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MINFILE Mineral, Rock and Modifier Codes: Tables e20b, e25, e26.dbf
Description Code Mineral Rock ModifierAcanthite ACNT X X Accretionary ACRN X Acid ACID X Acmite ACMT X X Actinolite ACNL X X Adularia ADLR X X Aegirine AGRN X X Agate AGTE X X X Agglomerate AGLM X Agglomeratic AGMC X Aguilarite AGLR X Akerite AKRT X X Akermanite AKRM X X Aktashite AKTS X Alaskite ALSK X X Albandite ALBD X X Albertite ALBR X X X Albite ALBT X X Albitite ALBE X X Algal ALGL X Algodonite ALGD X X Alkali ALKL X Alkalic AKLC X X Allanite ALNO X X Allemontite ALMT X Alluvium AVUM X Almandine AMDN X Alnoite ALNT X Altaite ALTT X X Altered ALRD X Aluminous ALMS X Alunite ALUN X X Amblygonite AMBG X X Amethyst AMTS X X Amphibole AMPB X X Amphibolite AMPH X X Amphibolitic APBC X Amygdaloidal AMGD X Analcime ALCM X Analcite ANLC X X Anatase ANTS X X Andalusite ADLS X X Andesine ANDS X X Andesite ANDT X X Andesitic ANDC X Andorite ANDR X X Andradite ADRD X X Anglesite AGLS X X Anhydrite ANHY X X X Ankaramite ANKM X Ankerite ANKR X X Ankeritic ANKT X Annabergite ABRG X X Anorthite ANRT X X Anorthosite ANRS X Anthophyllite ANPL X X Anthracite ANRC X Antigorite ANGR X X Antimony ANMN X X Apatite APTT X X Aphanitic ANPC X Aphyric APRC X Aplite APLT X X Aplitic APLC X Apophyllite APPL X X X Aragonite ARGN X X Arenaceous ARCS X Arenite ARNT X Arfvedsonite AFVU X X Argentite ARGT X X Argentopyrite AGPR X Argillaceous AGLC X Argillite ARGL X Arkose ARKS X Arkosic ARKC X Armenite ARMT X Arsenic ARSC X X Arsenopyrite ARPR X X Asbestos ASBS X X Ash ASHH X X Augelite AUGL X Augen AUGN X Augite AUGT X X Aurichalcite ACLC X X Aurostibite ARSB X X Autunite ATNT X X Awaruite AWRT X X Axinite AXNT X X Azurite AZRT X X Baddeleyite BDLT X X Banded BNDD X Barite BRIT X X X Baritic BRTC X Barytocalcite BCLC X Basalt BSLT X X Basaltic BSLC X Basanite BSNT X Basic BSIC X Bastite BSTT X Bastnaesite BSNS X X Bauxite BUXT X X Bedded BDED X Beforsite BFRS X Bentonite BENT X X X Berthierite BRTR X X Beryl BRYL X X Betafite BTFT X X Beudantite BDNT X Bindheimite BNDM X X Biotite BOIT X X Bismuth BSMT X X Bismuthinite BSMN X X Bismutite BMTT X X Bitumen BTMN X X X Bituminous BMNS X Bixbyite BXBT X X Black BLCK X Block BOCK X Bloedite BLDT X Boothite BTHT X X Boracite BRCT X X Borax BORX X X X Bornite BRNT X X Boulangerite BLGR X X Boulder BLDR X Bournonite BRNN X X Brannerite BRNR X X Braunite BRUN X X Bravoite BRVT X X Breccia BRCC X X Brecciated BRCD X Breithauptite BRTP X X Breunnerite BRRT X X Brines BRMS X X Britholite BRTL X X Brochantite BRCN X Bronzite BRNZ X X Brucite BRUC X X X Calaverite CLVR X X Calc CALC X Calc-silicate CLSC X X X Calcarenite CLCR X Calcareous CLCS X Calciosamarskite CCMK X X Calcirudite CALR X Calcite CLCT X X Camptonite CMPN X Cancrinite CNCR X X Carbon CRBO X