bergenite

Bergen in Saxony, Germany, where it can be found, + -ite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing barium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.


benstonite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing barium, calcium, carbon, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and strontium.


aspidolite

From Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and titanium.


baumhauerite

Named in 1902 by Richard Harrison Solly in honour of Heinrich Adolf Baumhauer (1848-1926), Professor of Mineralogy at the University of Fribourg.
Baumhauer + -ite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, lead, and sulfur.


belkovite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-ditrigonal dipyramidal brown mineral containing barium, niobium, oxygen, silicon, and titanium.


attakolite

From Ancient Greek ἄττακος (áttakos, “salmon”) + -lite, for its color.

uder

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, silicon, and strontium.


bavenite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, beryllium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.


bermanite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.


bartonite

From Barton + -ite, after Paul B. Barton, Jr., sulfide petrologist with the U.S. Geological Society.

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal black brown mineral containing iron, potassium, and sulfur.


belloite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing chlorine, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.


bernardite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing antimony, arsenic, sulfur, and thallium.


baumstarkite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal gray to white mineral containing antimony, arsenic, silver, and sulfur.


bilinite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and sulfur.


billietite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing barium, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.


arupite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, nickel, oxygen, and phosphorus.


bolivarite

(mineralogy) An amorphous mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.


bismoclite

For its composition, (BISM)uth, (O)xide, and (CL)oride (omitting the H), + -ite.

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing bismuth, chlorine, and oxygen.


bellidoite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal silver gray mineral containing copper and selenium.


blatonite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal canary yellow mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.


boyleite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic white mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, sulfur, and zinc.


barysilite

From Ancient Greek βαθύς (bathús, “heavy”), the inclusion of (SI)licon, and λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing lead, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.


blatterite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal black mineral containing antimony, boron, iron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.


bonattite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic blue mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.


beusite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic reddish brown mineral containing calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.


beudantite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, and sulfur.


bernalite

Named after British crystallographer John Desmond Bernal + -ite

named-after

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.


boralsilite

For its composition, (BOR)on, (AL)uminum, and (SIL)icon, + -ite.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, boron, oxygen, and silicon.


bornhardtite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing cobalt and selenium.


brenkite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal colorless mineral containing calcium, carbon, fluorine, and oxygen.


brandholzite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-pyramidal colorless mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.


berlinite

From Berlin + -ite, named in honor of Swedish chemist Nils Johan Berlin.

(mineralogy) A trigonal-trapezohedral mineral containing aluminum, oxygen, and phosphorus.


bottinoite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, nickel, and oxygen.


bismutoferrite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing bismuth, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and silicon.


bostwickite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic dark red mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.


bradleyite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, magnesium, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.


boltwoodite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and uranium.


brezinaite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic brownish gray mineral containing chromium and sulfur.


bredigite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.


borcarite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing boron, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.


brockite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-trapezohedral mineral containing calcium, cerium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and thorium.


brunogeierite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing germanium, iron, and oxygen.


brandtite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.


bornemanite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic light yellow mineral containing barium, fluorine, hydrogen, manganese, niobium, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, silicon, sodium, and titanium.


bobierrite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.


bukovite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing copper, iron, selenium, and thallium.


bulachite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral containing aluminum, arsenic, hydrogen, and oxygen.


brindleyite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal yellow green mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, nickel, oxygen, and silicon.


burnsite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal dark red mineral containing cadmium, chlorine, copper, oxygen, potassium, and selenium.


buryatite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal light violet gray mineral containing aluminum, boron, calcium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, silicon, and sulfur.


buchwaldite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal white mineral containing calcium, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.


bushmakinite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic bright yellow mineral containing aluminum, chromium, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur, vanadium, and zinc.


burckhardtite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and tellurium.


brannerite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, cerium, iron, oxygen, titanium, and uranium.


bustamite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.


calciocopiapite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and sulfur.


brendelite

Named after German mining director Christain Friedrich Brendel, + -ite.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing bismuth, hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, and phosphorus.


bystrite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal yellow mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.


burangaite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.


calciotantite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-trapezohedral colorless mineral containing calcium, niobium, oxygen, and tantalum.


bussenite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pedial yellowish brown mineral containing barium, calcium, carbon, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, silicon, sodium, strontium, and titanium.


buckhornite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal black mineral containing bismuth, gold, lead, sulfur, and tellurium.


calcjarlite

For its composition of (CALC)ium and its relationship to jarlite.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, sodium, and strontium.


callaghanite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, copper, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.


armenite

After the Armen mine, Kongsberg, Norway, + -ite

Pure armenite is colorless and has well developed prismatic pseudohexagonal crystals with poorly developed terminal faces.

1939 June 17, Henrich Neumann, “Armenite, a new mineral”, in Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift, volume 19, page 312:

All reported armenites are of nearly end-member composition.

2003, Hetherington, Callum J., et al., “Formation of armenite in the Berisal Complex, Simplon Region, Switzerland.”, in Swiss Bulletin of Mineralogy and Petrology, volume 83, number 3, page 243:

Although armenite contains 10 inequivalent Si-positions, only the topochemically distinct Si sites are resolved in the NMR spectrum.

2012, Robin K. Harris, NMR Crystallography:

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, barium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.


bracewellite

Named after director of British Guyana Geological Survey and professor at the University of the West Indies Smith Bracewell, + -ite.

named-after

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chromium, hydrogen, and oxygen.


burtite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral colorless mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and tin.


calumetite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral containing chlorine, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.


burbankite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing barium, calcium, carbon, cerium, oxygen, sodium, and strontium.


calciobetafite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral reddish brown mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, niobium, oxygen, thorium, titanium, and uranium.


cancrisilite

Named for its relationship to cancrinite with a high (SIL)icon-to-aluminum ratio.

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


calcioferrite

en-noun

calcioferrite (usually uncountable, plural calcioferrites)

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.


borovskite

Likely borrowed from Russian. Also Borovsky + -ite. Named for Igor Borisovich Borovsky.

