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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
Akimotoite: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
Comments: Electron micrograph of akimotoite (Ak) as columnar grains. Aggregates of akimotoite are adjacent to a large clinoenstatite grain (Cen) with (100) twin lamallae. (AmMin 84:268). Location: Shock-metamorphosed Tenham chondrite. Scale: See Image. © American Mineralogist
Akrochordite: Mn4Mg(AsO4)2(OH)4·4(H2O) Eveite: Mn2(AsO4)(OH)
Comments: Micro crystals (to about 0.75mm) of very pale grayish green eveite in tiny vug with light pink akrochordite. Co-Type specimen & type locality. Location: Langban, Varmland, Sweden. Scale: 13x10x4 mm. © Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix
Aksaite: MgB6O7(OH)6·2(H2O)
Comments: Gray-white massive aksaite fragment photographed through a capsule. Location: Chelkar Salt dome, Ak-Say Valley, Kazakhstan. Scale: Not Given. © Diederik Visser
Aktashite: Cu6Hg3As4S12
Comments: Metallic gray grain of aktashite in quartz gangue. Location: Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Scale: Picture size 5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Alabandite: MnS Daubreelite: Fe++Cr2S4
Comments: Daubreelite (D), bright metallic white, with alabandite (A) (dull yellow) as inclusions in a polished section of an achondrite meteorite. Location: Norton County, Kansas. 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
Alacranite: As8S9
Comments: Red crystals of alacranite. Location: Mine Wilmsdorfer Schacht, Possendorf near Dresden, Sachsen, Germany. Scale: Picture size 4 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Alamosite: PbSiO3
Comments: White alamosite crystal group. John Schneider Collection. Location: Tsumeb, Namibia. Scale: 3.5x3x2 cm. © Dan Weinrich
Alarsite: AlAsO4
Comments: Small thread-like alarsite fragment held to sample peg by a drop of glue. Location: Tolbachik Volcano, Main Fracture, North Breakthrough, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. Scale: Peg Size 2 mm. © Diederik Visser