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Ab0 * (see Anorthite )
Ab100 * (see Albite )
Ab20 * (see Bytownite )
Ab40 * (see Labradorite )
Ab60 * (see Andesine )
Ab80 * (see Oligoclase )
Abelsonite Ni++C31H32N4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Philip H. Abelson,
president, the Carnegie Institution, Washington, DC, a pioneer in organic
geochemistry.
Abenakiite-(Ce) Na26REE6(SiO3)6(PO4)6(CO3)6(S++++O2)O NAME
ORIGIN: For the Abenaki Indian tribe, which inhabited the area around Mont
Saint-Hilaire.

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Abernathyite K(UO2)(AsO4)·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Jess
Abernathy, Moab, Utah, mine owner who found the first specimens.
Abhurite Sn3O(OH)2Cl2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its locality. LOCALITY:
Sharm Abhur, a cove in the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Jiddah, Red Sea
Abrazite * (see Gismondine ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Abrazite * (see Phillipsite-Ca ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Abrazite * (see Phillipsite-K ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Abrazite * (see Phillipsite-Na ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Abswurmbachite Cu++Mn+++6SiO12 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Irmgard
Abs-Wurmbach (1938-), German mineralogist.
Abukumalite * (see Britholite-(Y) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Acadialite * (see Chabazite-Ca ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Acanthite Ag2S NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, akanta, meaning "arrow."
After the Latin, argentum, meaning "silver". Argentite is stable above 179 C.
Acanthite is stable below 179 deg. C.
Acetamide CO(CH3)(NH2) NAME ORIGIN: For ACETic acid and AMIDE, for
ammonia in its composition.
Achavalite * FeSe
Achavalite * (see Ferroselite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Achiardite * (see Dachiardite-Ca ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Achiardite * (see Dachiardite-Na ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Achroite - colorless * (see Elbaite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Acicular iron ore * (see Goethite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Acmite * (see Aegirine ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Actinolite Ca2(Mg,Fe++)5Si8O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek,
aktinos, meaning "ray" in allusion to actinolite's fibrous nature.
Acuminite SrAlF4(OH)·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: From the Latin acuminis, sharp
point, for spear head, the characteristic shape of the crystals.
Adamite Zn2(AsO4)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the French
mineralogist Gilbert Joseph Adam (1795-1881).
Adamsite-(Y) ! NaY(CO3)2·6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Professor
Frank Dawson Adams (1859-1942) of McGill University, Montreal, Quebec.
Adelite CaMg(AsO4)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for indistinct, for its
occurrence as massive.
Adipite * (see Chabazite-Ca ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Admontite MgB6O10·7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For Admont, Austria, near the
original locality. LOCALITY: Austria, Schidmaur, near Admont
Adularia * (see Orthoclase ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Aedelforsite * (see Laumontite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Aedelforsite * (see Stilbite-Ca ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Aedelforsite * (see Stilbite-Na ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Aedelite * (see Natrolite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Aegirine NaFe+++Si2O6 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Teutonic god
of the sea. Acmite is from the Greek "point" in allusion to the pointed crystals.
Aegirine-augite * (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe++,Fe+++)[Si2O6] NAME ORIGIN: Name
derived from its intermediate pyroxene composition. This is not an end-member
species.
Aenigmatite Na2Fe++5TiSi6O20 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for riddle,
apparently an allusion to its (formerly) uncertain chemical composition.

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Aerinite (Ca,Na)6FeAl(Fe++,Mg)2(Al,Mg)6[Si12O36(OH)12H][(H2O)12(CO3)]
NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek root "aer-", alluding to atmosphere or sky
and hence the color, sky blue.
Aerugite ([ ],Ni)9(AsO4)2(AsO6) (?) NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek
for 'copper rust', in allusion to its appearance.
Aeschynite-(Ce) (Ce,Ca,Fe)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its
composition and from the Greek for "shame," in allusion to the inability of
chemists, at the time of its discovery, to separate some of its constituents.
Aeschynite-(Nd) (Nd,Ce)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its
Aeschynite-(Y) (Y,Ca,Fe)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its
Afghanite (Na,Ca,K)8(Si,Al)12O24(SO4,Cl,CO3)3·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN:
From its locality. LOCALITY: Sar-e-Sang luzurite deposit in Afghanistan.
Afwillite Ca3Si2O4(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: For Alpheus Fuller Williams
(1874-1953), General Manager, DeBeers Consolidated Mines, Kimberley, South
Africa.
Agardite-(Ca) ! CaCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the
composition and for Jules Agard, Geologist, Bureau de Recherches Geologiques
et Minieres, Orleans, France.
Agardite-(Ce) ! (Ce,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named
as the Ce-dominant analog of agardite-(La) and agardite-(Y).
Agardite-(Dy) ! (Dy,La,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN:
Named for the composition and for Jules Agard, Geologist, Bureau de
Recherches Geologiques et Minieres, Orleans, France.
Agardite-(La) ! (La,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for
the composition and for Jules Agard, Geologist, Bureau de Recherches
Geologiques et Minieres, Orleans, France.
Agardite-(Nd) ! (Pb,Nd,Y,La,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN:
Named for the composition and for Jules Agard, Geologist, Bureau de
Recherches Geologiques et Minieres, Orleans, France.
Agardite-(Y) (Y,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for
the composition and for Jules Agard, Geologist, Bureau de Recherches
Geologiques et Minieres, Orleans, France.
Agate - banded variety of chaledony * (see Quartz ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Agnolite * (see Inesite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Agrellite NaCa2Si4O10F NAME ORIGIN: Named for Stuart O. Agrell, British
mineralogist, Cambridge University.
Agrinierite (K2,Ca,Sr)U3O10·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Henri
Agrinier (1928-1971), an engineer in the Mineralogy Laboratory if the French
Atomic Energy Commission, Paris, France.
Aguilarite Ag4SeS NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ponciano Aguilar (1853-1935),
superintendent of the San Carlos mine, Guanajuato, where the mineral was
found.
Aheylite (Fe++,Zn)Al6(PO4)4(OH)8·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Allen
V. Heyl (1918-), economic geologist, U. S. Geological Survey.
Ahlfeldite (Ni,Co)SeO3·2(H2O)

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Aikinite PbCuBiS3 NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Arthur Aikin (1773-1854), a founder
and long-time Secretary of the Geological Society of London, England.
Ajoite (K,Na)3Cu20Al3Si29O76(OH)16·~8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for
the locality. LOCALITY: New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Pima County,, Arizona, USA.
Akaganeite Fe+++(O,OH,Cl) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality.
LOCALITY: Akagane mine, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
Akatoreite (Mn++,Fe++)9Al2Si8O24(OH)8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the
locality. LOCALITY: In New Zealand, three km south of Akatore Creek, east
Otago, South Island. From Norberg, Sweden.
Akdalaite (Al2O3)4·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Kazakh name for
the locality. LOCALITY: Solvech fluorite deposit, Karaganda region, Kazakhstan,
Akdala.
Akermanite Ca2MgSi2O7 NAME ORIGIN: For Anders Richard Akerman
(1837-1922), Swedish metallurgist.
Akhtenskite Mn++++O2 NAME ORIGIN: For the Akhtensk deposit, Russia,
where it was first noted.
Akimotoite ! (Mg,Fe)SiO3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Syun-iti Akimoto (b.
1925), of the Institute of Geophysics and Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo,
specialist in high-pressure research, especially on phase relationship
Akrochordite Mn4Mg(AsO4)2(OH)4·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek
for wart, for its typical habit.
Aksaite MgB6O7(OH)6·2(H2O)
Aktashite Cu6Hg3As4S12 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality.
LOCALITY: Gal-Kyaya deposit, Yakutia, and Aktash deposit, Altai Mts., Russia.
Akyltetrahrdrophenanthrene * (see Simonellite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Alabandite MnS NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality Alabanda, Turkey.
LOCALITY: Turkey, Aydin, Alabanda
Alabaster * (see Gypsum ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Alacranite As8S9 NAME ORIGIN: For the occurrence in the Alacran
deposit, Chile.
Alamosite PbSiO3 NAME ORIGIN: For the Mexican type locality at Alamos.
LOCALITY: From Mexico, in Sonora, at Alamos, and the San Pascual mine,
Zimpan, Hidalgo. In the USA, from Arizona, in the Mammoth-St. Anthony mine, at
Tiger, Pinal Co., the Lucky Cuss mine, Tombstone,
Alarsite ! AlAsO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named from its chemical composition of
Aluminum and Arsenic.
Albite NaAlSi3O8 NAME ORIGIN: From the Latin, albus, in allusion to the
common color.
Albrechtschraufite Ca4Mg(UO2)2(CO3)6F2·17(H2O)
Aldermanite Mg5Al12(PO4)8(OH)22·32(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for
Arthur Richard Alderman (1901-1980), Mineralogist and petrologist, University of
Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Aldzhanite ? CaMgB2O4Cl·7(H2O) (?)
Aleksite PbBi2Te2S2 (?) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY:
In the Alekseev mine, Sutemskii region, Stanovoi Range, Russia.
Alexandrite - green * (see Chrysoberyl ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Alforsite Ba5(PO4)3Cl NAME ORIGIN: To honor Dr. John T. Alfors (1930- ),
geologist, California Division of Mines, for his work on the type locality.
LOCALITY: From Big Creek and Rush Creek, Fresno Co., and on Trumbull Peak,

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near Incline, Marisopa Co., California, USA.
Algodonite Cu6As NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY:
Chile, Algodones silver mn, Coquimbo
Aliettite [Mg3Si4O10(OH)2]
(Ca0.5,Na)0.33(Al,Mg,Fe++)2-3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·n(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for
Andrea Alietti (1923-), clay mineralogist.
Allabogdanite ! (Fe,Ni)2P NAME ORIGIN: Named for Alla Bogdanova,
Geological Institute, Kola Science Centre of Russian Academy of Sciences.
Allactite Mn7(AsO4)2(OH)8 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, to change,
a reference to the strong pleochroism.
Allanite-(Ce) (Ce,Ca,Y)2(Al,Fe+++)3(SiO4)3(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named
after the Scottish mineralogist, T. Allan (1777-1833).
Allanite-(La) ! Ca(REE,Ca)Al2(Fe++,Fe+++)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) NAME
ORIGIN: Named after the Scottish mineralogist, T. Allan (1777-1833).
Allanite-(Y) (Y,Ce,Ca)2(Al,Fe+++)3(SiO4)3(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named
after the Scottish mineralogist, T. Allan (1777-1833).
Allargentum Ag1-xSbx(x=0.009-0.16) NAME ORIGIN: Named from the
Greek for 'another' and the Latin 'argentum'.
Alleghanyite Mn5(SiO4)2(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality.
LOCALITY: Bald Knob, Alleghany Co., North Carolina, USA.
Allemontite * (see Stibarsen ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Alloclasite (Co,Fe)AsS NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "other", and "to
break," because its cleavage was believed to be different from marcasite,
which it resembles.
Allophane Al2O3·(SiO2)1.3-2·((H2O))2.5-3 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek
allos - "other" and phanos - "to appear."
Alluaivite Na19(Ca,Mn++)6(Ti,Nb)3(Si3O9)2(Si10O28)2Cl·2(H2O) NAME
ORIGIN: For its occurrence on Mt. Alluaiv, Kola Peninsula, Russia.
Alluaudite NaCaFe++(Mn,Fe++,Fe+++,Mg)2(PO4)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named
for Francois Alluaud, mining engineer of Limoges, France, who discovered the
mineral.
Almandine Fe++3Al2(SiO4)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality.
LOCALITY: Alabanda in Asia Minor.
Almandite * (see Almandine ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Almarudite ! K([ ],Na)2(Mn,Fe,Mg)2(Be,Al)3[Si12O30] NAME ORIGIN: After
the authors’ hosting and supporting institution, "Universität Wien", and is derived
from the university’s proper name "ALma MAter RUDolphina".
Almbosite ? Fe++5Fe+++4V+++++4Si3O27
alpha vrendenbergite * (see Iwakiite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Alsakharovite-Zn ! NaSrKZn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN:
Named for Aleksey S. Sakharov (1910-1996), Russian geologist who studied the
Lovozero alkaline massif.
Alstonite BaCa(CO3)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality.
LOCALITY: Brownley Hill lead mine, Alston, Cumberland and Fallowfield lead
mine hear Hexham, Northcumberland, England.
Altaite PbTe NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Ziryanovsk
in the Altai Mountains, Siberia.
Althausite Mg2(PO4)(OH,F,O) NAME ORIGIN: To honor Professor Egon
Althaus (1933- ), Karlsruhe University, Karlsruhe, Germany.

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Althupite ThAl(UO2)7(PO4)4(OH)5·15(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For the major
cations in the composition, Aluminum, Thorium, Uranium, Phosphorus.
Altisite Na3K6Ti2Al2Si8O26Cl3 NAME ORIGIN: Name for the elements Al, Ti,
and Si in the composition.
Altmarkite * (see Leadamalgam ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Aluminilite * (see Alunite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Aluminite Al2(SO4)(OH)4·7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its chemical
composition.
Aluminium * (see Aluminum ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Alumino-magnesiohulsite ! Mg2(Al,Mg,Sn)(BO3)O2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as
the Al and Mg dominant member of the hulsite group.
Aluminobarroisite ! [ ]CaNaMg3Al2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named
as the aluminum member of the barriosite group.
Aluminoceladonite ! KAl(Mg,Fe++)[ ]Si4O10(OH)2
Aluminocopiapite Al2/3Fe+++4(SO4)6O(OH)2·20(H2O)
Aluminoferrobarroisite ! [ ]CaNa(Fe2+)3Al2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Aluminoferrohornblende * (see Ferrohornblende ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Aluminoferrotschermakite ! [ ]Ca2(Fe2+)3Al2(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 NAME
ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Gustav Tschermak von Sessenegg
(1836-1927), Austrian mineralogist.
Aluminokatophorite * (see Katophorite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Aluminomagnesiohornblende * (see Magnesiohornblende ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena,
MinDAT, MinMax

Aluminomagnesiotaramite ! NaCaNaMg3Al2[Si6Al2O22](OH)2 NAME ORIGIN:
Named after the chemical composition and the locality. LOCALITY:
Wali-tarama, Mariupol, Ukraine.
Aluminotaramite * (see Taramite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Aluminotschermakite * (see Tschermakite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Aluminowinchite * (see Winchite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Aluminum Al NAME ORIGIN: From the Latin, alumen = "alum."
Aluminum Sulfate * (see Alunogen ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Alumohydrocalcite CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named
after its chemical composition.
Alumoklyuchevskite K3Cu3AlO2(SO4)4 NAME ORIGIN: It is the aluminum
dominant analog of klyuchevskite.
Alumopharmacosiderite KAl4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6·5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: As the
ALUMinum analog of "pharmacosiderite."
Alumotantite AlTaO4 NAME ORIGIN: For ALUMinum and TANTalum in the
composition.
Alumotungstite (W,Al)(O,OH)3 (?) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the
composition.
Alunite KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: From the Latin alunit, meaning
"alum."
Alunogen Al2(SO4)3·17(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: From the Latin alumen
="alum" and the Greek genos ="origin."
Alushtite * (see Tosudite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Alvanite (Zn,Ni)Al4(VO3)2(OH)12·2(H2O)
Amakinite (Fe++,Mg)(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Amakin
Expedition, which prospected the Yakutain diamond deposits.

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Amalgam * Ag2Hg3
Amarantite Fe+++(SO4)(OH)·3(H2O)
Amarillite NaFe+++(SO4)2·6(H2O)
Amazonstone - green * (see Microcline ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Amber * [C,H,O]
Amblygonite (Li,Na)Al(PO4)(F,OH) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek
amblys - "blunt" and goni - "angle."
Ameghinite NaB3O3(OH)4
Amesite Mg2Al(SiAl)O5(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Honors James Ames, a mine
owner.
Amethyst - purple * (see Quartz ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Amianthus * (see Parachrysotile ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Amicite K2Na2Al4Si4O16·5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: To honor Giovan
Battista, Amici (1786-1863), physicist, optician, and inventor of microscope
optical elements.
Aminoffite Ca3Be2Si3O10(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Gregori
Aminoff (1993-1947), Swedish Mineralogist and crystallographer.
Ammonia alum * (see Tschermigite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Ammonian arcanite * (see Arcanite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Ammonioalunite (NH4)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its
composition (Ammonia, Al,).
Ammonioborite (NH4)2B10O16·5(H2O)
Ammoniojarosite (NH4)Fe+++3(SO4)2(OH)6
Ammonioleucite (NH4,K)AlSi2O6 NAME ORIGIN: For "ammonia" in its
chemical composition and its relation to "leucite."
Amosite * (see Grunerite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Amphigene * (see Leucite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Amstallite CaAl(Si,Al)4O8(OH)4·((H2O),Cl) NAME ORIGIN: For the locality.
LOCALITY: In the Amstall graphite quarry, Amstall, Austria.
An0 * (see Albite )
An100 * (see Anorthite )
An20 * (see Oligoclase )
An40 * (see Andesine )
An60 * (see Labradorite )
An80 * (see Bytownite )
Analcidite * (see Analcime ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Analcime NaAlSi2O6·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek word
meaning weak, referring to a weak electrical charge developed on rubbing.
Analcite * (see Analcime ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Analzim * (see Analcime ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Anandite (Ba,K)(Fe++,Mg)3(Si,Al,Fe)4O10(S,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named
for Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy (1877-1947), first director of the Mineral
Survey of Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
Anapaite Ca2Fe++(PO4)2·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For its discovery near
Anapa, Russia.
Anatase TiO2 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, anatasis - "elongation."
Ancylite-(Ce) SrCe(CO3)2(OH)·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the
composition and from the Greek "curved," in allusion to the rounded and
distorted character of the crystals.

