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T Mineral Index (291 Count)
This alphabetical listing of T minerals include synonyms of accepted mineral names,
pronunciation of that name, name origins, and locality information.
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Tetranatrolite - See Gonnardite
Tetranatrolite Na2[Al2Si3O10]·2(H2O) Discredited IMA 1999 - Approved IMA 1980NAME ORIGIN: The name given in 1980 recognizes its association with and similarity in chemical composition to natrolite.
Tetrarooseveltite BiAsO4 Approved IMA 1994NAME ORIGIN: Named as the tetragonal analog of rooseveltite.
Tetrataenite FeNi Approved IMA 1979NAME ORIGIN: Named for taenite and the tetragonal crystal form of this polymorph.
Tetrawickmanite Mn++Sn++++(OH)6 Approved IMA 1973NAME ORIGIN: Named as the tetragonal analog of wickmanite.
Texasite - See Zaratite
Thadeuite (Ca,Mn++)(Mg,Fe++,Mn+++)3(PO4)2(OH,F)2 Approved IMA 1979NAME ORIGIN: Namd for Decio Thadeu, Technical University, Lisbon, Portugal, for his studies on Portuguese ore deposits.
Thalcusite TlCu3FeS4 Approved IMA 1976NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition, THALlium, CUprum (Copper), and Sulfur.
Thalenite-(Y) Y3Si3O10(OH) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1898NAME ORIGIN: Named for Tobins Robert Thalen (1827-1905), Swedish physicist.
Thalfenisite Tl6(Fe,Ni,Cu)25S26Cl Approved IMA 1979NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition (Tl, Fe, Ni, S).
Thaumasite Ca3Si(CO3)(SO4)(OH)6·12(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1878NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek thaumasion - "surprising" in allusion to the chemical composition.
Theisite Cu5Zn5[(As+++++,Sb+++++)O4]2(OH)14 Approved IMA 1982NAME ORIGIN: Named for Nicholas J. Theis, Geologist, Bendix Corp., who discovered the orignal sample.
Thenardite Na2SO4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1826NAME ORIGIN: Named after the French chemist, Louis Jacques Thenard (1777-1826).
Theoparacelsite Cu3(OH)2(As2O7) Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added)NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Swiss scientist Paracelse (1493-1541), who was Philippus Theophrastus van Hohenheim. Paracelse is a Greek-Roman translation of Hohenheim.
Theophrastite Ni(OH)2 Approved IMA 1981NAME ORIGIN: Named for Theophrastus, (ca. 371 BC-ca. 287 BC), the first Greek mineralogist.
Theresemagnanite (Co,Zn,Ni)6(SO4)(OH,Cl)10·8(H2O) Approved IMA 1993NAME ORIGIN: Named for Therese Magnan for her contributions to knowledge about the Cap Garrone mine.
Thermessaite K2[AlF3SO4] Approved IMA 2007 (Dana # Added)NAME ORIGIN: Named for "Thermessa" an ancient Greek name for the island of Vulcano.
Thermonatrite Na2CO3·(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1845NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for heat and natron, as the dehydration product from heating natron.
Thinolite (calcite pseudomorphs) - See Ikaite
Thomasclarkite-(Y) (Na,Ce)(Y,REE)(HCO3)(OH)3·4(H2O) Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added)NAME ORIGIN: Named after Thomas Henry Clark (1893-1996), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, noted for his studies of the geology of the St. Lawrence Lowlands.
Thometzekite Pb(Cu,Zn)2(AsO4)2·2(H2O) Approved IMA 1985NAME ORIGIN: Named for Wilhelm Thometzek, former General Manager of the Tsumeb mining company.
Thomsenolite NaCaAlF6·(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1868NAME ORIGIN: Named for Hans Peter Jorgen Julius Thomsen (1826-1909), Daniosh physical chemist and founder of the Greenland cryolite industry.
Thomsonite - See Thomsonite-Ca
Thomsonite-Ca NaCa2Al5Si5O20·6(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1820NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Scottish chemist, T. Thomson (1773-1852).
Thomsonite-Sr (Sr,Ca)2Na[Al5Si5O20]·7(H2O) Approved IMA 2000 (Dana # Added)NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Sr dominant analog of thomsonite-Ca.
Thorbastnaesite - See Thorbastnasite
Thorbastnasite Th(Ca,Ce)(CO3)2F2·3(H2O) Approved IMA 1965NAME ORIGIN: Named for a thorium-bearing mineral chemically similar to bastnasite.
Thoreaulite Sn++Ta2O6 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1933NAME ORIGIN: Named for Jacques Thoreau (188-1971), University of Louvain, Belogium.
Thorianite ThO2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1904NAME ORIGIN: Named for its chemical composition containing thorium.
Thorikosite Pb3(Sb+++,As+++)O3(OH)Cl2 Approved IMA 1985NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Thorikos, near the Laurium mines.
Thorite ThSiO4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1829NAME ORIGIN: From the presence of the element Thorium, a highly radioactive material.
Thornasite Na12Th3[Si8O19]4·18(H2O) Approved IMA 1987NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition (Thorium, Na, Si).
Thorogummite Th(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1889NAME ORIGIN: Named after gummite and the element thorium.
Thorosteenstrupine (Ca,Th,Mn)3Si4O11F·6(H2O) Approved IMA 1962NAME ORIGIN: Named for steenstrupine and the thorium content.
Thortveitite (Sc,Y)2Si2O7 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1911NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Norwegian engineer, O. Thortveit.
Thorutite (Th,U,Ca)Ti2(O,OH)6 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1958NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition (Thorium, rutile).
Threadgoldite Al(UO2)2(PO4)2(OH)·8(H2O) Approved IMA 1979NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ian M. Threadgold (1929-), University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Thulite - See ZoisiteREMARKS: Red colored zoisite
Thuringite (Fe) - See Chamosite
Tiemannite HgSe Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1855NAME ORIGIN: Named after its discoverer, C. W. F. Tiemann (1848-1899).
Tienshanite BaNa2MnTiB2Si6O20 Approved IMA 1967NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Dara-i-pioz massif, Tien Shan, southern Tajikistan.
Tiettaite (Na,K)17Fe+++TiSi16O29(OH)30·2(H2O) Approved IMA 1993NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Finnish "tietta", science or knowledge, for the first science station in Khibiny.
Tikhonenkovite SrAl(OH)F4·(H2O) Approved IMA 1964NAME ORIGIN: Named for Igor Tikhonenkov (1927-1961), Russian student of alkaline rocks and minerals.
Tilasite CaMg(AsO4)F Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1895NAME ORIGIN: Named for Daniel Tilas (1712-1772), Swedish mining engineer.
Tilkerodite - See Clausthalite
Tilleyite Ca5Si2O7(CO3)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1933NAME ORIGIN: Named for Cecil Edgar Tilley (1894-1973), British petrologist, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England.
Tillmannsite (Ag3Hg)(V,As)O4 Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added)NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ekkhart Tillmanns (1941-) of the Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography, Wien, Austria.
Tin Sn Valid Species (Pre-IMA) PrehistoricNAME ORIGIN: A word of Old English origin, related to the Dutch tin and the German zinn.
Tinaksite K2Na(Ca,Mn++)2(Ti,Fe)O[Si7O18(OH)] Approved IMA 1965NAME ORIGIN: Named fro the symbols of some of its component elements (Ti, Na, K).
Tincal - See Borax
Tincalconite Na6[B4O5(OH)4]3·8(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1878NAME ORIGIN: Named for tincal (borax) and konos "powder" in allusion to the minerals composition and appearance.
Tinnunculite C10H12N6O8 (?) Not Approved IMA - Published 1988NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Latin "Falco Tinnunculus" a falcon species.
Tin Ore - See Cassiterite
Tin pyrites - See Stannite
Tinsleyite KAl2(PO4)2(OH)·2(H2O) Approved IMA 1984NAME ORIGIN: Named for Frank C. Tinsley (1916-), mineral collector, Black Hills specialist of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA.
Tinticite Fe+++5(PO4,VO4)4·7(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1946NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Tintic Standard mine, Tintic district, Utah
Tintinaite Pb22Cu+4(Sb,Bi)30S69 Approved IMA 1968NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Tintina silver mines, Yukon Territory, Canada.
Tinzenite (Ca,Mn,Fe)3Al2BO3Si4O12(OH) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1923NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Tinzen, Val d'Err, Grisons, Switzerland
Tiptopite K2(Na,Ca)2Li3Be6(PO4)6(OH)2·(H2O) Approved IMA 1985NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Tip Top mine, Custer, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
Tiragalloite Mn++4As+++++Si3O12(OH) Approved IMA 1980NAME ORIGIN: Named for Paolo Tiragallo (1905-).
Tirodite - See ManganocummingtoniteREMARKS: Renamed by IMA
Tirolit - See Tyrolite
Tischendorfite Pd8Hg3Se9 Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added)NAME ORIGIN: Name for Gerhard Tischendorf (1927-) who first recognized the mineral in the deposit in 1958.
Tisinalite Na3H3(Mn++,Ca,Fe)TiSi6(O,OH)18·2(H2O) Approved IMA 1980NAME ORIGIN: For the chemical elements Ti, Si, and Na in the formula.
Tistarite Ti2O3 Approved IMA 2008 (Dana # Added)NAME ORIGIN: Named after the composition "Ti" and the word "star," implying that this new refractory mineral is among the first solids formed in the solar system.
Titanclinohumite - See Clinohumite
Titanic Iron Ore - See Ilmenite
Titanite CaTiSiO5 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1795NAME ORIGIN: Named after its chemical composition of titanium.
Titanium Ti Not Approved IMANAME ORIGIN: Named after the element which is named after the Titans, sons of the Earth goddess.
Titanoelpidite - See Labuntsovite-Mn
Titanoferrite - See Ilmenite
Titanowodginite (Mn++,Fe++)(Ti,Sn)(Ta,Nb)2O8 Approved IMA 1992NAME ORIGIN: Named for TITANium and its relationship to wodginite.
Titantaramellite Ba4(Ti,Fe+++,Fe++,Mg)4(B2Si8O27)O2Clx X=0 TO 1, with Ti > Fe Approved IMA 1984NAME ORIGIN: Named for taramellite and dominance of Ti as the octahedral cation.
Tivanite V+++TiO3(OH) Approved IMA 1981NAME ORIGIN: Named for the TItanium and VANadium in the composition.
Tlalocite Cu10Zn6(Te++++O3)(Te++++++O4)2Cl(OH)25·27(H2O) Approved IMA 1975NAME ORIGIN: Named for Tlaloc, the god of rain in the Toltec and Aztec civilizations, in allusion to its high water content.
Tlapallite H6(Ca,Pb)2Cu3(SO4)(Te++++O3)4(Te++++++O6) Approved IMA 1978NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Nahua "tlapalli," paint, in allusion to its paintlike coating of rock surfaces.
Tobelite (NH4,K)Al2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 Approved IMA 1982NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Ohgidani pottery stone deposit, Tobe, Ehime Prefecture, adn in the Horo pryophyllite deposit, Toyosaka, hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
Tobermorite Ca5Si6O16(OH)2·4(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1880NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: In Scotland, on the Isle of Mull, around Tobermory.
Tobermorite-14Ang - See Plombierite
Tochilinite 6Fe0.9S·5(Mg,Fe++)(OH)2 Approved IMA 1971NAME ORIGIN: Named for Mitrofan S.Tochilin (1910-1968), Russian scientist.
Tocornalite (Ag,Hg)I (?) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1867NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1867 for S. F. Tocornal, rector of the University of Santiago, Chile.
Toddite - See Columbite-(Mg)
Todorokite (Na,Ca,K)2(Mn++++,Mn+++)6O12·3-4.5(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1934NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Todroki mine, Hikkaido, Japan.
Tokkoite K2Ca4[Si7O18(OH)](F,OH) Approved IMA 1986NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Murun massif, between the Charo and Tokko rivers, Yakutia, Russia.
Tokyoite Ba2Mn(VO4)2(OH) Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added)NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Shiromaru Mine, Okutama, Tama district, Tokyo Prefecture, Kanto Region, Honshu Island, Japan.
Tolbachite CuCl2 Approved IMA 1983NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka, Russia.
Tolovkite IrSbS Approved IMA 1981NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Ust'-Bel'skii massif, Tolvka River, Northeastern Russia.
Tombarthite-(Y) Y4(Si,H4)4O12-x(OH)4+2x Approved IMA 1968NAME ORIGIN: Named after Thomas Fredrik Barth (1899-1971), mineralogist and petroligist, Oslo University, Oslo, Norway.
Tomichite (V,Fe)4Ti3AsO13(OH) Approved IMA 1979NAME ORIGIN: Named for Stephan A. Tomich (1914-), consulting geologist who discovered the mineral.
Tongbaite Cr3C2 Approved IMA 1983NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Liu Zhuang, Tongbai County, Henan, China
Tongxinite Cu2Zn Not Submitted IMANAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition (tong=copper, xin=zinc).
Tooeleite Fe+++6(AsO3)4(SO4)(OH)4·4H2O Approved IMA 1992NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Found on waste dumps of the former gold and arsenic mines in the Gold Hill district, western Tooele County, Utah, USA.
Topaz Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) PrehistoricNAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Topasos Island in the Red Sea.
Topazolite - See AndraditeREMARKS: Yellow colored andradite
Torbernite Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8-12(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1793NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Swedish chemist, Tornbern Bergmann (1735-1784).
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