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K Index of Mineral Species

This alphabetical listing of K minerals include synonyms of accepted mineral names, pronunciation of that name, name origins, and locality information. Visit our expanded selection of mineral pictures.

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? IMA Discredited Mineral Species Name.
K-Rectorite *  (see Rectorite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Kaatialaite  Say KAATIALAITE Mineral Image for Kaatialaite Mindat locations   Fe+++[H2As+++++O4]3·5-5.5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kaatiala granite pegmatite, Kuortane, western Finland.
Kadyrelite  Say KADYRELITE Mindat locations   Hg4(Br,Cl)2O NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kadyrel deposit, Tuva, Siberia, Russia.
Kaersutite  Say KAERSUTITE Mineral Image for Kaersutite Mindat locations   NaCa2(Mg4Ti)Si6Al2O23(OH)2
Kafehydrocyanite *  Say KAFEHYDROCYANITE Mineral Image for Kafehydrocyanite Mindat locations   K4Fe++(CN)6·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for it's composition.
Kahlerite  Say KAHLERITE Mindat locations   Fe++(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10-12(H2O)
Kainite  Say KAINITE Mineral Image for Kainite Java Crystal form for Kainite Mindat locations   MgSO4·KCl·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek kainos, meaning "contemporary."
Kainosite-(Y)  Say KAINOSITE-(Y) Java Crystal form for Kainosite-(Y) Mindat locations   Ca2(Y,Ce)2Si4O12(CO3)·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "unusual", for its rarity and exotic composition.
Kakoxen *  (see Cacoxenite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Kalborsite  Say KALBORSITE Mindat locations   K6Al4Si6BO20(OH)4Cl NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition (KAllium, ALuminum,BORate, and SIlicon).
Kaliborite  Say KALIBORITE Mineral Image for Kaliborite Java Crystal form for Kaliborite Mindat locations   KHMg2B12O16(OH)10·4(H2O)
Kalicinite  Say KALICINITE Mindat locations   KHCO3
Kalifersite !  Say KALIFERSITE Mindat locations   (K,Na)5Fe+++7Si20O50(OH)6·12(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For the chemical composition: KALIum (Potassium), FERrum (Iron), and SIlicium (Silicon).
Kalininite  Say KALININITE Mindat locations   ZnCr2S4 NAME ORIGIN: For P.I. Kalinin, Russian mineralogist and petrologist, investigator of the southern Baikal region.
Kalinite  Say KALINITE Mindat locations   KAl(SO4)2·11(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition (Kalium = potassium).
Kaliophilite  Say KALIOPHILITE Mineral Image for Kaliophilite Mindat locations   KAlSiO4
Kalipyrochlore  Say KALIPYROCHLORE Mineral Image for Kalipyrochlore Mindat locations   (H2O,Sr)(Nb,Ti)(O,OH)6·(H2O,K) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the pyrochlore mineral group and potassium (KALIum) although later work shows very little potassium in the formula.
Kalistrontite  Say KALISTRONTITE Mindat locations   K2Sr(SO4)2
Kalsilite  Say KALSILITE Mineral Image for Kalsilite Mindat locations   KAlSiO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the compostion, Kallium (Potassium), Aluminum, and Silicon. K,AL,SI.
Kaluginite *   Mindat locations   (Mn++,Ca)MgFe+++(PO4)2(OH)·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Aleksandr V. Kalugin (1857-1933), mineralogist, Ural Mountains, Russia.
Kamacite  Say KAMACITE Mineral Image for Kamacite Mindat locations   alpha-(Fe,Ni) NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for "shaft" or "lath".
Kamaishilite  Say KAMAISHILITE Mindat locations   Ca2Al2SiO6(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kamaishi mine, Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, Honshu, Japan.
Kambaldaite  Say KAMBALDAITE Mineral Image for Kambaldaite Mindat locations   NaNi4(CO3)3(OH)3·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Otter shoot, Kambalda, WA, Australia.
Kamchatkite  Say KAMCHATKITE Mindat locations   KCu++3OCl(SO4)2
Kamiokite  Say KAMIOKITE Mineral Image for Kamiokite Mindat locations   Fe2Mo3O8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kamioka Ag-Pb-Zn mine, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Kamitugaite  Say KAMITUGAITE Mindat locations   PbAl(UO2)5(PO4)2(OH)9·9.5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the mining district at the locality. LOCALITY: Kobokobo, Kivu, Zaire.
