This alphabetical listing of M minerals include synonyms of accepted mineral names,
pronunciation of that name, name origins, and locality information.
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NAME ORIGIN: Named after Bertha K. Malhmood, long-time secretary and administrative assistant of the Branch of Analytical Laboratories, US Geological Survey.
Malinkoite NaBSiO4 Approved IMA 2000 (Dana # Added)
NAME ORIGIN: Named for Svetlana V. Malinko(1927-), Russian mineralogist who specializes in B minerals.
REMARKS: Renamed to Columbite-(Mn) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p 131
Manganocummingtonite Na(Na,Mn)2(Mg4,Fe+++)5Si8O22(OH)2 Renamed IMA 2003, Formerly Tirodite 1938
NAME ORIGIN: Renamed IMA 2003, Formerly Tirodite (1938). Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Tirodi, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Manganogrunerite [ ]Mn2Fe++5Si8O22(OH) Renamed IMA 1997, Formerly Dannemorite 1855
NAME ORIGIN: Renamed IMA 1997 as the Mn analog of grunerite, Formerly dannemorite (1855) which was named after its locality. LOCALITY: Dannemora, Uppsala, Sweden.
NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Mn++ dominant analogue of nordite-(Ce). Nordite series is named after the word for north because of its northern origin in the Lovozero Massif.
NAME ORIGIN: Named for Giorgio Marinelli (1922-1993), Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Pisa, specialist in magma genesis and tectonic settings.
NAME ORIGIN: Named for Marion Stuart of Bellvue, Idaho, who has been a staunch supporter of the preservation of natural history specimens, particularly those of geological interest.
NAME ORIGIN: Named for its discoverer, Joe Marty, of Salt Lake City, Utah, who is also responsible for the discovery of three other new minerals from the same area.
Marumoite Pb32As40S92 Proposed IMA 1998 (Dana # Added)
NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)