Pyrophyllite
Al2 Si4 O10 (OH)2
Minerals containing OH , Clay
—
Open
Pyrophyllite specimen from Maricopa, Kern Co., CA, USA.
Photo by Chip Clark, Smithsonian Institution. CC0
2
3
0
PL, Reflectance
Hydroxide , Mineral, Aluminosilicate
Pyroxene
ADSi2 O6
—
Orthopyroxene , Clinopyroxene
Open
Composition between endmembers enstatite - ferrosilite and diopside - hedenbergite. Pyroxenes with more than 50 mole percentage of Ca2Si2O6 do not exist in nature
Image by Lina Jakaité (https://strike-dip.com/pyroxenes/), CC-BY-SA 4.0
3
87
14
CL, CL/SEM, EDS, Reflectance
Group , Silicate
Pyroxenoid
—
—
Rhodonite , Wollastonite , Pectolite , Bustamite
0
21
6
CL/SEM, Reflectance, SXES
Group
Pyroxmangite
MnII SiO3
—
—
Open
Image of a specimen of pyroxmangite (M 50567, Museums Victoria), from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Photograph by Rodney Start, Museums Victoria, CC-BY
1
0
0
—
Mineral, Silicate
Pyrrhotite
Fe1-x S
Pyrrhotite (group)
Pyrrhotite-5C , Pyrrhotite-4M
Open
Pyrrhotite specimen from Eagle Mine, Michigan, USA. 4.5cm in size.
Photo by Carlin Green, USGS, Public Domain
4
0
2
EDS
Mineral, Sulphide
Pyrrhotite-4M
Fe1-x S
Pyrrhotite
—
4
0
0
—
Sulphide , Polytype
Pyrrhotite-5C
Fe1-x S
Pyrrhotite
—
2
0
0
—
Sulphide , Polytype
Quadratite
AgCdAsS3
—
—
1
0
0
—
Mineral, Sulphide , Arsenide
Quartz
SiO2
Silica
Agate , Citrine , Chalcedony , Jasper , Flint , Amethyst
Open
Rutilated quartz specimen, from Ibitiara, Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil. Size: 6.6 x 5.5 x 5.1 cm.
Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0
220
121
18
CL, CL/SEM, EDS, Reflectance
Mineral, Simple oxide
REE fluoride
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—
Gagarinite-(Y) , Lanthanum fluoride , Lutetium fluoride , Neodymium fluoride , Praseodymium fluoride , Gagarinite-(Ce) , Europium fluoride , Tveitite-(Y) , Cerium fluoride
0
85
10
CL, CL/SEM, EDS
—
REE glass
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Glass
Glass (var. Nd doped) , Glass (var. Tm doped) , Glass (var. Er doped) , Glass (var. La doped) , Glass (var. Lu doped) , Glass (var. Gd doped) , Glass (var. Yb doped) , Glass (var. Y doped) , Glass (var. Dy doped) , Glass (var. Ho doped) , Glass (var. Pr doped) , Glass (var. Tb doped) , Glass (var. Ce doped) , Glass (var. Sm doped) , Glass (var. Eu doped)
0
87
15
CL, CL/SEM
Silicate , Synthetic
REE orthophosphate
REEPO4
REE phosphate
Yttrium orthophosphate , Erbium orthophosphate , Thulium orthophosphate , Europium orthophosphate , Praseodymium orthophosphate , Monazite , Cerium orthophosphate , Lanthanum orthophosphate , Scandium orthophosphate , Terbium orthophosphate , Samarium orthophosphate , Lutetium orthophosphate , Ytterbium orthophosphate , Gadolinium orthophosphate , Florencite , Dysprosium orthophosphate , Holmium orthophosphate , Xenotime-(Yb) , Neodymium orthophosphate , Lanthanum monophosphate
0
389
36
CL, CL/SEM, EDS, PL/Laser, Reflectance
Orthophosphate , Phosphate, Informal
REE oxide
—
—
Gadolinium oxide , Lutetium oxide , Yttrium oxide , Cerium(IV) oxide
0
14
3
CL/SEM, SXES
Simple oxide
REE phosphate
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—
Rhabdophane-(La) , REE ultraphosphate , Xenotime-(Y) (var. Er doped (+Sm, Nd)) , Deloneite , Xenotime-(Y) (var. Er doped) , Xenotime-(Y) (var. Sm doped) , Monazite-(Ce) (var. Nd doped) , Xenotime-(Y) (var. Dy doped) , REE orthophosphate , Monazite-(Ce) (var. Dy doped) , Florencite-(Ce) , Monazite-(Ce) (var. Sm doped) , Xenotime-(Y) (var. Tm doped) , Monazite-(Ce) (var. Ho doped) , Vitusite-(Ce) , Monazite-(Ce) (var. Th rich) , Monazite-(Ce) (var. Tm doped) , Monazite-(Ce) (var. Ca rich) , Xenotime-(Y) (var. Pr doped) , Françoisite-(Nd) , Monazite-(Ce) (var. Eu doped) , Gadolinium phosphate (var. Gd(PO3)3) , Praseodymium orthophosphate (var. Eu doped) , Xenotime-(Y) (var. Ho doped (+Nd)) , Xenotime-(Y) (var. Nd doped) , Xenotime-(Y) (var. Eu doped) , Monazite-(Ce) (var. Pr doped) , Europium phosphate (var. Eu(PO3)3)
0
581
65
CL, CL/SEM, EDS, PL/Laser, Reflectance, SXES
Phosphate, Informal
REE ultraphosphate
REEP5 O14
REE phosphate
Holmium ultraphosphate , Lanthanum ultraphosphate , Europium ultraphosphate , Gadolinium ultraphosphate , Yttrium ultraphosphate , Cerium ultraphosphate , Praseodymium ultraphosphate , Erbium ultraphosphate , Terbium ultraphosphate , Ytterbium ultraphosphate , Thulium ultraphosphate , Dysprosium ultraphosphate , Samarium ultraphosphate , Neodymium ultraphosphate
0
183
27
CL/SEM, SXES
Phosphate , Informal , Ultraphosphate