List of minerals
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[[image:gem.animals.arp.750pix.jpg|thumb|Gem animals. Click the picture to see a list of the minerals]]
This is a '''List of [[mineral]]s''' for which there are Wikipedia articles. Mineral variety names and [[mineraloid]]s are to be listed after the valid minerals for each letter.
For a complete listing (about 4,000) of all mineral names: [[List of minerals (complete)]].
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Sorted by name:
==A==
*[[Abelsonite]]
*[[Abenakiite-(Ce)]]
*[[Abernathyite]]
*[[Abhurite]]
*[[Abswurmbachite]]
*[[Actinolite]]
*[[Acuminite]]
*[[Adamite]]
*[[Adamsite-(Y)]]
*[[Adelite]]
*[[Admontite]]
*[[Aegirine]]
*[[Aenigmatite]]
*[[Aerinite]]
*[[Aerugite]]
*[[Aeschynite-(Ce)]]
*[[Aeschynite-(Nd)]]
*[[Aeschynite-(Y)]]
*[[Aetites]]
*[[Afghanite]]
*[[Afwillite]]
*[[Agardite]]
*[[Agrellite]]
*[[Agrinierite]]
*[[Aguilarite]]
*[[Aheylite]]
*[[Ahlfeldite]]
*[[Aikinite]]
*[[Ajoite]]
*[[Akaganéite]]
*[[Akatoreite]]
*[[Akdalaite]]
*[[Åkermanite]]
*[[Aksaite]]
*[[Alabandite]]
*[[Alamosite]]
*[[Alarsite]]
*[[Albite]]
*[[Alforsite]]
*[[Algodonite]]
*[[Aliettite]]
*[[Allanite]]
*[[Alloclasite]]
*[[Allophane]]
*[[Almandine]]
*[[Alstonite]]
*[[Altaite]]
*[[Aluminite]]
*[[Aluminium]]
*[[Alunite]]
*[[Alunogen]]
*[[Amblygonite]]
*[[Ameghinite]]
*[[Amphibole]] (mineral group)
*[[Analcite]]
*[[Anatase]]
*[[Andalusite]]
*[[Andesine]]
*[[Andradite]]
*[[Anglesite]]
*[[Anhydrite]]
*[[Ankerite]]
*[[Annabergite]]
*[[Anorthite]]
*[[Anorthoclase]]
*[[Anthophyllite]]
*[[Antigorite]]
*[[Antimony]]
*[[Antitaenite]]
*[[Antlerite]]
*[[Apatite]] (mineral group)
*[[Apophyllite]]
*[[Aragonite]]
*[[Archerite]]
*[[Arctite]]
*[[Arcubisite]]
*[[Arfvedsonite]]
*[[Argentite]]
*[[Argutite]]
*[[Armalcolite]]
*[[Arsenic]]
*[[Arsenopyrite]]
*[[Arthurite]]
*[[Artinite]]
*[[Artroeite]]
*[[Asisite]]
*[[Astrophyllite]]
*[[Atacamite]]
*[[Atheneite]]
*[[Aubertite]]
*[[Augelite]]
*[[Augite]]
*[[Aurichalcite]]
*[[Auricupride]]
*[[Aurostibite]]
*[[Autunite]]
*[[Axinite]] (mineral group)
*[[Azurite]]
:Varieties that are not valid species:
*[[Agate]] (variety of quartz)
*[[Alabaster]] (variety of gypsum)
*[[Alexandrite]] (variety of chrysoberyl)
*[[Allingite]] (synonym of amber)
*[[Alum]]
*[[Amazonite]] (variety of microcline)
*[[Amber]] (fossilized resin)
*[[Amethyst]] (purple variety of quartz)
*[[Ammolite]] (organic; also a [[gemstone]])
*[[Amosite]] (asbestiform grunerite)
*[[Anyolite]] (metamorphic rock - zoisite, ruby, and hornblende)
*[[Aquamarine]] (light blue variety of beryl)
*[[Asbestos]] (fibrous serpentine- or amphibole minerals)
*[[Avalite]] (A chromian variety of Illite.)
