B Listing of Minerals

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This alphabetical listing of B minerals include synonyms of accepted mineral names, pronunciation of that name, name origins, and locality information. Visit our expanded selection of mineral pictures.

Babefphite  Say BABEFPHITE Mindat locations   BaBe(PO4)(F,O) NAME ORIGIN: For Barium, Beryllium, Fluorine, and Phosphorous in the composition.
Babingtonite  Say BABINGTONITE Mineral Image for Babingtonite Mindat locations   Ca2(Fe++,Mn)Fe+++Si5O14(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Irish physicist and mineralogist, W. Babington (1757-1833).
Babkinite !  Say BABKINITE Mindat locations   Pb2Bi2(S,Se)3 NAME ORIGIN: For P. V. Babkin (1929-1977), noted Russian Geologist and the first investigator of the Nevskoye deposit.
Baddeleyite  Say BADDELEYITE Mineral Image for Baddeleyite Java Crystal form for Baddeleyite Mindat locations   ZrO2 NAME ORIGIN: For Joseph Baddeley, who first called attention to the Sri Lankan material.
Bafertisite  Say BAFERTISITE Mineral Image for Bafertisite Mindat locations   Ba(Fe++,Mn)2TiSi2O7(O,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition (Ba, ferrous, Ti, Si).
Baghdadite  Say BAGHDADITE Mindat locations   Ca3(Zr,Ti)Si2O9 NAME ORIGIN: For Baghdad, the capital of Iraq.
Bagotite *  (see Thomsonite-Ca ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bahianite  Say BAHIANITE Mineral Image for Bahianite Mindat locations   Al5Sb+++++3O14(OH)2
Baileychlore  Say BAILEYCHLORE Mindat locations   (Zn,Al,[ ])3[Fe++2Al][Si3AlO10](OH)8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Sturges W. Bailey (1919-), mineralogist University of Wisconsin.
Baiyuneboite-(Ce) - Discredited *  (see Cordylite-(Ce) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bakerite  Say BAKERITE Mineral Image for Bakerite Mindat locations   Ca4B4(BO4)(SiO4)3(OH)3 • (H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For Richard C. Baker, of Nutfield, Surrey, England, Mining Director of the Pacific Coast Borax Co., who discovered the mineral.
Bakhchisaraitsevite !   Mineral Image for Bakhchisaraitsevite Mindat locations   Na2Mg5(PO4)4 • 7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for crystallographer Alexander Yu. Bakhchisaraitsev (1947-1998).
Baking soda *  (see Nahcolite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Baksanite !  Say BAKSANITE Mineral Image for Baksanite Mindat locations   Bi6Te2S3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the discovery locality. LOCALITY: Tyrngauz deposit, Baksan River valley, northern Caucasus, Russia.
Balangeroite  Say BALANGEROITE Mindat locations   (Mg,Fe+++,Fe++,Mn++)42Si16O54(OH)40 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Balangero (San Vittore) mine, Piedmont, Italy.
Balas ruby - Red *  (see Spinel ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Balavinskite ?   Mindat locations   Sr2B6O11 • 4(H2O)
Balavinskite ? *  (see Tunellite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Balipholite  Say BALIPHOLITE Mindat locations   BaMg2LiAl3Si4O12(OH,F)8
Balkanite  Say BALKANITE Mindat locations   Cu9Ag5HgS8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Sedmochislenitsi mine, Vratsa district, Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria.
Balyakinite  Say BALYAKINITE Mindat locations   CuTeO3
Bambollaite  Say BAMBOLLAITE Mindat locations   Cu(Se,Te)2 NAME ORIGIN: For the Spanish nickname "La Bambolla" of the mine in which it occurs, which roughly translates into "hot air" in allusion to exaggerated tales of rich gold ore.
Bamfordite !  Say BAMFORDITE Mineral Image for Bamfordite Mindat locations   Fe+++Mo2O6(OH)3 • (H2O) NAME ORIGIN: After its locality. LOCALITY: Found at the Bamford Hill W-Mo-Bi deposits, 85 km WSW of Cairns, northern Queensland, Australia,
Banalsite  Say BANALSITE Mindat locations   BaNa2Al4Si4O16 NAME ORIGIN: Named from a contraction of the component cation symbols: Ba, Na,Al, and Si.
