List of minerals
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This is a list of minerals which have Wikipedia articles.
Minerals are distinguished by various chemical and physical properties. Differences in chemical composition and crystal structure distinguish the various species. Within a mineral species there may be variation in physical properties or minor amounts of impurities that are recognized by mineralogists or wider society as a mineral variety.
Mineral variety names are listed after the valid minerals for each letter.
For a more complete listing of all mineral names, see List of minerals recognized by the International Mineralogical Association.
A
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- Abellaite
- Abelsonite
- Abenakiite-(Ce)
- Abernathyite
- Abhurite
- Abramovite
- Abswurmbachite
- Abuite
- Acanthite
- Acetamide
- Achalaite
- Achávalite
- Actinolite
- Acuminite
- Adamite
- Adamsite-(Y)
- Adelite
- Admontite
- Adranosite
- Aegirine
- Aegirine-augite
- Aenigmatite
- Aerinite
- Aerugite
- Aeschynite-(Ce)
- Aeschynite-(Nd)
- Aeschynite-(Y)
- Afghanite
- Afmite
- Afwillite
- Agardite
- Agate
- Agrellite
- Agrinierite
- Aguilarite
- Aheylite
- Ahlfeldite
- Aikinite
- Aiolosite
- Ajoite
- Akaganéite
- Akaogiite
- Akatoreite
- Akdalaite
- Åkermanite
- Akhtenskite
- Akimotoite
- Akrochordite
- Aksaite
- Aktashite
- Alabandite
- Alacránite
- Alamosite
- Alarsite
- Albite
- Albrechtschraufite
- Alcantarillaite
- Aldermanite
- Aleksite
- Aleutite
- Alforsite
- Algodonite
- Aliettite
- Allabogdanite
- Allactite
- Allanite
- Allanpringite
- Allantoin
- Allargentum
- Alleghanyite
- Allendeite
- Alloclasite
- Allophane
- Alloriite
- Alluaivite
- Alluaudite
- Almandine
- Almarudite
- Alpeite
- Alpersite
- Alsakharovite-Zn
- Alstonite
- Altaite
- Alterite
- Althausite
- Althupite
- Altisite
- Alum-(K)
- Alum-(Na)
- Aluminite
- Aluminium
- Aluminoceladonite
- Aluminocopiapite
- Aluminosilicate
- Alumohydrocalcite
- Alunite
- Alunogen
- Alvanite
- Amakinite
- Amarantite
- Amblygonite
- Ameghinite
- Amesite
- Amicite
- Aminoffite
- Ammineite
- Amphibole (mineral group)
- Analcime (analcite)
- Anandite
- Anapaite
- Anatase
- Ancylite (mineral group)
- Andalusite
- Andersonite
- Andesine
- Andorite (IV/VI)
- Andradite
- Andrianovite
- Andychristyite
- Andyrobertsite
- Anglesite
- Anhydrite
- Anilite
- Ankerite
- Annabergite
- Annite
- Anorthite
- Anorthoclase
- Antarcticite
- Anthoinite
- Anthonyite
- Anthophyllite
- Antigorite
- Antimonselite
- Antimony
- Antipinite
- Antitaenite
- Antlerite
- Anzaite-(Ce)
- Apachite
- Apatite (mineral group)
- Aphthitalite
- Apjohnite
- Aplowite
- Apophyllite
- Apuanite
- Aqualite
- Aradite
- Aragonite
- Arakiite
- Aramayoite
- Arcanite
- Archerite
- Arctite
- Arcubisite
- Ardaite
- Arfvedsonite
- Argentite
- Argentobaumhauerite
- Argentojarosite
- Argentopyrite
- Argutite
- Argyrodite
- Arhbarite
- Armalcolite
- Armstrongite
- Arsendescloizite
- Arsenic
- Arseniosiderite
- Arsenoclasite
- Arsenolite
- Arsenopyrite
- Arsenuranospathite
- Arthurite
- Artinite
- Artroeite
- Asbecasite
- Asbolane
- Aschamalmite
- Ashburtonite
- Ashcroftine-(Y)
- Ashoverite
- Asisite
- Aspedamite
- Aspidolite
- Astrocyanite-(Ce)
- Astrophyllite
- Atacamite
- Atelestite
- Atencioite
- Athabascaite
- Atheneite
- Attikaite
- Aubertite
- Augelite
- Augite
- Aurichalcite
- Auricupride
- Aurorite
- Aurostibite
- Austinite
- Autunite
- Avicennite
