by Rebecca Vessenes

The first grid is a word search for rock or mineral names—the flavortext referring to original composition and the title can be parsed as Beryllium Mine.

Each rock or mineral name is an IMA-approved name ending in –lite or –nite and also containing at least one rebus. Each nite or lite is used in exactly one rock or mineral name.

The unused letters read THESE UNUSED LETTERS WONT HELP YOU HAVE FOUND ALL WORDS TRY SOMETHING NEW

The second grid is comprised of images of elements from the photographic periodic table at http://periodictable.com/.

After overlaying the rebus grid on the elements grid and shading only the elements that appear in a given mineral’s composition, the grid reveals the answer PLYMOUTH ROCK

NameFormulaRebus
AlacraniteAs8S9ra
AntimonseliteSb2Se3ant
AntipiniteKNa3Cu2(C2O4)4ant, pi
AxeliteNa14Cu7(AsO4)8F2Cl2axe
BartoniteK3F10S14Bart
BuckhorniteAuPb2BiTe2S3buck
BunseniteNiObuns
CapgaronniteAgHgClScap
CaracoliteNa3Pb2(SO4)3Clcar
ChioliteNa5Al3F14chi
CobaltaustiniteCaCo(AsO4)(OH)tau
CubaniteCuFe2S3Cuba
CupromakopavoniteAg3Cu8Pb4Bi19S38cup
DaliranitePbHgAs2S6lira
FarringtoniteMg3(PO4)2ring
FelbertaliteCu2Pb6Bi8S19Bert
FerroseliteFeSe2rose
GetchelliteAsSbS3Che
GratonitePb9As4S15rat
GrootfonteinitePb3O(CO3)2root
HetaeroliteZnMn2O4eta
HoeliteC14H8O2hoe
HutchinsoniteTlPbAs5S9chi
KratochvíliteC13H10rat
MacedonitePbTiO3ace
MarathonitePd25Ge9rat
MelanothalliteCu2Cl2Onot
NielsenitePdCu3Niels
PääkköneniteSb2AsS2one
PinalitePb3WO5Cl2pin
PlumbopalladinitePd3Pb2plum, opal
PlumboselitePb3O2(SeO3)plum
PlumbostannitePb2Fe2Sn2Sb2S11plum
RobinsonitePb4Sb6S13robin
SassoliteH3BO3ass
SimonelliteC19H24one
SodaliteNa8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2soda
SperrylitePtAs2per
TausoniteSrTiO3tau
TeallitePbSnS2teal
ThorianiteThO2Thor
TubuliteAg2Pb22Sb20S53tub
VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Clvan
WassoniteTiSass
XanthoconiteAg3AsS3ant
XilingolitePb3Bi2S6xi