Kammererite - Red *  (see Clinochlore ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Kamotoite-(Y)  Say KAMOTOITE-(Y) Mineral Image for Kamotoite-(Y) Mindat locations   (Y,Nd,Gd)2U++++++4(CO3)3O12·14.5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: Kamoto, southern Shaba, Zaire.
Kampfite !  Say KAMPFITE Mineral Image for Kampfite Mindat locations   Ba6[(Si,Al)O2]8(CO3)2Cl2(Cl,H2O)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Anthony Robert Kampf (1948-), Curator and Section Head of Minerals, Los Angeles County Museum, in recognition of his many contributions in the study of new minerals.
Kamphaugite-(Y)  Say KAMPHAUGITE-(Y) Mineral Image for Kamphaugite-(Y) Mindat locations   Ca(Y,REE)(CO3)2(OH)2·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Erling Kamphaug (1931-), Norwegian mineral collector.
Kanemite  Say KANEMITE Mineral Image for Kanemite Mindat locations   NaHSi2O5·3(H2O)
Kankite  Say KANKITE Mineral Image for Kankite Mindat locations   Fe+++AsO4·3.5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kank, Kutno Hora district, Stredocesky Kraj, Bohemia, Czech Republic.
Kanoite  Say KANOITE Mineral Image for Kanoite Mindat locations   (Mn++,Mg)2Si2O6
Kanonaite  Say KANONAITE Mineral Image for Kanonaite Mindat locations   (Mn+++,Al)AlSiO5
Kanonerovite !   Java Crystal form for Kanonerovite Mindat locations   MnNa3P3O10·12(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Aleksandr Anatol'evich Kanonerov (1955-), mining historian at the Nizhnii Tagil Museum of Mining Industry of the Middle Urals.
Kaolinite  Say KAOLINITE Mineral Image for Kaolinite Mindat locations   Al2Si2O5(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Kao-Ling, China.
Kapitsaite-(Y) !   Mindat locations   (Ba,K,Pb,Na)4(Y,Ca,REE)2[Si8B2(B,Si)2O28F] NAME ORIGIN: Named for P. L. Kapitsa (1894-1984), Russian physicist.
Kapustinite !   Mindat locations   Na5.5Mn0.25ZrSi6O16(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Yu. L. Kapustin (1933-2002), Russian mineralogist who extensively studied alkaline massifs.
Karasugite  Say KARASUGITE Mindat locations   SrCaAl(F,OH)7
Karelianite  Say KARELIANITE Mineral Image for Karelianite Mindat locations   V2O3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Karelian shist belt were the mineral occurs.
Karibibite  Say KARIBIBITE Mineral Image for Karibibite Mindat locations   Fe+++2As+++4(O,OH)9 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Karibib lithium pegmatite, Namibia.
Karlite !  Say KARLITE Mineral Image for Karlite Mindat locations   (Mg,Al)6(BO3)3(OH,Cl)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for F. Karl, German professor at the University of Kiel, Austria.
Karnasurtite-(Ce)  Say KARNASURTITE-(CE) Mindat locations   (Ce,La,Th)(Ti,Nb)(Al,Fe+++)(Si,P)2O7(OH)4·3(H2O) (?) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Vein No. 2, Mt. Karnasurt, Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia.
Karpatite  Say KARPATITE Mineral Image for Karpatite Mindat locations   C24H12 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Transcarpatinian Alps, Russia.
Karpinskite  Say KARPINSKITE Mindat locations   (Mg,Ni)2Si2O5(OH)2 (?) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Alexander Petrovich Karpinsky (1846-1936), Russian geologist and president of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Karupmollerite-Ca !   Mindat locations   (Na,Ca,K)2Ca(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Svend Karup-Moller (1936-), Danish mineralogist.
Karyinite *  (see Caryinite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Kashinite  Say KASHINITE Mineral Image for Kashinite Mindat locations   (Ir,Rh)2S3 NAME ORIGIN: To honor S.A. Kashin, a Russian investigator of ore deposits in the Ural Mountains.
Kasolite  Say KASOLITE Mineral Image for Kasolite Mindat locations   Pb(UO2)SiO4·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Kasolo, Zaire.
Kassite  Say KASSITE Mindat locations   CaTi2O4(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Kicolai Grigorevich Kassin (1885-1949), Russian Geologist and academician, discoverer of the Afrikanda massif on the Kola Peninsula.
Kastningite !  Say KASTNINGITE Mineral Image for Kastningite Mindat locations   (Mn++,Fe++,Mg)Al2(PO4 )2(OH)2·8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Jürgen Kastning (b. 1932), from Reinbeck bei Hamburg, Germany, amateur mineralogist specializing in phosphate minerals, who discovered the mineral.
Katayamalite  Say KATAYAMALITE Mindat locations   (K,Na)Ca7Li3Ti2[Si6O18]2(OH,F)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Nobuo Katayama (1910-), prominent Japanese mineralogist.
Katoite  Say KATOITE Mindat locations   Ca3Al2(SiO4)3-x(OH)4x x=1.5-3
Katophorite  Say KATOPHORITE Mindat locations   Na(CaNa)Fe++4(Al,Fe+++)Si7AlO22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for "carrying down", in allusion to its volcanic origin.
Katoptrite  Say KATOPTRITE Java Crystal form for Katoptrite Mindat locations   (Mn,Mg)13(Al,Fe+++)4Sb+++++2Si2O28 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for "mirror", for the perfectly reflecting cleavage surfaces.
Kawazulite  Say KAWAZULITE Mindat locations   Bi2(Te,Se,S)3 NAME ORIGIN: For the Kawazu mine, Japan.
Kazakhstanite  Say KAZAKHSTANITE Mineral Image for Kazakhstanite Mindat locations   Fe+++5V++++3V+++++12O39·8.5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Northwestern Karatau, Kazakhstan.
Kazakovite  Say KAZAKOVITE Mindat locations   Na6Mn++TiSi6O18 NAME ORIGIN: For Maria Efimovna Kazakova, analytical chemist who provided the mineral's analysis.
Keckite  Say KECKITE Mineral Image for Keckite Mindat locations   Ca(Mn,Zn)2Fe+++3(PO4)4(OH)3·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Erich Keck, Etzenricht, Germany, collector of Hagendorf minerals.
Kegelite  Say KEGELITE Mindat locations   Pb8Al4Si8O20(SO4)2(CO3)4(OH)8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Friedrich Wilhelm Kegel, director of the Tsumbe mine from 1922 to 1938.
Kehoeite-quartz, gypsum and sphalerite *  (see Woodhouseite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Keilhauite-REE *  (see Titanite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Keilite !   Mindat locations   (Fe,Mg)S NAME ORIGIN: Named after Klaus Keil (1934-), professor at the University of Hawaii.
Keithconnite  Say KEITHCONNITE Mindat locations   Pd3-xTe(x=0.14 to 0.43) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Keith Conn (1923), U.S. Geologist who investigated the Stillwater Complex, Nye, Montana, USA.
Keiviite-(Y)  Say KEIVIITE-(Y) Mindat locations   (Y,Yb)2Si2O7
Keiviite-(Yb)  Say KEIVIITE-(YB) Mindat locations   (Yb,Y)2Si2O7
Keldyshite  Say KELDYSHITE Mindat locations   Na2-xHxZrSi2O7·n(H2O)
Kellyite  Say KELLYITE Mindat locations   (Mn++,Mg,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for William Crowley Kelley (1929-), American geologist, University of Michigan.
Kelyanite  Say KELYANITE Mindat locations   Hg+16Hg++20Sb3(Cl,Br)9O28 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kelyan deposit, Buryatia, Ural Mountains, Russia.
Kemmlitzite  Say KEMMLITZITE Mineral Image for Kemmlitzite Mindat locations   (Sr,Ce)Al3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kemmlitz kaolin depoosit, near Oschatz, Saxony, Germany.
Kempite  Say KEMPITE Mindat locations   Mn2Cl(OH)3
Kenhsuite !  Say KENHSUITE Mineral Image for Kenhsuite Mindat locations   Hg3S2Cl2 NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Kenneth Junghwa Hsu (1929-), Professor Emeritus, Swiss Federal Institute of Technonogy, Zurich, Switzerland.
Kennedyite-Discredited IMA 1988 *  (see Armalcolite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Kentbrooksite !  Say KENTBROOKSITE Mineral Image for Kentbrooksite Mindat locations   (Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6Mn++Zr3NbSi25O74F2·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. C. Kent Brooks (1943-), leader of fourteen geological expeditions to the Kangerdlugssuaq area of east Greenland.
Kentrolite  Say KENTROLITE Mineral Image for Kentrolite Mindat locations   Pb2Mn+++2Si2O9 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for spike or thorn, for its prismatic habit.
Kenyaite  Say KENYAITE Mineral Image for Kenyaite Mindat locations   Na2Si22O41(OH)8·6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the country of origin.
Keramohalite *  (see Alunogen ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Kermesite  Say KERMESITE Mineral Image for Kermesite Mindat locations   Sb2S2O NAME ORIGIN: Name from kermes, a name given from the Persian qurmizq, "crimson" in the older chemistry to red amorphous antimony trisulphide, often mixed with antimony trioxide.
