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APPENDIX 1

Elements: graphite-2H (graphite-2H); graphite-3R (graphite-3R)
Sulphides: sternbergite-Oab2c (sternbergite); sternbergite-Oabc (argentopyrite); pyrrhotite-Hbbc (troilite); pyrrhotite-H2a2a6c (6C-type pyrrhotite); pyrrhotite-O2a2b11c (11C-type pyrrhotite); pearceite- ${\psi}Haac$ (pearceite); pearceite- ${\psi}H2a2a2c$ (arsenopolybasite); andorite-Oab12c (andorite); andorite- ${\psi}Oab24c$ (nakaseite)
Halogenides: atacamite-R2a2a3c (paratacamite)
Oxides: taaffeite-4H (taaffeite); taaffeite-9R; gibbsite- ${\psi}Oabc$ (bayerite); gibbsite-Mba2c (hydrargillite)
Carbonates: hydrotalcite-2H (manasseite); pyroaurite-3R (pyroaurite)
Borates: veatchite-Ma2bc (veatchite)
Sulphates: coquimbite-3R (paracoquimbite)
Phosphates, arsenates, and vanadates: variscite- ${\psi}Oabc$ (metavariscite); strengite- ${\psi}Oabc$ (metastrengite)
Silicates: chloritoid-Aabc (chloritoid-1A); zoisite-Mabc (clinozoisite); cordierite-1H (indialite); anthophyllite-O2abc (anthophyllite); wollastonite-Aabc (wollastonite); wollastonite-M2abc (parawollastonite)