Carbonaceous CRBC X Carbonate CARB X X X Carbonatite CRBM X Carbonatized CARZ X Carbonite CRBN X X Carnallite CRNL X X Carnotite CRNT X X Carrollite CRLT X X Cassiterite CSTR X X Cataclasite CCLS X Cataclastic CCTC X Celadonite CLDN X X Celestite CLST X X Celsian CELS X Cerargyrite CRRG X X Cerussite CRST X X Cervantite CRVN X X Chalcanthite CHLT X Chalcedony CLCD X X X Chalcocite CLCC X X Chalcomenite CLCM X X Chalcopyrite CLCP X X Chalcostibite CLCB X X Chamosite CMST X X Charnockite CRCK X X Chert CHRT X X Cherty CHTY X Chevkinite CVKN X X China Stone CNSN X Chloanthite CLNT X X Chloride CLRD X X Chlorite CLRT X X Chloritic CLRC X Chloritoid CLTD X X Chondrodite CDRD X X Chromite CRMT X X Chromitite CRTT X Chrysocolla CRCL X X Chrysolite CRLI X X Chrysoprase CPRS X Chrysotile CRSL X X Cinnabar CNBR X X Clastic CSTC X X Clausthalite CLSL X X Clay CLAY X X X Claystone CLSN X Cleavelandite CLVD X X Clinochlore CLCL X X Clinoptilolite CLTL X X Clinopyroxene CLPX X X Clinopyroxenite CLPT X Clinozoisite CLZS X X Coal COAL X X X Coarse Grained CGRD X Cobaltite CBLT X X Coffinite CFNT X X Collinsite CLLT X Collophane CLPN X X Coloradoite CLDT X X Columbite CLMB X X Conglomerate CGLM X X Conichalcite CCLC X Copper CPPR X X Cordierite CRDR X X Corkite CRKT X Coronadite CRND X X Corundum CRDM X X Corynite CRYN X Cosalite CSLT X X Covellite CVLT X X Crackle CCKL X Crinanite CRNN X Cristobalite CTBL X X Crocidolite CCDL X X Crossite CRSS X Crushed CHRD X Cryolite CRYL X X Cryptomelane CPML X X Crystal XTAL X Cubanite CBNT X X Cummingtonite CMNG X X Cuprite CPRT X X Cyrtolite CRTL X X Dacite DCIT X X Dacitic DCTC X Danaite DNIT X X Danalite DNLT X X Datolite DTLT X X Deudantite DDNT X X Diabase DIBS X X Diamictite DMCT X Diamond DMND X X Diaspore DSPR X X Diatomaceous DTMS X Diatomite DITM X X X Diatreme DTRM X Dickite DCKT X X Digenite DGNT X X Dike DYKE X Diopside DPSD X X Diorite DORT X X Dioritic DORC X Djurleite DJRL X X Dolerite DLRT X Dolomite DOLM X X X Dolomitic DLMC X Domeykite DMKT X X Dumortierite DMRR X X Dunite DUNT X Dunitic DNTC X Dyscrasite DSCR X X Eclogite ECLG X Electrum ELCM X X Ellsworthite ELSR X X Emery EMRY X X Empressite EMPR X X Enargite ENRG X X Enstatite ENST X X Epiclastic EPCL X X Epidote EPDT X X Epsomite EPSM X X Equigranular EQGL X Erythrite ERTR X X Eschynite ESCN X X Esker Sediment EKSM X Essexite ESXT X Euxenite EXNT X X Evaporite EVPR X X X Extrusive EXTV X Famatinite FMTN X X Fayalite FYLT X X Feldspar FLDP X X Feldspathic FDPC X Feldspathoid FDPD X Felsic FLSC X Felsite FLST X X Fenite FNIT X Ferberite FRBR X X Fergusonite FRGS X X Ferricrete FRCR X Ferrierite FRRT X Ferrimolybdite FMBD X X Ferro FRRO X Ferrodolomite FDLM X Ferruginous FRUG X Fersmite FRSM X X Fine Grained FGRD X Fireclay FRCL X X X Flow FLOW X X Fluorapatite FLAP X Fluorite FLRT X X Fluorphlogopite