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Fabianite  Say FABIANITE Mindat locations   CaB3O5(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Hans-Joachim Fabian, German geologist.
Facellite *  (see Kaliophilite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Faheyite  Say FAHEYITE Mindat locations   (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  Say FAHLEITE Mineral Image for Fahleite Mindat locations   Zn5CaFe+++2(AsO4)6•14(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Rolfe Fahle of Munich, Germany, a mineral dealer specializing in Tsumeb specimens.
Fairbankite  Say FAIRBANKITE Mineral Image for Fairbankite Mindat locations   PbTe++++O3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for N. K. Fairbank.
Fairchildite  Say FAIRCHILDITE Mindat locations   K2Ca(CO3)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after John Gifford Fairchild (1882-1965), analytical chemist at the U. S. Geological Survey.
Fairfieldite  Say FAIRFIELDITE Mineral Image for Fairfieldite Java Crystal form for Fairfieldite Mindat locations   Ca2(Mn,Fe++)(PO4)2•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Faizievite !   Mindat locations   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  Say FALCONDOITE Mineral Image for Falcondoite Mindat locations   (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  Say FALKMANITE Mineral Image for Falkmanite Mindat locations   Pb5Sb4S11 NAME ORIGIN: Named for O.C.A. Falkman.
False Galena *  (see Sphalerite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Famatinite  Say FAMATINITE Mineral Image for Famatinite Mindat locations   Cu3SbS4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Sierra de Famatina, La Rioja, Argentina.
Fangite  Say FANGITE Mineral Image for Fangite Mindat locations   Tl3AsS4 NAME ORIGIN: Fangite was named for Jen-Ho Fang in honor of his numerous contributions to crystallography, crystal chemistry, and geostatistics.
Farneseite !   Mineral Image for Farneseite Mindat locations   (Na37K9Ca10)S56(Si42Al42)S84O168(SO4)12•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Farnese, Viterbo province, Latium, Italy.
Farringtonite  Say FARRINGTONITE Mindat locations   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 !  Say FAUJASITE-CA Mindat locations   (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 !  Say FAUJASITE-MG Mindat locations   (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  Say FAUJASITE-NA Mineral Image for Faujasite-Na Mindat locations   (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  Say FAUSTITE Mineral Image for Faustite Mindat locations   (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  Say FAYALITE Mineral Image for Fayalite Mindat locations   Fe++2SiO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: Fayal Island, Azores
Feather Alum *  (see Halotrichite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Fedorite  Say FEDORITE Mineral Image for Fedorite Mindat locations   KNa4Ca4(Al,Si)16O36(OH,F)4•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Evgraf Stepanovich Fedorov (1853-1919), eminent Russian crystallographer.
Fedorovskite  Say FEDOROVSKITE Mineral Image for Fedorovskite Mindat locations   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  Say FEDOTOVITE Mineral Image for Fedotovite Mindat locations   K2Cu++3(SO4)3O NAME ORIGIN: Named for S. A. Fedotov (1931-), Russian geologist.
Feinglosite !  Say FEINGLOSITE Mindat locations   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  Say FEITKNECHTITE Mineral Image for Feitknechtite Mindat locations   beta-Mn+++O(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Walter Feitknecht (1899-1975), Swiss, professor of chemistry, University of Bern.
Feklichevite !   Mineral Image for Feklichevite Mindat locations   Na11Ca9(Fe+++,Fe++)2Zr3Nb[Si25O73](OH,H2O,Cl,O)5 NAME ORIGIN: Named for V. G. Feklichev (1933-1999), Russian mineralogist.
Felbertalite !   Mindat locations   Cu2Pb6Bi8S19 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Felbertal valley, Salzburg Province, Austria.
Felsobanyaite  Say FELSOBANYAITE Mineral Image for Felsobanyaite Mindat locations   Al4(SO4)(OH)10•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Baia Sprie, Maramures, Romania (formerly known as Felsobanya, in Hungary).
