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Mineralogy

ALLITIC
AMORPHIC
ANHYDRITIC
CALCAREOUS *
CARBONATIC
CHLORITIC *
CLASTIC *
COPROGENOUS
DIATOMACEOUS EARTH
FERRIHUMIC
FERRIHYDRITIC
FERRITIC
FERRUGINOUS
GIBBSITIC
GLASSY
GLAUCONITIC
GYPSIC
HALLOYSITIC
HYPERGYPSIC
ILLITIC
ILLITIC (CALCAREOUS) *
ISOTIC
KAOLINITIC
MAGNESIC
MARLY
MICACEOUS
MICACEOUS (CALCAREOUS) *
MIXED
MIXED (CALCAREOUS) *
MONTMORILLONITIC *
MONTMORILLONITIC (CALCAREOUS) *
OPALINE
OXIDIC *
PARAMICACEOUS *
PARASESQUIC
SEPIOLITIC *
SERPENTINITIC *
SESQUIC
SILICEOUS
SILICEOUS (CALCAREOUS) *
SMECTITIC
UNCLASSIFIED *
VERMICULITIC
VERMICULITIC (CALCAREOUS) *
An asterisk (*) indicates an obsolete term.