This list gives an overview of the classification of minerals (silicates) and includes mostly
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In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid chemical compound with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.John P. Rafferty, ed. (2 ...
s and its groupings. This list complements the
List of minerals recognized by the International Mineralogical Association
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List of minerals
This is a list of minerals for which there are articles on Wikipedia.
Minerals are distinguished by various chemical and physical properties. Differences in chemical composition and crystal structure distinguish the various ''species''. Within a m ...
. Rocks, ores, mineral mixtures, non-IMA approved minerals and non-named minerals are mostly excluded.
Classification of minerals
Introduction
The grouping of the New Dana Classification and of the mindat.org is similar only, and so this classification is an overview only. Consistency is missing too on the group name endings (group, subgroup, series) between New Dana Classification and mindat.org. Category, class and supergroup name endings are used as layout tools in the list as well.
rare-earth element
The rare-earth elements (REE), also called the rare-earth metals or (in context) rare-earth oxides or sometimes the lanthanides ( yttrium and scandium are usually included as rare earths), are a set of 17 nearly-indistinguishable lustrous silv ...
(Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu).
* "PGE" – platinum-group element (Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt).
* "s.p." – special procedure.
Category '9': silicate minerals
* Unclassified silicates
Subclass '9.A': nesosilicates
* Zircon group: (a group of simple tetragonal silicates where M = tetravalent Zr, Th, or Hf)
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Hafnon
Hafnon is a hafnium nesosilicate mineral, chemical formula or . In natural zircon part of the zirconium is replaced by the very similar hafnium and so natural zircon is never pure . A zircon with 100% hafnium substitution can be made synthetical ...
Zircon
Zircon () is a mineral belonging to the group of nesosilicates and is a source of the metal zirconium. Its chemical name is zirconium(IV) silicate, and its corresponding chemical formula is Zr SiO4. An empirical formula showing some of t ...
Olivine
The mineral olivine () is a magnesium iron silicate with the chemical formula . It is a type of nesosilicate or orthosilicate. The primary component of the Earth's upper mantle, it is a common mineral in Earth's subsurface, but weathers qui ...
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Tephroite
Tephroite is the manganese endmember of the olivine group of nesosilicate minerals with the formula Mn2 Si O4. A solid solution series exists between tephroite and its analogues, the group endmembers fayalite and forsterite. Divalent iron ...
Willemite
Willemite is a zinc silicate mineral () and a minor ore of zinc. It is highly fluorescent (green) under shortwave ultraviolet light. It occurs in a variety of colors in daylight, in fibrous masses and apple-green gemmy masses. Troostite is a v ...
Sillimanite
Sillimanite is an aluminosilicate mineral with the chemical formula Al2SiO5. Sillimanite is named after the American chemist Benjamin Silliman (1779–1864). It was first described in 1824 for an occurrence in Chester, Connecticut.
Occurrence ...
Kanonaite
Andalusite is an aluminium nesosilicate mineral with the chemical formula Al2SiO5. This mineral was called andalousite by Delamétehrie, who thought it came from Andalusia, Spain. It soon became clear that it was a locality error, and that the spe ...
Kyanite
Kyanite is a typically blue aluminosilicate mineral, found in aluminium-rich metamorphic pegmatites and sedimentary rock. It is the high pressure polymorph of andalusite and sillimanite, and the presence of kyanite in metamorphic rocks gener ...
* Titanite group
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Titanite
Titanite, or sphene (from the Greek ''sphenos'' (σφηνώ), meaning wedge), is a calcium titanium nesosilicate mineral, Ca Ti Si O5. Trace impurities of iron and aluminium are typically present. Also commonly present are rare earth metals ...
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Malayaite
Malayaite is a calcium tin silicate mineral with formula CaSnOSiO4. It is a member of the titanite group.
Discovery
Malayaite was originally found in Perak (a state in Malaysia) and was first described in literature in 1961, though it was not yet ...
