Minerals are distinguished by various chemical and physical properties, with differences in chemical composition and crystal structure defining each species. Variations within a species, including minor impurities, are identified as mineral varieties. For more information on mineral varieties and species, see Minerals. This list includes minerals that have Wikipedia articles, while a more comprehensive compilation can be found in the List of minerals recognized by the International Mineralogical Association. Mineral variety names are typically listed following valid mineral names for each letter, helping to categorize the wide diversity found in the mineral kingdom.
A
- Abellaite
- Abelsonite
- Abenakiite-(Ce)
- Abernathyite
- Abhurite
- Abramovite
- Abswurmbachite
- Abuite
- Acanthite
- Acetamide
- Achalaite
- Achávalite
- Actinolite
- Acuminite
- Adamite
- Adamsite-(Y)
- Adelite
- Admontite
- Adranosite
- Aegirine
- Aegirine-augite
- Aenigmatite
- Aerinite
- Aerugite
- Aeschynite-(Ce)
- Aeschynite-(Nd)
- Aeschynite-(Y)
- Afghanite
- Afmite
- Afwillite
- Agardite
- Agate
- Agrellite
- Agrinierite
- Aguilarite
- Aheylite
- Ahlfeldite
- Aikinite
- Aiolosite
- Ajoite
- Akaganéite
- Akaogiite
- Akatoreite
- Akdalaite
- Åkermanite
- Akhtenskite
- Akimotoite
- Akrochordite
- Aksaite
- Aktashite
- Alabandite
- Alacránite
- Alamosite
- Alarsite
- Albite
- Albrechtschraufite
- Alcantarillaite
- Aldermanite
- Aleksite
- Aleutite
- Alforsite
- Algodonite
- Aliettite
- Allabogdanite
- Allactite
- Allanite
- Allanpringite
- Allantoin
- Allargentum
- Alleghanyite
- Allendeite
- Alloclasite
- Allophane
- Alloriite
- Alluaivite
- Alluaudite
- Almandine
- Almarudite
- Alpeite
- Alpersite
- Alsakharovite-Zn
- Alstonite
- Altaite
- Alterite
- Althausite
- Althupite
- Altisite
- Alum-(K)
- Alum-(Na)
- Aluminite
- Aluminium
- Aluminoceladonite
- Aluminocopiapite
- Aluminosilicate
- Alumohydrocalcite
- Alunite
- Alunogen
- Alvanite
- Amakinite
- Amarantite
- Amblygonite
- Ameghinite
- Amesite
- Amicite
- Aminoffite
- Ammineite
- Amphibole (mineral group)
- Analcime (analcite)
- Anandite
- Anapaite
- Anatase
- Ancylite (mineral group)
- Andalusite
- Andersonite
- Andesine
- Andorite (IV/VI)
- Andradite
- Andrianovite
- Andychristyite
- Andyrobertsite
- Anglesite
- Anhydrite
- Anilite
- Ankerite
- Annabergite
- Annite
- Anorthite
- Anorthoclase
- Antarcticite
- Anthoinite
- Anthonyite
- Anthophyllite
- Antigorite
- Antimonselite
- Antimony
- Antipinite
- Antitaenite
- Antlerite
- Anzaite-(Ce)
- Apachite
- Apatite (mineral group)
- Aphthitalite
- Apjohnite
- Aplowite
- Apophyllite
- Apuanite
- Aqualite
- Aradite
- Aragonite
- Arakiite
- Aramayoite
- Arcanite
- Archerite
- Arctite
- Arcubisite
- Ardaite
- Arfvedsonite
- Argentite
- Argentobaumhauerite
- Argentojarosite
- Argentopyrite
- Argutite
- Argyrodite
- Arhbarite
- Armalcolite
- Armstrongite
- Arsendescloizite
- Arsenic
- Arseniosiderite
- Arsenoclasite
- Arsenolite
- Arsenopyrite
- Arsenuranospathite
- Arthurite
- Artinite
- Artroeite
- Asbecasite
- Asbolane
- Aschamalmite
- Ashburtonite
- Ashcroftine-(Y)
- Ashoverite
- Asisite
- Aspedamite
- Aspidolite
- Astrocyanite-(Ce)
- Astrophyllite
- Atacamite
- Atelestite
- Atencioite
- Athabascaite
- Atheneite
- Attikaite
- Aubertite
- Augelite
- Augite
- Aurichalcite
- Auricupride
- Aurorite
- Aurostibite
- Austinite
- Autunite
- Avicennite
- Avogadrite
- Awaruite
- Axinite (mineral group)
- Azoproite
- Azurite
- Adamantine spar (variety of corundum)
- Agate (variety of chalcedony and quartz)
- Alabaster (variety of gypsum)
- Alexandrite (variety of chrysoberyl)
- Allingite (synonym of amber)
- Alum
- Amazonite (variety of microcline)
- Amethyst (purple variety of quartz)
- Ametrine (variety of quartz)
- Ammolite (organic; also a gemstone)
- Amosite (asbestiform grunerite)
- Antozonite (variety of fluorite)
- Anyolite (metamorphic rock - zoisite, ruby, and hornblende)
- Aquamarine (light blue variety of beryl)
- Argentite (high temperature form of acanthite)
- Asbestos (fibrous serpentine- or amphibole minerals)
- Auerlite (variety of thorite)
- Avalite (chromian variety of illite)
- Aventurine (variety of quartz)
B
- Babefphite
- Babingtonite
- Baddeleyite
- Baileychlore
- Bakerite
- Balangeroite
- Banalsite
- Bannisterite
- Baotite
- Bararite
- Baratovite
- Barrerite
- Barstowite
- Baryte (barite)
- Barytocalcite
- Bassanite
- Bastnäsite (mineral group)
- Baumhauerite
- Bavenite
- Bayldonite
- Bayleyite
- Bazzite
- Becquerelite
- Benitoite
- Benstonite
- Bentorite
- Beraunite
- Berborite
- Bergenite
- Berlinite
- Berryite
- Berthierite
- Bertrandite
- Beryl
- Beryllonite
- Beudantite
- Bicchulite
- Biehlite
- Bilibinskite
- Bílinite
- Billietite
- Billwiseite
- Biotite
- Birnessite
- Bischofite
- Bismite
- Bismuth
- Bismuthinite
- Bismutite
- Bityite
- Bixbyite
- Blödite
- Blossite
- Bobfergusonite
- Boehmite
- Boleite
- Boltwoodite
- Bonaccordite
- Boracite
- Borax
- Bornite
- Botallackite
- Botryogen
- Boulangerite
- Bournonite
- Boussingaultite
- Bowieite
- Braggite
- Brassite
- Braunite
- Brazilianite
- Breithauptite
- Brewsterite (series of zeolites)
- Brezinaite
- Brianite
- Brianyoungite
- Briartite
- Bridgmanite
- Brochantite
- Brockite
- Bromargyrite
- Bromellite
- Bronzite
- Brookite
- Brownleeite
- Brownmillerite
- Brucite
- Brushite
- Buddingtonite
- Bukovite
- Bukovskyite
- Bultfonteinite
- Bunsenite
- Bustamite
- Bystrite
- Barbertonite (polytype of stichtite)
- Bauxite (aluminium ore)
- Beckerite (natural resin)
- Bentonite (mixture of montmorillonite and other clays)
- Bixbite (red gem variety of beryl)
- Bowenite (variety of antigorite)
- Brammallite (variety of illite)
- Brokenhillite (not approved by IMA)
- Buergerite (renamed to fluor-buergerite)
- Bursaite (not approved by IMA)
- Bytownite (variety of anorthite)
C
- Cabalzarite
- Cabriite
- Cacoxenite
- Cadmium
- Cadmoindite
- Cadmoselite
- Cadwaladerite
- Cafarsite
- Cafetite
- Cahnite
- Calaverite
- Calciborite
- Calcite
- Calderite
- Caledonite
- Calomel
- Calumetite
- Campigliaite
- Canasite
- Canavesite
- Cancrinite
- Canfieldite
- Carletonite
- Carlosruizite
- Carlsbergite
- Carminite
- Carnallite
- Carnotite
- Carobbiite
- Carpathite
- Carpholite
- Carrollite
- Caryopilite
- Cassiterite
- Cattierite
- Cavansite
- Celadonite
- Celestine
- Celsian
- Cerite
- Cerium
- Cerussite
- Cervandonite-(Ce)
- Cervantite
- Cesanite
- Cesbronite
- Chabazite (series of zeolites)
- Chaidamuite
- Chalcanthite
- Chalcocite
- Chalconatronite
- Chalcophyllite
- Chalcopyrite
- Challacolloite
- Chambersite
- Chamosite
- Changbaiite
- Chaoite
- Chapmanite
- Charlesite
- Charoite
- Chatkalite
- Chesterite
- Chibaite
- Childrenite
- Chiolite
- Chlorargyrite
- Chlorite (mineral group)
- Chloritoid
- Chlormayenite
- Chlorocalcite
- Chloroxiphite
- Chondrodite
- Chrisstanleyite
- Christite
- Chromite
- Chromium
- Chrysoberyl
- Chrysocolla
- Chrysotile
- Chvaleticeite
- Cinnabar
- Clarkeite
- Claudetite
- Clausthalite
- Clearcreekite
- Cleusonite
- Clinoclase
