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Artsmithite: Hg+4Al(PO4)1.74(OH)1.78
Comments: White to tan, radial, acicular crystals of artsmithite on matrix. Location: Funderburk Prospect, Pike County, Arkansas, USA. Scale: Picture size 0.7 cm. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Ashburtonite: HPb4Cu++4Si4O12(HCO3)4(OH)4Cl
Comments: Blue-green crystalline crust of ashburtonite on matrix. Location: Anticline Deposit, Ashburton Downs, Western Australia, Australia. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Athabascaite: Cu5Se4 Umangite: Cu3Se2 Berzelianite: Cu2Se
Comments: Reflected light photomicrograph of umangite (pinkish), berzelianite (gray), athabascaite (small white areas in berzelianite), calcite (olive). Location: Sierra de Umango, La Rioja, Argentin. Scale: Not Given. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Attakolite: (Ca,Sr)Mn++(Al,Fe+++)4[(Si,P)O4]H(PO4)3(OH)4
Comments: Pink to yellowish attakolite with black hematite. Location: Vestana Iron Mine, near Nasum, Skane, Varmland, Sweden. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Aubertite: CuAl(SO4)2Cl·14(H2O)
Comments: Aqua to white massive aubertite. Location: Chuquicamata, Antofagasta, Chile. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Augite: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Ti)(Si,Al)2O6 Calzirtite: CaZr3TiO9 Richterite: Na(CaNa)(Mg,Fe++)5[Si8O22](OH)2
Comments: Gray irregular grain of calzirtite (see arrow) in fibrous augite with dark red richterite. Location: Jacupiranga Mine, Cajati, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Augite: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Ti)(Si,Al)2O6 Tuscanite: K(Ca,Na)6(Si,Al)10O22(SO4,CO3,(OH)2)·(H2O)
Comments: Translucent tuscanite microcrystal in in vug in low-Fe augite (var. fassaite). Location: Pitigliano Quarry, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Auricupride: Cu3Au
Comments: Golden metallic veins of auricupride in quartz. Location: Vacos Hielados, Chile. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Aurorite: (Mn,Ag,Ca)Mn++++3O7·3(H2O)
Comments: Brown, dendritic aurorite in white calcite. Location: Aurora Mine, Hamilton, White Pine County, Nevada, USA. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Avogadrite: (K,Cs)BF4 Malladrite: Na2SiF6
Comments: Botryoidal pinkish-white avogadrite with yellow malladrite. Location: Eruption of 1926, Vesuvius, Campania, Italy. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Comments: Yellow-orange crystalline malladrite with pinkish white avogadrite. Location: Eruption of 1926, Vesuvius, Campania, Italy. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Awaruite: Ni2Fe to Ni3Fe
Comments: Massive awaruite. Location: Heazlewood River, Tasmania, Australia. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Azoproite: (Mg,Fe++)2(Fe+++,Ti,Mg)BO5
Comments: Black, acicular azoproite in matrix. Location: Tazheran Massif, Transbaikalia, Irkutsk District, Siberia. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Cyanotrichite: Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12·2(H2O)
Comments: Blue, hairy crystals of cyanotrichite with dark-blue, blocky azurite on a green, malachite matrix. Location: Maid of Sunshine Mine, Cochise County, Arizona, USA. Scale: See Image. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Bafertisite: Ba(Fe++,Mn)2TiSi2O7(O,OH)2
Comments: Tan crystal spray of bafertisite in pegmatite. Location: Fountain Quarry, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Baghdadite: Ca3(Zr,Ti)Si2O9
Comments: A small, 0.01 cm, grain of baghdadite identifyable in the inset SW-UV image. Location: Fuka mine, Bitchu-cho, Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan. Scale: Picture Size 1 cm. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Bahianite: Al5Sb+++++3O14(OH)2
Comments: Rounded grain of bahianite. Location: Garimpo de Morro, Paramirim Region, Bahia, Brazil. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Bakerite: Ca4B4(BO4)(SiO4)3(OH)3·(H2O)
Comments: Porcelain-like, massive bakerite. Location: Twenty Mule Canyon, Death Valley, Inyo County, California, USA. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Baksanite: Bi6Te2S3
Comments: Gray metallic grain of baksanite surrounded by white calcite. Location: Tyrnyauz, Kabardino-Balkaria Republic, North Caucasus, Russia. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Balkanite: Cu9Ag5HgS8
Comments: Gray aggregate of balkanite on quartz. Location: Manhattan District, Nye Co., Nevada, USA. Scale: Picture Size 0.4 cm. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species