Gadolinite
Gadolinite, sometimes known as ytterbite, is a silicate mineral consisting principally of the silicates of cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, yttrium, beryllium, and iron with the formula . It is called gadolinite-(Ce) or gadolinite-(Y), depending o ...
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*Nesosilicate insular groups only with cations in and > coordination
* Garnet group, (X = Ca, Fe, etc., Z = Al, Cr, etc., T = Si, As, V, etc.)
** Pyralspite series
*** Pyrope ,
Almandine
Almandine (), also known as almandite, is a species of mineral belonging to the garnet group. The name is a corruption of alabandicus, which is the name applied by Pliny the Elder to a stone found or worked at Alabanda, a town in Caria in Asi ...
Andradite
Andradite is a mineral species of the garnet group. It is a nesosilicate, with formula Ca3Fe2Si3O12.
Andradite includes three varieties:
* ''Melanite'': Black in color, referred to as "titanian andradite".Grossular , Uvarovite ,
Goldmanite
Goldmanite is a green or greenish-brown silicate mineral of the garnet group with a chemical formula of .
Discovery
It was first described in 1964 for an occurrence in the Laguna District, Cibola County, New Mexico and is named after Marcus Isaac ...
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*Nesosilicate insular groups and O, OH, F, and with cations in coordination only
* Topaz group
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Topaz
Topaz is a silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine with the chemical formula Al Si O( F, OH). It is used as a gemstone in jewelry and other adornments. Common topaz in its natural state is colorless, though trace element impurities can mak ...
Norbergite
Norbergite is a nesosilicate mineral with formula Mg3( Si O4)( F, OH)2. It is a member of the humite group.
It was first described in 1926 for an occurrence in the Östanmoss iron mine in Norberg, Västmanland, Sweden, for which it is named.
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Clinozoisite
Clinozoisite is a complex calcium aluminium sorosilicate mineral with formula: Ca2Al3(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH). It forms a continuous solid solution series with epidote by substitution of iron(III) in the aluminium (m3 site) and is also called ''alumi ...
Epidote
Epidote is a calcium aluminium iron sorosilicate mineral.
Description
Well developed crystals of epidote, Ca2Al2(Fe3+;Al)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH), crystallizing in the monoclinic system, are of frequent occurrence: they are commonly prismatic in ...
Allanite
Allanite (also called orthite) is a sorosilicate group of minerals within the broader epidote group that contain a significant amount of rare-earth elements. The mineral occurs mainly in metamorphosed clay-rich sediments and felsic igneous rocks. ...
Dollaseite-(Ce)
Dollaseite-(Ce) is a sorosilicate end-member epidote rare-earth mineral which was discovered by Per Geijer (1927) in the Ostanmossa mine (Östanmossa gruva), Norberg district, Sweden. Dollaseite-(Ce), although not very well known, is part of a b ...
Rossmanite
Tourmaline ( ) is a crystalline Silicate mineral, silicate mineral group in which boron is compounded with elements such as aluminium, iron, magnesium, sodium, lithium, or potassium. Tourmaline is a gemstone and can be found in a wide variety o ...
Uvite
Fluor-uvite is a tourmaline mineral with the chemical formula CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F. It is a rare mineral that is found in calcium rich contact metamorphic rocks with increased amounts of boron. Uvite is trigonal hexagonal, which mean ...
Serendibite
Serendibite is an extremely rare silicate mineral that was first discovered in 1902 in Sri Lanka by Dunil Palitha Gunasekera and named after Serendib, the old Arabic name for Sri Lanka.
The mineral is found in skarns associated with boron me ...
Pyroxene supergroup
* Orthopyroxene group
** Donpeacorite (Mn2+,Mg)Mg iO3sub>2,
Enstatite
Enstatite is a mineral; the magnesium endmember of the pyroxene silicate mineral series enstatite (MgSiO3) – ferrosilite (FeSiO3). The magnesium rich members of the solid solution series are common rock-forming minerals found in igneous and ...
