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{{short description|List of minerals with Wikipedia articles}}

This is a list of minerals which have Wikipedia articles.

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 are listed after the valid minerals for each letter.

For a more complete listing of all mineral names, see List of minerals recognized by the International Mineralogical Association.

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A

File:(61-365) Can you imagine? (5320329773).jpg crystals – a purple quartz]]

File:Apophyllite-(KF)-Stilbite-Ca-118260.jpg crystals sitting right beside a cluster of peachy bowtie stilbite]]

File:Aquamarine J1.JPG variety of beryl with tourmaline on orthoclase]]

File:Arsenopyrite-117874.jpg from Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico]]

File:Aurichalcite-Hemimorphite-230159.jpg needles spraying out within a protected pocket lined by bladed calcite crystals]]

File:Austinite-177832.jpg from the Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico]]

File:Ametrin from Bolivia.jpg containing amethyst and citrine, from Bolivia]]

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B

File:Barite-Malachite-denv08-37a.jpg (included by malachite) on malachite, from Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Central area, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo]]

File:Benstonite-Calcite-Fluorite-154901.jpg on a layer of teal-colored fluorite]]

File:Biotite aggregate - Ochtendung, Eifel, Germany.jpg cluster]]

File:Brookite-gem7-07a.jpg from Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan]]

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C

File:Calcite-20188.jpg crystals on matrix, from Iraí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil]]

File:Calcite-Dolomite-Gypsum-159389.jpg that appear almost as books of petals, piled up 3-dimensionally on the matrix, from Eastern Europe]]

File:Celestine-d06-182a.jpg from Majunga, Madagascar ]]

File:Chrysocolla-230109.jpg stalactites from Ray Mine, Scott Mountain area, Mineral Creek District, Arizona, USA]]

File:Cinnabar on Dolomite.jpg on dolomite]]

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D

File:Rough diamond.jpg crystal in matrix is typical of the mineral]]

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E

File:Émeraude, quartz 2.jpg on quartz, from Carnaiba Mine, Pindobaçu, Campo Formoso ultramafic complex, Bahia, Brazil]]

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F

File:Fluorapophyllite-Stilbite-Ca-indi-94b.jpg crystal and stilbite, from Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India]]

File:3192M-fluorite1.jpg crystal showing cubic and octahedral faces, set upon a micaceous matrix]]

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G

File:Garnet Andradite20.jpg]]

File:Gold vein stockwork in limonite (Gold Flake Vein, Farncomb Hill, near Breckenridge, Colorado, USA) 3 (17078770851).jpg vein stockwork in limonite, from Gold Flake Vein, Farncomb Hill, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA]]

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H

File:WLA hmns Hematite.jpg hematite crystals]]

File:Heulandite-Celadonite-191727.jpg]]

File:Hubnerite-Quartz-denv08-32a.jpg and quartz]]

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I

File:Inyoite-Meyerhofferite-146744.jpg from Monte Azul deposit, Sijes, Salta, Argentina]]

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  • Ianbruceite
  • Ice{{cite web | url=https://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/Ice.pdf | title=Ice | publisher=Mineralogical Society of America | work=Handbook of Mineralogy | date=19 March 2021 | access-date=26 November 2024 | editor1-first=J.W. | editor1-last=Anthony | editor2-first=R.A. | editor2-last=Bideaux | editor3-first=K.W. | editor3-last=Bladh | editor4-first=M.C. | editor4-last=Nichols}}{{cite web | url=http://cnmnc.units.it/ | title=IMA List of Minerals | publisher=IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification | last=Pasero | first=Marco |display-authors=etal |date=July 2024 |access-date=19 July 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425003729/http://cnmnc.units.it/ |archive-date=25 April 2024}}
  • Ichnusaite
  • Icosahedrite
  • Idrialite
  • Ikaite
  • Illite
  • Ilmenite
  • Ilsemannite
  • Ilvaite
  • Imogolite
  • Inderite
  • Indite
  • Indium
  • Inesite
  • Inyoite
  • Iodargyrite
  • Iranite
  • Iridium
  • Iron
  • Ixiolite

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  • Idocrase (synonym of vesuvianite)
  • Iolite (a gem-quality variety of cordierite)

J

File:Bénitoïte, neptunite, joaquinite-(Ce) sur natrolite et serpentine (USA) 2.jpg (brown) and neptunite (dark red) on natrolite (white), from Dallas Gem Mine area, San Benito River headwaters area, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA ]]

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K

File:Kainosite-(Y)-tuc1051a.jpg from the Amphibolite quarry, Haslach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany]]