- Avogadrite
- Awaruite
- Axinite (mineral group)
- Azoproite
- Azurite
- Varieties that are not valid species:
- Adamantine spar (variety of corundum)
- Agate (variety of chalcedony and quartz)
- Alabaster (variety of gypsum)
- Alexandrite (variety of chrysoberyl)
- Allingite (synonym of amber)
- Alum
- Amazonite (variety of microcline)
- Amethyst (purple variety of quartz)
- Ametrine (variety of quartz)
- Ammolite (organic; also a gemstone)
- Amosite (asbestiform grunerite)
- Antozonite (variety of fluorite)
- Anyolite (metamorphic rock - zoisite, ruby, and hornblende)
- Aquamarine (light blue variety of beryl)
- Argentite (high temperature form of acanthite)
- Asbestos (fibrous serpentine- or amphibole minerals)
- Auerlite (variety of thorite)
- Avalite (chromian variety of illite)
- Aventurine (variety of quartz)
B
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- Babefphite
- Babingtonite
- Baddeleyite
- Baileychlore
- Bakerite
- Balangeroite
- Banalsite
- Bannisterite
- Baotite
- Bararite
- Baratovite
- Barrerite
- Barstowite
- Baryte (barite)
- Barytocalcite
- Bassanite
- Bastnäsite (mineral group)
- Baumhauerite
- Bavenite
- Bayldonite
- Bayleyite
- Bazzite
- Becquerelite
- Benitoite
- Benstonite
- Bentorite
- Beraunite
- Berborite
- Bergenite
- Berlinite
- Berryite
- Berthierite
- Bertrandite
- Beryl
- Beryllonite
- Beudantite
- Bicchulite
- Biehlite
- Bilibinskite
- Bílinite
- Billietite
- Billwiseite
- Biotite
- Birnessite
- Bischofite
- Bismite
- Bismuth
- Bismuthinite
- Bismutite
- Bityite
- Bixbyite
- Blödite
- Blossite
- Bobfergusonite
- Boehmite
- Boleite
- Boltwoodite
- Bonaccordite
- Boracite
- Borax
- Bornite
- Botallackite
- Botryogen
- Boulangerite
- Bournonite
- Boussingaultite
- Bowieite
- Braggite
- Brassite
- Braunite
- Brazilianite
- Breithauptite
- Brewsterite (series of zeolites)
- Brezinaite
- Brianite
- Brianyoungite
- Briartite
- Bridgmanite
- Brochantite
- Brockite
- Bromargyrite
- Bromellite
- Bronzite
- Brookite
- Brownleeite
- Brownmillerite
- Brucite
- Brushite
- Buddingtonite
- Bukovite
- Bukovskyite
- Bultfonteinite
- Bunsenite
- Bustamite
- Bystrite
- Varieties that are not valid species:
- Barbertonite (polytype of stichtite)
- Bauxite (aluminium ore)
- Beckerite (natural resin)
- Bentonite (mixture of montmorillonite and other clays)
- Bixbite (red gem variety of beryl)
- Bowenite (variety of antigorite)
- Brammallite (variety of illite)
- Brokenhillite (not approved by IMA)
- Buergerite (renamed to fluor-buergerite)
- Bursaite (not approved by IMA)
- Bytownite (variety of anorthite)
C
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- Cabalzarite
- Cabriite
- Cacoxenite
- Cadmium
- Cadmoindite
- Cadmoselite
- Cadwaladerite
- Cafarsite
- Cafetite
- Cahnite
- Calaverite
- Calciborite
- Calcite
- Calderite
- Caledonite
- Calomel
- Calumetite
- Campigliaite
- Canasite
- Canavesite
- Cancrinite
- Canfieldite
- Carletonite
- Carlosruizite
- Carlsbergite
- Carminite
- Carnallite
- Carnotite
- Carobbiite
- Carpathite
- Carpholite
- Carrollite
- Caryopilite
- Cassiterite
- Cattierite
- Cavansite
- Celadonite
- Celestine
- Celsian
- Cerite
- Cerium
- Cerussite
- Cervandonite-(Ce)
- Cervantite
- Cesanite
- Cesbronite
- Chabazite (series of zeolites)
- Chaidamuite
- Chalcanthite
- Chalcocite
- Chalconatronite
- Chalcophyllite
- Chalcopyrite
- Challacolloite
- Chambersite
- Chamosite
- Changbaiite
- Chaoite
- Chapmanite
- Charlesite