Fenaksite  Say FENAKSITE Mineral Image for Fenaksite Mindat locations   (K,Na,Ca)4(Fe++,Fe+++,Mn)2Si8O20(OH,F) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Fe, Na, K, and Si in the formula.
Fencooperite !   Mineral Image for Fencooperite Mindat locations   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  Say FERBERITE Mineral Image for Ferberite Java Crystal form for Ferberite Mindat locations   Fe++WO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Moritz Rudolph Ferber (1805-1875) of Gera, Germany.
Ferchromide  Say FERCHROMIDE Mineral Image for Ferchromide Mindat locations   Cr3Fe1-x(x=0,6) NAME ORIGIN: For the chemical composition, FERrum, iron, and CHROMium.
Ferdisilicite *  Say FERDISILICITE Mindat locations   FeSi2 NAME ORIGIN: Name for the chemical composition (Ferrous and two (di) Silicide).
Fergusonite-(Ce) *  Say FERGUSONITE-(CE) Mindat locations   (Ce,La,Y)NbO4 NAME ORIGIN: For the relationship to fergusonite-(Y) and the cerium content.
Fergusonite-(Nd) *  Say FERGUSONITE-(ND) Mindat locations   (Nd,Ce)(Nb,Ti)O4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition and a member of the fergusonite group.
Fergusonite-(Y)  Say FERGUSONITE-(Y) Mineral Image for Fergusonite-(Y) Java Crystal form for Fergusonite-(Y) Mindat locations   YNbO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Robert Ferguson (1767-1840), Scottish advocate, politician, and mineralogist.
Fergusonite-beta-(Ce)  Say FERGUSONITE-BETA-(CE) Mindat locations   (Ce,La,Nd)NbO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the dimorphous relationship to fergusonite-(Ce).
Fergusonite-beta-(Nd)  Say FERGUSONITE-BETA-(ND) Mindat locations   (Nd,Ce)NbO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the dimorphous relationship to fergusonite-(Nd).
Fergusonite-beta-(Y)  Say FERGUSONITE-BETA-(Y) Mindat locations   YNbO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the crystal symmetry and composition as the Y-dominant member of the fergusonite group.
Fermorite  Say FERMORITE Mineral Image for Fermorite Mindat locations   (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  Say FERNANDINITE Mineral Image for Fernandinite Mindat locations   CaV8O20•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Eulagio E. Fernanadini, former owner of the Minasragra deposit.
Feroxyhyte  Say FEROXYHYTE Mineral Image for Feroxyhyte Mindat locations   Fe+++O(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition (Ferric, Oxygen, Hydroxide).
Ferrarisite  Say FERRARISITE Mineral Image for Ferrarisite Mindat locations   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 ?   Mindat locations   (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) !   Mindat locations   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 !   Mindat locations   [ ]Li2(Fe+++2Fe++3)Si8O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Johan Holmquist (1866-1946) and the Fe++ and Fe+++ clinoamphiboles.
Ferri-clinoholmquistite !   Mindat locations   [ ]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 !   Mindat locations   [ ]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 !   Mindat locations   [ ]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 !   Mindat locations   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 !   Mindat locations   [ ](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) !   Mindat locations   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  Say FERRIBARROISITE Mindat locations   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 !   Mindat locations   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  Say FERRICOPIAPITE Mineral Image for Ferricopiapite Mindat locations   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 !  Say FERRIERITE-K Mindat locations   (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  Say FERRIERITE-MG Mindat locations   (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 !  Say FERRIERITE-NA Mineral Image for Ferrierite-Na Mindat locations   (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  Say FERRIHYDRITE Mindat locations   Fe+++2O3•0.5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition as a hydrated ferric iron compound.
Ferrikatophorite   Mindat locations   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   Mineral Image for Ferrilotharmeyerite Mindat locations   Ca(Zn,Cu++)(Fe+++,Zn)(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2 NAME ORIGIN: As the ferric iron analog of lotharmeyerite
Ferrimolybdite  Say FERRIMOLYBDITE Mineral Image for Ferrimolybdite Mindat locations   Fe+++2(MoO4)3•8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named from its chemical composition.
