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Keilite: (Fe,Mn,Mg,Ca,Cr)S
Comments: B&W polished section image (a) of keilite (Ke) with troilite/pyrrhotite (Tro/Pyr) and metal (FeNi); gray, mostly oval grains are enstatite (En) and somewhat darker interstices are feldspars (Pl). (AmMin, v92:206). Location: Zak?odzie enstatite achondrite. Scale: See Image. © American Mineralogist
Keiviite-(Yb): (Yb,Y)2Si2O7
Comments: White massive blebs of keiviite-(Yb) in blue-green fluorite. Location: Mount Ploskaja, west Keivy, Kola, Russia. Scale: See Image. © Rruff Database
Keldyshite: Na2-xHxZrSi2O7·n(H2O)
Comments: Gray-white chalk-like keldyshite in and on matrix. Location: Langdalen, Vestfold, Norway. Scale: Specimen Size 5x7 cm. © Diederik Visser
Kellyite: (Mn++,Mg,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Comments: Light-yellow irregular to platy tablets of kellyite in matrix. Location: Near Bald Knob, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA. Scale: See Image. © Rruff Database
Kelyanite: (Hg+2)6(SbO6)BrCl2
Comments: B&W BSE image of an epoxy grain mount of kelyanite (1) and calomel (2) fragment. Location: Kelyan Sb-Hg mine, Buryatia, Siberia, Russia. Scale: See Image. © Diederik Visser
Kemmlitzite: (Sr,Ce)Al3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Comments: Tan granular kemmlitzite in sand. Location: Kemmlitz Deposit, Oschatz, Sachsen, Germany. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Kenhsuite: Hg3S2Cl2
Comments: Yellow crystalline kenhsuite on montmorillonite matrix (light sensitive). Location: McDermitt Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Kentbrooksite: (Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6Mn++Zr3NbSi25O74F2·2(H2O)
Comments: Orange translucent crystals of kentbrooksite frozen in syenite rock. Location: Mount Alluiav, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmansk District, Russia. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Kentrolite: Pb2Mn+++2Si2O9
Comments: Brownish red grains of kentrolite in matrix. Location: Langban mine, Varmland, Sweden. Scale: Picture size 5 mm. © Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix
Kenyaite: Na2Si22O41(OH)8·6(H2O)
Comments: Compact granular massive kenyaite possibly with other phases. Location: Lake Magadi, Rift Valley Province, Kenya. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species