*[[Aventurine]] (variety of quartz)
==B==
*[[Babingtonite]]
*[[Baddeleyite]]
*[[Baotite]]
*[[Barite]] (Baryte, British spelling)
*[[Barstowite]]
*[[Barytocalcite]]
*[[Bastnäsite]] (mineral group)
*[[Bazzite]]
*[[Benitoite]]
*[[Bensonite]]
*[[Bentorite]]
*[[Berryite]]
*[[Berthierite]]
*[[Bertrandite]]
*[[Beryl]]
*[[Beryllonite]]
*[[Biotite]]
*[[Birnessite]]
*[[Bismite]]
*[[Bismuth]]
*[[Bismuthinite]]
*[[Bixbyite]]
*[[Blödite]]
*[[Blossite]]
*[[Boehmite]]
*[[Boracite]]
*[[Borax]]
*[[Bornite]]
*[[Botryogen]]
*[[Boulangerite]]
*[[Bournonite]]
*[[Brammallite]]
*[[Brassite]]
*[[Braunite]]
*[[Brazilianite]]
*[[Breithauptite]]
*[[Brewsterite]]
*[[Brianite]]
*[[Briartite]]
*[[Brochantite]]
*[[Brookite]]
*[[Bromargyrite]]
*[[Bromellite]]
*[[Bronzite]]
*[[Brucite]]
*[[Brushite]]
*[[Buddingtonite]]
*[[Buergerite]]
*[[Bukovskyite]]
*[[Bytownite]]
:Varieties that are not valid species:
*[[Bauxite]] (aluminium ore)
*[[Beckerite]] (natural resin)
*[[Bixbite]] (red gem variety of beryl)
==C==
[[Image:Natural_Copper_Ore_Macro_1.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Native [[Copper|copper]]]]
*[[Cabriite]]
*[[Cadmium]]
*[[Cafetite]]
*[[Calaverite]]
*[[Calcite]]
*[[Cancrinite]]
*[[Calderite]]
*[[Caledonite]]
*[[Cancrinite]]
*[[Canfieldite]]
*[[Carnallite]]
*[[Carnotite]]
*[[Carobbiite]]
*[[Carrollite]]
*[[Cassiterite]]
*[[Cavansite]]
*[[Celadonite]]
*[[Celestine (mineral)|Celestine]]
*[[Celsian]]
*[[Cementite]]
*[[Cerite]]
*[[Cerussite]]
*[[Cesbronite]]
*[[Ceylonite]]
*[[Chabazite]] (a group of closely-related minerals in the zeolite group)
*[[Chalcanthite]]
*[[Chalcocite]]
*[[Chalcopyrite]]
*[[Challacolloite]]
*[[Chaoite]]
*[[Chapmanite]]
*[[Charoite]]
*[[Childrenite]]
*[[Chlorargyrite]]
*[[Chlorastrolite]]
*[[Chlorite group|Chlorite]] (mineral group)
*[[Chloritoid]]
*[[Chondrodite]]
*[[Chromite]]
*[[Chromium]]
*[[Chrysoberyl]]
*[[Chrysocolla]]
*[[Cinnabar]]
*[[Clarkeite]]
*[[Clinochrysotile]]
*[[Clinoclase]]
*[[Clinohedrite]]
*[[Clinohumite]]
*[[Clinoptilolite]]
*[[Clinozoisite]]
*[[Clintonite]]
*[[Cobaltite]]
*[[Coesite]]
*[[Coffinite]]
*[[Colemanite]]
*[[Coloradoite]]
*[[Columbite]] (mineral group)
*[[Combeite]]
*[[Connellite]]
*[[Cooperite]]
*[[Copiapite]]
*[[Native copper|Copper]]
*[[Corderoite]]
*[[Cordierite]]
*[[Corundum]]
*[[Covellite]]
*[[Creedite]]
*[[Cristobalite]]
*[[Crocoite]]
*[[Cronstedtite]]
*[[Crookesite]]
*[[Crossite]]
*[[Cryolite]]
*[[Cumberlandite]]
*[[Cummingtonite]]
*[[Cuprite]]
*[[Cyanotrichite]]
*[[Cylindrite]]
:Varieties that are not valid species:
*[[Carnelian]] (variety of quartz)
*[[Chalcedony]] (cryptocrystalline variety of quartz)
*[[Chrysolite]] (gemmy yellow-green forsterite)
*[[Chrysoprase]] (green nickel bearing chalcedony)
*[[Chrysotile]] (group name - asbestiform serpentine)
*[[Citrine]] (yellow variety of quartz)
*[[Cleveite]]
*[[Coltan]] (short for minerals of the columbite group)
*[[Crocidolite]] (asbestiform riebeckite)
*[[Cymophane]] (variety of chrysoberyl)
==D==
[[Image:Rough diamond.jpg|thumb|The slightly misshapen octahedral shape of this rough [[diamond]] crystal in matrix is typical of the mineral.]]
