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N Mineral Index (207 Count)

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

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Nepskoeite  Mg4Cl(OH)7·6(H2O) Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after it's location. LOCALITY: The Asia Nepskoe salt deposit, Nepa river basin in the northern part of Lower Tunguska, Eastern Siberia, Russia. Neptunite      KNa2Li(Fe++,Mn)2Ti2Si8O24 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1893 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Neptune, the Roman god of the sea, because it was found with aegirine, named for the Scandinavian god of the sea. Neskevaaraite-Fe   NaK3Fe(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·6(H2O) Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality and composition. LOCALITY: Drillcore from the Neskevaara Hill, central part of the Vuoriyarvi alkaline-ultrabasic massif, northern Karelia, Russia. Nesquehonite     Mg(HCO3)(OH)·2(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1890 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Coal mine at Nesquehoning, Carbon Co., Pennsylvania, USA. Neustadtelite    Bi2Fe+++(Fe+++,Co)(O,OH)2(OH)2(AsO4)2 Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Mine dumps in the Schneeberg-Neustädtel area, Saxony, Germany. Nevadaite   (Cu++,[ ],Al,V+++)6[Al8(PO4)8F8] (H2O)23 Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: 5425-5375 (elevation) benches, Gold Quarry open-pit mine near Carlin, Eureka County, Nevada. Nevskite    Bi(Se,S) Approved IMA 1984 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Nevskii tin deposit, northeastern Russia. Nevyanakite - See Osmium Newberyite     Mg(PO3OH)·3(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1879 NAME ORIGIN: Named for James Cosmo Newbery (1843-1895), geologist, Melbourne, Australia, who initially found the mineral. Neyite    AgCu3Pb12.5Bi13S34 Approved IMA 1969 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Charles Stewart Ney (1918-1975 ), Geologist. Nezilovite     PbZn2(Mn++++,Ti++++)2Fe+++8O19 Approved IMA 1993 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Nezilovo, Republic of Macedonia. Niahite   (NH4)(Mn++,Mg,Ca)PO4·(H2O) Approved IMA 1983 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Niah Great Cave, Sarawak, Malaysia. Niccolite - See Nickeline Nichromite    (Ni,Co,Fe++)(Cr,Fe+++,Al)2O4 Approved IMA 1978 NAME ORIGIN: Named for chromite with dominant nickel, Ni. Nickel    Ni Approved IMA 1967 NAME ORIGIN: From the German Nickel - "demom", from a contraction of kupfernickel, or "Devil's Copper", as the mineral was believed to contain copper but yielded none when smelted. Nickelalumite    (Ni,Cu)Al4[(SO4),(NO3)2](OH)12·3(H2O) Not Approved IMA 1980 NAME ORIGIN: Named in allusion to its composition. Nickelaustinite    Ca(Ni,Zn)(AsO4)(OH) Approved IMA 1987 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the predominance of nickel in the composition and relation to austinite. Nickelbischofite   NiCl2·6(H2O) Approved IMA 1979 NAME ORIGIN: Nickel analog of bischofite. Nickelblodite  Na2(Ni,Mg)(SO4)2·4(H2O) Approved IMA 1977 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its relation to blodite, with Ni > Mg. Nickelbloedite - See Nickelblodite Nickel Bloom - See Annabergite Nickelboussingaultite   (NH4)2(Ni,Mg)(SO4)2·6(H2O) Approved IMA 1976 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the nickel-bearing analog of boussingaultite. Nickel-boussingaultite - See Nickelboussingaultite REMARKS: Renamed Nickelboussingaultite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131 Nickel glance - See Gersdorffite Nickelhexahydrite    (Ni,Mg,Fe++)(SO4)·6(H2O) Approved IMA 1965 NAME ORIGIN: Named for nickel in the compostion and relationship to hexahydrite. Nickelian Pyrite - See Bravoite Nickeline     NiAs Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1832 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition. Nickellinnaeite - See Polydymite Nickellotharmeyerite    Ca(Ni,Fe,Co)2(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2 Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named to indicate the chemical and structural similarities with lotharmeyerite. Nickelphosphide   (Ni,Fe)3P Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: The name reflects its composition. Nickel Porphyrin - See Abelsonite Nickelschneebergite    Bi(Ni,Co)2(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2 Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Ni-dominant analog of schneebergite (Locality). Nickel Selenide - See Sederholmite Nickelskutterudite  (Ni,Co)As3-x Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1892 