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Berzelianite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Berzelianite

Bukov Mine, Rožná deposit, Rožná, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic

Berzelianite, etc.

Bukov Mine, Rožná deposit, Rožná, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic

Berzelianite

Bukov Mine, Rožná deposit, Rožná, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic

Berzelianite

Bukov Mine, Rožná deposit, Rožná, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic

Berzelianite, etc.

Bukov Mine, Rožná deposit, Rožná, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic

Berzelianite

Bukov Mine, Rožná deposit, Rožná, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic

Berzelianite

Bukov Mine, Rožná deposit, Rožná, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic

Berzelianite, etc.

Bukov Mine, Rožná deposit, Rožná, Žďár nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic

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About BerzelianiteHide

Jöns Jakob Berzelius

Formula:

Cu_2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)

Previously given as Cu₂Se.

Colour:

Silver-White, shiny lead-grey; easily tarnishes iridescent blue-grey

Lustre:

Metallic

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

6.71

Crystal System:

Isometric

Member of:

Berzelianite-Umangite Group

Name:

Named in 1850 by James Dwight Dana in honor of Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist [August 20, 1779 Linköping, Sweden - August 7, 1848 Stockholm, Sweden]. Berzelius is the father of analytical chemistry, inventor of chemical symbol notation, and discoverer of selenium (Se), cerium (Ce), silicon (Si), thorium (Th), titanium (Ti), and zirconium (Zr), in addition to other elements that he gave to his students to work on.

The mineral berzeliite is also named after Berzelius.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Skrikerum Mine, Valdemarsvik, Östergötland County, Sweden

Dimorph of:

Bellidoite

Berzelianite-Umangite Group.

A recent study showed the existence of a complete solid-solution series between high digenite [cubic, high-temperature digenite] and berzelianite (Pirard & Hatert, 2008).

Compare 'UM1983-17-Se:CuPb'.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

645

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:645:3

IMA Classification of BerzelianiteHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

Classification of BerzelianiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2025):

2.BA.20

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
A : With Cu, Ag, Au

Dana 8th ed.:

2.4.10.1

2 : SULFIDES
4 : A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 2:1

Hey's CIM Ref.:

3.1.9

3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
1 : Sulphides etc. of Cu

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Brz	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Brz	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019)	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download

Physical Properties of BerzelianiteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Silver-White, shiny lead-grey; easily tarnishes iridescent blue-grey

Streak:

Shining

Hardness:

2 on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₁₀₀=21 - 24 kg/mm² - Vickers

Tenacity:

Malleable

Fracture:

Irregular/Uneven

Comment:

Somewhat malleable

Density:

6.71 g/cm³ (Measured) 7.28 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of BerzelianiteHide

Type:

Isotropic

Anisotropism:

Isotropic, sometimes slightly anisotropic

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁ (%)
400nm	25.8%
420nm	28.9%
440nm	30.0%
460nm	30.7%
480nm	31.1%
500nm	31.0%
520nm	30.2%
540nm	28.7%
560nm	27.0%
580nm	25.5%
600nm	24.1%
620nm	22.9%
640nm	21.8%
660nm	20.7%
680nm	19.7%
700nm	18.7%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 31.1%.

Chemistry of BerzelianiteHide

Mindat Formula:

Cu_2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)

Previously given as Cu₂Se.

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Cu	61.680 %
Se	38.320 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Cu, Se - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Ag,Tl

Crystallography of BerzelianiteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral

Space Group:

Fm3m

Setting:

Fm3m

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.731 Å

Unit Cell V:

188.23 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Thin dendritic crusts, fine grained, disseminated.

