M Listing of Minerals

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M Mineral Index (492 Count)

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

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Messing - See Brass Meta-aluminite Al2(SO4)(OH)4·5(H2O) Approved IMA 1968 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the lower hydrate of aluminite. Meta-alunogen Al4(SO4)6·27(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1942 NAME ORIGIN: Named for meta, indicating a lower hydrate, and alunogen. Meta-ankoleite  K2(UO2)2(PO4)2·6(H2O) Approved IMA 1966 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Mungenyi pegmatite, Ankole District, Uganda. Meta-autunite    Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·2-6(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1938 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the lower hydrate of autunite. Meta Autunite - See Meta-autunite Metaberyllite - See Beryllite REMARKS: Variety of beryllite with lower H2O content Metaborite  HBO2 Approved IMA 1964 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek meta, as a lesser hydrate than orthoboric acid. Metacalciouranoite    (Ca,Na,Ba)U2O7·2(H2O) Approved IMA 1973 NAME ORIGIN: Named from meta 'change' and calciouranoite indicating it's lower hydrate content. Metacinnabar     HgS Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1870 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek meta and cinnabar (similar chemical composition and association with cinnabar). Metadelrioite   CaSrV2O6(OH)2·(H2O) Approved IMA 1970 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the lower hydrate of delrioite which was named for Andres M. del Rio (1764-1849), Mexican mineralogist, who discovered vanadium. Metahaiweeite    Ca(UO2)2Si6O15·n(H2O), n<5 Approved IMA 1959 NAME ORIGIN: Dehydration product of haiweeite. Metaheinrichite    Ba(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1958 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the lower hydrate and for Eberhardt William Heinrich (1918-1991), Mineralogist, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Metahewettite    CaV6O16·3(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1914 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its lower hydrate relationship to hewettite. Metahohmannite    Fe+++2[O(SO4)2]·4(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1938 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the similarity to hohmannite, with a lower state of hydration. Metakahlerite    Fe++(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8(H2O) Approved IMA 1964 NAME ORIGIN: Named by adding the prefix meta which indicates the dehydration product of kahlerite. Metakirchheimerite    Co(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1958 NAME ORIGIN: Named for meta which indicates membership of this species in the meta-autunite group and for Franz Waldemar Kirchheimer (1911-), former Director of the Geological Survey of Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Metakoettigite - See Metakottigite Metakottigite   (Zn,Fe+++,Fe++)3(AsO4)2·8((H2O),OH) Approved IMA 1982 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its dimorphous relationship to kottigite, and by analogy to metavivianite. Metalodevite    Zn(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10(H2O) Approved IMA 1972 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Lodeve, Herault, and St. Martin du bose, France. Meta-lodevite - See Metalodevite REMARKS: Renamed as Metalodevite by Mineralogical Record, v330 (2008), p131 Metamunirite    Na2[V+++++2O6] or NaVO3 Approved IMA 1991 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its relationship to munirite. Meta-natrium-uranospinite - See Natrouranospinite Metanovacekite    Mg(UO2)2(AsO4)2·4-8(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1958 NAME ORIGIN: The prefix meta indicates the dehydration product of novacekite. Metarauchite  Ni(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O Proposed IMA 2008 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Metarossite    CaV2O6·2(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1927 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the dehydration product of rossite. Metaschoderite   Al2(PO4)(VO4)·6(H2O) Approved IMA 1962 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the dehydration product of schoderite. Metaschoepite     UO3·n(H2O)(n<2) Approved IMA 1960 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the lower hydrate of schoepite. Metasideronatrite   Na2Fe+++(SO4)2(OH)·(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1938 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the similarity to sideronatrolite with a lower hydrate. Metastibnite   Sb2S3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1888 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "with" and stibnite, in allusion to its composition. Metastrengite - See Phosphosiderite Metastudtite    UO4·2(H2O) Approved IMA 