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the nickel-rich version of skutterudite. Nickel-skutterudite - See Nickelskutterudite REMARKS: Renamed Nickelskutterudite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131 Nickeltalmessite Ca2Ni(AsO4)2·2H2O Proposed IMA 2008 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Nickel Vitriol - See Morenosite Nickelzippeite   Ni++2(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10·16(H2O) Approved IMA 1976 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Franz Xaver Maxmillian Zippe (1791-1863), Austrian mineralogist. Nickel-zippeite - See Nickelzippeite REMARKS: Renamed Nickelzippeite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131 Nickenichite    Na0,8Ca0,4(Mg,Fe+++,Al)3Cu0,4(AsO4)3 Approved IMA 1993 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Nickenich village, near the Nickenicher Sattel Volcano, Eifel district, Germany. Nicols - See Calcite Nicolsonite (Zn) - See Aragonite Niedermayrite   Cu4Cd(SO4)2(OH)6·4(H2O) Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Gerhard Niedermayr (b. 1941), mineralogist and geologist, Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria, compiler of the regional mineralogy of the eastern Alps. Nielsbohrite  K(UO2)3(AsO4)(OH)4·H2O Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Niels Henrik David Bohr (1885-1962), Danish physicist and Nobel Prize winner in Physics (1922) who made fundamental contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics. Nielsenite   PdCu3 Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Troels F.D. Nielsen (b. 1950), a geologist with the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland. Nierite   Si3N4 Approved IMA 1995 NAME ORIGIN: For A. O. Nier (1912-1994), who was responsible for the now accepted measurement of the atmospheric N-isotope composition. Nifontovite    Ca3B6O6(OH)12·2(H2O) Approved IMA 1961 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Roman V. Nifontov (1901-1960), Russian geologist. Nigerite - See Ferronigerite-2N1S Nigerite-24R - See Ferronigerite-6N6S Nigerite-6H - See Ferronigerite-2N1S Nigerite-6T - See Ferronigerite-2N1S Niggliite    PtSn Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1937 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Paul Niggli (1888-1953), Professor at Zurich, Switzerland. Niigataite - See Clinozoisite-(Sr) REMARKS: Renamed to Clinozoisite-(Sr) - Recommended nomenclature of epidote-group minerals, Eur. J. Mineral. 2006, 18, 551-567. Nikischerite     NaFe++6Al3(SO4)2(OH)18(H2O)12 Approved IMA 2001 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Anthony (Tony) J. Nikischer (1949-), geologist (Excalibur Minerals) who discovered the mineral. Niksergievite   [Ba,Ca)2(Al,Si)7O10(CO3)(OH)6·nH2O Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named in honor of Prof. Nikolai Grigorievich Sergiev (1901-1960), a Soviet geologist, for his contributions to the geology of Kazakhstan. Nimesite - See Brindleyite Nimite   (Ni,Mg,Fe++)5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)8 Approved IMA 1968 NAME ORIGIN: An acronym for the National Institute of Metallurgy of South Africa. Ningyoite    (U,Ca,Ce)2(PO4)2·1-2(H2O) Approved IMA 1959 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ningyo Pass, Japan, where the mine in which the mineral was first found is located. LOCALITY: Ningyo-Toge uranium mine, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. Niningerite    (Mg,Fe++,Mn)S Approved IMA 1967 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Harvey Harlow Nininger (1887-1986), of Sedona Arizona, USA for his contributions to meteorite studies. Niobite - See Columbite-(Fe) Niobo-aeschynite-(Ce) - See Nioboaeschynite-(Ce) REMARKS: Renamed Nioboaeschynite-(Ce) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131 Nioboaeschynite-(Ce)   (Ce,Ca)(Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)6 Approved IMA 1960 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the composition and the Greek for "shame," in allusion to the inability of chemists, at the time of its discovery, to separate some of its constituents. Niobo-aeschynite-(Nd) - See Nioboaeschynite-(Nd) REMARKS: Renamed Nioboaeschynite-(Nd) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131 Nioboaeschynite-(Nd)  (Nd,Ce)(Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)6 Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and from the Greek for "shame," in allusion to the inability of chemists, at the time of its discovery, to separate some of its constituents. Niobo-aeschynite-(Y) - See Nioboaeschynite-(Y) REMARKS: Renamed