W Listing of Minerals

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W Mineral Index (138 Count)

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

LEGEND: Valid Species (Bold);  Pronunciation;  Mineral Image;  Mineral Image Gallery;  jCrystal Form;  jPOWD Form;          Calculated Radioactive Intensity

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Willemseite   (Ni,Mg)3Si4O10(OH)2 Approved IMA 1970 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Johannes Willemse (1909-?), geologist University of Pretoria, South Africa. Willhendersonite     KCaAl3Si3O12·5(H2O) Approved IMA 1984 NAME ORIGIN: Named after William A. Henderson, of Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A., who noted this as an unusual mineral and provided it for study. Williamsite - See Antigorite Willyamite   (Co,Ni)SbS Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1896 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: A.B.H. Consols mine, Broken Hill, Willyama Township, New South Wales, Australia. Wiltshireite - See Rathite Wiluite     Ca19(Al,Mg,Fe,Ti)13(B,Al,[ ])5Si18O68(O,OH)10 Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the discovery locality. LOCALITY: Wilui River, Yakutia, Russia. Winchite     [ ](CaNa)Mg4(Al,Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1906 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Howard J. Winch, Geological survey of India. Winebergite (discredited) - See Hydrobasaluminite Winstanleyite    TiTe++++3O8 Approved IMA 1979 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Betty Jo Winstanley (1934-), amateur mineralogist, who found the first specimen. Wiserite    Mn4B2O5(OH,Cl)4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1845 NAME ORIGIN: Named for David Friedrich Wiser (1802-1878), Swiss mineralogist who first analyzed the mineral. Witherite     BaCO3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1790 NAME ORIGIN: Named after William Withering (1741-1799). English physician and mineralogist. Wittichenite    Cu3BiS3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1853 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Wittichen, Baden, Germany. Wittite   Pb3Bi4(S,Se)9 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1924 NAME ORIGIN: Named for T. Witt, Swedish mining engineer. Wodginite    Mn++(Sn,Ta)(Ta,Nb)2O8 Approved IMA 1963 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Wodgina, Marble Bar, and Greenbushes, Western Australia. Woehlerite - See Wohlerite Woelsendorfite - See Wolsendorfite Wohlerite    NaCa2(Zr,Nb)Si2O7(O,OH,F)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1843 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Friedrich Wohler (1800-1882), German chemist, Gottingen, Germay. Wolchonskoite - See Volkonskoite Wolfeite     (Fe++,Mn++)2(PO4)(OH) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1949 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Caleb Wroe Wolfe (1908-1980), crystallographer, Boston University. Wolframite     (Fe,Mn)WO4 Not Approved IMA 1863 NAME ORIGIN: From the German, Wolfram, name for tungsten. Wolframoixiolite   (Fe,Mn,Nb)(Nb,W,Ta)O4 Not Approved IMA 1996 - Published 1969 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and structure, which show similarities to both wolframite and ixiolite. Wolfsbergite - See Chalcostibite Wollastonite - See Wollastonite-1A Wollastonite - See Wollastonite-2M Wollastonite-1A    CaSiO3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1818 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the English mineralogist and chemist, W. H. Wollaston (1766-1828). Wollastonite-1T - See Wollastonite-1A Wollastonite-2M    CaSiO3 Not Approved IMA 1935 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the English mineralogist and chemist, W. H. Wollaston (1766-1828). Wollastonite-3A-4A-5A-7A  CaSiO3 Not Approved IMA 1983 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the English mineralogist and chemist, W. H. Wollaston (1766-1828). Wolnyn - See Barite Wolsendorfite     (Pb,Ba,Ca)U2O7·2(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Wolsendorf, Bavaria, Germany. Wonesite     (Na,K).5(Mg,Fe,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH,F)2 Approved IMA 1981 NAME ORIGIN: Named for petrologist David R. Wones (1932-1984), Professor of Geology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. Woodallite Mg6Cr2(OH)16Cl2·4(H2O) Approved IMA 2000 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Roy Woodall (1930-), Australian geologist. Wood arsenate - See Olivenite Wood copper - See Olivenite Woodhouseite     CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1937 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Charles D. Woodhouse (1888-1975), U.S. mineral collector Woodruffite    (Zn,Mn++)2Mn++++5O12·4(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1953 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Samuel Woodruff, late-nineteenth-century miner and mineral collector at Franklin, who collected and preserved many of the finest specimens found at that locality. LOCALITY: Sterling Hill mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA. Wood Tin - See Cassiterite Woodwardite   Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12·2-4(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1866 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Samuel P. Woodward (1821-1865), English naturalist and geologist. Wooldridgeite    Na2CaCu++2(P2O7)2·10(H2O) Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after James Wooldridge (1923-1995), keen amateur mineralogist, micromounter and gemologist from Fernhill Heath, Worcestershire, U.K., who discovered the mineral. Woolridgeite - See Wooldridgeite REMARKS: Mineral name error corrected to wooldridgeite Wroewolfeite    Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·2(H2O) Approved IMA 1975 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Caleb Wroe Wolfe (1908-1980), crystallographer, Boston University. Wuelfingite - See Wulfingite Wuestite - See Wustite Wulfenite     PbMoO4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1845 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Austrian mineralogist, Frantz Xaver von Wulfen (1728-1805). Wulfingite    Zn(OH)2 Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ernst Anton Wulfing (1860-1930), professor of mineralogy and petrography, Heidelberg University. Wupatkiite   (Co,Mg,Ni)Al2(SO4)4·22(H2O) Approved IMA 1995 NAME ORIGIN: For the prehistoric pueblo dwelling near the locality. LOCALITY: On the walls of a shallow open cut 8 miles ESE of Gray Mountain, Coconino County, Arizona USA. Wurtzite    (Zn,Fe)S Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1861 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the French chemist, Charles A. Wurtze (1817-1884). Wustite    FeO Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1927 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ewald Wüst (1875-1934), German metallurgist and Director for Iron Research of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute, Dusseldorf, Germany who first synthesized the compound. Wyartite     Ca3U++++(UO2)6(CO3)2(OH)18·3-5(H2O) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1958 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Jean Wyart (1902-1992), mineralogist at the Sorbonne, Paris. Wycheproofite    NaAlZr(PO4)2(OH)2·(H2O) Approved IMA 1994 NAME ORIGIN: For the locality. LOCALITY: A granite quarry near Wycheproof, northwestern Victoria, Australia. Wyllieite    (Na,Ca,Mn++)(Mn++,Fe++)(Fe++,Fe+++,Mg)Al(PO4)3 Approved IMA 1973 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Peter John Wyllie (1930-), Professor of Petrology and Geochemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. W Mineral Pages:[1] [2]