List of minerals

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.

A
• Abelsonite

• Abenakiite-(Ce)

• Abernathyite

• Abhurite

• Abramovite

• Abswurmbachite

• Acanthite

• Achávalite

• Actinolite

• Acuminite

• Adamite

• Adamsite-(Y)

• Adelite

• Admontite

• Aegirine

• Aenigmatite

• Aerinite

• Aerugite

• Aeschynite-(Ce)

• Aeschynite-(Nd)

• Aeschynite-(Y)

• Afghanite

• Afwillite

• Agardite

• Agrellite

• Agrinierite

• Aguilarite

• Aheylite

• Ahlfeldite

• Aikinite

• Ajoite

• Akaganéite

• Akatoreite

• Akdalaite

• Åkermanite

• Akhtenskite

• Akimotoite

• Akrochordite

• Aksaite

• Aktashite

• Alabandite

• Alacránite

• Alamosite

• Alarsite

• Albite

• Albrechtschraufite

• Aldermanite

• Aleksite

• Alforsite

• Algodonite

• Aliettite

• Allabogdanite

• Allactite

• Allanite

• Allanpringite

• Allargentum

• Alleghanyite

• Alloclasite

• Alluaivite

• Alluaudite

• Almandine

• Almarudite

• Alsakharovite-Zn

• Alstonite

• Altaite

• Althausite

• Althupite

• Altisite

• Alum-(K)

• Aluminite

• Aluminium

• Alunite

• Alunogen

• Amakinite

• Amarantite

• Amblygonite

• Ameghinite

• Amesite

• Amicite

• Amphibole (mineral group)

• Analcime (analcite)

• Anandite

• Anapaite

• Anatase

• Ancylite (mineral group)

• Andalusite

• Andersonite

• Andesine

• Andorite (IV/VI)

• Andradite

• Andyrobertsite

• Anglesite

• Anhydrite

• Ankerite

• Annabergite

• Annite

• Anorthite

• Anorthoclase

• Antarcticite

• Anthonyite

• Anthophyllite

• Antigorite

• Antimony

• Antitaenite

• Antlerite

• Apachite

• Apatite (mineral group)

• Aphthitalite

• Apophyllite

• Aragonite

• Arcanite

• Archerite

• Arctite

• Arcubisite

• Ardaite

• Arfvedsonite

• Argentite

• Argutite

• Argyrodite

• Armalcolite

• Arsendescloizite

• Arsenic

• Arseniosiderite

• Arsenoclasite

• Arsenolite

• Arsenopyrite

• Arthurite

• Artinite

• Artroeite

• Asbecasite

• Ashburtonite

• Ashoverite

• Asisite

• Astrophyllite

• Atacamite

• Athabascaite

• Atheneite

• Aubertite

• Augelite

• Augite

• Aurichalcite

• Auricupride

• Aurostibite

• Austinite

• Autunite

• Avicennite

• Avogadrite

• Awaruite

• Axinite (mineral group)

• Azurite
 * Varieties that are not valid species:


 * 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

• 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
 * Varieties that are not valid species:


 * 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
 * Varieties that are not valid species:


 * Campylite (variety of mimetite)
 * 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

• 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
 * Varieties that are not valid species:


 * Delessite (magnesian chamosite)
 * Diallage (a junction between augite and diopside)

E
• Edenite

• Edingtonite

• Edscottite

• Efremovite

• Ekanite

• Elaliite

• Elbaite (type of multicoloured tourmaline)

• Elkinstantonite

• 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
 * Varieties that are not valid species:


 * 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
 * Varieties that are not valid species:


 * 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
 * Varieties that are not valid species:


 * Garnierite (a nickel ore)
 * Gedanite (fossilized resin)
 * Glessite (natural resin)
 * 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
 * Varieties that are not valid species:


 * 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

• Ichnusaite

• Icosahedrite

• Idrialite

• Ikaite

• Illite

• Ilmenite

• Ilsemannite

• Ilvaite

• Imogolite

• Inderite

• Indite

• Indium

• Inesite

• Inyoite

• Iodargyrite

• Iranite

• Iridium

• Iron

• Ixiolite
 * Varieties that are not valid species:


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

J
• Jacobsite

• Jadarite

• Jadeite

• Jaffeite

• Jalpaite

• Jamesonite

• Janggunite

• Jarosewichite

• Jarosite

• Jennite

• Jeremejevite

• Jerrygibbsite

• Jimthompsonite

• Johannite

• Johannsenite

• Jôkokuite

• Jolliffeite

• Jonesite

• Jordanite

• Julgoldite

• Junitoite

• Jurbanite
 * Varieties that are not valid species:


 * 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
 * Varieties that are not valid species:


 * Keilhauite (variety of titanite)
 * Kerolite (variety of talc) (not approved by IMA)
 * 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

• Lead

• 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
 * Varieties that are not valid species:


 * Larimar (blue variety of pectolite)
 * Lignite (a type of coal)
 * 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)
 * Varieties that are not valid species:


 * 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

• Nickeline

• Niedermayrite

• Niningerite

• Nissonite

• Niter

• Nitratine

• Nobleite

• Nontronite

• Norbergite

• Normandite

• Northupite

• Nosean

• Nsutite

• Nuragheite

• Nyerereite
 * Varieties that are not valid species:


 * 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

• Osumilite

• Otavite

• Ottrelite

• Otwayite


 * Varieties that are not valid species:


 * Oligoclase (a mixture of albite and anorthite)
 * Onyx (a monochromatic banded variety of chalcedony)
 * Orthochrysotile (a polytype of chrysotile)

P
• Pääkkönenite

• Pabstite

• Painite

• Palladium

• 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
 * Varieties that are not valid species:


 * Parachrysotile (a polytype of chrysotile)
 * Pelagosite (variety of aragonite)
 * Pericline (variety of albite)
 * Peridot (gem-quality olivine)
 * Perlite (volcanic glass)
 * Phengite (variety of muscovite)
 * Phosphorite (name given to impure, massive apatite.)
 * Pimelite (not approved by IMA)
 * 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
• Qingsongite

• Quartz

• Quenstedtite

• Quetzalcoatlite

• Quintinite

• Qusongite

R
• Rakovanite

• Rambergite

• Rameauite

• Rammelsbergite

• Rapidcreekite

• Raslakite

• Raspite

• Rastsvetaevite

• Realgar

• Reederite-(Y)

• Reedmergnerite

• Reidite

• Reinerite

• Renierite

• Rheniite

• Rhodium

• 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
 * Varieties that are not valid species:


 * Rashleighite (variety of turquoise)
 * Rhodolite (variety of pyrope)
 * Rock crystal (quartz)
 * Rose quartz (pink variety of quartz)
 * Roumanite (amber)
 * 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

• Sérandite

• Serendibite

• Serpentine group

• Serpierite

• Sewardite

• Shandite

• Shattuckite

• Shigaite

• Shortite

• Siderite

• Siderophyllite

• Siderotil

• Siegenite

• Silicate perovskite

• Silicon

• Sillimanite

• 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
 * Varieties that are not valid species:


 * 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)
 * Stibiconite (grandfathered by IMA)
 * Sunstone (a variety of either oligoclase or orthoclase)

T
• Taaffeite

• Tachyhydrite

• Taenite

• Taikanite

• 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

• Tin

• Tinaksite

• Tincalconite

• Titanite

• Titanium

• 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

• Tungsten

• Tungstite

• Tuperssuatsiaite

• Turquoise

• Tusionite

• Tyrolite

• Tyrrellite

• Tyuyamunite
 * Varieties that are not valid species:


 * Tanzanite (variety of zoisite)
 * Thulite (variety of zoisite)
 * Thuringite (variety of chamosite)
 * Travertine (form of calcium carbonate)
 * Tsavorite (gem variety of grossularite garnet)

U
• Uralite (alteration actinolite)

• Uchucchacuaite

• Uklonskovite

• Ulexite

• Ullmannite

• Ulrichite

• Ulvöspinel

• Umangite

• Umbite

• Umohoite

• Ungemachite

• Upalite

• Uraninite

• Uranocircite-II

• Uranophane

• Uranopilite

• Urea

• Uricite

• Urusovite

• Ussingite

• Utahite

• Uvarovite

• Uytenbogaardtite

V
• Vaesite

• Valentinite

• Valleriite

• Vanadinite

• Vanadiocarpholite

• Vanadium

• 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

• Water (as solid)

• 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
 * Varieties that are not valid species:


 * 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
 * Varieties that are not valid species:


 * Zajacite-(Ce) (name changed to gagarinite-(Ce))
 * Zhonghuacerite-(Ce) (considered to be kukharenkoite-(Ce) or huanghoite-(Ce))
 * Zinalsite (synonym of fraipontite)