FPGP X X Fluorspar FLRP X X Fluvial FLVL X Foliated FLTD X Formanite FRMN X X Forsterite FRSR X X Fossiliferous FLFR X Fractured FRCD X Fragmental FRAG X Franckeite FRCK X X Freibergite FRBG X X Freieslebenite FRLB X X Friedelite FRLT X X Freilergite FRLG X Frohbergite FRBT X Froodite FRDT X X Fuchsite FCST X X Gabbro GBBR X X Gabbroic GBRC X Gadolinite GDLN X X Gahnite GHNT X Galena GLEN X X Gallium GLLM X X Garnet GARN X X Garnetiferous GRFR X Garnetite GART X X Garnierite GRNR X X Gaspeite GSPT X X Geikielite GKLT X X Geocronite GCRN X X Germanite GRMN X Gersdorffite GRDF X X Geyserite GSRT X Gibbsite GBST X X Glacial GLCL X Glaciolacustrine GLLC X Glass GLSS X X X Glaucodot GLCD X X Glauconite GLCN X X Glaucophane GLCP X X Gmelinite GMLN X Gneiss GNSS X Gneissic GNSC X Goethite GTHT X X Gold GOLD X X Gorceixite GRCX X Gossan GSSN X X Gouge GOUG X Granite GRNT X X Granitic GRNC X Granitoid GRND X X Granodiorite GRDR X X Granophyre GRPR X Granulite GRNU X X Graphite GRPT X X Graphitic GRPC X Gravel GRVL X Greenalite GRNL X X Greenockite GRCK X X Greensand GRSD X Greenschist GRCS X Greenstone GRNS X X Greisen GRSN X X Greywacke GRWK X Grit GRIT X Grossularite GRLR X X Grunerite GRRT X X Guano GUNO X X Gudmundite GDMD X X Gummite GMMT X X Gypsite GPST X Gypsum GPSM X X X Halite HLIT X X X Harzburgite HZBG X Hatchettolite HTCL X X Hausmannite HSMN X X Heazlewoodite HZLD X X Hedenbergite HDBG X X Hedleyite HDLT X Hematite HMTT X X Hematitic HMTC X Hemimorphite HMRP X Hercynite HRCN X X Hessite HSST X X Heterolithic HRLC X Heulandite HLND X X Hollandite HLDT X X Hornblende HBLD X X Hornblendite HRBD X X Hornfels HRFL X X Hornfelsed HOFD X Howlite HWLT X X Hubnerite HBNR X X Humite HUMT X Hybrid HBRD X Hydrocarbon HDCB X X Hydromagnesite HDMG X X X Hydrozincite HDZC X X Hypersthene HPRS X X Idaite IDIT X Idocrase IDCR X X Ignimbrite IGMB X X Ijolite IJLT X Illite ILLT X X X Ilmenite ILMN X X Ilmenorutile ILMR X Ilvaite ILVT X Intermediate INTR X Intraformational IFML X Intrusive INTV X X Inyoite INYT X X Iridium IRDM X X Iridosmine IDSM X X Iron IRON X Iron Formation IRFM X Ironstone IRSN X Isokite ISKT X X Jacobsite JCBS X X Jacupirangite JCPG X Jade JADE X X X Jadeite JDIT X X Jalpaite JLPT X X Jamesonite JMSN X X Jarosite JRST X X Jasper JSPR X X X Jasperoid JPRD X Jaspilite JSPL X Jordanite JRDN X X K-Feldspar KSPA X X Kainite KINT X X Kaolin KOLN X X X Kaolinite KLNT X X X Kasolite KSLT X Kentallenite KNLN X Keratophyre KRPR X X Kermesite KRMS X X Kersantite KRSN X Kimberlite KMBL X X Knebelite KNBL X Knopite KNPT X Kobellite KBLT X Kotelskite KLSK X Krennerite KRNR X X Kyanite KYNT X X Laboradorite LBRD X X Lahar LAHR X X Lamproite LMPT X X Lamprophyre LMPP X X Lapilli LPLL X Lapillistone LPLS X Larnite LRNT X X Latite LTIT X X Laumontite LMNT X X Lava LAVA X X Layered LYRD X Lazulite LZLT