Augite
Augite is a common rock-forming pyroxene mineral with formula . The crystals are monoclinic and prismatic. Augite has two prominent cleavages, meeting at angles near 90 degrees.
Characteristics
Augite is a solid solution in the pyroxene group ...
Diopside
Diopside is a monoclinic pyroxene mineral with composition . It forms complete solid solution series with hedenbergite () and augite, and partial solid solutions with orthopyroxene and pigeonite. It forms variably colored, but typically dull ...
Jadeite
Jadeite is a pyroxene mineral with composition Na Al Si2 O6. It is hard (Mohs hardness of about 6.5 to 7.0), very tough, and dense, with a specific gravity of about 3.4. It is found in a wide range of colors, but is most often found in shades ...
Kanoite
Kanoite is a light pinkish brown silicate mineral that is found in metamorphic rocks. It is an inosilicate and has a chemical formula of . It is a member of pyroxene group and clinopyroxene subgroup.i2O6
Kosmochlor
Kosmochlor is a rare chromium sodium clinopyroxene with the chemical formula NaCr3+Si2O6.
The name is from German ''kosmisch,'' for its occurrence in meteorites, and the Greek ''chlor,'' for green. It was first reported in 1897 from the Toluca m ...
Spodumene
Spodumene is a pyroxene mineral consisting of lithium aluminium inosilicate, Li Al( Si O3)2, and is a source of lithium. It occurs as colorless to yellowish, purplish, or lilac kunzite (see below), yellowish-green or emerald-green hiddenite, pri ...
LiAlSi2O6
= Multiple chain inosilicates
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Note: the amphibole subcommittee (CNMNC/ IMA) published many reports (IMA 1978 s.p., IMA 1997 s.p., IMA 2003 s.p., IMA 2012 s.p.), renaming and redefining many minerals. Working draft: rruff.info, mindat.org and mineralienatlas.de are not up to date yet.
edenite
Edenite is a double chain silicate mineral of the amphibole group with the general chemical composition NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2. Edenite is named for the locality of Edenville, Orange County, New York, where it was first described.
Occurrence
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Na a2Mg5] OH)2, AlSi7O22(1839, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), ferro-edeniteaCa2] Fe2+)5OH)2, AlSi7O22(1946, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), fluoro-edenite Na a2Mg5] F,OH)2, AlSi7O22(IMA 1994-059, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
** Hastingsite root name: hastingsiteaCa2] Fe2+)4Fe3+(OH)2, Al2Si6O22] (1896, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), magnesio-fluoro-hastingsite (Na,K)Ca2(Mg,Fe3+,Ti)5(Si,Al)8O22F2 (IMA 2005-002, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoro-magnesiohastingsite), magnesio-hastingsite Na a2Mg4Fe3+] OH)2, Al2Si6O22(1928, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from magnesiohastingsite), potassic-fluoro-hastingsite KCa2((Fe2+)2,Mg2,Fe3+)S5(Si6Al2)8O22F2 (IMA 2005-006, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoro-potassichastingsite), potassic-chloro-hastingsite KCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22Cl2 (IMA 2005-007, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from chloro-potassicpargasite, syn. dashkesanite), potassic-magnesio-hastingsite (K,Na)Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)5(Si,Al)8O22(OH,Cl)2 (IMA 2004-027b, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from potassic-magnesiohastingsite)
** Joesmithite PbCa2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+)5Si6Be2O22(OH)2 (1968, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
** Magnesio-hornblende root name: ferro-hornblendea2(Fe2+)4Al] OH)2, AlSi7O22(1930, IMA 1978 s.p., IMA 1997 s.p. Rn from ferro-hornblende, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ferrohornblende), Magnesiohornblende, magnesio-hornblendea2Mg4Al] OH)2, AlSi7O22(1965, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from magnesiohornblende)
** Pargasite root name: chromio-pargasite (IMA 2011-023, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ehimeite), ferro-pargasiteaCa2] Fe2+)4AlOH)2, Al2Si6O22(1961, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ferropargasite), fluoro-pargasite