Ferrinatrite  Say FERRINATRITE Mineral Image for Ferrinatrite Java Crystal form for Ferrinatrite Mindat locations   Na3Fe+++(SO4)3•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its chemical composition of FERRIc iron and NATRIum (Sodium).
Ferripedrizite !   Mindat locations   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  Say FERRIPYROPHYLLITE Mineral Image for Ferripyrophyllite Mindat locations   Fe+++2Si4O10(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe+++ analog of pyrophyllite.
Ferrisadanagaite-K *  (see Potassicferrisadanagaite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Ferrisicklerite  Say FERRISICKLERITE Mineral Image for Ferrisicklerite Mindat locations   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  Say FERRISTRUNZITE Mineral Image for Ferristrunzite Mindat locations   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  Say FERRISURITE Mineral Image for Ferrisurite Mindat locations   (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  Say FERRISYMPLESITE Mindat locations   Fe+++3(AsO4)2(OH)3•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its ferric iron content and supposed relation to symplesite.
Ferritaramite  Say FERRITARAMITE Mineral Image for Ferritaramite Mindat locations   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  Say FERRITSCHERMAKITE Mindat locations   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  Say FERRITUNGSTITE Mineral Image for Ferritungstite Mindat locations   (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 !   Mindat locations   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   Mindat locations   ([ ],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   Mineral Image for Ferro-actinolite Mindat locations   [ ]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 *   Mindat locations   Ca2Fe++3Al2(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Gustav Tschermak von Sessenegg (1836-1927), Austrian mineralogist.
Ferro-anthophyllite   Mindat locations   [ ]Fe++7Si8O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: From its composition and from the Latin anthophyllum - "clove" in allusion to the color.
Ferro-eckermannite   Mindat locations   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   Mindat locations   NaCa2Fe++5Si7AlO22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition and the relationship to edinite.
Ferroalluaudite   Mineral Image for Ferroalluaudite Mindat locations   NaCaFe++(Fe++,Mn,Fe+++,Mg)2(PO4)3 NAME ORIGIN: For dominant ferrous iron content and relationship to alluaudite.
Ferroaluminoceladonite !   Mindat locations   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  Say FERROBARROISITE Mindat locations   [ ](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  Say FERROBUSTAMITE Mineral Image for Ferrobustamite Mindat locations   Ca(Fe++,Ca,Mn)Si2O6 NAME ORIGIN: For FERROan iron in its composition and its relation to bustamite.
Ferrocarpholite  Say FERROCARPHOLITE Mineral Image for Ferrocarpholite Mindat locations   (Fe++,Mg)Al2Si2O6(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe-dominant member of the carpholite series.
Ferroceladonite !  Say FERROCELADONITE Mineral Image for Ferroceladonite Mindat locations   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 *   Mindat locations   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 *   Mindat locations   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 *   Mindat locations   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 *   Mindat locations   CaNa(Fe++,Mg)4Fe+++[Si8O22](OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Howard J. Winch, Geological survey of India.
Ferrogedrite  Say FERROGEDRITE Mindat locations   [ ]Fe++5Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and the original gederite location at Heas, Gedres, France.
Ferroglaucophane  Say FERROGLAUCOPHANE Mindat locations   [ ]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 *  Say FERROHAGENDORFITE Mindat locations   (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  Say FERROHEXAHYDRITE Mineral Image for Ferrohexahydrite Mindat locations   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 !   Mineral Image for Ferrohogbomite-2N2S Mindat locations   (Fe++,Zn,Mg,Al)6Al14(Ti,Fe)2O30(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe-dominant member of the hogbomite series.
Ferroholmquistite  Say FERROHOLMQUISTITE Mineral Image for Ferroholmquistite Mindat locations   [ ](Li2Fe++3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: The name reflects its composition and relationship to holmquistite..
Ferrohornblende  Say FERROHORNBLENDE Mineral Image for Ferrohornblende Mindat locations   [ ]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  Say FERROKAERSUTITE Mindat locations   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 !   Mineral Image for Ferrokentbrooksite Mindat locations   Na15Ca6(Fe,Mn)3Zr3NbSi25O73(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,F,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe-analogue of kentbrooksite.