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0010573	Berzelianite	Borchert W (1945) Gitterumwandlungen im system Cu2-x Se Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 106 5-24	1945		293
0010574	Berzelianite	Borchert W (1945) Gitterumwandlungen im System Cu2-x Se Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 106 5-24	1945		293
0010575	Berzelianite	Borchert W (1945) Gitterumwandlungen im System Cu2-x Se Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 106 5-24	1945		293
0010576	Berzelianite	Borchert W (1945) Gitterumwandlungen im System Cu2-x Se Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 106 5-24	1945		293
0012163	Berzelianite	Heyding R D, Murray R M (1976) Crystal structures of Cu1.8Se, Cu3Se2, alpha- and gamma CuSe, CuSe2, and CuSe2II Canadian Journal of Chemistry 54 841-848	1976	synthetic	293
0019147	Berzelianite	Yamamoto K, Kashida S (1991) X-ray study of the average structures of Cu2Se and Cu1.8S in the room temperature and the high temperature phases Journal of Solid State Chemistry 93 202-211	1991	synthetic	300
0019148	Berzelianite	Yamamoto K, Kashida S (1991) X-ray study of the average structures of Cu2Se and Cu1.8S in the room temperature and the high temperature phases Journal of Solid State Chemistry 93 202-211	1991	synthetic	433
0019149	Berzelianite	Yamamoto K, Kashida S (1991) X-ray study of the average structures of Cu2Se and Cu1.8S in the room temperature and the high temperature phases Journal of Solid State Chemistry 93 202-211	1991	synthetic	433
0017465	Berzelianite	Rahlfs P (1936) Ueber die kubischen Hochtemperaturmodifikationen der Sulfide und Telluride des Silbers und des einwertigen Kupfers _cod_database_code 1010581 Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie B31 157-194	1936		293

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Cu2   0.50000   0.50000   0.50000
Se   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.33 Å	(90)
2.03 Å	(100)
1.729 Å	(80)
1.434 Å	(30)
1.317 Å	(20)
1.171 Å	(40)
1.105 Å	(20)

Comments:

Skrikerum, Sweden.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Near-surface Processes
23 : Subaerial aqueous alteration by non-redox-sensitive fluids (see also #47)
High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])
Stage 10a: Neoproterozoic oxygenation/terrestrial biosphere	<0.6
51 : Pyrometamorphic minerals (see also #54 and #56)	<0.36

Geological Setting:

Hydrothermal veins.

Type Occurrence of BerzelianiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Skrikerum Mine, Valdemarsvik, Östergötland County, Sweden

Synonyms of BerzelianiteHide

Berzeline (of Beudant)

Selencuprite

Selenite (of Rau)

Selenocuprite

Other Language Names for BerzelianiteHide

Dutch:Berzelianiet

French:Cuivre Sélénié

German:Berzelianit
Berzelin
Selencuprit
Selenkupfer
Selenocuprit

Russian:Берцелианит

Simplified Chinese:硒铜矿

Spanish:Berzelianita
Selencuprita
Selenocuprita

Traditional Chinese:硒銅礦

Relationship of Berzelianite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Berzelianite-Umangite Group

Other Members of Berzelianite-Umangite Group:

Umangite

Cu₃Se₂

Tet. 4 2m : P4 2₁m

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

99 photos of Berzelianite associated with Calcite	CaCO₃
65 photos of Berzelianite associated with Clausthalite	PbSe
52 photos of Berzelianite associated with Umangite	Cu₃Se₂
42 photos of Berzelianite associated with Eucairite	AgCuSe
13 photos of Berzelianite associated with Klockmannite	CuSe
12 photos of Berzelianite associated with Hakite-(Hg)	Cu₆(Cu₄Hg₂)Sb₄Se₁₂Se
10 photos of Berzelianite associated with Tiemannite	HgSe
9 photos of Berzelianite associated with Hematite	Fe₂O₃
9 photos of Berzelianite associated with Pitchblende	UO₂
8 photos of Berzelianite associated with Uraninite	UO₂