Bandylite  Say BANDYLITE Mineral Image for Bandylite Java Crystal form for Bandylite Mindat locations   CuB(OH)4Cl
Bannermanite  Say BANNERMANITE Mindat locations   (Na,K)0.7V+++++6O15 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Harold M. Bannerman (1897-1976), U. S. Economic Geologist.
Bannisterite  Say BANNISTERITE Mineral Image for Bannisterite Mindat locations   KCa(Mn,Fe++,Zn,Mg)21(Si,Al)32O76(OH)16 • 4-12(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Dr. Frederick Allen Bannister (1901-?), formerly Keeper of Minerals, British Museum (Natural History), London, England.
Bannisterite-Ba *  (see Bariumbannisterite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Baotite  Say BAOTITE Mineral Image for Baotite Mindat locations   Ba4(Ti,Nb)8Si4O28Cl NAME ORIGIN: For the locality. LOCALITY: From the Baiyun-Obo mine near Pat-t'ou (Baotou in Russian), Inner Mongolia..
Bararite  Say BARARITE Mineral Image for Bararite Mindat locations   (NH4)2SiF6
Baratovite  Say BARATOVITE Mineral Image for Baratovite Mindat locations   KCa7(Ti,Zr)2Li3Si12O36F2 NAME ORIGIN: For Rauf Baratovich Baratov, Soviet petrographer, of Tadzhikistan.
Barberiite  Say BARBERIITE Mineral Image for Barberiite Mindat locations   (NH4)BF4
Barbertonite  Say BARBERTONITE Mineral Image for Barbertonite Mindat locations   Mg6Cr2(CO3)(OH)16 • 4(H2O)
Barbosalite  Say BARBOSALITE Mineral Image for Barbosalite Mindat locations   Fe++Fe+++2(PO4)2(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Aluxio Licinio de Miranda Barbosa (1916- ), Professor of Geology, School of Mines, Ouro Preto, Brazil.
Barentsite  Say BARENTSITE Mineral Image for Barentsite Mindat locations   Na7AlH2(CO3)4F4 NAME ORIGIN: Named to honor Dutch sailor Willem Barents and the sea that washes the Kola Peninsula.
Bari-olgite *  (see Bario-olgite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bariandite  Say BARIANDITE Mindat locations   Al0.6V8O20 • 9(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Pierre Bariand (1933-), French mineralogist.
Baricite  Say BARICITE Mineral Image for Baricite Mindat locations   (Mg,Fe++)3(PO4)2 • 8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Honors Dr. Ljudevit Baric, former Director if the Mineralogical Museum and Professor of Mineralogy, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Bario-olgite !   Mindat locations   Na(Ba,Sr,Na,REE)PO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition and relationship to olgite.
Bario-orthojoaquinite   Mineral Image for Bario-orthojoaquinite Mindat locations   Fe++2(Ba,Sr)4Ti2[Si4O12]O2 • (H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition, orthorhombic crystal structure, and the relationship to joaquinite (named for Joaquin Ridge, Diablo Range, California, USA).
Bariolgite *  (see Bario-olgite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bariomicrolite  Say BARIOMICROLITE Mindat locations   Ba(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 NAME ORIGIN: Assigned by the IMA pyrochlore nomenclature group for the predominant barium content and to microlite.
Bariopyrochlore  Say BARIOPYROCHLORE Mineral Image for Bariopyrochlore Mindat locations   (Ba,Sr)(Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)7 NAME ORIGIN: Assigned by the IMA pyrochlore nomenclature group for the predominant barium content and to pyrochlore.
Bariosincosite !   Java Crystal form for Bariosincosite Mindat locations   Ba(V++++O)2(PO4)2 • 4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its relationship to sincosite.
Barite  Say BARITE Mineral Image for Barite Java Crystal form for Barite Mindat locations   BaSO4 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, baryos, "heavy."
Barium-alumopharmacosiderite ?   Mindat locations   BaAl4(AsO4)3(OH)5 • 5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1966 as the aluminum end member with barium pharmcosiderite.
Barium-pharmacosiderite   Mineral Image for Barium-pharmacosiderite Mindat locations   BaFe+++4(AsO4)3(OH)5 • 5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the barium analog of pharmacosiderite.
Barium-zinc-alumopharmacosiderite *   Mindat locations   (Ba,K)0.5(Zn,Cu)0.5(Al,Fe)4(AsO4)3 • 5(H2O)
Bariumbannisterite *   Mindat locations   (K,H3O)(Ba,Ca)(Mn++,Fe++,Mg)21(Si,Al)32O80(O,OH)16 • 4-12(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the barium analog of bannisterite.
Bariumbrewsterite *  (see Brewsterite-Ba ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Barkevicite *  (see Ferrohornblende ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Barnesite  Say BARNESITE Mineral Image for Barnesite Mindat locations   Na2V6O16 • 3(H2O)
Barquillite !  Say BARQUILLITE Mindat locations   Cu2CdGeS4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Barquilla, a village near the discovery locality. LOCALITY: Fuentes Villanas mine, Barquilla Sn-Ge-Cd-Cu-Fe vein-type deposit, southwestern Salamanca, Spain.
Barrandite *  (see Strengite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Barrandite *  (see Variscite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Barrerite  Say BARRERITE Mineral Image for Barrerite Mindat locations   (Na,K,Ca)2Al2Si7O18 • 6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For Richard Maling Barrer (1910- ), New Zealand-born British teacher ad student of the chemistry of zeolites.
Barringerite  Say BARRINGERITE Mineral Image for Barringerite Mindat locations   (Fe,Ni)2P NAME ORIGIN: Names in 1969 for Daniel M. Barringer (1860-1929), U.S. Mining engineer, who established the meteoritic origin of Meteor Crater, Arizona.
Barringtonite  Say BARRINGTONITE Mineral Image for Barringtonite Mindat locations   MgCO3 • 2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: After its locality. LOCALITY: Barrington Tops, NSW, Australia.
Barroisite  Say BARROISITE Mineral Image for Barroisite Mindat locations   [ ](CaNa)Mg3AlFe+++Si7AlO22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: N.D.
Barsanovite - Discredited 1969 *  (see Georgbarsanovite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Barstowite  Say BARSTOWITE Mindat locations   Pb4(CO3)Cl6 • (H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Richard William Barstow (1947-1982), Cornish mineral dealer.
Bartelkeite  Say BARTELKEITE Mindat locations   PbFe++Ge3O8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Wolfgang Bartelke, mineral collector and specialist in Tsumeb mineral.
Bartonite  Say BARTONITE Mindat locations   K3Fe10S14 NAME ORIGIN: For Paul B. Barton, Jr., sulfide petrologist with the U.S. Geological Society.
Barylite  Say BARYLITE Mineral Image for Barylite Mindat locations   BaBe2Si2O7 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for "heavy", in allusion to its high specific gravity.
Barysilite  Say BARYSILITE Mineral Image for Barysilite Mindat locations   Pb8Mn(Si2O7)3
Barytes *  (see Barite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Barytkreuzstein *  (see Harmotome ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Barytocalcite  Say BARYTOCALCITE Mineral Image for Barytocalcite Mindat locations   BaCa(CO3)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named from its chemical composition.
Barytolamprophyllite  Say BARYTOLAMPROPHYLLITE Mineral Image for Barytolamprophyllite Mindat locations   Ba2Na3(Fe+++,Ti)3(Si2O7)2(O,OH,F)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition and similarity to lamprophyllite.
Basaluminite  Say BASALUMINITE Mineral Image for Basaluminite Mindat locations   Al4(SO4)(OH)10 • 5(H2O)
Bassanite  Say BASSANITE Mineral Image for Bassanite Mindat locations   2CaSO4 • (H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Francesco Basani (185301916). Italian paleontologist, University of Naples, Italy.
Bassetite  Say BASSETITE Mineral Image for Bassetite Mindat locations   Fe++(UO2)2(PO4)2 • 8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For the Basset mine group, Cornwall, England, from which it was first described.
Bastnasite-(Ce)  Say BASTNASITE-(CE) Mineral Image for Bastnasite-(Ce) Mindat locations   Ce(CO3)F NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Bastnas Mine, Riddarhyttan district, Vastermanland, Sweden.
Bastnasite-(La)  Say BASTNASITE-(LA) Mineral Image for Bastnasite-(La) Mindat locations   La(CO3)F NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality Bastnas Mine, Riddarhyttan, Vastmanland, Sweden. LOCALITY: Gallinas Mountains, New Mexico, USA.