Ferrokesterite  Say FERROKESTERITE Mineral Image for Ferrokesterite Mindat locations   Cu2(Fe,Zn)SnS4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its relationship to kesterite.
Ferrokinoshitalite !   Mindat locations   (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 *   Mineral Image for Ferrolaueite Mindat locations   Fe++Fe+++2(PO4)2(OH)2•8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the ferrous analog of laueite.
Ferroleakeite !  Say FERROLEAKEITE Mindat locations   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 !   Mineral Image for Ferromerrillite Mindat locations   Ca9NaFe(PO4)7 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe analog of merrillite.
Ferronickelplatinum  Say FERRONICKELPLATINUM Mindat locations   Pt2FeNi NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition (Fe, Ni, Pt).
Ferronigerite-2N1S   Mindat locations   (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 !   Mindat locations   (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) !  Say FERRONORDITE-(CE) Mindat locations   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) !  Say FERRONORDITE-(LA) Mindat locations   Na3Sr(La,Ce)FeSi6O17 NAME ORIGIN: La dominant analog of ferronordite-(Ce).
Ferronyboite !  Say FERRONYBOITE Mindat locations   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  Say FERROPARGASITE Mineral Image for Ferropargasite Mindat locations   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   Mindat locations   (Fe,Cu)(Rh,Ir,Pt)2S4 NAME ORIGIN: For it's composition and relationship to cuprorhodsite.
Ferrorichterite  Say FERRORICHTERITE Mineral Image for Ferrorichterite Mindat locations   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 !   Mindat locations   [ ]NaFe++Fe+++Al(PO4)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe-dominant analogue of rosemaryite.
Ferrosaponite !   Mindat locations   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  Say FERROSELITE Mindat locations   FeSe2 NAME ORIGIN: For the composition.
Ferrosilite  Say FERROSILITE Mineral Image for Ferrosilite Mindat locations   (Fe++,Mg)2Si2O6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition (Ferrous Silicate).
Ferroskutterudite !   Mindat locations   (Fe,Co)As3 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe analog of skutterudite.
Ferrostilpnomelane - Low Fe+++  (see Stilpnomelane ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Ferrostrunzite  Say FERROSTRUNZITE Mineral Image for Ferrostrunzite Mindat locations   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   Mindat locations   (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 !   Mindat locations   Fe++TiTa2O8 NAME ORIGIN: The name reflects its composition and relationship to wodginite.
Ferrotschermakite !   Mineral Image for Ferrotschermakite Mindat locations   [ ]Ca2(Fe++3AlFe+++)Si6Al2O22(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Gustav Tschermak von Sessenegg (1836-1927), Austrian mineralogist.
Ferrotychite  Say FERROTYCHITE Mineral Image for Ferrotychite Mindat locations   Na6Fe++2(SO4)(CO3)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the essential FERROus iron and the relation to tychite.
Ferrowinchite  Say FERROWINCHITE Mineral Image for Ferrowinchite Mindat locations   [ ](CaNa)Fe++4(Al,Fe+++)Si8O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Howard J. Winch, Geological survey of India.
Ferrowodginite  Say FERROWODGINITE Mineral Image for Ferrowodginite Mindat locations   Fe++SnTa2O8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its content of FERROus iron and its relation to wodginite.
Ferrowyllieite  Say FERROWYLLIEITE Mineral Image for Ferrowyllieite Mindat locations   (Na,Ca,Mn)(Fe++,Mn)(Fe++,Fe+++,Mg)Al(PO4)3 NAME ORIGIN: Dominant ferrous iron and relationship to wyllieite.
Ferruccite  Say FERRUCCITE Mineral Image for Ferruccite Mindat locations   NaBF4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ferruccio Zambonini.
Fersilicite *  Say FERSILICITE Mindat locations   FeSi NAME ORIGIN: Name for the chemical composition (Ferrous and Silicide).