Kernite  Say KERNITE Mineral Image for Kernite Java Crystal form for Kernite Mindat locations   Na2B4O6(OH)2·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after it's locality. LOCALITY: Boron, Kern County, California, the county that contains the fabulous borate deposits at Kramer.
Kerolite *  (see Stevensite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Kerolite *  (see Talc ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Kerolite(Ni) *  (see Pimelite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Kerstenite *   Mineral Image for Kerstenite Mindat locations   PbSeO4 (?)
Kerstenite *  (see Olsacherite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Kertschenite *  (see Metavivianite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Kesterite  Say KESTERITE Mineral Image for Kesterite Mindat locations   Cu2(Zn,Fe)SnS4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kester deposit, Yano-Adychansk region, Yakutia, Russia.
Kettnerite  Say KETTNERITE Mineral Image for Kettnerite Mindat locations   CaBi(CO3)OF NAME ORIGIN: Named for Radim Kettner (1891-1968), professor of geology, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Keyite  Say KEYITE Mineral Image for Keyite Mindat locations   Cu++3(Zn,Cu)4Cd2(AsO4)6·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Charles Locke Key (1935-), Canton, Connecticut, USA, American mineral dealer who furnished the first specimens.
Keystoneite  Say KEYSTONEITE Mineral Image for Keystoneite Mindat locations   Mg0.5[Ni++Fe++(TeO3)3]·4.5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: Keystone mine, Magnolia distict, Boulder County, Colorado, USA.
Khademite  Say KHADEMITE Mineral Image for Khademite Mindat locations   Al(SO4)F·5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for N. Khadem, (b1910), director, Geological Survey of Iran.
Khaidarkanite !   Mineral Image for Khaidarkanite Mindat locations   Na0.34Cu4Al3(OH)14F3·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the discovery locality. LOCALITY: Khaidarkan antimony-mercury deposit, northern slope of the Alai Range, Fergana Valley, Kyrgyzstan.
Khamrabaevite  Say KHAMRABAEVITE Mindat locations   (Ti,V,Fe)C NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ibragim Khamrabaevich Khamrabaeva (1920-), Director, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Khanneshite  Say KHANNESHITE Mindat locations   (NaCa)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5
Kharaelakhite  Say KHARAELAKHITE Mindat locations   (Pt,Cu,Pb,Fe,Ni)9S8 NAME ORIGIN: For the Kharaelakh Plateau, Noril'sk region, USSR.
Khatyrkite  Say KHATYRKITE Mindat locations   (Cu,Zn)Al2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Khatirskii ultramafic zone of the Koryak-Kamchata fold area, Koryak Mountains, Russia.
Khibinskite  Say KHIBINSKITE Mindat locations   K2ZrSi2O7 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Gakman Valley, Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia.
Khinite  Say KHINITE Mindat locations   PbCu++3Te++++++O6(OH)2
Khmaralite !   Mindat locations   (Mg,Al,Fe)16(Al,Si,Be)12O40 NAME ORIGIN: For the locality, which was named in honor of Ivan Fedorovich Khmara (1936-1956), a tractor driver who perished in Antarctica. LOCALITY: From "Zircon Point,", Khmara Bay, Enderby Land, Antarctica.
Khomyakovite !   Mindat locations   Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3 (OH,Cl)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Alexander Petrovich Khomyakov (b. 1933), of the Institute of Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Crystal Chemistry of Rare Elements, Moscow, Russia, for his extensive contributions t
Khristovite-(Ce)  Say KHRISTOVITE-(CE) Mindat locations   (Ca,REE)(Ce,REE)(Mg,Fe,Cr,Ti,V,Al)Mn++Al(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)(F,O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Evgenia Valdimirovicha Khristova (1933-), Russian geologist and specialist in Tien-shan geology.
Kiddcreekite  Say KIDDCREEKITE Mindat locations   Cu6SnWS8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kidd Creek mine, near Timmins, Ontario, Canada.
Kidney Ore *  (see Hematite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Kidwellite  Say KIDWELLITE Mineral Image for Kidwellite Mindat locations   Na(Fe+++,Cu)9+x(PO4)6(OH)11·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Albert Laws Kidwell (1919-), Houston, Texas.
Kieftite  Say KIEFTITE Mindat locations   CoSb3 NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1994 for Cornelis Kieft (b.1924), Dutch mineralogist.