- Clinohedrite
- Clinohumite
- Clinoptilolite
- Clinozoisite
- Clintonite
- Cobaltite
- Coccinite
- Coconinoite
- Coesite
- Coffinite
- Cohenite
- Colemanite
- Colimaite
- Collinsite
- Coloradoite
- Columbite (mineral group)
- Combeite
- Conichalcite
- Connellite
- Cooperite
- Copiapite
- Copper
- Corderoite
- Cordierite
- Corkite
- Cornubite
- Cornwallite
- Corundum
- Cotunnite
- Covellite
- Coyoteite
- Creedite
- Cristobalite
- Crocoite
- Cronstedtite
- Crookesite
- Crossite (not approved by IMA)
- Cryolite
- Cryptomelane
- Cubanite
- Cumengeite
- Cummingtonite
- Cupalite
- Cuprite
- Cuprosklodowskite
- Cuprospinel
- Curite
- Cuspidine
- Cyanotrichite
- Cylindrite
- Cymrite
- Cyrilovite
- Campylite (variety of mimetite)
- Carbonado (variety of diamond)
- Carnelian (variety of quartz)
- Cementite (synthetic cohenite)
- Ceylonite (variety of spinel)
- Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of quartz and moganite)
- Chiastolite (variety of andalusite)
- Chlorastrolite (variety of pumpellyite-(Mg))
- Chrysoprase (green nickel bearing chalcedony)
- Chrysotile (group name - asbestiform serpentine)
- Citrine (yellow variety of quartz)
- Cleveite (variety of uraninite)
- Clinochrysotile (polytype of chrysotile)
- Coltan (short for minerals of the columbite group)
- Crocidolite (asbestiform riebeckite)
- Cymophane (variety of chrysoberyl)
D
- Danalite
- Danburite
- Datolite
- Daubréeite
- Daubréelite
- Davemaoite
- Davidite
- Davidsmithite
- Dawsonite
- Delafossite
- Delvauxite
- Demesmaekerite
- Derriksite
- Descloizite
- Devilline
- Diaboleite
- Diadochite
- Diamond
- Diaspore
- Dickite
- Digenite
- Dimorphite
- Diopside
- Dioptase
- Djerfisherite
- Djurleite
- Dmitryivanovite
- Dollaseite-(Ce)
- Dolomite
- Domeykite
- Donnayite-(Y)
- Doyleite
- Dresserite
- Drysdallite
- Duftite
- Dumortierite
- Dundasite
- Dypingite
- Dyscrasite
- Dzhalindite
E
- Edenite
- Edingtonite
- Edscottite
- Efremovite
- Ekanite
- Elaliite
- Elbaite (type of multicoloured tourmaline)
- Elkinstantonite
- Emerald (variety of beryl)
- Emmonsite
- Empressite
- Enargite
- Enstatite
- Eosphorite
- Ephesite
- Epidote
- Epsomite
- Ericssonite
- Erionite (series of zeolites)
- Erythrite
- Eskolaite
- Esperite
- Ettringite
- Euchlorine
- Euchroite
- Euclase
- Eucryptite
- Eudialyte
- Eudialyte group
- Euxenite-(Y)
- Eveite
- Evenkite
- Eveslogite
- Elsmoreite (pure hydrokenoelsmoreite)
- Emerald (green gem variety of beryl)
F
- Fabianite
- Farneseite
- Faujasite (subgroup of zeolites)
- Faustite
- Fayalite (olivine group)
- Feldspar (mineral group)
- Feldspathoid (mineral group)
- Felsőbányaite
- Fengchengite (eudialyte group)
- Ferberite
- Fergusonite (mineral group)
- Feroxyhyte
- Ferrierite (subgroup of zeolite minerals)
- Ferrihydrite
- Ferrimolybdite
- Ferro-actinolite
- Ferrogedrite
- Ferrohortonolite (olivine group)
- Ferronigerite-2N1S
- Ferropericlase
- Ferroselite
- Fettelite
- Fichtelite
- Fingerite
- Fletcherite
- Fluckite
- Fluellite
- Fluoborite
- Fluocerite
- Fluor-buergerite
- Fluor-liddicoatite
- Fluor-uvite
- Fluorapatite (apatite group)
- Fluorapophyllite-(K)
- Fluorcanasite
- Fluorcaphite
- Fluorellestadite
- Fluorite
- Fluororichterite (amphibole group)
- Fontarnauite
- Fornacite
- Forsterite (olivine group)
- Fougèrite (layered double hydroxide)
- Fourmarierite
- Fraipontite
- Francevillite
- Franckeite
- Frankamenite
- Frankdicksonite
- Frankhawthorneite
- Franklinite (spinel group)
- Franklinphilite
- Freibergite
- Freieslebenite
- Fukuchilite
