This alphabetical listing of A minerals include synonyms of accepted mineral names,
pronunciation of that name, name origins, and locality information.
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NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Allende meteorite, Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Allochalcoselite Cu+Cu++5PbO2(SeO3)2Cl5 Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added)
NAME ORIGIN: The name is compositional and is derived from the Greek, for "different", "copper" and "selenium", to reflect the different valences and crystallographic behavior of copper in this selenite mineral.
Alloclasite (Co,Fe)AsS Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1866
NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "other", and "to break," because its cleavage was believed to be different from marcasite, which it resembles.
Alpersite (Mg,Cu)SO4 Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added)
NAME ORIGIN: Named after Charles N. Alpers, geochemist with the United States Geological Survey, who has made significant contributions to our understanding of the mineralogical controls of mine-water geochemistry.
NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Brownley Hill lead mine, Alston, Cumberland and Fallowfield lead mine hear Hexham, Northcumberland, England.