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List of minerals named after people

Summary

This is a list of minerals named after people. The chemical composition of the mineral follows the name.

A

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C

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D

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E

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  • Erikapohlite (IMA2010-090) – German collector of minerals Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919–2016)
  • Ernienickelite: NiMn3O7·3H2O – Canadian-Australian mineralogist Ernest (Ernie) H. Nickel (1925–2009)
  • Ernstburkeite: Mg(CH3SO3)2·12H2O – mineralogist Ernst A. J. Burke, former Head of the CNMNC (IMA)
  • Eskolaite: Cr2O3 – Finnish geologist Pentti Eelis Eskola (1883–1964)
  • Esperite: PbCa3Zn4(SiO4)4 – American petrologist Esper S. Larsen Jr. (1879–1961), Harvard University (Originally called calcium larsenite)
  • Evansite: Al3(PO4)(OH)6·6H2O – British nickel refiner, weapons manufacturer and geologist Brooke Evans (1797–1862)

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  • Farringtonite: Mg3(PO4)2 – American geologist Oliver C. Farrington (1864–1933)
  • Ferberite: FeWO4 – German amateur mineralogist Moritz Rudolph Ferber (1805–1875)
  • Ferrierite: (Na,K)2Mg(Si,Al)18O36(OH) · 9 H2O – Canadian geologist and mining engineer Walter Frederick Ferrier (1865–1950)
  • Ferri-obertiite: amphiboles – Italian mineralogist Roberta Oberti (born 1951)
    • And ferro-ferri-obertiite
  • Fergusonite: (Ce,La,Nd)NbO4 – British politician and mineral collector Robert Ferguson of Raith (1767–1840)
  • Ferraioloite (IMA2015-066)
  • Fleischerite: Pb3Ge(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3 H2O – American mineralogist and geochemist Michael Fleischer (1908–1998)
  • Fingerite: Cu11(VO4)6O2 – American mineralogist and crystallographer Larry W. Finger (born 1940)
  • Foordite: Sn2+
    Nb
    2    O
    6     – American mineralogist Eugene Edward Foord (1946–1998)
  • Forsterite: Mg2SiO4 – German naturalist Johann Reinhold Forster (1729–1798)
  • Franckeite: Pb5Sn3Sb2S14 – mining engineers Carl Francke and Ernest Francke
  • Frankhawthorneite: Cu2Te6+O4(OH)2 – Frank C. Hawthorne (born 1946), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
    Thompson ISI top ten most highly cited geoscientists (1996–2007)
  • Freieslebenite: AgPbSbS3 – Mining Commissioner of Saxony Johann Karl Freiesleben (1774–1846)
  • Friedrichite: Cu5Pb5Bi7S18 – Austrian geologist Othmar Michael Friedrich (1902–1991)
  • Fuchsite (variety of muscovite): K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 – German mineralogist and chemist Johann Nepomuk von Fuchs (1774–1856)[4]

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  • Karenwebberite: Na(Fe2+,Mn2+)PO4 – American geologist Karen L. Webber
  • Kassite: CaTi2O4(OH)2 – Russian geologist Nikolai Grigorievich Kassin (1885–1949)
  • Kampfite: Ba12(Si11Al5)O31(CO3)8Cl5 – Anthony Robert Kampf (born 1948)
  • Keilite: (Fe,Mg)S – American mineralogist Klaus Keil (1934–2022)
  • Khomyakovite: Na12Ca6Sr3Fe3WZr3(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2 – Russian mineralogist Alexander Khomyakov (1933–2012)
  • Kieserite: MgSO4 · H2O – Dietrich Georg von Kieser (1779–1862), former president, Jena Academy
    • And cobaltkieserite
  • Kleberite: FeTi6O13 · 4 H2O – German professor Will Kleber (1906–1970)
  • Kobellite: Pb22Cu4(Bi,Sb)30S69 – German mineralogist Wolfgang Franz von Kobell (1803–1882)
  • Kochsandorite: CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4H2O – Hungarian mineralogist Sándor Koch (1896–1983)
  • Kogarkoite: Na3(SO4)F – Russian scientist Lia Nikolaevna Kogarko
  • Kolbeckite: ScPO4 · 2 H2O – German mineralogist Friedrich L. W. Kolbeck
  • Kosnarite: Zr2(PO4)3 – after Richard Andrew "Rich" Kosnar (1946–2007), American mineral collector
  • Kostovite: AuCuTe4 – Bulgarian mineralogist Ivan Kostov (1913–2004)
  • Krennerite: AuTe2 varying to (Au0.8,Ag0.2)Te2 – Hungarian mineralogist Joseph Krenner (1839–1920)
  • Krotite: CaAl2O4 – Russian-American cosmochemist Alexander N. Krot
  • Kruťaite: CuSe2 Czech mineralogist Tomas Krut'a (1906–1998)
  • Kukharenkoite-(Ce): Ba3CeF(CO3)3 – Russian mineralogist Alexander A. Kukharenko (1914–1993)
  • Kurnakovite: MgB3O3(OH)5 · 5 H2O – Russian mineralogist and chemist Nikolai Semenovich Kurnakov (1860–1941)
  • Kunzite (variety of spodumene): – American mineralogist George Frederick Kunz (1856–1932)