- Fassaite (variety of augite)
- Ferrocolumbite (synonym of columbite-(Fe))
- Ferrotantalite (synonym of tantalite-(Fe))
- Fluorspar (synonym of fluorite)
- Francolite (variety of fluorapatite)
G
- Gabrielite
- Gadolinite (mineral group)
- Gagarinite-(Ce)
- Gahnite
- Galaxite
- Galena
- Galkhaite
- Gananite
- Ganophyllite
- Garnet (mineral group)
- Gaspeite
- Gatehouseite
- Gaylussite
- Gedrite
- Geerite
- Gehlenite
- Geigerite
- Geikielite
- Gembone
- Geocronite
- Georgerobinsonite
- Germanite
- Gersdorffite
- Getchellite
- Gibbsite
- Gilalite
- Gismondine
- Glauberite
- Glaucochroite
- Glaucodot
- Glauconite
- Glaucophane
- Gmelinite
- Godovikovite
- Goethite
- Gold
- Goldmanite
- Gonnardite
- Gordaite
- Gormanite
- Goslarite
- Graftonite
- Grandidierite
- Grandreefite
- Graphite
- Gratonite
- Greenalite
- Greenockite
- Gregoryite
- Greifensteinite
- Greigite
- Grossite
- Grossular
- Groutite
- Grunerite
- Guettardite
- Gugiaite
- Guilleminite
- Gunningite
- Guyanaite
- Gwihabaite
- Gypsum
- Gyrolite
- Garnierite (a nickel ore)
- Goshenite (colorless variety of beryl)
H
- Hafnon
- Hagendorfite
- Haggertyite
- Haidingerite
- Haiweeite
- Håleniusite-(La)
- Halite
- Halloysite
- Halotrichite
- Hambergite
- Hanksite
- Hapkeite
- Hardystonite
- Harmotome
- Hauerite
- Hausmannite
- Hauyne
- Hawleyite
- Haxonite
- Hazenite
- Heazlewoodite
- Hectorite
- Hedenbergite
- Hellyerite
- Hematite
- Hemihedrite
- Hemimorphite
- Hemusite
- Hendricksite
- Heptasartorite
- Herbertsmithite
- Hercynite
- Herderite
- Hermannjahnite
- Hessite
- Heulandite (series of zeolites)
- Hexaferrum
- Hiärneite
- Hibonite
- Hidalgoite
- Hilgardite
- Hisingerite
- Hodgkinsonite
- Hoelite
- Hollandite
- Holmquistite
- Homilite
- Hopeite
- Hornblende (series of amphiboles)
- Howlite
- Hsianghualite
- Hubeite
- Hübnerite
- Huemulite
- Humite
- Huntite
- Hureaulite
- Hutchinsonite
- Huttonite
- Hydroboracite
- Hydrogrossular (series of garnets)
- Hydrohalite
- Hydrokenoelsmoreite
- Hydromagnesite
- Hydrotalcite
- Hydroxylapatite
- Hydrozincite
- Hatchettite (a paraffin wax)
- Heliodor (greenish-yellow variety of beryl)
- Heliotrope (variety of chalcedony)
- Hessonite (variety of grossular)
- Hiddenite (variety of spodumene)
- Hyalite (variety of opal)
- Hyalophane (synonym of jaloallofane)
- Hypersthene (synonym of enstatite or ferrosilite, or mid-way member of the enstatite–ferrosilite series) (not approved by IMA)
I
- Ianbruceite
- Ice12
- Ichnusaite
- Icosahedrite
- Idrialite
- Ikaite
- Illite
- Ilmenite
- Ilsemannite
- Ilvaite
- Imogolite
- Inderite
- Indite
- Inesite
- Inyoite
- Iodargyrite
- Iranite
- Iridium
- Native iron
- Ixiolite
J
- Jacobsite
- Jadarite
- Jadeite
- Jaffeite
- Jalpaite
- Jamesonite
- Janggunite
- Jarosewichite
- Jarosite
- Jennite
- Jeremejevite
- Jerrygibbsite
- Jimthompsonite
- Jinshajiangite
- Johannite
- Johannsenite
- Jôkokuite
- Jolliffeite
- Jonesite
- Jordanite
- Julgoldite
- Junitoite
- Jurbanite
- Jade (tough, green mineral either jadeite or nephrite amphibole)
- Jasper (variety of quartz)
- Jeffersonite (variety of augite)
K
- Kaatialaite
- Kadyrelite
- Kaersutite
- Kainite
- Kainosite-(Y)
- Kalininite
- Kalinite
- Kalsilite
- Kamacite
- Kambaldaite
- Kamiokite
- Kampfite
- Kaňkite
- Kanoite
- Kaolinite
- Karlite
- Kasolite
- Kassite
- Katayamalite
- Kazakovite
- Kegelite
- Keilite
- Kenhsuite
- Kermesite
- Kernite
- Kesterite
- Keyite
- Khatyrkite
- Kidwellite
- Kieserite
- Kinoite
- Kleinite
- Knebelite
- Knorringite
- Kobellite
- Kochite
- Kogarkoite
