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Fabianite     CaB3O5(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Hans-Joachim Fabian, German geologist. Facellite *  (see Kaliophilite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Faheyite     (Mn,Mg)Fe+++2Be2(PO4)4•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Joseph John Fahey (1901-1980), American analytical chemist, U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C., USA. Fahleite     Zn5CaFe+++2(AsO4)6•14(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Rolfe Fahle of Munich, Germany, a mineral dealer specializing in Tsumeb specimens. Fairbankite     PbTe++++O3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for N. K. Fairbank. Fairchildite     K2Ca(CO3)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after John Gifford Fairchild (1882-1965), analytical chemist at the U. S. Geological Survey. Fairfieldite     Ca2(Mn,Fe++)(PO4)2•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Faizievite !     K2Na(Ca6Na)Ti4Li6Si24O66F2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Faiziev Abdulkhak Radzhabovitrh (b 1938), professor of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tadjikistan, Dushanbe, Tadjikistan. Falcondoite     (Ni,Mg)4Si6O15(OH)2•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the contraction of FALCONbridge DOminica C. Por A., the mining company at the type locality. LOCALITY: Loma Peruera laterite deposit at Bonao, Dominican Republic. Falkmanite     Pb5Sb4S11 NAME ORIGIN: Named for O.C.A. Falkman. False Galena *  (see Sphalerite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Famatinite     Cu3SbS4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Sierra de Famatina, La Rioja, Argentina. Fangite     Tl3AsS4 NAME ORIGIN: Fangite was named for Jen-Ho Fang in honor of his numerous contributions to crystallography, crystal chemistry, and geostatistics. Farneseite !     (Na37K9Ca10)S56(Si42Al42)S84O168(SO4)12•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Farnese, Viterbo province, Latium, Italy. Farringtonite     Mg3(PO4)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Oliver Cummings Farrington (1864-1933), Curator of Geology, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Fassaite *  (see Augite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Faujasite *  (see Faujasite-Na ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Faujasite-Ca !     (Ca,Na2,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48]•32(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Barthelemy Faujas de Saint Fond (1741-1819), French geologist and writer on the origin of volcanoes. The Ca-dominant member of the faujasite series. Faujasite-Mg !     (Mg,Na2,Ca)3.5[Al7Si17O48]•32(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Barthelemy Faujas de Saint Fond (1741-1819), French geologist and writer on the origin of volcanoes. The Mg-dominant member of the faujasite series. Faujasite-Na     (Na2,Ca,Mg)3.5[Al7Si17O48]•32(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Barthelemy Faujas de Saint Fond (1741-1819), French geologist and writer on the origin of volcanoes. Faustite     (Zn,Cu)Al6(PO4)4(OH)8•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for George Tobias Faust (1908-1985), mineralogist and geologist, U. S. Geological Survey. Fava pebbles *  (see Gorceixite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Fayalite     Fe++2SiO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: Fayal Island, Azores Feather Alum *  (see Halotrichite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Fedorite     KNa4Ca4(Al,Si)16O36(OH,F)4•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Evgraf Stepanovich Fedorov (1853-1919), eminent Russian crystallographer. Fedorovskite     Ca2(Mg,Mn)2B4O7(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Nikolai Mikhailovich Fedorovskii (1886-1956), eminent crystallographer and founder of the Russian Research Institute of Mineral Resources, Moscow, Russia. Fedotovite     K2Cu++3(SO4)3O NAME ORIGIN: Named for S. A. Fedotov (1931-), Russian geologist. Feinglosite !     Pb2(Zn,Fe)[(As,S)O4]2•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Mark N. Feinglos (b. 1948), Professor at the Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A., who discovered the mineral. Feitknechtite     beta-Mn+++O(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Walter Feitknecht (1899-1975), Swiss, professor of chemistry, University of Bern. Feklichevite !     Na11Ca9(Fe+++,Fe++)2Zr3Nb[Si25O73](OH,H2O,Cl,O)5 NAME ORIGIN: Named for V. G. Feklichev (1933-1999), Russian mineralogist. Felbertalite !     Cu2Pb6Bi8S19 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Felbertal valley, Salzburg Province, Austria. Felsobanyaite     Al4(SO4)(OH)10•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Baia Sprie, Maramures, Romania (formerly known as Felsobanya, in Hungary). Fenaksite     (K,Na,Ca)4(Fe++,Fe+++,Mn)2Si8O20(OH,F) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Fe, Na, K, and Si in the formula. Fencooperite !     