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral dark gray mineral containing antimony, palladium, and tellurium.


calderonite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, and vanadium.


calzirtite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, oxygen, titanium, and zirconium.


cannonite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing bismuth, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.


camerolaite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal blue green mineral containing aluminum, antimony, carbon, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.


calciohilairite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-trapezohedral mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and zirconium.


canaphite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic colorless mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.


calcurmolite

For its composition of (CALC)ium, (UR)anium , and (MOL)ybdenum, + -ite.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic honey yellow mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, molybdenum, oxygen, and uranium.


benleonardite

Named after Dr. Benjamin Franklin Leonard III: Ben + Leonard + -ite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal very pale blue mineral containing antimony, arsenic, silver, sulfur, and tellurium.


canasite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.


butlerite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and sulfur.


calcioaravaipaite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.


boldyrevite

(mineralogy) An amorphous mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and sodium.


carlfriesite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic yellow mineral containing calcium, oxygen, and tellurium.


carlosruizite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing chromium, hydrogen, iodine, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, selenium, sodium, and sulfur.


caresite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-trapezohedral mineral containing aluminum, carbon, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.


caminite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and sulfur.


carbocernaite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing barium, calcium, carbon, cerium, oxygen, sodium, and strontium.


calciouranoite

(mineralogy) A triclinic mineral containing barium, calcium, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, sodium, and uranium.


caoxite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal colorless mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.


carlsbergite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral gray mineral containing chromium and nitrogen.


canavesite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic white mineral containing boron, carbon, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.


campigliaite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and sulfur.


carraraite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal milky white mineral containing calcium, carbon, germanium, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.


cassedanneite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic red orange mineral containing chromium, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and vanadium.


carlhintzeite

(mineralogy) A triclinic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, and oxygen.


carrboydite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal mineral containing aluminum, carbon, copper, hydrogen, nickel, oxygen, and sulfur.


cattierite

(mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal white mineral containing cobalt and sulfur.


caracolite

Named after a town near the type locality, Caracoles, Chile, + -ite.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral with the chemical formula Na₃Pb₂(SO₄)₃Cl.


carboborite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing boron, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.


catalanoite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal colorless mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.


cervelleite

(mineralogy) An isometric mineral containing silver, sulfur, and tellurium.


caswellsilverite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral yellow gray mineral containing chromium, sodium, and sulfur.


cetineite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-pyramidal mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, sodium, and sulfur.


cassidyite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, nickel, oxygen, and phosphorus.


carmichaelite

Named after American professor of geology at University of California, Berkeley Dr. Ian Stuart Edward Carmichael (1930–2011)

named-after

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing chromium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and titanium.


catamarcaite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal gray mineral containing copper, germanium, iron, silver, sulfur, and tungsten.


carlosturanite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic light brown mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and titanium.


barroisite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic blue mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


cechite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal black mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, and vanadium.


armangite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral black mineral containing arsenic, carbon, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.


cesstibtantite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing antimony, cesium, fluorine, hydrogen, niobium, oxygen, sodium, and tantalum.


chaidamuite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pedial mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, sulfur, and zinc.


cesplumtantite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal colorless mineral containing antimony, calcium, cesium, lead, niobium, oxygen, sodium, tantalum, and tin.


carminite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, arsenic, cobalt, copper, hydrogen, iron, lead, and oxygen.


chalcosiderite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.


chalcoalumite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing aluminum, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.


changbaiite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing lead, niobium, and oxygen.


caryinite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, calcium, lead, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.


changchengite

(mineralogy) An isometric-tetartoidal mineral containing bismuth, iridium, and sulfur.


chambersite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing boron, chlorine, manganese, and oxygen.


cannizzarite

From Cannizzaro + -ite, named after Italian chemist Stanislao Cannizzaro (1826–1910).

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing bismuth, lead, and sulfur.


cebollite

Named for type locality Cebolla Creek in Gunnison County, Colorado, + -ite.

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.


changoite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, sodium, sulfur, and zinc.


chadwickite

From Chadwick + -ite, after Sir James Chadwick.

(mineralogy) A tetragonal yellow mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.


chalcomenite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal light blue mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and selenium.


catapleiite

en-noun

catapleiite (countable and uncountable, plural catapleiites)

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.


chalconatronite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic greenish blue mineral containing carbon, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium.


chelkarite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal colorless mineral containing boron, calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.


cerchiaraite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal deep green mineral containing aluminum, barium, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.


arseniosiderite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.


chalcophanite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.


chloromenite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic tobacco green mineral containing chlorine, copper, oxygen, and selenium.


chenevixite

Named after Richard Chenevix (1774-1830), French chemist and the analyst of an arsenate of copper and iron from Cornwall in 1801 that was later shown to be chenevixite.
Chenevix + -ite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.


chloraluminite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing aluminum, chlorine, hydrogen, and oxygen.


chayesite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal dark blue mineral containing iron, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, and silicon.


chernikovite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal light yellow mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.


charlesite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, boron, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sulfur.


chekhovichite

Named after Professor Sergei Konstantinovich Chekhovich (1917-1997), Kazakh mineralogist.
Chekhovich + -ite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing bismuth, iron, lead, oxygen, and tellurium.


cesarolite

Named after Italian professor of mineralogy at University of Liége Giuseppe Raimondo Pio Cesàro (1849–1939) + -lite.

named-after

(mineralogy) A trigonal mineral containing hydrogen, lead, manganese, and oxygen.


capgaronnite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing bromine, chlorine, iodine, mercury, silver, and sulfur.


chelyabinskite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic white mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sulfur.


camgasite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.


cascandite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal light pink mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, scandium, and silicon.


chromferide

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral gray white mineral containing chromium and iron.


cherepanovite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic and rhodium.


chatkalite

Named for type locality Chatkal Range in Uzbekistan, + -ite.

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-scalenohedral pale rose mineral containing copper, iron, sulfur, and tin.


carpholite

en-noun

carpholite (countable and uncountable, plural carpholites)

From Ancient Greek κάρφος (kárphos, “straw”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”) for its appearance of long, slender crystallization and color.

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.


chengdeite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral steel black mineral containing iridium and iron.


chrisstanleyite

Chris Stanley, the Deputy Head and Associate Keeper at the Department of Mineralogy at The Natural History Museum in London + -ite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing copper, palladium, selenium, and silver.


chamosite

Named after the location Chamoson, Rhone Valley, Switzerland, + -ite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.


chestermanite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, antimony, boron, iron, magnesium, and oxygen.


chiluite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal yellow mineral containing bismuth, molybdenum, oxygen, and tellurium.


chlorartinite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal white mineral containing carbon, chlorine, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.


buttgenbachite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, copper, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.


chlorophoenicite

(mineralogy) A mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.


cianciulliite

From Cianciulli + -ite, named after John Cianciulli, an American mineralogist.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic gray mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.


chrombismite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal mineral containing bismuth, chromium, and oxygen.


chiavennite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing beryllium, calcium, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.


chromceladonite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing chromium, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, and silicon.


chromatite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal lemon mineral containing calcium, chromium, and oxygen.


chudobaite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and zinc.


clinotobermorite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.


chursinite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, mercury, and oxygen.


chromdravite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing boron, chromium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


caryopilite

From Ancient Greek κάρυον (káruon, “nut”) for its brown color and πίλος (pílos, “felt”) for its texture, + -ite.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.


claraite

(mineralogy) A triclinic blue mineral containing carbon, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and zinc.


clinosafflorite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, cobalt, iron, and nickel.


clerite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal black mineral containing antimony, manganese, and sulfur.


chantalite

Named after the wife of Halil Sarp (discoverer), Chantal Sarp + -ite.

named-after

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.


cliffordite

(mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal mineral containing oxygen, tellurium, and uranium.


choloalite

From Nahuatl choloa (“evasive”), because it was not found in the type locality mine for several years, + -lite.

