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Loren A. Raymond, Neil E. Johnson

Mineral Names and Localities


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SILICATES

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1.0 Quartz. Clear. Arkansas
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1.1 Quartz. Clear, doubly terminated. Arkansas
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1.2 Quartz. Milky. Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina.
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1.3 Quartz. Rose Quartz. Pink Glaze Mine. Custer, South Dakota.
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1.4 Quartz. Varieties 1. Purple amethyst, Brazil (above) and North Carolina (below); Clear, Arkansas; & yellow-orange citrine, locality unknown.
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1.5 Quartz. Smoky to black. Mexico.
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1.6 Quartz. Rutilated. Locality unknown.
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1.7 Quartz. “Tiger’s eye.” Polished. Locality unknown.
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1.8 Opal. Kenwood, California.
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1.9 Cristobalite (white) in Obsidian. Locality unknown.
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2.0 Zeolite group. Chabazite. Baker County, Oregon.
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2.1 Zeolite group. Stilbite. Nova Scotia.
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2.2 Zeolite group. Stilbite (pink) with apophyllite. India.
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3.0 Nepheline. Dungannon Township, Ontario.
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3.1 Leucite in lava. Civita Castellana, Italy.
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3.2 Sodalite. Bancroft, Ontario.
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4.0 Potassium feldspar. Pink Glaze Mine. Custer, South Dakota.
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4.1 Potassium feldspar. Perthitic. McKinney Mine, near Newdale, North Carolina.
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4.2 Potassium feldspar. Near Sonora Pass, California.
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4.3.0 Potassium feldspar. Amazonite. Locality unknown.
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4.3.1 Potassium feldspar. Amazonite. Spruce Pine, North Carolina.
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5.0 Albite. Plagioclase feldspar group. Locality unknown.
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5.1 Labradorite. Plagioclase feldspar group. Labrador.
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5.2 Bytownite. Plagioclase feldspar group. Crystal Bay, Minnesota.
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6.0 Prehnite. Paterson, New Jersey.
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6.1.0 Apophyllite on chalcedony. Poona, India.
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6.1.1 Apophyllite (clear) with stilbite (pink). Poona, India.
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7.1.0 Muscovite. McKinney Mine, near Newdale, North Carolina.
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7.1.1 Muscovite (silvery) in granite. McKinney Mine, near Newdale, North Carolina.
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8.0 Lepidolite. Locality unknown.
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9.0 Biotite. Locality unknown.
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10.0 Stilpnomelane (brown) with white mica (Muscovite-Paragonite) & quartz. Lone Tree Creek, NE Diablo Range, California.
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11.0 Phlogopite. North Burgess, Ontario.
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12.0 Chlorite. Frank, North Carolina.
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13.0 Serpentine variety chrysotile. New Idria, California.
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13.1 Serpentine variety lizardite (?). Cloverdale, California.
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13.2 Serpentine variety antigorite (?). Fairfax-Bolinas Road, Marin County, California.
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14.0 Talc. Day Book Mine, North Carolina.
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14.1 Talc (white) with actinolite (green). Northeastern Diablo Range, California.
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15.0 Clay. Variety kaolinite. Drybranch, Georgia.
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16.0 Anthophyllite. Todd, North Carolina.
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16.1 Gedrite (needle-like) in quartz (white). Newdale, North Carolina.
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17.0 Tremolite. Balmat, New York
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17.1. Tremolite (elongate mineral). St. Lawrence County, New York.
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17.2 Actinolite. Jenner, California.
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17.3.0 Hornblende. Locality unknown.
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17.3.1 Hornblende. Verona, Ontario, Canada.
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17.4 Glaucophane in schist. NE Diablo Range, California.
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17.5 Riebeckite (blue) with pyrite and quartz. Laytonville Quarry, California.
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18.0 Wollastonite with diopside (green) & garnet (red-brown). Willsboro, New York
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18.1.0 Spodumeme. Andover, Maine.
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18.1.1 Spodumeme. Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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19.0 Omphacite with pyrope garnet. Jenner, California.
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19.1.0 Augite. Locality unknown.
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19.1.1 Augite. Del Puerto Canyon, California.
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19.2.0 Diopside. Bird Creek, Ontario.
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19.2.1 Diopside. Bancroft, Ontario.
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20.0 Enstatite (Orthopyroxene). Webster, North Carolina.
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21.0 Tourmaline. Variety schorl. Yunnan, Gejiu, China.
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21.1 Tourmaline. Variety dravite. Locality unknown.
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21.2 Tourmaline. Variety elbaite. Locality unknown.
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22.0 Cordierite. Albany County, Wyoming.
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23.0 Chrysocolla. Yerrington, Nevada.
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24.0 Beryl. Spruce Pine, North Carolina & unknown localities.
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25.0 Pumpellyite (green). Marin County, California.
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25.1 Pumpellyite (brown variety) with quartz & lawsonite. Ring Mtn., Marin County, California.
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26.0 Lawsonite with white mica & quartz. Reed Station, Tiburon Peninsula, California.
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27.0 Epidote. Garnet Hill, California.
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27.1 Epidote with calcite & quartz. Garnet Hill, California.
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28.0 Zoisite (white) with glaucophane. Ring Mtn., Marin County, California.
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29.0 Staurolite in quartz-white mica schist. Russia.
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29.1 Staurolite. Locality unknown.
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30.0 Topaz. Villa Rica, Brazil.
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31.0 Kyanite. Brazil.
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32.0 Sillimanite. Locality unknown.
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32.1 Sillimanite. Silvery gray to white needles and fibers in this schist are sillimanite, black grains are biotite, red to pink grains are garnet, and pink to white grains are K-feldspar.
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33.0 Andalusite. Locality unknown.
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34.0 Garnets. Various localities.
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34.1 Garnet. Mexico.
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35.0 Titanite. Westport, Ontario, Canada.
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35.1 Titanite in granodiorite. Davie County, North Carolina.
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36.0 Zircon. Langesundfiord, Norway.
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36.1 Zircon. El Paso County, Colorado.
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37.0 Olivine. Day Book Mine, North Carolina.

