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Akermanite: Ca2MgSi2O7
Comments: White translucent crystals akermanite. Location: Lago de Vico, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Akhtenskite: Mn++++O2
Comments: Dark gray grains of akhtenskite with brown superficial coating. Location: Akhtenskoye Deposit, Chelyabinsk District, Urals, Russia. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Alabandite: MnS
Comments: Dark gray stalactitic alabandite. Location: Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Aliettite: [Mg3Si4O10(OH)2](Ca0.5,Na)0.33(Al,Mg,Fe++)2-3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·n(H2O)
Comments: Tan to brownish pseudomorph of aliettite after wollastonite. Location: Ingichka, Uzbekistan. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Alleghanyite: Mn5(SiO4)2(OH)2
Comments: Massive, brown alleghanyite with white calcite. Location: Parker Shaft, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Alumopharmacosiderite: KAl4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6·5(H2O) Olivenite: Cu2AsO4(OH)
Comments: Minute white specks of alumopharmacosiderite, with tan olivenite and unknown orange material. Location: Gold Hill, Gold Hill District (Clifton District), Deep Creek Mts, Tooele Co., Utah, USA. Scale: Picture Size 2 mm. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Alunite: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Comments: Octahedral clear to tan tinted crystals of alunite. Location: Marysvale, Piute County, Utah, USA. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Amesite: Mg2Al(SiAl)O5(OH)4
Comments: White, massive amesite between quartz. Location: Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, USA. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Amicite: K2Na2Al4Si4O16·5(H2O)
Comments: White amicite crystals in massive amicite. Location: Howenegg, Hegau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Ammonioalunite: (NH4)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 Kaolinite: Al2Si2O5(OH)4
Comments: White chalky ammonioalunite on darker kaolinite. Location: Schoeller Mine, Kladno, Stredocesky, Czech Republic. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species