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.BA.	Makotoite	Ag₁₂(Cu₃Au)S₈	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c
2.BA.	Alburnite	Ag₈GeTe₂S₄	Iso.
2.BA.	Dzierżanowskite	CaCu₂S₂	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3m1
2.BA.	Xuwenyuanite	Ag₉Fe³⁺Te₂S₄	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.BA.	Orileyite	(Fe,Cu)₂As
2.BA.	Juxingite	Bi₆Cu₁₄₀Fe₃₀S₁₂₅	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.BA.05	Djurleite	Cu₃₁S₁₆	Mon. 2/m
2.BA.05	Geerite	Cu₈S₅	Trig. 3
2.BA.05	Roxbyite	Cu₅₈S₃₂	Tric. 1 : P1
2.BA.05	Chalcocite	Cu₂S	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.BA.10	Digenite	Cu₉S₅	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3m
2.BA.10	Anilite	Cu₇S₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.BA.15	Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
2.BA.20	Bellidoite	Cu₂Se	Tet. 4/m : P4₂/n
2.BA.25	Athabascaite	Cu₅Se₄	Orth.
2.BA.25	Umangite	Cu₃Se₂	Tet. 4 2m : P4 2₁m
2.BA.30	Rickardite	Cu₇Te₅	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmn
2.BA.30	Weissite	Cu_2-xTe	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6/mmm
2.BA.35	Acanthite	Ag₂S	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.BA.35	Spryite	Ag₈(As³⁺_0.5As⁵⁺_0.5)S₆	Orth. mm2 : Pna2₁
2.BA.40d	UM2003-13-S:AgAuCu	Ag₆AuCu₂S₅
2.BA.40	Mckinstryite	Ag_5-xCu_3+xS₄	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.BA.40	Stromeyerite	AgCuS	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
2.BA.42	Honeaite	Au₃TlTe₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcm
2.BA.45	Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
2.BA.45	Selenojalpaite	Ag₃CuSe₂	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
2.BA.45	Kurilite	Ag₈Te₃Se	Trig. 3 : R3
2.BA.47	Spiridonovite	(Cu_1-xAg_x)₂Te	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : P3c1
2.BA.50	Wuyanzhiite	Cu₂S	Tet. 4 2 2 : P4₃ 2₁ 2
2.BA.50	Eucairite	AgCuSe	Orth.
2.BA.52	Argentite	Ag₂S	Iso.
2.BA.55	Naumannite	Ag₂Se	Orth. 2 2 2 : P2₁ 2₁ 2₁
2.BA.55	Aguilarite	Ag₄SeS	Mon. 2/m
2.BA.60	Chenguodaite	Ag₉Fe³⁺Te₂S₄	Orth.
2.BA.60	Hessite	Ag₂Te	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.BA.60	Cervelleite	Ag₄TeS	Mon. 2/m
2.BA.65	Henryite	(Cu,Ag)_3+xTe₂ , with x ~ 0.40	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3c
2.BA.65	Stützite	Ag_5-xTe₃, x = 0.24-0.36	Hex. 6 : P6
2.BA.70	Argyrodite	Ag₈GeS₆	Orth. mm2 : Pna2₁
2.BA.70	Putzite	(Cu_4.7Ag_3.3)GeS₆	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
2.BA.70	Canfieldite	Ag₈SnS₆	Orth. mm2 : Pna2₁
2.BA.75	Fischesserite	Ag₃AuSe₂	Iso. 4 3 2 : I4₁ 3 2
2.BA.75	Uytenbogaardtite	Ag₃AuS₂	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c
2.BA.75	Penzhinite	(Ag,Cu)₄Au(S,Se)₄	Hex. 6 2 2 : P6₃ 2 2
2.BA.75	Petrovskaite	AuAgS	Mon.
2.BA.75	Petzite	Ag₃AuTe₂	Iso. 4 3 2 : I4₁ 3 2
2.BA.80	Bezsmertnovite	(Au,Ag)₄Cu(Te,Pb)	Orth.
2.BA.80	Bilibinskite	PbCu₂Au₃Te₂	Iso.
2.BA.80	Bogdanovite	(Au,Te,Pb)₃(Cu,Fe)	Iso.