- Charoite
- Chatkalite
- Chesterite
- Chibaite
- Childrenite
- Chiolite
- Chlorargyrite
- Chlorite (mineral group)
- Chloritoid
- Chlormayenite
- Chlorocalcite
- Chloroxiphite
- Chondrodite
- Chrisstanleyite
- Christite
- Chromite
- Chromium
- Chrysoberyl
- Chrysocolla
- Chrysotile
- Chvaleticeite
- Cinnabar
- Clarkeite
- Claudetite
- Clausthalite
- Clearcreekite
- Cleusonite
- Clinoclase
- Clinohedrite
- Clinohumite
- Clinoptilolite
- Clinozoisite
- Clintonite
- Cobaltite
- Coccinite
- Coconinoite
- Coesite
- Coffinite
- Cohenite
- Colemanite
- Colimaite
- Collinsite
- Coloradoite
- Columbite (mineral group)
- Combeite
- Conichalcite
- Connellite
- Cooperite
- Copiapite
- Copper
- Corderoite
- Cordierite
- Corkite
- Cornubite
- Cornwallite
- Corundum
- Cotunnite
- Covellite
- Coyoteite
- Creedite
- Cristobalite
- Crocoite
- Cronstedtite
- Crookesite
- Crossite (not approved by IMA)
- Cryolite
- Cryptomelane
- Cubanite
- Cumengeite
- Cummingtonite
- Cupalite
- Cuprite
- Cuprosklodowskite
- Cuprospinel
- Curite
- Cuspidine
- Cyanotrichite
- Cylindrite
- Cymrite
- Cyrilovite
- Varieties that are not valid species:
- Campylite (variety of mimetite)
- Carnelian (variety of quartz)
- Cementite (synthetic cohenite)
- Ceylonite (variety of spinel)
- Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of quartz and moganite)
- Chiastolite (variety of andalusite)
- Chlorastrolite (variety of pumpellyite-(Mg))
- Chrysoprase (green nickel bearing chalcedony)
- Chrysotile (group name - asbestiform serpentine)
- Citrine (yellow variety of quartz)
- Cleveite (variety of uraninite)
- Clinochrysotile (polytype of chrysotile)
- Coltan (short for minerals of the columbite group)
- Crocidolite (asbestiform riebeckite)
- Cymophane (variety of chrysoberyl)
D
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- Danalite
- Danburite
- Datolite
- Daubréeite
- Daubréelite
- Davemaoite
- Davidite
- Dawsonite
- Delafossite
- Delvauxite
- Demesmaekerite
- Derriksite
- Descloizite
- Devilline
- Diaboleite
- Diadochite
- Diamond
- Diaspore
- Dickite
- Digenite
- Dimorphite
- Diopside
- Dioptase
- Djerfisherite
- Djurleite
- Dmitryivanovite
- Dollaseite-(Ce)
- Dolomite
- Domeykite
- Donnayite-(Y)
- Doyleite
- Dresserite
- Drysdallite
- Duftite
- Dumortierite
- Dundasite
- Dypingite
- Dyscrasite
- Dzhalindite
- Varieties that are not valid species:
E
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- Edenite
- Edingtonite
- Edscottite
- Efremovite
- Ekanite
- Elaliite
- Elbaite (type of multicoloured tourmaline)
- Elkinstantonite
- Emmonsite
- Empressite
- Enargite
- Enstatite
- Eosphorite
- Ephesite
- Epidote
- Epsomite
- Ericssonite
- Erionite (series of zeolites)
- Erythrite
- Eskolaite
- Esperite
- Ettringite
- Euchlorine
- Euchroite
- Euclase
- Eucryptite
- Eudialyte
- Eudialyte group
- Euxenite-(Y)
- Eveite
- Evenkite
- Eveslogite
- Varieties that are not valid species:
- Elsmoreite (pure hydrokenoelsmoreite)
- Emerald (green gem variety of beryl)
F
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- Fabianite
- Farneseite
- Faujasite (subgroup of zeolites)
- Faustite
- Fayalite (olivine group)
- Feldspar (mineral group)
- Feldspathoid (mineral group)
- Felsőbányaite
- Fengchengite (eudialyte group)
- Ferberite
- Fergusonite (mineral group)
- Feroxyhyte
- Ferrierite (subgroup of zeolite minerals)
- Ferrihydrite
- Ferrimolybdite
- Ferro-actinolite
- Ferrogedrite
- Ferrohortonolite (olivine group)
- Ferronigerite-2N1S
- Ferropericlase
- Ferroselite
- Fettelite
- Fichtelite
- Fingerite
- Fletcherite
- Fluckite
- Fluellite
- Fluoborite
- Fluocerite
- Fluor-buergerite
- Fluor-liddicoatite
- Fluor-uvite
- Fluorapatite (apatite group)
- Fluorapophyllite-(K)
- Fluorcanasite
- Fluorcaphite
- Fluorellestadite
- Fluorite
- Fluororichterite (amphibole group)
- Fontarnauite
- Fornacite
- Forsterite (olivine group)
- Fougèrite (layered double hydroxide)
- Fourmarierite
- Fraipontite
- Francevillite
- Franckeite
- Frankamenite
- Frankdicksonite
- Frankhawthorneite
- Franklinite (spinel group)
- Franklinphilite
- Freibergite
- Freieslebenite
- Fukuchilite
- Varieties that are not valid species:
- Fassaite (variety of augite)
- Ferrocolumbite (synonym of columbite-(Fe))
- Ferrotantalite (synonym of tantalite-(Fe))
- Fluorspar (synonym of fluorite)
- Francolite (variety of fluorapatite)
G
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- Gabrielite
- Gadolinite (mineral group)
- Gagarinite-(Ce)
- Gahnite
- Galaxite
- Galena
- Galkhaite
- Gananite
- Ganophyllite
- Garnet (mineral group)
- Gaspeite
- Gatehouseite
- Gaylussite
- Gedrite
- Geerite
- Gehlenite
- Geigerite
- Geikielite
- Gembone
- Geocronite
- Georgerobinsonite
- Germanite
- Gersdorffite
- Getchellite
- Gibbsite
- Gilalite
- Gismondine
- Glauberite
- Glaucochroite
- Glaucodot
- Glauconite
- Glaucophane
- Gmelinite
- Godovikovite
- Goethite
- Gold
- Goldmanite
- Gonnardite
- Gordaite
- Gormanite
- Goslarite
- Graftonite
- Grandidierite
- Grandreefite
- Graphite
- Gratonite
- Greenalite
- Greenockite
- Gregoryite
- Greifensteinite
- Greigite
- Grossite
- Grossular
- Groutite
- Grunerite
- Guettardite
- Gugiaite
- Guilleminite
- Gunningite
- Guyanaite
- Gwihabaite
- Gypsum
- Varieties that are not valid species:
- Garnierite (a nickel ore)
- Gedanite (fossilized resin)
- Glessite (natural resin)
- Goshenite (colorless variety of beryl)
H
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- Hafnon
- Hagendorfite
- Haggertyite
- Haidingerite
- Haiweeite
- Håleniusite-(La)
- Halite
- Halloysite
- Halotrichite
- Hambergite
- Hanksite
- Hapkeite
- Hardystonite
- Harmotome
- Hauerite
- Hausmannite
- Hauyne
- Hawleyite
- Haxonite
- Hazenite
- Heazlewoodite
- Hectorite
- Hedenbergite
- Hellyerite
- Hematite
- Hemihedrite
- Hemimorphite
- Hemusite
- Hendricksite
- Heptasartorite
- Herbertsmithite
- Hercynite
- Herderite
- Hermannjahnite
- Hessite
- Heulandite (series of zeolites)
- Hexaferrum
- Hiärneite
- Hibonite
- Hidalgoite
- Hilgardite
- Hisingerite
- Hodgkinsonite
- Hoelite
- Hollandite
- Holmquistite
- Homilite
- Hopeite
- Hornblende (series of amphiboles)
- Howlite
- Hsianghualite
- Hubeite
- Hübnerite
- Huemulite
- Humite
- Huntite
- Hureaulite
- Hutchinsonite
- Huttonite
- Hydroboracite
- Hydrogrossular (series of garnets)
- Hydrohalite
- Hydrokenoelsmoreite
- Hydromagnesite
- Hydrotalcite
- Hydroxylapatite
- Hydrozincite
- Varieties that are not valid species:
- Hatchettite (a paraffin wax)
- Heliodor (greenish-yellow variety of beryl)
- Heliotrope (variety of chalcedony)
- Hessonite (variety of grossular)
- Hiddenite (variety of spodumene)
- Hyalite (variety of opal)
- Hyalophane (synonym of jaloallofane)
- Hypersthene (synonym of enstatite or ferrosilite, or mid-way member of the enstatite–ferrosilite series) (not approved by IMA)
I
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- Varieties that are not valid species:
J
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- Varieties that are not valid species:
- Jade (tough, green mineral either jadeite or nephrite amphibole)
- Jasper (variety of quartz)
- Jeffersonite (variety of augite)
K
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- Kaatialaite
- Kadyrelite
- Kaersutite
- Kainite
- Kainosite-(Y)
- Kalininite
- Kalinite
- Kalsilite
- Kamacite
- Kambaldaite
- Kamiokite
- Kampfite
- Kaňkite
- Kanoite
- Kaolinite
- Karlite
- Kasolite
- Kassite
- Katayamalite
- Kazakovite
- Kegelite
- Keilite
- Kenhsuite
- Kermesite
- Kernite
- Kesterite
- Keyite
- Khatyrkite
- Kidwellite
- Kieserite
- Kinoite
- Kleinite
- Knebelite
- Knorringite
- Kobellite
- Kochite
- Kogarkoite
- Kolbeckite
- Kornerupine
- Kosmochlor
- Kostovite
- Köttigite
- Kovdorskite
- Kratochvílite
- Kremersite
- Krennerite
- Krieselite
- Kröhnkite
- Krotite
- Kruťaite
- Krutovite
- Kukharenkoite-(Ce)
- Kuratite
- Kurnakovite
- Kutnohorite
- Kyanite
- Kyawthuite
- Varieties that are not valid species:
- Keilhauite (variety of titanite)
- Kerolite (variety of talc)
- Krantzite (natural resin)
- Kunzite (variety of spodumene)
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- Labradorite
- Labyrinthite
- Lanarkite
- Langbeinite
- Langite
- Lansfordite
- Lanthanite (group of rare earth carbonates)
- Laplandite-(Ce)
- Larnite
- Laumontite
- Laurionite
- Laurite
- Lautenthalite
- Lautite
- Lavendulan
- Lawsonite
- Lazulite
- Lazurite
- Lead
- Leadhillite
- Legrandite
- Leifite
- Leightonite
- Lepidocrocite
- Lepidolite
- Letovicite
- Leucite
- Leucophanite
- Leucophoenicite
- Lévyne (series of zeolites)
- Libethenite
- Liebigite
- Linarite
- Lindgrenite
- Linnaeite
- Lipscombite
- Liroconite
- Litharge
- Lithiophilite
- Livingstonite
- Lizardite
- Loellingite
- Lonsdaleite
- Loparite-(Ce)
- Lópezite
- Lorándite
- Lorenzenite
- Loveringite
- Ludlamite
- Ludwigite
- Lulzacite
- Lyonsite
- Varieties that are not valid species:
- Larimar (blue variety of pectolite)
- Lignite (a type of coal)
- Lodestone (a synonym of magnetite)
- Lublinite (variety of calcite)
M
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Mesolite.jpg/220px-Mesolite.jpg)
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- Macaulayite
- Macdonaldite
- Mackinawite
- Madocite
- Magadiite
- Maghemite
- Magnesioferrite
- Magnesiohastingsite
- Magnesiopascoite
- Magnesite
- Magnetite
- Majorite
- Malachite
- Malayaite
- Manganite
- Manganophyllite
- Manganosite
- Manganvesuvianite
- Mansfieldite
- Marcasite
- Margaritasite
- Margarite
- Marialite
- Maricite
- Marrite
- Marthozite
- Mascagnite
- Massicot
- Masuyite
- Mathesiusite
- Matlockite
- Maucherite
- Mawsonite
- Mckelveyite-(Y)
- Meionite
- Melanophlogite
- Melanterite
- Melilite
- Mellite
- Melonite
- Mendipite
- Mendozite
- Meneghinite
- Mereheadite
- Merenskyite
- Meridianiite
- Merrillite
- Mesolite
- Messelite
- Metacinnabar
- Metatorbernite
- Metazeunerite
- Meyerhofferite
- Miargyrite
- Mica (a group of silicate minerals)
- Microcline
- Microlite
- Miguelromeroite
- Millerite
- Millosevichite
- Mimetite
- Minium
- Minnesotaite
- Minyulite
- Mirabilite
- Mixite
- Moganite
- Mohite
- Mohrite
- Moissanite
- Molybdenite
- Molybdite
- Monazite
- Monohydrocalcite
- Monticellite
- Montmorillonite (clay mineral)
- Mooihoekite
- Moolooite
- Mordenite
- Moschellandsbergite
- Mosesite
- Mottramite
- Motukoreaite
