This page is laid out the same way as the UISIC atencode.html and uses similar definitions.
The fields start from 522, as the latest UISIC atencode.html ended at 521, however if the UISIC has already allocated the numbers then there should be no problems updating the ones here to use the next available numbers.
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01 Native Elements
02 Sulfides
03 Oxides and Hydroxides
04 Halides
05 Arsenates
06 Borates
07 Carbonates
08 Nitrates
09 Phosphates
10 Silicates
11 Sulfates
12 Vanadates
13 Organic Minerals
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01001 Sulfur
02001 Chalcocite
02002 Chalcopyrite
02003 Cinnabar
02004 Galena
02005 Marcasite
02006 Metacinnabar
02007 Pyrite
02008 Pyrrhotite
02009 Realgar
02010 Sphalerite
02011 Stibnite
Others to be added based on my web page - JR.
See Tables of Cave Minerals
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01001 S
02001 Cu2S
02002 CuFeS2
02003 HgS
02004 PbS
02005 FeS2
02006 HgS
02007 FeS2
02008 Fe1-xS
02009 AsS
02010 (Zn, Fe)S
02011 Sb2S3
Others to be added based on my web page - JR
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1 cubic
2 orthorhombic
3 trigonal
4 tetragonal
5 monoclinic
5 triclinic
6 hexagonal
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01 triclinic (primitive P)
02 monoclinic (primitive P)
03 monoclinic (end-centered C or A)
04 orthorhombic (primitive P)
05 orthorhombic (end-centered C, B or A)
06 orthorhombic (body-centered I)
07 orthorhombic (face-centered F)
08 hexagonal (P)
09 rhombohedral (R)
10 tetragonal (primitive P)
11 tetragonal (body-centered I)
12 cubic (primitive P)
13 cubic (body-centered I)
14 cubic (face-centered F)
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02 first-order individual
04 second-order individual
06 aggregate
08 multi-aggregate
10 crust (growth surfaces)
12 ensemble
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2 splitted crystal
4 skeleton crystal
6 dendritic crystal
8 twinned crystal
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02 splitting grade a
04 splitting grade b
06 splitting grade c
08 splitting grade d
10 spherulite (splitting grade e)
12 spherulite bunch
14 discospherulite
16 spheroidolite
18 spherocrystal
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02 common
04 unusual
06 rare
08 as dripstone or flowstone
10 as erratics or helictites
12 as large crystals
14 as small crystals
16 as microscopic crystals
18 as fibrous aggregates
20 as a powder
22 dehydrating
24 deliquescent
26 under specific reducing or oxidising conditions
28 metastable
30 unknown
32 recognisable by its colour
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002 lava stalactite (conical, slender)
004 lava stalactite (conical, blunt)
006 lava stalactite (bulbous)
008 lava stalactite (cylindrical)
010 lava stalactite (tear drop)
012 lava stalactite (broad, stumpy)
014 lava stalactite (frothy, irregular)
016 lava stalactite (tubular, soda straw)
018 lava stalactite (tubular, knotted)
020 lava sharks teeth
022 lava stalagmite (globular)
024 lava stalagmite (lava rose)
026 lava stalagmite (bulbous)
028 lava stalagmite (broomstick)
030 lava column
032 lava column (separated)
034 lava drapery
036 lava flowstone (lava fall)
038 lava helictite
040 lava coralloid
042 lava conulite
044 lava raft
046 lava blister
048 Pele's hair
050 sandsicle
052 siltsicle
054 chocolate chips (curled sediment)
056 mud stalagmite
058 sand stalagmite
060 sand stringers
062 mud mushroom
064 sand boil
066 sand stalactite
068 sand concretion (cloud)
070 mud flowstone
072 sand flowstone
074 mud coating
076 sand coating
078 mud drapery
080 sand drapery
082 mud folia
084 sand folia
086 mud rimstone dam
088 sand rimstone dam
090 mud column
092 sand column
094 mud flower
096 sand flower
098 vermiculation, pimple-like spots
100 vermiculation, plate-like spots
102 vermiculation, bubble-like spots
104 vermiculation, elongated spots
106 vermiculation, tiger skin
108 vermiculation, hieroglyphic
110 vermiculation, dendritic
112 pigotite crust
114 pigotite rimstone dam
116 pigotite flowstone
118 pigotite stalagmite
120 amberat crust
122 mumijo crust
124 mumijo stalactite
126 mumijo flowstone
128 mumijo drapery
130 mumijo stalagmite
132 asphalt crust
134 asphalt flowstone
136 asphalt stalagmite
138 peat stalactite
140 rootsicle (stalactite)
142 rootsicle (pool finger)
144 rootsicle (deflected stalactite)
146 rootsicle (pseudo helictite)
148 rootsicle (showerhead)
150 rootsicle (network)
152 rootsicle (column)
154 rootsicle (root stalagmite)
156 artificial "cave" deposit - blister
158 artificial "cave" deposit - flowstone, calcite
160 artificial "cave" deposit - cave pearl, calcite
162 artificial "cave" deposit - cave pearl, aragonite
164 artificial "cave" deposit - stalactite, calcite
166 artificial "cave" deposit - stalactite, aragonite
168 artificial "cave" deposit - stalactite, wind deflected
170 artificial "cave" deposit - helictite, calcite
172 artificial "cave" deposit - helictite, aragonite