Bastnasite-(Y)  Say BASTNASITE-(Y) Mindat locations   Y(CO3)F NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Y end member and after the Bastnas Mine, Riddarhyttan, Vastmanland, Sweden.
Batiferrite !   Mineral Image for Batiferrite Java Crystal form for Batiferrite Mindat locations   Ba(Ti2Fe+++8Fe++2)O19 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the chemical composition (Ba,Ti,Fe) and the structural relationships to hexaferrite-type compounds.
Batisite  Say BATISITE Mineral Image for Batisite Mindat locations   BaNaNaTi2O2[Si4O12] NAME ORIGIN: For Ba, Ti, Si in the composition.
Baumhauerite  Say BAUMHAUERITE Mineral Image for Baumhauerite Java Crystal form for Baumhauerite Mindat locations   Pb3As4S9 NAME ORIGIN: For Heinrich Adolph Baumhauer (1848-1926), German mineralogist and Professor, University of Fribourg, Switzerland.
Baumhauerite-2a !  Say BAUMHAUERITE-2A Mineral Image for Baumhauerite-2a Mindat locations   Pb3As4S9 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the monoclinic polymorph of baumhauerite.
Baumstarkite !   Mineral Image for Baumstarkite Java Crystal form for Baumstarkite Mindat locations   Ag3(Sb,As)2SbS6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Manfred Baumstark(1954-), German mineralogist who first recognized the mineral.
Bauranoite  Say BAURANOITE Mineral Image for Bauranoite Mindat locations   BaU2O7 • 4-5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition of (Ba)(Urano)ite.
Bavenite  Say BAVENITE Mineral Image for Bavenite Mindat locations   Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Baveno, Lago Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy.
Bayankhanite *  Say BAYANKHANITE Mindat locations   Cu6HgS4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Idermeg-bayan-khan-ula, Mongolia.
Bayerite  Say BAYERITE Mindat locations   Al(OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: The artificial compound is thought to have been named for the 19th-century German metallurgist Karl J. Bayer; the name was then applied to the natural mineral.
Bayldonite  Say BAYLDONITE Mineral Image for Bayldonite Mindat locations   (Cu,Zn)3Pb(AsO3OH)2(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after John Bayldon of England.
Bayleyite  Say BAYLEYITE Mineral Image for Bayleyite Mindat locations   Mg2(UO2)(CO3)3 • 18(H2O)
Baylissite  Say BAYLISSITE Mindat locations   K2Mg(CO3)2 • 4(H2O)
Bazhenovite  Say BAZHENOVITE Mineral Image for Bazhenovite Mindat locations   CaS5 • CaS2O3 • 6Ca(OH)2 • 20(H2O)
Bazirite  Say BAZIRITE Mineral Image for Bazirite Mindat locations   BaZrSi3O9 NAME ORIGIN: For Barium and ZIRconium in the composition.
Bazzite  Say BAZZITE Mineral Image for Bazzite Mindat locations   Be3(Sc,Al)2Si6O18 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Italian engineer, A. E. Bazzi.
Bearsite  Say BEARSITE Mindat locations   Be2(AsO4)(OH) • 4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition (Be, Arsenic).
Bearthite  Say BEARTHITE Mindat locations   Ca2Al(PO4)2(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Honors Professor Peter Bearth (1902-1989), for his pioneering petrologic studies of the high-pressure terranes of the western Alps.
Beaumontite *  (see Heulandite-Ca ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Beaumontite *  (see Heulandite-K ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Beaumontite *  (see Heulandite-Na ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Beaumontite *  (see Heulandite-Sr ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Beaverite  Say BEAVERITE Mineral Image for Beaverite Mindat locations   PbCu++(Fe+++,Al)2(SO4)2(OH)6
Bechererite !  Say BECHERERITE Java Crystal form for Bechererite Mindat locations   (Zn,Cu)6Zn2(OH)13[(S,Si)(O,OH)4]2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Dr. Karl Becherer (1926-) of the University of Vienna, in recognition of his contributions to the mineralogy of Spangolite from Lavrion.
Beckelite *  (see Britholite-(Ce) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Becquerelite  Say BECQUERELITE Mineral Image for Becquerelite Java Crystal form for Becquerelite Mindat locations   Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 • 8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For French physicist Antoine Henri Becquerel (1852-1908), who discovered radioactivity in 1896.
