A list of minerals and their chemical compositions
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| Name |  |
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| Chemical Formula | |
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| Silicates | SHO |
| Potassium Feldspar | KAISi3O8 |
| Muscovite | KAl2(ALSI3O10)(OH2) |
| Biotite | K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSiO10)(OH2) |
| Lepidolite | K(Li,Al)2-3(AlSi3O10)(O,OH,F)2 |
| Quartz | SiO2 |
| Olivine | (MgFe)2 SiO4 |
| Corundum | Al2O3 |
| Sulphites | SO4 |
| pyrite | FeS2 |
| Gympsum | CaSO4.2H2O |
| Epsomite | MgSO4.(x)H2O |
| Hailite | NaCl |
| Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Carbonate | CO3 |
| Malachite | Ca2CO3(OH)2 |
| Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| Phosphates | PO4 |
| Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8.4H20 |
| Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
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