X X Lepidocrocite LPCC X X Lepidolite LPDL X X Lepidomelane LPDM X Leuchtenbergite LCBG X Leucite LUCT X X Leucocratic LCCC X Leucopyrite LCPR X X Leucoxene LCXN X X Lignite LGNT X Limestone LMSN X X Limonite LMON X X Limy LIMY X Linarite LNRT X X Linnaeite LNNT X X Listwanite LSWN X X Lit-par-lit LPRL X Lithic LTHC X Lithiophilite LTPL X X Lizardite LZDT X Lollingite LLGT X X Lugarite LGRT X Luxullianite LXLN X X Lyndochite LNDC X X Mackinawite MCKN X X Mafic MAFC X Maghemite MGHM X X Magnesian MGSN X Magnesite MGNS X X X Magnesitic MGSC X Magnetite MGNT X X X Malachite MLCT X X Maldonite MLDN X Malignite MLGN X Manganiferous MGFR X Manganite MNGN X X Marble MRBL X X X Marcasite MRCS X X Mariposite MRPS X X Marl MARL X Marmatite MRMT X Martite MRTT X X Massive MSSV X Matildite MTLD X X Maucherite MCRT X X Mcgillite MCGL X Medium Grained MGRD X Megacrystic MGCR X Melanocratic MLCR X Melanterite MLNR X X Melilite MLLT X X Meneghinite MNGT X X Mercury MRCR X X Merenskyite MRSK X Merrschaum MRCM X X Mertietite MERI X Merwinite MRNT X X Mesocratic MSCR X Meta META X Metabasite MBST X Metacinnabar MCBR X X Metamorphic MMPC X Metasedimentary MSDM X Metastibnite MSBN X X Metatorbernite MTRB X X Metazeunerite MZNR X Miargyrite MRGR X X Mica MICA X X Micaceous MCCS X Michenerite MCNR X X Microcline MCCL X X Microdiorite MDRT X X Migmatite MGMT X Migmatitic MGMC X Millerite MLRT X X Mimetite MMIT X Minette MNTT X X Minnesotaite MNST X X Mirabilite MRBT X Molybdenite MLBD X X Molybdite MBDT X X Monazite MNZT X X Monchiquite MNCQ X Monticellite MNCL X X Montmorillonite MMRL X X Monzodiorite MZDR X X Monzonite MNZN X X Monzonitic MNZC X Morenosite MRNS X X Mudstone MDSN X X Mugearite MGRT X Muscovite MSCV X X Mylonite MLNT X Mylonitic MLNC X Nacrite NCRT X Nagyagite NGGT X X Natroalunite NTRL X Natrolite NTLT X Natron NTRN X Naumannite NMNT X X Neodigenite NDGN X X Neotocite NTCT X Nepheline NPLN X X Nephelinite NPLT X Nephrite NPRT X X Neyite NYTE X Niccolite NCLT X X Ningyoite NGYT X X Niocalite NOCL X X Nitre NITR X Nodular NDLR X Nontronite NNRN X Nordmarkite NDMK X Norite NORT X X Novaculite NVCL X Obsidian OBSD X X Ochre OCHR X X Odinite ODNT X Oligoclase OLGC X X Oligomictic OGMC X Olivine OLVN X X Oolitic OLTC X Opal OPAL X X Orbicular OBCL X Orpiment ORPM X X Ortho ORTH X Orthoclase ORCL X X Orthopyroxene ORPX X X Orthopyroxenite OTPR X Osmiridium OMDM X Ouachitite OCTT X Owyheeite OYHT X Palladium PLLM X Palygorskite PLGK X Para PARA X Paragonite PRGN X X Parahopeite PRPT X X Pararammelsbergite PMBG X X Parisite PRIS X Parkerite PRKR X X Pearceite PRCT X X Peat PEAT X Pebble PBBL X Pegmatite PGMT X X Pegmatitic PGMC X Pelite PLIT X Pelitic PLTC X Pelletal PLTL X Penninite PNNT X X Pentlandite PNLD X X Periclase PRCL X X Peridotite PRDT X X Perknite PRKN X Perlite PERL X X X Perovskite PRVK X