NaCa2(Mg3Fe2+Al)5(Si6Al2O22)F2 (IMA 2003-050, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoropargasite), pargasiteaCa2] g4AlOH)2, Al2Si6O22(1815, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), potassic-chloro-pargasite KCa2((Fe2+)3MgFe3+)(Si6Al2)S8O22Cl2 (IMA 2001-036, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from chloro-potassichastingsite), potassic-ferro-pargasite KCa2((Fe2+)4Al)Si6Al2O22(OH)2 (IMA 2007-053, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from potassic-ferropargasite), potassic-fluoro-pargasite (IMA 2009-091, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoro-potassic-pargasite), potassic-pargasitea2Mg4Al] OH)2, Al2Si6O22(IMA 1994-046, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from potassicpargasite)
** Sadanagaite root name: potassic-ferro-ferri-sadanagaitea2(Fe2+)3(Fe3+)2] OH)2, Al3Si5O22(IMA 1997-035, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from potassic-ferrisadanagaite), potassic-ferro-sadanagaite KCa2Fe2+3(Al,Fe3+)2(Si5Al3)O22(OH)2 (IMA 1980-027, 2004 Rd, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd Rn from sadanagaite, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from potassicsadanagaite), potassic-sadanagaite (K,Na)Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Ti)5Si,Al)8O22(IMA 1982-102, 2004 Rd, IMA 2003 s.p. Rn from magnesio-sadanagaite, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from potassic-magnesiosadanagaite), sadanagaiteaCa2] g3Al2OH)2, Al3Si5O22(1984, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd Rn from sadanagaite, IMA 2002-051, 2004 Rn from potassic-magnesiosadanagaite, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from magnesiosadanagaite)
** Tremolite-actinolite root name:
actinolite
Actinolite is an amphibole silicate mineral with the chemical formula .
Etymology
The name ''actinolite'' is derived from the Greek word ''aktis'' (), meaning "beam" or "ray", because of the mineral's fibrous nature.
Mineralogy
Actinolite is ...
Ca2(Mg,Fe2+)5(Si8O22)(OH)2 (1794, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), ferro-actinolitea2(Fe2+,Mg)5] OH)2, Si8O22(1946, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd),
tremolite
Tremolite is a member of the amphibole group of silicate minerals with composition: Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2. Tremolite forms by metamorphism of sediments rich in dolomite and quartz. Tremolite forms a series with actinolite and fe ...
a2Mg5] OH)2, Si8O22(1789, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
** Tschermakite root name: tschermakitea2Mg3Fe3+Al] OH)2, Al2Si6O22(1945, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
* w(OH, F, Cl)-dominant amphibole: lithium subgroup
** Clino-holmquistite root name: clino-ferro-ferri-holmquistite ☐Li2((Fe3+)2(Fe2+)3)Si8O22(OH)2 (IMA 1997 s.p., 2001-066, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ferri-clinoferroholmquistite)
** Holmquistite root name: ferro-holmquistite ☐(Li2(Fe2+)3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 (IMA 2004-030, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), holmquistite ☐(Li2Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 (1913, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
** Pedrizite root name: ferri-pedrizite NaLi2((Fe3+)2Mg2Li)Si8O22(OH)2 (IMA 2001-032, IMA 2003 s.p. discredited, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd revalidated), ferro-ferri-pedrizite NaLi2((Fe3+)2(Fe2+)3)Si8O22(OH)2 (IMA 2003 s.p., IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from sodic-ferro-ferripedrizite), ferro-fluoro-pedrizite NaLi2(Fe2+)2Al2Li)Si8O22F2 (IMA 2008-070, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoro-sodic-ferropedrizite), fluoro-pedrizite NaLi2(Mg2Al2Li)Si8O22F2 (IMA 2004-002, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoro-sodic-pedrizite)
* w(OH, F, Cl)-dominant amphibole: Mg-Fe-Mn subgroup
**Anthophyllite root name:
anthophyllite
Anthophyllite is an orthorhombic amphibole mineral: ☐Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 (☐ is for a vacancy, a point defect in the crystal structure), magnesium iron inosilicate hydroxide. Anthophyllite is polymorphic with cummingtonite. Some forms of ...