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Ancylite-(La) ! Sr(La,Ce)(CO3)2(OH)·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the
composition and from the Greek "curved," in allusion to the rounded and
distorted character of the crystals.
Andalusite Al2SiO5 = Al[6]Al[5]OSiO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its
locality. LOCALITY: Andalucia (Spain), an early but now unimportant location.
Andersonite Na2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3·6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for
Charles Alfred Anderson (1902-1990), U. S. Geological Survey.
Andesine * (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality.
LOCALITY: Andes Mountains, South America.
Andorite PbAgSb3S6 NAME ORIGIN: For Andor von Semsey (1833-1923), a
Hungarian nobleman, who was also an amateur mineralogist.
Andradite Ca3Fe+++2(SiO4)3 NAME ORIGIN: Andradite is named after
the Brazilian mineralogist J. B. de Andrada e Silva (1763-1838). Demantoid is
named after its adamantine luster.
Andreasbergolite * (see Harmotome ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Andremeyerite BaFe(Fe++,Mn,Mg)Si2O7 NAME ORIGIN: For Andre Marie
Meyer (1890- ), Belgian geologist with the Geological Survey of the Belgian
Congo, who first collected the mineral.
Andreolite * (see Harmotome ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Andrewsite * (see Chalcosiderite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Andrewsite * (see Hentschelite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Andrewsite * (see Rockbridgeite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Androsite-(La) ! (Mn,Ca)(La,Ce,Ca,Nd)AlMn+++Mn++(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
NAME ORIGIN: Named after its discovery locality. LOCALITY: Found in a
manganese-rich silicate-carbonate rock, Petalon Mountain, Andros Island,
Cyclades, Greece.
Anduoite (Ru,Os)As2 NAME ORIGIN: For the Chinese locality at Anduo.
LOCALITY: From Anduo, Tibet, China.
Andyrobertsite ! KCdCu5(AsO4)4[As(OH)2O2]·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN:
Named after Andrew C. Roberts (1950-), mineralogist with the Geological Survey
of Canada, specialist in documentation of new mineral species, in particular
from low-temperature secondary
Angelaite ! Cu2AgPbBiS4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY:
Angela mine, district of Los Manantiales, Gastre, Chubut, Argentine.
Angelellite Fe+++4(AsO4)2O3 NAME ORIGIN: To honor Dr. Victorio
Angelelli (1908- ), Argentinean mining geologist, Director of the Argentinean
Geological Survey.
Anglarite * (see Berthierite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Anglesite PbSO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the island of Anglesey
(Wales, Great Britain).
Anhydrite CaSO4 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek anhydros, meaning
"waterless" (In contrast to Gypsum, which contains water).
Anilite Cu7S4 NAME ORIGIN: For the Ani mine, Japan.
Ankangite Ba(Ti,V+++,Cr+++)8O16 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality.
LOCALITY: Shiti Barite deposit, Ankang County, Shaanxi Provice, China.
Ankerite Ca(Fe++,Mg,Mn)(CO3)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the
Styrian (Austrian) mineralogist, Mathias Joseph Anker (1771-1843).
Ankinovichite ! (Ni,Zn)Al4(VO3)2(OH)12(H2O)2.5 NAME ORIGIN: Named for
Ekaterina Alexandrovina Ankinovich (1911-1991) and her husband Stepan

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Gerasimovitch Ankinovich (1912-1985). Russian mineralogist and geologist.
Ankoleite * (see Meta-ankoleite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Annabergite Ni3(AsO4)2·8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality.
LOCALITY: Annaberg, Germany.
Annite KFe++3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 NAME ORIGIN: For the first noted
occurrence at Cape Ann, Massachusetts, USA.
Anorthite CaAl2Si2O8 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, an + orthos, "not
upright" in allusion to the oblique crystals.
Anorthoclase (Na,K)AlSi3O8 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "oblique"
and "fracture," descriptive of the cleavage
Anorthominasragrite ! V++++O(SO4)(H2O)5 NAME ORIGIN: Named for as the
triclinic polymorph of minasragrite.
Ansermetite ! MnV2O6·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Stefan Ansermet
(1964-), Swiss mineralogist.
Antarcticite CaCl2·6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the continent of
Antarctica.
Anthoinite AlWO3(OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Raymond Anthoine
(1888-1971), Belgian mining engineer, who wrote on prospecting of alluvial
deposits.
Anthonyite Cu(OH,Cl)2·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for John W. Anthony
(1920-1992), mineralogist, University of Arizona.
Anthophyllite [ ]Mg7Si8O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: From the Latin
anthophyllum - "clove" in allusion to the color.
Anthraquinone * (see Hoelite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Antiedrite * (see Edingtonite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Antigorite (Mg,Fe++)3Si2O5(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality.
From the Latin, serpens - "snake." LOCALITY: Antigorio, Italy
Antimonite * (see Stibnite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Antimonpearceite (Ag,Cu)16(Sb,As)2S11 NAME ORIGIN: For its
compositional relationship to pearceite.
Antimonselite Sb2Se3 NAME ORIGIN: Names in 1993 for the composition.
Antimonsilver * (see Dyscrasite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Antimony Sb NAME ORIGIN: From the Arabic, al-uthmud, to Medieval
Latin, antimonium; originally applied to stibnite, the sulfide of antimony.
Antimony bloom * (see Valentinite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Antimony Glance * (see Stibnite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Antimony ochre * (see Romeite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Antitaenite * gamma-Fe3Ni NAME ORIGIN: Named for its opposite
anti-ferromagnetism in contrast to the ferromagnetism of taenite.
Antitaenite * (see Taenite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Antlerite Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality.
LOCALITY: Antler mine, Mojave Co., Arizona.
Anyolite - green * (see Zoisite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Anyuiite Au(Pb,Sb)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1989 for the locality.
LOCALITY: Bolshoi Anyui R., Kolyma region, Russia.
Apachite Cu9Si10O29·11(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Apache
Indians, whose reservation is near the locality. LOCALITY: Christmas Mine, Gila,
Arizona, USA.
Apatite * Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl) NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1788 from the

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Greek apatao - "I am misleading."
Apatite * (see Carbonate-fluorapatite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Apatite * (see Carbonate-hydroxylapatite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Apatite * (see Chlorapatite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Apatite * (see Fluorapatite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Apatite * (see Hydroxylapatite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Apatite * (see Strontium-apatite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Aphthalose * (see Aphthitalite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Aphthitalite (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek
for "unalterable" and "salt" in allusion to its stability in air.
Apjohnite MnAl2(SO4)4·22(H2O)
Aplowite (Co,Mn,Ni)SO4·4(H2O)
Apoanalcite * (see Natrolite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Apophyllite * KCa4(Si4O10)2F·8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1800 from
the Greek apophylliso - "it flakes off."
Apophyllite * (see Fluorapophyllite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Apophyllite * (see Hydroxyapophyllite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Apophyllite * (see Natroapophyllite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Apuanite Fe++Fe+++4Sb+++4O12S NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality.
LOCALITY: Buca della Vena mine, northeast of Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Tuscany,
Italy.
Aqualite ! (H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl NAME ORIGIN:
Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN)
Aquamarine - blue * (see Beryl ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Aragonite CaCO3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY:
Aragon (Spain).
Arakiite ! (Zn,Mn++)(Mn++,Mg)12(Fe+++,Al)2(AsO3)(AsO4)2(OH)23 NAME
ORIGIN: Named for Dr. Takaharu Araki (1929-), University of Chicago, for his
numerous crystal-structure contributions to the science of mineralogy.
Aramayoite Ag3Sb2(Sb,Bi)S6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Felix Avelino
Aramayo, former Managing Director of the Compagnie Aramayo de Mines en
Bolivie.
Arapovite ! (U,Th)(Ca,Na)2(K1-x[ ]x)Si8O20, x~0.5 NAME ORIGIN:
Presumably named for the locality. LOCALITY: Moraine of the Dara-i-Pioz glacier,
the Alai mountain ridge, Tien-Shan Mountains, northern Tajikistan.
Aravaipaite Pb3AlF9·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Aravaipa
mining district.
Arcanite K2SO4
Archerite (K,NH4)H2PO4 NAME ORIGIN: Honors Dr. Michael Archer (1945-
), Curator of Mammals, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Australia, who
discovered the first specimens.
Arctite Na2Ca4(PO4)3F NAME ORIGIN: Named for the arctic region where
it was found.
Arcubisite Ag6CuBiS4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition
(ARgentum, CUprum, and BISmuth).
Ardaite Pb19Sb13S35Cl7 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY:
Madjarovo, Arda River, Bulgaria.
Ardealite Ca2(SO4)(HPO4)·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: From "Ardeal," the old
Romanian name for Transylvania.