X Perthite PRTT X X Petzite PTZT X X Phenacite PNCT X Phengite PNGT X Phlogopite PLGP X X Phonolite PNLT X X Phosphate PSPT X X X Phosphatic PSPC X Phosphorite PSRT X X X Phosphuranylite PHUR X Phyllite PLLT X Phyllitic PLLC X Phyllonite PLNT X Phyric PHRC X X Picrite PCRT X Picritic PCRC X Picrolite PCRL X X Pillow PLLW X Pinite PINT X X Pipe PIPE X Pitchblende PCBD X X X Pitchstone PCSN X Plagioclase PLGC X X Platinum PLNM X X Pollucite PLCT X X Polybasite PLBS X X Polycrase PLCR X X Polydymite PLDM X X Polymictic PMCC X Porcellanite PORC X X Porphyritic PPRC X Porphyroblastic PPBL X Porphyry PRPR X X Powellite PWLT X X Prehnite PRNT X X Priorite PRRT X X Prosopite PRSP X Proustite PRST X X Psammite PSMT X Psammitic PSMC X Psilomelane PLML X X Pulaskite PLSK X X Pumice PUMC X X Pumpellyite PMPL X X Pyrargyrite PRRG X X Pyrite PYRT X X Pyritic PYRC X Pyrobitumen PYBM X Pyrochlore PCLR X X Pyroclastic PCLC X X Pyrolusite PRLS X X Pyromorphite PRMP X X Pyrope PYRP X X Pyrophanite PRPN X X Pyrophyllite PRPL X X X Pyroxene PRXE X X Pyroxenite PRXN X X Pyroxenitic PRXC X Pyrrhotite PYTT X X Quartz QRTZ X X X Quartzite QRZT X Quartzitic/Quartzose QRZS X Quartzofeldspathic QZFP X Rammelsbergite RMBG X X Rankinite RNKN X X Rapakivi RPKV X Rauhaugite RHGT X Realgar RLGR X X Reworked RWRK X Rhodochrosite RDCR X X Rhodonite RODN X X Rhyodacite RDCT X X Rhyodacitic RDCC X Rhyolite RYLT X X Rhyolitic RYLC X Rickardite RCKD X X Riebeckite RBCK X X Rock ROCK X Rodingite RDNG X X Rozenite RZNT X X Ruby Silver RSVR X X Rudite RUDT X Rutile RUTL X X Sabugalite SBGL X X Safflorite SFLR X X Sahlite SHLT X X Saleeite SLET X X Salite SLIT X Salts SLTS X X X Samarskite SMRK X X Sand SAND X Sandstone SNDS X Sandy SNDY X Sanidine SNDN X X Sapphirine SPRN X X Sapropel SPPL X Saussurite SSRT X X Scapolite SCPL X X Scawtite SCTT X X Schapbachite SCBC X X Scheelite SCLT X X Schist SCST X Schistose SCTS X Schorlomite SCLM X Schultenite SCLN X Scoria SCOR X X Scorodite SCRD X X Scorzalite SCRZ X Sediment/Sedimentary SDMN X X Selenide SLND X X Selenite SLNT X X Selenitic SLNC X Semi SEMI X Semseyite SMST X X Senarmontite SNRM X X Sepiolite SPOL X Sericite SRCT X X Sericitic SRCC X Serpentine SRPN X X Serpentinite SERP X X Serpentinized SERZ X Seybertite SBRT X X Shale SHLE X X X Shaly SHLY X Sharpstone SHRP X X Shonkinite SNKN X Siderite SDRT X X X Siegenite SGNT X X Silica SILC X X X Silicate SLCT X X Siliceous SLCS X Sill SILL X Sillimanite SLMN X X Silt SILT X Siltstone SLSN X Silty SLTY X Silver SLVR X X Sinter SNTR X Skarn SKRN X X Skutterudite SKRD X X Slate SLTE X Slaty SLAT X Smaltite SMLT X X Smectite SMCT X Smithsonite SMSN X X Soapstone SPSN X Sodalite SDLT X X Sodic SODC X Soil SOIL X Sovite SOVI X Specularite SPCL X X Spencerite SPCR X Sperrylite SPRL X X Spessartine SPSR X X Spessartite SPST X Sphalerite SPLR