☐Mg7Si8O22(OH)2 (1801, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), ferro-anthophyllite ☐(Fe2+)7Si8O22(OH)2 (1821, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), proto-anthophyllite (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2 (IMA 2001-065, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), protoferro-anthophyllite (Fe2+,Mn2+)2(Fe2+,Mg)5(Si4O11)2(OH)2 (IMA 1986-006, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite (Mn2+,Fe2+)2(Fe2+,Mg)5(Si4O11)2(OH)2 (IMA 1986-007, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
** Gedrite root name: ferro-gedrite ☐(Fe2+)5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 (1939, IMA 1978 s.p. Rn, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ferrogedrite), gedrite ☐Mg5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 (1836, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
** Minerals:
cummingtonite
Cummingtonite ( ) is a metamorphic amphibole with the chemical composition , magnesium iron silicate hydroxide.
Monoclinic cummingtonite is compositionally similar and polymorphic with orthorhombic anthophyllite, which is a much more common fo ...
☐Mg7Si8O22(OH)2 (1824, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), grunerite ☐(Fe2+)7Si8O22(OH)2 (1853, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
* w(OH, F, Cl)-dominant amphibole: sodic subgroup
** Arfvedsonite root name: arfvedsonite NaNa2((Fe2+)4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2 (1823, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), magnesio-arfvedsonite NaNa2(Mg4Fe2+)Si8O22(OH)2 (1957, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite NaNa2(Mg,Fe2+)4Fe3+i8O22F,OH)2 (IMA 1998-056, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoro-magnesio-arfvedsonite), potassic-arfvedsonite KNa2(Fe2+)4Fe3+Si8O22(OH)2 (IMA 2003-043, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite KNa2(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22F2 (IMA 1985-023, 2006 Rn from potassium fluor-magnesio-arfvedsonite, 2010 Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoro-potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite)
** Eckermannite root name: eckermannite NaNa2(Mg4Al)Si8O22(OH)2 (1942, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), mangano-ferri-eckermannite NaNa2(Mn2+)4(Fe3+,Al)Si8O22(OH)2 (1968-028, IMA 1997 s.p., IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from kôzulite)
** Glaucophane root name: ferro-glaucophane ☐Na2((Fe2+)3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 (1957, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ferroglaucophane), glaucophane ☐Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 (1963, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
** Leakeite root name: ferri-fluoro-leakeite NaNa2(Mg2Fe3+2Li)Si8O22F2 (IMA 2009-085, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoroleakeite), ferri-leakeite Na(NaLi)(Mg2(Fe3+)2Li)Si8O22(OH)2 (IMA 2001-069, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ferriwhittakerite), ferro-ferri-fluoro-leakeite NaNa2((Fe2+)2(Fe3+)2Li)Si8O22F2 (IMA 1993-026, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoro-ferroleakeite), fluoro-leakeite NaNa2(Mg2Al2Li)Si8O22F2 (IMA 2009-012, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoro-aluminoleakeite), potassic-ferri-leakeite KNa2Mg2(Fe3+)2LiSi8O22(OH)2 (IMA 2001-049, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from potassicleakeite), potassic-leakeite KNa2(Mg2Al2Li)Si8O22(OH)2 (2002, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), potassic-mangani-leakeite KNa2(Mg2Mn3+2Li)Si8O22(OH)2 (IMA 1992-032, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from kornite)
** Nybøite root name: ferro-ferri-nybøite NaNa2(Fe2+)3(Fe3+)2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 (IMA 1997 s.p., IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ferric-ferronyboite), fluoro-nybøite NaNa2(Al2Mg3)(Si7Al)O22(F,OH)2 (IMA 2002-010, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoronybøite), nybøite NaNa2(Mg3Al2)Si7AlO22(OH)2 (1981, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
** Riebeckite root name: fluoro-riebeckite ☐Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22F2 (1966, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), magnesio-riebeckite ☐Na2Mg,Fe2+)3(Fe3+)2i8O22(OH)2 (1957, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd), riebeckite ☐Na2((Fe2+)3(Fe3+)2)Si8O22(OH)2 (1888, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
* w(OH, F, Cl)-dominant amphibole: sodic-calcic subgroup
