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G Mineral Index (227 Count)

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

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Gabrielsonite   PbFe++(AsO4)(OH) Approved IMA 1967 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Olof Erik Gabrielson (1912-), mineralogist, Swedish Natural History Museum, Stockholm, Sweden. Gadolinite-(Ce)    (Ce,La,Nd,Y)2Fe++Be2Si2O10 Approved IMA 1978 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its cerium content and the relationship to gadolinite-(Y). Gadolinite-(Y)    Y2Fe++Be2Si2O10 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1800 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the gadolinium (Gd) and yttrium (Y) content. Gagarinite-(Y)    NaCaY(F,Cl)6 Approved IMA 1961 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin (1934-1968), the first cosmonaut and the first person to travel in space. Gageite    (Mn,Mg,Zn)42Si16O54(OH)40 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1911 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Robert B. Gage, of Trenton, New Jersey, USA, who analyzed the first specimens. Gageite-2M  (Mn,Mg,Zn)42Si16O54(OH)40 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1911 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Robert B. Gage, of Trenton, New Jersey, USA, who analyzed the first specimens. Gahnite     ZnAl2O4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1807 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Swedish chemist and mineralogist, J. G. Gahn (1745-1818). Gaidonnayite    Na2ZrSi3O9·2(H2O) Approved IMA 1974 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Gabrielle Hamburger Donnay (1920-1987), crystallographer and mineralogist, McGill University. Gainesite     Na2Zr2Be(PO4)4·1-2(H2O) Approved IMA 1983 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Richard Venable Gaines (1917-1999), American mineralogist, economic geologist, and mineral collector of Earlysville, Virginia, USA, for his interest in beryllium minerals. Gaitite    Ca2Zn(AsO4)2·2(H2O) Approved IMA 1980 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Rober Irwin Gait (1938-), curator of mineralogy, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada. Galaxite     (Mn,Mg)(Al,Fe+++)2O4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1932 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its location. LOCALITY: Bald Knob near the town of Galax, Alleghany co., North Carolina, USA. Galeite    Na15(SO4)5F4Cl Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1955 NAME ORIGIN: Named for William Alexander Gale (1898-1985), Director of Research of the American Potash and Chemical Corporation.. Galena     PbS Valid Species (Pre-IMA) Prehistoric NAME ORIGIN: The Roman naturalist, Pliny, used the name galena to describe lead ore. Galenobismutite     PbBi2S4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1878 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its chemical composition. Galgenbergite-(Ce)  Ca(REE)2(CO3)4·(H2O) Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Galgenberg Tunnel, St. Leoben, Steiermark, Austria. Galileiite  NaFe++4(PO4)3 Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: For Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Italian astronomer and physicist. Galkhaite    (Cs,Tl)(Hg,Cu,Zn)6(As,Sb)4S12 Approved IMA 1972 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: In the mercury deposits of Gal-Khaya, Yakutia, and Khaidarkan, Kirgizia, Russia. Gallite    CuGaS2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1958 NAME ORIGIN: For the mineral's gallium content. Gallobeudantite   PbGa3[(AsO4),(SO4)]2(OH)6 Approved IMA 1996 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: For the relationship to beudantite and the gallium content. Galmei - See Hemimorphite Galmei - See Smithsonite Gamagarite    Ba2(Fe+++,Mn+++)(VO4)2(OH) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1943 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Along Gamagara Ridge, on Gloucester Farm, about 27 km north of Postmasburg, Cape Province, South Africa. Gananite   BiF3 Approved IMA 1984 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Ganan area, Laikeng district, southern Jiangxi Province, China. Ganomalite    Pb9Ca5Mn++Si9O33 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1876 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for luster, in allusion to its appearance. Ganophyllite     (K,Na)2(Mn,Al,Mg)8(Si,Al)12O29(OH)7·8-9(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1890 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "luster" and "leaf" for the high luster on cleavage planes. Ganterite   [Ba0.5(Na,K)0.5]Al2(Si2.5Al1.5O10)(OH)2 Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Gantertal Valley region in which the mineral was found. Gaotaiite  Ir3Te8 Approved IMA 1995 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Near the village of Gaotai, about 200 km NNE of Beijing, People's Republic of China. Garavellite   FeSbBiS4 Approved IMA 1979 NAME ORIGIN: For Professor C.L. Garavelli, Italian mineralogist. Garnierite - See Falcondoite Garrelsite-V  Ba3NaSi2B7O16(OH)4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1955 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Robert M. Garrels (1916-1988), U.S. Geochemist. Garrelsite-VIII  Ba3NaSi2B7O16(OH)4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1955 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Robert Minard Garrels (1916-1988), American geochemist and educator. Garronite    Na2Ca5Al12Si20O64·27(H2O) Approved IMA 1962 