List of minerals

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This is a List of minerals for which there are Wikipedia articles. Mineral variety names and mineraloids are to be listed after the valid minerals for each letter.

For a complete listing (about 4,000) of all mineral names: List of minerals (complete).

Sorted by name:

A

Abelsonite
Abenakiite-(Ce)
Abernathyite
Abhurite
Abswurmbachite
Actinolite
Acuminite
Adamite
Adamsite-(Y)
Adelite
Admontite
Aegirine
Aenigmatite
Aerinite
Aerugite
Aeschynite-(Ce)
Aeschynite-(Nd)
Aeschynite-(Y)
Aetites
Afghanite
Afwillite
Agardite
Agrellite
Agrinierite
Aguilarite
Aheylite
Ahlfeldite
Aikinite
Ajoite
Akaganéite
Akatoreite
Akdalaite
Åkermanite
Aksaite
Alabandite
Alamosite
Alarsite
Albite
Alforsite
Algodonite
Aliettite
Allanite
Alloclasite
Allophane
Almandine
Alstonite
Altaite
Aluminite
Aluminium
Alunite
Alunogen
Amblygonite
Ameghinite
Amphibole (mineral group)
Analcite
Anatase
Andalusite
Andesine
Andradite
Anglesite
Anhydrite
Ankerite
Annabergite
Anorthite
Anorthoclase
Anthophyllite
Antigorite
Antimony
Antitaenite
Antlerite
Apatite (mineral group)
Apophyllite
Aragonite
Archerite
Arctite
Arcubisite
Arfvedsonite
Argentite
Argutite
Armalcolite
Arsenic
Arsenopyrite
Arthurite
Artinite
Artroeite
Asisite
Astrophyllite
Atacamite
Atheneite
Aubertite
Augelite
Augite
Aurichalcite
Auricupride
Aurostibite
Autunite
Axinite (mineral group)
Azurite

Varieties that are not valid species:

Agate (variety of quartz)
Alabaster (variety of gypsum)
Alexandrite (variety of chrysoberyl)
Allingite (synonym of amber)
Alum
Amazonite (variety of microcline)
Amber (fossilized resin)
Amethyst (purple variety of quartz)
Ammolite (organic; also a gemstone)
Amosite (asbestiform grunerite)
Anyolite (metamorphic rock - zoisite, ruby, and hornblende)
Aquamarine (light blue variety of beryl)
Asbestos (fibrous serpentine- or amphibole minerals)
Avalite (A chromian variety of Illite.)
Aventurine (variety of quartz)

B

Babingtonite
Baddeleyite
Baotite
Barite (Baryte, British spelling)
Barstowite
Barytocalcite
Bastnäsite (mineral group)
Bazzite
Benitoite
Bensonite
Bentorite
Berryite
Berthierite
Bertrandite
Beryl
Beryllonite
Biotite
Birnessite
Bismite
Bismuth
Bismuthinite
Bixbyite
Blödite
Blossite
Boehmite
Boracite
Borax
Bornite
Botryogen
Boulangerite
Bournonite
Brammallite
Brassite
Braunite
Brazilianite
Breithauptite
Brewsterite
Brianite
Briartite
Brochantite
Brookite
Bromargyrite
Bromellite
Bronzite
Brucite
Brushite
Buddingtonite
Buergerite
Bukovskyite
Bytownite

Varieties that are not valid species:

Bauxite (aluminium ore)
Beckerite (natural resin)
Bixbite (red gem variety of beryl)

C

Native copper

Cabriite
Cadmium
Cafetite
Calaverite
Calcite
Cancrinite
Calderite
Caledonite
Cancrinite
Canfieldite
Carnallite
Carnotite
Carobbiite
Carrollite
Cassiterite
Cavansite
Celadonite
Celestine
Celsian
Cementite
Cerite
Cerussite
Cesbronite
Ceylonite
Chabazite (a group of closely-related minerals in the zeolite group)
Chalcanthite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Challacolloite
Chaoite
Chapmanite
Charoite
Childrenite
Chlorargyrite
Chlorastrolite
Chlorite (mineral group)
Chloritoid
Chondrodite
Chromite
Chromium
Chrysoberyl
Chrysocolla
Cinnabar
Clarkeite
Clinochrysotile
Clinoclase
Clinohedrite
Clinohumite
Clinoptilolite
Clinozoisite
Clintonite
Cobaltite
Coesite
Coffinite
Colemanite
Coloradoite
Columbite (mineral group)
Combeite
Connellite
Cooperite
Copiapite
Copper
Corderoite
Cordierite
Corundum
Covellite
Creedite
Cristobalite
Crocoite
Cronstedtite
Crookesite
Crossite
Cryolite
Cumberlandite
Cummingtonite
Cuprite
Cyanotrichite
Cylindrite

Varieties that are not valid species:

Carnelian (variety of quartz)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of quartz)
Chrysolite (gemmy yellow-green forsterite)
Chrysoprase (green nickel bearing chalcedony)
Chrysotile (group name - asbestiform serpentine)
Citrine (yellow variety of quartz)
Cleveite
Coltan (short for minerals of the columbite group)
Crocidolite (asbestiform riebeckite)
Cymophane (variety of chrysoberyl)

D

The slightly misshapen octahedral shape of this rough diamond crystal in matrix is typical of the mineral.

Danburite
Datolite
Davidite
Dawsonite
Delvauxite
Descloizite
Diadochite
Diamond
Diaspore
Dickite
Digenite
Diopside
Dioptase
Djurleite
Dolomite
Domeykite
Dumortierite

Varieties that are not valid species:

Delessite (magnesian chamosite)
Diatomite (diatomaceous earth)

E

Edingtonite
Ekanite
Elbaite
Elsmoreite
Emery (mineral)
Empressite
Enargite
Enstatite
Eosphorite
Epidote
Epsomite
Erythrite
Esperite
Ettringite
Euchroite
Euclase
Eucryptite
Eudialyte
Euxenite

Varieties that are not valid species:

Emerald (green gem variety of beryl)

F

Fabianite
Fayalite (olivine group)
Feldspar (mineral group)
Feldspathoid (mineral group)
Ferberite
Fergusonite
Feroxyhyte
Ferrierite (subgroup of zeolite minerals)
Ferrihydrite
Ferro-anthophyllite
Ferrocolumbite
Ferrohortonolite (olivine group)
Ferrotantalite
Fergusonite (mineral group)
Fichtelite
Fluorapatite (apatite group)
Fluorcaphite
Fluorichterite (amphibole group)
Fluorite
Fluorspar (synonym of fluorite)
Fornacite
Forsterite (olivine group)
Franckeite
Frankhawthorneite
Franklinite (spinel group)
Freibergite
Freieslebenite
Fukuchilite

Varieties that are not valid species:

Fassaite Variety of augite
Ferricrete Iron oxide cemented soil or sediment

G

Gadolinite (mineral group)
Gahnite
Galaxite
Galena
Garnet (mineral group)
Garnierite
Gaylussite
Gehlenite
Geigerite
Geocronite
Germanite
Gersdorffite
Gibbsite
Gismondine
Glauberite
Glaucochroite
Glaucodot
Glauconite
Glaucophane
Gmelinite
Goethite
Gold
Goslarite
Graftonite
Graphite
Greenockite
Greigite
Grossular
Grunerite
Guanine
Gummite
Gunningite
Gypsum

Varieties that are not valid species:

Gedanite (fossilized resin)
Glessite (natural resin)

H

Hematite carving.

Haggertyite
Haidingerite
Halite
Halloysite
Halotrichite
Hanksite
Hapkeite
Hardystonite
Harmotome
Hauerite
Hausmannite
Hauyne
Hawleyite
Haxonite
Heazlewoodite
Hectorite
Hedenbergite
Hellyerite
Hematite
Hemimorphite
Herbertsmithite
Herderite
Hessite
Hessonite
Heulandite
Hibonite
Hilgardite
Hisingerite
Holmquistite
Homilite
Hopeite
Hornblende
Howlite
Hübnerite
Humite
Hutchinsonite
Hyalophane
Hydrogrossular
Hydromagnesite
Hydroxylapatite
Hydrozincite
Hypersthene

Varieties that are not valid species:

Heliodor (greenish-yellow variety of beryl)
Heliotrope (variety of chalcedony)
Hiddenite (variety of spodumene)
Hyalite (variety of opal)

I

Idocrase (synonym of vesuvianite)
Idrialite
Ikaite
Illite
Ilmenite
Ilvaite
Iodargyrite
Iron
Ivanukite

J

Jacobsite
Jadarite
Jadeite
Jamesonite
Jarosewichite
Jarosite
Jeffersonite
Jerrygibbsite
Juonniite
Jurbanite

Varieties that are not valid species:

Jade (tough, green mineral either jadeite or nephrite amphibole)
Jasper (variety of quartz)
Jet (fossilised wood)

K

Kaatialaite
Kadyrelite
Kainite
Kalininite
Kalinite
Kalsilite
Kamacite
Kambaldaite
Kankite
Kaolinite
Kassite
Keilite
Kermesite
Kernite
Kerolite
Kieserite
Kinoite
Knebelite
Knorringite
Kobellite
Kogarkoite
Kolbeckite
Kornerupine
Kratochvilite
Kremersite
Krennerite
Kukharenkoite-(Ce)
Kutnohorite
Kyanite

Varieties that are not valid species:

Keilhauite (variety of titanite)
Krantzite (natural resin)
Kunzite (variety of spodumene)

L

Labradorite
Lanarkite
Langbeinite
Lansfordite
Lanthanite
Laumontite
Laurite
Lawsonite
Lazulite
Lazurite
Lead
Leadhillite
Legrandite
Lepidocrocite
Lepidolite
Leucite
Leucophanite
Leucoxene
Levyne
Lewisite
Libethenite
Linarite
Liroconite
Litharge
Lithiophilite
Livingstonite
Lizardite
Lollingite
Lonsdaleite
Loparite-(Ce)
Lopezite
Lorandite
Lorenzenite
Ludwigite
Lyonsite

Varieties that are not valid species:

Lapis lazuli (a rock consisting primarily of lazurite, calcite and pyrite)
Larimar (blue variety of pectolite)
Lechatelierite (fused quartz glass)
Lignite (a type of coal)
Limonite -(a mineraloid )
Lodestone (a synonym of magnetite)
Lublinite variety of calcite

M

A polished slice of Malachite

Muscovite

Mackinawite
Maghemite
Magnesite
Magnesioferrite
Magnetite
Majorite
Malachite
Malacolite
Magnesioferrite
Manganite
Manganocolumbite
Manganotantalite
Marcasite
Margaritasite
Margarite
Mascagnite
Massicot
McKelveyite
Meionite
Melaconite
Melanite
Melilite
Melonite
Mendozite
Meneghinite
Mercury
Mesolite
Metacinnabarite
Metatorbernite
Miargyrite
Mica (a group of silicate minerals)
Microcline
Microlite
Millerite
Mimetite
Minium
Mirabilite
Mixite
Moganite
Mohite
Moissanite
Molybdenite
Monazite
Monohydrocalcite
Monticellite
Montmorillonite (clay mineral)
Moolooite
Mordenite
Mottramite
Mullite
Murdochite
Muscovite

Varieties that are not valid species:

Magnesia
Mariposite (variety of phengite/muscovite)
Menilite (variety of opal)
Meerschaum (variety of sepiolite)
Milky quartz (a cloudy white quartz)
Morganite (a pink beryl)
Morion (synonym of smoky quartz)

N

Nabesite
Nacrite
Nagyagite
Nahcolite
Native copper
Natrolite
Natron
Natrophilite
Nekrasovite
Nelenite
Nenadkevichite
Nepheline
Nephrite
Neptunite
Nickel
Nickeline
Niedermayrite
Niningerite
Niobite (synonym of columbite)
Niobite-tantalite (synonym of columbite-tantalite)
Nissonite
Nitratine
Nitre
Nontronite
Nosean
Nsutite
Nyerereite

O

Polished Opal

Oligoclase
Olivine (a group of silicate minerals)
Olivenite
Omphacite
Ordonezite
Oregonite
Orpiment
Orthochrysotile
Orthoclase
Osarizawaite
Osmium
Osumilite
Otavite
Ottrelite
Overite

Varieties that are not valid species:

Onyx (a monochromatic banded variety of chalcedony)
Opal

P

Painite
Palladium
Palygorskite
Papagoite
Parachrysotile
Paragonite
Pararealgar
Parisite
Partheite
Pectolite
Pelagosite
Pentlandite
Periclase
Perovskite
Petalite
Petzite
Pezzottaite
Pharmacosiderite
Phenakite
Phillipsite
Phlogopite
Phoenicochroite
Phosgenite
Phosphophyllite
Pigeonite
Plagioclase Na-Ca feldspar.
Platinum
Polarite
Pollucite
Polybasite
Potassium alum
Polycrase
Polydymite
Polyhalite
Powellite
Prehnite
Proustite
Psilomelane
Purpurite
Pumpellyite
Pyrargyrite
Pyrite
Pyrochlore
Pyrolusite
Pyromorphite
Pyrope
Pyrophyllite
Pyroxene (group of silicate minerals)
Pyroxferroite
Pyrrhotite

Varieties that are not valid species:

Palagonite (basaltic volcanic glass)
Perlite (volcanic glass)
Phosphorite (name given to impure, massive apatite.)
Plessite (mixture of kamacite and taenite)
Pitchblende (a massive impure form of uraninite)
Pumicite (synonym of pumice)

Q

Quartz

Quartz
Quenstedtite

R

Rambergite
Rammelsbergite
Realgar
Renierite
Rheniite
Rhodium
Rhodochrosite
Rhodonite
Rhomboclase
Rickardite
Riebeckite
Romanèchite
Robertsite
Rosasite
Roscoelite
Rosenbergite
Routhierite
Ruthenium
Rutherfordine
Rutile
Rynersonite

Varieties that are not valid species:

Rock crystal (quartz)
Rose quartz
Roumanite (amber)
Ruby (red gem corundum)

S

Sabatierite
Sabieite
Sabinaite
Safflorite
Sal ammoniac
Saliotite
Samarskite
Samsonite
Sanbornite
Saneroite
Sanidine (orthoclase variety)
Santite
Saponite (clay mineral)
Sapphirine
Sassolite
Sauconite
Scapolite (a group of silicate minerals)
Scheelite
Schoepite
Schorl (black tourmaline)
Schreibersite
Schwertmannite
Scolecite
Scorodite
Scorzalite
Seamanite
Seeligerite
Segelerite
Sekaninaite
Selenide
Selenite
Selenium
Seligmannite
Sellaite
Senarmontite
Sepiolite
Serpentine
Shattuckite
Siderite
Siderotil
Siegenite
Sillimanite
Silver
Simetite
Simonellite
Skutterudite
Smaltite
Smectite
Smithsonite
Soda niter
Sodalite
Sperrylite
Spessartite
Sphalerite
Sphene
Spinel
Spodumene
Spurrite
Stannite
Staurolite
Steacyite
Steatite (talc)
Stephanite
Stibnite
Stichtite
Stilbite
Stilleite
Stolzite
Stromeyerite
Strontianite
Struvite
Studtite
Sugilite
Sulfur
Sussexite
Sylvanite
Sylvite

Varieties that are not valid species:

Sapphire (gem corundum of any colour except red, especially blue varieties)
Sard (a variety of chalcedony/quartz)
Satinspar (a variety of Gypsum)
Smoky quartz (a brown or black variety of quartz)
Soapstone (a rock)
Spectrolite (a variety of labradorite)
Stantienite (a variety of amber)

T

Massive turquoise in matrix with quartz from Mineral Park, Arizona.

Tachyhydrite
Taenite
Talc
Tantalite
Tantite
Tanzanite
Tarapacaite
Tausonite
Teallite
Tellurite
Tellurium
Tellurobismuthite
Temagamite
Tennantite
Tenorite
Tephroite
Terlinguaite
Teruggite
Tetradymite
Tetrahedrite
Thaumasite
Thenardite
Thomasclarkite
Thomsenolite
Thorianite
Thorite
Thortveitite
Thuringite
Tiemannite
Tin
Tincalconite
Titanite
Titanowodginite
Todorokite
Tokyoite
Topaz
Torbernite
Tourmaline (group of silicate minerals)
Tremolite
Trevorite
Tridymite
Triphylite
Triplite
Triploidite
Trona
Tsavorite
Tschermigite
Tugtupite
Tungstite
Tyrolite
Turquoise
Tusionite
Tyuyamunite

Varieties that are not valid species:

Tanzanite (variety of Zoisite)
Thulite (variety of Zoisite)
Travertine (form of calcium carbonate)
Tsavorite (gem variety of grossularite garnet)

U

Uchucchacuaite
Uklonskovite
Ulexite
Ullmannite
Ulvospinel
Umangite
Umber
Umbite
Upalite
Uraninite
Uranophane
Uranopilite
Uvarovite

Varieties that are not valid species:

Ultramarine
Unakite, a rock composed of feldspar, epidote and quartz
Uralite alteration actinolite

V

Vaesite
Valentinite
Vanadinite
Variscite
Vaterite
Vauquelinite
Vauxite
Vermiculite
Vesuvianite
Villiaumite
Violarite
Vivianite
Volborthite

W

Wad
Wagnerite
Wardite
Warwickite
Wavellite
Weddellite
Weilite
Weissite
Weloganite
Whewellite
Whitlockite
Willemite
Wiluite
Witherite
Wolframite
Wollastonite
Wulfenite
Wurtzite
Wüstite
Wyartite

X

Xenotime
Xifengite
Xonotlite

Y

Ye'elimite
Ytterbite
Yttrialite
Yttrium(III) oxide
Yttrocerite
Yttrocolumbite

Z

Zabuyelite
Zaccagnaite
Zaherite
Zajacite-(Ce)
Zakharovite
Zanazziite
Zaratite
Zeolite (group of silicate minerals)
Zhanghengite
Zharchikhite
Zektzerite
Zhemchuzhnikovite
Zhonghuacerite-(Ce)
Ziesite
Zimbabweite
Zinalsite
Zinc-melanterite
Zincite
Zincobotryogen
Zincochromite
Zinkenite
Zinnwaldite
Zippeite
Zircon
Zirconolite
Zircophyllite
Zirkelite
Zoisite
Zunyite

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