K Listing of Minerals

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K Mineral Index (263 Count)

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

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Kadyrelite  Hg4(Br,Cl)2O Approved IMA 1987 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kadyrel deposit, Tuva, Siberia, Russia. Kaersutite    NaCa2(Mg4Ti)Si6Al2O23(OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1884 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Qaersut, Umanq district, northern Greenland. Kafehydrocyanite     K4Fe++(CN)6·3(H2O) Not Approved IMA 1973 NAME ORIGIN: Named for it's composition. Kahlerite   Fe++(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10-12(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1953 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Franz Kahler, geologist, Carinthian Landesmuseum, Klagenfurt, Austria. Kainite      MgSO4·KCl·3(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1865 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek kainos, meaning "contemporary." Kainosite-(Y)      Ca2(Y,Ce)2Si4O12(CO3)·(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1886 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "unusual", for its rarity and exotic composition. Kakoxen - See Cacoxenite Kalborsite     K6Al4Si6BO20(OH)4Cl Approved IMA 1980 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition (KAllium, ALuminum,BORate, and SIlicon). Kaliborite      KHMg2B12O16(OH)10·4(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1889 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the potassium, KALIum, and BORate in the composition. Kalicinite     KHCO3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1898 NAME ORIGIN: Named for potassium, kalium, in the composition. Kalifersite     (K,Na)5Fe+++7Si20O50(OH)6·12(H2O) Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: For the chemical composition: KALIum (Potassium), FERrum (Iron), and SIlicium (Silicon). Kalininite   ZnCr2S4 Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: For P.I. Kalinin, Russian mineralogist and petrologist, investigator of the southern Baikal region. Kalinite   KAl(SO4)2·11(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1868 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition (Kalium = potassium). Kaliophilite    KAlSiO4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1886 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for potassium, "kalium", and for "friend", recognizing potassium's presence. Kalipyrochlore     (H2O,Sr)(Nb,Ti)(O,OH)6·(H2O,K) Approved IMA 1978 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the pyrochlore mineral group and potassium (KALIum) although later work shows very little potassium in the formula. Kalistrontite   K2Sr(SO4)2 Approved IMA 1962 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the potassium, KALIum, and STRONTium in the composition. Kalsilite     KAlSiO4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1942 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the compostion, Kallium (Potassium), Aluminum, and Silicon. K,AL,SI. Kaluginite (Mn++,Ca)MgFe+++(PO4)2(OH)·4(H2O) Not Approved IMA 1991 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Aleksandr V. Kalugin (1857-1933), mineralogist, Ural Mountains, Russia. Kalungaite  PdAsSe Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: The name is for the Kalunga people, a community of descendants of African slaves living in Cavalcante and nearby towns. Kamacite - See Iron REMARKS: Ni-rich iron Kamacite   alpha-(Fe,Ni) Discredited IMA 2006 - Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1861 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for "shaft" or "lath". Kamaishilite   Ca2Al2SiO6(OH)2 Approved IMA 1981 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kamaishi mine, Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. Kamarizaite Fe+++3(AsO4)2(OH)3·3H2O Proposed IMA 2008 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Kamariza mine, Lavrion mining district, Attikí Prefecture, Greece. Kambaldaite    NaNi4(CO3)3(OH)3·3(H2O) Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Otter shoot, Kambalda, WA, Australia. Kamchatkite     KCu++3OCl(SO4)2 Approved IMA 1988 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Tolbachik fissure volcano, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. Kamiokite    Fe2Mo3O8 Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kamioka Ag-Pb-Zn mine, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Kamitugaite    PbAl(UO2)5(PO4)2(OH)9·9.5(H2O) Approved IMA 1984 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the mining district at the locality. LOCALITY: Kobokobo, Kivu, Zaire. Kammererite - See Clinochlore REMARKS: Red colored clinochlore Kamotoite-(Y)    (Y,Nd,Gd)2U++++++4(CO3)3O12·14.5(H2O) Approved IMA 1986 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: Kamoto, southern Shaba, Zaire. Kampfite    Ba12(Si11Al5)O31(CO3)8Cl5 Approved IMA 2000 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Anthony Robert Kampf (1948-), Curator and Section Head of Minerals, Los Angeles County Museum, in recognition of his many contributions in the study of new minerals. Kamphaugite-(Y)     (Ca1.84REEx)(Y1.46REE0.54-x)(CO3)4(OH)1.65·2(H2O) Approved IMA 1993 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Erling Kamphaug (1931-), Norwegian mineral collector. Kanemite    NaHSi2O5·3(H2O) Approved IMA 1972 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Kanem, a region on the northeastern edge of Lake Chad, Chad, where the mineral was discovered. Kankite   Fe+++AsO4·3.5(H2O) Approved IMA 1976 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kank, Kutno Hora district, Stredocesky Kraj, Bohemia, Czech Republic. Kanoite    (Mn++,Mg)2Si2O6 Approved IMA 1977 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Hiroshi Kano, Professor of Petrology, Akita University, Akita, Japan. Kanonaite    (Mn+++,Al)AlSiO5 Approved IMA 1978 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: From 13 km north of Kanona, Serenje, Zambia. Kanonerovite  MnNa3P3O10·12(H2O) Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Aleksandr Anatol'evich Kanonerov (1955-), mining historian at the Nizhnii Tagil Museum of Mining Industry of the Middle Urals. Kaolinite    Al2Si2O5(OH)4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1930 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Kao-Ling, China. Kapellasite  Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2 Approved IMA 2005 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Christo Kapellas (1938-2004), collector and mineral dealer from Kamariza, Lavrion, Greece. Kapitsaite-(Y)   (Ba,K,Pb,Na)4(Y,Ca,REE)2[Si8B2(B,Si)2O28F] Approved IMA 1998, Dana # Added NAME ORIGIN: Named for P. L. Kapitsa (1894-1984), Russian physicist. Kapustinite    Na5.5Mn0.25ZrSi6O16(OH)2 Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Yu. L. Kapustin (1933-2002), Russian mineralogist who extensively studied alkaline massifs. Karasugite  SrCaAl(F,OH)7 Approved IMA 1994 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the localtiy. LOCALITY: Karasug F-REE-barite-fluorite deposit, 15 km north of Karasug, western Tannu-Ola Mountains, Tuva, Siberia, Russia. Karchevskyite  [Mg18Al9(OH)54][Sr2(CO3,PO4)9(H2O,H3O)11] Approved IMA 2005 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Pavel Karchevsky (1976-2002), Russian mineralogist who made a significant contribution to the study of carbonatites. Karelianite    V2O3 Approved IMA 1963 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Karelian shist belt were the mineral occurs. Karibibite   Fe+++2As+++4(O,OH)9 Approved IMA 1973 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Karibib lithium pegmatite, Namibia. Karlite    (Mg,Al)6(BO3)3(OH,Cl)4 Approved IMA 1981 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for F. Karl, German professor at the University of Kiel, Austria. Karnasurtite-(Ce)    (Ce,La,Th)(Ti,Nb)(Al,Fe+++)(Si,P)2O7(OH)4·3(H2O) (?) Approved IMA 1959 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Vein No. 2, Mt. Karnasurt, Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Karpatite    C24H12 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1955 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Transcarpatinian Alps, Russia. Karpinskite  (Mg,Ni)2Si2O5(OH)2 (?) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1956 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Alexander Petrovich Karpinsky (1846-1936), Russian geologist and president of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Karupmollerite-Ca   (Na,Ca,K)2Ca(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7(H2O) Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Svend Karup-Moller (1936-), Danish mineralogist. Karyinite - See Caryinite Kashinite   (Ir,Rh)2S3 Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: To honor S.A. Kashin, a Russian investigator of ore deposits in the Ural Mountains. Kasolite     Pb(UO2)SiO4·(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1921 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Kasolo, Zaire. Kassite    CaTi2O4(OH)2 Approved IMA 1965 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Kicolai Grigorevich Kassin (1885-1949), Russian Geologist and academician, discoverer of the Afrikanda massif on the Kola Peninsula. Kastningite    (Mn++,Fe++,Mg)Al2(PO4 )2(OH)2·8(H2O) Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Jürgen Kastning (b. 1932), from Reinbeck bei Hamburg, Germany, amateur mineralogist specializing in phosphate minerals, who discovered the mineral. Katangaite - See Plancheite Katangite - See Plancheite Katayamalite     (K,Na)Ca7Li3Ti2[Si6O18]2(OH,F)2 Approved IMA 1983 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Nobuo Katayama (1910-), prominent Japanese mineralogist. Katoite    Ca3Al2(SiO4)3-x(OH)4x x=1.5-3 Approved IMA 1984 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Akira Kato, mineralogist of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Japan. Katophorite     Na(CaNa)Fe++4(Al,Fe+++)Si7AlO22(OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1894 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for "carrying down", in allusion to its volcanic origin. Katoptrite     (Mn,Mg)13(Al,Fe+++)4Sb+++++2Si2O28 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1917 