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References for BerzelianiteHide

Reference List:

Beudant, F. S. (1832) Traité élémentaire de minéralogie (2nd ed.) Vol. 1. Chez Verdière. pp.534-534

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1944) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, New York.pp.182-183

Borchert, W. (1945) Gitterumwandlungen im SystemCu2−xSe1) Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials, 106 (1) 5-24 doi:10.1524/zkri.1945.106.1.5

Earley, J. W. (1950) Description and synthesis of the selenide minerals. American Mineralogist, 35 (5-6) 337-364

Bernardini, G.P., Catani, A. (1968) The Cu-Se system. Mineralium Deposita, 3 (4). 375-380 doi:10.1007/bf00207529

Ramdohr, Paul (1969) The Ore Minerals and their Intergrowths. Pergamon Press, Oxford. 1174pp. doi:10.1016/c2013-0-10027-x

Harris, D.C., Cabri, L.J., Murray, E.J. (1970) An occurrence of a sulphur-bearing berzelianite. The Canadian Mineralogist: 10: 737-740.

Heyding, Robert Donald; Murray, Ritchie MacLaren (1976) The crystal structures of Cu1.8Se, Cu3Se2, α- and γ-CuSe, CuSe2, and CuSe2II. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 54 (6). 841-848 doi:10.1139/v76-122

Dymkov, Yu.M., Loseva, T.I., Boitsov, V.E. (1983): Alteration of Cu-Fe-sulfides in the process of formation of berzelianite in the Rozhna deposit (Moravia, Czechoslovakia). Novy Dannye Mineral: 31: 4l-51 (in Russian)

Dunn, Pete J., Chao, George Y., Fleischer, Michael, Ferraiolo, James A., Langley, Richard H., Pabst, Adolf, Zilczer, Janet A. (1985) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 70 (1-2) 214-221 p.219

Yamamoto, K., Kashida, S. (1991) X-ray study of the average structures of Cu2Se and Cu1.8S in the room temperature and the high temperature phases. Journal of Solid State Chemistry: 93: 202–211.

(2005) Berzelianite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Pirard, C., Hatert, F. (2008) The sufides and selenides of the Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo. The Canadian Mineralogist, 46 (1) 219-231 doi:10.3749/canmin.46.1.219

Roth, N. and Iversen, B.B. (2019). Solving the disordered structure of β-Cu2−xSe using the three-dimensional difference pair distribution function. Acta Cryst. A75, 465-473.

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Argentina
La Rioja Province Chilecito department Sañogasta ⓘ La Piedra Pintada	Brodtkorb (2002)
ⓘ Santa Brígida mine	Minerales de la Republica Argentina
General Lamadrid department ⓘ El Chire prospect	Paar et al. (2004)
ⓘ Rincón Blanco	Marquez-Zavalia et al. (2021)
Villa Castelli ⓘ Sierra de Cacho	Simon et al. (1997)
ⓘ El Hoyo mine	Grundmann et al. (2018)
ⓘ El Tolar deposit	de Brodtkorb et al. (2010) +1 other reference
ⓘ La Millionaria mine	Grundmann et al. (2018)
ⓘ Las Asperezas mine	De Brodtkorb (2009)
ⓘ Tumiñico Mine	Brodtkorb (2002) +2 other references
ⓘ ~~Sierra de Umango~~	Simon et al. (1997)
ⓘ Los Llantenes mining district	Recursos Minerales de la Republica ... +3 other references
Mendoza Province Luján de Cuyo department Cacheuta District Sierra de Cacheuta Cerro de Cacheuta ⓘ Cacheuta Mine	Ahlfeld Friedrich and Angelelll ...