Kieserite  Say KIESERITE Mineral Image for Kieserite Java Crystal form for Kieserite Mindat locations   MgSO4·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after D. G. Kieserr. President of the Academy in Jena, Germany (1770-1826).
Kilbrickenite *  (see Geocronite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Kilchoanite  Say KILCHOANITE Mindat locations   Ca3Si2O7 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kilchoan, Ardnamurchan, Scotland.
Killalaite  Say KILLALAITE Mindat locations   2Ca3Si2O7·(H2O)
Kimolite *  (see Endellite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Kimrobinsonite  Say KIMROBINSONITE Mindat locations   Ta(OH)3(O,CO3) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Kim Robertson, (1951-), Autralian geologist of Perth, Western Autralia, who found the first specimen.
Kimuraite-(Y)  Say KIMURAITE-(Y) Mindat locations   CaY2(CO3)4·6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Kenjiro Kimura (1896-), Geochemist, University of Japan.
Kimzeyite  Say KIMZEYITE Mineral Image for Kimzeyite Java Crystal form for Kimzeyite Mindat locations   Ca3(Zr,Ti)2(Si,Al,Fe+++)3O12 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Kimzey family, long associated with the mineralogy at Magnet Cove, Arkansas.
Kingite  Say KINGITE Mineral Image for Kingite Mindat locations   Al3(PO4)2(F,OH)2·8(H2O,OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for D. King, 1926-1990), geologist, Department of Mines, SA, Australia.
Kingsmountite  Say KINGSMOUNTITE Mineral Image for Kingsmountite Mindat locations   (Ca,Mn++)4(Fe++,Mn++)Al4(PO4)6(OH)4·12(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Foote Quarry, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA.
Kinichilite  Say KINICHILITE Mindat locations   Mg0.5[Mn++Fe+++(TeO3)3]·4.5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Kin-Ichi Sakurai (1912-1993), Japanese amateur mineralogist and collector, coauthor of "Minerals of Japan" 1938.
Kinoite  Say KINOITE Mineral Image for Kinoite Mindat locations   Ca2Cu2Si3O8(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Eusebio Francisco Kino (1645-1711), Jesuit explorer of the southwestern United States.
Kinoshitalite  Say KINOSHITALITE Mindat locations   (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn,Al)3Si2Al2O10(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Dr. Kameki Kinshita (1896-1974), investigator of ore deposits in Japan.
Kintoreite  Say KINTOREITE Mineral Image for Kintoreite Mindat locations   PbFe+++3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)6 NAME ORIGIN: For the locality. LOCALITY: Kintore opencut and Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
Kipushite  Say KIPUSHITE Mineral Image for Kipushite Mindat locations   (Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6·(H2O)
Kirgizstanite !   Mindat locations   ZnAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN)
Kirkiite  Say KIRKIITE Mindat locations   Pb10Bi3As3S19 NAME ORIGIN: For Kirki, Greece.
Kirschsteinite  Say KIRSCHSTEINITE Mineral Image for Kirschsteinite Mindat locations   CaFe++SiO4
Kitaibelite *   Mindat locations   Ag10PbBi30S51
Kithilite *  (see Bassetite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Kitkaite  Say KITKAITE Mindat locations   NiTeSe NAME ORIGIN: Named for the river Kitka, in findland, in the valley of which the mineral was found.
Kittatinnyite  Say KITTATINNYITE Mindat locations   Ca2Mn+++2Mn++Si2O8(OH)4·9(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Algonquin for "endless hills," in allusion to the topography of the Franklin, New Jersey, area.
Kivuite ?   Mineral Image for Kivuite Mindat locations   (Th,Ca,Pb)H2(UO2)4(PO4)2(OH)8·7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1958 for the locality. LOCALITY: Kobokobo pegmatite, Kivu, Zaire.
Kladnoite  Say KLADNOITE Mineral Image for Kladnoite Mindat locations   C6H4(CO)2NH
Klaprothite *  (see Lazulite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Klaprothite - mixture with emplectite *  (see Wittichenite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Klaprothite - mixture with wittichenite *  (see Emplectite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Klebelsbergite  Say KLEBELSBERGITE Mineral Image for Klebelsbergite Mindat locations   Sb+++4O4(OH)2(SO4) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Kuno Klebelsberg (1875-1932), Hungarian educator.
Kleberite *   Mindat locations   FeTi6O13·4(H2O) (?) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Will Kleber (1906-1970), Humboldt University, Berlin.
Kleberite-(OH) *  (see Pseudorutile ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Kleemanite  Say KLEEMANITE Mindat locations   ZnAl2(PO4)2(OH)2·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Alfred William Kleeman, petrologist, University of Adelaide, SA, Aurtalia.