X X Sphene SPHN X X Spilite SPLT X Spinel SPNL X X Spodumene SPDM X X Spotted SPTD X Spurrite SPRT X X Stalactite STLC X X Stalagmite SLGM X X Stannite STNT X X Staurolite STRL X X Steatite STTT X Stephanite STPN X X Sternbergite SRBG X X Stibiconite SBCN X X Stibnite STBN X X Stilbite STLB X Stilpnomelane SLPM X X Stolzite STLZ X Stromatolitic SMLC X Stromeyerite SRMR X X Strontianite SRNN X X Sub SUBB X Subfeldspathic SBFP X Sulphantimonide SPMD X X Sulphate SLPT X X Sulphide SLPD X Sulphidic SPDC X Sulphite SLPH X X Sulphur SLPR X X X Sulvanite SULV X Svanbergite SVAN X Syenite SYNT X X Syenitic SYEN X Syeno SYNO X Sylvanite SLVN X X Sylvite SLVT X X Synchysite SNCS X X Syngenite SNGT X Tachylyte TCYL X X Tailings TLGS X Talc TALC X X X Talcose TLCS X Talus TLUS X Tantalite TNTL X X Tapiolite TPLT X X Tectonic TCNC X Telluride TLRD X X Tellurobismuthite TLBM X X Telluropalladinite TLPD X Temagamite TMGM X Temiskamite TMKM X X Tennantite TNNT X X Tenorite TNRT X X Tephra TPHR X Tephrite TPRT X X X Tertiary TRTR X Teschenite TSCN X Tetradymite TRDM X X Tetrahedrite TRDR X X Theralite TERL X Tholeiite THLT X Tholeiitic TLTC X Thomsonite TMSN X X Thorianite TRNT X X Thorite THRT X X Thorogummite TRGM X X Thucholite TCLT X X Thuringite TRNG X Tiemannite TMNT X X Till TILL X Tilleyite TLYT X X Tillite TLLT X Titanite TTNT X X Tonalite TNLT X X X Topaz TOPZ X X Torbernite TRBN X X Tourmaline TRML X X Tourmalinite TMLN X Tourmalite TRMT X X Trachyandesite TCAN X X Trachybasalt TCBL X Trachydacite TRCC X X Trachyte TRCT X X Trachytic TRTC X Transported TRPR X Travertine TRVR X Tremolite TMLT X X Tridymite TDYM X Troctolite TRCL X Troilite TRLT X X Trondhjemite TDJM X Tufa TUFA X Tuff TUFF X X Tuffaceous TUFC X Tuffite TUFT X Turbidite TRBD X X Turgite TRGT X X Twinnite TWNT X Ulexite ULXT X X Ullmannite ULMN X X Ultramafic UMFC X X Ulvospinel ULVP X X Unconsolidated UCDD X Undifferentiated UNDF X Unknown **** X X X Uralite URLT X Uraninite URNN X X Uranophane URNP X X Uranothorite URNR X X Uranotile URNL X X Urtite URTT X Valentinite VLNN X X Valleriite VLRT X X Vanadinite VNDN X X Vandendriesscheite VDRS X Vein VEIN X Vermiculite VMCL X X Vesicular VSCL X Vesuvianite VSVN X X Violarite VOLR X X Vitric VTRC X Vitrinite VTRN X Vogesite VGST X Volborthite VLBR X Volcanic VOLC X X Volcanic Glass VLGL X X Volcaniclastic VLCC X X Vuggy VUGG X Wacke WCKE X Wad WADD X X Wairauite WRUT X X Wehrlite WRLT X X Welded WLDD X Wehrlite WRLT X Willyamite WLMT X X Wilsonite WLSN X X Witherite WTRT X X Wittichenite WTCN X X Wolframite WLFM X X Wollastonite WLST X X Woodhouseite WDST X X Wulfenite WLFN X Wurtzite WRTZ X X Xenotime XNTM X Yukonite YKNT X X Zaratite ZRTT X Zeolite ZOLT X X X Zeunerite ZNRT X Zincite ZNCT X X Zinkenite ZNKN X X Zircon ZRCN X X Zoisite ZOST X X Zunyite ZNYT X Totals 918 576 248 694 |