(mineralogy) An isometric dark green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and tellurium.


clairite

From Claire + -ite, after Claire Zingg Martini, wife of Jacques Martini, who discovered and named the mineral.

(mineralogy) A triclinic yellow mineral containing hydrogen, iron, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.


clinochalcomenite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic bluish green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and selenium.


clearcreekite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic pale greenish yellow mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, mercury, and oxygen.


chalcothallite

For its composition, Ancient Greek χαλκός (khalkós, “copper”) and (THALL)ium + -ite.

uder

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing antimony, copper, iron, sulfur, and thallium.


clinokurchatovite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic light gray mineral containing boron, calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.


chlorbartonite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal yellowish brown mineral containing chlorine, copper, iron, potassium, and sulfur.


cobaltomenite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing cobalt, hydrogen, oxygen, and selenium.


clinomimetite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, lead, and oxygen.


clinophosinaite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic light violet mineral containing calcium, oxygen, phosphorus, silicon, sodium, and strontium.


coalingite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, and oxygen.


cochromite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing aluminum, chromium, cobalt, iron, magnesium, nickel, and oxygen.


chalcocyanite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing copper, oxygen, and sulfur.


cobaltarthurite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, cobalt, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.


comblainite

After Gordon Comblain, mineralogist, + -ite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing carbon, cobalt, hydrogen, nickel, and oxygen.


cornetite

(mineralogy) A mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.


conichalcite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing arsenic, calcium, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.


clinocervantite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing antimony and oxygen.


claringbullite

Named after British Keeper of Mineralogy at the Natural History Museum Gordon Frank Claringbull + -ite

named-after

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.


ciprianiite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic pale brown mineral containing aluminum, beryllium, boron, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, lithium, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, thorium, titanium, and uranium.


clinoholmquistite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, lithium, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.


cobaltkieserite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic pink mineral containing arsenic, cobalt, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sulfur.


coulsonite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral blue gray mineral containing iron, oxygen, and vanadium.


comancheite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral containing bromine, chlorine, mercury, and oxygen.


crawfordite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing carbon, oxygen, phosphorus, sodium, and strontium.


cobaltaustinite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal green mineral containing arsenic, calcium, cobalt, hydrogen, and oxygen.


clinobehoite

From clino- + translingual Be (symbol for beryllium) + translingual H (symbol for hydrogen) + translingual O (symbol for oxygen) + -ite.

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(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing beryllium, hydrogen, and oxygen.


coronadite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, barium, lead, manganese, oxygen, and vanadium.


costibite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal steel gray mineral containing antimony, cobalt, and sulfur.


cuboargyrite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral grayish black mineral containing antimony, silver, and sulfur.


cavoite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal colorless mineral containing calcium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and vanadium.


cryolithionite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, lithium, and sodium.


corrensite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.


clinobisvanite

From clino- + bis(muth) + van(adium) + -ite.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing bismuth, oxygen, and vanadium.


creaseyite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, copper, hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, and silicon.


cornubite

From Cornubia (“medieval Latin name of Cornwall”) + -ite.

suffix

(mineralogy) A mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen with chemical formula Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄.


chromphyllite

For its composition of (CHROM)ium and its micaceous cleavage, Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) + -ite.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic emerald green mineral containing aluminum, barium, chromium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, and silicon.


crerarite

From Crerar + -ite, after David Crerar, an American geologist.

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing bismuth, lead, platinum, selenium, and sulfur.


corvusite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, sodium, and vanadium.


cuprotungstite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tungsten.


criddleite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing antimony, gold, silver, sulfur, and thallium.


cuprorhodsite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral gray mineral containing copper, rhodium, and sulfur.


cuprorivaite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal blue mineral containing calcium, copper, oxygen, and silicon.


chiolite

From Ancient Greek χιών (khiṓn, “snow”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”), because of its resemblance to cryolite (also Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos, “cold”)).

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, and sodium.

kioliitti

a mineral of aluminum, fluorine and sodium


clinoungemachite

From clino- + the name of French mineralogist Henri-Leon Ungemach + -ite.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, potassium, sodium, and sulfur.


cuproiridsite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral gray mineral containing copper, iridium, and sulfur.


chervetite

From Chervet (“a surname”) + -ite; after French mineralogist Jean Chervet.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing lead, oxygen, and vanadium.


delindeite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic gray pink mineral containing aluminum, barium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and titanium.


darapskite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, sodium, and sulfur.


denningite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing manganese, oxygen, tellurium, and zinc.


coutinhoite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal yellow mineral containing barium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, silicon, thorium, and uranium.


deloryite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing copper, hydrogen, molybdenum, oxygen, and uranium.


donpeacorite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal yellow orange mineral containing magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.


clinoferrosilite

From clino- + ferrosilite, named for being a monoclinic dimorph of ferrosilite.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.


doloresite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, and vanadium.


curienite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal canary yellow mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, uranium, and vanadium.


dietrichite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, sulfur, and zinc.


dienerite

From Diener + -ite, after Austrian paleontologist Karl Diener (1862-1928).

(mineralogy) An isometric-hextetrahedral gray white mineral containing arsenic and nickel.


ferchromide

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral gray white mineral that is an alloy of chromium and iron.


fairbankite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal colorless mineral containing lead, oxygen, and tellurium.


denisovite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.


fedorite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.


dusmatovite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing lithium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, yttrium, zinc, and zirconium.


fairchildite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal colorless mineral containing calcium, carbon, oxygen, and potassium.


fermorite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and strontium.


fahleite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and zinc.


fencooperite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, barium, carbon, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and silicon.


dorrite

(mineralogy) A triclinic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.


fairfieldite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.


feitknechtite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.


dumontite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.


darapiosite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing lithium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.


dugganite

From Duggan + -ite, named after Marjorie Duggan, an analytical chemist.

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, silicon, tellurium, vanadium, and zinc.


clinochlore

en-noun

clinochlore (countable and uncountable, plural clinochlores)

From clino- + Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “green”).

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(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.


diaphorite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, lead, silver, and sulfur.


fedotovite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing copper, oxygen, potassium, and sulfur.


delrioite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, strontium, and vanadium.


cyanochroite

From cyano- + Ancient Greek χρώς (khrṓs) + -ite.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic green blue mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, and sulfur.


ferrarisite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen.


fernandinite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic dark green mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and vanadium.


ferrostrunzite

(mineralogy) A triclinic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.


cubanite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing copper, iron, and sulfur.


ferrisurite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, carbon, copper, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


ferrobarroisite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic green mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


ferritungstite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, potassium, sodium, and tungsten.


calcioburbankite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal pyramidal mineral that includes calcium, carbon, oxygen, sodium, and strontium.


ferrisymplesite

(mineralogy) An amorphous mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.


ferrimolybdite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, molybdenum, and oxygen.


dervillite

Named after French professor at University of Strasbourg Dr. Henri Derville + -ite.

named-after

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic brownish black mineral containing arsenic, silver, and sulfur.


fenaksite

Fe (iron) + Na (sodium) + K (potassium) + Si (silicon) + -ite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.


ferrinatrite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, sodium, and sulfur.


ferrobustamite

? + -ite
the mineral was named for the Mexican mineralogist and botanist Miguel Bustamante y Septiem (1790–1844).

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal green mineral containing calcium, iron, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.


ferrorhodsite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing copper, iridium, iron, platinum, rhodium, and sulfur.


fiedlerite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing chlorine, fluorine, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.


feruvite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, boron, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium.


dukeite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing bismuth, chromium, hydrogen, and oxygen.


foshallasite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic snow white mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.


ferrorichterite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


fersmite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, cerium, fluorine, hydrogen, niobium, oxygen, sodium, tantalum, thorium, titanium, and yttrium.


feinglosite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic pale olive green mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, sulfur, and zinc.


dickinsonite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, lithium, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium.


ferrotychite

(mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal mineral containing carbon, iron, oxygen, sodium, and sulfur.


dundasite

From Dundas + -ite, after Dundas, Tasmania.

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, carbon, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.


ferrowodginite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing iron, oxygen, tantalum, and tin.


fersmanite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, fluorine, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, strontium, and titanium.


cyanophyllite

From Ancient Greek κυανός (kuanós, “blue-green”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) for its color and crystal habit, + -ite.

uder

(mineralogy, outdated) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal greenish blue mineral containing aluminum, antimony, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen. A polytype of cualstibite, and discredited for such in 2012.


ferrogedrite

en-noun

ferrogedrite (usually uncountable, plural ferrogedrites)

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and silicon.


finnemanite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-pyramidal mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, lead, and oxygen.


ferruccite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing boron, fluorine, and sodium.


ferrohornblende

ferrohornblende (countable and uncountable, plural ferrohornblendes)

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and silicon.


derbylite

Named after American geologist and director of the Brazilian Geological Survey Orville Adalbert Derby (1851–1915), who worked in the type locality in Brazil, + -lite.

named-after

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and titanium.


dorfmanite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic white mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.


fluornatromicrolite

For its composition, a (FLUOR)ine and (NATR)ium relative of microlite.

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral green mineral containing bismuth, calcium, fluorine, oxygen, sodium, and tantalum.


florensovite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing antimony, chromium, copper, and sulfur.


formicaite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-trapezohedral mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.


florenskyite

After Cyrill P. Florensky, Russian geochemist, + -ite.

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal cream white mineral containing iron, nickel, phosphorus, and titanium.


fleischerite

From Fleischer + -ite, after mineralogist Michael Fleischer.

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing germanium, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and sulfur.


fluoborite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing boron, fluorine, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.


francisite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal light green mineral containing bismuth, chlorine, copper, oxygen, and selenium.


ferroceladonite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic dark bluish green mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, potassium, and silicon.


fransoletite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing beryllium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.


franconite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic white mineral containing hydrogen, niobium, oxygen, and sodium.


freboldite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing cobalt and selenium.


fraipontite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.


fluorocannilloite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic greenish gray mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.


fianelite

Named for type locality Fianel mine in Grischun, Switzerland, + -ite.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic orange red mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and vanadium.


fourmarierite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and uranium.


freudenbergite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing iron, oxygen, sodium, and titanium.


frankamenite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pedial mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.


fresnoite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal pyramidal mineral containing barium, oxygen, silicon, and titanium.


fletcherite

en-noun

fletcherite (usually uncountable, plural fletcherites)

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral steel gray mineral containing cobalt, copper, nickel, and sulfur.


crandallite

Named after American mining engineer Milan Lucian Crandall, Jr. (1880–1959), who worked in the mine where the mineral was discovered, + -ite.

named-after

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.


gallite

For its composition, an ore of (GALL)ium, + -ite.

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-scalenohedral gray mineral containing copper, gallium, and sulfur.


garronite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


geffroyite

Geffroyite was named in honor of Jaques Geffroy, a metallurgist for the French Atomic Energy Commission.
geffroy + -ite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral bronze brown mineral containing copper, iron, selenium, silver, and sulfur.


georgeite

(mineralogy) An amorphous light blue mineral containing carbon, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.


gatumbaite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.


germanocolusite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hextetrahedral mineral containing arsenic, copper, germanium, sulfur, and vanadium.


georgechaoite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.


franzinite

After Marco Franzini, Italian mineralogist, + -ite.

(mineralogy) A trigonal-trapezohedral pearl white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and sulfur.


chloroxiphite

From Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “green”) + Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos, “sword”) + -ite.

(mineralogy) An olive-green monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing chlorine, copper, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.


genthelvite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hextetrahedral mineral containing beryllium, oxygen, silicon, sulfur, and zinc.


francevillite

Named for type locality Franceville, Gabon, + -ite.

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing barium, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, uranium, and vanadium.


gaultite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zinc.


genkinite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-trapezohedral gray mineral containing antimony, palladium, and platinum.


ganterite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, barium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and titanium.


galeite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing chlorine, fluorine, oxygen, sodium, and sulfur.


galkhaite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hextetrahedral mineral containing antimony, arsenic, cesium, copper, mercury, sulfur, thallium, and zinc.


georgiadesite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.


gerhardtite

From Gerhardt + -ite, after Charles Frédéric Gerhardt (1816-1856), a chemist who first prepared the artificial compound.

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.


gianellaite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hextetrahedral mineral containing mercury, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.


geversite

(mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal steel gray mineral containing antimony, bismuth, and platinum.


gerstleyite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing antimony, arsenic, hydrogen, oxygen, sodium, and sulfur.


giessenite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic grayish black mineral containing antimony, bismuth, copper, lead, silver, and sulfur.


gaudefroyite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-pyramidal black mineral containing boron, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.


gillespite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal red mineral containing barium, iron, oxygen, and silicon.


garyansellite

Named after Canadian mineralogist H. Gary Ansell + -ite.

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal brown mineral containing hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.


ferrocarpholite

From ferro- + carpholite, from Latin ferrum (“iron”), for being the ferrous analog of carpholite.

The crystal structure refinement indicates vanadiocarpholite to be isotypic with carpholite, therefore it belongs to the carpholite group together with carpholite, magnesiocarpholite, ferrocarpholite, balipholite and potassic-carpholite.

2005, Riccardo BASSO, Roberto CABELLA, Gabriella LUCCHETTI, Alberto MARTINELLI, Andrea PALENZONA, Vanadiocarpholite, Mn2+V3+Al(Si₂O₆)(OH)₄, a new mineral from the Molinello mine, northern Apennines, Italy:

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and titanium.


francoanellite

Named after Italian professor of geology Franco Anelli, who discovered the cave where the mineral was discovered, + -ite.

