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Ikaite: CaCO3·6(H2O)
Comments: Rounded, colorless crystals of ikaite extracted from Antarctic sea ice cores. Ikaite may be more common than previously thought. Location: Southern sea near the Antarctic shore. Scale: See Image. © Geophyscial Research Letters
Ikranite: (Na,H3O)15(Ca,Mn,REE)6Fe+++2Zr3([ ],Zr)([ ],Si)Si24O66(O,OH)6Cl·2-3H2O
Comments: Top and bottom images of brownish yellow ikranite aggregate in a green matrix. Location: Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Scale: 1 3/4" x 1". © Chris Wright / Wrights Rock Shop
Ikunolite: Bi4(S,Se)3
Comments: Gray metallic grains of ikunolite on matrix. Location: Also-Rozsa adit, Nagyborzsony, Borzsony Mts., Pest Co., Hungary. Scale: Specimen Size 10x5 mm. © Sergey Vasiliev / Systematic Mineralogy
Comments: B&W polished section showing kunolite( ik) in association with bismuth bi) and bismuthinite (bt). (AmMin, v47:1431). Location: Bismuth-molybdenite pipes at Kingsgate in the New England district of New South Wales, Australia. Scale: 150 X. © American Mineralogist
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
Illite: (K,H3O)(Al,Mg,Fe)2(Si,Al)4O10[(OH)2,(H2O)]
Comments: Wispy, authigenic illite crystals lining a pore space in sandstone. SEM image from a core sample. Location: Unknown. Scale: Picture size 33 µ-m. © OMNI Laboratories, Inc
Ilmajokite: (Na,Ce,La,Ba)2TiSi3O5(OH)10·n(H2O) (?)
Comments: Opaque dull yellow ilmajokite in syenite matrix. Location: valley of Ilmajok River, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmansk District, Russia. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Ilmenite: Fe++TiO3
Comments: Sharp, opaque crystal of Ilmenite. Location: Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Scale: Not Given. © Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals
Ilmenorutile: (Ti,Nb,Fe+++)O2
Comments: Dark brown ilmenorutile crystal in matrix. Location: Iveland, Aust-Agder, Norway. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species