- Kolbeckite
- Kornerupine
- Kosmochlor
- Kostovite
- Köttigite
- Kovdorskite
- Kratochvílite
- Kremersite
- Krennerite
- Krieselite
- Kröhnkite
- Krotite
- Kruťaite
- Krutovite
- Kukharenkoite-(Ce)
- Kuratite
- Kurnakovite
- Kutnohorite
- Kyanite
- Kyawthuite
- Keilhauite (variety of titanite)
- Kerolite (variety of talc)
- Krantzite (natural resin)
- Kunzite (variety of spodumene)
L
- Labradorite
- Labyrinthite
- Lanarkite
- Langbeinite
- Langite
- Lansfordite
- Lanthanite (group of rare earth carbonates)
- Laplandite-(Ce)
- Larnite
- Laumontite
- Laurionite
- Laurite
- Lautenthalite
- Lautite
- Lavendulan
- Lawsonite
- Lazulite
- Lazurite
- Leadhillite
- Legrandite
- Leifite
- Leightonite
- Lepidocrocite
- Lepidolite
- Letovicite
- Leucite
- Leucophanite
- Leucophoenicite
- Lévyne (series of zeolites)
- Libethenite
- Liebigite
- Linarite
- Lindgrenite
- Linnaeite
- Lipscombite
- Liroconite
- Litharge
- Lithiophilite
- Livingstonite
- Lizardite
- Loellingite
- Lonsdaleite
- Loparite-(Ce)
- Lópezite
- Lorándite
- Lorenzenite
- Loveringite
- Ludlamite
- Ludwigite
- Lulzacite
- Lyonsite
- Lapis lazuli is a metamorphic rock, used as a semi-precious stone
- Larimar (blue variety of pectolite)
- Lodestone (a synonym of magnetite)
- Lublinite (variety of calcite)
M
- Macaulayite
- Macdonaldite
- Mackinawite
- Madocite
- Magadiite
- Maghemite
- Magnesioferrite
- Magnesiohastingsite
- Magnesiopascoite
- Magnesite
- Magnetite
- Majorite
- Malachite
- Malayaite
- Manganite
- Manganophyllite
- Manganosite
- Manganvesuvianite
- Mansfieldite
- Marcasite
- Margaritasite
- Margarite
- Marialite
- Maricite
- Marrite
- Marthozite
- Mascagnite
- Massicot
- Masuyite
- Mathesiusite
- Matlockite
- Maucherite
- Mawsonite
- Mckelveyite-(Y)
- Meionite
- Melanophlogite
- Melanterite
- Melilite
- Mellite
- Melonite
- Mendipite
- Mendozite
- Meneghinite
- Mereheadite
- Merenskyite
- Meridianiite
- Merrillite
- Mesolite
- Messelite
- Metacinnabar
- Metatorbernite
- Metazeunerite
- Meyerhofferite
- Miargyrite
- Mica (a group of silicate minerals)
- Microcline
- Microlite
- Miguelromeroite
- Millerite
- Millosevichite
- Mimetite
- Minium
- Minnesotaite
- Minyulite
- Mirabilite
- Mixite
- Moganite
- Mohite
- Mohrite
- Moissanite
- Molybdenite
- Molybdite
- Monazite
- Monohydrocalcite
- Monticellite
- Montmorillonite (clay mineral)
- Mooihoekite
- Moolooite
- Mordenite
- Moschellandsbergite
- Mosesite
- Mottramite
- Motukoreaite
- Mullite
- Mundite
- Murdochite
- Muscovite
- Musgravite (magnesiotaaffeite-6N'3S)
- Magnesia
- Magnesiocummingtonite (magnesium-rich variety of cummingtonite)
- Malacolite (synonym of diopside)
- Manganocolumbite (synonym of columbite-(Mn))
- Manganotantalite (synonym of tantalite-(Mn))
- Mariposite (variety of phengite/muscovite)
- Meerschaum (variety of sepiolite)
- Melanite (variety of andradite)
- Menilite (variety of opal)
- Milky quartz (a cloudy white quartz)
- Morganite (a pink beryl)
N
- Nabalamprophyllite
- Nabesite
- Nacrite
- Nadorite
- Nagyágite
- Nahcolite
- Naldrettite
- Nambulite
- Narsarsukite
- Natrolite
- Natron
- Natrophilite
- Nekrasovite
- Nelenite
- Nenadkevichite
- Nepheline
- Népouite
- Neptunite
- Nichromite
- Nickel (as meteoric nickel-iron)
- Nickeline
- Niedermayrite
- Niningerite
- Nissonite
- Niter
- Nitratine
- Nobleite
- Nontronite
- Norbergite
- Normandite
- Northupite
- Nosean
- Nsutite
- Nuragheite
- Nyerereite
- Nephrite (variety of tremolite/actinolite)
- Niobite (synonym of columbite)