1983 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the lower hydration product of studtite. Metaswitzerite    Mn3(PO4)2·4(H2O) Approved IMA 1986 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the lower hydrate of switzerite. Metatorbernite     Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1916 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the lower hydrate of tobernite. Metatyuyamunite    Ca(UO2)2V2O8·3(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1950 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the lower hydrate of tyuyamunite. Metauranocircite   Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2·6-8(H2O) Approved IMA 1982 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its lower hydrate relationship to uranocercite. Meta-uranocircite - See Metauranocircite REMARKS: Renamed as Metauranocircite by Mineralogical Record, v330 (2008), p131 Metauranopilite   (UO2)6(SO4)(OH)10·5(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1952 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the lower hydrate of uranopilite. Meta-uranopilite - See Metauranopilite REMARKS: Renamed as Metauranopilite by Mineralogical Record, v330 (2008), p131 Metauranospinite   Ca(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957 NAME ORIGIN: The prefix meta indicates the dehydration product of uranospinite. Meta-uranospinite - See Metauranospinite REMARKS: Renamed as Metauranospinite by Mineralogical Record, v330 (2008), p131 Metavandendriesscheite    PbU7O22·n(H2O)(n<12) Approved IMA 1960 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Adrien Vandendriessche (1914-1940), Belgain mineralogist and geologist. Meta is used for dehydrated vandendriesscheite. Metavanmeersscheite     U++++++(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)6·2(H2O) Approved IMA 1982 NAME ORIGIN: Named by adding the prefix meta which indicates the dehydration product of vanmeersscheite. Metavanuralite    Al(UO2)2(VO4)2(OH)·8(H2O) Approved IMA 1970 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the lower hydrate of vanuralite. Metavariscite     AlPO4·2(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1925 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its dimorphic relationship to variscite. Metavauxite     Fe++Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·8(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1922 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the chemical relationship to vauxite. Metavivianite    (Fe++3-x,Fe+++x)(PO4)2(OH)x·8-x(H2O), x=0.5 Approved IMA 1974 NAME ORIGIN: Named to reflect the relationship with vivianite. Metavoltine     K4Na4(Fe++,Zn)Fe+++6(SO4)12O2·20(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1883 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for "with" and voltine, because is was found associated with voltaite at the original locality. LOCALITY: From Vesuvius and Cape Miseno, near Naples, Italy. Metazellerite    Ca(UO2)(CO3)2·3(H2O) Approved IMA 1966 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the relationship to zellerite (after Howard D. Zeller (1922-), U.S Geological Survey. Metazeunerite     Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1937 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the lower hydrate of zeunerite Methane Clathrate - See Methane hydrate-H Methane Clathrate - See Methane hydrate-II Methane Clathrate - See Methane hydrate-I Methane hydrate - See Methane hydrate-II Methane hydrate - See Methane hydrate-I Methane hydrate - See Methane hydrate-H Methane hydrate-H 34(H2O)·3(S)·2(M)·1(L) Not Submitted IMA (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition of the component chemicals. Methane hydrate-I  46(H2O)·2(S)·6(L) Not Submitted IMA (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition of the component chemicals. Methane hydrate-II 136(H2O)·16(S)·8(L) Not Submitted IMA (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition of the component chemicals. Meurigite - See Meurigite-K Meurigite-K     [K(H2O)2.5][Fe+++8(PO4)6(OH)7(H2O)4] Approved IMA 1995 (Dana # Added), Renamed IMA 2007 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Sir John Meurig Thomas, British chemist and potassium in formula. Meurigite-Na    [Na(H2O)2.5][Fe+++8(PO4)6(OH)7(H2O)4] Approved IMA 2007 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Na analog of meurigite-K. Meyerhofferite     Ca2B6O6(OH)10·2(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1914 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Wilhelm Myerhoffer (1864-1906), German chemist who synthesized the mineral. Meymacite   WO3·2(H2O) Approved IMA 1961 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Meymac, Correze, France. Mgriite   (Cu,Fe)3AsSe3 Approved IMA 1982 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Moscow Geological Exploration Institute (MGEI). Mg-zippeite - See Magnesiozippeite Miargyrite     AgSbS2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1829 