Kleinite  Say KLEINITE Mineral Image for Kleinite Java Crystal form for Kleinite Mindat locations   Hg2N(Cl,SO4)·n(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Carl Klein (1832-1907), German mineralogist, University of Berlin.
Klockmannite  Say KLOCKMANNITE Mineral Image for Klockmannite Mindat locations   CuSe NAME ORIGIN: Named for Friedrich Klockmann (1857-1937), German mineralogist of Aachen.
Klyuchevskite  Say KLYUCHEVSKITE Mindat locations   K3Cu3(Fe+++,Al)O2(SO4)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Great Tolbachik fissure eruption, Kamchatka, Russia.
Klyuchevskite-Duplicate  Say KLYUCHEVSKITE-DUPLICATE Mindat locations   K3Cu3Fe+++O2(SO4)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Great Tolbachik fissure eruption, Kamchatka, Russia.
Knebelite(Mn) *  (see Fayalite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Knopite (Ce) *  (see Perovskite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Knorringite  Say KNORRINGITE Java Crystal form for Knorringite Mindat locations   Mg3Cr2(SiO4)3
Koashvite  Say KOASHVITE Mineral Image for Koashvite Mindat locations   Na6(Ca,Mn)(Ti,Fe)Si6O18·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Mt. Koashva, Khibiny massif, Kola, Peninsula, Russia.
Kobeite-(Y)  Say KOBEITE-(Y) Mineral Image for Kobeite-(Y) Mindat locations   (Y,U)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 (?) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kobe-Mura [presently Oyama-cho], Japan.
Kobellite  Say KOBELLITE Mineral Image for Kobellite Mindat locations   Pb22Cu4(Bi,Sb)30S69 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Wolfgang Franz von Kobell (1803-1882), German mineralogist.
Kochite !   Mindat locations   Na2(Na,Ca)4Ca4(Mn,Ca)2Zr2Ti2(Si2O7)4(O,F)4F4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Lauge Koch (1892-1964), Danish geologist who mapped Werner Bjerge.
Kochkarite  Say KOCHKARITE Mindat locations   PbBi4Te7 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Kochkar deposit, Ural Mountains, Russia
Kochsandorite !   Mindat locations   CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·H2O NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN)
Koechlinite  Say KOECHLINITE Mineral Image for Koechlinite Java Crystal form for Koechlinite Mindat locations   Bi2MoO6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Rudolf Koechlin (1862-1939), Austrian mineralogist.
Koenenite  Say KOENENITE Mineral Image for Koenenite Mindat locations   Na4Mg4Cl12·Mg5Al4(OH)22 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Adolf von Koenen (1837-1915), German geologist of Gottingen, who first found the mineral.
Koettigite *  (see Kottigite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Kogarkoite  Say KOGARKOITE Mineral Image for Kogarkoite Mindat locations   Na3(SO4)F NAME ORIGIN: Named for Lia Nikolaevna Kofarko (1936-), Russian geochemist, who first noticed the mineral in Russia.
Kokchetavite !   Mindat locations   KAlSi3O8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kumdy-Kul, Kokchetav, Kazakhstan.
Koktaite  Say KOKTAITE Mineral Image for Koktaite Mindat locations   (NH4)2Ca(SO4)2·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Jaroslav Kokta (1904-1970), Czech chemist, who analyzed the artificial compound.
Kolarite  Say KOLARITE Mindat locations   PbTeCl2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Champion Reef mine, Kolar Geold Fields, Karnataka, India.
Kolbeckite  Say KOLBECKITE Mineral Image for Kolbeckite Java Crystal form for Kolbeckite Mindat locations   ScPO4·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Friedrich L. W. Kolbeck (1860-1943), mineralogist, Mining Academy, Freiberg, Germany.
Kolfanite  Say KOLFANITE Mindat locations   Ca2Fe+++3O2(AsO4)3·2(H2O)
Kolicite  Say KOLICITE Mineral Image for Kolicite Mindat locations   Mn7Zn4(AsO4)2(SiO4)2(OH)8
Kolovratite  Say KOLOVRATITE Mineral Image for Kolovratite Mindat locations   Hydrous vanadate of Ni and Zn NAME ORIGIN: Named for Lev S. Kolovrat-Chervinsky (1884-1921), a Russian physicist.
Kolwezite  Say KOLWEZITE Mineral Image for Kolwezite Mindat locations   (Cu,Co)2(CO3)(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the mine locality. LOCALITY: Kolwezi-Kamoto-Musonoi, southern Shava, Zaire.