- Mullite
- Mundite
- Murdochite
- Muscovite
- Musgravite (magnesiotaaffeite-6N'3S)
- Varieties that are not valid species:
- Magnesia
- Magnesiocummingtonite (magnesium-rich variety of cummingtonite)
- Malacolite (synonym of diopside)
- Manganocolumbite (synonym of columbite-(Mn))
- Manganotantalite (synonym of tantalite-(Mn))
- Mariposite (variety of phengite/muscovite)
- Meerschaum (variety of sepiolite)
- Melanite (variety of andradite)
- Menilite (variety of opal)
- Milky quartz (a cloudy white quartz)
- Morganite (a pink beryl)
N
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- Nabalamprophyllite
- Nabesite
- Nacrite
- Nadorite
- Nagyágite
- Nahcolite
- Naldrettite
- Nambulite
- Narsarsukite
- Natrolite
- Natron
- Natrophilite
- Nekrasovite
- Nelenite
- Nenadkevichite
- Nepheline
- Népouite
- Neptunite
- Nichromite
- Nickel
- Nickeline
- Niedermayrite
- Niningerite
- Nissonite
- Niter
- Nitratine
- Nobleite
- Nontronite
- Norbergite
- Normandite
- Northupite
- Nosean
- Nsutite
- Nuragheite
- Nyerereite
- Varieties that are not valid species:
- Nephrite (variety of tremolite/actinolite)
- Niobite (synonym of columbite)
- Niobite-tantalite (synonym of columbite-tantalite)
O
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- Okenite
- Oldhamite
- Olgite
- Olivenite
- Olivine (a group of silicate minerals)
- Olmiite
- Omphacite
- Oneillite
- Oosterboschite
- Oppenheimerite
- Ordóñezite
- Oregonite
- Orpiment
- Orthoclase
- Osarizawaite
- Osmium
- Osumilite
- Otavite
- Ottrelite
- Otwayite
- Varieties that are not valid species:
- Oligoclase (a mixture of albite and anorthite)
- Onyx (a monochromatic banded variety of chalcedony)
- Orthochrysotile (a polytype of chrysotile)
P
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- Pääkkönenite
- Pabstite
- Painite
- Palladium
- Palygorskite
- Panethite
- Panguite
- Papagoite
- Paragonite
- Paralaurionite
- Paramelaconite
- Pararealgar
- Paravauxite
- Pargasite
- Parisite-(Ce)
- Parsonsite
- Parthéite
- Pascoite
- Patrónite
- Paulingite (series of zeolites)
- Paulscherrerite
- Pearceite
- Pecoraite
- Pectolite
- Penfieldite
- Penikisite
- Penroseite
- Pentagonite
- Pentlandite
- Perhamite
- Periclase
- Perite
- Perovskite
- Petalite
- Petrovite
- Petzite
- Pezzottaite
- Pharmacolite
- Pharmacosiderite
- Phenakite
- Phillipsite (series of zeolites)
- Phlogopite
- Phoenicochroite
- Phosgenite
- Phosphophyllite
- Phosphosiderite
- Phosphuranylite
- Pickeringite
- Picropharmacolite
- Piemontite
- Pigeonite
- Pinalite
- Pinnoite
- Piypite
- Plagioclase Na-Ca feldspar series
- Plancheite
- Platinum
- Plattnerite
- Playfairite
- Plumbogummite
- Polarite
- Pollucite
- Polybasite
- Polycrase
- Polydymite
- Polyhalite
- Portlandite
- Posnjakite
- Poudretteite
- Povondraite
- Powellite
- Prehnite
- Proustite
- Pseudobrookite
- Pseudomalachite
- Pseudowollastonite
- Pumpellyite (group of sorosilicates)
- Purpurite
- Putnisite
- Pyrargyrite
- Pyrite
- Pyrochlore (mineral group)
- Pyrolusite
- Pyromorphite
- Pyrope
- Pyrophanite
- Pyrophyllite
- Pyroxene (group of silicate minerals)
- Pyroxferroite
- Pyroxmangite
- Pyrrhotite
- Varieties that are not valid species:
- Parachrysotile (a polytype of chrysotile)
- Pelagosite (variety of aragonite)
- Pericline (variety of albite)
- Peridot (gem-quality olivine)
- Perlite (volcanic glass)
- Phengite (variety of muscovite)
- Phosphorite (name given to impure, massive apatite.)
