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F Mineral Index (284 Count)

This alphabetical listing of F minerals include synonyms of accepted mineral names, pronunciation of that name, name origins, and locality information.

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Ferro-aluminotschermakite  Ca2Fe++3Al2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 Not Approved IMA 1997 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Gustav Tschermak von Sessenegg (1836-1927), Austrian mineralogist. Ferro-anthophyllite  [ ]Fe++7Si8O22(OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1921 NAME ORIGIN: From its composition and from the Latin anthophyllum - "clove" in allusion to the color. Ferroaxinite - See Axinite-(Fe) Ferro-axinite - See Axinite-(Fe) REMARKS: Renamed Axinite-(Fe) by Mineralogical Record v39 (2008), 131 Ferrobarroisite  [ ](CaNa)Fe++3AlFe+++Si7AlO22(OH)2 Approved IMA 1978 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Ferrobustamite    Ca(Fe++,Ca,Mn)Si2O6 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1937 NAME ORIGIN: For FERROan iron in its composition and its relation to bustamite. Ferrocarpholite    (Fe++,Mg)Al2Si2O6(OH)4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1951 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe-dominant member of the carpholite series. Ferroceladonite    K2Fe++Fe+++Si8O20(OH)4 Approved IMA 1995 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named from its composition (Fe++) and the French 'celadon,' sea-green, in allusion to its common color. Ferrochloropargasite NaCa2(Fe++4Al)Si6Al2O22Cl2 Not Approved IMA 2001 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the chlorine analog of ferropargasite. Ferroclinoholmquistite - See Clinoferroholmquistite Ferrocolumbite - See Columbite-(Fe) REMARKS: Renamed to Columbite-(Fe) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p 131 Ferro-eckermannite  NaNa2(Fe++4Al)Si8O22(OH)2 Approved IMA 1964 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Ferro-edenite  NaCa2Fe++5Si7AlO22(OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1946 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition and the relationship to edinite. Ferroferribarroisite CaNa(Fe++,Mg)3Fe+++2[AlSi7O22](OH)2 Not Approved IMA NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Ferroferritschermakite  Ca2(Fe++,Mg)3Fe+++2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 Not Approved IMA 1997 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Gustav Tschermak von Sessenegg (1836-1927), Austrian mineralogist. Ferroferriwinchite CaNa(Fe++,Mg)4Fe+++[Si8O22](OH)2 Not Approved IMA NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Howard J. Winch, Geological survey of India. Ferrogedrite   [ ]Fe++5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 Approved IMA 1978 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and the original gederite location at Heas, Gedres, France. LOCALITY: Ferroglaucophane    [ ]Na2(Fe++3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Ferrohagendorfite  (Na,Ca)2Fe++(Fe++,Fe+++)2(PO4)3 Not Approved IMA 1954 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality and the iron-rich end member of hagendorfite. LOCALITY: Hagendorf, Barvaria, Germany. Ferrohexahydrite   Fe++SO4·6(H2O) Approved IMA 1962 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition, FERROus iron and HEXAHYDrate in allusion to the six water molecules in the crystal structure. Ferrohogbomite-2N2S   (Fe++,Zn,Mg,Al)6Al14(Ti,Fe)2O30(OH)2 Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe-dominant member of the hogbomite series. Ferroholmquistite     [ ](Li2Fe++3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 Approved IMA 1978 NAME ORIGIN: The name reflects its composition and relationship to holmquistite.. Ferrohornblende    [ ]Ca2[Fe++4(Al,Fe+++)]Si7AlO22(OH)2 Approved IMA 1978 NAME ORIGIN: For its ferrous iron content and from the German for horn and to deceive, in allusion to its similarity to valuable minerals in ores. Ferrokaersutite  NaCa2(Fe++4Ti)Si6Al2O22(OH)2 Approved IMA 1978 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Ferrokentbrooksite   Na15Ca6(Fe,Mn)3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,F,OH)2 Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe-analogue of kentbrooksite. Ferrokesterite   Cu2(Fe,Zn)SnS4 Approved IMA 1989 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its relationship to kesterite. Ferrokinoshitalite   (Ba,K)(Fe++,Mg)3(Si2Al2)O10 (OH,F)2 Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: The name reflects the mineral’s iron content and relationship to kinoshitalite. Ferrolaueite  Fe++Fe+++2(PO4)2(OH)2·8(H2O) Not Approved IMA 1992 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the ferrous analog of laueite. Ferroleakeite  NaNa2(Fe++)3(Fe+++)2Li(Si8O22)(OH)2 Proposed IMA 1997 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Dashkensanite (1936) was revalidated and renamed 2005. Ferromerrillite  Ca9NaFe(PO4)7 Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe analog of merrillite. Ferronickelplatinum    