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Mineral, Rock and Modifier Codes
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MINFILE Mineral, Rock and Modifier Codes: Tables e20b, e25, e26.dbf

Description                                           Code Mineral Rock Modifier
Acanthite                      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                                     
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