File:Krohnkite-21581.jpg from Cuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile]]

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L

File:Langite-47272.jpg from Elsass, France]]

File:Legrandite, limonite 1100.1.2839.jpg on limonite]]

File:Liddicoatite, quartz, feldspath 300-4-0983.JPG on quartz and feldspar]]

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M

File:Magnetite-170591.jpg from Speen Ghar, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan ]]

File:Manganite-180085.jpg from Ilfeld, Thuringia, Germany ]]

File:Mesolite.jpg at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA]]

File:Mimetite-145027.jpg on limonite matrix]]

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N

File:Natrolite-Inesite-21148.jpg on deep pink inesite]]

File:Neptunite, bénitoïte, joaquinite-(Ce) sur natrolite et serpentine (USA) 2.jpg from California, USA ]]

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O

File:Boulder Opal.jpg, Carisbrooke Station near Winton, Queensland, Australia]]

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P

File:Paravauxite-Sigloite-251012.jpg

File:Pectolite-54540.jpg from Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA]]

File:Phosphophyllite-359315.jpg from Cerro de Potosí, Potosí Department, Bolivia]]

File:Pyrrhotite-Quartz-kw-tcq03a.jpg on quartz]]

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Q

File:Quartz oisan.jpg]]

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R

File:Corundum-winza-17d.jpg in matrix]]

File:Quarz 01.JPG]]

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S

File:Scolecite, Apophyllite, Stilbite-450733.jpg crystals in a group with pale green apophyllite and very light pink stilbite]]

File:Gypse-sélénite 3.jpeg variety): Santa Eulalia District, Chihuahua, Mexico]]

File:Serandite-Aegirine-20264.jpg clusters from Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Montérégie, Québec, Canada]]

File:Shattuckite-k-123a.jpg, from Otjikotu, Kaokoveld, Kunene, Namibia]]

File:Stannite-Chalcopyrite-Quartz-168837.jpg crystals flanked by splaying GEM quartzes and golden chalcopyrite at its upper edge, from Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang County, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China]]

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T

File:Titanite-Adularia-Clinochlore-275128.jpg with adularia and minor clinochlore on matrix]]

File:Albite-Fluorite-jmix08-19a.jpg crystal, which itself sits atop a green tourmaline of a lighter color. All sit on a bed of sparkly, bladed stark white albite]]

File:Turquoise, pyrite, quartz 300-4-FS 1.jpeg, from Copper Cities Mine, Globe-Miami District, Arizona, USA]]

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U

File:Uvite sur quartz (Brésil) 1.JPG variety) on quartz, from Pomba pit, Serra das Éguas, Brumado, Bahia, Brazil]]

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V

File:Vanadinite, barytine 4.jpeg from the Mibladen Mining District, Morocco]]

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W

File:Wavellite-162460.jpg in exposed pocket, from Mauldin Mountain Quarries, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA]]

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X

File:Xonotlite-Inesite-21179.jpg from Northern Cape Province, South Africa]]

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Y

File:Yugawaralite-pkn45b.jpg crystals in a sheltered vug, from Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India]]

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Z

File:Goosecreekite-Heulandite-Ca-Quartz-indi-41a.jpg with heulandite on quartz]]

File:Zircon-dtn1a.jpg from Gilgit, Pakistan]]

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See also

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  • {{annotated link|Chemical gardening}}
  • {{annotated link|Classification of minerals (disambiguation)|Classification of minerals}}
  • {{annotated link|Classification of non-silicate minerals}}
  • {{annotated link|Classification of silicate minerals}}
  • {{annotated link|Classification of organic minerals}}
  • {{annotated link|Industrial mineral}}
  • {{annotated link|Critical mineral raw materials}}
  • {{annotated link|List of decorative stones}}
  • {{annotated link|List of individual gemstones}}
  • {{annotated link|List of meteorite minerals}}
  • List of minerals named after people
  • {{annotated link|List of minerals recognized by the International Mineralogical Association}}
  • {{annotated link|List of mineral tests}}
  • {{annotated link|List of minerals by optical properties}}
  • {{annotated link|Mineral collecting}}
  • Timeline of the discovery and classification of minerals

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References

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External links

{{Commons category|Minerals}}

  • [https://www.mineralatlas.eu/ Mineralatlas.eu - The mineralogical and geological database]
  • [https://www.mindat.org/ Mindat.org – The Mineral Database]
  • [https://www.gemdat.org/ Gemdat.org – The Gemstone Database]
  • [https://www.gemsociety.org/article/gemstone-toxicity-table/ Gemsociety.org - Gemstone Toxicity Table]

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