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        glaucophane (1)
        
        hastingsite (1)
        
        hornblende (4)
        
        pargasite (2)
        
        tschermakite (1)
    - pyroxene group
      - clinopyroxene
        
        chrome diopside (1)
        
        diopside (1)
        
        jadeite (1)
        
        omphacite (3)
      - orthopyroxene
        
        enstatite (1)
    - wollastonite group
      - wollastonite (1)
  - framework silicates
    - feldspar group
      - alkali feldspar
        
        K-feldspar (1)
      - plagioclase
        
        albite (1)
        
        anorthite (1)
    - silica minerals
      - coesite (2)
      - opal
        
        opal-A (1)
      - quartz (2)
      - stishovite (1)
    - zeolite group
      - analcime (1)
  - magnesian silicates (1)
  - orthosilicates
    - nesosilicates
      - chloritoid (1)
      - clinohumite (1)
      - garnet group
        
        andradite (1)
        
        grossular (2)
        
        majorite (1)
        
        pyrope (1)
      - kyanite (3)
      - olivine group
        
        olivine (12)
      - sillimanite (1)
      - staurolite (1)
      - titanite group
        
        titanite (1)
      - zircon group
        
        zircon (42)
    - sorosilicates
      - epidote group
        
        allanite (1)
        
        clinozoisite (1)
        
        epidote (4)
      - lawsonite (6)
      - pumpellyite group
        
        pumpellyite (2)
  - ring silicates
    - beryl (1)
    - cordierite (1)
    - tourmaline group (1)
  - sheet silicates
    - chlorite group
      - chlorite (6)
    - clay minerals
      - smectite (2)
    - mica group
      - biotite (3)
      - muscovite (2)
      - paragonite (1)
      - phengite (4)
      - phlogopite (3)
    - serpentine group
      - antigorite (1)
      - chrysotile (1)
      - lizardite (1)
      - serpentine (5)
    - talc (2)
- sulfates
  - anhydrite (1)
  - barite (2)
  - gypsum (1)
- sulfides
  - chalcopyrite (2)
  - galena (1)
  - iron sulfides (1)
  - marcasite (1)
  - pyrite (3)
  - sphalerite (2)
- sulfosalts (1)
- wehrlite (1)
Primary terms
- absolute age (79)
- Africa
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  - Central Africa
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  - Congo Craton (1)
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    - Ethiopia (2)
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    - Zambia
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  - Limpopo Belt (1)
  - Madagascar (1)
  - Mozambique Belt (1)
  - North Africa
    - Egypt (1)
    - Libya
      - Sirte Basin (1)
    - Maghreb (1)
    - Morocco
      - Rif (3)
  - Nubia (1)
  - Nubian Shield (2)
  - Southern Africa
    - Barberton greenstone belt (1)
    - Kaapvaal Craton (3)
    - Karoo Basin