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for "mirror", for the perfectly reflecting cleavage surfaces. Kawazulite    Bi2(Te,Se,S)3 Approved IMA 1970 NAME ORIGIN: For the Kawazu mine, Japan. Kazakhstanite   Fe+++5V++++3V+++++12O39(OH)9·9(H2O) Approved IMA 1989 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Northwestern Karatau, Kazakhstan. Kazakovite     Na6Mn++TiSi6O18 Approved IMA 1974 NAME ORIGIN: For Maria Efimovna Kazakova, analytical chemist who provided the mineral's analysis. Keckite   Ca(Mn,Zn)2Fe+++3(PO4)4(OH)3·2(H2O) Approved IMA 1979 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Erich Keck, Etzenricht, Germany, collector of Hagendorf minerals. Kegelite   Pb8Al4Si8O20(SO4)2(CO3)4(OH)8 Approved IMA 1975 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Friedrich Wilhelm Kegel, director of the Tsumbe mine from 1922 to 1938. Kehoeite - See Woodhouseite REMARKS: Quartz, gypsum and sphalerite mixture Keilhauite - See Titanite REMARKS: REE bearing Keilite   (Fe,Mn,Mg,Ca,Cr)S Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Klaus Keil (1934-), professor at the University of Hawaii. Keithconnite   Pd3-xTe(x=0.14 to 0.43) Approved IMA 1979 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Keith Conn (1923), U.S. Geologist who investigated the Stillwater Complex, Nye, Montana, USA. Keiviite-(Y)   (Y,Yb)2Si2O7 Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the relation to keiviite-(Yb) and the yttrium content. Keiviite-(Yb)     (Yb,Y)2Si2O7 Approved IMA 1983 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality and the ytterbium content. LOCALITY: Keivy, Kola Peninsula, Russia Keldyshite    Na2-xHxZrSi2O7·n(H2O) Approved IMA 1962 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Mstislav Vsevolodovich Keldysh (1911-1978), Russian mathematician and President of the Academy of Sciences, Russia. Kellyite   (Mn++,Mg,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4 Approved IMA 1974 NAME ORIGIN: Named for William Crowley Kelley (1929-), American geologist, University of Michigan. Kelyanite    (Hg+2)6(SbO6)BrCl2 Approved IMA 1982 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kelyan deposit, Buryatia, Ural Mountains, Russia. Kemmlitzite    (Sr,Ce)Al3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 Approved IMA 1969 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kemmlitz kaolin depoosit, near Oschatz, Saxony, Germany. Kempite  Mn2Cl(OH)3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1924 NAME ORIGIN: Named for James Furman Kemp (1859-1926), Professor of Geology, Columbia University, New York City, New York, USA. Kenhsuite    Hg3S2Cl2 Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Kenneth Junghwa Hsu (1929-), Professor Emeritus, Swiss Federal Institute of Technonogy, Zurich, Switzerland. Kennedyite - See Armalcolite REMARKS: Discredited IMA 1988 Kentbrooksite     (Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6Mn++Zr3NbSi25O74F2·2(H2O) Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. C. Kent Brooks (1943-), leader of fourteen geological expeditions to the Kangerdlugssuaq area of east Greenland. Kentrolite    Pb2Mn+++2Si2O9 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1880 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for spike or thorn, for its prismatic habit. Kenyaite   Na2Si22O41(OH)8·6(H2O) Approved IMA 1967 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the country of origin. Keramohalite - See Alunogen Kermesite    Sb2S2O Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1843 NAME ORIGIN: Name from kermes, a name given from the Persian qurmizq, "crimson" in the older chemistry to red amorphous antimony trisulphide, often mixed with antimony trioxide. Kernite     Na2B4O6(OH)2·3(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1927 NAME ORIGIN: Named after it's locality. LOCALITY: Boron, Kern County, California, the county that contains the fabulous borate deposits at Kramer. Kerolite - See Stevensite Kerolite - See Talc Kerolite(Ni) - See Pimelite Kerstenite  PbSeO4 (?) Discredited IMA 2006 NAME ORIGIN: Named for K. M. Kersten (1803-1850), Professor of Chemistry, Freiberg School of Mines. Kerstenite - See Molybdomenite REMARKS: (of Dana) = molybdomenite Kerstenite - See Olsacherite Kertschenite - See Metavivianite Kesterite    Cu2(Zn,Fe)SnS4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1958 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kester deposit, Yano-Adychansk region, Yakutia, Russia. Kettnerite    CaBi(CO3)OF Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1956 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Radim Kettner (1891-1968), professor of geology, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. Keyite    Cu++3(Zn,Cu)4Cd2(AsO4)6·2(H2O) Approved IMA 1977 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Charles Locke Key (1935-), Canton, Connecticut, USA, American mineral dealer who furnished the first specimens. Keystoneite   Mg0.5[Ni++Fe++(TeO3)3]·4.5(H2O) Approved IMA 1988 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: Keystone mine, Magnolia distict, Boulder County, Colorado, USA. K Mineral Pages: [1] [2] [3]