Bederite !   Mineral Image for Bederite Mindat locations   ([ ],Na)Ca2(Mn++,Mg,Fe++)2(Fe+++,Mg++,Al)2Mn++2(PO4)6 • 2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For Roberto Beder (1888-1930) in recognition of his major contributions to the development of mineralogy in Argentina.
Beegerite *  (see Aschamalmite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Behierite  Say BEHIERITE Mineral Image for Behierite Mindat locations   (Ta,Nb)BO4
Behoite  Say BEHOITE Mineral Image for Behoite Mindat locations   Be(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: For Beryllium, Be, and hydroxyl, OH, in its composition.
Beidellite  Say BEIDELLITE Mineral Image for Beidellite Mindat locations   Na0.5Al2(Si3.5Al0.5)O10(OH)2 • n(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Beidell, Colorado, USA..
Belendorffite  Say BELENDORFFITE Mineral Image for Belendorffite Mindat locations   Cu7Hg6 NAME ORIGIN: Names in 1992 for Klaus Belendorff (b.1956), German mineral collector.
Belkovite !  Say BELKOVITE Mindat locations   Ba3(Nb,Ti)6(Si2O7)2O12 NAME ORIGIN: For I.V. Bel'kov (1917-1989), Soviet mineralogist who explored the Kola Peninsula, Russia.
Bell metal ore *  (see Stannite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bellbergite  Say BELLBERGITE Mineral Image for Bellbergite Mindat locations   (K,Ba,Sr)2Sr2Ca2(Ca,Na)4Al18Si18O72 • 30(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Bellberg volcano, Mayen, Laacher See area, Eifel, Germany.
Bellidoite  Say BELLIDOITE Mineral Image for Bellidoite Mindat locations   Cu2Se NAME ORIGIN: For Eleodoro Bellido Bravo, Director of Servicio de Geologia y Mineria, Peru.
Bellingerite  Say BELLINGERITE Mineral Image for Bellingerite Java Crystal form for Bellingerite Mindat locations   Cu++3(IO3)6 • 2(H2O)
Belloite !   Mindat locations   Cu(OH)Cl NAME ORIGIN: Named for Andres Bello (1780-1865), founder and first rector of the Universidad de Chile.
Belovite *  (see Belovite-(La) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Belovite-(Ce)  Say BELOVITE-(CE) Mineral Image for Belovite-(Ce) Mindat locations   (Sr,Ce,Na,Ca)5(PO4)3(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Nikolai Vassilievich Belov (1891-1982), mineralogist and crystallographer, Institute of Crystallography, Moscow, Russia.
Belovite-(La) !  Say BELOVITE-(LA) Mineral Image for Belovite-(La) Java Crystal form for Belovite-(La) Mindat locations   (Sr,La,Ce,Ca)5(PO4)3(F,OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Nikolai Vassilievich Belov (1891-1982), mineralogist and crystallographer, Institute of Crystallography, Moscow, Russia.
Belyankinite  Say BELYANKINITE Mineral Image for Belyankinite Mindat locations   Ca1-2(Ti,Zr,Nb)5O12 • 9(H2O) (?) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Dmitry Stepanovich Belyankin (1876-1953), prominent Russian mineralogist and petrographer.
Bementite  Say BEMENTITE Mineral Image for Bementite Mindat locations   Mn8Si6O15(OH)10 NAME ORIGIN: For Clarence Sweet Bement (1843-1923), mineral collector of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Benauite !  Say BENAUITE Mindat locations   HSrFe+++3(PO4)2(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: For the Benauer Berg, Germany, near which the Clara mine is situated.
Benavidesite  Say BENAVIDESITE Mindat locations   Pb4(Mn,Fe)Sb6S14 NAME ORIGIN: Named for A. Benavides to honor his contributions in the development of mining in Peru.
Benitoite  Say BENITOITE Mineral Image for Benitoite Java Crystal form for Benitoite Mindat locations   BaTiSi3O9 NAME ORIGIN: Named from its locality. LOCALITY: Benitoite Gem mine, head waters of the San Benito river, 1 mile south of Santa Rita Peak, San Benito County, California, USA
Benjaminite  Say BENJAMINITE Mineral Image for Benjaminite Mindat locations   (Ag,Cu)3(Bi,Pb)7S12 NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Marcus Benjamin (1857-1932), of the U.S. National Museum.
Benleonardite  Say BENLEONARDITE Mindat locations   Ag8(Sb,As)Te2S3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Benjamin F. Leonard (1921-), U.S. Geologist.
Benstonite  Say BENSTONITE Mineral Image for Benstonite Mindat locations   (Ba,Sr)6(Ca,Mn)6Mg(CO3)13
Bentonite *  (see Beidellite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bentonite *  (see Montmorillonite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bentorite  Say BENTORITE Mineral Image for Bentorite Mindat locations   Ca6(Cr,Al)2(SO4)3(OH)12 • 26(H2O)
Benyacarite  Say BENYACARITE Java Crystal form for Benyacarite Mindat locations   (H2O,K)2Ti(Mn++,Fe++)2(Fe+++,Ti)2Ti(PO4)4(O,F)2 • 14(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For Maria Angelica R. de Benyacar (1928-), Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, Buenos Ares, Argentina, for her contribution to mineralogical studies.
Beraunite  Say BERAUNITE Mineral Image for Beraunite Java Crystal form for Beraunite Mindat locations   Fe++Fe+++5(PO4)4(OH)5 • 4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For its occurrence near Beroun (formerly Beraun), Czech Republic.
Berborite  Say BERBORITE Mineral Image for Berborite Mindat locations   Be2(BO3)(OH,F) • (H2O)
Berdesinskiite  Say BERDESINSKIITE Mindat locations   V+++2TiO5 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Waldemar Berdesinski (1911-1990), German mineralogist, University of Heidelberg.
Berezanskite !  Say BEREZANSKITE Mindat locations   KLi3Ti2Si12O30 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Anatolyi Vladimirovich Berezanskii (b. 1948), who mapped the geology of remote areas of the Turkestan-Alai range, in Tajikistan.
Bergenite  Say BERGENITE Mineral Image for Bergenite Mindat locations   Ca2Ba4[(UO3)2O2(PO4)2]3 (H2O)16 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Mine dump at Streuberg, Bergen, Saxony, Germany.
Bergmannite *  (see Natrolite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bergslagite  Say BERGSLAGITE Mineral Image for Bergslagite Mindat locations   CaBe(AsO4)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: For the occurrence at Langban, which is in the Bergslagen region of Sweden.
Berlinite  Say BERLINITE Mineral Image for Berlinite Mindat locations   AlPO4 NAME ORIGIN: Honoring Professor Nils Johan Berlin (1812-1891), pharmacologist, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden.
Bermanite  Say BERMANITE Mineral Image for Bermanite Java Crystal form for Bermanite Mindat locations   Mn++Mn+++2(PO4)2(OH)2 • 4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: In honor of Dr. Harry Berman (1902-1944), Professor of Mineralogy, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Bernalite  Say BERNALITE Mindat locations   Fe(OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: To honor John Desmond Bernal (1901-1971), eminent British crystallographer and historian of science.
Bernardite  Say BERNARDITE Java Crystal form for Bernardite Mindat locations   Tl(As,Sb)5S8 NAME ORIGIN: Names in 1989 for Jan Bernard (b.1928), Czech mineralogist.
Berndtite  Say BERNDTITE Mineral Image for Berndtite Mindat locations   SnS2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Fritz Berndt, German mineralogist.
Bernstein *  (see Amber ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Berryite  Say BERRYITE Mineral Image for Berryite Mindat locations   Pb3(Ag,Cu)5Bi7S16 NAME ORIGIN: For Professor Leonard Gascoigne Berry (1914-1982), mineralogist, Queen's University, Toronto, Canada, who obtained the first X-ray powder pattern of the mineral.
Berthierine  Say BERTHIERINE Mineral Image for Berthierine Mindat locations   (Fe++,Fe+++,Al,Mg)2-3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Pierre Berthier (1782-1861), French geologist.
Berthierite  Say BERTHIERITE Mineral Image for Berthierite Mindat locations   FeSb2S4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the French chemist, P. Berthier (1782-1861).
Bertossaite  Say BERTOSSAITE Mineral Image for Bertossaite Mindat locations   Li2CaAl4(PO4)4(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Antonio Bertossa, director of the Geological Survey of Rwanda.
Bertrandite  Say BERTRANDITE Mineral Image for Bertrandite Mindat locations   Be4Si2O7(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the French mineralogist, E. Bertrand.