Ba6Fe+++3Si8O23(CO3)2Cl3•H2O NAME ORIGIN: Named for Joseph Fenimore Cooper, Jr. (1937-), mineral collector of Santa Cruz, California, USA. Fer *  (see Iron ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Ferberite     Fe++WO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Moritz Rudolph Ferber (1805-1875) of Gera, Germany. Ferchromide     Cr3Fe1-x(x=0,6) NAME ORIGIN: For the chemical composition, FERrum, iron, and CHROMium. Ferdisilicite *     FeSi2 NAME ORIGIN: Name for the chemical composition (Ferrous and two (di) Silicide). Fergusonite-(Ce) *     (Ce,La,Y)NbO4 NAME ORIGIN: For the relationship to fergusonite-(Y) and the cerium content. Fergusonite-(Nd) *     (Nd,Ce)(Nb,Ti)O4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition and a member of the fergusonite group. Fergusonite-(Y)     YNbO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Robert Ferguson (1767-1840), Scottish advocate, politician, and mineralogist. Fergusonite-beta-(Ce)     (Ce,La,Nd)NbO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the dimorphous relationship to fergusonite-(Ce). Fergusonite-beta-(Nd)     (Nd,Ce)NbO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the dimorphous relationship to fergusonite-(Nd). Fergusonite-beta-(Y)     YNbO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the crystal symmetry and composition as the Y-dominant member of the fergusonite group. Fermorite     (Ca,Sr)5(AsO4,PO4)3(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Lewis Leigh Fermor (1880-1954), former Director of the Geological Survey of India. Fernandinite     CaV8O20•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Eulagio E. Fernanadini, former owner of the Minasragra deposit. Feroxyhyte     Fe+++O(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition (Ferric, Oxygen, Hydroxide). Ferrarisite     Ca5(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2•9(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Giovanni Ferraris (1937- ), Institute of Mineralogy, Crystallography and Geochemistry, University of Turin, Turin, Italy. Ferrazite ?     (Pb,Ba)3(PO4)2•8(H2O) (?) NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1919 for Jorge Palmiro de Araujo Ferraz (1883-1926) of the Geological Survey of Brazil. Ferri-annite *  (see Tetraferriannite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Ferri-arrojadite-(BaNa) !     BaFe++Na2Ca(Fe++,Mn,Mg)13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(F,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the fluorine analog of arrojadite and site occupancy of the fluorarrojadite structure. Ferri-clinoferroholmquistite !     [ ]Li2(Fe+++2Fe++3)Si8O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Johan Holmquist (1866-1946) and the Fe++ and Fe+++ clinoamphiboles. Ferri-clinoholmquistite !     [ ]Li2Mg3(Fe3+)2(Si8O22)(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: The name reflects its composition, monoclinic crystal structure, and relationship to holmquistite in accord with the nomenclature of Leake (1978a, 1978b) Ferri-ferrobarroisite !     [ ]CaNa(Fe++)3(Fe+++)2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Ferri-ferrotschermakite !     [ ]Ca2(Fe2+)3(Fe3+)2(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Gustav Tschermak von Sessenegg (1836-1927), Austrian mineralogist. Ferri-magnesiotaramite !     NaCaNaMg3Fe+++2[Si6Al2O22](OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Ferri-ottoliniite !     [ ](Na,Li)(Mg3Fe+++2)Si8O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Luisa Ottolini (b. 1954), of CNR - Istituto di Geoscienze e Georisorse, Pavia, Italy, for her fundamental contributions to the advancement of ion-probe analysis of rock-forming Ferri-phlogopite *  (see Tetraferriphlogopite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Ferriallanite-(Ce) !     CaCe(Fe+++,Fe++,Al)3[SiO4][Si2O7]O(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe3+ analogue of allanite-(Ce) Ferriannite *  (see Tetraferriannite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Ferribarroisite     CaNa(Fe++,Mg)3Fe+++2[AlSi7O22](OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Ferribiotite *  (see Tetraferriannite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Ferribrackebushite *  (see Calderonite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Ferric-ferronyboite !     NaNa2(Fe++)3(Fe+++)2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Dashkensanite (1936) was revalidated and renamed 2005. Ferric-nyboite *  (see Obertiite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Ferrichromite - magnetic, altered  (see Chromite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Ferricopiapite     Fe+++2/3Fe+++4(SO4)6(OH)2•20(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the ferric iron member of the copiapite group. Ferridravite *  (see Povondraite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Ferrierite *  (see Ferrierite-Na ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Ferrierite-K !     (K,Na)2Mg(Si,Al)18O36•9(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Walter Frederick Ferrier (1865-1950), Canadian geologist and mining engineer. The K-dominant member of the ferrierite series. Ferrierite-Mg     (Mg,Na,K)2Mg(Si,Al)18O36•9(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Walter Frederick Ferrier (1865-1950), Canadian geologist and mining engineer. Mg modifier added by zeolite nomenclature committee. Ferrierite-Na !     (Na,K)2Mg(Si,Al)18O36•9(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Walter Frederick Ferrier (1865-1950), Canadian geologist and mining engineer. Na-dominant member of the ferrierite series. Ferrihydrite     Fe+++2O3•0.5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition as a hydrated ferric iron compound. Ferrikatophorite     Na2Ca(Fe++,Mg)4Fe+++(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and from the Greek for "carrying down", in allusion to its volcanic origin. Ferrilotharmeyerite     Ca(Zn,Cu++)(Fe+++,Zn)(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2 NAME ORIGIN: As the ferric iron analog of lotharmeyerite Ferrimolybdite     Fe+++2(MoO4)3•8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named from its chemical composition. Ferrinatrite     Na3Fe+++(SO4)3•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its chemical composition of FERRIc iron and NATRIum (Sodium). Ferripedrizite !     NaLi2(Fe+++2Mg2Li)Si8O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality and as the ferric end member from the IMA-CNMMN and its Amphibole Subcommittee. LOCALITY: Eastern Pedriza Massif, Arroyo de la Yedra Valley, Sierra de Guadarrama, Spain. Ferripyrophyllite     Fe+++2Si4O10(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe+++ analog of pyrophyllite. Ferrisadanagaite-K *  (see Potassicferrisadanagaite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Ferrisicklerite     Li(Fe+++,Mn++)PO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its dominant ferric iron content and relation to sicklerite. Ferristilpnomelane - high Fe+++  (see Stilpnomelane ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Ferristrunzite     Fe+++Fe+++2(PO4)2(OH)3•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Hugo Strunz (1910-), mineralogist, Berlin, who authored the Strunz system of mineral classification. Ferrisurite     (Pb,Cu)2-3(CO3)1.5-2(OH,F)0.5-1[(Fe,Al)2Si4O10(OH)2]•n(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and relationship to surite. Ferrisymplesite     Fe+++3(AsO4)2(OH)3•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its ferric iron content and supposed relation to symplesite. Ferritaramite     Na(CaNa)(Fe++,Mg)3Fe+++2[Si6Al2O22](OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Ferritschermakite     Ca2(Fe++,Mg)3Al2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Gustav Tschermak von Sessenegg (1836-1927), Austrian mineralogist. Ferritungstite     (K,Ca,Na)(W++++++,Fe+++)2(O,OH)6•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for FERRIc iron and TUNGsten in its composition. ferritungstite *  (see Meymacite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Ferriwhittakerite !     Na(NaLi)(Mg2Fe+++2Li)Si8O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Eric J.W. Whittaker (1921-), of Oxford University, who did pioneering work in amphibole crystal-chemistry. Ferriwinchite     ([ ],Na)(Na,Ca)2(Mg, Fe++)4Fe+++[Si8O22](OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe+++ analoge of winchite. Ferro axinite - Renamed Axinite-(Fe) by Mineralogical Record v39 (2008), 131  (see Axinite-(Fe) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Ferro-actinolite     [ ]Ca2Fe++5Si8O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Ferro-alluaudite - Renamed Ferroalluaudite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131  (see Ferroalluaudite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Ferro-aluminoceladonite - Renamed Ferroaluminoceladonite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131  (see Ferroaluminoceladonite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Ferro-aluminotschermakite *     Ca2Fe++3Al2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Gustav Tschermak von Sessenegg (1836-1927), Austrian mineralogist. Ferro-anthophyllite     [ ]Fe++7Si8O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: From its composition and from the Latin anthophyllum - "clove" in allusion to the color. Ferro-eckermannite     NaNa2(Fe++4Al)Si8O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Ferro-edenite     NaCa2Fe++5Si7AlO22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition and the relationship to edinite. Ferroalluaudite     NaCaFe++(Fe++,Mn,Fe+++,Mg)2(PO4)3 NAME ORIGIN: For dominant ferrous iron content and relationship to alluaudite. Ferroaluminoceladonite !     K2Fe++2Al2Si8O20(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named from its composition (Fe++,Al) and the French 'celadon,' sea-green, in allusion to its common color. Ferroaxinite *  (see Axinite-(Fe) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Ferrobarroisite     [ ](CaNa)Fe++3AlFe+++Si7AlO22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Ferrobustamite     Ca(Fe++,Ca,Mn)Si2O6 NAME ORIGIN: For FERROan iron in its composition and its relation to bustamite. Ferrocarpholite     (Fe++,Mg)Al2Si2O6(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe-dominant member of the carpholite series. Ferroceladonite !     K2Fe++Fe+++Si8O20(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named from its composition (Fe++) and the French 'celadon,' sea-green, in allusion to its common color. Ferrochloropargasite *     NaCa2(Fe++4Al)Si6Al2O22Cl2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the chlorine analog of ferropargasite. Ferroclinoholmquistite *  (see Clinoferroholmquistite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Ferrocolumbite - Renamed to Columbite-(Fe) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p 131  (see Columbite-(Fe) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Ferroferribarroisite *     CaNa(Fe++,Mg)3Fe+++2[AlSi7O22](OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Ferroferritschermakite *     Ca2(Fe++,Mg)3Fe+++2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Gustav Tschermak von Sessenegg (1836-1927), Austrian mineralogist. Ferroferriwinchite *     CaNa(Fe++,Mg)4Fe+++[Si8O22](OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Howard J. Winch, Geological survey of India. Ferrogedrite     [ ]Fe++5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and the original gederite location at Heas, Gedres, France. Ferroglaucophane     [ ]Na2(Fe++3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Ferrohagendorfite *     (Na,Ca)2Fe++(Fe++,Fe+++)2(PO4)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality and the iron-rich end member of hagendorfite. LOCALITY: Hagendorf, Barvaria, Germany. Ferrohexahydrite     Fe++SO4•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition, FERROus iron and HEXAHYDrate in allusion to the six water molecules in the crystal structure. Ferrohogbomite-2N2S !     (Fe++,Zn,Mg,Al)6Al14(Ti,Fe)2O30(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe-dominant member of the hogbomite series. Ferroholmquistite     [ ](Li2Fe++3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: The name reflects its composition and relationship to holmquistite.. Ferrohornblende     [ ]Ca2[Fe++4(Al,Fe+++)]Si7AlO22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: For its ferrous iron content and from the German for horn and to deceive, in allusion to its similarity to valuable minerals in ores. Ferrokaersutite     NaCa2(Fe++4Ti)Si6Al2O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Ferrokentbrooksite !     Na15Ca6(Fe,Mn)3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,F,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe-analogue of kentbrooksite. Ferrokesterite     Cu2(Fe,Zn)SnS4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its relationship to kesterite. Ferrokinoshitalite !     (Ba,K)(Fe++,Mg)3(Si2Al2)O10 (OH,F)2 NAME ORIGIN: The name reflects the mineral’s iron content and relationship to kinoshitalite. Ferrolaueite *     Fe++Fe+++2(PO4)2(OH)2•8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the ferrous analog of laueite. Ferroleakeite !     NaNa2(Fe++)3(Fe+++)2Li(Si8O22)(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Dashkensanite (1936) was revalidated and renamed 2005. Ferromerrillite !     Ca9NaFe(PO4)7 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe analog of merrillite. Ferronickelplatinum     Pt2FeNi NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition (Fe, Ni, Pt). Ferronigerite-2N1S     (Zn,Mg,Fe++)(Sn,Zn)2(Al,Fe+++)12O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality and FERRO (Iron). (S=Spinel, N=Nolanite Layers). LOCALITY: Egbe district, Nigeria, Africa. Ferronigerite-6N6S !     (Fe++,Zn)4Sn2(Al,Fe+++)15O30(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality and FERRO (Iron). (S=Spinel, N=Nolanite Layers). LOCALITY: Nigeria, Africa. Ferronordite-(Ce) !     Na3SrCeFe++Si6O17 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe++ dominant analogue of nordite-(Ce). Nordite series is named after the word for north because of its northern origin in the Lovozero Massif. Ferronordite-(La) !     Na3Sr(La,Ce)FeSi6O17 NAME ORIGIN: La dominant analog of ferronordite-(Ce). Ferronyboite !     NaNa2(Fe++)3Al2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Dashkensanite (1936) was revalidated and renamed 2005. Ferropargasite     NaCa2(Fe++4Al)Si6Al2O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Ferropumpellyite *  (see Pumpellyite-(Fe++) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Ferropyrosmalite - Renamed to Pyrosmalite-(Fe) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p 131  (see Pyrosmalite-(Fe) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Ferrorhodsite     (Fe,Cu)(Rh,Ir,Pt)2S4 NAME ORIGIN: For it's composition and relationship to cuprorhodsite. Ferrorichterite     Na(CaNa)Fe++5[Si8O22](OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Ferrorosemaryite !     [ ]NaFe++Fe+++Al(PO4)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe-dominant analogue of rosemaryite. Ferrosaponite !     Ca0.3(Fe++,Mg,Fe+++)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe2+ dominant analog of saponte. Ferroschallerite *  (see Nelenite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Ferroselite     FeSe2 NAME ORIGIN: For the composition. Ferrosilite     (Fe++,Mg)2Si2O6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition (Ferrous Silicate). Ferroskutterudite !     (Fe,Co)As3 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe analog of skutterudite. Ferrostilpnomelane - Low Fe+++  (see Stilpnomelane ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Ferrostrunzite     Fe++Fe+++2(PO4)2(OH)2•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Hugo Strunz (1910-), mineralogist, Berlin, who authored the Strunz system of mineral classification. Ferrotaaffeite-6N3S     (Fe++,Zn,Mg)2Al6BeO12 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the FERRous analog of magnesiotaaffeite. (S=Spinel, N=Nolanite Layers). Ferrotantalite - Renamed to Tantalite-(Fe) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p 131  (see Tantalite-(Fe) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Ferrotapiolite - Renamed to Tapiolite-(Fe) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p 131  (see Tapiolite-(Fe) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Ferrotitanowodginite !     Fe++TiTa2O8 NAME ORIGIN: The name reflects its composition and relationship to wodginite. Ferrotschermakite !     [ ]Ca2(Fe++3AlFe+++)Si6Al2O22(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Gustav Tschermak von Sessenegg (1836-1927), Austrian mineralogist. Ferrotychite     Na6Fe++2(SO4)(CO3)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the essential FERROus iron and the relation to tychite. Ferrowinchite     [ ](CaNa)Fe++4(Al,Fe+++)Si8O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Howard J. Winch, Geological survey of India. Ferrowodginite     Fe++SnTa2O8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its content of FERROus iron and its relation to wodginite. Ferrowyllieite     (Na,Ca,Mn)(Fe++,Mn)(Fe++,Fe+++,Mg)Al(PO4)3 NAME ORIGIN: Dominant ferrous iron and relationship to wyllieite. Ferruccite     NaBF4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ferruccio Zambonini. Fersilicite *     FeSi NAME ORIGIN: Name for the chemical composition (Ferrous and Silicide). Fersmanite     Ca4(Na,Ca)4(Ti,Nb)4(Si2O7)2O8F3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Alexander Yevgenievich Fersman (1883-1945), Russian mineralogist and geochemist. Fersmite     (Ca,Ce,Na)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2(O,OH,F)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Aleksandr Evgenevich Fersman (1883-1945), eminent Russian mineralogist, geochemist, and gemologist. Feruvite !     (Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Ti)3(Al,Mg,Fe)6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the iron content and relationship to uvite. Feruvite - (61.3.1.4)  (see Feruvite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Fervanite     Fe+++4(VO4)4•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition. Fetiasite     (Fe++,Fe+++,Ti++++)3O2(As+++2O5) NAME ORIGIN: For the Fe, Ti, and As in its chemical composition. Fettelite !     [Ag6As2S7][Ag10HgAs2S8] NAME ORIGIN: Named for M. Fettel, an experienced mineral collector who found the mineral. Fianelite !     Mn++2V+++++(V+++++,As+++++)O7•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: The Fianel mine, Val Ferrera, Canton Graubunden, Switzerland. Fibroferrite     Fe+++(SO4)(OH)•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: From the Latin, fibra, meaning "fibre" and ferrum, meaning "iron." Fibrolite *  (see Sillimanite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Fichtelite     C19H34 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: Redwitz, Fichtel Mts, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany Fiedlerite     Pb3Cl4F(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for K.G. Fiedler, superintendant of the Laurion mines. Filatovite !     K[(Al,Zn)2(As,Si)2O8] NAME ORIGIN: Named for Stanislav K. Filatov (b. 1940), Professor, Department of Crystallography, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia. Filipstadite     (Mn++,Mg)4Sb+++++Fe+++O8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the town of Filipstad, Sweden, which is near the mine. Fillowite     Na2Ca(Mn,Fe++)7(PO4)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Abijah N. Fillow (1822-1895), of Branchville, Connecticut, who supplied minerals from his quarry at the locality. LOCALITY: Branchville, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA. Fingerite     Cu11(VO4)6O2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Larry W. Finger (1940- ), American mineralogist, Carnegie Institution, Washington, D.C., USA. Finnemanite     Pb5(As+++O3)3Cl NAME ORIGIN: Named for K.J. Finneman who discovered the mineral. Fire Blende *  (see Pyrostilpnite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Fire Opal - red  (see Opal ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Fischesserite     Ag3AuSe2 NAME ORIGIN: For Raymond Fischesser, Director of the National School of Mines, Paris, France. Fizelyite     Pb14Ag5Sb21S48 (?) NAME ORIGIN: For Sandor Fizely, mining engineer, who discovered the mineral. Flagstaffite     C10H22O3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: San Francisco Peaks, North of Flagstaff, Arizona, USA. Fleischerite     Pb3Ge(SO4)2(OH)6•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Michael Fleischer (1908-1998), mineralogist and geochemist, U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C., USA. Fletcherite     Cu(Ni,Co)2S4 NAME ORIGIN: For the Fletcher mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA. Flinkite     Mn++2Mn+++(AsO4)(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Gustav Flink (1849-1931), Swedish mineralogist and collector. Flint - microcrystalline quartz  (see Quartz ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Florencite-(Ce)     CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for W. Florence and its cerium content. Florencite-(La)     (La,Ce)Al3(PO4)2(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for W. Florence and its lanthanum content. Florencite-(Nd)     (Nd,Ce)Al3(PO4)2(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for W. Florence and its neodymium content. Florenskyite !     (Fe,Ni)TiP NAME ORIGIN: Named for Cyrill P. Florensky (1915-19820, Russian geochemist, who is one of the founders of Colleagues in the Laboratory of Comparative Planetology. Florensovite     Cu(Cr1.5Sb0.5)S4 NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1989 for Nikolai A. Florensov (1909-1986), Russian geologist. Florkeite     (K3Ca2Na)[Al8Si8O32]•12H2O NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Fluckite     CaMn(HAsO4)2•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Pierre Fluck, Mineralogist at Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg, France. Fluellite     Al2(PO4)F2(OH)•7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the chemical compositon of fluorine (Latin, fluere = "to flow"). Fluoborite     Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the essential chemical components, FLUOrine and BORon Fluocerite *  (see Fluocerite-(La) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Fluocerite-(Ce)     (Ce,La)F3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its chemical composition containing fluorine (Latin, fluere = "to flow") and cerium (Named after the asteroid Ceres). Fluocerite-(La)     (La,Ce)F3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its chemical composition containing fluorine (Latin, fluere = "to flow") and cerium (Named after the asteroid Ceres) with the modifier La-lanthanum (Greek, lanthanein = "to li Fluor edenite *  (see Fluoro-edenite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Fluor Spar *  (see Fluorite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Fluorannite !     KFe++3AlSi3O10F2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as fluorine-rich annite. Fluorapatite - Renamed to Apatite-(CaF) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p 131  (see Apatite-(CaF) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Fluorapophyllite - Renamed to Apophyllite-(F) by Mineralogical Record, v39, (2008), p 131  (see Apophyllite-(KF) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Fluorarrojadite-(BaFe) !     (Ba,K,Pb)Na3(Ca,Sr)(Fe++,Mg,Mn)14Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(F,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the fluorine analog of arrojadite and site occupancy of the fluorarrojadite structure. Fluorarrojadite-(BaNa) !     BaFe++Na2Ca(Fe++,Mn,Mg)13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(F,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the fluorine analog of arrojadite and site occupancy of the fluorarrojadite structure. Fluorarrojadite-(KNa) !     KNa4Ca(Fe,Mn,Mg)13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(F,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the fluorine analog of arrojadite and site occupancy of the fluorarrojadite structure. Fluorbritholite-(Ce)     (Ca,Ce,La,Na)5(SiO4,PO4)3(OH,F) NAME ORIGIN: For the relationship to Britholite-Ce with the fluorine content. Fluorcalciobritholite !     (Ca,REE)5[(Si,P)O4]3F NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition and membership in the britholite group. Fluorcanasite !     K3Na3Ca5Si12O30F4•H2O NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Fluorcaphite !     (Ca,Sr,Ce,Na)5(PO4)3F NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition of fluorine, calcium, and phosphorous. Fluorellestadite - Renamed Ellestadite-(F) by Mineralogical Record v39 (2008), 131  (see Ellestadite-(F) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Fluorite     CaF2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition containing fluorine (Latin, fluere = "to flow"). Fluornatromicrolite !     (Na,Ca,Bi)2Ta2O6F NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Fluoro-alumino-magnesiotaramite !     Na(CaNa)(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22F2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Fluoro-edenite !     NaCa2Mg5Si7AlO22(F,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the fluorine dominant member of the edenite series. Fluoro-ferroleakeite     NaNa2(Fe++2Fe+++2Li)Si8O22F2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition containing fluorine and iron and with the mineral leakeite. Fluoro-magnesio-arfvedsonite !     NaNa2(Mg,Fe++)4Fe+++[Si8O22](F,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the fluorine-dominant member of magnesio-arfvedsonite. Fluoro-magnesiohastingsite !     (Na,K)Ca2(Mg,Fe+++,Ti)5(Si,Al)8O22F2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Fluoro-potassichastingsite !     KCa2(Fe++2,Mg2,Fe+++)S5(Si6Al2)8O22F2 NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Fluoro-sodic-pedrizite !     NaLi2(Mg2Al2Li)S5Si8O22F2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Clinoholmquistite discredited. Fluorocannilloite !     CaCa2(Mg4Al)Si5Al3O22F2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the fluorine-rich end member of cannilloite. Fluoronyboite !     NaNa2(Al2Mg3)(Si7Al)O22(F,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the fluorine-dominant member of the nyboitic amphiboles. Fluoropargasite !     NaCa2(Mg3Fe++Al)5(Si6Al2O22)F2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Fluorophlogopite !     KMg3(AlSi3)O10F2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the fluorine analog of phlogopite. Fluororichterite !     Na(CaNa)Mg5[Si8O22]F2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Fluorthalenite-(Y) !     Y3Si3O10F NAME ORIGIN: Named as the F analog of thalenite-(Y). Fluorvesuvianite !     Ca19(Al,Mg)13[SiO4]10[Si2O7]4(F,OH)10 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the fluorine-dominant analog of vesuvainite. Fluosiderite - F-rich chondrodite  (see Chondrodite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Foggite     CaAl(PO4)(OH)2•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Forrest. F. Fogg (1920-), mineral collector, New Hampshire, USA. Foitite !     [ ]Na<0.5(Fe++,Al)3Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ranklin F. Foit, Jr. (1942-), mineralogist, Washington State Univerisity, Washington, USA. Foitite - (61.3.1.1)  (see Foitite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Fontanite     Ca[(UO2)3(CO3)2O2]•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Francois Fontan, mineralogist, University of Paul-Sabatier, Toulouse, France. Fool's Gold *  (see Pyrite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Foordite     Sn++(Nb,Ta)2O6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Eugene Edward Foord (1946-1998), American mineralogist with the U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado, USA, student of granite pegmatites. Footeite *  (see Connellite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Footemineite !     Ca2Mn++Mn++2Mn++2Be4(PO4)6(OH)4•6H2O NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Foote Mine, Kings Mountain District, Cleveland Co.unty, North Carolina, USA. Formanite-(Y)     YTaO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Francis Gloster Forman (1904-1980), government geologist. Formicaite !     Ca(HCOO)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition. Fornacite     Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Lucien Lewis Forneau (1867-1930), Colonial Governor of the French Congo. Forsterite     Mg2SiO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Johann Forster, German naturalist. Foshagite     Ca4Si3O9(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for William Fredrick Foshag (1894-1956), mineralogist and former curator at U. S. National Museum. Foshallasite ?     Ca3Si2O7•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Willian Frederick Foshag (1984-1956), American mineralogist, and for the mineral centrallasite (now named gyrolite). Foshallasite *  (see Zeophyllite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Fougerite !     (Fe++,Mg)6Fe+++2(OH)18•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Discovered coloring (green) the soil of the Fougères Forest in the Ille-et-Vilaine region of France Fourmarierite     Pb(UO2)4O3(OH)4•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Paul Fourmarier(1877-1970, Belgian geologist and Professor of Geology at the University of Liege, Belgium. Fowlerite - Zn rich  (see Rhodonite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Fraipontite     (Zn,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Julien Jean Joseph Fraipont (1857-1910), and Charles Fraipont, of Liege, Belgium, both geologists and paleontologists. Francevillite     (Ba,Pb)(UO2)2V2O8•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: Mounana mine, Franceville, Haut-Ogooué, Gabon Franciscanite-III     Mn++6V+++++2Si2(O,OH)14 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Miocene age Franciscan Formation. Franciscanite-VIII     Mn++3(V+++++,[ ])1-x(SiO4)(O,OH)3(x=0.5) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Miocene-aged Franciscan Formation in California, USA.. Francisite     Cu3Bi(SeO3)2O2Cl NAME ORIGIN: Named for Glyn Francis (1939-), Quality Control Officer at the Iron Monarch quarry, Australia who collected the mineral. Franckeite     (Pb,Sn)6Fe++Sn2Sb2S14 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the mining engineers, Carl and Ernest Francke. Francoanellite     H6(K,Na)3(Al,Fe+++)5(PO4)8•13(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Franco Anelli, professor of geography, University of Bari, Italy, who discovered the cave in which the mineral was found. Francoisite-(Ce) !     (Ce,Nd,Ca)[(UO2)3O(OH)(PO4)2]•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Francoisite-(Nd)     (Nd,Y,Sm,Ce)(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH)•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Armand Francois (1922-), former Director of Geology for Gecamine and the dominant neodymium content. Francolite *  (see Carbonate-fluorapatite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Franconite     Na2Nb4O11•9(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Francon Quarry, Montreal Island, Quebec, Canada. Frankamenite !     