Pt2FeNi Approved IMA 1983 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition (Fe, Ni, Pt). Ferronigerite-2N1S  (Zn,Mg,Fe++)(Sn,Zn)2(Al,Fe+++)12O22(OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1947 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality and FERRO (Iron). (S=Spinel, N=Nolanite Layers). LOCALITY: Egbe district, Nigeria, Africa. Ferronigerite-6N6S   (Fe++,Zn)4Sn2(Al,Fe+++)15O30(OH)2 Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality and FERRO (Iron). (S=Spinel, N=Nolanite Layers). LOCALITY: Nigeria, Africa. Ferronordite-(Ce)     Na3SrCeFe++Si6O17 Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe++ dominant analogue of nordite-(Ce). Nordite series is named after the word for north because of its northern origin in the Lovozero Massif. Ferronordite-(La)    Na3Sr(La,Ce)FeSi6O17 Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: La dominant analog of ferronordite-(Ce). Ferronyboite  NaNa2(Fe++)3Al2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 Proposed IMA 1997 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Dashkensanite (1936) was revalidated and renamed 2005. Ferropargasite    NaCa2(Fe++4Al)Si6Al2O22(OH)2 Approved IMA 1961 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Ferropumpellyite - See Pumpellyite-(Fe++) Ferropyrosmalite - See Pyrosmalite-(Fe) REMARKS: Renamed to Pyrosmalite-(Fe) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p 131 Ferrorhodsite   (Fe,Cu)(Rh,Ir,Pt)2S4 Approved IMA 1996 NAME ORIGIN: For it's composition and relationship to cuprorhodsite. Ferrorichterite   Na(CaNa)Fe++5[Si8O22](OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1946 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Ferrorosemaryite   [ ]NaFe++Fe+++Al(PO4)3 Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe-dominant analogue of rosemaryite. Ferrosaponite   Ca0.3(Fe++,Mg,Fe+++)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4(H2O) Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe2+ dominant analog of saponte. Ferroschallerite - See Nelenite Ferroselite    FeSe2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1955 NAME ORIGIN: For the composition. Ferrosilite    (Fe++,Mg)2Si2O6 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1935 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition (Ferrous Silicate). Ferroskutterudite (Fe,Co)As3 Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe analog of skutterudite. Ferrostilpnomelane - See Stilpnomelane REMARKS: Low Fe+++ stilpnomelane Ferrostrunzite   Fe++Fe+++2(PO4)2(OH)2·6(H2O) Approved IMA 1983 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Hugo Strunz (1910-), mineralogist, Berlin, who authored the Strunz system of mineral classification. Ferrotaaffeite-6N3S (Fe++,Zn,Mg)2Al6BeO12 Approved IMA 1981 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the FERRous analog of magnesiotaaffeite. (S=Spinel, N=Nolanite Layers). Ferrotantalite - See Tantalite-(Fe) REMARKS: Renamed to Tantalite-(Fe) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p 131 Ferrotapiolite - See Tapiolite-(Fe) REMARKS: Renamed to Tapiolite-(Fe) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p 131 Ferrotitanowodginite Fe++TiTa2O8 Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: The name reflects its composition and relationship to wodginite. Ferrotschermakite   [ ]Ca2(Fe++3AlFe+++)Si6Al2O22(OH) Approved IMA 1978 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Gustav Tschermak von Sessenegg (1836-1927), Austrian mineralogist. Ferrotychite    Na6Fe++2(SO4)(CO3)4 Approved IMA 1981 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the essential FERROus iron and the relation to tychite. Ferrowinchite   [ ](CaNa)Fe++4(Al,Fe+++)Si8O22(OH)2 Approved IMA 1978 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Howard J. Winch, Geological survey of India. Ferrowodginite   Fe++SnTa2O8 Approved IMA 1992 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its content of FERROus iron and its relation to wodginite. Ferrowyllieite    (Na,Ca,Mn)(Fe++,Mn)(Fe++,Fe+++,Mg)Al(PO4)3 Approved IMA 1979 NAME ORIGIN: Dominant ferrous iron and relationship to wyllieite. Ferruccite    NaBF4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1933 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ferruccio Zambonini. Fersilicite   FeSi Not Approved IMA - Published without Approval 1969 NAME ORIGIN: Name for the chemical composition (Ferrous and Silicide). Fersmanite    Ca4(Na,Ca)4(Ti,Nb)4(Si2O7)2O8F3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1929 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Alexander Yevgenievich Fersman (1883-1945), Russian mineralogist and geochemist. Fersmite     (Ca,Ce,Na)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2(O,OH,F)6 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1946 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Aleksandr Evgenevich Fersman (1883-1945), eminent Russian mineralogist, geochemist, and gemologist. Feruvite    (Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Ti)3(Al,Mg,Fe)6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 