- Niobite-tantalite (synonym of columbite-tantalite)
O
- Okenite
- Oldhamite
- Olgite
- Olivenite
- Olivine (a group of silicate minerals)
- Olmiite
- Omphacite
- Oneillite
- Oosterboschite
- Oppenheimerite
- Ordóñezite
- Oregonite
- Orpiment
- Orthoclase
- Osarizawaite
- Osmium (often as osmiridium)
- Osumilite
- Otavite
- Ottrelite
- Otwayite
- Oligoclase (a mixture of albite and anorthite)
- Onyx (a monochromatic banded variety of chalcedony)
- Opal (a mineraloid. Colored variety used as a gemstone)
- Orthochrysotile (a polytype of chrysotile)
P
- Pääkkönenite
- Pabstite
- Painite
- Palladium (as an alloy with gold or other PGMs)
- Palygorskite
- Panethite
- Panguite
- Papagoite
- Paragonite
- Paralaurionite
- Paramelaconite
- Pararealgar
- Paravauxite
- Pargasite
- Parisite-(Ce)
- Parsonsite
- Parthéite
- Pascoite
- Patrónite
- Paulingite (series of zeolites)
- Paulscherrerite
- Pearceite
- Pecoraite
- Pectolite
- Penfieldite
- Penikisite
- Penroseite
- Pentagonite
- Pentlandite
- Perhamite
- Periclase
- Perite
- Perovskite
- Petalite
- Petrovite
- Petzite
- Pezzottaite
- Pharmacolite
- Pharmacosiderite
- Phenakite
- Phillipsite (series of zeolites)
- Phlogopite
- Phoenicochroite
- Phosgenite
- Phosphophyllite
- Phosphosiderite
- Phosphuranylite
- Pickeringite
- Picropharmacolite
- Piemontite
- Pigeonite
- Pinalite
- Pinnoite
- Piypite
- Plagioclase Na-Ca feldspar series
- Plancheite
- Platinum
- Plattnerite
- Playfairite
- Plumbogummite
- Polarite
- Pollucite
- Polybasite
- Polycrase
- Polydymite
- Polyhalite
- Portlandite
- Posnjakite
- Poudretteite
- Povondraite
- Powellite
- Prehnite
- Proustite
- Pseudobrookite
- Pseudomalachite
- Pseudowollastonite
- Pumpellyite (group of sorosilicates)
- Purpurite
- Putnisite
- Pyrargyrite
- Pyrite
- Pyrochlore (mineral group)
- Pyrolusite
- Pyromorphite
- Pyrope
- Pyrophanite
- Pyrophyllite
- Pyroxene (group of silicate minerals)
- Pyroxferroite
- Pyroxmangite
- Pyrrhotite
- Parachrysotile (a polytype of chrysotile)
- Pelagosite (variety of aragonite)
- Pericline (variety of albite)
- Peridot (gem-quality olivine)
- Perlite (volcanic glass)
- Phengite (variety of muscovite)
- Pimelite
- Pitchblende (a massive impure form of uraninite)
- Plessite (mixture of kamacite and taenite)
- Potassium alum or potash alum (as a mineral, is called alum-(K))
Q
R
- Rakovanite
- Rambergite
- Rameauite
- Rammelsbergite
- Rapidcreekite
- Raslakite
- Raspite
- Rastsvetaevite
- Realgar
- Reederite-(Y)
- Reedmergnerite
- Reidite
- Reinerite
- Renierite
- Rheniite
- Rhodochrosite
- Rhodonite
- Rhodplumsite
- Rhomboclase
- Richterite
- Rickardite
- Riebeckite
- Ringwoodite
- Roaldite
- Robertsite
- Rodalquilarite
- Romanèchite
- Romeite
- Rosasite
- Roscoelite
- Roselite
- Rosenbergite
- Rosickýite
- Routhierite
- Rozenite
- Rubicline
- Ruizite
- Russellite
- Ruthenium
- Rutherfordine
- Rutile
- Rynersonite
- Rashleighite (variety of turquoise)
- Rhodolite (variety of pyrope)
- Rock crystal (quartz)
- Rose quartz (pink variety of quartz)
- Ruby (red gem corundum)
S
- Sabatierite
- Sabieite
- Sabinaite
- Sacrofanite
- Safflorite
- Sal ammoniac
- Saleeite
- Saliotite
- Salzburgite
- Samarskite-(Y)
- Sampleite
- Samsonite
- Samuelsonite
- Sanbornite
- Saneroite
- Sanguite
- Sanidine (orthoclase variety)
- Santabarbaraite
- Santite
- Saponite (clay mineral)
- Sapphirine
- Sarabauite
- Sarcolite
- Sarkinite
- Sassolite
- Satterlyite
- Sauconite
- Sborgite
- Scapolite (a group of silicate minerals)
- Schäferite
- Scheelite
- Schizolite
- Schmiederite