K3Na3Ca5(Si12O30)[F,(OH)]4•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after V.A. Frank-Kamenetsky (1915-1994), Russian mineralogist-crystallographer. Frankdicksonite     BaF2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Frank Wilson Dickson (1922- ), Professor of Geochemistry, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA. Frankhawthorneite     Cu2Te++++++O4(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Prof. Frank Christopher Hawthorne (1946-), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. Franklinfurnaceite     Ca2(Fe+++,Al)Mn+++Mn++3Zn2Si2O10(OH)8 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Franklin Furnace, the former name for Franklin, New Jersey, USA. Franklinite     (Zn,Mn++,Fe++)(Fe+++,Mn+++)2O4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality which was named after Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American scientist and inventor. LOCALITY: Dominant ore mineral at Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey, USA. Franklinphilite     (K,Na)4(Mn++,Mg,Zn)48(Si,Al)72(O,OH)216•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality and from the Greek philos = 'friend.' The 'friends of Franklin' are those scientific investigators who helped study the unique mineralogy and geology of this dep LOCALITY: Franklin mine, Sussex County, New Jersey. Fransoletite     H2Ca3Be2(PO4)4•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for A.M. Fransolet Franzinite     [(Na,K)30Ca10][Si30Al30O120](SO4)10•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For Marco Franzini, Professor of Mineralogy, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. Freboldite     CoSe NAME ORIGIN: For Professor Georg Frebold of Hannover, Germany. Fredrikssonite     Mg2(Mn+++,Fe+++)O2(BO3) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Kurt A. Fredriksson (1926-), Swedish-U.S. Geochemist. Freedite     Pb8Cu+(As+++O3)2O3Cl5 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Robert L. Freed (1950-), U.S. Mineralogist. Freibergite     (Ag,Cu,Fe)12(Sb,As)4S13 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Freiberg district, Saxony. Freieslebenite     AgPbSbS3 NAME ORIGIN: For Johann Karl Freiesleben (1774-1846), Mining Commissioner of Saxony, Germany. Fremontite *  (see Natromontebrasite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Fresnoite     Ba2TiSi2O8 NAME ORIGIN: Named after it's locality. LOCALITY: Big Creek - Rush Creek sanbornite deposit, 5 miles NE of Trimmer, Fresno Co. California. Freudenbergite     Na2Fe+++2Ti6O16 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Wilhelm Freudenberg (1881-), German geologist, who studied the rocks of Odenwald, Germany, where the mineral was found. Friedelite     Mn8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Charles Friedel (1832-1899), French chemist and mineralogist. Friedrichbeckeite !     K([ ],Na)Mg2(Be2Mg)Si12O30 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Friedrich Johann Karl Becke (1855-1931), Austrian mineralogist and petrographer. Friedrichite     Pb5Cu5Bi7S18 NAME ORIGIN: For Professor Dr.-Ing O.M. Friedrich, of the Mining University, Leoben, Styria, Austria. Fritzsche's salt *  (see Meridianiite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Fritzscheite     Mn(UO2)2[(V,P)O4]2•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Karl Julius Fritzsche (1808-1871), German chemist. Frohbergite     FeTe2 NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Max Hans Frohberg, mining geologist, Toronto, Canada. Frolovite     CaB2(OH)8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Novo-Frolvsk, Turinsk region, Ural Mountains, Russia. Frondelite     Mn++Fe+++4(PO4)3(OH)5 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Clifford Frondel (1907-2002), one of the founders of Mineralogical Society of America and one of the authors of Dana's Mineralogy, 7th edition. Froodite     PdBi2 NAME ORIGIN: For the Frood mine in Canada, in which it occurs. Fuchsite (Cr) *  (see Muscovite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Fuenzalidaite     K6(Na,K)4Na6Mg10(SO4)12(IO3)12•12(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For Humberto Fuenzalida P. (1904-1966), who planned and directed the first school of geology at the University of Chile. Fukalite     Ca4Si2O6(CO3)(OH,F)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Bicchu, Fuka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Fukuchilite     Cu3FeS8 NAME ORIGIN: For Nobuyo Fukuchi (1877-1934). Fulgurites *  (see Lechatelierite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Fullerene *  (see Fullerite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Fullerite !     C60 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Richard Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983), American architect and visionary. Invented the geodesic dome which illustrates the molecular morphology of fullerenes. Fuloppite     Pb3Sb8S15 NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Bela Fulopp. Fundylite (calcite pseudomorphs) *  (see Ikaite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Furongite     Al2(UO2)(PO4)3(OH)2•8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named from a poetic name for Hunan Province, China. Furutobeite     (Cu,Ag)6PbS4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Furutobe mine, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

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