*[[Danburite]]
*[[Datolite]]
*[[Davidite]]
*[[Dawsonite]]
*[[Delvauxite]]
*[[Descloizite]]
*[[Diadochite]]
*[[Diamond]]
*[[Diaspore]]
*[[Dickite]]
*[[Digenite]]
*[[Diopside]]
*[[Dioptase]]
*[[Djurleite]]
*[[Dolomite]]
*[[Domeykite]]
*[[Dumortierite]]
:Varieties that are not valid species:
*[[Delessite]] (magnesian chamosite)
*[[Diatomite]] (diatomaceous earth)
==E==
*[[Edingtonite]]
*[[Ekanite]]
*[[Elbaite]]
*[[Elsmoreite]]
*[[Emery (mineral)]]
*[[Empressite]]
*[[Enargite]]
*[[Enstatite]]
*[[Eosphorite]]
*[[Epidote]]
*[[Epsomite]]
*[[Erythrite]]
*[[Esperite]]
*[[Ettringite]]
*[[Euchroite]]
*[[Euclase]]
*[[Eucryptite]]
*[[Eudialyte]]
*[[Euxenite]]
:Varieties that are not valid species:
*[[Emerald]] (green gem variety of beryl)
==F==
*[[Fabianite]]
*[[Fayalite]] (olivine group)
*[[Feldspar]] (mineral group)
*[[Feldspathoid]] (mineral group)
*[[Ferberite]]
*[[Fergusonite]]
*[[Feroxyhyte]]
*[[Ferrierite]] (subgroup of zeolite minerals)
*[[Ferrihydrite]]
*[[Ferro-anthophyllite]]
*[[Ferrocolumbite]]
*[[Ferrohortonolite]] (olivine group)
*[[Ferrotantalite]]
*[[Fergusonite]] (mineral group)
*[[Fichtelite]]
*[[Fluorapatite]] (apatite group)
*[[Fluorcaphite]]
*[[Fluorichterite]] (amphibole group)
*[[Fluorite]]
*[[Fluorspar]] (synonym of fluorite)
*[[Fornacite]]
*[[Forsterite]] (olivine group)
*[[Franckeite]]
*[[Frankhawthorneite]]
*[[Franklinite]] (spinel group)
*[[Freibergite]]
*[[Freieslebenite]]
*[[Fukuchilite]]
:Varieties that are not valid species:
*[[Fassaite]] Variety of augite
*[[Ferricrete]] Iron oxide cemented soil or sediment
==G==
*[[Gadolinite]] (mineral group)
*[[Gahnite]]
*[[Galaxite]]
*[[Galena]]
*[[Garnet]] (mineral group)
*[[Garnierite]]
*[[Gaylussite]]
*[[Gehlenite]]
*[[Geigerite]]
*[[Geocronite]]
*[[Germanite]]
*[[Gersdorffite]]
*[[Gibbsite]]
*[[Gismondine]]
*[[Glauberite]]
*[[Glaucochroite]]
*[[Glaucodot]]
*[[Glauconite]]
*[[Glaucophane]]
*[[Gmelinite]]
*[[Goethite]]
*[[Gold]]
*[[Goslarite]]
*[[Graftonite]]
*[[Graphite]]
*[[Greenockite]]
*[[Greigite]]
*[[Grossular]]
*[[Grunerite]]
*[[Guanine]]
*[[Gummite]]
*[[Gunningite]]
*[[Gypsum]]
:Varieties that are not valid species:
*[[Gedanite]] (fossilized resin)
*[[Glessite]] (natural resin)
==H==
[[Image:hematite.bear.660pix.jpg|thumb|[[Hematite]] carving.]]
