Table 3 Minerals and clays identified on or related to naturally altered glasses (focus on anthropogenic glasses).

From: Microbial interactions with silicate glasses

Group

Mineral

Unknown/formation driver or not listed

Listed as possibly formed due to biological interaction

Listed as possibly abiotically induced

Sulfates

Syngenite [K2Ca(SO4)2·H2O]

173,174,175,176,177

 

Found with associated fungal hyphae, but listed as abiotically induced—10,158,178,179

Polyhalite [K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4·2H2O]

158,174,175,176

  

Gorgeyte [K2SO4·5CaSO4·H2O]

176

  

Gypsum [CaSO4·2H2O]

173,174,177

180

10,179

Arcanite [K2SO4]

174,175

  

Anglesite [PbSO4]

10

  

Carbonates

Calcite [CaCO3]

174,175,177,181

Can be if accompanied by the formation of weddellite and whewellite—54,125,182

179

Weddellite [CaC2O4·2H2O]

173

11,67,112,158,182,183

 

Whewellite [CaC2O4·H2O]

173

67,112,158,182,183

 

K2CO3

174,175

  

Ankerite [Ca(Fe,Mg,Mn)(CO3)2]

174

  

Eitelite [Na2Mg(CO3)2]

174

  

Cerussite [PbCO3]

174

  

Chukanovite [Fe(OH)2CO3]

184

  

Siderite [FeCO3]

184

  

Silicates

Amorphous (SiO2)

174

  

Quartz [SiO2]

173,174

 

10

Clays

174 Smectite;

175 palygorskite;

185 stevensite;

186

124

 

Phosphates

K6P6O12·3H2O

174

  

K2CaP6O18·6H2O

174

  

K3P3O9

174

  

(Fe,Mg,Mn)3PO4·8H2O

174

  

Ca2P2O7·2H2O

174

  

Chlorides

Sylvite (KCl)

174

  

Metals, metal oxides and sulfides

Bixbyite [(Mn,Fe)2O3]

158 Mn variety

  

Hematite [Fe2O3]

174

  

Pyrite [FeS2]

186

54

 

Mn2O3

174,175

  

Pb-permanganate [PbMnO4]

174

  

Metallic lead (Pb)

174

  
  1. Note - indicated minerals were listed in corresponding citations, but may not have been primary reporting source. Minerals from marine and terrain altered glasses are included.