(mineralogy) A trigonal yellowish white mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium.


gillulyite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, arsenic, sulfur, and thallium.


getchellite

en-noun

getchellite (usually uncountable, plural getchellites)

Named for type locality, Getchell Mine in Humboldt County, Nevada, + -ite.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, arsenic, and sulfur.


glaukosphaerite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic green mineral containing carbon, copper, hydrogen, nickel, and oxygen.


garavellite

Named after Italian mineralogist Professor C. L. Garavelli, + -ite.

named-after

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal gray mineral containing antimony, bismuth, iron, and sulfur.


girdite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and tellurium.


gilmarite

(mineralogy) A greenish blue mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.


giniite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.


graemite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tellurium.


gladiusite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic dark green mineral containing hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.


cosalite

en-noun

cosalite (countable and uncountable, plural cosalites)

Named for type locality Cosala Mine in Sinaloa, Mexico, + -ite.

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing bismuth, lead, and sulfur.


goedkenite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and strontium.


giraudite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hextetrahedral mineral containing antimony, arsenic, copper, selenium, silver, sulfur, and zinc.


fluellite

For its composition, from French fluate (“fluoride”) of alumine (“aluminum”), + -lite.

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.


ginorite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic white mineral containing boron, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen.


glaucocerinite

(mineralogy) A trigonal mineral containing aluminum, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and zinc.


goldichite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic light yellow green mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, potassium, and sulfur.


gittinsite

From Gittins + -ite, named after petrologist John Gittins.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic lemon white mineral containing calcium, oxygen, silicon, and zirconium.


godlevskite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal bronze yellow mineral containing iron, nickel, and sulfur.


goldmanite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing aluminum, calcium, iron, oxygen, silicon, and vanadium.


gravegliaite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal colorless mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and sulfur.


friedelite

Named after French chemist and mineralogist Charles Friedel (1832–1899), + -ite.

named-after

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.


grantsite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, sodium, and vanadium.


gortdrumite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral containing copper, iron, mercury, and sulfur.


curetonite

Translingual: Cut

From Cureton + -ite. Named for Forrest and Michael Cureton who found the mineral.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, barium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and titanium.


fluorvesuvianite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and silicon (a fluorine analog of vesuvianite.


fluorvesuvianite

it-noun

fluorvesuvianite f (plural fluorvesuvianiti)


grimselite

Named for type locality Grimsel, Switzerland, + -ite.

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-ditrigonal dipyramidal yellow mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, sodium, and uranium.


gonyerite

From Gonyer + -ite, named for Forest A. Gonyer, a chemist-analyst and mineralogist from Harvard University.

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.


gerstmannite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.


goldfieldite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hextetrahedral mineral containing antimony, arsenic, copper, sulfur, and tellurium.


graeserite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and titanium.


groutite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal blue black mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.


grayite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-trapezohedral mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, phosphorus, and thorium.


gonnardite

en-noun

gonnardite (countable and uncountable, plural gonnardites)

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-scalenohedral white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


haiweeite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and uranium.


gerdtremmelite

Named after German mineral collector Dr. Gerd Tremmel + -ite.

named-after

(mineralogy) A triclinic mineral containing aluminum, arsenic, hydrogen, oxygen, and zinc.


grischunite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal dark reddish brown mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and sodium.


guettardite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic grayish black mineral containing antimony, arsenic, lead, and sulfur.


ganomalite

From Ancient Greek γάνωμα (gánōma, “glaze”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”), for its distinct adamantine luster.

(mineralogy) A trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, lead, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.


gartrellite

Named after Australian mineral collector Blair J. Gartrell (1950–1995) + -ite.

(mineralogy) A triclinic mineral containing arsenic, carbon, copper, hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, and sulfur.


grumantite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


ganophyllite

en-noun

ganophyllite (usually uncountable, plural ganophyllites)

From Ancient Greek γάνωμα (gánōma, “glaze”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”), for its luster and flat, platy appearance, + -ite.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.


hashemite

Named after the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, within which it occurs.

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing barium, chromium, oxygen, and sulfur.


haineaultite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, niobium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, sulfur, titanium, and zirconium.


grimaldiite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing chromium, hydrogen, and oxygen.


hakite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hextetrahedral gray brown mineral containing antimony, arsenic, copper, mercury, selenium, and sulfur.


barylite

From Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús, “heavy”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing barium, beryllium, oxygen, and silicon.


harkerite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral colorless mineral containing aluminum, boron, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.


grandreefite

From Grand Reef + -ite; named for the location in which it was discovered in 1989, the Grand Reef Mine in Graham County, Arizona.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing fluorine, lead, oxygen, and sulfur.


halurgite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic white mineral containing boron, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.


hammarite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal reddish steel gray mineral containing bismuth, copper, lead, and sulfur.


guyanaite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chromium, hydrogen, and oxygen.


chlorothionite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal light blue mineral with the chemical formula K₂Cu(SO₄)Cl₂.


hallimondite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal yellow mineral containing arsenic, lead, oxygen, and uranium.


gordaite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-pyramidal sulfate chloride mineral with the chemical formula NaZn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆Cl · 6H₂O.


haigerachite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic white mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, phosphorus, and potassium.


hauchecornite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing antimony, bismuth, nickel, and sulfur.


gustavite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal steel gray mineral containing bismuth, lead, silver, and sulfur.


goosecreekite

From Goose Creek (its type locality) + -ite.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.


hannebachite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal colorless mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.


hambergite

From Hamberg + -ite, after Axel Hamberg (1863-1933), Swedish mineralogist and geographer.

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing beryllium, boron, hydrogen, and oxygen.


harstigite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing beryllium, calcium, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.


guarinoite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal mineral containing chlorine, cobalt, hydrogen, nickel, oxygen, sulfur, and zinc.


guilleminite

Named for Jean-Claude Guillemin (1923–1994), founder of the Service Géologique National of the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières: Guillemin + -ite.

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing barium, hydrogen, oxygen, selenium, and uranium.


haynesite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, selenium, and uranium.


hatchite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, lead, silver, sulfur, and thallium.


haradaite

haradaite (usually uncountable, plural haradaites)

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, barium, calcium, oxygen, silicon, strontium, and vanadium.


hagendorfite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic greenish black mineral containing calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.


hauckite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, sulfur, and zinc.


heideite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic steel gray mineral containing chromium, iron, sulfur, and titanium.


hanawaltite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, mercury, and oxygen.


grandidierite

From Grandidier + -ite; named after French naturalist and explorer Alfred Grandidier (1836–1921).

named-after

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal bluish green mineral containing aluminum, boron, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.


girvasite

гирвас (girvas) + -ite. Named for Lake Girvas in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, where the mineral was found. The name of the lake is probably of Sami origin, likely from Kildin Sami сарьвэсь (sar’ves’).

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.


henmilite

After Kitinosuke Henmi, Japanese scientist, + -ite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal bluish violet mineral containing boron, calcium, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.


heinrichite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, barium, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.


hedleyite

From Hedley + -ite after an unincorporated community in British Columbia, Canada.