- Schoepite
- Schorl (black tourmaline)
- Schreibersite
- Schreyerite
- Schröckingerite
- Schwertmannite
- Scolecite
- Scorodite
- Scorzalite
- Scotlandite
- Scrutinyite
- Seamanite
- Searlesite
- Seeligerite
- Segelerite
- Seifertite
- Sekaninaite
- Selenium
- Seligmannite
- Sellaite
- Semseyite
- Senarmontite
- Sengierite
- Sepiolite
- Serandite
- Serendibite
- Serpentine group
- Serpierite
- Sewardite
- Shandite
- Shattuckite
- Shigaite
- Shortite
- Siderite
- Siderophyllite
- Siderotil
- Siegenite
- Silicate perovskite
- Sillimanite
- Native silver
- Simonellite
- Simpsonite
- Sincosite
- Sinkankasite
- Sinoite
- Skaergaardite
- Sklodowskite
- Skutterudite
- Smaltite
- Smectite (a group of clay minerals)
- Smithsonite
- Sodalite
- Soddyite
- Sonolite
- Sperrylite
- Spertiniite
- Spessartine
- Sphalerite
- Spherocobaltite
- Spinel
- Spodumene
- Spurrite
- Stannite
- Stannoidite
- Staurolite
- Steacyite
- Stellerite
- Stephanite
- Stercorite
- Stibarsen
- Stibiconite
- Stibiopalladinite
- Stibnite
- Stichtite
- Stilbite (series of zeolites)
- Stilleite
- Stillwaterite
- Stillwellite-(Ce)
- Stilpnomelane
- Stishovite
- Stolzite
- Strashimirite
- Strengite
- Stromeyerite
- Strontianite
- Struvite
- Studenitsite
- Studtite
- Sturmanite
- Stützite
- Suanite
- Suessite
- Sugilite
- Sulfur
- Sursassite
- Susannite
- Sussexite
- Svanbergite
- Sweetite
- Switzerite
- Sylvanite
- Sylvite
- Synchysite-(Ce)
- Syngenite
- Szenicsite
- Sapphire (gem corundum of any color except red, especially blue varieties)
- Sard (a variety of chalcedony/quartz)
- Satinspar (a variety of gypsum)
- Selenite (a variety of gypsum)
- Simetite (a variety of amber)
- Smoky quartz (a brown or black variety of quartz)
- Soda niter (synonym of nitratine)
- Spectrolite (a variety of labradorite)
- Spessartite (synonym of spessartine)
- Sphene (synonym of titanite)
- Stantienite (a variety of amber)
- Sunstone (a variety of either oligoclase or orthoclase)
T
- Taaffeite
- Tachyhydrite
- Taenite
- Taikanite
- Takedaite
- Talc
- Talmessite
- Talnakhite
- Tamarugite
- Tangeite
- Tantalite
- Tantite
- Tapiolite (mineral series)
- Taranakite
- Tarapacaite
- Tarbuttite
- Tausonite
- Teallite
- Tellurite
- Tellurium
- Tellurobismuthite
- Temagamite
- Tennantite
- Tenorite
- Tephroite
- Terlinguaite
- Teruggite
- Tetradymite
- Tetrahedrite
- Tetrataenite
- Thaumasite
- Thenardite
- Thermonatrite
- Thiospinel group
- Thomasclarkite-(Y)
- Thomsenolite
- Thomsonite (series of zeolites)
- Thorianite
- Thorite
- Thortveitite
- Tiemannite
- Tienshanite
- Tilleyite
- Tinaksite
- Tincalconite
- Titanite
- Titanowodginite
- Tobermorite
- Todorokite
- Tokyoite
- Tongbaite
- Topaz
- Torbernite
- Tourmaline (group of silicate minerals)
- Tranquillityite
- Tremolite
- Trevorite
- Tridymite
- Triphylite
- Triplite
- Triploidite
- Tripuhyite
- Troilite
- Trona
- Tschermakite
- Tschermigite
- Tsumcorite
- Tsumebite
- Tugtupite
- Tungstite
- Tuperssuatsiaite
- Turquoise
- Tusionite
- Tyrolite
- Tyrrellite
- Tyuyamunite
- Tanzanite (variety of zoisite)
- Thulite (variety of zoisite)
- Thuringite (variety of chamosite)
- Tsavorite (gem variety of grossularite garnet)
- Tiger's eye (chatoyant variety of quartz)
U
- Uralite (alteration actinolite)
- Uchucchacuaite
- Uklonskovite
- Ulexite
- Ullmannite
- Ulrichite
- Ulvöspinel
- Umangite
- Umbite
- Umohoite
- Ungemachite
- Upalite
- Uraninite
- Uranocircite-II
- Uranophane
- Uranopilite
- Urea (dubious as mineral)
- Uricite
- Urusovite
- Ussingite
- Utahite