Fersmanite  Say FERSMANITE Mineral Image for Fersmanite Mindat locations   Ca4(Na,Ca)4(Ti,Nb)4(Si2O7)2O8F3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Alexander Yevgenievich Fersman (1883-1945), Russian mineralogist and geochemist.
Fersmite  Say FERSMITE Mineral Image for Fersmite Mindat locations   (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 !  Say FERUVITE Mindat locations   (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  Say FERVANITE Mineral Image for Fervanite Mindat locations   Fe+++4(VO4)4•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition.
Fetiasite  Say FETIASITE Mineral Image for Fetiasite Java Crystal form for Fetiasite Mindat locations   (Fe++,Fe+++,Ti++++)3O2(As+++2O5) NAME ORIGIN: For the Fe, Ti, and As in its chemical composition.
Fettelite !  Say FETTELITE Mineral Image for Fettelite Mindat locations   [Ag6As2S7][Ag10HgAs2S8] NAME ORIGIN: Named for M. Fettel, an experienced mineral collector who found the mineral.
Fianelite !  Say FIANELITE Mineral Image for Fianelite Java Crystal form for Fianelite Mindat locations   Mn++2V+++++(V+++++,As+++++)O7•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: The Fianel mine, Val Ferrera, Canton Graubunden, Switzerland.
Fibroferrite  Say FIBROFERRITE Mineral Image for Fibroferrite Java Crystal form for Fibroferrite Mindat locations   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  Say FICHTELITE Mineral Image for Fichtelite Mindat locations   C19H34 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: Redwitz, Fichtel Mts, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany
Fiedlerite  Say FIEDLERITE Mineral Image for Fiedlerite Java Crystal form for Fiedlerite Mindat locations   Pb3Cl4F(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for K.G. Fiedler, superintendant of the Laurion mines.
Filatovite !   Mindat locations   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  Say FILIPSTADITE Mineral Image for Filipstadite Mindat locations   (Mn++,Mg)4Sb+++++Fe+++O8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the town of Filipstad, Sweden, which is near the mine.
Fillowite  Say FILLOWITE Java Crystal form for Fillowite Mindat locations   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  Say FINGERITE Mindat locations   Cu11(VO4)6O2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Larry W. Finger (1940- ), American mineralogist, Carnegie Institution, Washington, D.C., USA.
Finnemanite  Say FINNEMANITE Mineral Image for Finnemanite Java Crystal form for Finnemanite Mindat locations   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  Say FISCHESSERITE Mindat locations   Ag3AuSe2 NAME ORIGIN: For Raymond Fischesser, Director of the National School of Mines, Paris, France.
Fizelyite  Say FIZELYITE Mineral Image for Fizelyite Mindat locations   Pb14Ag5Sb21S48 (?) NAME ORIGIN: For Sandor Fizely, mining engineer, who discovered the mineral.
Flagstaffite  Say FLAGSTAFFITE Mineral Image for Flagstaffite Mindat locations   C10H22O3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: San Francisco Peaks, North of Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
Fleischerite  Say FLEISCHERITE Mineral Image for Fleischerite Mindat locations   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  Say FLETCHERITE Mindat locations   Cu(Ni,Co)2S4 NAME ORIGIN: For the Fletcher mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA.
Flinkite  Say FLINKITE Mindat locations   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)  Say FLORENCITE-(CE) Mineral Image for Florencite-(Ce) Mindat locations   CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for W. Florence and its cerium content.
Florencite-(La)  Say FLORENCITE-(LA) Mineral Image for Florencite-(La) Mindat locations   (La,Ce)Al3(PO4)2(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for W. Florence and its lanthanum content.
Florencite-(Nd)  Say FLORENCITE-(ND) Mindat locations   (Nd,Ce)Al3(PO4)2(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for W. Florence and its neodymium content.
Florenskyite !   Mineral Image for Florenskyite Mindat locations   (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  Say FLORENSOVITE Mindat locations   Cu(Cr1.5Sb0.5)S4 NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1989 for Nikolai A. Florensov (1909-1986), Russian geologist.