Australia
New South Wales Robinson Co. Cobar ⓘ New Cobar Mine (Cobar gold mine; Jubilee)	Leverett et al. (2003)
ⓘ The Peak Gold Mine	Leverett et al. (2005)
Northern Territory West Arnhem Region South Alligator River ⓘ El Sherana mine	Mineralogical Society of America - ...
Tasmania West Coast municipality Queenstown district Queenstown ⓘ Mount Lyell Mines	Bottrill (2000)
ⓘ Prince Lyell Mine	Bottrill et al. (2008)
Western Australia East Pilbara Shire Rudall River District ⓘ Copper Hills	Nickel (2002)
ⓘ Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire	Birch (1987)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines ⓘ Great Boulder Gold Mine (Phantom Lode; Great Boulder South; Great Boulder North; Great Boulder Extended)	Simon et al. (1997)

Austria
Styria Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District Neuberg an der Mürz Altenberg an der Rax Eselberg ⓘ Selenide occurrence	Postl et al. (1997)

Bolivia
Potosí Antonio Quijarro Province Porco Municipality ⓘ El Dragón mine ?	Schnorrer-Köhler et al. (1990) +1 other reference

Brazil
Pará Curionópolis ⓘ Elefante prospect	Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 40

Canada
Nunavut Kivalliq Region Baker Lake ⓘ Christopher Island	G.S.C. Bulletin 330. +1 other reference
Saskatchewan Beaverlodge Lake area ⓘ Eagle Claims U-Cu-Se occurrence	www.ir.gov.sk.ca (n.d.)
ⓘ Goldfields District	J. Traill (1952)
Beaverlodge Lake ⓘ Ato Bay	ROBINSON et al. (1952)
ⓘ Martin Lake mine	Tremblay (1978) +1 other reference
ⓘ Lake Athabasca	Mineralogical Society of America - ...
ⓘ Pinky Fault Uranium Deposit	Mineralogical Society of America - ... +1 other reference

China
Gansu Gannan Luqu Co. ⓘ La'erma Au-Se deposit	Minzhi Yang (2000) +2 other references
Hubei Enshi Autonomous Prefecture (E'xi Autonomous Prefecture) Enshi Co. ⓘ Yutangba Se deposit	Feng Caixia et al. (2004)
Jiangxi Shangrao Dexing Co. Dexing Cu-Mo-Au ore field Dexing copper mine ⓘ Tongchang Mine	Jingxian Li and Jiajun Liu (2014)
Sichuan Liangshan Yi Huili County ⓘ Luchang-Datongchang Ag-Cu deposit	Zhi Li et al. (1973)

Czech Republic
Central Bohemian Region ⓘ Příbram District	Josef Vajdak (2008) +1 other reference
Háje Uranium Mine No. 16 ⓘ Mine dump	Sejkora et al. (2024)
Olomouc Region Jeseník District Javorník Zálesí ⓘ Zálesí uranium deposit	Sejkora et al. (2012)
Plzeň Region Klatovy District Nalžovské Hory Ústaleč ⓘ Ústaleč U occurrence (Austaletz U occurrence)	Sejkora et al. (2022) +1 other reference
Tachov District Zadní Chodov ⓘ Zadní Chodov deposit (Hinterkotten deposit)	Scharmová et al. (1995)
South Bohemian Region Písek District Kovářov Předbořice ⓘ Předbořice deposit	Duda +2 other references
South Moravian Region Brno-Country District ⓘ Tišnovská Nová Ves	Šouba
Vysočina Region Žďár nad Sázavou District Nové Město na Moravě ⓘ Petrovice	Kvaček +1 other reference
ⓘ Slavkovice	Kvaček +1 other reference
Rožná ⓘ Rožná deposit	Kříbek et al. (2009)
ⓘ Bukov Mine	Vavřín +1 other reference
ⓘ Habři Mine	Kvaček (1979) +1 other reference
ⓘ Rožná I Mine	Petr Pauliš
ⓘ Rozsochy Mine	Kvaček +1 other reference
ⓘ Zlatkov Mine	Vavřín (1994)
ⓘ Škrdlovice	Kvaček

DR Congo
Haut-Katanga Kambove Territory Shinkolobwe ⓘ ~~Shinkolobwe Mine~~	Simon et al. (1997)
Lualaba Mutshatsha Kolwezi ⓘ Musonoi Mine	Canadian Mineralogist 46 (2008) +1 other reference

Egypt
Red Sea Governorate Wadi Abu Rasheid ⓘ Bore Hole #5	Shalan (2021)