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Ardennite (Mn++,Ca,Mg)4(Al,Mg,Fe)6(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(AsO4,VO4)(OH)6
NAME ORIGIN: After the locality. LOCALITY: Salmchateau in the Ardennes
Mountains, Belgium.
Arduinite * (see Mordenite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Arfvedsonite NaNa2(Fe++4Fe+++)Si8O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named
after the Swedish chemist, J. A. Arfvedson (1792-1841).
Argentite * Ag2S NAME ORIGIN: After the Latin, argentum, meaning
"silver". From the Greek, akanta, meaning "arrow." Argentite is stable above 179
C. Acanthite is stable below 179 C.
Argentojarosite AgFe+++3(SO4)2(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the silver
content and relationship to jarosite.
Argentopentlandite Ag(Fe,Ni)8S8 NAME ORIGIN: For the similarity in
composition to pentlandite.
Argentopyrite AgFe2S3 NAME ORIGIN: For its composition and physical
similarity to pyrite.
Argentotennantite (Ag,Cu)10(Zn,Fe)2(As,Sb)4S13 NAME ORIGIN: For the
chemical composition and by analogy to tennantite.
Argutite GeO2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: From the
Argut deposit, central Pyrenees, Haute-Garonne, France.
Argyrodite Ag8GeS6 NAME ORIGIN: For the Greek for "silver-containing."
Arhbarite Cu2Mg(AsO4)(OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality.
LOCALITY: Arhbar mine, Bou-Azzer, Morocco.
Aricite * (see Gismondine ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Aristarainite Na2MgB12O20·8(H2O)
Arizonite * (see Pseudorutile ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Armalcolite (Mg,Fe++)Ti2O5 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the three
astronauts of Apollo 11: Neil A. ARMstrong, Edwin E. "Buzz" ALdrin, and Michael
COLlins.
Armangite Mn26As+++18O50(OH)4(CO3)
Armenite BaCa2Al6Si9O30·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: The name origin for
Armenite is the type locality. LOCALITY: Armen Mine, Kongsberg, Norway.
Armstrongite CaZrSi6O15·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Neil Alden
Armstrong, (1930-), American astronaut, first human being on the moon's surface,
Apollo 11 Lunar Mission.
Arnhemite * (K,Na)2Mg2(P2O7)·5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after it's
locality. LOCALITY: Arnhem Cave, Namibia.
Arrojadite KNa4CaMn++4Fe++10Al(PO4)12(OH,F)2 NAME ORIGIN: To
honor Miguel Arrojado Ribeiro Lisboa (1872-1932), Brazilian geologist.
Arsenbrackebuschite Pb2(Fe++,Zn)(AsO4)2·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: As the
arsenate analog of "brackebuschite."
Arsendescloizite PbZn(AsO4)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: As the arsenate analog
of "descloizite."
Arsenic As NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, Arsenikon, a name originally
applied to the mineral orpiment.
Arsenical nickel * (see Nickeline ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Arsenical pyrite * (see Arsenopyrite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Arseniopleite (Ca,Na)(Na,Pb)Mn++(Mn++,Mg,Fe++)2(AsO4)3 NAME
ORIGIN: Named from the Latin for the element As, and Greek for 'more' because
it adds to the number of related minerals already described.

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Arseniosiderite Ca2Fe+++3(AsO4)3O2·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For essential
"arsenic" in the composition, and "sideros," Greek for "iron."
Arsenobismite ? Bi2(AsO4)(OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1916 for it's
composition.
Arsenoclasite Mn5(AsO4)2(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: From "arsenic" and the
Greek for "breaking," for its excellent cleavage.
Arsenocrandallite (Ca,Sr)Al3[(As,P)O4]2(OH)5·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For
"arsenic" in the composition, and relation to "crandallite."
Arsenoflorencite-(Ce) (Ce,La)Al3(AsO4)2(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named as
the arsenic analog of florencite and the dominant rare earth element, cerium.
Arsenoflorencite-(La) * (La,Sr)Al3(AsO4,SO4,PO4)2(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN:
Named as the arsenic analog of florencite and the dominant rare earth
element, Lanthanum.
Arsenoflorencite-(Nd) * (Nd,La,Ce,Ba)(Al,Fe+++)3(AsO4,PO4)2(OH)6 NAME
ORIGIN: Named as the arsenic analog of florencite and the dominant rare earth
element, Neodymium.
Arsenogorceixite ! BaAl3AsO3(OH)(AsO4,PO4)(OH,F)6 NAME ORIGIN: For its
"arsenic" content and relation to "gorceixite."
Arsenogoyazite (Sr,Ca,Ba)Al3(AsO4,PO4)2(OH,F)5·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN:
Named for the chemical composition and it's relationship to goyazite.
Arsenohauchecornite Ni18Bi3AsS16 NAME ORIGIN: Alludes to its chemical
relation to the hauchecornite group.
Arsenolamprite As NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition and the
Greek for brilliance, in allusion to its luster.
Arsenolite As2O3 NAME ORIGIN: For ARSENic in the composition.
Arsenopalladinite Pd8(As,Sb)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition.
Arsenopyrite FeAsS NAME ORIGIN: Named after the minerals chemical
composition.
Arsenopyromorphite * (see Mimetite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Arsenosulvanite Cu3(As,V)S4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its chemical
relationship to sulvanite.
Arsenowaylandite * BiAl3(AsO4)2(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the
arsenate analog of waylandite.
Arsenpolybasite (Ag,Cu)16(As,Sb)2S11 NAME ORIGIN: For the chemical
composition and close relationship to polybasite.
Arsentsumebite Pb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: As the "arsenate"
analog of "tsumebite."
Arsenuranospathite HAl(UO2)4(AsO4)4·40(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: As the
"arsenate" analog of "uranospathite."
Arsenuranylite Ca(UO2)4(AsO4)2(OH)4·6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named
for its relationship to phosphuranylite as the end-member.
Arthurite CuFe+++2(AsO4,PO4,SO4)2(O,OH)2·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN:
Named for Sir Arthur Edward Ian Montagu Russell (1878-1964) and Arthur William
Gerald Kingsbury (1906-1968) for their contributions to British mineralogy.
Artinite Mg2(CO3)(OH)2·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Italian
mineralogist, Ettore Artini (1866-1928), mineralogist at the University of Milan.
Artroeite PbAlF3(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Arthur (Art) Roe (1912-1993).
Artsmithite ! Hg+4Al(PO4)1.74(OH)1.78 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Arthur (Art)
E. Smith (1935-), American petroleum geologist from Houston, Texas who

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collected the original sample.
Arupite (Ni,Fe++)3(PO4)2·8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: To honor Hans Henning
Arup (1928- ), Director of the Danish Corrosion Center, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Arzakite Hg3S2(Br,Cl)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after it's locality. LOCALITY:
Arzak mercury deposits, Tuva, Siberia, Russia.
Arzrunite Cu4Pb2SO4(OH)4Cl6·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Andreas
Arzruni (1847-1898), German mineralogist, University of Aachen.
Asbecasite Ca3(Ti,Sn)As+++6Si2Be2O20 NAME ORIGIN: The name origin
for Asbecasite is the main elements: As,Be,Ca,Si.
Asbestos * (see Chrysotile ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Asbestos * (see Clinochrysotile ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Asbestos * (see Orthochrysotile ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Asbestos * (see Parachrysotile ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Asbolane (Co,Ni)1-y(Mn++++O2)2-x(OH)2-2y+2x·n(H2O) NAME ORIGIN:
Named from the Greek "to soil like soot".
Aschamalmite Pb6Bi2S9 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY:
Ascham Alm, Untersulzbachtal, Austria.
Ascharite * (see Szaibelyite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Ashanite ? (Nb,Ta,U,Fe,Mn)4O8 NAME ORIGIN: From Altai and SHAN,
Chinese for "mountains," for the occurrence in the Altai Mountains, China.
Ashburtonite HPb4Cu++4Si4O12(HCO3)4(OH)4Cl
Ashcroftine-(Ce) * K5Na5(Ce,Ca)12Si28O70(OH)2(CO3)8·8(H2O) NAME
ORIGIN: Named for Frederick Noel Ashcroft (1878-1949), benefactor to the British
Museum (Natural History), London, England.
Ashcroftine-(Y) K5Na5(Y,Ca)12Si28O70(OH)2(CO3)8·8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN:
Named for Frederick Noel Ashcroft (1878-1949), benefactor to the British Museum
(Natural History), London, England.
Ashoverite Zn(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY:
Milltown, near Ashover, Derbyshire, England.
Ashtonite * (see Mordenite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Asisite Pb12(SiO4)O8Cl4 NAME ORIGIN: The root name "Asis" means
"drinking place" in the local Nama language and is also the name of the farm on
which the Kombat mine is located. LOCALITY: Kombat mine, located 37 km east
of Otavi and 49 km south of Tsumeb in the north-central part of Namibia.
Aspidolite NaMg3AlSi3O10(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: The name is from the Greek
"aspisidos", like a shield, alluding to the appearance of its crystals.
Asselbornite (Pb,Ba)(UO2)6(BiO)4(AsO4)2(OH)12·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN:
Named for Eric Asselborn (1954-), mineral collector and surgeon, Montrevel-
en-Bresse, France.
Astrocyanite-(Ce) Cu2(Ce,Nd,La)2(UO2)(CO3)5(OH)2·1.5(H2O) NAME
ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for "star" and "blue" alluding to the star-like habit
and blue color and the dominant Ce.
Astrophyllite K2Na(Fe++,Mn)7Ti2Si8O26(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: From the
Greek aster - "star" and fyllon - "leaf."
Atacamite Cu2Cl(OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality.
LOCALITY: Atacam desert province in northern Chile.
Atelestite Bi8(AsO4)3(OH)5O5 NAME ORIGIN: Derivation not explicitly
stated. Probably from the Greek for "incomplete," as the composition was
undetermined when the mineral was first described.

