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Meurigite-K: [K(H2O)2.5][Fe+++8(PO4)6(OH)7(H2O)4]
Comments: Brown meuirite-K oolite showing the concentric-fibrous internal structure. Location: Rengersdorf, Görlitz, Oberlausitz, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 6 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Meymacite: WO3ˇ2(H2O)
Comments: Orange-brownish to yellow massive Meymacite. Location: Meymac, Corrčze, Limousin, France. Scale: Picture size 4 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Millosevichite: (Al,Fe+++)2(SO4)3
Comments: Porous crust of Millosevichite. Location: Schoeller Mine, Kladno, Stredoceský Kraj, Bohemia, Czech Republic. Scale: Picture size 5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Mirabilite: Na2SO4ˇ10(H2O)
Comments: Colorless grains and indistinct crystals of mirabilite. The mineral dehydrates quickly in dry air and must be preserved in a closed box. Location: Willi Agatz Mine, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 4 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Moctezumite: Pb(UO2)(TeO3)2
Comments: Orange crystals of moctezumite on matrix. Location: Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Scale: Picture size 4 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Moncheite: (Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2 Chalcopyrite: CuFeS2
Comments: White moncheite with chalcopyrite (orange, blue and violet tarnishing colors) in silicate matrix. Polished section (from microprobe analysis) in reflected light. Location: Lukkulaisvaara ultrabasic Massif, Olanga (Oulanka) River, Oulanka plutonic complex, Karelia Republic, Northern Region, Russia. Scale: Picture size 0.11 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Mongolite: Ca4Nb6Si5O24(OH)10ˇ5(H2O)
Comments: White to pinkish massive mongolite. Location: Khan-Bogdinskii massif, Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Scale: Picture size 6 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Montanite: Bi2Te++++++O6ˇ2(H2O)
Comments: Grayish-green montanite grain in matrix. Location: Zupkov (Zsubko; Schubkau), Stredoslovenský Kraj, Slovak Republic. Scale: Picture size 3 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Moolooite: Cu++(C2O4)ˇn(H2O) (n < 1)
Comments: Light bluish moolooite encrustation. Location: Ibergstausee, Stempeda, Südharz, Thuringia, Germany. Scale: Picture size 0.9 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Mopungite: NaSb(OH)6
Comments: White mopungite encrustations. Location: Cetine di Cotorniano Mine (Cetine Mine), Rosia, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Scale: Picture size 7 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Morenosite: NiSO4ˇ7(H2O)
Comments: Pale greenish blue crust of morenosite. Location: Gorner Glacier, Furi, Zermatt, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland. Scale: Picture size 5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Mottanaite-(Ce): Ca4(Ce,Ca)2AlBe2[Si4B4O22]O2
Comments: Brown crystals of mottanaite-(Ce) in matrix. Location: Monte Cavallucio, Sacrofano, Campagnano, Latium (Lazio), Italy. Scale: Picture size 5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Motukoreaite: Na2Mg38Al24(CO3)13(SO4)8(OH)108ˇ56(H2O)
Comments: Colorless, tabular crystals of motukoreaite. Location: Stradnerkogel Quarry, Wilhelmsdorf, Styria, Austria. Scale: Picture size 1.5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Mountkeithite: (Mg,Ni)11(Fe+++,Cr)3(SO4,CO3)3.5(OH)24ˇ11(H2O)
Comments: Pinkish mountkeithite grain in matrix. Location: Mount Keith nickel deposit, Western Australia, Australia. Scale: Picture size 2 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Mrazekite: Bi+++2Cu++3(PO4)2O2(OH)2ˇ2(H2O)
Comments: Blue, prismatic crystal of mrázekite on matrix. Location: Arme Hilfe Mine, Ullersreuth, Hirschberg, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 1.2 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Muckeite: CuNiBiS3
Comments: Dark gray tabular crystals of Mückeite. Location: Grüneau Mine (Grüne Au Mine; Grünau Mine), Schutzbach, Betzdorf, Siegen District (W), Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Scale: Picture size 5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Nabesite: Na2BeSi4O10ˇ4(H2O)
Comments: White, tabular crystals of nabesite. Location: Kvanefjeld plateau, Ilímaussaq massif, Greenland. Scale: Picture size 1.7 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Nacareniobsite-(Ce): NbNa3Ca3(Ce,La)(Si2O7)2OF3
Comments: White to light brownish nacareniobsite-(Ce) in an igneous rock matrix. Location: Kvanefjeld Tunnel, Ilímaussaq massif, Greenland. Scale: Picture size 4 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Nakauriite: (Mn,Ni,Cu)8(SO4)4(CO3)(OH)6ˇ48(H2O)
Comments: Blue crystals of nakauriite on green serpentinite. Location: Lobming, Styria, Austria. Scale: Picture size 5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Namibite: Cu++Bi2(VO4)O2
Comments: Dark green crystals of namibite on matrix. Location: Pucher Shaft, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 1.3 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag