R Listing of Minerals

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R Mineral Index (208 Count)

This alphabetical listing of R minerals include synonyms of accepted mineral names, pronunciation of that name, name origins, and locality information.

LEGEND: Valid Species (Bold);  Pronunciation;  Mineral Image;  Mineral Image Gallery;  jCrystal Form;  jPOWD Form;          Calculated Radioactive Intensity

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Rubicline     (Rb,K)AlSi3O8 Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: The name reflects its compositional and structural attributes as the rubidium analog of microcline. Rubidium pentaborate tetrahydrate - See Ramanite-(Rb) Ruby - See Corundum REMARKS: Red colored corundum Ruby Silver Ore - See Proustite Ruby Silver Ore - See Pyrargyrite Ruby spinel - See Spinel Rucklidgeite    (Bi,Pb)3Te4 Approved IMA 1977 NAME ORIGIN: Named for J. C. Rucklidge, University of Toronto, Canada who first noticed the mineral. Rudashevskyite   (Fe,Zn)S Approved IMA 2005 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Nickolay S. Rudashevsky (1944-), St. Petersburg, Russia, for his contributions to study of ore minerals. Rudenkoite  Sr3Al3[(Si,Al)4O10](OH,O)8Cl2 Approved IMA 2005 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Sergey Alexandrovich Rudenko (1917-1992). Professor at the St. Petersburg (Leningrad) Mining Institute. Ruifrancoite  Ca2([ ],Mn)2(Fe+++,Mn,Mg)4Be4(PO4)6(OH)4 Approved IMA 2005 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Rui Ribeiro Franco (b. 1916), in recognition of his outstanding contributions to Brazilian mineralogy and geology. Ruitenbergite   Ca9B26O34(OH)24Cl4 Approved IMA 1993 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Arie A. Ruitenberg (1929- ), geologist, Geological Surveys Branch, New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources, Sussex, Canada Ruizite    CaMn+++Si2O6(OH) Approved IMA 1977 NAME ORIGIN: For Joe Ana Ruiz, of Mammoth, Arizona, USA, collector of microscopic minerals, who discovered the mineral. Rusakovite   (Fe+++,Al)5(VO4,PO4)2(OH)9 Approved IMA 1960 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Mikhail Petrovich Rusakov (1892-1963), geologist, Kazakhstan, Russia. Russellite    Bi2WO6 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1938 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Arthur Edward Ian Montagu Russell (1878-1964), British mineralogist. Rustenburgite    (Pt,Pd)3Sn Approved IMA 1975 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Atok and Rustenburg mines, Merensky Reef, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Rustumite    Ca10(Si2O7)2(SiO4)Cl2(OH)2 Approved IMA 1965 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Rustum Roy (1924- ), experimental petrologist and materials scientist, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA. Ruthenarsenite   (Ru,Ni)As Approved IMA 1974 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition. Rutheniridosmine  (Ir,Os,Ru) Approved IMA 1973 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition (Ru, Os, Ir). Rutheniridosmium - See Osmium Ruthenium    (Ru,Ir,Os) Approved IMA 1974 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the element (Latin, Ruthenia = "Russia."). Ruthenosmiridium - See Iridium Rutherfordine     UO2(CO3) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1906 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937) British atomic physicist and Nobel laureate. Rutile     TiO2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1803 NAME ORIGIN: From the Latin, rutilus - "reddish." Rynersonite    Ca(Ta,Nb)2O6 Approved IMA 1978 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Frederick James Rynerson (1882-1960), and his two sons, Buel Frederick Rynerson (1905- ) and Eugene Bonfoey Rynerson (1910- ), long-time pegmatite miners in San Diego Co., California, USA. Pages:[1] [2] [3]