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Slopes of Glenariff Valley, Garron Plateau, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Gartrellite    Pb(Cu,Fe++)2(AsO4,SO4)2(CO3,H2O)0.7 Approved IMA 1989 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Blair Gartrell (1950-1995), Australian collector who found the mineral. Garyansellite   (Mg,Fe+++)3(PO4)2(OH,O)·1,5(H2O) Approved IMA 1984 NAME ORIGIN: Named for H. Gary Ansell (1943- ), Associate Curator, Canadian National Mineral Collection, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada. Gasparite-(Ce)     CeAsO4 Approved IMA 1987 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Giovanni Gaspari, mineral collector of Crodo, Italy, who first found the mineral, and for its dominant cerium content. Gaspeite    (Ni,Mg,Fe++)CO3 Approved IMA 1966 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: It was first described from the Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec, but has been reported from elsewhere, including western Australia. Gatehouseite   Mn++5(PO4)2(OH)4 Approved IMA 1993 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Bryan Michael Kenneth Cummings Gatehouse (1932- ), crystal chemist, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Gatelite-(Ce)    (Ca,Ce,La,Nd)4(Al,Mg,Fe)4[Si2O7][SiO4]3(O,F,OH)3 Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Pierre Gatel, French mineral collector and founder of the Association Francaise de Micromineralogie. Gatumbaite   CaAl2(PO4)2(OH)2·(H2O) Approved IMA 1977 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Buranga pegmatite, near Gatumba, Gisenyi Province, Rwanda. Gaudefroyite    Ca4Mn+++3-x(BO3)3(CO3)(O,OH)3 Approved IMA 1964 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Abbe Christophe Gaudefroy (1888-1971), French mineralogist who worked in Morocco. Gaultite   Na4Zn2Si7O18·5(H2O) Approved IMA 1994 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Robert Allan Gault (1943- ) of the Canadian Museum of Nature. Gaylussite     Na2Ca(CO3)2·5(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1826 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the French chemist and physicist, J. L. Gay-Lussac (1778-1850). Gay Lussite - See Gaylussite Gearksutite    CaAl(OH,F)5·(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1868 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek "Ge", for earth because it is usually earthy and arksutite, from the locality near Arksut fjord. LOCALITY: Greenland and Ural Mountains, Russia. Gebhardite   Pb8(As+++2O5)2OCl6 Approved IMA 1983 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Georg Gebhard (1945- ), German chemist, mineral collector, and authority on rare minerals, who supplied the specimen. Gedrite    [ ]Mg5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1836 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Heas Valley near Gedres, France. Geerite  Cu8S5 Approved IMA 1980 NAME ORIGIN: To honor the original collector, Adam Geer, of Utica, New York, USA. Geffroyite   (Ag,Cu,Fe)9(Se,S)8 Approved IMA 1982 NAME ORIGIN: To honor Jaques Geffroy, metallugist for the French Atomic Energy Commission. Gehlenite    Ca2Al(AlSi)O7 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1815 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the German chemist, A. F. Gehlen (1775-1815). Geigerite    Mn5(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·10(H2O) Approved IMA 1989 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Thomas Geiger (1886-1976), Wiesendangen, Switzerland, who studied Falotta manganese ores. Geikielite    MgTiO3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1892 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Sir Archibald Geikie (1835-1924), Scottish geologist and Director-General of the Geological Survey of Great Brition. Gelnicaite - See Marrucciite Gelnicite - See Marrucciite Geminite    Cu++2As+++++2O7·3(H2O) Approved IMA 1990 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Latin gemini, twins, in allusion to the usual character of the crystals. Gengenbachite  KFe3(H2PO4)2(HPO4)4·6H2O or KFe3H8(PO4)6·6H2O Proposed IMA 2006 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Grube Silberbrünnle, Haigerach Valley near Gengenbach, Central Black Forest, Germany Genkinite   (Pt,Pd)4Sb3 Approved IMA 1977 NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. A.D. Genkin, Soviet mineralogist. Genthelvite    Zn4Be3(SiO4)3S Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1944 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Frederick August Ludwig Karl Genth (1820-1893), German-American mineralogist. Genthite - See Nepouite Genthite - See Falcondoite Geocronite     Pb14(Sb,As)6S23 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1839 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "Earth" and "Saturn", the alchemistic name for lead. Georgbarsanovite    Na12(Mn,Sr,REE)3Ca6Fe++3Zr3NbSi25O76Cl2·H2O Approved IMA 2007 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Georgiy Pavlovich Barsanov (1907-1991), prominent Russian mineralogist. Georgbokiite   Cu5O2(SeO3)2Cl2 Approved IMA 1996 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: For Prof. Dr. Georgiy Borisovich Bokii (1909-) for his contributions to crystal chemistry and mineralogy. Georgechaoite     KNaZrSi3O9·2(H2O) Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: The name honors Prof. George Y. Chao of Carlton University, Ottawa, Canada, for his work with Zr silicates. Georgeericksenite - See George-ericksenite REMARKS: Renamed to George-ericksenite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131 George-ericksenite    Na6CaMg(IO3)6(CrO4)2·12(H2O) Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after George E. Ericksen (1920-1996) of Reston, Virginia who conducted studies of nitrate deposits for the U.S.G.S. Georgeite   Cu++5(CO3)3(OH)4·6(H2O) Approved IMA 1979 NAME ORIGIN: Named for George Herbert Payne (1912-1989), past chief of the mineral division, Western Australian Government Chemical Laboratories. Georgiadesite     Pb4(AsO3)Cl4(OH) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1907 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Georgiades, a director of the mines at Laurium, Greece. Gerasimovskite   (Mn,Ca)(Nb,Ti)5O12·9(H2O) (?) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Vasily I. Gerasimovskii (1911-1979), Russian mineralogist and geochemist who discovered many new minerals at Lovozero. Gerdtremmelite  ZnAl2(AsO4)(OH)5 Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Gerd Tremmel, who first recognized the mineral. Gerenite-(Y)     (Ca,Na)2(Y,REE)3Si6O18·2(H2O) Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: For Richard Geren (1917-), former executive vice-president of the Iron Ore Company of Canada. Mr. Geren initiated and supported the exploration program of the Strange Lake deposit. Gerhardtite     Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1885 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Charles Frederic Gerhardt (1816-1856), American chemist who first prepared the artificial compound. Germanite   Cu26Fe4Ge4S32 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1922 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its content of the element Germanium. Germanocolusite  Cu13V(Ge,As)3S16 Approved IMA 1992 NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1992 for its relationship to colusite. Gersdorffite     NiAsS Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1843 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Herr von Gersdorff, owner of Schladming Mine, Austria. Gerstleyite    Na2(Sb,As)8S13·2(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1956 NAME ORIGIN: Named for J. M. Gerstley (1907-), President, Pacific Coast Borax Company. Gerstmannite   (Mg,Mn)2ZnSiO4(OH)2 Approved IMA 1977 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ewald Gerstmann (1918- ), mineral collector of Franklin, New Jersey, USA. Getchellite    AsSbS3 Approved IMA 1965 NAME ORIGIN: For the locality. LOCALITY: At the Getchell mine, about 32 km northeast of Golconda, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA. Geversite    Pt(Sb,Bi)2 Approved IMA 1961 NAME ORIGIN: For Professor T.W. Gevers. Gianellaite   Hg4(SO4)N2 Approved IMA 1977 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Vincent Paul Gianella (1886-1983), Head of the Department of Geology, MacKay School of Mines, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, USA. Giannettite - See Hainite Gibbsite    Al(OH)3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1822 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the American collector, G. Gibbs (1776-1833). Giessenite   Pb13(Cu,Ag)(Bi,Sb)9S28 (?) Approved IMA 1963 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Giessen, a village nearby the Binntal, Switzerland. Gilalite   Cu5Si6O17·7(H2O) Approved IMA 1979 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its locality. LOCALITY: Christmas mine, Gila County, Arizona, USA. Gillardite   Cu3NiCl2(OH)6 Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Professor D. Gillard, in recognition of his contributions to the field of inorganic chemistry. Gillespite    BaFe++Si4O10 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1922 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Frank Gillespie, of Richardson, Alaska, USA, who discovered the first specimen. Gillulyite    Tl2(As,Sb)8S13 Approved IMA 1991 NAME ORIGIN: Named in honor of the late James C. Gilluly, United States Geological Survey. Gilmarite   Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3 Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Gilbert Mari (1944-), mineralogist at the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France. Giniite    Fe++Fe+++4(PO4)4(OH)2·2(H2O) Approved IMA 1980 NAME ORIGIN: Named by Paul Keller for his wife, Gini Keller. Ginorite   Ca2B14O23·8(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1934 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Prince Piero Ginori Conti (1865-1939), Florence, Italy, for his contributions to the Tuscan borax industry. Ginzburgite - See Roggianite Giorgiosite   Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2·5(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1905 NAME ORIGIN: Named for one of the cones, Giorgios, created during the eruption at Santorin islands in 1866. Giraudite   (Cu,Zn,Ag)12(As,Sb)4(Se,S)13 Approved IMA 1982 NAME ORIGIN: To honor Roger Giraud, of the electron microprobe laboratory of the B.R.G.M.-C.N.R.S. in Orleans, France. Girdite   Pb3H2(Te++++O3)(Te++++++O6) Approved IMA 1979 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Richard Gird (1836-1910), mining engineer and assayer, who made the first rich silver assays and helped open up the Tombstone district. Girvasite    NaCa2Mg3(PO4)2[PO2(OH)2](CO3)(OH)2·4(H2O) Approved IMA 1990 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Lake Girvas, northwest of the Kovdor massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Gismondine    Ca2Al4Si4O16·9(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1817 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Italian mineralogist, Carlo Giuseppe Gismondi (1762-1824), lecturer in Mineralogy in Rome. G Mineral Pages: [1] [2] [3]