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Albite
Mineral, Na-feldspar, Na-silicate, tectosilicate
Amphibole
Group of inosilicate minerals
Andalusite
Nesosilicate mineral
Anorthite
Calcium-rich feldspar mineral
Apatite
Mineral group, calcium phosphate
Aragonite
Calcium carbonate polymorph
Asbestos
Carcinogenic fibrous silicate mineral
Augite
Pyroxene mineral
Baryte
Sulfate mineral
Beryl
Gemstone: beryllium aluminium cyclosilicate
Biotite
Group of minerals
Calcite
Carbonate mineral and polymorph of calcium carbonate
Carbonate mineral
Minerals in which CO3 and NO3 are the main anion
Chalcopyrite
Copper iron sulfide mineral
Chlorite group
Phyllosilicates: non-swelling 2:1 clay (TOT) whose interlayer is occupied by a brucite, Mg(OH)2, bridge
Cinnabar
Red mercury sulfide mineral
Clay mineral
Hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates
Corundum
Oxide mineral
Cummingtonite
Mineral discovered and named after its place of discovery, Cummington, Massachusetts
Diopside
Pyroxene mineral
Emerald
Green gemstone, a beryl variety
Enstatite
Pyroxene: magnesium-iron silicate with MgSiO3 and FeSiO3 end-members
Epidote
Sorosilicate mineral
Fayalite
Olivine, nesosilicate mineral
Feldspar
A group of rock-forming tectosilicate minerals
Fluorite
Mineral form of calcium fluoride
Forsterite
Olivine, nesosilicate mineral
Galena
Natural mineral form of lead sulfide
Garnet
Mineral, semi-precious stone
Gemstone (disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
Gypsum
Soft calcium sulfate mineral
Halide mineral
Nickel–Strunz 9 ed mineral class number 3
Halite
Mineral form of sodium chloride
Hedenbergite
Pyroxene mineral
Hematite
Common iron oxide mineral
Hornblende
A complex inosilicate series of minerals
Ilmenite
Titanium-iron oxide mineral
Jade
Ornamental stone, commonly green
Kyanite
Aluminosilicate mineral
Lapis lazuli
Metamorphic rock containing lazurite, prized for its intense blue color
Limonite
Oxide mineral
Magnetite
Iron ore mineral
Mica
Group of phyllosilicate minerals
Microcline
Feldspar, tectosilicate mineral
Mineral
Element or chemical compound that is normally crystalline formed as a result of geological processes
Mineral
Element or chemical compound that is normally crystalline formed as a result of geological processes
Mineral physics
The science of materials that compose the interior of planets
Mineralogy
Scientific study of minerals and mineralised artifacts
Muscovite
True mica, phyllosilicate mineral; polytypes: 1M, 2A, 2M2, 3T
Native copper
Mineral (as opposed to the chemical element)
Native element mineral
Elements that occur in nature as minerals in uncombined form
Olivine
Magnesium iron silicate solid solution series mineral
Orthoclase
Tectosilicate mineral found in igneous rock
Phosphate mineral
Nickel–Strunz 9 ed mineral class number 8 (isolated tetrahedral units, mainly)
Pigeonite
Pyroxene mineral
Plagioclase
Type of feldspar
Pyrite
Iron (II) disulfide mineral
Pyroxene
Group of inosilicate minerals with single chains of silica tetrahedra
Quartz
Mineral made of silicon and oxygen.
Ruby
Variety of corundum, mineral, gemstone
SAPPHIRE
U.S. amateur radio satellite
Siderite
Carbonate mineral
Silicate mineral
Rock-forming minerals with predominantly silicate anions
Sillimanite
Nesosilicate mineral
Sphalerite
Zinc-iron sulfide mineral
Spinel
A mineral or gemstone
Staurolite
Nesosilicate mineral
Sulfate mineral
Class of minerals that include the sulfate ion
Sulfide mineral
Nickel–Strunz 9 ed mineral class number 2
Sylvite
Rocksalt group, halide mineral
TALC
Topics referred to by the same term
TOPAZ
Topics referred to by the same term
Wollastonite
Single chain calcium inosilicate (CaSiO3)
Zircon
Zirconium silicate, a mineral belonging to the group of nesosilicates