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing bismuth and tellurium.


hannayite

From Hannay + -ite, after James Hannay, friend of R. W. E. MacIvor, who discovered and named it.

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal yellow mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.


gugiaite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-scalenohedral colorless mineral containing beryllium, calcium, oxygen, and silicon.


gorceixite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing aluminum, barium, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.


hocartite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-scalenohedral brownish gray mineral containing iron, silver, sulfur, and tin.


hectorfloresite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing iodine, oxygen, sodium, and sulfur.


guildite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and sulfur.


hentschelite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic dark green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.


hennomartinite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and strontium.


holtedahlite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal colorless mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.


hainite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, fluorine, iron, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, sodium, titanium, and zirconium.


hillebrandite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.


hexaferrum

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal yellowish steel gray mineral containing iridium, iron, osmium, and ruthenium.


hidalgoite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing aluminum, arsenic, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and sulfur.


hexahydroborite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing boron, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen.


hemihedrite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing chromium, fluorine, lead, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.


hilairite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral light brown mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.


hemloite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal gray mineral containing aluminum, antimony, arsenic, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, titanium, and vanadium.


heyite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing iron, lead, oxygen, and vanadium.


hendricksite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and zinc.


hollandite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic white mineral containing aluminum, barium, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


hieratite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing fluorine, potassium, and silicon.


hibbingite

Named after the city of Hibbing, Minnesota
Hibbing + -ite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, and oxygen.


harrisonite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing calcium, iron, magnesium, oxygen, phosphorus, and silicon.


hatrurite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing calcium, oxygen, and silicon.


hoganite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic bluish green mineral containing carbon, copper, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.


hillite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, phosphorus, sodium, and zinc.


hongshiite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing copper and platinum.


heidornite

(mineralogy) A colorless monoclinic-prismatic mineral with the chemical formula Na₂Ca₃B₅O₈(SO₄)₂Cl(OH)₂.


hochelagaite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic white mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, niobium, oxygen, sodium, and strontium.


hulsite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing boron, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and tin.


hemusite

From Hemus + -ite, after Haemus, the ancient Roman name of the Balkan (Stara planina) mountains.

(mineralogy) An isometric gray mineral containing copper, molybdenum, sulfur, and tin.


huemulite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, sodium, and vanadium.


heterosite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.

heterosiitti

mineralogy: an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing iron, oxygen, and phosphorus


huangite

From Chinese mineralogist Yunhui Huang, Huang + -ite.

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.


hummerite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, and vanadium.


holfertite

From Holfert + -ite, after John Holfert, the Utah resident who identified it.

(mineralogy) A trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, potassium, titanium, and uranium.


hurlbutite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing beryllium, calcium, oxygen, and phosphorus.


holtite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, antimony, arsenic, boron, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, silicon, and tantalum.


hinsdalite

From Hinsdale + -ite, found in Hinsdale County, Colorado.

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, phosphorus, strontium, and sulfur.


hubeite

From Hubei + -ite, after Hubei Province.

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.


hydrocalumite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, and oxygen.


hohmannite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and sulfur.


honessite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing hydrogen, iron, nickel, oxygen, and sulfur.


gordonite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.


hydrochlorborite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing boron, calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, and oxygen.


hunchunite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing gold, lead, and silver.


humberstonite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral colorless mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, nitrogen, oxygen, potassium, sodium, and sulfur.


hydroastrophyllite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal dark brown mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and titanium.


hydroscarbroite

(mineralogy) A triclinic white mineral containing aluminum, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.


huttonite

After Colin Osborne Hutton, New Zealand-American mineralogist, Hutton + -ite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing oxygen, silicon, and thorium.


howieite

en-noun

howieite (countable and uncountable, plural howieites)

From Howie + -ite, in honour of the British mineralogist Robert Howie.

(mineralogy) A triclinic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


hydrodresserite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, barium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.


kanoite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.


heteromorphite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing antimony, lead, and sulfur.


gudmundite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, iron, and sulfur.


hydrobiotite

hydrobiotite (countable and uncountable, plural hydrobiotites)

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, and silicon.


kalifersite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal brownish pink mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.


hydrohalite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium.


hydrobasaluminite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic white mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.


kalborsite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-scalenohedral mineral containing aluminum, boron, chlorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, and silicon.


gyrolite

gyrolite (countable and uncountable, plural gyrolites)

From gyro- + -lite, from Ancient Greek γύρος (gúros, “ring, circle”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), for its round crystalline nodules.

uder

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


hydroxycancrinite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


hydrocerussite

(mineralogy) A form of lead carbondate, a trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.


hydroromarchite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal white mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, and tin.


karasugite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and strontium.


karpinskite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, nickel, oxygen, and silicon.


kalicinite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and potassium.


kaersutite

From Kaersut + -ite. Named after the discovery locality: Kaersut, Umanaksfjord, Greenland.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium.


kanemite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


karelianite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral black mineral containing oxygen and vanadium.


kempite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal emerald green mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.


hydrotalcite

en-noun

hydrotalcite (countable and uncountable, plural hydrotalcites)

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing aluminum, carbon, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.


keithconnite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral gray white mineral containing palladium and tellurium.


kazakovite

Named by A.P. Khomyakov et al. in 1974 in honour of Maria Efimovna Kazakova (1913-1982), chemist at the Institute of Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Rare Elements, Moscow, Russia.
Kazakov- + -ite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral light yellow mineral containing iron, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and titanium.


cupropavonite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic white mineral containing bismuth, copper, lead, silver, and sulfur.


kastningite

(mineralogy) A mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.


kapustinite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic dark cherry red mineral containing calcium, cerium, hydrogen, iron, manganese, neodymium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, titanium, uranium, yttrium, and zirconium.


kellyite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.


kamiokite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal pyramidal iron black mineral containing iron, molybdenum, and oxygen.


hydrodelhayelite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, and silicon.


killalaite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.


holdenite

From Holden + -ite after Albert Fairchild Holden (1866-1913), a mining engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.


kelyanite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing antimony, bromine, chlorine, mercury, and oxygen.


gebhardite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic light brown mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, lead, and oxygen.


kenhsuite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal canary yellow mineral containing chlorine, mercury, and sulfur.


koninckite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.


cuprocopiapite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and sulfur.


kiddcreekite

(mineralogy) An isometric pale gray mineral containing copper, sulfur, tin, and tungsten.


kahlerite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and uranium.


kochkarite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral silver gray mineral containing bismuth, lead, and tellurium.


lavendulan

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral containing arsenic, calcium, chlorine, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium.


khademite

Khadem + -ite
(iranian geologist)
These minerals were discovered by Baryan, Bertelon and Sadrzadeh in Saghand, Yazd, and named in 1962 in honor of Nasrullah Khadem, the then director of the Geological Survey of Iran

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.


krausite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, potassium, and sulfur.


kintoreite

After Kintore, a location in New South Wales, Australia, + -ite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, and phosphorus.


kilchoanite

From Kilchoan + -ite; named after Kilchoan, a village at the western end and on the southern shore of the Ardnamurchan Peninsula, where it was first discovered.

