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Z Index of Mineral Species
This alphabetical listing of Z minerals include synonyms of accepted mineral names, pronunciation of that name, name origins, and locality information. Visit our expanded selection of mineral pictures.
  Li2CO3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Zabuye Salt Lake, Nagri, Tibet, China.  Zn4Al2(OH)12(CO3)•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Domenico Zaccagna (1851-1940) who published the first geologic map of the Apuan Alps and a collector of minerals from the Carrara Marble. Al12(SO4)5(OH)26•20H20 NAME ORIGIN: Named for M. A. Zaher, Geological Survey of Bangladesh, who discovered the mineral. Bi(Fe+++,Al)3(PO4)2(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the country where the first specimens were collected.  Na(REExCa1-x)(REEyCa1-y)F6 where (x ne y) NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Ihor Stephan Zajac (1935- ), the geologist who lead the exploration group that discovered the Strange Lake deposit and who first reconized the mineral. Na4Mn++5Si10O24(OH)6•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Evgeii Evgen'evich Zakharov (1902-1980), Director of the Moscow Geological Exploration Institute, Moscow, Russia. (Ca,Y)Cu6[(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6]•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Zalesi (formerly Valdek) uranium deposit near Javornik, northern Moravia, Czech Republic. Ca2(Mg,Fe++)(Mg,Fe++,Al,Mn,Fe+++)4Be4(PO4)6(OH)4•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Dr. Pier F. Zanazzi (1939-) of the Universita degli Studi di Perugia, in recognition of his studies of the crystal structures and crystal chemistry of minerals. Cu3Al4(PO4)3(OH)9•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Emiliano Zapata (1879-1919), hero of the Mexican Revolution. Ni3(CO3)(OH)4•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Antonio Gil y Zarate (1793-1861), Spanish diplomat, general director of public education, and counselor of state. BiOF NAME ORIGIN: Named for Aleksandr Nikolayevich Zavaritskii (1884-1952), Russian petrographer. NaPbCu++5(AsO4)4Cl•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Johan Zdenek (1935-), mineralogist and Director of Scientific Affairs of the Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minieres, France. NaLiZrSi6O15 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Jack Zektzer (1936-), mathematician and geologist of Seattle, Washington, USA.  Ca(UO2)(CO3)2•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Howard D. Zeller (1922-), U. S. Geological Survey, who found the mineral. Mg0.5[Zn++Fe+++(TeO3)3]•4.5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Josef Zemann (1923-), Austrian mineralogist, University of Vienna, who studied tellurium oxysalts.  (Na,K)2Ca(CO3)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Institute of the Earth's Crust (Russian: zemnoy kory = "earth's crust"), Russian Academy of Science, Siberian Branch where the mineral was first studied. Pb3(Fe+++,Mn+++)4Mn++++3O15 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Nile Zenzen (1883-1959), formerly Senior curator of the Swedish museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden. Ca4Si3O8(OH,F)4•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek "to boil" and "a leaf", in allusion to its habit. Cs4Na2Zr3(Si18O45)(H2O)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the type locality (Zeravshan Range). LOCALITY: Glacial moraine of the Dara-i-Pioz clacier, Alai mountain range, Tien-Shan Mountains, Tajikistan. Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2•10-16(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Gustav Anton Zeuner (1828-1907), German physicist, director, School of Mines, Freiberg, Germany. (Cu,Zn,Fe,Al,Cr) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Zhang Heng (78-139), famous astronomer in ancient Ghina. BaFCl NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) AlF(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Zharchikha molybdenum deposit, 60 km south-southwest of Ulan-Ude, on the west side of Lake Baikal, Buryatia, eastern Siberia, Russia NaMg(Al,Fe+++)(C2O4)3•8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Yurii Apollonovich Zhemchezhnikov (1885-1957), Russian geologist. Ba2Ce(CO3)3F NAME ORIGIN: Named in Chinese for "a cerium mineral from China". Cu2V+++++2O7 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Emanuel G. Sies (1884-1981), Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution, Washington D.C. USA. Na(Pb,Na,K)2(Ta,Nb,Ti)4As+++4O18 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the country of origin. Zn2AlSi2O5(OH)4•2(H2O) (?) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the major chemical constituents, ZINc, ALuminum, and SIlicon. Zn NAME ORIGIN: From the German, "zink." Zn++2(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10•16(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Franz Xaver Maxmillion Zippe (1791-1863), Austrian mineralogist. Zn2AlSb(OH)12 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition (ZINk, Aluminium, Stibium). Zn6Al6(SO4)2(OH)26•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition. Pb(Zn,Fe,Cu)2(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Zn-dominant analogue of gartrellite  (Zn,Mn)O NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition containing zinc (From the German, "zink"). NaCa(Zn,Cu)5(AsO4)4Cl•4-5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Zn analog of lavendulan ZnFe+++2(PO4)2(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Zn analogue of lipscombite (Fe) (Zn,Cu,Fe++)SO4•7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the zinc-dominant member of the melanterite group. (Zn,Mg,Mn)Fe+++(SO4)2(OH)•7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its dominant content of zinc and relation to botryogen. ZnCr2O4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for ZINC and CHROMium in the composition. ZnFe+++4(SO4)6(OH)2•18(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Namrd for its dominant content of zinc and relation to copiapite. (Zn,Fe++)(2-2x)(Ti)xAl4O8 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Zn dominant analogue of högbomite, found as the 8H and 16H polytypes. (S=Spinel, N=Nolanite Layers). CuZn(PO4)OH NAME ORIGIN: Named for its relationship to libethenite. CuZn(AsO4)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Zn analog of olivenite. ZnSO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition (Zn). Zn2Te3O8 NAME ORIGIN: The name reflects the similarity with the unit-cell parameters and composition to spiroffite [ ]4Zn4Al16(Al,[ ])2Si8O40[O6,(OH)2] NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Zinc-dominant analog of staurolite. K2Zn5Fe+++3Al(SO4)12•18(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the zinc analog of voltaite. [Zn1-xAlx(OH)2][(SO4)x/2(H2O)n] NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Zn analog of woodwardite. [Zn1BxAlx(OH)2][(SO4)x/2•n(H2O)], x = 0.33, n . 0.96 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Zn analog of woodwardite. [Zn1BxAlx(OH)2][(SO4)x/2•n(H2O)], 0.32 < x < 0.50, n = 0.59 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Zn analog of woodwardite. (Zn,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the zinc rich member of rosasite. Ca2Zn(AsO4)2•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its content of zinc and relation to roselite. Zn3Si4O10(OH)2•4(H2O) (?) NAME ORIGIN: Name for the composition (Zinc Silicate). Pb9Sb22S42 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the mineralogist, J. K. L. Zincken (1798-1862). KLiFe++Al(AlSi3)O10(F,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Erzgebirge of Saxony at Zinnwald (now Cinovec) - "Ore Mountains", Czechoslovakia. K4(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Franz Xaver Maxmillian Zippe (1791-1863), Austrian mineralogist.  ZrSiO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named from its containing the element, zirconium; which was named from the Persian, zar "gold" and gun = "like" which translates "like gold". (Ca,Ce)Zr(Ti,Nb,Fe+++)2O7 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition. CaZrTi2O7 NAME ORIGIN: Named from its compostion and crystal structure. (Ca,Fe,Y,Th)2Fe(Ti,Nb)3Zr2O7 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition. CaZrTi2O7 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition and crystal structure. K2(Na,Ca)(Mn,Fe++)7(Zr,Nb)2Si8O26(OH)4F NAME ORIGIN: Named for the ZIRCOnium in the composition and the Greek for "leaf," in reference to the habit. Zr(SO4)2•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the zirconium and sulfate in its composition.  (Ca,Th,Ce)Zr(Ti,Nb)2O7 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ferdinand Zirkel (1838-1912), German petrographer, Professor of Mineralogy, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. (Fe++,Mg)9Al4Cl18(OH)12•14(H2O) (?) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Zirkler, director of the Aschersleben potash works, Germany. (Na,[ ])12(Ce, Na)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)•H2O NAME ORIGIN: Reflects the chemical composition, ZIRconium, SILicon, Cerium). Na6(Ca,Mn,Fe++)Zr[Si6O18] NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition (Zircon, Si, Na). CuNiSb2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Zlatoya Gora deposit, near Karabasch, Middle Urals, Russia. (Zn,Cu)7(SO4,CO3)2(OH)10•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Not named as the Zn analogue of schulenbergite. CaZn11(UO2)(CO3)3(OH)20•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition (Zn, U, Calcium). Ca4Mn++Fe+++4(PO4)6(OH)4•12(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Peter Zodac (1894-1967), founder and editor of Rocks and Minerals. Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) = Ca2AlAl2(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Austrian natural scientist, Siegmund Zois (1747-1819). BaV++++2V+++12Si2O27 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Tibor Zoltai (1925-2003) in recognition of his contributions to mineralogy both as a researcher and as an educator. Na6Ti5[Si12O34](O,OH)5•11(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Russian for "rosy tint of the dawn sky." AgPb4Sb4S10 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Vladimir Zoubek (1903-), Czech geologist. (Ce,Nd,La)Al(SO4)2(C2O4)•8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Cherokee Indian term for the Great Smoky Mountains. Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Zuni mine, Anvil Mountain, Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado, USA. K(Fe++,Mg,Mn)13[AlSi17O42](OH)14 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Jack Zussman (1924-), crystallographer and emeritus professor of geology, Manchester University, England. Pd3Pb NAME ORIGIN: Named for Orest Evgenevich Zvyagintsev, who did geochemical research on the platinum metals. (Fe++,Mn)2(PO4)F NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Rebenstein, Zweisel, Bavaria, Germany. Fe+++4(AsO4)3(SO4)(OH)•15(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Vaclav Zyka (1926-), Czech geochemist. |
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