PUBLISHED REVIEWS
On first examination, this is in some ways a compulsive book – as
once picked up the reader will find more and more fascinating entries and
will get involved in cross-referencing to other species listed as being
associated! It is large and weighty in all senses, but encourages one to
dip in further. The author has clearly invested many, many hours, days,
months and years in this project, which began, we are told, with his intention
to compile, for his personal satisfaction, a list of all known mineral species
from Britain and Ireland, spurred on later by the realization that since
the publication in 1858 of Greg and Lettsom’s Manual of the mineralogy
of Great Britain and Ireland, an up-to-date listing was long overdue.
The mineralogical community now owes a debt of gratitude to him for the
very detailed work in which the original scheme was expanded in such a way
as to present this very detailed account of all the minerals in Britain
and Ireland, including the offshore islands and even Rockall in the coverage.
An enormous amount of effort was surely entailed in chasing up obscure references
and sifting through hundreds of publications from both home and abroad which
have yielded further data. The author has indeed been fortunate in obtaining
willing cooperation from both amateur and professional mineralogists and
mineral collectors (as well as expert mineral photographers). It is recorded
that the book is 100% longer and 50% later than originally planned, but
it is at last published and Andy Tindle is to be congratulated on giving
us this useful and very comprehensive compendium. Mineralogical Magazine
. . . an immaculate bibliography that must have taken years to research
. . . The illustrations are spectacular . . . As another reviewer once said
about a definitive book, "It's a killer tome -- this one can be filed
under unbelievable" . . . I think it is excellent value when the quality
of production and the quantity of information are considered . . . a benchmark
for British mineralogy publication that may stand for a long time if not
another 150 years – I am sure that copies of this book will become
highly sought-after collectors' items before long – if you love mineralogy,
hang the expense and order a copy today while you can. Down to Earth
magazine
Colour reproduction and image quality are excellent throughout. . . I have
to say the information is of an extremely high quality throughout . . .
every other idea I had for an unusual or rare British mineral that might
not be listed in the book was there . . .some of the sections had a huge
amount of new information that I have not seen elsewhere . . . Considering
the enormous scope of this project, Andy Tindle has defied the odds to deliver
a masterpiece on British Mineralogy that is unlikely to be bettered for
another 150 years. Everyone seriously interested in British mineralogy will
be delighted with the book and should order a copy immediately! MinDat
[online]
This, the very long awaited reference work, that is a complete coverage
of the minerals and their localities in Britain and Ireland. All of us within
the mineralogical community have been waiting for a great many years for
such a book to be published covering the British Islands, and here it is.
It certainly has been worth the long wait and what an emotional surprise
it is. The book is simply one of the best topographical mineralogical books
to be published in recent years. All serious collectors of minerals will
need to add this important mineralogical reference work to their libraries.
It includes over one thousand confirmed mineral species from the above area
with a total of over 2200 minerals listed. It is also illustrated with over
550 colour and black and white images of gorgeous specimens from many private
and institutional collections. The photography is stunning with a lovely
balance of of both common and rare minerals. The mixture of specimen photography
together with thin sections and great scanning electron images is most attractive.
This is a worthy successor to that famous work Manual of the mineralogy
of Britain and Ireland by Greg & Lettsom (1858) that has been used
by so many collectors. Anybody that collects British minerals will require
this reference for their collections with literally hundreds of localities
mentioned. Six maps are included showing the distribution of the main mineralogical
areas, ore fields and type localities. Also present, are tables of British
type localities and their derivations as well as a section on significant
museum collections holding mineralogical material. The book concludes with
an extensive 50 page detailed bibliography. It will become the standard
text to our rich mineralogical diversity for numerous decades to come. The
author Andy Tindle, deserves all our greatest thanks for putting this massive
project together and publishing it. Personally it is very satisfying to
see 14 images from my own mineral collection incorporated within this fantastic
book. The book should sell very well and you should treat yourself to a
copy. Rock 'n' Gem magazine
The long-awaited Minerals of Britain and Ireland has arrived and has raised the bar for future topographical mineralogies to an almost impossible new height. This amazingly detailed and thorough work is written by Andrew Tindle, senior project officer in the Department of Earth Sciences, Open University and author of more than ninety scientific papers including many on mineralogy. He has been able to personally examine and verify or correct the identification of many species described in the book through his professional association with the Open University, the collector community, and important museums. Tindle’s masterpiece replaces for all time the often-referenced though quite out-of-date Manual of the Mineralogy of Great Britain and Ireland by Greg and Lettsom (1858), adding more than nine hundred new species to those described therein.
The book opens with a short preface and sections with acknowledgments and abbreviations. These are followed by an introduction that in itself is worth the price of admission. It begins with a thoughtful preamble and a discussion of sources of uncertainty and errors. Next are wonderful sections describing the geologic environments of Britain and Ireland and their many important mining districts; good maps are provided that relate type localities to these features. The introductory sections close with information concerning mineral societies and field collecting. There is a closing sidebar that discusses IMA-CNMNC nomenclature changes first reported in Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2008 (Back and Mandarino) and how these relate to names used in the descriptive sections of the new book.
The bulk of the book, some 533 pages, contains the alphabetically arranged descriptions of the minerals known to exist in Britain and Ireland, more than twenty-two hundred of them. Each description begins with the species name, followed by its crystal system and formula. No other physical or chemical data are routinely given, and the reader is quite reasonably expected to have other general references available for such information. Descriptions of the mineral’s occurrences follow and include site-specific characteristics such as crystal size, development, and color, as appropriate, and selected information on the geologic environment and history of the locale. Great attention has been given to detail, thoroughness, and species confirmation. Many locality descriptions have been gleaned from the more than three thousand different cited references. Most of these are formal publications, as would be expected, but data derived from other important sources such as mineral exploration programs are woven throughout. Many descriptions are accompanied by a photograph of the mineral. These approximately 550 illustrations vary considerably, from color photographs of cabinet- to micromount-sized specimens and even electron photomicrographs when appropriate. The quality of these illustrations is uniformly good; many were taken by well-known mineral collector Mick Cooper.
The book closes with two appendices, a glossary, and the 50-page reference bibliography mentioned above. The appendices are particularly interesting. The first consists of a group of nine tables that include information on species named after British or Irish citizens, species named after British or Irish locations, similar information for discredited species, species named after British or Irish citizens but not found or confirmed in Britain or Ireland, and so forth. The second appendix contains a complete review of museum collections in Britain and Ireland.
It is likely that the only persons who will ever read each sentence of
this daunting work will be Tindle himself and those persons tasked with
editing it. However, one needs only to spend a few hours reading random
descriptions to realize that there are almost no editorial glitches, that
the command of the published and related literature required to write them
would be impossible for most mineralogists, and that the attention to detail
is almost painful; such a work will not soon appear for another similar
geologically and mineralogically diverse area, if ever. This is clearly
the best topographical mineralogy available and, although expensive, should
have a reserved spot on every serious collector’s bookshelf.
Rocks & Minerals magazine
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Minerals of Britain and Ireland is a completely comprehensive treatment of the minerals found in Britain, Ireland and the surrounding islands. Beautifully illustrated throughout with 500 colour and black and white images, the book provides exhaustive coverage of the remarkably wide range of minerals found in this part of the world.
By far the largest part of the book is the alphabetical listing of all the minerals described from Britain and Ireland. This includes species, varieties, synonyms, discredited minerals and fraudulent descriptions. The status of each mineral is clearly represented by distinctive formatting. All type localities are also described. The treatment is also enriched with biographical information on all those individuals who have had minerals named after them; it describes all the major mineral collections in national and local museums and university departments; and it summarizes the geological conditions in the major orefields that produced so many of the minerals.
Minerals of Britain and Ireland is replete with bibliographical references and it describes many additional discoveries never previously published. Coverage includes all relevant articles from national mineralogical organizations such as the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (from 1876) and the Russell Society (from 1982). Journals such as the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals, Mineralogical Record and Mineral Realm are referred to extensively, as are many geological journals with mineralogical content.
The last time a book of this type was attempted was 150 years ago, long before modern analytical instrumentation had been developed. Over 900 additional species new to Britain or Ireland have been described since that time. Minerals of Britain and Ireland covers in considerable detail the period 1858 to 2006, with particular emphasis on the last 50 years. In total, over 2200 minerals are listed, including over a thousand confirmed species.
This monumental work will be warmly welcomed by the community of mineral collectors, curators, dealers, students and research scientists. Furthermore, archaeologists, environmentalists, mining historians, libraries, national heritage organizations and government agencies will also find much of value in this eagerly anticipated major work
