Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold var. Electrum	1.AA.05	(Au,Ag)
ⓘ		1.AA.05	Au
ⓘ	Native Silver	1.AA.05	Ag
ⓘ	Native Mercury	1.AD.05	Hg
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Acanthite	2.BA.35	Ag₂S
ⓘ	Aguilarite (TL)	2.BA.55	Ag₄SeS
ⓘ	Naumannite	2.BA.55	Ag₂Se
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Cinnabar	2.CD.15a	HgS
ⓘ	Marcasite	2.EB.10a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Proustite	2.GA.05	Ag₃AsS₃
ⓘ	Pyrargyrite	2.GA.05	Ag₃SbS₃
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S
ⓘ	Stephanite	2.GB.10	Ag₅SbS₄
ⓘ	Pearceite	2.GB.15	[Ag₆As₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
ⓘ	Polybasite	2.GB.15	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Fluorite	3.AB.25	CaF₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz var. Amethyst	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Rock Crystal	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Rhodochrosite	5.AB.05	MnCO₃
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Azurite	5.BA.05	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Datolite	9.AJ.20	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)
ⓘ	Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)	9.EA.15	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(OH,F) · 8H₂O
ⓘ	Talc	9.EC.05	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Orthoclase	9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Selenopolybasite-Tac'	-	[(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂(S,Se)₇][Ag₉Cu(S,Se)₂Se₂]

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Datolite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)
H	ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(OH,F) · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
B	Boron
B	ⓘ Datolite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Datolite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(OH,F) · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃
O	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal	SiO₂
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
F	ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(OH,F) · 8H₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Mg	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Datolite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)
Si	ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(OH,F) · 8H₂O
Si	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Acanthite	Ag₂S
S	ⓘ Aguilarite	Ag₄SeS
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pearceite	[Ag₆As₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
S	ⓘ Polybasite	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
S	ⓘ Proustite	Ag₃AsS₃
S	ⓘ Pyrargyrite	Ag₃SbS₃
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Stephanite	Ag₅SbS₄
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
S	ⓘ Selenopolybasite-Tac	[(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂(S,Se)₇][Ag₉Cu(S,Se)₂Se₂]
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(OH,F) · 8H₂O
K	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Datolite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)
Ca	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Ca	ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(OH,F) · 8H₂O
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Rhodochrosite	MnCO₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Pearceite	[Ag₆As₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
Cu	ⓘ Polybasite	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
Cu	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Cu	ⓘ Selenopolybasite-Tac	[(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂(S,Se)₇][Ag₉Cu(S,Se)₂Se₂]
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Pearceite	[Ag₆As₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
As	ⓘ Proustite	Ag₃AsS₃
As	ⓘ Selenopolybasite-Tac	[(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂(S,Se)₇][Ag₉Cu(S,Se)₂Se₂]
Se	Selenium
Se	ⓘ Aguilarite	Ag₄SeS
Se	ⓘ Naumannite	Ag₂Se
Se	ⓘ Selenopolybasite-Tac	[(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂(S,Se)₇][Ag₉Cu(S,Se)₂Se₂]
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Acanthite	Ag₂S
Ag	ⓘ Aguilarite	Ag₄SeS
Ag	ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum	(Au,Ag)
Ag	ⓘ Naumannite	Ag₂Se
Ag	ⓘ Pearceite	[Ag₆As₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
Ag	ⓘ Polybasite	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
Ag	ⓘ Proustite	Ag₃AsS₃
Ag	ⓘ Pyrargyrite	Ag₃SbS₃
Ag	ⓘ Native Silver	Ag
Ag	ⓘ Stephanite	Ag₅SbS₄
Ag	ⓘ Selenopolybasite-Tac	[(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂(S,Se)₇][Ag₉Cu(S,Se)₂Se₂]
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Polybasite	[Ag₆Sb₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]
Sb	ⓘ Pyrargyrite	Ag₃SbS₃
Sb	ⓘ Stephanite	Ag₅SbS₄
Sb	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Sb	ⓘ Selenopolybasite-Tac	[(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂(S,Se)₇][Ag₉Cu(S,Se)₂Se₂]
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum	(Au,Ag)
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Hg	Mercury
Hg	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
Hg	ⓘ Native Mercury	Hg
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

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