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Hydroxycancrinite: Na4(AlSiO4)3(OH)·(H2O)
Comments: Pale grayish-blue, massive hydroxycancrinite. Location: Alluaiv Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia. Scale: Picture size 6 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Iimoriite-(Y): Y2(SiO4)(CO3)
Comments: Nearly colorless prismatic crystal of immolate-(Y) on dolomite. Location: Trimouns Talc Mine, Luzenac, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France. Scale: Picture size 1.2 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Ilesite: (Mn,Zn,Fe++)SO4·4(H2O)
Comments: Botryoidal to earthy, cream-colored ilesite. Location: Chvaletice, Kutná Hora, Stredoceský Kraj, Bohemia, Czech Republic. Scale: Picture size 4 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Ilinskite: NaCu5O2(SeO3)2Cl
Comments: Dark green crystals of ilinskite on matrix. Location: Great Fissure (Main Fracture) eruption, Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka Oblast', Far-Eastern Region, Russia. Scale: Picture size 1 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Ilsemannite: Mo3O8·n(H2O) (?)
Comments: Dark blue ilsemannite. Location: Glückauf Shaft, Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Imhofite: Tl6CuAs16S40
Comments: Dark red crystals and aggregates of imhofite in matrix. Location: Lengenbach quarry, Binntal, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland. Scale: Picture size 1.2 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Indium: In
Comments: A grain of native indium. Location: Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia. Scale: Picture size 1.2 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Iquiqueite: K3Na4Mg(Cr++++++O4)B24O39(OH)·12(H2O) Nitratine: NaNO3
Comments: Yellow iquiqueiite in clear, massive nitration. Location: Salar de Miraje, Antofagasta, Chile. Scale: Picture size 5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Iriginite: (UO2)(Mo++++++2O7)·3(H2O)
Comments: Yellow aggregates of iriginite on matrix. Location: Cameron area, Coconino County, Arizona, USA. Scale: Picture size 2.5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Isokite: CaMg(PO4)F
Comments: Pale brownish to brown isokite in quartz. Location: Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 7 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag