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COLORADO GEOLOGY

MINERALS

Minerals        Igneous         Sedimentary         Metamorphic         Fossils

Apatite
Ca₅(PO₄)₃(F,Cl,OH)

Aquamarine (Beryl)
Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

Azurite
Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂

Barite
BaSO₄

Bauxite
_AlO(OH)

Biotite
K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂

Calcite
CaCO₃

Celestite
SrSO₄

Chalcopyrite
CuFeS₂

Copper
Cu

Corundum
Al₂O₃

Cuprite
Cu₂O

Dolomite
CaMg(CO₃)₂

Fluorite
CaF₂

Galena
PbS

Gold
Au

Graphite
C

Gypsum
CaSO₄*2H₂O

Halite
NaCl

Hematite
Fe₂O₃

Hornblende
NaCa₂(Mg,Fe,Al)₅(Si,Al)₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Magnetite
Fe₃O₄

Malachite
Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Microcline
KAlSi₃O₈

Molybdenite
MoS₂

Muscovite
Kal₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)OH)₂

Olivine
(Mg,Fe)₂SiO₄

Opal
SiO₂*nH₂O

Orthoclase
KAlSi₃O₈

Plagioclase
(Na,Ca)(Al,Si)AlSi₂O₈

Platinum
Pt

Pyrite
FeS₂

Quartz
SiO₂

Rhodochrosite
MnCO₃

Rutile
TiO₂

Serpentine
Mg₆Si₄O₁₀(OH)₈

Sphalerite
(Zn,Fe)S

Sulfur
S

Talc
Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

Topaz

Turquois
CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈*4H₂O

Ulexite
NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆*5H₂O

Uraninite
UO₂

Vanadinite
Pb₅(VO₄)₂Cl