Q Listing of Minerals

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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.

Qandilite  Say QANDILITE Mindat locations   (Mg,Fe++)2(Ti,Fe+++,Al)O4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its occurrence in rocks of the Quadil Group, Iraq.
Qaqarssukite-(Ce) !   Mineral Image for Qaqarssukite-(Ce) Mindat locations   Ba(Ce,REE)(CO3)2F NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Qaqarssuk carbonatite complex, southern West Greenland.
Qilianshanite  Say QILIANSHANITE Mindat locations   NaH4(CO3)(BO3)•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Juhongtu borate deposit, Qilian Mountains, Qinghai Province, China.
Qingheiite  Say QINGHEIITE Mindat locations   Na2(Mn++,Mg,Fe++)(Al,Fe+++)(PO4)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Qinghe County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.
Qitianlingite  Say QITIANLINGITE Mindat locations   Fe++2Nb2W++++++O10 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Qitianling, Hunan Province, China.
Quadratite !   Mineral Image for Quadratite Java Crystal form for Quadratite Mindat locations   Ag(Cd,Pb)AsS3 NAME ORIGIN: The name is derived from the conspicuous quadratic shape of the mineral.
Quadridavyne  Say QUADRIDAVYNE Mineral Image for Quadridavyne Mindat locations   (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  Say QUADRUPHITE-VII Mindat locations   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  Say QUADRUPHITE-VIII Mindat locations   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  Say QUARTZ Mineral Image for Quartz Java Crystal form for Quartz Mindat locations   SiO2 NAME ORIGIN: From the German "quarz", of uncertain origin.
Quecksilber *  (see Mercury ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Queitite  Say QUEITITE Mineral Image for Queitite Mindat locations   Pb4Zn2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(SO4) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Clive Sedric Queit, mineral dealer of Tsumeb, Namibia.
Quenselite  Say QUENSELITE Mineral Image for Quenselite Java Crystal form for Quenselite Mindat locations   PbMn+++O2(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Percy Dudgeon Quensel (1881-1966), Swidish mineralogist and petrolgist, Stockholm University, Sweden.
Quenstedtite  Say QUENSTEDTITE Mineral Image for Quenstedtite Java Crystal form for Quenstedtite Mindat locations   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  Say QUETZALCOATLITE Mineral Image for Quetzalcoatlite Mindat locations   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  Say QUINTINITE-2H Mineral Image for Quintinite-2H Mindat locations   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  Say QUINTINITE-3T Mineral Image for Quintinite-3T Mindat locations   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).
Qusongite !   Mineral Image for Qusongite Mindat locations   WC NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Luobusa mine, Qusong County, Tibet, China.
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LEGEND
Sound files Minerals identified with this icon have a sound file, courtesy of The Photo-Atlas of Minerals, which gives the pronunciation of the mineral name.
Image files Minerals identified with this icon have an image or picture in the database which may be viewed.
Java Crystal Forms Minerals identified with this icon have a Java crystal form, created with the program JCrystal, which can be manipulated and rotated.
Mindat Locations This icon links the mineral to the locality-rich information contained in Mindat.org.
Minerals identified with this icon are radioactive.
- Detectable with very sensitive instruments,
- very mild,
- weak,
- strong,
- very strong,
- dangerous.
* Mineral Name is Not IMA Approved.
! New Dana Classification Number Has Been Changed or Added.
? IMA Discredited Mineral Species Name.


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