A Listing of Minerals

[A Minerals] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z] 

A Mineral Index (384 Count)

This alphabetical listing of A minerals include synonyms of accepted mineral names, pronunciation of that name, name origins, and locality information.

LEGEND: Valid Species (Bold);  Pronunciation;  Mineral Image;  Mineral Image Gallery;  jCrystal Form;  jPOWD Form;          Calculated Radioactive Intensity

Pages:[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Anapaite     Ca2Fe++(PO4)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1910 NAME ORIGIN: For its discovery near Anapa, Russia. Anatase     TiO2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1801 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, anatasis - "elongation." Ancylite-(Ce)      SrCe(CO3)2(OH) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1899 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition and from the Greek "curved," in allusion to the rounded and distorted character of the crystals. Ancylite-(La)     Sr(La,Ce)(CO3)2(OH) Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) 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 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1789 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Andalucia (Spain), an early but now unimportant location. Andersonite     Na2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1948 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Charles Alfred Anderson (1902-1990), U. S. Geological Survey. Andesine     (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8 Not Approved IMA 1841 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Andes Mountains, South America. Andorite     PbAgSb3S6 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1894 NAME ORIGIN: For Andor von Semsey (1833-1923), a Hungarian nobleman, who was also an amateur mineralogist. Andradite     Ca3Fe+++2(SiO4)3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1868 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 Andremeyerite   BaFe(Fe++,Mn,Mg)Si2O7 Approved IMA 1973 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 Andrewsite - See Chalcosiderite Andrewsite - See Hentschelite Andrewsite - See Rockbridgeite Andreyivanovite   FeCrP Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Andrey Ivanov (b. 1937), Russian geochemist and mineralogist, who was one of the principal investigators for the Luna missions. Androsite - See Manganiandrosite-(La) Androsite-(La) - See Manganiandrosite-(La) REMARKS: Renamed to Manganiandrosite-(La) - Recommended nomenclature of epidote-group minerals, Eur. J. Mineral. 2006, 18, 551-567. Anduoite    (Ru,Os)As2 Approved IMA 1979 NAME ORIGIN: For the Chinese locality at Anduo. LOCALITY: From Anduo, Tibet, China. Andyrobertsite    KCdCu5(AsO4)4[As(OH)2O2] Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added) 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 parageneses. Angastonite  CaMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)4?7H2O Approved IMA 2008 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Angaston, in the Mount Lofty Ranges, 100 km NNE of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Angelaite  Cu2AgPbBiS4 Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Angela mine, district of Los Manantiales, Gastre, Chubut, Argentine. Angelellite    Fe+++4(AsO4)2O3 Approved IMA 1959 NAME ORIGIN: To honor Dr. Victorio Angelelli (1908- ), Argentinean mining geologist, Director of the Argentinean Geological Survey. Anglarite - See Berthierite Anglesite     PbSO4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1832 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the island of Anglesey (Wales, Great Britain). Anhydrite     CaSO4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1795 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek anhydros, meaning "waterless" (In contrast to Gypsum, which contains water). Anilite   Cu7S4 Approved IMA 1968 NAME ORIGIN: For the Ani mine, Japan. Ankangite    Ba(Ti,V+++,Cr+++)8O16 Approved IMA 1989 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Shiti Barite deposit, Ankang County, Shaanxi Provice, China. Ankerite     Ca(Fe++,Mg,Mn)(CO3)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1825 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Styrian (Austrian) mineralogist, Mathias Joseph Anker (1771-1843). Ankinovichite   (Ni,Zn)Al4(VO3)2(OH)12(H2O)2.5 Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ekaterina Alexandrovina Ankinovich (1911-1991) and her husband Stepan Gerasimovitch Ankinovich (1912-1985). Russian mineralogist and geologist. Ankoleite - See Meta-ankoleite Annabergite    Ni3(AsO4)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1852 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Annaberg, Germany. Annite      KFe++3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1863 NAME ORIGIN: For the first noted occurrence at Cape Ann, Massachusetts, USA. Anorthite     CaAl2Si2O8 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1823 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, an + orthos, "not upright" in allusion to the oblique crystals. Anorthoclase     (Na,K)AlSi3O8 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1885 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "oblique" and "fracture," descriptive of the cleavage Anorthominasragrite  V++++O(SO4)(H2O)5 Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for as the triclinic polymorph of minasragrite. Ansermetite   MnV2O6 Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Stefan Ansermet (1964-), Swiss mineralogist. Antarcticite    CaCl2 Approved IMA 1965 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the continent of Antarctica. Anthoinite   AlWO3(OH)3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1947 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Raymond Anthoine (1888-1971), Belgian mining engineer, who wrote on prospecting of alluvial deposits. Anthonyite  Cu(OH,Cl)2 Approved IMA 1963 NAME ORIGIN: Named for John W. Anthony (1920-1992), mineralogist, University of Arizona. Anthophyllite    [ ]Mg7Si8O22(OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1861 NAME ORIGIN: From the Latin anthophyllum - "clove" in allusion to the color. Anthraquinone - See Hoelite Antiedrite - See Edingtonite Antigorite    (Mg,Fe++)3Si2O5(OH)4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1840 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. From the Latin, serpens - "snake." LOCALITY: Antigorio, Italy Antimonite - See Stibnite Antimonpearceite   [Ag9CuS4] [(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7] Approved IMA 1963 NAME ORIGIN: For its compositional relationship to pearceite. Antimonselite   Sb2Se3 Approved IMA 1992 NAME ORIGIN: Names in 1993 for the composition. Antimonsilver - See Dyscrasite Antimony     Sb Valid Species (Pre-IMA) Prehistoric NAME ORIGIN: From the Arabic, al-uthmud, to Medieval Latin, antimonium; originally applied to stibnite, the sulfide of antimony. Antimony bloom - See Valentinite Antimony Glance - See Stibnite Antimony ochre - See Romeite Antitaenite gamma-Fe3Ni Not Submitted IMA NAME ORIGIN: Named for its opposite anti-ferromagnetism in contrast to the ferromagnetism of taenite. Antitaenite - See Taenite Antlerite     Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1889 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Antler mine, Mojave Co., Arizona. Anyolite - See Zoisite REMARKS: Green colored zoisite Anyuiite   Au(Pb,Sb)2 Approved IMA 1987 NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1989 for the locality. LOCALITY: Bolshoi Anyui R., Kolyma region, Russia. Apachite   Cu9Si10O29 Approved IMA 1979 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) Not Approved IMA - Group Name for Apatite Mineral Group NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1788 from the Greek apatao - "I am misleading." Apatite - See Apatite-(CaCl) Apatite - See Apatite-(CaF) Apatite - See Apatite-(CaOH) Apatite - See Apatite-(SrOH) Apatite - See Carbonate-fluorapatite Apatite - See Carbonate-hydroxylapatite Apatite-(CaCl)    Ca5(PO4)3Cl Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1860 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the chlorine end-member and from the Greek apatao - "I am misleading." Apatite-(CaF)    Ca5(PO4)3F Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1860 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the fluorine end-member and from the Greek apatao - "I am misleading." Apatite-(CaOH)    Ca5(PO4)3(OH) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1856 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the hydroxyl end-member and from the Greek apatao - "I am misleading." Apatite-(CaOH)-M   (Ca,Na)5[(P,S)O4]3(OH,Cl) Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the monoclinic analog of hyroxylapatite. Apatite-(SrOH)   (Sr,Ca)5(PO4)3(F,OH) Approved IMA 1962 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition and resemblance to the apatites. Aphthalose - See Aphthitalite Aphthitalite      (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1813 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for "unalterable" and "salt" in allusion to its stability in air. Apjohnite    MnAl2(SO4)4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1838 NAME ORIGIN: Named for James Apjohn (1796-1886), Professor of Chemistry and Mineralogy, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Aplowite    (Co,Mn,Ni)SO4 Approved IMA 1965 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Albert Peter Low (1861-1942), Canadian geologist, former Director of the Geological Survey of Canada. Apoanalcite - See Natrolite Apophyllite    KCa4(Si4O10)2F Not Approved IMA 1978 NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1800 from the Greek apophylliso - "it flakes off." Apophyllite-(KF)     (K,Na)Ca4Si8O20(F,OH) Approved IMA 1978 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek apophylliso - "it flakes off." and the composition containing fluorine; Apophyllite-(KOH)     KCa4Si8O20(OH,F) Approved IMA 1978 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek apophylliso - "it flakes off" and the predominant hydroxyl anion. Apophyllite-(NaF)    NaCa4Si8O20F Approved IMA 1981 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek apophylliso - "it flakes off" and the composition. Apuanite    Fe++Fe+++4Sb+++4O12S Approved IMA 1978 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 Proposed IMA 2002 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Aquamarine - See Beryl REMARKS: Blue varitey Aragonite     CaCO3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1790 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Aragon (Spain). Arakiite   (Zn,Mn++)(Mn++,Mg)12(Fe+++,Al)2(AsO3)(AsO4)2(OH)23 Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added) 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 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1926 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 Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Yu. A. Arapov (1907-1988), a famous geologist and author of many works on the geochemistry, mineralogy and petrology of Middle Asia. Aravaipaite    Pb3AlF9 Approved IMA 1989 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Aravaipa mining district. Arcanite     K2SO4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) Prehistoric NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Latin arcanum duplicatum, for double secret, a medieval alchemical name. Archerite     (K,NH4)H2PO4 Approved IMA 1975 NAME ORIGIN: Honors Dr. Michael Archer (1945- ), Curator of Mammals, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Australia, who discovered the first specimens. Arctite    Na2Ca4(PO4)3F Approved IMA 1981 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the arctic region where it was found. Arcubisite  Ag6CuBiS4 Approved IMA 1976 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition (ARgentum, CUprum, and BISmuth). Ardaite   Pb19Sb13S35Cl7 Approved IMA 1980 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Madjarovo, Arda River, Bulgaria. Ardealite    Ca2(SO4)(HPO4) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1932 NAME ORIGIN: From "Ardeal," the old Romanian name for Transylvania. Ardennite - See Ardennite-(As) Ardennite-(As)    (Mn++,Ca,Mg)4(Al,Mg,Fe)6(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(AsO4,VO4)(OH)6 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1872, Renamed 2007 to Adrennite-(As) NAME ORIGIN: After the locality. Renamed to ardennite-(As) with the discovery of ardennite-(V). LOCALITY: Salmchateau in the Ardennes Mountains, Belgium. Pages:[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]