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A. Silicates
1. Nesosilicates: independent tetrahedra (SiO4)
  Olivine (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 : Mg - Forsterite, Fe - Fayalite
  Garnet: Almandine Fe3Al2Si3O12
  Grossularite Ca3Al2Si3O12
  Sillimanite, Andalusite, Kyanite
  Titanite (Sphene) CaTiSiO5
  Staurolite
2. Sorosilicate: double-tetrahedral groups (Si2O7)
  Epidote Ca,Fe+3, Al silicate with (OH)
3. Cyclosilicates: rings of linked tetrahedra (Si6O18)
  Beryl Be3Al2Si6O18
  Tourmaline Na,Mg,Fe,Al etc borosilicate with (BO3), (OH)
4. Inosilicates: chains of linked tetrahedra
  (a) Pyroxenes - single chains (SiO3)
  Diopside

CaMgSi2O6 

  Augite (Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6
  Orthopyroxene (enstatite, hypersthene) (Mg,Fe) SiO3
  (b) Amphiboles - double chains (Si4O11) with (OH)
  Tremolite, actinolite Ca2(Mg,Fe)5(Si8O22) (OH)2
  Hornblende NaCa2(Mg,Fe)5(AlSi7O22) (OH)2
5. Phyllosilicates: sheets of linked tetrahedra (Si2O5) with (OH)
  Kaolinite A14(Si4O10) (OH)8
  Serpentine Mg6(Si4O10) (OH)8
  Talc Mg3(Si4O10) (OH)2
  Chlorite Mg5Al(AlSi3O10) (OH)8
  Biotite K(Fe,Mg)3(AlSi3O10) (OH)2
  Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10) (OH)2
6. Tectosilicates: 3-D frameworks of linked tetrahedra (SiO2 etc.)
  Quartz (high, low T) SiO2
  Orthoclase (alkali feldspar) KAlSi3O8 - (K, Na) AlSi3O8
  Plagioclase (Na,Ca)Al(Si,Al)Si2O8: albite - NaAlSi3O8, Anorthite - CaAl2Si2O8
 
  Zeolites complex Ca,Na, Al silicates with H2O
     

B. Non-silicates
     
1. Native elements
  Graphite C
  Sulfur S
  Copper Cu
2. Halides
  Halite NaCl
  Fluorite CaF2
3. Sulfides
  Pyrite, Marcasite FeS2
  Pyrrhotite Fe1-xS
  Sphalerite ZnS
  Galena PbS
  Chalcopyrite CuFeS2
  Arsenopyrite FeAsS
4. Oxides
  Rutile TiO2
  Pyrolusite MnO2
  Hematite Fe2O3
  Ilmenite FeTiO3
  Corundum Al2O3
  Magnetite Fe3O4
  Chromite FeCr2O4
5. Hydroxides etc.
  Goethite, limonite FeO(OH)
  Bauxite: gibbsite, Al(OH)3 and diaspore AlO(OH)
6. Carbonates
  Calcite, Aragonite CaCO3
  Dolomite CaMg (CO3)2
  Siderite FeCO3
  Azurite Cu, (CO3), (OH)
  Malachite Cu, (CO3), (OH)
7. Sulfates
  Anhydrite CaSO4
  Barite BaSO4
  Gypsum CaSO4 . 2H2O
8. Phosphates
  Apatite Ca5(PO4)3 [(OH), F, Cl]

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