Florkeite   Mindat locations   (K3Ca2Na)[Al8Si8O32]•12H2O NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)
Fluckite  Say FLUCKITE Mineral Image for Fluckite Mindat locations   CaMn(HAsO4)2•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Pierre Fluck, Mineralogist at Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg, France.
Fluellite  Say FLUELLITE Mineral Image for Fluellite Java Crystal form for Fluellite Mindat locations   Al2(PO4)F2(OH)•7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the chemical compositon of fluorine (Latin, fluere = "to flow").
Fluoborite  Say FLUOBORITE Mineral Image for Fluoborite Mindat locations   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)  Say FLUOCERITE-(CE) Java Crystal form for Fluocerite-(Ce) Mindat locations   (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)  Say FLUOCERITE-(LA) Java Crystal form for Fluocerite-(La) Mindat locations   (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 !   Mindat locations   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) !   Mindat locations   (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) !   Mindat locations   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) !   Mindat locations   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)  Say FLUORBRITHOLITE-(CE) Mineral Image for Fluorbritholite-(Ce) Mindat locations   (Ca,Ce,La,Na)5(SiO4,PO4)3(OH,F) NAME ORIGIN: For the relationship to Britholite-Ce with the fluorine content.
Fluorcalciobritholite !   Mindat locations   (Ca,REE)5[(Si,P)O4]3F NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition and membership in the britholite group.
Fluorcanasite !   Mineral Image for Fluorcanasite Mindat locations   K3Na3Ca5Si12O30F4•H2O NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)
Fluorcaphite !  Say FLUORCAPHITE Mineral Image for Fluorcaphite Mindat locations   (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  Say FLUORITE Mineral Image for Fluorite Java Crystal form for Fluorite Mindat locations   CaF2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition containing fluorine (Latin, fluere = "to flow").
Fluornatromicrolite !   Mineral Image for Fluornatromicrolite Mindat locations   (Na,Ca,Bi)2Ta2O6F NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)
Fluoro-alumino-magnesiotaramite !   Mindat locations   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 !   Mineral Image for Fluoro-edenite Mindat locations   NaCa2Mg5Si7AlO22(F,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the fluorine dominant member of the edenite series.
Fluoro-ferroleakeite   Mindat locations   NaNa2(Fe++2Fe+++2Li)Si8O22F2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition containing fluorine and iron and with the mineral leakeite.
Fluoro-magnesio-arfvedsonite !   Mindat locations   NaNa2(Mg,Fe++)4Fe+++[Si8O22](F,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the fluorine-dominant member of magnesio-arfvedsonite.
Fluoro-magnesiohastingsite !   Mindat locations   (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 !   Mindat locations   KCa2(Fe++2,Mg2,Fe+++)S5(Si6Al2)8O22F2 NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)
Fluoro-sodic-pedrizite !   Mineral Image for Fluoro-sodic-pedrizite Mindat locations   NaLi2(Mg2Al2Li)S5Si8O22F2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as per current IMA amphibole nomenclature (Burke and Leake 2004; Can. Mineral., 42, 1881-1883). Clinoholmquistite discredited.
Fluorocannilloite !  Say FLUOROCANNILLOITE Mineral Image for Fluorocannilloite Mindat locations   CaCa2(Mg4Al)Si5Al3O22F2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the fluorine-rich end member of cannilloite.
Fluoronyboite !   Mindat locations   NaNa2(Al2Mg3)(Si7Al)O22(F,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the fluorine-dominant member of the nyboitic amphiboles.
Fluoropargasite !   Mindat locations   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 !   Mindat locations   KMg3(AlSi3)O10F2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the fluorine analog of phlogopite.
Fluororichterite !  Say FLUORORICHTERITE Mineral Image for Fluororichterite Mindat locations   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) !  Say FLUORTHALENITE-(Y) Mindat locations   Y3Si3O10F NAME ORIGIN: Named as the F analog of thalenite-(Y).
Fluorvesuvianite !   Mineral Image for Fluorvesuvianite Mindat locations   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  Say FOGGITE Mineral Image for Foggite Mindat locations   CaAl(PO4)(OH)2•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Forrest. F. Fogg (1920-), mineral collector, New Hampshire, USA.