- Pimelite
- Pitchblende (a massive impure form of uraninite)
- Plessite (mixture of kamacite and taenite)
- Potassium alum or potash alum (as a mineral, is called alum-(K))
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R
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- Rakovanite
- Rambergite
- Rameauite
- Rammelsbergite
- Rapidcreekite
- Raslakite
- Raspite
- Rastsvetaevite
- Realgar
- Reederite-(Y)
- Reedmergnerite
- Reidite
- Reinerite
- Renierite
- Rheniite
- Rhodium
- Rhodochrosite
- Rhodonite
- Rhodplumsite
- Rhomboclase
- Richterite
- Rickardite
- Riebeckite
- Ringwoodite
- Roaldite
- Robertsite
- Rodalquilarite
- Romanèchite
- Romeite
- Rosasite
- Roscoelite
- Roselite
- Rosenbergite
- Rosickýite
- Routhierite
- Rozenite
- Rubicline
- Ruizite
- Russellite
- Ruthenium
- Rutherfordine
- Rutile
- Rynersonite
- Varieties that are not valid species:
- Rashleighite (variety of turquoise)
- Rhodolite (variety of pyrope)
- Rock crystal (quartz)
- Rose quartz (pink variety of quartz)
- Roumanite (amber)
- Ruby (red gem corundum)
S
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- Sabatierite
- Sabieite
- Sabinaite
- Sacrofanite
- Safflorite
- Sal ammoniac
- Saleeite
- Saliotite
- Salzburgite
- Samarskite-(Y)
- Sampleite
- Samsonite
- Samuelsonite
- Sanbornite
- Saneroite
- Sanguite
- Sanidine (orthoclase variety)
- Santabarbaraite
- Santite
- Saponite (clay mineral)
- Sapphirine
- Sarabauite
- Sarcolite
- Sarkinite
- Sassolite
- Satterlyite
- Sauconite
- Sborgite
- Scapolite (a group of silicate minerals)
- Schäferite
- Scheelite
- Schizolite
- Schmiederite
- Schoepite
- Schorl (black tourmaline)
- Schreibersite
- Schreyerite
- Schröckingerite
- Schwertmannite
- Scolecite
- Scorodite
- Scorzalite
- Scotlandite
- Scrutinyite
- Seamanite
- Searlesite
- Seeligerite
- Segelerite
- Seifertite
- Sekaninaite
- Selenium
- Seligmannite
- Sellaite
- Semseyite
- Senarmontite
- Sengierite
- Sepiolite
- Sérandite
- Serendibite
- Serpentine group
- Serpierite
- Sewardite
- Shandite
- Shattuckite
- Shigaite
- Shortite
- Siderite
- Siderophyllite
- Siderotil
- Siegenite
- Silicate perovskite
- Silicon
- Sillimanite
- Silver
- Simonellite
- Simpsonite
- Sincosite
- Sinkankasite
- Sinoite
- Skaergaardite
- Sklodowskite
- Skutterudite
- Smaltite
- Smectite (a group of clay minerals)
- Smithsonite
- Sodalite
- Soddyite
- Sonolite
- Sperrylite
- Spertiniite
- Spessartine
- Sphalerite
- Spherocobaltite
- Spinel
- Spodumene
- Spurrite
- Stannite
- Stannoidite
- Staurolite
- Steacyite
- Stellerite
- Stephanite
- Stercorite
- Stibarsen
- Stibiconite
- Stibiopalladinite
- Stibnite
- Stichtite
- Stilbite (series of zeolites)
- Stilleite
- Stillwaterite
- Stillwellite-(Ce)
- Stilpnomelane
- Stishovite
- Stolzite
- Strashimirite
- Strengite
- Stromeyerite
- Strontianite
- Struvite
- Studenitsite
- Studtite
- Sturmanite
- Stützite
- Suanite
- Suessite
- Sugilite
- Sulfur
- Sursassite
- Susannite
- Sussexite
- Svanbergite
- Sweetite
- Switzerite
- Sylvanite
- Sylvite
- Synchysite-(Ce)
- Syngenite
- Szenicsite
- Varieties that are not valid species:
- Sapphire (gem corundum of any color except red, especially blue varieties)
- Sard (a variety of chalcedony/quartz)
- Satinspar (a variety of gypsum)
- Selenite (a variety of gypsum)
- Simetite (a variety of amber)
- Smoky quartz (a brown or black variety of quartz)
- Soda niter (synonym of nitratine)
- Spectrolite (a variety of labradorite)
- Spessartite (synonym of spessartine)
- Sphene (synonym of titanite)
- Stantienite (a variety of amber)
- Sunstone (a variety of either oligoclase or orthoclase)
T
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Albite-Fluorite-jmix08-19a.jpg/220px-Albite-Fluorite-jmix08-19a.jpg)
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- Taaffeite
- Tachyhydrite
- Taenite
- Taikanite
- Talc
- Talmessite
