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Margaritasite: (Cs,K,H3O)2(UO2)2V2O8·(H2O)
Comments: Bright yellow earthy margaritasite crust on rhyolite. Location: Margaritas Open Pit Mine, Sierra Pena Blanca, Chihuahua,. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Maricite: NaFe++PO4 Vivianite: Fe++3(PO4)2·8(H2O)
Comments: Brown maricite nodule with internal radiating structure, with blue vivianite. Location: Big Fish River, Yukon Territory, Canada. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Maricopaite: Pb7Ca2(Si,Al)48O100·32(H2O)
Comments: Opaque white prismatic maricopaite microcrystals and yellow crystalline mimetite. Location: Moon Anchor Mine, near Tonopah, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Marokite: CaMn+++2O4
Comments: Dark brown crystalline massive marokite. Location: vein #2, Tachgagalt, Ouarzazet, Morocco. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Marsturite: NaCaMn3[Si5O14(OH)]
Comments: Orange scaly marsturite on matrix. Location: Molinello Mine, Val Graveglia, Genoa, Liguria, Italy. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Maslovite: PtBiTe Froodite: PdBi2 Altaite: PbTe
Comments: Reflected light photomicrograph of maslovite (M), froodite (F), and altaite (A), in chalcopyrite matrix. Location: Oktyabr'skoye Mine, Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Siberia, Russia. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Masutomilite: K(Li,Al,Mn++)3[(Si,Al)4O10](F,OH)2
Comments: Transparent to translucent micaceous pale violet masutomilite with yellow iron stains. Location: Hisu Kawa Mine, Gifu, Japan. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Matildite: AgBiS2
Comments: Gray platy metallic crystalline matildite in white quartz. Location: Sullivan Mountain, Montezuma District, Summit County, Colorado, USA. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Mattagamite: CoTe2 Altaite: PbTe Tellurantimony: Sb2Te3
Comments: Silvery metallic intergrowths of mattagamite with tellurantimony and altaite. Location: Mattagami Lake Mine, Quebec, Canada. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Matulaite: CaAl18(PO4)12(OH)20·28(H2O)
Comments: Opaque white pearly crystalline matulaite coating on quartz and brown limonite. Location: Bachman Iron Mine, Hellertown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species