Andrew Tindle joined the Open University in 1976. He was awarded a
PhD in 1982 for work on the Loch Doon granite complex, Scotland. He is now
Senior Project Officer in the Department of Earth Sciences, where he manages
the electron microprobe facility. He has published over 90 scientific papers
on a wide range of subjects, including many related to mineralization in
Britain and Ireland. He is also the co-author of two geo-analytical reference
books.
Preface; Acknowledgements; List of maps
abhurite, abichit, abriachanite, acadialite, acanthite, acerdèse, achroite, acmite, actinolite, adamite, adelite group, adularia, aegirine, aegirine-augite, aegirite, aenigmatite, aenigmatite group, aerugite, aeschynite-(Y), afwillite, agalmatolite, agardite-(La), agardite-(Y), agaric mineral, agate, agnesite, aheylite, aikinite, ajoite, akaganéite, akermanite, alabandite, alabaster, albite, aleksite, algodonite, allagite, allanite-(Ce), allanite-(Y), alleghanyite, allemontite, allevardite, alloclasite, allophane, alluaudite, alluaudite group, almandine, alstonite, altaite, alum, aluminite, aluminocopiapite, alumino-ferro-edenite, alumino-ferrohornblende, alumino-ferropargasite, alumino-ferrowinchite, aluminokatophorite, aluminosadanagaite, aluminotschermakite, aluminowinchite, alumo-berezovite, alumohydrocalcite, alumotungstite, alumyte, alunite, alunite group, alunogen, alurgite, amalgam, amazonite, amblygonite, amblygonite group, amblystegite, amesite, amethyst, amethystoline, amianthus, ammonian muriate, amphibole group, analcime, anatase, ancylite-(Ce), andalusite, andersonite, andesine, andradite, andrewsite, anemolite, anglesite, anhydrite, anilite, ankerite, annabergite, annite, anophorite, anorthite, anorthoclase, antarcticite, anthophyllite, anthraconite, antigorite, antimonblüthe, antimonial lead, antimonial ochre, antimonite, antimonpearceite, antimonsaures bleioxide, antimony, antimony glance, antimony oxide, antimony sulphuret, antlerite, antrimolite, apatite group, aphanèse, aphrosiderite, aphthitalite, apjohnite, aplome, apophyllite, apyre, aquamarine, aragonite, aragonite group, arcadialite & arcadiolite, ardennite, arfvedsonite, argent natif, argent rouge, argent sulfuré, argentite, argentite, argentojarosite, argentopentlandite, argentopyrite, argentotennantite, argyrodite, arhbarite, armenite, arragon spar, arrojadite, arsendescloizite, arseniate of copper, arseniate of iron, arseniate of lead, arseniate of lime, arseniate of nickel, arsenic, arsenic group, arsenic oxide, arsenical cobalt, arsenical copper pyrite, arsenical iron, arsenical nickel, arsenical silver, arsenikblüthe, arseniosiderite, arsenite, arsenkies, arsenogoyazite, arsenolite, arsenopyrite, arsenopyrite group, arsenpolybasite, arsentsumebite, arthurite, arthurite group, asbestos, asbolane, ashoverite, asparagus stone, astrapia, atacamite, attapulgite, augite, aurichalcite, auriferous pyrite, aurostibite, autunite, autunite group, aventurine, aventurine feldspar, awaruite, axinite group, azurite
babel-quartz, babingtonite, baddeleyite, baltimorite, balvraidite, banalsite, bannisterite, baotite, barbertonite, barbosalite, baricalcite, bariopyrochlore, barite, barite group, barium-pharmacosiderite, barkevikite, baroselenite, barroisite, barstowite, baryte, baryt-flusspath, barytocalcite, barytocelestite, baryto-fluate of lime, barytstrontianite, basaluminite, basanite, bassanite, bassetite, bastite, bastnäsite-(Ce), bauerite, bauxite, bavalite, bavenite, bayerite, bayldonite, bazhenovite, bazirite, beaverite, bechererite, becquerelite, beekite, beidellite, bell-metal ore, bementite, benleonardite, benstonite, beraunite, berg-crystal, bergmannite, berryite, berthierine, berthierite, bertrandite, beryl, beryllonite, berzelianite, berzelite, betafite, beta-quartz, betekhtinite, beudantite, beudantite group, beyerite, bhreckite, bialite, biaxial mica, bicalcareo-carbonate of barytes, bicchulite, bieberite, binarkies, bindheimite, binnite, biotite (series), birnessite, bisilicate of manganese, bismite, bismoclite, bismuth, bismuth carbonate, bismuth glance, bismuth ochre, bismuth sulfuré, bismuthinite, bismutite, bismutoferrite, bitterkalk & bitterspar, bixbyite, black band, black copper, black hematite, black jack, black lead, black oxide of copper, black tin, blaubleibender covellite, bleicarbonat, bleiglanz, bleihornerz, bleilazur, bleinierite, bleisulfat & bleivitriol, blende, blister copper, blixite, bloodstone, blue calamine, blue carbonate of copper, blue iron earth, blue john, blue lead, blue malachite, blue stone, blue vitriol, bobkingite, boehmite, bogoslovskite, bohdanowicztite, böhmite, bole, boleite, boltwoodite, bonamite, boracite, bornite, botallackite, botryolite, bottinoite, boulangerite, boulder, bournonite, bowlingite, brackebuschite group, braggite, brainstone, brammallite (series), brandtite, brannerite, brass, braunite, brauspath, bravoite, brazil, breadalbanite, bredalbanite, bredbergite, bredigite, breithauptite, breunnerite or breunnerite, brevicite, brewsterite-Ba, brewsterite-Sr, brewstoline (liquid), brianyoungite, bright white cobalt, brinrobertsite, brochantite, brockite, bromlite, bronzite, brookite, brown hematite, brown linnets, brown ochre, brown spar, brownlite, brucite, brucite group, brugnatellite, bruiachite, brunsvigite, brushite, bukovskyite, buntkupferez, bustamite, buttgenbachite, byssolite, bytownite
