Mineral Chemical Formulas

Quartz

SiO₂

Plagioclase Feldspar

(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈

Albite

NaAlSi₃O₈

Anorthite

CaAl₂Si₂O₈

K-Spar

KAlSi₃O₈

Alkali Feldspar

(K,Na)AlSi₃O₈

Sanidine

(K,Al)(Si,Al)₄O₈

Beryl

Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈

Pyrite

FeS₂

Malachite

Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂

Halite

NaCl

Cubic Zirconia

ZrO₂

Olivine

(Mg,Fe)₂SiO₄

Forsterite

Mg₂SiO₄

Fayalite

Fe₂SiO₄

Calcite

CaCO₃

Aragonite

CaCO₃

Apatite

Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH,Cl,F)

Opal

SiO₂•nH₂O

Biotite

K(Mg,Fe)₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,Cl,OH)₂

Zircon

ZrSiO₄

Magnetite

Fe₃O₄

Gypsum/Selenite

CaSO₄•2H₂O

Andalusite

Al₂SiO₅

Fluorite

CaF₂

Diamond

C

Graphite

C

Gold

Au

Hematite

Fe₂O₃

Sphalerite

ZnS

Anhydrite

CaSO₄

Galena

PbS

Trydimite

SiO₂

Tremolite

Ca₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Perovskite

CaTiO₃

Stishovite

SiO₂

Diopside

CaMgSi₂O₆

Triolite

FeS

Pyrrhotite

Fe_1-xS

Kyanite

Al₂SiO₅

Willemite

Zn₂SiO₄

Hardystonite

Ca₂Zn(Si₂O₇)

Rutile

TiO₂

Azurite

Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂

Franklinite

ZnFe₂O₄

Chromite

(Fe,Mg)Cr₂O₄

Ilmenite

FeTiO₃

Scheelite

CaWO₄

Muscovite

KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(F,Cl,OH)₂

Bornite

Cu₅FeS₄

Talc

Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂

Chalcopyrite

CuFeS₂

Goethite

FeO(OH)

Serpentine

(Mg,Fe)₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄

Garnet

Barite

BaSO₄

Topaz

Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂

Corundum

Al₂O₃

Hornblende

(K,Na)_0-1(Ca,Na,Fe,Mg)₂(Mg,Fe,Al)₅(Si,Al)₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Dolomite

CaMg(CO₃)₂

Analcime

NaAlSi₂O₆•(H₂O)

Actinolite

Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Staurolite

Fe₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)

Sylvite

KCl

Copper

Cu

Sulfur

S

Cinnabar

HgS

Molybdenite

MoS₂