*[[Haggertyite]]
*[[Haidingerite]]
*[[Halite]]
*[[Halloysite]]
*[[Halotrichite]]
*[[Hanksite]]
*[[Hapkeite]]
*[[Hardystonite]]
*[[Harmotome]]
*[[Hauerite]]
*[[Hausmannite]]
*[[Hauyne]]
*[[Hawleyite]]
*[[Haxonite]]
*[[Heazlewoodite]]
*[[Hectorite]]
*[[Hedenbergite]]
*[[Hellyerite]]
*[[Hematite]]
*[[Hemimorphite]]
*[[Herbertsmithite]]
*[[Herderite]]
*[[Hessite]]
*[[Hessonite]]
*[[Heulandite]]
*[[Hibonite]]
*[[Hilgardite]]
*[[Hisingerite]]
*[[Holmquistite]]
*[[Homilite]]
*[[Hopeite]]
*[[Hornblende]]
*[[Howlite]]
*[[Hübnerite]]
*[[Humite]]
*[[Hutchinsonite]]
*[[Hyalophane]]
*[[Hydrogrossular]]
*[[Hydromagnesite]]
*[[Hydroxylapatite]]
*[[Hydrozincite]]
*[[Hypersthene]]
:Varieties that are not valid species:
*[[Heliodor]] (greenish-yellow variety of beryl)
*[[Heliotrope (mineral)|Heliotrope]] (variety of chalcedony)
*[[Hiddenite]] (variety of spodumene)
*[[Hyalite]] (variety of opal)
==I==
*[[Idocrase]] (synonym of vesuvianite)
*[[Idrialite]]
*[[Ikaite]]
*[[Illite]]
*[[Ilmenite]]
*[[Ilvaite]]
*[[Iodargyrite]]
*[[Iron]]
*[[Ivanukite]]
==J==
*[[Jacobsite]]
*[[Jadarite]]
*[[Jadeite]]
*[[Jamesonite]]
*[[Jarosewichite]]
*[[Jarosite]]
*[[Jeffersonite]]
*[[Jerrygibbsite]]
*[[Juonniite]]
*[[Jurbanite]]
:Varieties that are not valid species:
*[[Jade]] (tough, green mineral either jadeite or [[nephrite]] amphibole)
*[[Jasper]] (variety of quartz)
*[[Jet (lignite)|Jet]] (fossilised [[wood]])
==K==
*[[Kaatialaite]]
*[[Kadyrelite]]
*[[Kainite]]
*[[Kalininite]]
*[[Kalinite]]
*[[Kalsilite]]
*[[Kamacite]]
*[[Kambaldaite]]
*[[Kankite]]
*[[Kaolinite]]
*[[Kassite]]
*[[Keilite]]
*[[Kermesite]]
*[[Kernite]]
*[[Kerolite]]
*[[Kieserite]]
*[[Kinoite]]
*[[Knebelite]]
*[[Knorringite]]
*[[Kobellite]]
*[[Kogarkoite]]
*[[Kolbeckite]]
*[[Kornerupine]]
*[[Kratochvilite]]
*[[Kremersite]]
*[[Krennerite]]
*[[Kukharenkoite-(Ce)]]
*[[Kutnohorite]]
*[[Kyanite]]
:Varieties that are not valid species:
*[[Keilhauite]] (variety of titanite)
*[[Krantzite]] (natural resin)
*[[Kunzite]] (variety of spodumene)
==L==
*[[Labradorite]]
*[[Lanarkite]]
*[[Langbeinite]]