** Barroisite root name: barroisiteaNaMg3AlFe3+] OH)2, AlSi7O22(1922, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
** Katophorite root name: ferri-fluoro-katophorite Na(NaCa)(Mg4Fe3+)(Si7Al)O22F2 (IMA 2012 s.p.), ferri-katophorite Na2Ca(Fe2+,Mg)4Fe3+(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 (IMA 1978 s.p., IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ferrikatophorite), ferro-katophorite Na(NaCa)(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 (1894, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn), katophorite Na(NaCa)(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 (1894, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
** Richterite root name: ferro-richterite Na aNa(Fe2+)5] OH)2, Si8O22(1946, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ferrorichterite), fluororichterite, fluoro-richterite Na(CaNa)Mg5i8O222 (IMA 1992-020, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluororichterite), potassic-fluoro-richterite K aNaMg5] F,OH)2, Si8O22(IMA 1986-046, IMA 2004 s.p. Rn from potassium-fluorrichterite, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoro-potassicrichterite), richterite Na aNaMg5] OH)2, Si8O22(1865, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
** Taramite root name: ferro-taramite Na aNa(Fe2+)3Al2] OH)2, Al2Si6O22(IMA 2006-023, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from aluminotaramite), fluoro-taramite Na2CaMg3Al2(Si6Al2)O22F2 (IMA 2006-025, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from fluoro-alumino-magnesiotaramite), potassic-ferro-ferri-taramite K(CaNa)(Fe2+3Fe3+2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 (IMA 1964-003, IMA 1978 s.p. Rn from mboziite, IMA 1997 s.p. Rn from ferri-taramite, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ferritaramite, Erratum 2013 Rd Rn from ferro-ferri-taramite), potassic-ferro-taramite K(CaNa)(Fe2+3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 (IMA 2007-015, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from potassic-aluminotaramite), taramite Na2CaMg3Al2(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 (IMA 2006-024, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from alumino-magnesiotaramite)
** Winchite root name: ferri-winchite (☐,Na)(Na,Ca)2(Mg,Fe2+)4Fe3+i8O22OH)2 (IMA 2004-034, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ferriwinchite), ferro-winchiteaNa(Fe2+)4(Al,Fe3+)] OH)2, Si8O22(IMA 1978 s.p., IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ferrowinchite),
winchite
Winchite is a mineral in the amphibole group.
Name
The mineral is named after Howard James Winch, who was the one discovered it in Madhya Pradesh, India. Sir Lewis Fermor was the one who named the mineral.
Winchite is also called Aluminowin ...
aNaMg4(Al,Fe3+)] OH)2, Si8O22(1906, IMA 1997 s.p. Rd, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
* w(OH, F, Cl)-dominant amphibole: Na-Mg-Fe-Mn subgroup
** Ghoseite root name: ferri-ghoseite Na(NaMn2+)(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2 (IMA 2003-066, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from parvowinchite)
* w(O)-dominant amphibole group
** Kaersutite root name: ferri-kaersutite NaCa2(Mg3Fe3+Ti)(Si6Al2)O22O2 (IMA 2011-035, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ferrikaersutite), kaersutite NaCa2(Mg4Ti)(Si6Al2)O23(OH) (IMA 1997 s.p., IMA 2012 s.p. Rd)
** Minerals: mangani-dellaventuraite NaNa2(Mg2,Mn3+,Li,Ti)Si8O22O2 (IMA 2003-061, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from dellaventuraite), mangano-mangani-ungarettiite NaNa2((Mn2+)2(Mn3+)3)Si8O22O2 (IMA 1994-004, IMA 2012 s.p. Rd Rn from ungarettiite)
Chlorite group
The chlorites are the group of phyllosilicate minerals common in low-grade metamorphic rocks and in altered igneous rocks. Greenschist, formed by metamorphism of basalt or other low-silica volcanic rock, typically contains significant amou ...