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Athabascaite Cu5Se4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY:
Martin Lake mine, Uranium City, Lake Athabasca, SK, Canada.
Atheneite (Pd,Hg)3As NAME ORIGIN: After the Greek goddess "Pallas
Athene," in allusion to its palladium content.
Atlasovite Cu6Fe+++Bi+++O4(SO4)5·KCl
Atokite (Pd,Pt)3Sn NAME ORIGIN: For the Atok mine, South Africa.
Atopite * (see Romeite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Attacolite * (see Attakolite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Attakolite (Ca,Sr)Mn++(Al,Fe+++)4[(Si,P)O4]H(PO4)3(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN:
Named from the Greek for "salmon" for the pale pink color.
Attapulgite * (see Palygorskite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Aubertite CuAl(SO4)2Cl·14(H2O)
Augelite Al2(PO4)(OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "luster," for its
pearly luster on the cleavage.
Augite (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Ti)(Si,Al)2O6 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek
auge - "luster."
Aurichalcite (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Probably from the
Greek oreichalchos, "mountain copper."
Auricupride Cu3Au NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition of Au and
Cu.
Aurivilliusite ! Hg+Hg++OI NAME ORIGIN: Named for Karin Aurivillius
(1920-1982), chemist-crystallographer at the University of Lund, Sweden, who
determined the crystal structure of numerous synthetic Hg compounds.
Auroantimonate * AuSbO3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition
(AUROium ANTIMONATE).
Aurorite (Mn,Ag,Ca)Mn++++3O7·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the
locality. LOCALITY: Aurora mine, Treasure Hill, Hamilton, Nevada, USA.
Aurostibite AuSb2 NAME ORIGIN: In reference to its composition.
Austinite CaZn(AsO4)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: To honor Professor Austin Flint
Rogers (1877-1957), American mineralogist, Stanford University, Palo Alto,
California, USA.
Autunite Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the
locality. LOCALITY: L'Ouche de Jau, St. Symphorien, and other places near
Autun, Saone-et-Loire, France.
Avanturine - feebly translucent chalcedony * (see Quartz ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena,
MinDAT, MinMax

Averievite ! Cu5(VO4)2O2·CuCl2 NAME ORIGIN: For V. V. Averiev
(1929-1968), Russian volcanologist.
Avicennite Tl2O3 NAME ORIGIN: For the medieval (Persian) scholar and
physician, Abu 'Ali al-Husayn ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Sina (Avicenna) (930-1037), who
lived in Bukhara, Tadzhikistan.
Avogadrite (K,Cs)BF4
Awaruite Ni2Fe to Ni3Fe NAME ORIGIN: For the locality near Awarua Bay,
New Zealand. LOCALITY: From the Red Hills and the Gorge River draining them,
near Awarua Bay, south Westland, New Zealand. At Coolac, New South Wales,
and in the Lord Brassey mine, Tasmania, Australia.
Axinite * (see Ferroaxinite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Axinite * (see Magnesio-axinite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Axinite * (see Manganaxinite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax

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Azoproite (Mg,Fe++)2(Fe+++,Ti,Mg)BO5
Azurite Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: From the Persian lazhward,
meaning "blue.".

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Babefphite BaBe(PO4)(F,O) NAME ORIGIN: For Barium, Beryllium, Fluorine,
and Phosphorous in the composition.
Babingtonite Ca2(Fe++,Mn)Fe+++Si5O14(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named after
the Irish physicist and mineralogist, W. Babington (1757-1833).
Babkinite ! Pb2Bi2(S,Se)3 NAME ORIGIN: For P. V. Babkin (1929-1977), noted
Russian Geologist and the first investigator of the Nevskoye deposit.
Baddeleyite ZrO2 NAME ORIGIN: For Joseph Baddeley, who first called
attention to the Sri Lankan material.
Bafertisite Ba(Fe++,Mn)2TiSi2O7(O,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the
composition (Ba, ferrous, Ti, Si).
Baghdadite Ca3(Zr,Ti)Si2O9 NAME ORIGIN: For Baghdad, the capital of Iraq.
Bagotite * (see Thomsonite-Ca ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bahianite Al5Sb+++++3O14(OH)2
Baileychlore (Zn,Al,[ ])3[Fe++2Al][Si3AlO10](OH)8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for

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Sturges W. Bailey (1919-), mineralogist University of Wisconsin.
Baiyuneboite-(Ce) - Discredited * (see Cordylite-(Ce) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT,
MinMax

Bakerite Ca4B4(BO4)(SiO4)3(OH)3·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For Richard C.
Baker, of Nutfield, Surrey, England, Mining Director of the Pacific Coast Borax
Co., who discovered the mineral.
Bakhchisaraitsevite ! Na2Mg5(PO4)4·7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for
crystallographer Alexander Yu. Bakhchisaraitsev (1947-1998).
Baking soda * (see Nahcolite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Baksanite ! Bi6Te2S3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the discovery locality.
LOCALITY: Tyrngauz deposit, Baksan River valley, northern Caucasus, Russia.
Balangeroite (Mg,Fe+++,Fe++,Mn++)42Si16O54(OH)40 NAME ORIGIN:
Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Balangero (San Vittore) mine, Piedmont, Italy.
Balas ruby - Red * (see Spinel ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Balavinskite ? Sr2B6O11·4(H2O)
Balavinskite ? * (see Tunellite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Balipholite BaMg2LiAl3Si4O12(OH,F)8
Balkanite Cu9Ag5HgS8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY:
Sedmochislenitsi mine, Vratsa district, Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria.
Balyakinite CuTeO3
Bambollaite Cu(Se,Te)2 NAME ORIGIN: For the Spanish nickname "La
Bambolla" of the mine in which it occurs, which roughly translates into "hot air" in
allusion to exaggerated tales of rich gold ore.
Bamfordite ! Fe+++Mo2O6(OH)3·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: After its locality.
LOCALITY: Found at the Bamford Hill W-Mo-Bi deposits, 85 km WSW of Cairns,
northern Queensland, Australia,
Banalsite BaNa2Al4Si4O16 NAME ORIGIN: Named from a contraction of the
component cation symbols: Ba, Na,Al, and Si.
Bandylite CuB(OH)4Cl
Bannermanite (Na,K)0.7V+++++6O15 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Harold M.
Bannerman (1897-1976), U. S. Economic Geologist.
Bannisterite KCa(Mn,Fe++,Zn,Mg)21(Si,Al)32O76(OH)16·4-12(H2O) NAME
ORIGIN: Named for Dr. Frederick Allen Bannister (1901-?), formerly Keeper of
Minerals, British Museum (Natural History), London, England.
Bannisterite-Ba * (see Bariumbannisterite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Baotite Ba4(Ti,Nb)8Si4O28Cl NAME ORIGIN: For the locality. LOCALITY:
From the Baiyun-Obo mine near Pat-t'ou (Baotou in Russian), Inner Mongolia..
Bararite (NH4)2SiF6
Baratovite KCa7(Ti,Zr)2Li3Si12O36F2 NAME ORIGIN: For Rauf Baratovich
Baratov, Soviet petrographer, of Tadzhikistan.
Barberiite (NH4)BF4
Barbertonite Mg6Cr2(CO3)(OH)16·4(H2O)
Barbosalite Fe++Fe+++2(PO4)2(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Aluxio
Licinio de Miranda Barbosa (1916- ), Professor of Geology, School of Mines, Ouro
Preto, Brazil.
Barentsite Na7AlH2(CO3)4F4 NAME ORIGIN: Named to honor Dutch sailor
Willem Barents and the sea that washes the Kola Peninsula.
Bari-olgite * (see Bario-olgite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bariandite Al0.6V8O20·9(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Pierre Bariand

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(1933-), French mineralogist.
Baricite (Mg,Fe++)3(PO4)2·8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Honors Dr. Ljudevit Baric,
former Director if the Mineralogical Museum and Professor of Mineralogy,
University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Bario-olgite ! Na(Ba,Sr,Na,REE)PO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the
composition and relationship to olgite.
Bario-orthojoaquinite Fe++2(Ba,Sr)4Ti2[Si4O12]O2·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN:
Named after its composition, orthorhombic crystal structure, and the relationship
to joaquinite (named for Joaquin Ridge, Diablo Range, California, USA).
Bariolgite * (see Bario-olgite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bariomicrolite Ba(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 NAME ORIGIN: Assigned by the IMA
pyrochlore nomenclature group for the predominant barium content and to
microlite.
Bariopyrochlore (Ba,Sr)(Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)7 NAME ORIGIN: Assigned by the
IMA pyrochlore nomenclature group for the predominant barium content and to
pyrochlore.
Bariosincosite ! Ba(V++++O)2(PO4)2·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its
relationship to sincosite.
Barite BaSO4 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, baryos, "heavy."
Barium-alumopharmacosiderite ? BaAl4(AsO4)3(OH)5·5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN:
Named in 1966 as the aluminum end member with barium pharmcosiderite.
Barium-pharmacosiderite BaFe+++4(AsO4)3(OH)5·5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN:
Named as the barium analog of pharmacosiderite.
Barium-zinc-alumopharmacosiderite *
(Ba,K)0.5(Zn,Cu)0.5(Al,Fe)4(AsO4)3·5(H2O)
Bariumbannisterite * (K,H3O)(Ba,Ca)
(Mn++,Fe++,Mg)21(Si,Al)32O80(O,OH)16·4-12(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the
barium analog of bannisterite.
Bariumbrewsterite * (see Brewsterite-Ba ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Barkevicite * (see Ferrohornblende ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Barnesite Na2V6O16·3(H2O)
Barquillite ! Cu2CdGeS4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Barquilla, a village
near the discovery locality. LOCALITY: Fuentes Villanas mine, Barquilla Sn-Ge-
Cd-Cu-Fe vein-type deposit, southwestern Salamanca, Spain.
Barrandite * (see Strengite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Barrandite * (see Variscite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Barrerite (Na,K,Ca)2Al2Si7O18·6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For Richard Maling
Barrer (1910- ), New Zealand-born British teacher ad student of the chemistry of
zeolites.
Barringerite (Fe,Ni)2P NAME ORIGIN: Names in 1969 for Daniel M. Barringer
(1860-1929), U.S. Mining engineer, who established the meteoritic origin of
Meteor Crater, Arizona.
Barringtonite MgCO3·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: After its locality. LOCALITY:
Barrington Tops, NSW, Australia.
Barroisite [ ](CaNa)Mg3AlFe+++Si7AlO22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: N.D.
Barsanovite - Discredited 1969 * (see Georgbarsanovite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT,
MinMax

Barstowite Pb4(CO3)Cl6·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Richard William
Barstow (1947-1982), Cornish mineral dealer.

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Bartelkeite PbFe++Ge3O8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Wolfgang Bartelke,
mineral collector and specialist in Tsumeb mineral.
Bartonite K3Fe10S14 NAME ORIGIN: For Paul B. Barton, Jr., sulfide
petrologist with the U.S. Geological Society.
Barylite BaBe2Si2O7 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for "heavy", in
allusion to its high specific gravity.
Barysilite Pb8Mn(Si2O7)3
Barytes * (see Barite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Barytkreuzstein * (see Harmotome ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Barytocalcite BaCa(CO3)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named from its chemical
composition.
Barytolamprophyllite Ba2Na3(Fe+++,Ti)3(Si2O7)2(O,OH,F)4 NAME ORIGIN:
Named for the composition and similarity to lamprophyllite.
Basaluminite Al4(SO4)(OH)10·5(H2O)
Bassanite 2CaSO4·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Francesco Basani
(185301916). Italian paleontologist, University of Naples, Italy.
Bassetite Fe++(UO2)2(PO4)2·8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For the Basset mine
group, Cornwall, England, from which it was first described.
Bastnasite-(Ce) Ce(CO3)F NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality.
LOCALITY: Bastnas Mine, Riddarhyttan district, Vastermanland, Sweden.
Bastnasite-(La) La(CO3)F NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality Bastnas
Mine, Riddarhyttan, Vastmanland, Sweden. LOCALITY: Gallinas Mountains, New
Mexico, USA.
Bastnasite-(Y) Y(CO3)F NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Y end member and
after the Bastnas Mine, Riddarhyttan, Vastmanland, Sweden.
Batiferrite ! Ba(Ti2Fe+++8Fe++2)O19 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the
chemical composition (Ba,Ti,Fe) and the structural relationships to
hexaferrite-type compounds.
Batisite BaNaNaTi2O2[Si4O12] NAME ORIGIN: For Ba, Ti, Si in the
composition.
Baumhauerite Pb3As4S9 NAME ORIGIN: For Heinrich Adolph Baumhauer
(1848-1926), German mineralogist and Professor, University of Fribourg,
Switzerland.
Baumhauerite-2a ! Pb3As4S9 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the monoclinic
polymorph of baumhauerite.
Baumstarkite ! Ag3(Sb,As)2SbS6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Manfred
Baumstark(1954-), German mineralogist who first recognized the mineral.
Bauranoite BaU2O7·4-5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition
of (Ba)(Urano)ite.
Bavenite Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality.
LOCALITY: Baveno, Lago Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy.
Bayankhanite * Cu6HgS4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality.
LOCALITY: Idermeg-bayan-khan-ula, Mongolia.
Bayerite Al(OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: The artificial compound is thought to have
been named for the 19th-century German metallurgist Karl J. Bayer; the name
was then applied to the natural mineral.
Bayldonite (Cu,Zn)3Pb(AsO3OH)2(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after John
Bayldon of England.
Bayleyite Mg2(UO2)(CO3)3·18(H2O)

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Baylissite K2Mg(CO3)2·4(H2O)
Bazhenovite CaS5·CaS2O3·6Ca(OH)2·20(H2O)
Bazirite BaZrSi3O9 NAME ORIGIN: For Barium and ZIRconium in the
composition.
Bazzite Be3(Sc,Al)2Si6O18 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Italian
engineer, A. E. Bazzi.
Bearsite Be2(AsO4)(OH)·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition
(Be, Arsenic).
Bearthite Ca2Al(PO4)2(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Honors Professor Peter Bearth
(1902-1989), for his pioneering petrologic studies of the high-pressure terranes of
the western Alps.
Beaumontite * (see Heulandite-Ca ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Beaumontite * (see Heulandite-K ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Beaumontite * (see Heulandite-Na ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Beaumontite * (see Heulandite-Sr ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Beaverite PbCu++(Fe+++,Al)2(SO4)2(OH)6
Bechererite ! (Zn,Cu)6Zn2(OH)13[(S,Si)(O,OH)4]2 NAME ORIGIN: Named
after Dr. Karl Becherer (1926-) of the University of Vienna, in recognition of his
contributions to the mineralogy of Spangolite from Lavrion.
Beckelite * (see Britholite-(Ce) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Becquerelite Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For French
physicist Antoine Henri Becquerel (1852-1908), who discovered radioactivity in
1896.
Bederite ! ([
],Na)Ca2(Mn++,Mg,Fe++)2(Fe+++,Mg++,Al)2Mn++2(PO4)6·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN:
For Roberto Beder (1888-1930) in recognition of his major contributions to the
development of mineralogy in Argentina.
Beegerite * (see Aschamalmite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Behierite (Ta,Nb)BO4
Behoite Be(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: For Beryllium, Be, and hydroxyl, OH, in its
composition.
Beidellite Na0.5Al2(Si3.5Al0.5)O10(OH)2·n(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named
after its locality. LOCALITY: Beidell, Colorado, USA..
Belendorffite Cu7Hg6 NAME ORIGIN: Names in 1992 for Klaus Belendorff
(b.1956), German mineral collector.
Belkovite ! Ba3(Nb,Ti)6(Si2O7)2O12 NAME ORIGIN: For I.V. Bel'kov
(1917-1989), Soviet mineralogist who explored the Kola Peninsula, Russia.
Bell metal ore * (see Stannite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bellbergite (K,Ba,Sr)2Sr2Ca2(Ca,Na)4Al18Si18O72·30(H2O) NAME ORIGIN:
Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Bellberg volcano, Mayen, Laacher See area,
Eifel, Germany.
Bellidoite Cu2Se NAME ORIGIN: For Eleodoro Bellido Bravo, Director of
Servicio de Geologia y Mineria, Peru.
Bellingerite Cu++3(IO3)6·2(H2O)
Belloite ! Cu(OH)Cl NAME ORIGIN: Named for Andres Bello (1780-1865),
founder and first rector of the Universidad de Chile.
Belovite * (see Belovite-(La) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Belovite-(Ce) (Sr,Ce,Na,Ca)5(PO4)3(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for
Nikolai Vassilievich Belov (1891-1982), mineralogist and crystallographer, Institute