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, meyon, "smaller" and argyros, "silver." in allusion to the lessor silver content of the mineral. Miassite  Rh17S15 Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Miass river, Ural Mountains, Russia Micaceous Iron Ore - See Biotite Micheelsenite   (Ca,Y)3Al[PO3OH,CO3](CO3)(OH)6·12(H2O) Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for H. I. Micheelsen (1931-), of the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Michenerite    (Pd,Pt)BiTe Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1958 NAME ORIGIN: Named for C. E. Michener, who discovered the mineral. Microcline     KAlSi3O8 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1830 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek mikron - "little" and klinein - "to stoop." Microlite     (Na,Ca)2Ta2O6(O,OH,F) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1835 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek mikros - "small" and lithos - "stone." Microsommite      (Na,Ca,K)7-8(Si,Al)12O24(Cl,SO4)2-3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1872 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Mte Somma, Vesuvius, Italy. Middendorfite   K3Na2Mn5Si12(O,OH)36·2H2O Approved IMA 2005 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for A.F. von Middendorff (1815-1894), an outstanding scientist, who carried out the first mineralogical investigations in the Khibiny pluton. Miersite    (Ag,Cu)I Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1898 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Henry Alexander Miers (1848-1942), English mineralogist, Oxford University. Miessiite  Pd11Te2Se2 Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Miessi (in Saami language, Miessijohka) River placers, Lemmenjoki area, Inari commune, Lapland, Finland. Miharaite    Cu4FePbBiS6 Approved IMA 1976 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Mihara mine and the Imooka mine, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Mikasaite    Fe+++2(SO4)3 Approved IMA 1994 NAME ORIGIN: For its locality. LOCALITY: Ikushunbetsu, Mikasa City, Hokkaido, Japan. Milarite     K2Ca4Al2Be4Si24O60·(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1870 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Val Milar, Switzerland. Millerite     NiS Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1845 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the English mineralogist, William Hallowes Miller (1801-1880) Millisite    (Na,K)CaAl6(PO4)4(OH)9·3(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1930 NAME ORIGIN: Named for F. T. Millis of Lehi, Utah, who found the first specimens. Millon's base - See Mosesite Millosevichite    (Al,Fe+++)2(SO4)3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1913 NAME ORIGIN: Named for F. Millosevich (1874-1942), Italian mineralogist, University of Rome. Milotaite   PdSbSe Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Milota Makovicky, University of Copenhagen, for her outstanding investigations of sulfide and sulfarsenide systems with platinum-group elements. Mimetesite - See Mimetite Mimetite     Pb5(AsO4)3Cl Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1835 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek mimethes - "imitator" , because of its resemblance to pyromorphite. Minamiite     (Na,Ca,K)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 Approved IMA 1982 NAME ORIGIN: Named for A.E. Minami (1899-1977), who studied the hot springs around the Kusatsu-Shirane volcano, Japan. Minasgeraisite-(Y)   CaY2Be2Si2O10 Approved IMA 1986 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: The Jaguaracu Pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Also known as the Jose Miranda mine or the Ze Pinto or Jose Pinto mine. Minasragrite     VO(SO4)·5(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1915 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Mina Ragra (Minasragra), Junin, Cerro de Pasco, Peru. Mineevite-(Y)    Na25Ba(Y,Gd,Dy)2(HCO3)4(CO3)11(SO4)2ClF2 Approved IMA 1992 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Dimitry A. Mineev (1935-1992), Russian mineralogist and Geochemist. Minehillite     (K,Na)2-3Ca28(Zn4Al4Si40)O112(OH)16 Approved IMA 1984 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Mine Hill at Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA. Minguzzite    K3Fe+++(C2O4)3·3(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1955 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Carlo Minguzzi (1910-1953), Italian mineralogist and professor, University of Pavia. Minium    Pb++2Pb++++O4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) Prehistoric NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: The river Minius located in NW Spain. Minnesotaite   (Fe++,Mg)3Si4O10(OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1944 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its occurrence in Minnesota, USA. M Mineral Pages:[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]