*[[Lansfordite]]
*[[Lanthanite]]
*[[Laumontite]]
*[[Laurite]]
*[[Lawsonite]]
*[[Lazulite]]
*[[Lazurite]]
*[[Lead]]
*[[Leadhillite]]
*[[Legrandite]]
*[[Lepidocrocite]]
*[[Lepidolite]]
*[[Leucite]]
*[[Leucophanite]]
*[[Leucoxene]]
*[[Levyne]]
*[[Lewisite]]
*[[Libethenite]]
*[[Linarite]]
*[[Liroconite]]
*[[Litharge]]
*[[Lithiophilite]]
*[[Livingstonite]]
*[[Lizardite]]
*[[Lollingite]]
*[[Lonsdaleite]]
*[[Loparite-(Ce)]]
*[[Lopezite]]
*[[Lorandite]]
*[[Lorenzenite]]
*[[Ludwigite]]
*[[Lyonsite]]
:Varieties that are not valid species:
*[[Lapis lazuli]] (a rock consisting primarily of lazurite, [[calcite]] and [[pyrite]])
*[[Larimar]] (blue variety of [[pectolite]])
*[[Lechatelierite]] (fused quartz glass)
*[[Lignite]] (a type of coal)
*[[Limonite]] -(a mineraloid )
*[[Lodestone]] (a synonym of magnetite)
*[[Lublinite]] variety of calcite
==M==
[[image:Malachite Zaire.jpg|thumb|A polished slice of [[Malachite]]]]
[[image:Muscovite2.jpg|thumb|Muscovite]]
*[[Mackinawite]]
*[[Maghemite]]
*[[Magnesite]]
*[[Magnesioferrite]]
*[[Magnetite]]
*[[Majorite]]
*[[Malachite]]
*[[Malacolite]]
*[[Magnesioferrite]]
*[[Manganite]]
*[[Manganocolumbite]]
*[[Manganotantalite]]
*[[Marcasite]]
*[[Margaritasite]]
*[[Margarite]]
*[[Mascagnite]]
*[[Massicot]]
*[[McKelveyite]]
*[[Meionite]]
*[[Melaconite]]
*[[Melanite]]
*[[Melilite]]
*[[Melonite]]
*[[Mendozite]]
*[[Meneghinite]]
*[[Mercury (element)|Mercury]]
*[[Mesolite]]
*[[Metacinnabarite]]
*[[Metatorbernite]]
*[[Miargyrite]]
*[[Mica]] (a group of silicate minerals)
*[[Microcline]]
*[[Microlite]]
*[[Millerite]]
*[[Mimetite]]
*[[Minium]]
*[[Mirabilite]]
*[[Mixite]]
*[[Moganite]]
*[[Mohite]]
*[[Moissanite]]
*[[Molybdenite]]
*[[Monazite]]
*[[Monohydrocalcite]]
*[[Monticellite]]
*[[Montmorillonite]] (clay mineral)
*[[Moolooite]]
*[[Mordenite]]
*[[Mottramite]]
*[[Mullite]]
*[[Murdochite]]
*[[Muscovite]]
:Varieties that are not valid species:
*[[Magnesia (mineral)|Magnesia]]
*[[Mariposite]] (variety of phengite/muscovite)
*[[Menilite]] (variety of opal)
*[[Meerschaum]] (variety of sepiolite)