- Talnakhite
- Tamarugite
- Tangeite
- Tantalite
- Tantite
- Tapiolite (mineral series)
- Taranakite
- Tarapacaite
- Tarbuttite
- Tausonite
- Teallite
- Tellurite
- Tellurium
- Tellurobismuthite
- Temagamite
- Tennantite
- Tenorite
- Tephroite
- Terlinguaite
- Teruggite
- Tetradymite
- Tetrahedrite
- Tetrataenite
- Thaumasite
- Thenardite
- Thermonatrite
- Thiospinel group
- Thomasclarkite-(Y)
- Thomsenolite
- Thomsonite (series of zeolites)
- Thorianite
- Thorite
- Thortveitite
- Tiemannite
- Tienshanite
- Tilleyite
- Tin
- Tinaksite
- Tincalconite
- Titanite
- Titanium
- Titanowodginite
- Tobermorite
- Todorokite
- Tokyoite
- Tongbaite
- Topaz
- Torbernite
- Tourmaline (group of silicate minerals)
- Tranquillityite
- Tremolite
- Trevorite
- Tridymite
- Triphylite
- Triplite
- Triploidite
- Tripuhyite
- Troilite
- Trona
- Tschermakite
- Tschermigite
- Tsumcorite
- Tsumebite
- Tugtupite
- Tungsten
- Tungstite
- Tuperssuatsiaite
- Turquoise
- Tusionite
- Tyrolite
- Tyrrellite
- Tyuyamunite
- Varieties that are not valid species:
- Tanzanite (variety of zoisite)
- Thulite (variety of zoisite)
- Thuringite (variety of chamosite)
- Travertine (form of calcium carbonate)
- Tsavorite (gem variety of grossularite garnet)
U
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- Wadsleyite
- Wagnerite
- Wairakite
- Wakabayashilite
- Wakefieldite
- Walfordite
- Wardite
- Warikahnite
- Warwickite
- Wassonite
- Water (as solid)
- Wattersite
- Wavellite
- Weddellite
- Weeksite
- Weilite
- Weissite
- Weloganite
- Whewellite
- Whiteite (group of minerals)
- Whitlockite
- Willemite
- Wiluite
- Witherite
- Wodginite
- Wolframite
- Wollastonite
- Woodhouseite
- Wöhlerite
- Wulfenite
- Wurtzite
- Wüstite
- Wyartite
X
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Y
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- Varieties that are not valid species:
- Yttrocerite (variety of fluorite)
- Yttrocolumbite (variety of columbite)
Z
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- Zabuyelite
- Zaccagnaite
- Zaherite
- Zaïrite
- Zakharovite
- Zanazziite
- Zaratite
- Zavaritskite
- Zektzerite
- Zellerite
- Zemannite
- Zeolite (group of silicate minerals)
- Zeunerite
- Zhanghengite
- Zhangpeishanite
- Zharchikhite
- Zhemchuzhnikovite
- Ziesite
- Zimbabweite
- Zincite
- Zinclipscombite
- Zincmelanterite
- Zincobotryogen
- Zincochromite
- Zincolivenite
- Zinkenite
- Zinnwaldite
- Zippeite
- Zircon
- Zirconolite
- Zircophyllite
- Zirkelite
- Znucalite
- Zoisite
- Zorite
- Zunyite
- Zussmanite
- Zykaite
- Varieties that are not valid species:
- Zajacite-(Ce) (name changed to gagarinite-(Ce))
- Zhonghuacerite-(Ce) (considered to be kukharenkoite-(Ce) or huanghoite-(Ce))
- Zinalsite (synonym of fraipontite)
See also
[edit]- Chemical gardening – Demonstration of metallic salts crystallization
- Classification of minerals – method of classifying minerals. Use Q12110334 for a particular class or grouping of minerals
- Classification of non-silicate minerals – List of IMA recognized minerals and groupings
- Classification of silicate minerals – List of IMA recognized minerals and groupings
- Classification of organic minerals – List of IMA recognized minerals and groupings
- Industrial mineral – Geological materials mined for commercial value in industry
- Critical mineral raw materials – European Union legislation
- List of decorative stones
- List of individual gemstones
- List of meteorite minerals
- List of minerals named after people
- List of minerals recognized by the International Mineralogical Association
- List of mineral tests
- List of minerals by optical properties
- Mineral collecting – Hobby of systematically collecting, identifying and displaying mineral specimens
- Timeline of the discovery and classification of minerals
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