Kolymite  Say KOLYMITE Mindat locations   Cu7Hg6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Krokhalin antimony deposit, Kolyma River, Russia.
Komarovite  Say KOMAROVITE Mineral Image for Komarovite Mindat locations   (Ca,Mn)2(Nb,Ti)2Si2O7(O,F)2·3.5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Vladimir M. Komarov (1927-1967), Russian cosmonaut, who was killed during his return flight on April, 23, 1967.
Komarovite-Na *  (see Na-komarovite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Kombatite  Say KOMBATITE Mineral Image for Kombatite Mindat locations   Pb14(VO4)2O9Cl4 NAME ORIGIN: The name is for the Kombat mine, which is the Anglicized version of the Herero names, "Okombahe Tijinene" and "Okombahe Katiti" which mean "the large drinking place of the giraffe," and t
Komkovite  Say KOMKOVITE Mindat locations   BaZrSi3O9·3(H2O)
Konderite  Say KONDERITE Mindat locations   PbCu3(Rh,Pt,Ir)8S16 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Konder massif, Yakutia, Russia.
Kondorite *  (see Konderite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Kongsbergite *  (see Amalgam ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Koninckite  Say KONINCKITE Mineral Image for Koninckite Mindat locations   Fe+++PO4·3(H2O) (?) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Laurent Guillaumen de Koninck (1809-1887), Belgian geologist.
Konyaite  Say KONYAITE Mineral Image for Konyaite Mindat locations   Na2Mg(SO4)2·5(H2O)
Koragoite  Say KORAGOITE Mineral Image for Koragoite Mindat locations   (Mn++,Fe+++)3(Nb,Ta,Ti)2(Nb,Mn)2(W,Ta)2O20 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Aleksei Aleksandrovich Korago (1942–1993), geologist who investigated the formation of river pearls in the Arkhangel'sk district of Russia, and the origin of amber.
Koritnigite  Say KORITNIGITE Mineral Image for Koritnigite Mindat locations   ZnHAsO4·(H2O)
Kornelite  Say KORNELITE Mineral Image for Kornelite Mindat locations   Fe+++2(SO4)3·7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Kornel Hlavacsek (1835-1914), hungarian mining engineer at the Szomolnok copper mine.
Kornerupine  Say KORNERUPINE Mineral Image for Kornerupine Mindat locations   (Mg,Fe++)4(Al,Fe+++)6(SiO4,BO4)5(O,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Danish geologist, A. N. Kornerup (1857-1881).
Kornite  Say KORNITE Mindat locations   Na(CaNa)Fe++4(Al,Fe+++)Si7AlO22(OH)2
Korobitsynite !   Mineral Image for Korobitsynite Java Crystal form for Korobitsynite Mindat locations   Na3(Ti,Nb)2[Si4O12](OH,O)2·3-4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Mikhail Fedorovich Korobitsyn (1928-1996), amateur mineralogist and collector who made significant contributions to mineralogical investigations of the Lovozero alkaline compl
Korshunovskite  Say KORSHUNOVSKITE Mineral Image for Korshunovskite Mindat locations   Mg2Cl(OH)3·3.5-4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after it's locality. LOCALITY: Korshunov iron ore deposti, Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia.
Korzhinskite  Say KORZHINSKITE Mineral Image for Korzhinskite Mindat locations   CaB2O4·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for D.S. Korzhinski
Kosmochlor  Say KOSMOCHLOR Mineral Image for Kosmochlor Mindat locations   NaCr+++Si2O6
Kosnarite  Say KOSNARITE Mineral Image for Kosnarite Mindat locations   KZr++++2(PO4)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Richard A. Kosnar (1946-), mineral dealer.
Kostovite  Say KOSTOVITE Mindat locations   CuAuTe4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ivan Kostov (1912-), Bulgarian mineralogist.
Kostylevite  Say KOSTYLEVITE Mindat locations   K2ZrSi3O9·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Yekaterina Eutikhievna Kostyleva-Labuntsova (1894-1974), Russian Mineralogist.
Kotoite  Say KOTOITE Mineral Image for Kotoite Mindat locations   Mg3B2O6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Bundjiro Koto (1856-1935), Japanese geologist.
Kottigite  Say KOTTIGITE Mineral Image for Kottigite Java Crystal form for Kottigite Mindat locations   Zn3(AsO4)2·8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Otto Köttig (1824-?), chemist of Schneeberg, Saxony, Germany.
