Pt3Fe
pyrite FeS2
pyrophyllite AlSi2O5OH
pyrrhotite Fe1 xS
realgar AsS
rhodian gold (pyrite) (Au,Rh)
sphalerite (Zn,Fe)S
stibnite Sb2S3
sylvanite (Au,Ag)Te2
tetra-auricupride AuCu
tetrahedrite (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)12Sb4S13
thucholite variable mixture of hydrocarbons, uraninite and sulfides
uraninite UO2
uytenbogaardite Ag3AuS2
weishanite (Au,Ag)3Hg2
zincblende ZnS