OXIDES and HYDROXIDES

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38.0 Cuprite. Santa Rita, New Mexico.
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38.1 Cuprite (red) and tenorite (black) with chrysocolla (green). Yerrington, Nevada.
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39.0 Zincite. Franklin, New Jersey.
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40.0 Corundum.Transvaal, South Africa.
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40.1 Corundum. Variety ruby. India.
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40.2 Corundum. Variety sapphire. India.
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41.0 Hematite. Mexico.
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41.1 Hematite (specular). Locality unknown.
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41.2 Hematite. Earthy fossiliferous. Ontario, New York.
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42.0 Cassiterite. New South Wales, Australia.
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43.0 Ilmenite. Bancroft, Ontario.
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43.1 Ilmenite. Kragero, Norway.
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44.0 Rutile in quartz. Location unknown.
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46.0 Goethite. Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
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47.1 Magnetite (silvery black) with augite and epidote (yellow-green). Cranberry, North Carolina.
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47.2 Chromite with quartz and kammererite (purple). Day Book Mine, North Carolina.
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48.0 Brucite. Lodi, Nevada.
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49.0 Hollandite (?) dendrites on quartz arenite. Mountain City, Tennessee.
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49.1 Psilomelane. NE Diablo Range, California.
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49.2 Romanechite (Mn-oxide nodule). Mountain City, Tennessee.
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50.0 Limonite. Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
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51.0 Bauxite. Little Rock, Arkansas.

SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS

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52.0 Pyrite. Spain.
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53.0 Pyrrhotite. North Bend, Washington.
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54.0 Bornite on chalcopyrite and quartz. Locality unknown.
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55.0 Galena. Missouri.
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55.1 Galena. Missouri.
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56.0 Sphalerite. Carthage, Tennessee.
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56.1 Sphalerite. Ottawa County, Oklahoma.
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57.0 Chalcopyrite. Rouyn District, Quebec, Canada.
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58.0 Nicclolite. Cobalt, Ontario.
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59.0 Molybdenite on epidote & quartz. Garnet Hill, California.
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60.0 Cinnabar on silica-carbonate rock and serpentinite. Mirabel Mine, Lake County, California.
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61.0 Realgar (red) with orpiment (yellow). Locality unknown.
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62.0 Stibnite. China.

SULFATES and CHROMATES

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63.0 Barite. Madoc, Ontario.
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64.0 Celestite. Locality unknown.
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65.0 Anhydrite. Mound House, Nevada.
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65.1 Anhydrite. Balmat, New York.
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66.0 Gypsum (clear). NE Diablo Range, California.
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66.1 Gypsum (fibrous). Saltville, Virginia.

CARBONATES

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67.0 Calcite varieties. Various localities. Yellow dogtooth spar, Saltville, Virginia; green calcite, Mexico; clear calcite, locality unknown; white calcite, Saltville, Virginia; brown calcite, Saltville, Virginia.
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68.0 Dolomite. Penfield, New York.
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69.0 Magnesite. Day Book Mine, North Carolina.
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70.0 Siderite. Londonderry, Ontario.
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71.0 Rhodochrosite. Butte, Montana.
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71.1 Rhodochrosite. Buckeye Mine. Diablo Range, California.
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72.0 Aragonite. Fairfield, California.
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73.0 Azurite with malachite on epidote. Garnet Hill, California.
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73.1 Azurite with malachite rim. Globe, Arizona.
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73.2 Malachite and azurite on rock surface. Yerington, Nevada.

HALIDES

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74.0 Halite. Detroit, Michigan.
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75.0 Sylvite. Carlsbad, New Mexico.
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76.0 Fluorite. Localities unknown.
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76.1 Fluorite. Locality unknown.

PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES, BORATES, and NITRATES

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77.0 Apatite. Wilberforce, Ontario.
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77.1 Apatite with orange calcite and purple fluorite. Otter Lake, Quebec.
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77.2 Apatite. Locality unknown.
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78.0 Wavelite. Montgomery County, Arkansas.

TUNGSTATES and MOLYBDATES

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79.0 Wolframite. Salamanca, Spain.
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80.0 Scheelite. Timmons, Ontario, Canada.

NATIVE ELEMENTS

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81.0 Gold. Yukon River, Alaska.
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81.1 Gold. Tuolumne Co., California.
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82.0 Copper. Michigan.
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83.0 Sulfur. Louisiana.
Crustal Earth Materials
Loren A. Raymond, Neil E. Johnson