*[[Milky quartz]] (a cloudy white quartz)
*[[Morganite]] (a pink beryl)
*[[Morion]] (synonym of smoky quartz)
==N==
*[[Nabesite]]
*[[Nacrite]]
*[[Nagyagite]]
*[[Nahcolite]]
*[[Native copper]]
*[[Natrolite]]
*[[Natron]]
*[[Natrophilite]]
*[[Nekrasovite]]
*[[Nelenite]]
*[[Nenadkevichite]]
*[[Nepheline]]
*[[Nephrite]]
*[[Neptunite]]
*[[Nickel]]
*[[Nickeline]]
*[[Niedermayrite]]
*[[Niningerite]]
*[[Niobite]] (synonym of columbite)
*[[Niobite|Niobite-tantalite]] (synonym of columbite-tantalite)
*[[Nissonite]]
*[[Nitratine]]
*[[Nitre]]
*[[Nontronite]]
*[[Nosean]]
*[[Nsutite]]
*[[Nyerereite]]
==O==
[[Image:Opal polished.jpg|thumb|Polished [[Opal]]]]
*[[Oligoclase]]
*[[Olivine]] (a group of silicate minerals)
*[[Olivenite]]
*[[Omphacite]]
*[[Ordonezite]]
*[[Oregonite]]
*[[Orpiment]]
*[[Orthochrysotile]]
*[[Orthoclase]]
*[[Osarizawaite]]
*[[Osmium]]
*[[Osumilite]]
*[[Otavite]]
*[[Ottrelite]]
*[[Overite]]
:Varieties that are not valid species:
*[[Onyx]] (a monochromatic banded variety of chalcedony)
*[[Opal]]
==P==
*[[Painite]]
*[[Palladium]]
*[[Palygorskite]]
*[[Papagoite]]
*[[Parachrysotile]]
*[[Paragonite]]
*[[Pararealgar]]
*[[Parisite]]
*[[Partheite]]
*[[Pectolite]]
*[[Pelagosite]]
*[[Pentlandite]]
*[[Periclase]]
*[[Perovskite]]
*[[Petalite]]
*[[Petzite]]
*[[Pezzottaite]]
*[[Pharmacosiderite]]
*[[Phenakite]]
*[[Phillipsite]]
*[[Phlogopite]]
*[[Phoenicochroite]]
*[[Phosgenite]]
*[[Phosphophyllite]]
*[[Pigeonite]]
*[[Plagioclase]] Na-Ca feldspar.
*[[Platinum]]
*[[Polarite]]
*[[Pollucite]]
*[[Polybasite]]
*[[Potassium alum]]
*[[Polycrase]]
*[[Polydymite]]
*[[Polyhalite]]
*[[Powellite]]
*[[Prehnite]]
*[[Proustite]]
*[[Psilomelane]]
*[[Purpurite]]
*[[Pumpellyite]]
*[[Pyrargyrite]]
*[[Pyrite]]
*[[Pyrochlore]]
*[[Pyrolusite]]
*[[Pyromorphite]]
*[[Pyrope]]
*[[Pyrophyllite]]
*[[Pyroxene]] (group of silicate minerals)
*[[Pyroxferroite]]
*[[Pyrrhotite]]
:Varieties that are not valid species:
*[[Palagonite]] ([[basalt]]ic volcanic glass)
*[[Perlite]] (volcanic glass)
*[[Phosphorite]] (name given to impure, massive apatite.)