Foitite !  Say FOITITE Mineral Image for Foitite Mindat locations   [ ]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  Say FONTANITE Mindat locations   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  Say FOORDITE Mineral Image for Foordite Mindat locations   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 !   Mineral Image for Footemineite Mindat locations   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)  Say FORMANITE-(Y) Mindat locations   YTaO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Francis Gloster Forman (1904-1980), government geologist.
Formicaite !   Mindat locations   Ca(HCOO)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition.
Fornacite  Say FORNACITE Mineral Image for Fornacite Mindat locations   Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Lucien Lewis Forneau (1867-1930), Colonial Governor of the French Congo.
Forsterite  Say FORSTERITE Mineral Image for Forsterite Java Crystal form for Forsterite Mindat locations   Mg2SiO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Johann Forster, German naturalist.
Foshagite  Say FOSHAGITE Mineral Image for Foshagite Mindat locations   Ca4Si3O9(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for William Fredrick Foshag (1894-1956), mineralogist and former curator at U. S. National Museum.
Foshallasite ?  Say FOSHALLASITE Mineral Image for Foshallasite Mindat locations   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 !   Mindat locations   (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  Say FOURMARIERITE Mineral Image for Fourmarierite Java Crystal form for Fourmarierite Mindat locations   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  Say FRAIPONTITE Mineral Image for Fraipontite Mindat locations   (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  Say FRANCEVILLITE Mineral Image for Francevillite Java Crystal form for Francevillite Mindat locations   (Ba,Pb)(UO2)2V2O8•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: Mounana mine, Franceville, Haut-Ogooué, Gabon
Franciscanite-III  Say FRANCISCANITE-III Mineral Image for Franciscanite-III Mindat locations   Mn++6V+++++2Si2(O,OH)14 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Miocene age Franciscan Formation.
Franciscanite-VIII  Say FRANCISCANITE-VIII Mindat locations   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  Say FRANCISITE Mineral Image for Francisite Mindat locations   Cu3Bi(SeO3)2O2Cl NAME ORIGIN: Named for Glyn Francis (1939-), Quality Control Officer at the Iron Monarch quarry, Australia who collected the mineral.
Franckeite  Say FRANCKEITE Mineral Image for Franckeite Java Crystal form for Franckeite Mindat locations   (Pb,Sn)6Fe++Sn2Sb2S14 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the mining engineers, Carl and Ernest Francke.
Francoanellite  Say FRANCOANELLITE Mineral Image for Francoanellite Mindat locations   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) !  Say FRANCOISITE-(CE) Mindat locations   (Ce,Nd,Ca)[(UO2)3O(OH)(PO4)2]•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)
Francoisite-(Nd)  Say FRANCOISITE-(ND) Mindat locations   (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  Say FRANCONITE Mindat locations   Na2Nb4O11•9(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Francon Quarry, Montreal Island, Quebec, Canada.
Frankamenite !  Say FRANKAMENITE Mindat locations   K3Na3Ca5(Si12O30)[F,(OH)]4•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after V.A. Frank-Kamenetsky (1915-1994), Russian mineralogist-crystallographer.
Frankdicksonite  Say FRANKDICKSONITE Mindat locations   BaF2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Frank Wilson Dickson (1922- ), Professor of Geochemistry, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA.
Frankhawthorneite  Say FRANKHAWTHORNEITE Mineral Image for Frankhawthorneite Java Crystal form for Frankhawthorneite Mindat locations   Cu2Te++++++O4(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Prof. Frank Christopher Hawthorne (1946-), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Franklinfurnaceite  Say FRANKLINFURNACEITE Mindat locations   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  Say FRANKLINITE Mineral Image for Franklinite Java Crystal form for Franklinite Mindat locations   (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  Say FRANKLINPHILITE Mindat locations   (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  Say FRANSOLETITE Mineral Image for Fransoletite Mindat locations   H2Ca3Be2(PO4)4•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for A.M. Fransolet
Franzinite  Say FRANZINITE Mineral Image for Franzinite Mindat locations   [(Na,K)30Ca10][Si30Al30O120](SO4)10•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For Marco Franzini, Professor of Mineralogy, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Freboldite  Say FREBOLDITE Mindat locations   CoSe NAME ORIGIN: For Professor Georg Frebold of Hannover, Germany.
