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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
mineral species
there may be
variation
in physical properties or minor amounts of
impurities
that are recognized by mineralogists or wider
society
as a mineral
variety
.
Mineral variety
names
and mineraloids are to be listed after the valid minerals for each letter.
For a more complete listing of all mineral names,
see
List of minerals approved by IMA
.
A
Adamantine spar
Agate
Alabaster
Alexandrite
Allingite
Alum
Amazonite
Amber
Amethyst
Ametrine
Ammolite
Amosite
Antozonite
Anyolite
Aquamarine
Argentite
Asbestos
Auerlite
Avalite
Aventurine
B
Barbertonite
Bauxite
Beckerite
Bentonite
Bixbite
Bowenite
Brammallite
Brokenhillite
Buergerite
Bursaite
Bytownite
C
Campylite
Carnelian
Cementite
Ceylonite
Chalcedony
Chiastolite
Chlorastrolite
Chrysoprase
Chrysotile
Citrine
Cleveite
Clinochrysotile
Coltan
Crocidolite
Cymophane
D
Delessite
E
Elsmoreite
Emerald
F
Fassaite
Ferrocolumbite
Ferrotantalite
Fluorspar
Francolite
G
Garnierite
Gedanite
Glessite
Goshenite
H
Hatchettite
Heliodor
Heliotrope
Hessonite
Hiddenite
Hyalite
Hyalophane
Hypersthene
I
Idocrase
Iolite
J
Jade
Jasper
Jeffersonite
Jet
K
Keilhauite
Kerolite
Krantzite
Kunzite
L
Lapis
lazuli
Larimar
Lechatelierite
Lignite
Limonite
Lodestone
Lublinite
M
Magnesia
Magnesiocummingtonite
Malacolite
Manganocolumbite
Manganotantalite
Mariposite
Meerschaum
Melanite
Menilite
Milky
quartz
Morganite
N
Nephrite
Niobite
Niobite-tantalite
O
Obsidian
Oligoclase
Onyx
Opal
Orthochrysotile
P
Palagonite
Parachrysotile
Pelagosite
Pericline
Peridot
Perlite
Phengite
Phosphorite
Pimelite
Pitchblende
Plessite
Potassium
alum
or
potash alum
Psilomelane
Pumicite
Q
Qingsongite
Quartz
Quenstedtite
Quetzalcoatlite
Quintinite
Qusongite
R
Rashleighite
Rhodolite
Rock crystal
Rose quartz
Roumanite
Ruby
S
Sapphire
Sard
Satinspar
Selenite
Shungite
Simetite
Smoky quartz
Soda niter
Spectrolite
Spessartite
Sphene
Stantienite
Sunstone
T
Tanzanite
Thulite
Thuringite
Travertine
Tsavorite
U
Ultramarine
Uralite
V
W
X
Y
Ye'elimite
Yttrialite
Yttropyrochlore-
Yuksporite
Yttrocerite
Yttrocolumbite
Z
Zajacite-
Zhonghuacerite- or huanghoite-)
Zinalsite