cacholong, cacoxenite, cairngorm, calamine, calaverite, calcio-ancylite-(Ce), calciopalygorskite, calciostrontianite, calciovolborthite, calcite, calcite group, calcium-catapleiite, calc-spar, caledonite, calomel, campylite, cancrinite, cancrinite group, canfieldite, cann, cannilloite, cantonite, carbonate-cyanotrichite, carbonate-fluorapatite, carbonate-hydroxylapatite, cardenite, carminite, carnallite, carnelian, carnotite, carpholite, carphosiderite, caryopilite, cassedanneite, cassiterite, cathkinite, cawk or caulk, cebollite, celadonite, celestine, celsian, centrallassite, cerargyrite, cerasine, cernyite, ceruleite, cerussite, cervantite, cervelleite, cesarolite, ceylonite, chabazite (series), chabazite-Ca, chabazite-K, chabazite-Na = (herschelite), chalcanthite, chalcanthite group, chalcedony, chalcoalumite, chalcocite, chalcodite, chalcolite, chalcomenite, chalconatronite, chalcophanite, chalcophyllite, chalcopyrite, chalcopyrite group, chalcosiderite, chalcotrichite, chalilite, chalybite, chamosite, chenevixite, chenite, chenocoprolite, chernovite-(Y), chert, chessylite, chesterite, chevkinite, chiastolite, childrenite, china clay, chloanthite, chlorapatite, chlorargyrite, chlorite group, chloritoid, chloropal, chlorophaeite, chlorophane, chlorophyllite, chlorospinel, chloroxiphite, chlorspath, chondrodite, chonicrite, chrisstanleyite, christianite, christophite, chrome ochre, chrome-diopside, chrome-spinel, chromic iron, chromite, chrysoberyl, chrysocolla, chrysolite, chrysoprase, chrysotile, churchillite, churchite-(Y), cimolite, cinnabar, cinnamonstone, citrine, claudetite, clausthalite, clayite, cleavelandite, cleiophane, cliftonite, clinoatacamite, clinochlore, clinochrysotile, clinoclase, clinoenstatite, clinohumite, clinohypersthene, clinojimthompsonite, clinoptilolite-Ca, clinosafflorite, clinotyrolite, clinozoisite, clintonite, clousonite, Cl-tyretskite, cluthalite, coalingite, cobalt bloom, cobalt pentlandite, cobalt pyrites, cobaltite, cobaltite group, coccolite, coeruleolactite, coffinite, cog-wheel ore, collieite, collophane or collophanite, collyrite, colophonite, coloradoite, columbite, compreignacite, comptonite, condurrite, congolite, conichalcite, conistonite, connellite, cookeite, cooperite, copalite, copiapite, copiapite group, copper, copper glance, copper mica, copper nickel, copper pyrites, copper vitriol, copperas, copper-uranite, coquimbite, cordierite, corkite, cornetite, cornubianite, cornubite, cornwallite, coronadite, corrensite, corundophyllite, corundum, cosalite, cotterite, cotton-stone, cotunnite, coulsonite, covellite, cowlesite, craigtonite, crandallite, crandallite group, creaseyite, crednerite, crichtonite (honourable mention), crichtonite group, cristobalite, crocalite, crocidolite, crocoisite, crocoite, cromfordite, cronstedtite, crossite, crucilite, crucite, cryptolite, cryptomelane, cryptomelane group, cubanite, cube ore, cumengéite, cummingtonite, cupreous calamine, cuprite, cuproadamite, cuprorivaite, cuprosklodowskite, cuprotungstite, cupro-uranite, cuspidine, cuspidine group, custerite, cyanite, cyanosite, cyanotrichite, cylindrite, cymrite, cyrilovite
dahllite, damourite, danalite, danburite, daphnite, datholite, datolite, davidsonite, dechenite, delafossite, delessite, dellaite, demidoffite, derbyshire spar, descloizite, descloizite group, desmine, devilline, devonite, devonite, deweylite, dewindtite, diabantite, diaboléite, diackethyst, diaclasite, diadochite, diallage, dialogite or diallogite, diamond, diaspore, diatomite, dichroite, dickite, digenite, dimagnetite, diopside, dioptase, dipyre, discachatae, disthene, djurleite, dnepnoskite, dog-tooth spar, dolianite, dolomite, dolomite group, domeykite, dopplerite, doranite, doyleite, dravite, dreelite, dudgeonite, dufrénite, dufrenoysite, duftite, dumortierite, dundasite, duporthite, durangite, dypingite, dysclasite, dyscrasite
earthy cobalt, eastonite, ecandrewsite, ecdemite, edenite, edingtonite, eggletonite, ehlite, eisenkiesel, eisen-nickelkies, elaeolite, elbaite, electrum, ellonite, elpidite, elyite, embolite, emerald, emerald nickel, emery, emmonite, emplectite, enargite, endellionite, endellite, endiopside, enstatite, enysite, eosite, epichlorite, epidote, epidote group, epinatrolite, epistilbite, epsomite, erdmannite, ericaite, erinite, erionite (series), erionite-Ca, erionite-K, erionite-Na, erlichmanite, erubescite, erythrite, erythrite (of Thomson), erythrosiderite, eskolaite, essonite, ettringite, ettringite group, eucairite, euchroite, euclase, eucolite, eucryptite, eudialyte, eudidymite, eudnophite, eulite, eulytite, euxenite-(Y), evansite, evansite, ewaldite
fahlerz, fairfieldite, fairfieldite group, famatinite, fargite, faröelite, faserkiesel, fassaite, faujasite (series), faujasite (series), faustite, fayalite, feather-alum, feldspar group, felsobanyaite, ferberite, fergusonite-(Y), feroxyhyte, ferri-actinolite, ferric-nyböite, ferricopiapite, ferrierite, ferri-ferrowinchite, ferrihydrite, ferri-magnesiohastingsite, ferri-magnesiohornblende, ferrimolybdite, ferritchromit, ferrite, ferritungstite, ferri-winchite, ferro-actinolite, ferroaugite, ferro-axinite, ferrobarroisite, ferrobrucite, ferrobustamite, ferrocalcite, ferrocolumbite, ferrocordierite, ferro-eckermannite (honourable mention), ferro-edenite, ferroglaucophane, ferrohastingsite, ferrohedenbergite, ferrohornblende, ferrohortonolite, ferrohypersthene, ferrokaersutite, ferrokesterite, ferropargasite, ferropericlase, ferropigeonite, ferropyrophanite, ferrorichterite, ferrosalite, ferrosilite, ferrostrunzite, ferrotantalite, ferrotapiolite, ferrotapiolite group, ferrotschermakite, ferrowinchite, ferrowollastonite, fersmite, feruvite, fibroferrite, fibrolite, fichtelite, fire-opal, fischesserite, flèches d'amour, flint, flokite, florencite-(Ce), flos ferri, fluellite, fluoborite, fluor, fluorapatite, fluorapophyllite, fluor-elbaite, fluorite, fluor-schorl, fluorspar, foitite, fool's gold, fornacite, forsterite, foshagite, fraiponite, francevillite, franckeite, francolite, freibergite, freieslebenite, freirinite, friedrichite, fritzscheite, frondelite, froodite, fuchsite, fuller's earth, fülöppite, funkite
gadolinite group, gadolinite-(Y), gahnite, galactite, galena, galenite, galenobismutite, galmei, ganophyllite, garnet group, garnierite, garronite, gartrellite, gastaldite, gaylussite, gearksutite, gedrite, geerite, gehlenite, geikielite, genkinite, genthelvite, genthite, geocronite, georgeite, gersdorffite, geversite, gibbsite, gibsonite, gigantolite, gilbertite, gilpinite, girasol, gismondine, gladite, glauberite, glaucocerinite, glaucodot, glauconite (series), glaucophane, glimmer, glockerite, glottalite, glushinskite, gmelinite (series), gmelinite-Ca, gmelinite-Na, gobbinsite, godlevskite, goethite, gold, goldmanite, gonnardite, goose-dung ore, gorceixite, gorlandite, gortdrumite, goslarite, göthite, goyazite, graftonite, gramenite, grandidierite, grandite, graphite, grastite, gratonite, graubraunstein, green calamine, green earth, green john, green vitriol, greenalite, greenite, greenockite, greenovite, gregorite, greifensteinite, greigite, grenatite, grey antimony, grey copper, groddeckite, grossular, grothite, groutite, grovesite, grünerde, grunerite, grünlingite, guanajuatite, gudmundite, guitermanite, gunningite, gurolite, gustavite, gyps, gypsum, gyrolite
haarkies, haema-ovoid-agate, haematite, haidingerite, halite, halloysite, halotrichite, halotrichite group, hämatit, hammarite, harkerite, harmotome, harringtonite, hastingsite, hatterel, hauchecornite, hauchecornite group, haughtonite, hausmannite, haüyne, hawleyite, haytorite, heavy spar, heazlewoodite, hedenbergite, hedleyite, hedyphane, heliotrope, helminthe, helvite, hematite, hematite group, hemimorphite, hemloite, hentschelite, henwoodite, hepatic pyrite, hepatite, hercynite, herderite, herrengrundite, herzenbergite, hessite, hessonite, hetaerolite, heterogenite, heteromorphite, heulandite (series), heulandite-Ba, heulandite-Ca, heulandite-K, heulandite-Sr, hexahydrite, hexahydrite group, hibbertite, hibschite, hidalgoite, hiddenite, hilgardite, hillebrandite, hinsdalite, hisingerite, hislopite, hitchcockite, hodrushite, högauite, högbomite, hollandite, hollingworthite, holmbushite, honessite, honey blende, hongshiite, horn silver, hornblende, hornstone, horseflesh ore, hortonolite, hovite, hübnerite, hudsonite, hullite, humboldtilite, humboldtine, humite, humite group, hureaulite, hyacinth, hyaline quartz, hyalite, hyalophane, hyalosiderite, hydrargillite, hydrated labradorite, hydro-andradite, hydrobasaluminite, hydrobiotite, hydrocalcite, hydrocalumite, hydrocerussite, hydrodolomite, hydrogarnet, hydro-glockerite, hydrogrossular, hydrohematite, hydrohetaerolite, hydrohonessite, hydrolite, hydromagnesite, hydromica, hydromuscovite, hydronephelite, hydronium jarosite, hydrophane, hydrophilite, hydroplumbite, hydroscarbroite, hydrotalcite, hydrotalcite group, hydrotungstite, hydrowoodwardite, hydroxyapophyllite, hydroxylapatite, hydrozincite, hypersthene, hypostilbite, hystatite
ice, iceland spar, idaite, iddingsite, idocrase, igelströmite, ikaite, ikunolite, illite (series), ilmenite, ilmenite group, ilmenorutile, ilsemannite, ilvaite, imogolite, indicolite, indigo copper, ingersonite, ingodite, inverarite, iolite, irarsite, iridium, iridosmine, iron, iron vitriol, iron-alum, iron-boracite, iron-cordierite, iron-corundum, iron-glance, iron-mullite, iron-pyrites, iron-wollastonite, iserine, isoferroplatinum, isomertieite, isopyre, isostannite, ixiolite, izoklakeite
jacobsite, jade tenace, jahnsite, jalpaite, jamborite, jamesonite, jarosite, jarrowite, jaskolskiite, jasper, jasper opal, jeanbandyite, jelletite, jenaite, jenkinsite, jimthompsonite, johannite, johannsenite, johnsomervilleite, johnstonite, johnstonotite, johnstrupite, jordanite, jordisite, joseite-A, joseite-B, julgoldite-(Fe2+), junkerite, jurinite
kaersutite, kahlerite, kainosite-(Y), kakochlor, kalcglimmer, kalinite, kalk or kalkspath, kalk-uranite, kammererite, kampylite, kankite, kaolin, kaolinite, kaolinite-serpentine group, karstenite, kashinite, kasolite, katharite, katophorite, kegelite, keilhauite, keithconnite, kentrolite, kerargyrite, kerasine, kerate, kermes, kermesite, kerolite, kesterite, khmaralite, kidney ore, kidwellite, kieselmalachite, kieselzinkerz, kieserite, kieserite group, kilbrickenite, kilchoanite, killalaite, killinite, kilmacooite, kinoshitalite, kintoreite, kipushite, kirwanite, klaprothite, klockmannite, knebelite, kobellite, koechlinite, kongsbergite, konilite, koninckite, koodilite, köttigite, kotulskite, kröhnkite, krupkaite, krutovite, ktenasite, kunzite, kupferblau, kupferglimmer, kupferkies, kupfernickel, kupferuranite, kupfervitriol, kuramite, kutnohorite, kyanite
labradorite, lady's slipper, laitakarite, lanarkite, langbeinite, langite, lanthanite-(Ce), lapis ollaris, larnite, larsenite, latrobite, laumontite, laurionite, laurite, lautenthalite, lavendulan, lawsonite, lazulite, lazulite group, lead, lead chlorocarbonate, lead glance, lead spar, lead vitriol, leadhillite, ledikite, leedsite, lehuntite, leonhardite, lepidocrocite, lepidolite (series), lepidomelane, leptochlorite, lettsomite, leuchtenbergite, leucite, leucochalcite, leucophanite, leucophosphite, leucopyrite, leucoxene, levyne (series), levyne-Ca, levyne-Na, levynite, libethenite, liebigite, liebnerite, lievrite, likasite, lime, lime uranite, limnite, limonite, linarite, lindackerite, lindgrenite, lindsleyite, lindströmite, linnaeite, linnaeite group, linsenerz, liparite, liroconite, liskeardite, litharge, lithionglimmer, lithiophilite, lithiophorite, lithomarge, livesite, lizardite, loganite, löllingite, löllingite group, lonchidite, lorettoite, ludlamite, ludwigite, ludwigite group, lunnite, lussatite, lutecite, luzonite, lydian stone, lyellite
macaulayite, mackinawite, macphersonite, maghemite, magnesio-anthophyllite, magnesio-arfvedsonite, magnesiochromite, magnesiocummingtonite, magnesiofoitite, magnesiohastingsite, magnesiohornblende, magnesiokatophorite, magnesioriebeckite, magnesiosadanagaite, magnesiotaramite, magnesite, magnesium-diopside, magnetite, mahlmoodite, malachite, malacolite, malaconite, malayaite, mallardite, manaccanite, manasseite group, manganalmandine, manganapatite, manganaxinite, manganfayalite, manganhedenbergite, manganhumite, manganilmenite, manganite, manganocalcite, manganocolumbite, manganomelane, manganosite, manganotantalite, manganpyrosmalite, manjiroite, mansfieldite, marcasite, marcasite group, margarite, margarodite, marialite, marmatite, marmolite, martite, mascagnite, massicot, matildite, matlockite, matlockite (of Chapman), mattheddleite, maucherite, mawbyite, mawsonite, meionite, melaconite, melanite, melanotekite, melanterite, melanterite group, melilite, melilite group, melnikovite, melnikovite-marcasite, melonite, melonite group, menaccanite, mendipite, meneghinite, mercury, mereheadite, merenskyite, merlinoite, meroxine, mertieite-II, merwinite, mesistite or mesitine spar, mesole, mesolite, mesolitine, mesotype, meta-aluminite, meta-autunite, meta-autunite group, metabasaluminite, metacinnabar, metagreenalite, metahalloysite, metakahlerite, metaköttigite, metanatrolite, metanovácekite, metasideronatrite, metastibnite, metastrengite, metatorbernite, metatyuyamunite, metauranocircite, meta-uranopilite, metavariscite, metavivianite, metavoltine, metazeunerite, miargyrite, mica group, michenerite, microcline, microlite, milarite, milk opal, milky quartz, millerite, mimetite, minium, minnesotaite, minrecordite, mirabilite, mispickel, mitridatite, mixite, mixite group, mizzonite, mocha stone, mock lead, modderite, moganite, molybdene, molybdenite, molybdic ochre, molybdite, monazite group, monazite-(Ce), monazite-(La), monazite-(Nd), moncheite, monohydrocalcite, montebrasite, monticellite, montmorillonite, montroseite, moolooite, moonstone, mooraboolite, mordenite, morenosite, morinite, morion, mornite, morvenite, mosandrite, moss agate, mossottite, mottramite, mountain cork or leather, mountain silk, mountain soap, mountain wood, mpororoite, mullite, mundic, murchisonite, muscovite