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  • Lacroixite: NaAl(PO4)F – French mineralogist Antoine François Alfred Lacroix (1863–1948)
  • Langite: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O – Austrian chemist Viktor von Lang (1838–1921)
  • Laueite (8.DC.30)
  • Lavinskyite: K(Li,Cu,Mg,Na)2Cu6(Si4O11)2(OH)4 – photographer of minerals Robert Lavinsky (Commons:Robert Lavinsky)
  • Lavoisierite: Mn2+8[Al10(Mn3+Mg)][Si11P]O44(OH)12 – French chemist Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier (1743–1794)
  • Leakeite root name, sodium amphibole subgroup – British geologist Bernard E. Leake (born 1932), University of Glasgow
    • Minerals: ferri-fluoro-leakeite, ferri-leakeite, fluoro-leakeite, potassic-ferri-leakeite, potassic-leakeite, potassic-mangani-leakeite
  • Legrandite: Zn2(AsO4)(OH)·(H2O) – Belgian mining engineer Louis C.A. Legrand (1861–1920)
  • Lemanskiite: NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O – Chester S. Lemanski, Jr. (b. 1947), American mineral collector
  • Liebauite: Ca3Cu5Si9O26 – German Friedrich Liebau (1926–2011), professor of mineralogy, University of Kiel
  • Linnaeite: Co+2Co+32S4 – Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778)
  • Lipscombite: (Fe2+,Mn2+)(Fe3+)2(PO4)2(OH) – American chemist William Lipscomb (1919–2011)
  • Livingstonite: HgSb4S8 – Scottish explorer in Africa David Livingstone (1813–1873)
  • Lonsdaleite: C – British crystallographer Kathleen Lonsdale (1903–1971)
  • Lorandite: TlAsS2 – Hungarian physicist Loránd Eötvös (1848–1919)
  • Lotharmeyerite: CaZn
    2    (AsO
    4    )
    2    ·2H
    2    O     – German chemist Julius Lothar Meyer (1830–1895)
    • And cobaltlotharmeyerite, ferrilotharmeyerite, manganlotharmeyerite, nickellotharmeyerite
  • Lucabindiite: (K,NH4)As4O6(Cl,Br) – Luca Bindi, professor of mineralogy and former head of the Division of Mineralogy of the Natural History Museum of the University of Florence (b. 1971)
  • Lukechangite-(Ce): Na3Ce2(CO3)4F – American mineralogist Luke L. Y. Chang (1934–2009)[13]

