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Q Index of Mineral Species

This alphabetical listing of Q 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.

Qandilite     (Mg,Fe++)2(Ti,Fe+++,Al)O4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its occurrence in rocks of the Quadil Group, Iraq.

Qilianshanite     NaH4(CO3)(BO3)·2(H2O)

Qingheiite     Na2(Mn++,Mg,Fe++)(Al,Fe+++)(PO4)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Qinghe County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.

Qitianlingite     Fe++2Nb2W++++++O10

Quadratite !     Ag(Cd,Pb)AsS3 NAME ORIGIN: The name is derived from the conspicuous quadratic shape of the mineral.

Quadridavyne     (Na,K)6Ca2Al6Si6O24Cl4 NAME ORIGIN: From the Latin "quad" for four, as the mineral has four times the unit cell volume of the related mineral species davyne.

Quadruphite-VII     Na14CaMgTi4[Si2O7]2(PO4)4O4F2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Latin "quadruplex" and the element phosphorus, for the quantity of PO4 groups in the formula.

Quadruphite-VIII     Na14CaMgTi4(Si2O7)2(PO4)4O4F2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Latin "quadruplex" and the element phosphorus, for the quantity of PO4 groups in the formula.

Quartz     SiO2 NAME ORIGIN: From the German "quarz", of uncertain origin.

Quecksilber *  (see Mercury ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax

Queitite     Pb4Zn2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(SO4)

Quenselite     PbMn+++O2(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Percy Dudgeon Quensel (1881-1966), Swidish mineralogist and petrolgist, Stockholm University, Sweden.

Quenstedtite     Fe+++2(SO4)3·10(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the German mineralogist, F. A. Quenstedt (1809-1889).

Quetenite *  (see Botryogen ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax

Quetzalcoatlite     Zn8Cu4(TeO3)3(OH)18 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Quetzalcoatl, a Toltec god of the sea, in allusion of the sea blue-green color of the mineral.

Quicksilver *  (see Mercury ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax

Quintinite-2H     Mg4Al2(OH)12CO3·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Quintin Wight (b. 1935), of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, significant contributor to mineral studies at Mont Saint-Hilaire, and author of The Complete Book of micromounting (1993).

Quintinite-3T     Mg4Al2(OH)12CO3·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Quintin Wight (b. 1935), of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, significant contributor to mineral studies at Mont Saint-Hilaire, and author of The Complete Book of Micromounting (1993).

(* - Mineral Name is Not IMA Approved)
(! - New Dana Classification Number Has Been Changed or Added)
(? - IMA Discredited Mineral Species Name