*[[Plessite]] (mixture of [[kamacite]] and [[taenite]])
*[[Uraninite|Pitchblende]] (a massive impure form of uraninite)
*[[Pumicite]] (synonym of pumice)
==Q==
[[Image:Quartz Crystal.jpg|thumb|[[Quartz]]]]
*[[Quartz]]
*[[Quenstedtite]]
==R==
*[[Rambergite]]
*[[Rammelsbergite]]
*[[Realgar]]
*[[Renierite]]
*[[Rheniite]]
*[[Rhodium]]
*[[Rhodochrosite]]
*[[Rhodonite]]
*[[Rhomboclase]]
*[[Rickardite]]
*[[Riebeckite]]
*[[Romanèchite]]
*[[Robertsite]]
*[[Rosasite]]
*[[Roscoelite]]
*[[Rosenbergite]]
*[[Routhierite]]
*[[Ruthenium]]
*[[Rutherfordine]]
*[[Rutile]]
*[[Rynersonite]]
:Varieties that are not valid species:
*[[Rock crystal]] (quartz)
*[[Rose quartz]]
*[[Roumanite]] (amber)
*[[Ruby]] (red gem corundum)
==S==
*[[Sabatierite]]
*[[Sabieite]]
*[[Sabinaite]]
*[[Safflorite]]
*[[Sal ammoniac]]
*[[Saliotite]]
*[[Samarskite]]
*[[Samsonite (mineral)|Samsonite]]
*[[Sanbornite]]
*[[Saneroite]]
*[[Orthoclase|Sanidine]] (orthoclase variety)
*[[Santite]]
*[[Saponite]] (clay mineral)
*[[Sapphirine]]
*[[Sassolite]]
*[[Sauconite]]
*[[Scapolite]] (a group of silicate minerals)
*[[Scheelite]]
*[[Schoepite]]
*[[Schorl]] (black tourmaline)
*[[Schreibersite]]
*[[Schwertmannite]]
*[[Scolecite]]
*[[Scorodite]]
*[[Scorzalite]]
*[[Seamanite]]
*[[Seeligerite]]
*[[Segelerite]]
*[[Sekaninaite]]
*[[Selenide]]
*[[Selenite]]
*[[Selenium]]
*[[Seligmannite]]
*[[Sellaite]]
*[[Senarmontite]]
*[[Sepiolite]]
*[[Serpentine]]
*[[Shattuckite]]
*[[Siderite]]
*[[Siderotil]]
*[[Siegenite]]
*[[Sillimanite]]
*[[Silver]]
*[[Simetite]]
*[[Simonellite]]
*[[Skutterudite]]
*[[Smaltite]]
*[[Smectite]]
*[[Smithsonite]]
*[[Soda niter]]
*[[Sodalite]]
*[[Sperrylite]]
*[[Spessartite]]
*[[Sphalerite]]
*[[Sphene]]
*[[Spinel]]
*[[Spodumene]]
*[[Spurrite]]
*[[Stannite]]
*[[Staurolite]]
*[[Steacyite]]
*[[Steatite]] (talc)
*[[Stephanite]]
*[[Stibnite]]
*[[Stichtite]]
*[[Stilbite]]
*[[Stilleite]]
*[[Stolzite]]
*[[Stromeyerite]]
*[[Strontianite]]
*[[Struvite]]
*[[Studtite]]
*[[Sugilite]]
*[[Sulfur]]
*[[Sussexite]]
*[[Sylvanite]]
*[[Sylvite]]
:Varieties that are not valid species:
*[[Sapphire]] (gem corundum of any color except red, especially blue varieties)
*[[Sard]] (a variety of chalcedony/quartz)
*[[Gypsum|Satinspar]] (a variety of Gypsum)
*[[Smoky quartz]] (a brown or black variety of quartz)
*[[Soapstone]] (a rock)
*[[Spectrolite]] (a variety of labradorite)
*[[Amber|Stantienite]] (a variety of amber)
==T==
[[Image:Turquoise with quartz.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Massive [[turquoise]] in matrix with quartz from [[Mineral Park]], [[Arizona]].]]