nacrite, nadorite, nagyagite, nailhead spar, nakauriite, namibite, namuwite, nantokite, nasonite, natanite, natrojarosite, natrolite, natromontebrasite, natron, naumannite, necronite, needle iron ore, needlestone, nemalite, neodigenite, neotocite, neotype, nepheline, nephelite, nephrite, neptunite, niccolite, nickel bloom, nickel glance, nickel ochre, nickel vitriol, nickeline, nickeline group, nickel-skutterudite, nigrine, ningyoite, nisaite, nitre, nitrocalcite, nontronite, norbergite, nordstrandite, norsethite, northupite, nosean, novacekite
oakstone, ochre, octahedrite, offretite, okenite, oligoclase, olivenite, olivine group, olsacherite, omphacite, onegite, onyx, onyx stone, oosterboschite, opacite, opal, orangite, orcelite, orpiment, orthite, ortho-antigorite, orthochamosite, orthochrysotile, orthoclase, orthoferosilite, orthoserpierite, osarizawaite, osmiridium, osmium, osumilite group, osumilite-(Mg), otavite, ottrelite, ourayite
palagonite, palladium, palladoarsenide, palladseite, palygorskite, pandaite, paolovite, para-alumohydrocalcite, paracelsian, parachrysotile, paracostibite, paragonite, parahilgardite, parahopeite, paralaurionite, paralstonite, paramelaconite, paranatrolite, pararammelsbergite, parastilbite, parasymplesite, paratacamite, pargasite, parisite-(Ce), parkerite, parkinsonite, parnauite, parsettensite, pascoite, passyite, paulingite (series), paulingite-K, paulite, peach, peacock ore, pearceite, pearl-spar, pectolite, pekoite, pencil ore, pennantite, pennine or penninite, penroseite, pentlandite, pentlandite group, penwithite, periclase, peridot, perovskite, perovskite group, perrierite-(Ce), perthite, petalite, petitjeanite, petuntze, petzite, phacolite, pharmacolite, pharmacosiderite, phaunouxite, phenakite, phengite (series), philipsbornite, philipsburgite, phillipsite (series), phillipsite-Ca, phillipsite-K, phillipsite-Na, phlogopite, phoenicochroite, phosgenite, phosphohedyphane, phosphorite, phosphosiderite, phosphuranylite, phurcalite, pickeringite, picotite, picrochromite, picrolite, picromerite, picromerite group, picropharmacolite, piedmontite, piemontite, pigeonite, pihlite, pilolite, pilsenite, pimelite, pinguite, pinite, pinnoite, pirssonite, pisanite, pistacite, pistomesite, pitchblende, pitchy copper ore, pitticite, plagioclase, plagionite, plancheite, planerite, plasma, platarsite, platiniridium, platinum, plattnerite, pleonaste, plinthite or plynthite, plombierite, plumbago, plumbo-aragonite, plumbocalcite, plumbogummite, plumbojarosite, plumbonacrite, plumboresinite, plumosite, podolite, polianite, pollucite, polybasite, polyhalite, polylithionite, polyphant stone, polysphaerite, polytelite, portlandite, posnjakite, potarite, potash alum, potash mica, potassic-ferro-eckermannite, potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite, potassicpargasite, potassium alum, potstone, powellite, prase, prasine, prasolite, prehnite, preisingerite, priceite, prochlorite, prosopite, protolithionite, proustite, przibramite, pseudoboleite, pseudobrookite, pseudogaylussite, pseudo-hypersthene, pseudoleucite, pseudomalachite, pseudomesolite, pseudophite, psilomelane, ptilolite, pumpellyite-(Fe), pumpellyite-(Mg), purple copper, p-veatchite, pycnochlorite, pyrargyrite, pyrite, pyrite group, pyroaurite, pyrobelonite, pyrochlore, pyrochlore group, pyrochroite, pyrolusite, pyromorphite, pyrope, pyrophanite, pyrophyllite, pyrosclerite, pyrosmalite, pyrostilpnite, pyroxene group, pyroxmangite, pyrrhosiderite, pyrrhotite
qitianlingite, quandilite, quartz, quartzine, queitite, quenselite
radiolite, rammelsbergite, ramsbeckite, ramsdellite, rancieite, rankinite,
rashleighite, raspite, ratholite, rauenthalite, realgar, rectorite, red
copper, red lead, red ochre, red silver, reddle, redgillite, redondite,
redruthite, reevesite, reichenbachite, reichite, reinite, resin-opal, restormelite,
retgersite, retinite, reyerite, rhabdophane group, rhabdophane-(Nd), rhaetizite,
rhodalite, rhodizite, rhodochrosite, rhodonite, rhoetizite, rhyacolite,
richterite, riebeckite, rinneite, ripidolite, riversideite, robinsonite,
rock crystal, rock milk, rock
salt, rock silk, rock soap, rockbridgeite, romanèchite, romeite,
römerite, rooseveltite, roquesite, rosasite, rosasite group, roscherite,
roscoelite, rose quartz, roselite group, rosiaite, rossmanite, rosstrevorite,
rozenite, rozenite group, ruarsite, rubellite, rubinglimmer, rubislite,
ruby-blende, ruby-silver, rucklidgeite, russellite, rustumite, rutheniridosmine,
ruthenium, rutherfordine, rutile, rutile group