Approved IMA 1989 (Dana # Changed) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the iron content and relationship to uvite. Feruvite - See Feruvite REMARKS: (61.3.1.4) Fervanite   Fe+++4(VO4)4·5(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1931 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition. Fetiasite     (Fe++,Fe+++,Ti++++)3O2(As+++2O5) Approved IMA 1994 NAME ORIGIN: For the Fe, Ti, and As in its chemical composition. Fettelite   [Ag6As2S7][Ag10HgAs2S8] Approved IMA 1996 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for M. Fettel, an experienced mineral collector who found the mineral. Fianelite     Mn++2V+++++(V+++++,As+++++)O7·2(H2O) Approved IMA 1995 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: The Fianel mine, Val Ferrera, Canton Graubunden, Switzerland. Fibroferrite     Fe+++(SO4)(OH)·5(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1833 NAME ORIGIN: From the Latin, fibra, meaning "fibre" and ferrum, meaning "iron." Fibrolite - See Sillimanite Fichtelite    C19H34 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1841 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: Redwitz, Fichtel Mts, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany Fiedlerite     Pb3Cl4F(OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1887 NAME ORIGIN: Named for K.G. Fiedler, superintendant of the Laurion mines. Filatovite    K[(Al,Zn)2(As,Si)2O8] Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Stanislav K. Filatov (b. 1940), Professor, Department of Crystallography, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia. Filipstadite    (Mn++,Mg)4Sb+++++Fe+++O8 Approved IMA 1988 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the town of Filipstad, Sweden, which is near the mine. Fillowite     Na2Ca(Mn,Fe++)7(PO4)6 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1879 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Abijah N. Fillow (1822-1895), of Branchville, Connecticut, who supplied minerals from his quarry at the locality. LOCALITY: Branchville, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA. Fingerite    Cu11(VO4)6O2 Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Larry W. Finger (1940- ), American mineralogist, Carnegie Institution, Washington, D.C., USA. Finnemanite     Pb5(As+++O3)3Cl Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1923 NAME ORIGIN: Named for K.J. Finneman who discovered the mineral. Fire Blende - See Pyrostilpnite Fire Opal - See Opal REMARKS: Red colored opal Fischesserite    Ag3AuSe2 Approved IMA 1971 NAME ORIGIN: For Raymond Fischesser, Director of the National School of Mines, Paris, France. Fizelyite   Pb14Ag5Sb21S48 (?) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1926 NAME ORIGIN: For Sandor Fizely, mining engineer, who discovered the mineral. Flagstaffite    C10H22O3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1920 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: San Francisco Peaks, North of Flagstaff, Arizona, USA. Fleischerite    Pb3Ge(SO4)2(OH)6·3(H2O) Approved IMA 1960 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Michael Fleischer (1908-1998), mineralogist and geochemist, U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C., USA. Fletcherite   Cu(Ni,Co)2S4 Approved IMA 1977 NAME ORIGIN: For the Fletcher mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA. Flinkite    Mn++2Mn+++(AsO4)(OH)4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1889 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Gustav Flink (1849-1931), Swedish mineralogist and collector. Florencite-(Ce)    CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1899 NAME ORIGIN: Named for W. Florence and its cerium content. Florencite-(La)    (La,Ce)Al3(PO4)2(OH)6 Approved IMA 1981 NAME ORIGIN: Named for W. Florence and its lanthanum content. Florencite-(Nd)    (Nd,Ce)Al3(PO4)2(OH)6 Approved IMA 1986 NAME ORIGIN: Named for W. Florence and its neodymium content. Florenskyite   (Fe,Ni)TiP Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Cyrill P. Florensky (1915-19820, Russian geochemist, who is one of the founders of Colleagues in the Laboratory of Comparative Planetology. Florensovite   Cu(Cr1.5Sb0.5)S4 Approved IMA 1989 NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1989 for Nikolai A. Florensov (1909-1986), Russian geologist. Florkeite  (K3Ca2Na)[Al8Si8O32]·12H2O Proposed IMA 2008 NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Fluckite    CaMn(HAsO4)2·2(H2O) Approved IMA 1980 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Pierre Fluck, Mineralogist at Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg, France. Fluellite     Al2(PO4)F2(OH)·7(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1824 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the chemical compositon of fluorine (Latin, fluere = "to flow"). Fluoborite    Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1926 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the essential chemical components, FLUOrine and BORon Fluocerite - See Fluocerite-(La) F Mineral Pages:[1] [2] [3]