Nioboaeschynite-(Y) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131 Nioboaeschynite-(Y)   [(Y,REE),Ca,Th,Fe](Nb,Ti,Ta)2(O,OH)6 Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the dominant B-site cation, niobium and for the aeschynite group. Niobocarbide    (Nb,Ta)C Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition of Nb and C. Niobokupletskite    K2Na(Mn,Zn,Fe)7(Nb,Zr,Ti)2Si8O26(OH)4(O,F) Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Nb analog of kupletskite. Niobophyllite    K2Na(Fe++,Mn)7(Nb,Ti)2Si8O26(OH)4(F,O) Approved IMA 1964 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the niobium content and foliated character common to the astrophyllite group. Niocalite    Ca14Nb2(Si2O7)4O6F2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1956 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition (Niobium, Calcium). Nisbite   NiSb2 Approved IMA 1970 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition, NIckel and SB, the chemical symbol for antimony. Nissonite   Cu2Mg2(PO4)2(OH)2·5(H2O) Approved IMA 1966 NAME ORIGIN: Named for William H. Nisson (1912-1965), amateur mineralogist, mineral collector and dealer, of Petaluma, California, USA. Niter     KNO3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) Prehistoric NAME ORIGIN: Named derived from Herbraic neter, used in ancient times for alkaline salts extracted by water from vegetable ashes. Nitrammite - See Gwihabaite Nitratine    NaNO3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1845 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition of containing nitrates. Nitratite - See Nitratine Nitre - See Niter Nitrobarite   Ba(NO3)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1882 NAME ORIGIN: Named for NITRate and BARium in the composition. Nitrocalcite   Ca(NO3)2·4(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1835 NAME ORIGIN: Named for NITROgen and CALCium in the composition. Nitromagnesite    Mg(NO3)2·6(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1835 NAME ORIGIN: Named for NITROgen and MAGNESium in the composition. Nitronatrite - See Nitratine Niveolanite   NaBe(CO3)(OH)·2H2O Approved IMA 2007 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named from Latin niveus, snow-white, and lana, wool, alluding to the visual similarity of its aggregates to snow-white, fluffy flocks of wool. Nobleite    CaB6O9(OH)2·3(H2O) Approved IMA 1961 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Levi F. Noble ( ), Geologist, USGS for his contributions to the geology of the Death Valley region. Noelbensonite   BaMn+++2(Si2O7)(OH)2·(H2O) Approved IMA 1996 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: For William Noel Benson (1855-1957), of the University of Otago, in recognition of his pioneering research in the Great Serpentine Belt and New England Fold Belt of New South Wales, Australia. Nolanite    (V+++,Fe++,Fe+++,Ti)10O14(OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Thomas Brennan Nolan (1901-1992), formerly Director of the U. S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C., USA. Nontronite    Na0.3Fe+++2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·n(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1827 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Nontrone, Dordogne, France. Norbergite    Mg3(SiO4)(F,OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1926 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Ostanmosoa iron mine, Norberg, Vastmanland, Sweden. Nordenskioeldine - See Nordenskioldine Nordenskioldine     CaSnB2O6 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1887 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Nils A. E. Nordenskiöld (1832-1901), Swedish mineralogist and Arctic explorer. Nordite-(Ce)    (Ce,La,Ca)(Sr,Ca)Na2(Na,Mn)(Zn,Mg)Si6O17 Approved IMA 1958 NAME ORIGIN: Analog to the La-dominant nordite-(La) which was named after the word for north because of its northern origin in the Lovozero Massif. Nordite-(La)     (Na,Mn)3(Sr,Ca)(La,Ce)(Zn,Mg)Si6O17 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1941 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the word for north because of its northern origin in the Lovozero Massif. Nordstrandite    Al(OH)3 Approved IMA 1958 NAME ORIGIN: Named for R. A. van Nordstrand (1817-), Sinclair Research Laboratories, who first synthesized the compound. Nordstroemite - See Nordstromite Nordstromite    Pb3CuBi7(S10Se4) Approved IMA 1980 NAME ORIGIN: Named for T. Nordstrom. Normandite    NaCa(Mn++,Fe++)(Ti,Nb,Zr)Si2O7(O,F)2 Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: For Mr. Charles Normand (1963-), of Montreal, who discovered the mineral. N Mineral Pages:[1] [2] [3]