sadanagaite, safflorite, sagenite, sahlite, sal-ammoniac, saleeite, salite, salmiac, salmonsite, samarskite, sanidine, saponite, sappare, sapphire, sapphirine, sarcite, sard or sardonyx, satin spar, saussurite, scapolite group, scarbroite, scawtite, schalenblende, scheelite, schiefer spar, schiller spar, schirmerite, schmiederite, schoenfliesite group, schoepite, schorl, schorlite, schorlomite, schröckingerite, schrötterite, schulenbergite, schultenite, scleretinite, scolecite, scorodite, scotlandite, scoulerite, scyelite, segnitite, seifenstein, sekaninaite, selenite, selenium, seligmannite, semseyite, senarmontite, sepiolite, sericite, serpentine, serpierite, serpophite, shattuckite, sheridanite, sicklerite, siderite, sideronatrite, siderophyllite, sideroplesite, siderotil, siegenite, silicite, silicomonazite, sillimanite, silver, silver fahlerz, silver glance, silver mundic, simonkolleite, skaergaardite, skiagite, skutterudite, sloanite, smaltite, smaragdite, smectite group, smithite, smithsonite, smoky quartz, smolianinovite, smrkovecite, soapstone, sodalite, sodalite group, soddyite, sodium illite, sodium-zippeite, sonnenstein, sonolite, spangolite, sparable tin, spathic iron, specularite, spencerite, sperrylite, spessartine, spessartite, spessartite, sphaerodialogite, sphaerodialogite, sphaerosiderite, sphaerostilbite, sphalerite, sphalerite group, sphene, spiessglanzocker, spinel, spinel group, spinelle ruby, spionkopite, spodumene, spurrite, stannite, stannite (of Garby et al.), stannite group, stannoidite, staurolite, steatite, stellerite, stellite, stephanite, sternbergite, stevensite, stibiconise, stibiconite, stibiconite group, stibiluzonite, stibiopalladinite, stiblite, stibnite, stichtite, stilbite (series), stilbite-Ca, stilpnomelane, stilpnosiderite, stokesite, stolzite, stottite group, strashimirite, strengite, stromeyerite, stromnite, strontianite, strunzite, strüverite, struvite, stützite, sulfoborite, sulfur, sulphato-carbonate of baryta, sulphoborite, sulphur, sulphuret of bismuth, sulphuret of molybdenum, sunstone, surinamite, susannite, svanbergite, sweetite, swinestone, switzerite, syelite, sylvanite, sylvinite, sylvite, symesite, symplesite, synchysite-(Ce), synchysite-(Y), szaibelyite, szomolnokite
tacharanite, tachyhydrite, talc, talcite, tallingite, talmessite, tamarite, tamarugite, tameite, tangeïte, tantalite, tapiolite, tarnowitzite, tavistockite, telargpalite, tellurbismuth, tellurium, tellurobismuthite, telluropalladinite, tennantite, tenorite, tephorite, tephroite, terra ponderosa aerata, tesselite, tetradymite, tetradymite group, tetrahedrite, tetranatrolite, thalite, thaumasite, theisite, thenardite, theophrastite, thinolite, thiospinel, thomsonite (of Squires), thomsonite (series), thomsonite-Ca, thomsonite-Na, thorianite, thorite, thorogummite, thucholite, thuringite, tiemannite, tiger eye, tile ore, tilleyite, tin, tin pyrites, tin-sphene, tin-white cobalt, titanaugite, titanic iron, titanite, titanoferrite, titanomagnetite, tobermorite, tochilinite, todorokite, topaz, topazolite, torbernite, tosudite, totaigite, tourmaline group, towanite, travertine, trembathite, tremolite, tridymite, triphylite, triplite, triploidite, tristramite, trögerite, troilite, trona, trüstedtite, tschermakite, tschermigite, tsumcorite group, tsumebite, tsumoite, tucekite, tuesite, tulameenite, tungstate of iron, tungstate of lime, tungstite, turgite, turquoise, turquoise group, tush, tyreeite, tyrolite, tyrrellite, tyuyamunite
ugrandite, uigite, ullmannite, ulvöspinel, umangite, uraconite, uralite, uraninite, uranite, uranophane, uranopilite, uranospathite, uranospinite, uranthorite, urquhartite, uvarovite, uvite, uytenbogaardtite
vaesite, valentinite, valleriite, vanadinite, vandenbrandeite, vandendriesscheite, vanoxite, variolite, variscite, variscite group, varlamoffite, varvicite, vaterite, vauquelinite, veatchite, velvet ore, verbeekite, verdelite, vermiculite, vernadite, verrucite, vésigniéite, vesuvianite, veszelyite, villarsite, violarite, vishnevite, vitreous copper, vivianite, vivianite group, vochtenite, volborthite, volkonskoite, voltaite, voltzite, volynskite, vreckite
wad, wairakite, wakefieldite-(Ce), walkerite, walpurgite, wapplerite, waringtonite, washingtonite, water spar, wavellite, waylandite, websterite, weddellite, wehrlite, weilerite, weilite, weissigite, wellsite, wernerite, wheel ore, whewellite, white arsenic, white copper ore, white lead, white mica, white mundic, white pyrite, white vitriol, whiteite group, whitemoreite, wicklowite, wickmanite, widenmannite, willemite, williamsite, winchite, withamite, witherite, wittichenite, wodginite, wolfram, wolframine, wolframite, wollastonite, wollastonite (of others), wollastonite (of Thomson), wölsendorfite, wood copper, wood opal, wood tin, woodruffite, woodwardite, wooldridgeite, wroewolfeite, wulfenite, wülfingite, wurtzite
xanthiosite, xanthochroite, xanthoconite, xantholite, xanthophyllite, xanthosiderite, xanthoxenite, xenotime-(Y), xonaltite, xonotlite
yarrowite, yellow arsenic, yellow copper or yellow ore, yellow ochre, yttrotantalite, yugawaralite
zálesíite, zaratite, zavaritskite, zeolite group, zeunerite, zeuxite, zinc, zinc blende, zinc spar, zinckenite, zinkenite, zinnkies, zinnwaldite (series), zippeite, zircon, zirconolite, zirkelite, zoisite, zunyite, zwieselite
Appendix 1 Tables; Appendix 2 Museums; Glossary; Bibliography
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Subject: Earth science: mineralogy
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