5.4. Lists of Minerals

see Appendix VII for a list of mineral name origins.

Sulfate minerals

• gypsum
• anhydrite
• barite
• celestite

Oxide minerals

• hematite
• magnetite
• corundum
  • ruby
  • sapphire

Hydroxide minerals

• limonite
• bauxite
• ice

Sulfide minerals

• galena
• sphalerite
• chalcopyrite
• molybdenite
• pyrite
• bornite
• arsenopyrite
• stibnite
• cinnabar

Halide minerals

• cryolite
• fluorite
• halite
• sylvite

Carbonate minerals

• calcite
• aragonite
• magnesite
• dolomite
• siderite
• malachite
• azurite

Phosphate minerals

• apatite
• hydroxyapatite
• turquoise

Silicate minerals

• isolated tetrahedra minerals
  • olivine
  • garnet

• chain silicate minerals
  • single-chain silicate
    • pyroxene
  • double-chain silicate
    • amphibole

• sheet silicate
  • mica
    • biotite
    • muscovite
  • clay
    • kaolinite
    • illite
    • smectite
    • talc
• framework silicate
  • feldspar
    • plagioclase feldspar
      • labradorite
      • albite
      • anothite
    • potassium feldspar (K-feldspar)
      • alkali feldspar
        • orthoclase
        • microcline
        • sanidine
  • quartz
    • amethyst
    • smokey quartz
    • citrine
    • rose quartz

Native element minerals

• gold
• copper
• silver
• graphite
• diamond
• sulfur / sulphur
• platinum
• palladium
• mercury

Mineraloids

• opal

Metamorphic minerals

From Chapter 10.

• kyanite
• sillimanite
• andalusite
• garnet
• chlorite
• muscovite
• biotite
• amphibole
• serpentine
• glaucophane

Other minerals (not listed in minerals chapter of textbook at this time)

• forsterite, fayalite (olivine end-members)
• goethite
• spinel
• millerite
• melanterite
• topaz
• beryl
• borax
• sylvite