174 artificial "cave" deposit - gypsum crystals
176 artificial "cave" deposit - other
178 carbidimite - vase form (vaterite)
180 carbidimite - narrow tube form (calcite)
182 guano-fire mineral - pyrophosphite
184 guano-fire mineral - arnhemite
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02 anthodite
04 balloon, cave
06 blister, cave
08 boxwork
10 bubble, cave
12 cap, cave
14 coating
16 column
18 conulite
20 coralloid
22 coral pipe
24 crust
26 cup, cave
28 drapery
30 fibrous speleothem
32 flower, cave
34 flowstone
36 folia
38 frostwork
40 geysermite
42 helictite
44 hood, cave
46 moonmilk
48 pearl, cave
50 pool finger
52 powder, cave
54 raft, cave
56 rim
58 rimstone dam
60 ring, cave
62 shelfstone
64 shield, cave
66 showerhead, cave
68 spar
70 stalactite
72 stalagmite
74 tray, cave
76 tube, cave
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0602 ball, gypsum
0802 septaria
0804 reticulated fins
1804 birdbath
1806 fans, cave
2002 leaves, cave
2004 tower coral
2402 starburst gypsum
2404 alteration crust
3002 hair (angel hair or thread)
3004 cotton, cave
3006 rope, cave
3008 snow, cave
3402 canopy flowstone
3404 bladed flowstone
5402 cone, cave
5802 lotus rimstone
6202 crescent shelfstone
6402 welt
6602 waterspout
6802 spar, calcite
6804 swords, cave
6806 spar, pool
6808 spar, wall
6810 selenite needles
6812 spar, selenite
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0202 quill
0204 flos ferri
0206 pseudo helictite
0602 hemispherical
0603 crinkle
0604 hornets nest
0802 mostly calcite
0804 mostly gypsum
0806 mostly goethite
0808 mostly halite
0810 mostly quartz
0812 mostly malachite and azurite
0814 spheroidal or lens shaped
0816 mud crack filling
0818 polygonal filling over wall clastics
1002 full bubble
1004 half bubble
1006 aragonite bubble
1008 calcified foam
1402 subaerial
1404 subaerial, clear
1406 aerosol sinter
1408 subaqueous coatings
1410 cave clouds
1602 pillar
1604 hanging
1606 gypsum (solid)
1608 gypsum (hollow)
1802 mud cup
1804 moonmilk
1806 with cave pearls
1808 prototype stalagmite
1810 pseudomorphic after holes
1812 antiestalagmitas
1814 free hanging
1816 gypsum macrocrystal
2002 popcorn
2004 grapes
2006 knobstone
2008 coral
2010 clusterites
2012 globularites
2014 botryoids
2016 spattermites
2018 cauliflower
2020 grapefruit
2022 calcite blade
2024 button popcorn
2026 flower popcorn
2028 mushroom popcorn
2030 mitten popcorn
2032 palm stem popcorn
2034 upturned noses
2036 crested coralloids
2038 lizard skin
2040 death coral
2042 little pine trees
2044 little soldiers
2044 slender trees
2202 calcified coral pipes
2204 uncalcified silt pillars
2206 gypsum coral pipes
2402 granular crust
2404 fibrous crust
2406 tabular gypsum crust
2408 blistered crust
2410 buckled crust
2412 snowball crust
2414 clinker crust
2416 sand crust
2602 stair steps
2604 polycrystalline (hemispherical) cups
2606 monocrystalline cups (pyramids, hoppers)
2802 curtain
2804 angel wings
2806 flags
2808 tobacco leaves
2810 ruffled ribbons
2812 cornices
2814 elephant ears
2816 tightly furled draperies
2818 fringed draperies
2820 bacon draperies
2822 tattered shawls
3002 elastic
3004 spiral
3006 wool (fluff or candy floss)
3008 puffballs (cottonballs)
3010 beards (whiskers)
3012 coffee and cream
3014 ephemeres
3202 spiders (transistors, hairbrushes)
3204 ice-formed gypsum flowers
3402 waterfall flowstone
3404 sheeting flowstone
3406 monocrystalline flowstone (triangles of calcite)
3408 crenulated surface
3410 clastic canopy (false floor)
3412 stalactiflat
3414 stalagmiflat
3416 bell canopy
3418 baldacino canopy
3420 subaqueous flowstone (stream)
3422 subaqueous flowstone (deep water)
3602 calcite folia
3604 halite folia
3606 mud folia
3802 resemble cactus or thistle plants
3804 christmas trees (aragonite dendritic stalagmite)
3806 skeleton crystal (edge of calcite scalenohedrons)
3808 outward radiating needle clusters
3810 needle bundles subparallel to wall
3812 aragonite needles radiating from stalks
4002 geysermite
4004 anagmite
4202 filiform (thread-like, threads, feathers, dendrites or microhelictites)
4204 beaded (sea weed, cave weed, branched or radiating)
4206 vermiform (worm like, twisting or bifurcating)
4208 antler (twig-like, thickened)
4210 heligmite
4212 rectilinear rod
4214 branched beaded
4216 sea anemone
4218 corkscrew
4220 unicorn horn
4222 anemolite erratic
4224 pseudo helictite
4226 subaqueous vermiform
4228 subaqueous wuerms
4230 subaqueous helictite bushes
4232 saws
4234 rods
4236 butterflies
4238 hand (shell)
4240 upturned
4242 peripatus
4244 ribbon
4602 fibrous-lamellar (calcite pseudomorphic after monohydrocalcite)
4604 acicular prismatic (calcite paramorphic agter aragonite)
4606 microamular (residual weathering product of limestone)
4608 black moonmilk
4610 bony fingers
4612 cottage cheese form
4614 brain coral form
4616 stalactitic form
4618 cottonball, subaqueous
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Discussions of cave minerals and speleothems are generally conducted by the
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