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  • Macdonaldite: BaCa4Si16O36(OH)2 · 10 H2O – American volcanologist, Gordon Andrew Macdonald (1911–1978, redirect)
  • Malhmoodite: FeZr(PO4)2 · 4H2O – Bertha K. Malhmood, for many years Administrative Assistant of the Branch of Analytical Laboratories, U.S. Geological Survey
  • Mandarinoite: Fe2(SeO3)3 · 4H2O – American-Canadian mineralogist Joseph (Joe) A. Mandarino (1929–2007)
    • And telluromandarinoite
  • Maricite: NaFePO4 – Croatian mineralogist Luka Marić (1899–1979), University of Zagreb
  • Machatschkiite (8.CJ.35)
  • Mascagnite: (NH4)2SO4 – Italian anatomist Paolo Mascagni (1752–1815)
  • Mathesiusite: K5(UO2)4(SO4)4(VO5) · 4(H2O) – German minister Johannes Mathesius (1504–1565)
  • Mckelveyite-(Y): Ba3NaCa0.75U0.25Y(CO3)6 · 3 H2O – American geologist Vincent E. McKelvey (1916–1985)
  • Meyerhofferite: CaB3O3(OH)5 · H2O – German chemist, Wilhelm Meyerhoffer (1864–1906)
  • Meyrowitzite: Ca(UO2)(CO3)2 · 5H2O – after Robert Meyrowitz (1916–2013), an American analytical chemist
  • Mendeleevite-(Ce): Cs6(Ce22Ca6)(Si70O175)(OH,F)14(H2O)21 – Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834–1907)
  • Menzerite-(Y) (IMA2009-050)
  • Millerite: NiS – British mineralogist William Hallowes Miller (1801–1880)
  • Millosevichite: Al2(SO4)3 – Italian mineralogist Federico Millosevich (1875–1942)
  • Moëloite (2.HC.25)
  • Mohsite (crichtonite var., 4.CC.40)
  • Moissanite: SiC (naturally occurring) – discoverer Henri Moissan (1852–1907)
  • Monticellite: Ca(Mg,Fe)SiO4 – Italian mineralogist Teodoro Monticelli (1759–1845)
  • Morganite (variety of Beryl): – American financier J. P. Morgan (1837–1913)
  • Mozartite: CaMn3+SiO4(OH) – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
  • Murdochite: PbCu6O8−x(Cl,Br)2x – American mineralogist Joseph Murdoch (1890–1973)

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  • Nataliakulikite: Ca4Ti2(Fe3+,Fe2+)(Si,Fe3+,Al)O11 – Russian mineralogist Natalia Artyemovna Kulik (born 1933)
  • Nasonite: Pb6Ca4(Si2O7)3Cl2 – American mining engineer and author Frank Lewis Nason (1856–1928)
  • Norrishite: KLiMn3+2(Si4O10)O2 – Australian geologist Keith Norrish (1924–2017), pioneer of wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence analysis
  • Nikischerite: Fe2+6Al3(OH)18[Na(H2O)6][SO4]2·6H2O – American mineralogist Anthony J. Nikischer (born 1949)
  • Niningerite: MgS – American meteoriticist Harvey Harlow Nininger (1887–1986)

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  • Obertiite amphibole root name (9.DE.25)
  • Okenite: CaSi2O5·2H2O – German naturalist Lorenz Oken (1779–1851)

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  • Ulexite: NaCaB5O9·8H2O – German chemist George Ludwig Ulex (1811–1883)
  • Ullmannite: NiSbS – German chemist and mineralogist Johann Christoph Ullmann (1771–1821, redirect)
  • Uytenbogaardtite: Ag3AuS2 – Dutch mineralogist Willem Uytenbogaardt (1918–2012)
  • Uvarovite: Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3 – Russian Count Sergei Semenovitch Uvarov (1765–1855)

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  • Vaesite: NiS2 – Belgian mineralogist Johannes F. Vaes (1902–1978)
  • Valentinite: Sb2O3 – German alchemist Basilius Valentinus (might be Johann Thölde? 1565–1614)
  • Vanthoffite: Na6Mg(SO4)4 – Jacobus Henricus van't Hoff (1852–1911), professor of chemistry
  • Vaterite: CaCO3 – German mineralogist Heinrich Vater (1859–1930)
  • Vernadite (4.FE.40)
  • Veszelyite: (Cu,Zn)2Zn(PO4)(OH)3·2H2O – Ágost Veszely (1821–1879), Hungarian mining engineer
  • Vincentite: (Pd,Pt)3(As,Sb,Te) – Ewart Albert "David" Vincent (1919–2012), mineralogist at Durham College and Oxford University (UK) and chair of Geology at Manchester University (UK)
  • Vivianite: Fe3(PO4)2·8H2O and metavivianite - English mineralogist John Henry Vivian (1785–1855)

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  • Yangite: PbMnSi3O8·H2O – Hexiong Yang, Mineralogy researcher at the Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona

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  • Zaccagnaite: Zn4Al2CO3(OH)12·3H2O – Italian geologist and mineral collector Domenico Zaccagna (1851–1940)
  • Zaherite: Al12(OH)26(SO4)5·20H2O – Bangladeshi geologist M. A. Zaher (c. 1932–2017)
  • Zajacite-(Ce): Na(REExCa1−x)(REEyCa1−y)F6 – Explorer Ihor Stephan Zajac (born 1935)
  • Zakharovite: Na4Mn5Si10O20(OH)6·6H2O – Russian Director of the Moscow Institute of Geological Exploration Evgeii Evgen'evich Zakharov (1902–1980)
  • Zanazziite: Ca2(MgFe)(MgFeMnAl)4Be(OH)4(PO4)6·6H2O – Italian Professor Pier Francesco Zanazzi (born 30 April 1939)
  • Zaratite: Ni3CO3(OH)4·4(H2O) – Spanish diplomat and dramatist Antonio Gil y Zárate (1793–1861)
  • Zavaritskite: (BiO)F – Soviet geologist and petrographer Alexander Nikolaevich Zavaritsky (1884–1952)
  • Zektzerite: LiNa(Zr,Ti,Hf)Si6O15 – American mathematician and mineral collector Jack Zektzer (born 1936)[6]
  • Zeunerite: Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·(10–16)H2O – German physicist, engineer and epistemologist Gustav Anton Zeuner (1828–1907)
  • Zhanghengite: CuZn – ancient Chinese astronomer Zhang Heng (78–139)
  • Zhemchuzhnikovite: NaMgAl(C2O4)3·8H2O – Russian clay mineralogist Yury Zhemchuzhnikov (1885–1957)
  • Ziesite: βCu2V2O7 – mineralogist Emanuel George Zies
  • Zigrasite: MgZr(PO4)2(H2O)4 – American mineral collector James Zigras (born 1981)
  • Zinkenite: Pb9Sb22S42 – German mineralogist and mining geologist, Johann Karl Ludwig Zinken (1790–1862)[17][18]
  • Zippeite: (UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10·4H2O – Austrian mineralogist Franz Xaver Maximilian Zippe[19]
  • Zirkelite: (Ca,Th,Ce)Zr(Ti,Nb)2O7 – German petrographer Ferdinand Zirkel (1838–1912)
  • Zoisite: Ca2(Al.OH)Al2(SiO4)3 – Carniolan scientist Sigmund Zois (1747–1819)
  • Zussmanite: K(Fe2+,Mg,Mn)13[AlSi17O42](OH)14 – British geologist Jack Zussman (born 1924)
  • Zykaite: Fe3+4(AsO4)3(SO4)(OH)·15H2O – Czech geochemist Vacklav Zyka

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/bertrandite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy
  2. ^ W.R. Hamilton, 1974, The Hamlyn Guide to Minerals, Rocks and Fossils, London, Hamlyn
  3. ^ "Cassidyite Mineral Data". Mineralogy Database. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Fuchsite". mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "Gregoryite". mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c http://webmineral.com/data/Zektzerite.shtml Webmineral
  7. ^ Skinner, Brian J.; Erd, Richard C.; Grimaldi, Frank S. (1964). "Greigite, the thio-spinel of iron; a new mineral" (PDF). American Mineralogist. 49: 543–55.
  8. ^ "Guettardite". mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  9. ^ "Gunningite". mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  10. ^ franklin-sterlinghill.com - franklin sterlinghill Resources and Information.
  11. ^ Johnbaumite Mineral Data
  12. ^ "Johnbaumite". mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  13. ^ Grice, Joel D.; George Y. Chao (1997). "Lukechangite-(Ce), a new rare-earth-fluorocarbonate mineral from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec". American Mineralogist. 11–12. 82 (1255–1260): 1255. Bibcode:1997AmMin..82.1255G. doi:10.2138/am-1997-11-1220. S2CID 99064114.
  14. ^ Van der Straeten, Edgar (1973). "Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer: Edgar Sengier". Académie Royale des Sciences d'Outre-Mer. VII–A: 429–437.
  15. ^ "Wolfeite: Mineral information, data and localities". Mindat.
  16. ^ "Wroewolfeite: Mineral information, data and localities". Mindat.
  17. ^ http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/zinkenite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy
  18. ^ "Zinkenite". mindat.org. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  19. ^ "Zippeite Mineral Data". www.webmineral.com.

References

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  • mindat.org The Mineral Database
  • Webmineral.com
  • Minerals Named After People and Places
  • American Mineralogist- New Mineral Names 1979

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