Thomsonite
Thomsonite is the name of a series of tecto-silicate minerals of the zeolite group. Prior to 1997, thomsonite was recognized as a mineral species, but a reclassification in 1997 by the International Mineralogical Association changed it to a seri ...
Edingtonite
Edingtonite is a white, gray, brown, colorless, pink or yellow zeolite mineral. Its chemical formula is Ba Al2 Si3 O10·4 H2O. It has varieties with tetragonal, orthorhombic or triclinic crystals.
The mineral occurs within cavities in nephelin ...
BaAl2Si3O10•4H2O
* Chains of single connected 4-membered rings
** Ammonioleucite (NH4,K)AlSi2O6,
Leucite
Leucite is a rock-forming mineral of the feldspathoid group, silica-undersaturated and composed of potassium and aluminium tectosilicate KAlSi2O6. Crystals have the form of cubic icositetrahedra but, as first observed by Sir David Brewster in ...
Wairakite
Wairakite is a zeolite mineral with an analcime structure but containing a calcium ion. The chemical composition is Ca8(Al16Si32O96)•16H2O. It is named for the location of its discovery in Wairakei, North Island, New Zealand, by Alfred Steiner ...
Goosecreekite
Zeolites are microporous, crystalline aluminosilicate materials commonly used as commercial adsorbents and catalysts. They mainly consist of silicon, aluminium, oxygen, and have the general formula ･y where is either a metal ion or H+. These po ...
Harmotome
Harmotome is a mineral, one of the rarer zeolites; a hydrated barium silicate with formula: ( Ba0.5, Ca0.5, Na, K)5 Al5, Si11 O32·12( H2O). It forms vitreous white well defined monoclinic crystals, often associated with calcite and other zeolit ...
(Ba,Na,K)(1-2)(Si,Al)8O16•6H2O,
Phillipsite
Phillipsite is a mineral series of the zeolite group; a hydrated potassium, calcium and aluminium silicate, approximating to . The members of the series are phillipsite-K, phillipsite-Na and phillipsite-Ca. The crystals are monoclinic, but only c ...
Paulingite
Paulingite or paulingite-K is a rare zeolite mineral that is found in vesicles in the basaltic rocks from the Columbia River near Rock Island Dam, Washington.
Paulingite was named for Linus Carl Pauling (1901–1994), professor of chemistry, Cal ...
Mordenite
Mordenite is a zeolite mineral with the chemical formula, ( Ca, Na2, K2) Al2 Si10 O24·7 H2O. and it is one of the six most abundant zeolites and is used commercially.
It was first described in 1864 by Henry How. He named it after the small ...
Heulandite
Heulandite is the name of a series of tecto-silicate minerals of the zeolite group. Prior to 1997, heulandite was recognized as a mineral species, but a reclassification in 1997 by the International Mineralogical Association changed it to a ser ...
Barrerite
Barrerite is a tectosilicate mineral and a member of the zeolite family. It is one of the rarer zeolites. It was named for Richard Barrer, a New Zealand-born chemist.
Barrerite crystal are white to pinkish, with a vitreous-glassy luster. The cr ...
(Na,K,Ca)2Al2Si7O18•6H2O,
Stellerite
Stellerite is a rare mineral discovered by and named after Georg Wilhelm Steller
Georg Wilhelm Steller (10 March 1709 – 14 November 1746) was a German botanist, zoologist, physician and explorer, who worked in Russia and is considered a pi ...
Minerals
In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid chemical compound with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.John P. Rafferty, ed ...