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal colorless mineral containing calcium, oxygen, and silicon.


kochite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, cerium, fluorine, hafnium, iron, lanthanum, manganese, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, strontium, titanium, vanadium, yttrium, and zirconium.


komarovite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, manganese, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium.


kenyaite

kenyaite (usually uncountable, plural kenyaites)

(mineralogy) A monoclinic white mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


hetaerolite

From hetaero- + -lite, from Ancient Greek ἑταῖρος (hetaîros, “companion”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), because it was always found in its type locality alongside chalcophanite.

der

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal black mineral containing manganese, oxygen, and zinc.


hydrohonessite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, nickel, oxygen, and sulfur.


krautite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal light pink mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.


laflammeite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic brownish cream mineral containing lead, palladium, and sulfur.


kulkeite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic colorless mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


krinovite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing chromium, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


kolarite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic gray mineral containing chlorine, lead, and tellurium.


koragoite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal light gray mineral containing iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, tantalum, titanium, and tungsten.


laffittite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic dark red mineral containing arsenic, mercury, silver, and sulfur.


komkovite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-trapezohedral brown mineral containing barium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and zirconium.


hematolite

From hemato- + -lite, from Ancient Greek αἵματος (haímatos, “blood”) and λίθος (líthos, “stone”), in allusion to its blood-red color. Not chemically related to hematite.

uder

(mineralogy) A trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen.


kosnarite

From Kosnar + -ite, named for Richard Andrew Kosnar (1946-2007), mineral dealer and collector.

(mineralogy) A trigonal (pseudocubic) mineral containing potassium and zirconium phosphates


kolicite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal yellow orange mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.


hydrohetaerolite

From hydro- + hetaerolite, with the prefix from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) indicating the mineral as a hydrated form of hetaerolite.

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.


kulanite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, barium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.


lannonite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and sulfur.


larisaite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal yellow mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, selenium, sodium, and uranium.


karlite

Named after German professor of mineralogy and petrology at Christian Albrechts University, Dr. Franz Karl (1918–1972), + -ite.

named-after

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing aluminum, boron, chlorine, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.


karibibite

From a place in Namibia: Karibib + -ite.

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic brownish yellow mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.


laphamite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic dark red mineral containing arsenic, selenium, and sulfur.


lapieite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal steel gray mineral containing antimony, copper, nickel, and sulfur.


latrappite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal black mineral containing calcium, iron, magnesium, niobium, oxygen, sodium, and titanium.


donharrisite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic brown mineral containing mercury, nickel, and sulfur.


kostovite

From Kostov + -ite, after Ivan Kostov (Иван Костов) (1913-2004), Professor of Mineralogy, Sofia University, Bulgaria.

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal gray white mineral containing copper, gold, and tellurium.


leisingite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, tellurium, and zinc.


lenaite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal pyramidal gray mineral containing iron, silver, and sulfur.


lehnerite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.


lausenite

From Lausen + -ite, after Carl Lausen, a U.S. mining engineer who first described the species.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic white mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and sulfur.


larosite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic black mineral containing bismuth, copper, lead, silver, and sulfur.


kalistrontite

Borrowed from Russian калийстронцит (kalijstroncit), from калий (kalij, “potassium”) + стронций (stroncij, “strontium”) + -ит (-it, “-ite”).

bor

калийстронцит

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral colorless mineral containing oxygen, potassium, strontium, and sulfur.


launayite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic lead gray mineral containing antimony, lead, and sulfur.


leningradite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, copper, lead, oxygen, and vanadium.


lecontite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal colorless mineral containing hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, potassium, sodium, and sulfur.


leucophoenicite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.


kraisslite

Named after Croatian-American mineral collectors Alice and Frederick Kraissl (?–1986), + -ite.

named-after

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-trapezohedral mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.


larsenite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal white mineral containing lead, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.


liottite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-ditrigonal dipyramidal colorless mineral with the chemical formula (Na,K)₁₆Ca₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₃(SO₄)₅Cl₄.


leucophosphite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, phosphorus, and potassium.


katoptrite

Ancient Greek κάτοπτρον (kátoptron, “mirror”) + -ite, named "for the perfectly reflecting cleavage surfaces".

uder

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, antimony, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.


langisite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal pinkish buff mineral containing arsenic, cobalt, and nickel.


leogangite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sulfur.


kimzeyite

en-noun

kimzeyite (usually uncountable, plural kimzeyites)

From Kimzey + -ite; after the Kimzey family.

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral dark brown mineral containing aluminum, calcium, iron, oxygen, silicon, titanium, and zirconium.


cryptohalite

From crypto- + halite, because it was mixed in with salammoniac in the type locality. + -ite.

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing fluorine, hydrogen, nitrogen, and silicon.


kentrolite

From Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “sting, spike”) (etymon of κέντρο (kéntro, “center”))+ λίθος (líthos, “stone”), because of its crystal habit.

uder

An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and titanium.


liddicoatite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, boron, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, lithium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


lindackerite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.


leightonite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, and sulfur.


lesukite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing aluminum, chlorine, hydrogen, and oxygen.


lindbergite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, carbon, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and sodium.


lermontovite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal gray green mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.


leifite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing aluminum, beryllium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


loudounite

From Loudoun + -ite, after Loudoun County, Virginia.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.


luberoite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic bronze brown mineral containing platinum and selenium.


loveringite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral black mineral containing aluminum, calcium, cerium, chromium, iron, magnesium, oxygen, titanium, vanadium, and zirconium.


ludlamite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.


lipscombite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-trapezohedral mineral containing hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.


lueshite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing niobium, oxygen, and sodium.


luetheite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, arsenic, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.


leakeite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic dark red mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lithium, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


luddenite

From Ludden + -ite, after Raymond W. Ludden, chief geologist, Phelps-Dodge Corporation.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic nickel green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and silicon.


ludlockite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal copper red mineral containing arsenic, iron, lead, and oxygen.


macaulayite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic blood red mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and silicon.


liebigite

en-noun

liebigite (usually uncountable, plural liebigites)

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.


magnussonite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.


lenoblite

Named after French geologist André Lenoble (?–1968), + -ite.

named-after

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, and vanadium.


lindsleyite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral black mineral containing barium, chromium, iron, magnesium, oxygen, strontium, and titanium.


laitakarite

From Finnish laitakariitti, from the name of Aarne Laitakari (1890-1975), Finnish geologist. Compare -ite.

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral galena white mineral containing bismuth, selenium, and sulfur.


maghagendorfite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic greenish black mineral containing iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.


lemoynite

Possibly from Lemoyne (from French le moine ("the monk")) + -ite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, niobium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.


luanheite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal milky white mineral containing mercury and silver.


liandratite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing niobium, oxygen, tantalum, and uranium.


letovicite

From Letovice + -ite, since the mineral was first described there.