*[[Tachyhydrite]]
*[[Taenite]]
*[[Talc]]
*[[Tantalite]]
*[[Tantite]]
*[[Tanzanite]]
*[[Tarapacaite]]
*[[Tausonite]]
*[[Teallite]]
*[[Tellurite]]
*[[Tellurium]]
*[[Tellurobismuthite]]
*[[Temagamite]]
*[[Tennantite]]
*[[Tenorite]]
*[[Tephroite]]
*[[Terlinguaite]]
*[[Teruggite]]
*[[Tetradymite]]
*[[Tetrahedrite]]
*[[Thaumasite]]
*[[Thenardite]]
*[[Thomasclarkite]]
*[[Thomsenolite]]
*[[Thorianite]]
*[[Thorite]]
*[[Thortveitite]]
*[[Thuringite]]
*[[Tiemannite]]
*[[Tin]]
*[[Tincalconite]]
*[[Titanite]]
*[[Titanowodginite]]
*[[Todorokite]]
*[[Tokyoite]]
*[[Topaz]]
*[[Torbernite]]
*[[Tourmaline]] (group of silicate minerals)
*[[Tremolite]]
*[[Trevorite]]
*[[Tridymite]]
*[[Triphylite]]
*[[Triplite]]
*[[Triploidite]]
*[[Trona]]
*[[Tsavorite]]
*[[Tschermigite]]
*[[Tugtupite]]
*[[Tungstite]]
*[[Tyrolite]]
*[[Turquoise]]
*[[Tusionite]]
*[[Tyuyamunite]]
:Varieties that are not valid species:
*[[Tanzanite]] (variety of Zoisite)
*[[Thulite]] (variety of Zoisite)
*[[Travertine]] (form of calcium carbonate)
*[[Tsavorite]] (gem variety of grossularite garnet)
==U==
*[[Uchucchacuaite]]
*[[Uklonskovite]]
*[[Ulexite]]
*[[Ullmannite]]
*[[Ulvospinel]]
*[[Umangite]]
*[[Umber]]
*[[Umbite]]
*[[Upalite]]
*[[Uraninite]]
*[[Uranophane]]
*[[Uranopilite]]
*[[Uvarovite]]
:Varieties that are not valid species:
*[[Ultramarine]]
*[[Unakite]], a rock composed of feldspar, epidote and quartz
*[[Uralite]] alteration actinolite
==V==
*[[Vaesite]]
*[[Valentinite]]
*[[Vanadinite]]
*[[Variscite]]
*[[Vaterite]]
*[[Vauquelinite]]
*[[Vauxite]]
*[[Vermiculite]]
*[[Vesuvianite]]
*[[Villiaumite]]
*[[Violarite]]
*[[Vivianite]]
*[[Volborthite]]
==W==
*[[Wad]]
*[[Wagnerite]]
*[[Wardite]]
*[[Warwickite]]
*[[Wavellite]]
*[[Weddellite]]
*[[Weilite]]
*[[Weissite]]
*[[Weloganite]]
*[[Whewellite]]
*[[Whitlockite]]
*[[Willemite]]
*[[Wiluite]]
*[[Witherite]]
*[[Wolframite]]
*[[Wollastonite]]
*[[Wulfenite]]
*[[Wurtzite]]
*[[Wüstite]]
*[[Wyartite]]
==X==
*[[Xenotime]]
*[[Xifengite]]
*[[Xonotlite]]
==Y==
*[[Ye'elimite]]
*[[Ytterbite]]
*[[Yttrialite]]
*[[Yttrium(III) oxide]]
*[[Yttrocerite]]
*[[Yttrocolumbite]]
==Z==
*[[Zabuyelite]]
*[[Zaccagnaite]]
*[[Zaherite]]
*[[Zajacite-(Ce)]]
*[[Zakharovite]]
*[[Zanazziite]]
*[[Zaratite]]
*[[Zeolite]] (group of silicate minerals)
*[[Zhanghengite]]
*[[Zharchikhite]]
*[[Zektzerite]]
*[[Zhemchuzhnikovite]]
*[[Zhonghuacerite-(Ce)]]
*[[Ziesite]]
*[[Zimbabweite]]
*[[Zinalsite]]
*[[Zinc-melanterite]]
*[[Zincite]]
*[[Zincobotryogen]]
*[[Zincochromite]]
*[[Zinkenite]]
*[[Zinnwaldite]]
*[[Zippeite]]
*[[Zircon]]
*[[Zirconolite]]
*[[Zircophyllite]]
*[[Zirkelite]]
*[[Zoisite]]
*[[Zunyite]]
== See also ==
* [[List of gemstones]]
* [[List of minerals (complete)]]
* [[List of stone]]
* [[List of rock types]]
* [[Industrial minerals]]
* [[Gemstone]]
* [[Geology]]
* [[Mineralogy]]
* [[Mineraloid]]
* [[Nonmineral]]
* [[Rock (geology)|Rock]]
== External links ==
* [http://www.minerals.net Minerals.net - The Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom]
* [http://www.mindat.org/index.php Mindat.org - The Mineral Database]
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