Fredrikssonite  Say FREDRIKSSONITE Mineral Image for Fredrikssonite Mindat locations   Mg2(Mn+++,Fe+++)O2(BO3) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Kurt A. Fredriksson (1926-), Swedish-U.S. Geochemist.
Freedite  Say FREEDITE Mindat locations   Pb8Cu+(As+++O3)2O3Cl5 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Robert L. Freed (1950-), U.S. Mineralogist.
Freibergite  Say FREIBERGITE Mineral Image for Freibergite Mindat locations   (Ag,Cu,Fe)12(Sb,As)4S13 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Freiberg district, Saxony.
Freieslebenite  Say FREIESLEBENITE Mineral Image for Freieslebenite Java Crystal form for Freieslebenite Mindat locations   AgPbSbS3 NAME ORIGIN: For Johann Karl Freiesleben (1774-1846), Mining Commissioner of Saxony, Germany.
Fremontite *  (see Natromontebrasite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Fresnoite  Say FRESNOITE Mineral Image for Fresnoite Mindat locations   Ba2TiSi2O8 NAME ORIGIN: Named after it's locality. LOCALITY: Big Creek - Rush Creek sanbornite deposit, 5 miles NE of Trimmer, Fresno Co. California.
Freudenbergite  Say FREUDENBERGITE Mineral Image for Freudenbergite Mindat locations   Na2Fe+++2Ti6O16 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Wilhelm Freudenberg (1881-), German geologist, who studied the rocks of Odenwald, Germany, where the mineral was found.
Friedelite  Say FRIEDELITE Mineral Image for Friedelite Mindat locations   Mn8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Charles Friedel (1832-1899), French chemist and mineralogist.
Friedrichbeckeite !  Say FRIEDRICHBECKEITE Mindat locations   K([ ],Na)Mg2(Be2Mg)Si12O30 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Friedrich Johann Karl Becke (1855-1931), Austrian mineralogist and petrographer.
Friedrichite  Say FRIEDRICHITE Mineral Image for Friedrichite Mindat locations   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  Say FRITZSCHEITE Mindat locations   Mn(UO2)2[(V,P)O4]2•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Karl Julius Fritzsche (1808-1871), German chemist.
Frohbergite  Say FROHBERGITE Mindat locations   FeTe2 NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Max Hans Frohberg, mining geologist, Toronto, Canada.
Frolovite  Say FROLOVITE Mineral Image for Frolovite Mindat locations   CaB2(OH)8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Novo-Frolvsk, Turinsk region, Ural Mountains, Russia.
Frondelite  Say FRONDELITE Mineral Image for Frondelite Mindat locations   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  Say FROODITE Mineral Image for Froodite Mindat locations   PdBi2 NAME ORIGIN: For the Frood mine in Canada, in which it occurs.
Fuchsite (Cr) *  (see Muscovite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Fuenzalidaite  Say FUENZALIDAITE Mindat locations   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  Say FUKALITE Mindat locations   Ca4Si2O6(CO3)(OH,F)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Bicchu, Fuka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Fukuchilite  Say FUKUCHILITE Mineral Image for Fukuchilite Mindat locations   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 !   Mindat locations   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  Say FULOPPITE Mineral Image for Fuloppite Java Crystal form for Fuloppite Mindat locations   Pb3Sb8S15 NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Bela Fulopp.
Fundylite (calcite pseudomorphs) *  (see Ikaite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Furongite  Say FURONGITE Mineral Image for Furongite Mindat locations   Al2(UO2)(PO4)3(OH)2•8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named from a poetic name for Hunan Province, China.
Furutobeite  Say FURUTOBEITE Mindat locations   (Cu,Ag)6PbS4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Furutobe mine, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
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