- Uvarovite
- Uytenbogaardtite
V
- Vaesite
- Valentinite
- Valleriite
- Vanadinite
- Vanadiocarpholite
- Native Vanadium (rare)
- Vandenbrandeite
- Vantasselite
- Vanuralite
- Variscite
- Vaterite
- Vauquelinite
- Vauxite
- Veatchite
- Vermiculite
- Vesuvianite
- Villiaumite
- Violarite
- Vishnevite
- Vivianite
- Vladimirite
- Vlasovite
- Volborthite
- Vuagnatite
- Vulcanite
W
- Wadsleyite
- Wagnerite
- Wairakite
- Wakabayashilite
- Wakefieldite
- Walfordite
- Wardite
- Warikahnite
- Warwickite
- Wassonite
- Wattersite
- Wavellite
- Weddellite
- Weeksite
- Weilite
- Weissite
- Weloganite
- Whewellite
- Whiteite (group of minerals)
- Whitlockite
- Willemite
- Wiluite
- Witherite
- Wodginite
- Wolframite
- Wollastonite
- Woodhouseite
- Wöhlerite
- Wulfenite
- Wurtzite
- Wüstite
- Wyartite
X
- Xanthiosite
- Xanthoconite
- Xanthoxenite
- Xenophyllite
- Xenotime
- Xiangjiangite
- Xieite
- Xifengite
- Xilingolite
- Ximengite
- Xingzhongite
- Xitieshanite
- Xocolatlite
- Xocomecatlite
- Xonotlite
Y
- Ye'elimite
- Yingjiangite
- Yoshiokaite
- Yttrialite
- Yttrogummite
- Yttropyrochlore-(Y) (obruchevite)
- Yugawaralite
- Yuksporite
- Yttrocerite (variety of fluorite)
- Yttrocolumbite (variety of columbite)
Z
- Zabuyelite
- Zaccagnaite
- Zaherite
- Zaïrite
- Zakharovite
- Zanazziite
- Zaratite
- Zavaritskite
- Zektzerite
- Zellerite
- Zemannite
- Zeolite (group of silicate minerals)
- Zeunerite
- Zhanghengite
- Zhangpeishanite
- Zharchikhite
- Zhemchuzhnikovite
- Ziesite
- Zimbabweite
- Zincite
- Zinclipscombite
- Zincmelanterite
- Zincobotryogen
- Zincochromite
- Zincolivenite
- Zinkenite
- Zinnwaldite
- Zippeite
- Zircon
- Zirconolite
- Zircophyllite
- Zirkelite
- Znucalite
- Zoisite
- Zorite
- Zunyite
- Zussmanite
- Zykaite
- Zajacite-(Ce) (name changed to gagarinite-(Ce))
- Zhonghuacerite-(Ce) (considered to be kukharenkoite-(Ce) or huanghoite-(Ce))
- Zinalsite (synonym of fraipontite)
See also
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- Classification of non-silicate minerals – List of IMA recognized minerals and groupings
- Classification of silicate minerals – List of IMA recognized minerals and groupings
- Classification of organic minerals – List of IMA recognized minerals and groupings
- Industrial mineral – Geological materials mined for commercial value in industry
- Critical mineral raw materials – European Union legislationPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
- List of decorative stones
- List of individual gemstones
- List of meteorite minerals
- List of minerals named after people
- List of minerals recognized by the International Mineralogical Association
- List of mineral tests
- List of minerals by optical properties
- Mineral collecting – Hobby of systematically collecting, identifying and displaying mineral specimens
- Timeline of the discovery and classification of minerals
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Minerals.- Mineralatlas.eu - The mineralogical and geological database
- Mindat.org – The Mineral Database
- Gemdat.org – The Gemstone Database
- Gemsociety.org - Gemstone Toxicity Table
References
Anthony, J.W.; Bideaux, R.A.; Bladh, K.W.; Nichols, M.C., eds. (19 March 2021). "Ice" (PDF). Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America. Retrieved 26 November 2024. https://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/Ice.pdf ↩
Pasero, Marco; et al. (July 2024). "IMA List of Minerals". IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024. http://cnmnc.units.it/ ↩