France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Puy-de-Dôme Issoire Le Vernet-Chaméane ⓘ Chaméane Uranium Deposit	(Puy-de-Dôme) +2 other references

Germany
Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Region Baden-Baden ⓘ Müllenbach U deposit
Bavaria Upper Franconia Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge Kirchenlamitz Großschloppen ⓘ Christa Mine	Weiß (1990)
Upper Palatinate ⓘ Wölsendorf fluorite mining district	Seeliger et al. (1965) +1 other reference
Lower Saxony Goslar District Braunlage St Andreasberg ⓘ Roter Bär Mine	Weiß (1990)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld ⓘ Charlotte Mine	Weiß (1990)
ⓘ St Lorenz Mine	Weiß (1990)
Göttingen District Harz (Landkreis Göttingen) ⓘ Weintraube Mine	Simon et al. (1997)
Walkenried Zorge ⓘ Brummerjan Mine	Weiß (1990)
Saxony-Anhalt Harz Ballenstedt Rieder ⓘ Greywacke quarry	Schaarschmidt (2007) +1 other reference
Mansfeld-Südharz Mansfeld ⓘ Tilkerode mining district	Tischendorf (1969) +1 other reference
Saxony Erzgebirgskreis Aue-Bad Schlema ⓘ Alberoda	Can Min 40 et al. (2002) +3 other references
Shaft 366 ⓘ Ruhmvoll vein system	Forster et al. (2004)
Bad Schlema ⓘ Niederschlema	Mineralogical Society of America - ...
ⓘ Schlema-Hartenstein mining district	American Mineralogist (1983)
Zwickau District Hartenstein ⓘ Shaft 371	Forster et al. (2003)

Indonesia
Bengkulu Province Rejang Lebong District (Rediang Lebong District) ⓘ Lebong Donok Mine	Simon et al. (1997)

Mexico
Durango Mapimí Municipality Mapimí ⓘ Monterrey Mine	Hoffmann (1968) +1 other reference
ⓘ Ojuela Mine	Moore et al. (2003)
ⓘ Monterrey Shaft	Moore (2008)

Middle East
ⓘ Hatrurim Formation	Vapnik et al. (2014)

Namibia
Oshikoto Region Tsumeb ⓘ Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine)	Desor (10/2020)

Poland
Lower Silesian Voivodeship Kłodzko County Gmina Stronie Śląskie ⓘ Kletno ?	Simon et al. (1997)

Russia
Irkutsk Oblast Bodaybinsky District Bodaibo Lena Gold District Kropotkinsky ore cluster ⓘ Sukhoi Log deposit	www.igem.ru (2001) +1 other reference
Murmansk Oblast Olenegorsk ⓘ Olenegorskoe Fe deposit	Bazai et al. (2009)
Tuva Todzhinsky District ⓘ Ak-Sug ore cluster	Shadchin et al. (2024)

Sweden (TL)
Östergötland County Valdemarsvik ⓘ Skrikerum Mine (TL)	Moore (1988) +2 other references
Värmland County Arvika Glava ⓘ Glava copper mining field (Yttre Rud Mines)	Scherbina (1941)

Switzerland
Aargau Rheinfelden ⓘ Weierfeld	Stalder et al. (1998)

UK
ⓘ Scotland	Tindle (2008)
North Ayrshire ⓘ Great Cumbrae	Spinks et al. (2014)

USA
Nevada Elko County ⓘ Gold Circle Mining District (Midas Mining District)	Castor et al. (2004)
ⓘ Midas Mine (Reco Mine; Big Chief group; King Midas claim; Dixie claim)	Tharalson +5 other references
Mineral County Aurora Mining District Durant vein ⓘ Chihuahua stope	Castor et al. (2004)
Washington Chelan County Wenatchee Mining District ⓘ Cannon Mine	Lasmanis (1995)

Uzbekistan
Tashkent Chatkal-Kuraminskii Range ⓘ Kizilalma deposit (Kyzylalma deposit)	Mineralogical Society of America - ...

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