Kotulskite  Say KOTULSKITE Mindat locations   Pd(Te,Bi) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Vladimir Klement'evich Kotul'skii, economic geologist and an authority on Cu-Ni sulfide deposits.
Koutekite  Say KOUTEKITE Mineral Image for Koutekite Mindat locations   Cu5As2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Jaromir Koutek (1902-1983), Czech mineralogist.
Kovdorskite  Say KOVDORSKITE Mineral Image for Kovdorskite Mindat locations   Mg5(PO4)2(CO3)(OH)2·4.5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kovdor massif, Kola Pneinsula, Russia.
Kozoite-(La) !   Mineral Image for Kozoite-(La) Mindat locations   La(CO3)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the La-dominant analog of kozoite-(Nd).
Kozoite-(Nd) !   Mineral Image for Kozoite-(Nd) Java Crystal form for Kozoite-(Nd) Mindat locations   (Nd,La,Sm,Pr)(CO3)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Kozo Hanashima (1925-1985), a chemist, and pioneer in the study of chemistry of rare earth minerals in Japan.
Kozulite  Say KOZULITE Mineral Image for Kozulite Mindat locations   NaNa2Mn++4(Fe+++,Al)Si8O22(OH)2
Kraisslite  Say KRAISSLITE Mineral Image for Kraisslite Mindat locations   (Mn++,Mg)24Zn3Fe+++(As+++O3)2(As+++++O4)3(SiO4)6(OH)18 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Frederick Kraissl, Jr. (1899-1986) and Alice L. Kraissl (1905-1986), of Hackensack, New Jersey.
Krasnogorite *   Mindat locations   WO3
Krasnoselskite *   Mindat locations   CoWO4
Krasnovite !  Say KRASNOVITE Mindat locations   Ba(Al,Mg)(PO4,CO3)(OH)2·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For N. I. Krasnova (1941-), mineralogist at St. Petersburg University.
Kratochvilite  Say KRATOCHVILITE Mineral Image for Kratochvilite Mindat locations   (C6H4)2CH2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for J. Kratochvil.
Krausite  Say KRAUSITE Mineral Image for Krausite Java Crystal form for Krausite Mindat locations   KFe+++(SO4)2·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Edward Henry Krous (1875-1973), American mineralogist, University of Michigan.
Krauskopfite  Say KRAUSKOPFITE Mineral Image for Krauskopfite Mindat locations   BaSi2O4(OH)2·2(H2O)
Krautite  Say KRAUTITE Mineral Image for Krautite Mindat locations   MnAs+++++O3(OH)2·(H2O)
Kremersite  Say KREMERSITE Mineral Image for Kremersite Mindat locations   (NH4,K)2Fe+++Cl5·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Peter Kremers (1827-?), German chemist.
Krennerite  Say KRENNERITE Mineral Image for Krennerite Java Crystal form for Krennerite Mindat locations   AuTe2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Joseph A. Krenner (1839-1920), Hungarian mineralogist.
Krettnichite !   Mineral Image for Krettnichite Java Crystal form for Krettnichite Mindat locations   PbMn+++2(VO4)2(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Krettnich, Saarland, Germany.
Kribergite  Say KRIBERGITE Mindat locations   Al5(PO4)3(SO4)(OH)4·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Kristineberg mine, Vasterbotten, Sweden.
Krinovite  Say KRINOVITE Mindat locations   NaMg2CrSi3O10 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Evgeny Leonidovich Krinov (1906-1984), Russian student of meteorites.
Kristiansenite !   Mineral Image for Kristiansenite Mindat locations   Ca2ScSn(Si2O7)(Si2O6OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Roy Kristiansen (1943-), amateur mineralogist who first observed the mineral.
Kroehnkite *  (see Krohnkite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Krohnkite   Mineral Image for Krohnkite Java Crystal form for Krohnkite Mindat locations   Na2Cu(SO4)2·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after B. Kroehnke, who was the first person to analyze it.
Krupkaite  Say KRUPKAITE Mineral Image for Krupkaite Mindat locations   PbCuBi3S6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Krupka, Srredocesky kraj, Czech Republic.
Krutaite  Say KRUTAITE Mineral Image for Krutaite Mindat locations   CuSe2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Tomas Kruta, Director of the Mineralogy Laboratory, Moravian Museum, Bron, Czechoslovakia.
Krutovite  Say KRUTOVITE Mindat locations   NiAs2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Georgi Alekseevich Krutov, Professor of Mineralogy, Moscow Gosdarst Univeristy, Moscow, Russia.
Kryzhanovskite  Say KRYZHANOVSKITE Mineral Image for Kryzhanovskite