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of Crystallography, Moscow, Russia.
Belovite-(La) ! (Sr,La,Ce,Ca)5(PO4)3(F,OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for
Nikolai Vassilievich Belov (1891-1982), mineralogist and crystallographer, Institute
of Crystallography, Moscow, Russia.
Belyankinite Ca1-2(Ti,Zr,Nb)5O12·9(H2O) (?) NAME ORIGIN: Named for
Dmitry Stepanovich Belyankin (1876-1953), prominent Russian mineralogist and
petrographer.
Bementite Mn8Si6O15(OH)10 NAME ORIGIN: For Clarence Sweet Bement
(1843-1923), mineral collector of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Benauite ! HSrFe+++3(PO4)2(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: For the Benauer Berg,
Germany, near which the Clara mine is situated.
Benavidesite Pb4(Mn,Fe)Sb6S14 NAME ORIGIN: Named for A. Benavides to
honor his contributions in the development of mining in Peru.
Benitoite BaTiSi3O9 NAME ORIGIN: Named from its locality. LOCALITY:
Benitoite Gem mine, head waters of the San Benito river, 1 mile south of Santa
Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
Benjaminite (Ag,Cu)3(Bi,Pb)7S12 NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Marcus Benjamin
(1857-1932), of the U.S. National Museum.
Benleonardite Ag8(Sb,As)Te2S3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Benjamin F.
Leonard (1921-), U.S. Geologist.
Benstonite (Ba,Sr)6(Ca,Mn)6Mg(CO3)13
Bentonite * (see Beidellite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bentonite * (see Montmorillonite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bentorite Ca6(Cr,Al)2(SO4)3(OH)12·26(H2O)
Benyacarite (H2O,K)2Ti(Mn++,Fe++)2(Fe+++,Ti)2Ti(PO4)4(O,F)2·14(H2O)
NAME ORIGIN: For Maria Angelica R. de Benyacar (1928-), Comision Nacional de
Energia Atomica, Buenos Ares, Argentina, for her contribution to mineralogical
studies.
Beraunite Fe++Fe+++5(PO4)4(OH)5·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For its
occurrence near Beroun (formerly Beraun), Czech Republic.
Berborite Be2(BO3)(OH,F)·(H2O)
Berdesinskiite V+++2TiO5 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Waldemar Berdesinski
(1911-1990), German mineralogist, University of Heidelberg.
Berezanskite ! KLi3Ti2Si12O30 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Anatolyi
Vladimirovich Berezanskii (b. 1948), who mapped the geology of remote areas
of the Turkestan-Alai range, in Tajikistan.
Bergenite Ca2Ba4[(UO3)2O2(PO4)2]3 (H2O)16 NAME ORIGIN: Named
for the locality. LOCALITY: Mine dump at Streuberg, Bergen, Saxony, Germany.
Bergmannite * (see Natrolite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bergslagite CaBe(AsO4)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: For the occurrence at
Langban, which is in the Bergslagen region of Sweden.
Berlinite AlPO4 NAME ORIGIN: Honoring Professor Nils Johan Berlin
(1812-1891), pharmacologist, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden.
Bermanite Mn++Mn+++2(PO4)2(OH)2·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: In honor of
Dr. Harry Berman (1902-1944), Professor of Mineralogy, Harvard University,
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Bernalite Fe(OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: To honor John Desmond Bernal
(1901-1971), eminent British crystallographer and historian of science.
Bernardite Tl(As,Sb)5S8 NAME ORIGIN: Names in 1989 for Jan Bernard

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(b.1928), Czech mineralogist.
Berndtite SnS2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Fritz Berndt, German
mineralogist.
Bernstein * (see Amber ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Berryite Pb3(Ag,Cu)5Bi7S16 NAME ORIGIN: For Professor Leonard
Gascoigne Berry (1914-1982), mineralogist, Queen's University, Toronto, Canada,
who obtained the first X-ray powder pattern of the mineral.
Berthierine (Fe++,Fe+++,Al,Mg)2-3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named
for Pierre Berthier (1782-1861), French geologist.
Berthierite FeSb2S4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the French chemist, P.
Berthier (1782-1861).
Bertossaite Li2CaAl4(PO4)4(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Antonio
Bertossa, director of the Geological Survey of Rwanda.
Bertrandite Be4Si2O7(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the French
mineralogist, E. Bertrand.
Beryl Be3Al2Si6O18 NAME ORIGIN: From the ancient Greek, beryllos,
signifying a "precious blue-green color of sea water" stone, but through later
usage, applied only to beryl.
Beryllite Be3SiO4(OH)2·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named in allusion to the
beryllium content.
Beryllonite NaBePO4 NAME ORIGIN: For one of the major constituents in
the composition, BERYLLium.
Berzelianite Cu2Se NAME ORIGIN: Named after Jons Jacob Berzelius
(1779-1848), Swedish chemist who discovered the element selenium.
Berzeliite (Ca,Na)3(Mg,Mn)2(AsO4)3 NAME ORIGIN: In honor of the
noted Swedish chemist and mineralogist, Jons Jacob Berzelius (1779-1848).
Beta-duftite * (see Duftite-beta ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Beta-roselite * (see Roselite-beta ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Beta-uranophane * (see Uranophane-beta ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Beta-uranotile * (see Uranophane-beta ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Betafite (Ca,U)2(Ti,Nb,Ta)2O6(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its
locality. LOCALITY: Betafo, Malagasy Republic.
Betekhtinite Cu10(Fe,Pb)S6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Anatolii Gergievich
Betekhtin (1897-119620, Russian mineralogist and economic geologist.
Betpakdalite
[Mg(H2O)6]Ca2(H2O)13[Mo++++++8As+++++2Fe+++3O36(OH)]·4(H2O) NAME
ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Bet-Pak-Dal desert, Kazakhstan.
Beudantite PbFe+++3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the
French mineralogist, F. S. Beudant (1787-1850).
Beusite (Mn++,Fe++,Ca,Mg)3(PO4)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Alexey
Alexandrovich Beus, Professor of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, Moscow
Polytechnical Institute.
Beyerite (Ca,Pb)Bi2(CO3)2O2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for A. Beyer.
Bezsmertnovite Au4Cu(Te,Pb) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Marianna S.
Bezsmertnaya (1915-1991) and Valdimir V. Bezsmertny (1912-), Russian geologists.
Bianchite (Zn,Fe++)(SO4)·6(H2O)
Bicchulite Ca2Al2SiO6(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: For Bicchu, the town
encompassing the Japanese type locality. LOCALITY: From Fuka, near Bicchu,
Okayama Prefecture, and in the Akagane mine, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

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Bideauxite Pb2AgCl3(F,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: For Richard August Bideaux
(1935-2004), of Oro Valley, Arizona, USA, American mineralogist, author, and
mineral collector.
Bieberite CoSO4·7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its original locality.
LOCALITY: Bieber, Hessen, Germany.
Biehlite ! (Sb,As)2MoO6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Friedrich Karl Bielh
(1887-?), who was the first to do scientific work on the mineralization of the
Tsumeb deposit.
Bigcreekite ! BaSi2O5·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality.
LOCALITY: Esquire no. 7 claim, along Big Creek, Fresno County, California, USA.
Bijvoetite-(Y) (Y,REE)8(H2O)25(UO2)16O8(OH)8(CO3)16·14(H2O) NAME
ORIGIN: Named to honor Dutch crystallographer, Johannes Martin Bijvoet
(1892-1980).
Bikitaite Li2[Al2Si4O12]·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For the locality. LOCALITY:
From Bikita, Zimbabwe. In the Foote mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co., North
Carolina, USA.
Bilibinskite Au3Cu2PbTe2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Yuri A. Bilibin
(1902-1952), Russian geologist.
Bilinite Fe++Fe+++2(SO4)4·22(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality.
LOCALITY: Schwaz, near Bilin, Bohemia, Czech Republic.
Billietite Ba(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For Valere Louis Billiet
(1903-1944), Belgian crystallographer, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.
Billingsleyite Ag7AsS6 NAME ORIGIN: For Paul Billingsley (1887-1962), mining
geologist, who discovered the North Lily mine, and collected the type material.
Bindheimite Pb2Sb2O6(O,OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the German
chemist, J. J. Bindheim (1750-1825).
Binnite * (see Tennantite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Binnite (Ba) * (see Muscovite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Biotite * K(Mg,Fe++)3[AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1847
after the French physicist, Jean Baptiste Biot (1774 - 1862), who studied the
optical properties of the micas.
Biotitic vermiculite * (see Hydrobiotite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Biphosphammite (NH4,K)H2PO4 NAME ORIGIN: As a BIPHOSPHate of
AMMonium.
Biraite-(Ce) ! Ce2Fe++[Si2O7](CO3) NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New
Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN)
Biringuccite Na2B5O8(OH)·(H2O)
Birnessite (Na,Ca,K)x(Mn++++,Mn+++)2O4·1.5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN:
Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Birness, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Bisbeeite * (see Chrysocolla ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bisbeeite * (see Plancheite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bischofite MgCl2·6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For Karl Gustav Bischo
(1792-1870), German geologist and mineral chemist, University of Bonn, Bonn,
Germany.
Bismite Bi2O3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition of Bi.
Bismoclite BiOCl NAME ORIGIN: In allusion to its composition, a "bismuth
oxychloride."
Bismuth Bi NAME ORIGIN: Probably from the Arabic bi ismid, meaning
having the properties of antimony.