(mineralogy) A triclinic mineral with chemical formula (NH₃)₃H(SO₄)₂.


macphersonite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and sulfur.


loughlinite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic pearl white mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


magnesiohastingsite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic green mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


lithiotantite

(mineralogy)A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing lithium, niobium, oxygen, and tantalum.


magnesiofoitite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal pale bluish gray mineral containing aluminum, boron, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.


lithosite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal colorless mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, and silicon.


grossite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, and oxygen.


magnesiocoulsonite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing magnesium, oxygen, and vanadium.


lammerite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic dark green mineral containing arsenic, copper, oxygen, and phosphorus.


madocite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal grayish black mineral containing antimony, arsenic, lead, and sulfur.


malayaite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, oxygen, silicon, and tin.


makatite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


manganosite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing manganese and oxygen.


manaksite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.


mahnertite

After Volker Mahnert, Swedish zoologist, + -ite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-trapezohedral mineral containing arsenic, calcium, chlorine, copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium.


maleevite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal white mineral containing barium, boron, oxygen, and silicon.


koutekite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal gray blue mineral containing arsenic and copper.


malanite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing copper, iridium, platinum, and sulfur.


lintisite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, lithium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium.


mallardite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and sulfur.


manganochromite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral grayish black mineral containing chromium, iron, manganese, oxygen, and vanadium.


manganarsite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-trapezohedral pink brown mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.


lukrahnite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal yellow mineral containing arsenic, calcium, copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and zinc.


manganhumite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.


manganberzeliite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing arsenic, calcium, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and sodium.


malinkoite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-pyramidal mineral containing boron, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


malladrite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-trapezohedral mineral containing fluorine, silicon, and sodium.


magnesiohulsite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing boron, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and tin.


mangangordonite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.


mantienneite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal yellow brown mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, and titanium.


marthozite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, selenium, and uranium.


marecottite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal yellow orange mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, sulfur, and uranium.


maricite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing iron, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.


mannardite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal black mineral containing barium, hydrogen, oxygen, titanium, and vanadium.


manjiroite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, potassium, and sodium.


magnesioaubertite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal blue sulfate chloride mineral with the chemical formula (Mg,Cu)Al(SO₄)2Cl · 14H₂O.


mansfieldite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, arsenic, hydrogen, and oxygen.


manganogrunerite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.


marrite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, lead, silver, and sulfur.


maslovite

(mineralogy) An isometric-tetartoidal steel gray mineral containing bismuth, platinum, and tellurium.


marsturite

(mineralogy) A triclinic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


manasseite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, carbon, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.


marumoite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-sphenoidal lead gray mineral containing arsenic, lead, and sulfur.


manganostibite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal black mineral containing antimony, arsenic, iron, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.


manganocummingtonite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


manganvesuvianite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal deep maroon red mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.


manganosegelerite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.


lennilenapeite

(mineralogy) A triclinic mineral containing aluminum, barium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and zinc.


macedonite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal black mineral containing lead, oxygen, and titanium.


mathiasite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral black mineral containing calcium, chromium, iron, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, strontium, and titanium.


manganolangbeinite

(mineralogy) An isometric-tetartoidal pink mineral containing manganese, oxygen, potassium, and sulfur.


macdonaldite

From MacDonald + -ite after Gordon A. MacDonald, a volcanologist at the University of Hawaii.

It is typically a vein-forming mineral associated with macdonaldite, opal, and witherite.

2012, H. Earl Pemberton, Minerals of California, page 2406:

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing barium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.


macfallite

Named after American author and amateur mineralogist Russell Patterson MacFall (1903–1983), + -ite.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, copper, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and vanadium.


manganotychite

(mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal mineral containing carbon, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, sodium, and sulfur.


maricopaite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal white mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and silicon.


mapimite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and zinc.


matulaite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing a hydrated aluminum and calcium phosphate


mawsonite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-scalenohedral brownish orange mineral containing copper, iron, sulfur, and tin.


matildite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral white mineral containing bismuth, silver, and sulfur.


medaite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic brownish red mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and vanadium.


magnetoplumbite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal gray mineral containing aluminum, calcium, iron, lead, manganese, oxygen, and titanium.


melanostibite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing antimony, iron, manganese, and oxygen.


mayingite

(mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal steel black mineral containing bismuth, iridium, and tellurium.


meixnerite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral colorless mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.


matteuccite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic colorless mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, sodium, and sulfur.


mattagamite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal violet mineral containing cobalt and tellurium.


mawbyite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, and zinc.


melanovanadite

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal black mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and vanadium.


melanotekite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing iron, lead, oxygen, and silicon.


mattheddleite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, lead, oxygen, silicon, and sulfur.


marinellite

Named after Italian professor at University of Pisa Giorgio Marinelli (1922–1993)

(mineralogy) A colorless trigonal sulfate chloride mineral with the chemical formula (Na,K)₄₂Ca₆(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)₆(SO₄)₈Cl₂ · 3H₂O.


katophorite

en-noun

katophorite (countable and uncountable, plural katophorites)

From German Katoforite, that from Ancient Greek κατώφορος (katṓphoros, “having a downward tendency”), from κάτω (kátō, “downward”) and φέρω (phérō, “to bear, carry”), referring to the mineral's volcanic origin. The suffix -ite was already used for other minerals.

der

Sodium Amphibole. Aluminokatophorite Na2Ca(Fe^2,Mg)4 AlSi7 AlO22 (OH)2. Forms two series with Magnesio-aluminokatophorite and Ferrikatophorite.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and titanium.


kingite

King + -ite. Named after Australian geologist D. King (1926–1990) of the South Australia Department of Mines

named-after

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal white mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.


meliphanite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-disphenoidal mineral containing aluminum, beryllium, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.


matraite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal brownish yellow mineral containing sulfur and zinc.


melanophlogite

en-noun

melanophlogite (countable and uncountable, plural melanophlogites)

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sulfur.


mereiterite

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic pale yellow mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, potassium, and sulfur.


merrihueite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal greenish blue mineral containing iron, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.


matlockite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, fluorine, and lead.


mendipite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing chlorine, lead, and oxygen.


mayenite

(mineralogy) An isometric-hextetrahedral colorless mineral containing aluminum, calcium, and oxygen.


metalodevite

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, oxygen, uranium, and zinc.


megakalsilite

From mega- + kalsilite, because it is identical in chemical formula with kalsilite, but its unit cell is 12 times larger.

(mineralogy) A hexagonal-pyramidal colorless mineral containing aluminum, oxygen, potassium, and silicon.


merwinite

After Herbert Eugene Merwin, American mineralogist, + -ite.

(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.


metamunirite

(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal colorless mineral containing oxygen, sodium, and vanadium.