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Bismuth Glance * (see Bismuthinite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bismuthian Arsenopyrite * (see Arsenopyrite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bismuthinite Bi2S3 NAME ORIGIN: From the composition.
Bismutite Bi2(CO3)O2
Bismutocolumbite Bi(Nb,Ta)O4 NAME ORIGIN: For BISMuth in its
composition and relation to minerals of the "columbite-tantalite" series.
Bismutoferrite BiFe+++2(SiO4)2(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named in allusion to
the composition.
Bismutohauchecornite Ni9Bi2S8 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Bi analog of
hauchecornite.
Bismutomicrolite (Bi,Ca)(Ta,Nb)2O6(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Assigned by the
IMA pyrochlore nomenclature group for the predominant bismuth content and
to microlite.
Bismutoplagionite * 5PbS.4Bi2S3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after bismuth
replacing arsenic in the mineral plagionite.
Bismutopyrochlore ! (Bi,U,Ca,Pb)1+x(Nb,Ta)2O6(OH)·n(H2O) NAME
ORIGIN: Named for its composition and relationship to pyrochlore.
Bismutosparite * (see Bismutite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bismutostibiconite Bi(Sb+++++,Fe+++)2O7 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its
bismuth content and relationship to stibiconite.
Bismutotantalite Bi(Ta,Nb)O4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition
(Bi, Ta).
Bitter Salt * (see Epsomite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bitter Salt * (see Hexahydrite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bitter spar * (see Magnesite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bityite CaLiAl2(AlBeSi2)O10(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality.
LOCALITY: Maharitra on Mt. Bity, Madagascar.
Bixbyite (Mn+++,Fe+++)2O3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the American
mineralogist, M. Bixby.
Bjarebyite (Ba,Sr)(Mn++,Fe++,Mg)2Al2(PO4)3(OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named
for Alfred Gunnar Bjareby (1899-1967), Swedish-American student of New England
pegmatite minerals.
Bjelkite * (see Cosalite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Black Copper Oxide * (see Tenorite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Black Jack * (see Sphalerite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Black Lead * (see Graphite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Blakeite * Fe2(TeO3)3
Blanchardite * (see Brochantite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Blatonite ! UO2CO3·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Norbert Blaton (1945-),
crystallographer at the University of Leuven, Belgium, a specialist on the crystal
structure of uranium minerals.
Blatterite (Mn++,Mg)35Sb3(Mn+++,Fe+++)9(BO3)16O32 NAME ORIGIN:
Named for Fritz Blatter (1943-), German mineral collector, who discovered the
mineral.
Bleasdaleite ! (Ca,Fe+++)2Cu5(Bi,Cu)(PO4 )4(H2O,OH,Cl)13 NAME ORIGIN:
For the Reverend John Ignatius Bleasdale (1822-1884), an enthusiastic proponent
of minerals from Victoria.
Blixite Pb2Cl(O,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ragner Blix (1898-),
Chemist, Swedish Museum of Natural History.

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Blockite * (see Penroseite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Blodite Na2Mg(SO4)2·4(H2O)
Bloedite * (see Blodite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Blomstrandite * (see Betafite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Blossite Cu2V+++++2O7 NAME ORIGIN: Named for F. Donald Bloss,
American mineralogist, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia.
Blue Iron Earth * (see Vivianite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Blue Lead * (see Galena ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Blue spar * (see Lazulite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Blue Vitrol * (see Chalcanthite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Boart * (see Diamond ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bobfergusonite Na2Mn++5Fe+++Al(PO4)6 NAME ORIGIN: To honor
Emeritus Professor Robert Bury Ferguson (1920- ), Canadian mineralogist,
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, especially for his contributions to
pegmatite mineralogy.
Bobierrite Mg3(PO4)2·8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: In honor of Pierre Adolphe
Bobierre (1823-1881), French agricultural chemist, who first described the mineral.
Bobjonesite ! VO(SO4)(H2O)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Bob Jones (1926-),
of Cave Creek, Arizona, USA.
Bobkingite ! Cu5Cl2(OH)8(H2O)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Robert King,
formerly of the Department of Geology, Leicester University, prominent mineral
collector and founding member of the Russell Society.
Bobrovskite * (see Awaruite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bobtraillite ! Na15Sr12Zr14Si42B6O138(OH)6·12(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for
Robert (Bob) James Traill (1921-), mineralogist, former head of the mineralogy
section of the Geological Survey of Canada (1953-1986), and for hisc ontributions
to mineralogy.
Boeggildite * (see Boggildite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Boehmite AlO(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the German geologist
and paleontologist, J. Bohm (1857-1938).
Boehmite * (see Boehmite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bogdanovite (Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Aleksei A.
Bogdanov (1907-1971), Russian geologist.
Boggildite Sr2Na2Al2(PO4)F9
Boggsite NaCa2(Al5Si19O48)·17(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: After Robert Maxwell
Boggs (1918- ), of Seattle, Washington, USA, and his son, Dr. Russell Calvin Boggs
(1952- ), of Cheney, Washington, USA, mineral collectors.
Bogvadite Na2SrBa2Al4F20 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Richard Bogvad
(1952-), Danish, former chief geologist of the cryolite mining company.
Bohdanowiczite AgBiSe2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Karol Bohdanovicz
(1864-1947), Polish economic geologist.
Bokite (Al,Fe+++)1.3(V++++,Fe)8O20·4.7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for
Ivan I. Bok, (1898-), Kazakh mineralogist.
Boldyrevite * NaCaMgAl3F14·4(H2O)
Boleite KPb26Ag9Cu24Cl62(OH)48 NAME ORIGIN: Named after is
locality. LOCALITY: Boleo, Baja California, Mexico.
Bolivarite Al2(PO4)(OH)3·4-5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ignacio
Boivar Y Urrutia (1850-?), Spanish entomologist.
Bolivarite * (see Variscite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax

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Boltwoodite HK(UO2)(SiO4)·1.5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For Bertram Borden
Boltwood (1870-1927), radiochemist of Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut,
USA, who devised the U-Pb method of measuring geologic time.
Bonaccordite Ni2Fe+++BO5
Bonattite CuSO4·3(H2O)
Bonshtedtite Na3Fe++(PO4)(CO3) NAME ORIGIN: To honor Elsa
Maksimilianovna Bonshtedt-Kupletskaya (1897-1974), Russian specialist in
mineralogy of alkalic massifs.
Booart * (see Diamond ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Boothite CuSO4·7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Edward Booth
(1857-1917), American chemist, University of California.
Boracite Mg3B7O13Cl NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition
containing boron.
Boralsilite ! Al16B6Si2O27 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition of
(bo)ron, (al)uminum, and (sil)icon.
Borax Na2B4O5(OH)4·8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: From the Arabic buraq, for
"white."
Borcarite Ca4MgB4O6(OH)6(CO3)2
Boric Acid * (see Sassolite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Borickite - 42.6.6.2 * (see Delvauxite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Borishanskiite Pd1+x(As,Pb)2, x = 0-0.2 NAME ORIGIN: For S.S. Borishanski,
Soviet mineralogist.
Bornemanite BaNa3{(Na,Ti)4[(Ti,Nb)2O2Si4O14](F,OH)2}·PO4 NAME
ORIGIN: Named or Irina Dimitrievna Borneman-Starynkevich (1890-), Russian
mineralogist, Institute of Ore Deposits, Moscow. She was a student of the
mineralogy of the Khibiny and Lovozero massifs.
Bornhardtite Co++Co+++2Se4 NAME ORIGIN: After Dr. Wilhelm Bornhardt
(1864-?), German student of ore deposits.
Bornite Cu5FeS4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Austrian mineralogist, I.
von Born (1742-1791).
Borocookeite ! Li(1+3x)Al(4-x)(BSi3)O10(OH,F)8 [x = 0-0.33] NAME ORIGIN:
Named as the boron-rich analog of cookeite.
Borodaevite Ag5(Bi,Sb)9S16 NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1992 for its similarity to
pavonite.
Boromuscovite KAl2(Si3B)O10(OH,F)2 NAME ORIGIN: Presumably for the
BOROn content and relation to "muscovite."
Borovskite Pd3SbTe4 NAME ORIGIN: For Igor Borisovich Borovskii, Russian
pioneer in microprobe analysis.
Bostwickite CaMn+++6Si3O16·7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Richard C.
Bostwick (1943-), collector and compiler of data on Franklin and Sterling Hill, NJ
mineralogy, particularly fluorescent species.
Botallackite Cu2Cl(OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: For the occurrence in the
Botallack mine, Cornwall, England.
Botryogen MgFe+++(SO4)2(OH)·7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek,
botrys, meaning "grape' and genos, meaning "to yield."
Bottinoite NiSb+++++2(OH)12·6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For its occurrence in
the Bottino mine, Italy.
Boulangerite Pb5Sb4S11 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the French mining
engineer, C. L. Boulanger (1810-1849). Later name from an occurrence near

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