Beryl  Say BERYL Mineral Image for Beryl Java Crystal form for Beryl Mindat locations   Be3Al2Si6O18 NAME ORIGIN: From the ancient Greek, beryllos, signifying a "precious blue-green color of sea water" stone, but through later usage, applied only to beryl.
Beryllite  Say BERYLLITE Mineral Image for Beryllite Mindat locations   Be3SiO4(OH)2 • (H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named in allusion to the beryllium content.
Beryllonite  Say BERYLLONITE Mineral Image for Beryllonite Mindat locations   NaBePO4 NAME ORIGIN: For one of the major constituents in the composition, BERYLLium.
Berzelianite  Say BERZELIANITE Mineral Image for Berzelianite Mindat locations   Cu2Se NAME ORIGIN: Named after Jons Jacob Berzelius (1779-1848), Swedish chemist who discovered the element selenium.
Berzeliite  Say BERZELIITE Mineral Image for Berzeliite Java Crystal form for Berzeliite Mindat locations   (Ca,Na)3(Mg,Mn)2(AsO4)3 NAME ORIGIN: In honor of the noted Swedish chemist and mineralogist, Jons Jacob Berzelius (1779-1848).
Beta-duftite *  (see Duftite-beta ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Beta-roselite *  (see Roselite-beta ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Beta-uranophane *  (see Uranophane-beta ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Beta-uranotile *  (see Uranophane-beta ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Betafite  Say BETAFITE Mineral Image for Betafite Java Crystal form for Betafite Mindat locations   (Ca,U)2(Ti,Nb,Ta)2O6(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Betafo, Malagasy Republic.
Betekhtinite  Say BETEKHTINITE Mineral Image for Betekhtinite Mindat locations   Cu10(Fe,Pb)S6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Anatolii Gergievich Betekhtin (1897-119620, Russian mineralogist and economic geologist.
Betpakdalite  Say BETPAKDALITE Mineral Image for Betpakdalite Mindat locations   [Mg(H2O)6]Ca2(H2O)13[Mo++++++8As+++++2Fe+++3O36(OH)] • 4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Bet-Pak-Dal desert, Kazakhstan.
Beudantite  Say BEUDANTITE Mineral Image for Beudantite Mindat locations   PbFe+++3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the French mineralogist, F. S. Beudant (1787-1850).
Beusite  Say BEUSITE Mineral Image for Beusite Mindat locations   (Mn++,Fe++,Ca,Mg)3(PO4)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Alexey Alexandrovich Beus, Professor of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, Moscow Polytechnical Institute.
Beyerite  Say BEYERITE Mineral Image for Beyerite Mindat locations   (Ca,Pb)Bi2(CO3)2O2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for A. Beyer.
Bezsmertnovite  Say BEZSMERTNOVITE Mindat locations   Au4Cu(Te,Pb) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Marianna S. Bezsmertnaya (1915-1991) and Valdimir V. Bezsmertny (1912-), Russian geologists.
Bianchite  Say BIANCHITE Mineral Image for Bianchite Mindat locations   (Zn,Fe++)(SO4) • 6(H2O)
Bicchulite  Say BICCHULITE Mindat locations   Ca2Al2SiO6(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: For Bicchu, the town encompassing the Japanese type locality. LOCALITY: From Fuka, near Bicchu, Okayama Prefecture, and in the Akagane mine, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
Bideauxite  Say BIDEAUXITE Mineral Image for Bideauxite Mindat locations   Pb2AgCl3(F,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: For Richard August Bideaux (1935-2004), of Oro Valley, Arizona, USA, American mineralogist, author, and mineral collector.
Bieberite  Say BIEBERITE Mineral Image for Bieberite Mindat locations   CoSO4 • 7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its original locality. LOCALITY: Bieber, Hessen, Germany.
Biehlite !   Mineral Image for Biehlite Mindat locations   (Sb,As)2MoO6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Friedrich Karl Bielh (1887-?), who was the first to do scientific work on the mineralization of the Tsumeb deposit.
Bigcreekite !   Mineral Image for Bigcreekite Mindat locations   BaSi2O5 • 4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Esquire no. 7 claim, along Big Creek, Fresno County, California, USA.
Bijvoetite-(Y)  Say BIJVOETITE-(Y) Mindat locations   (Y,REE)8(H2O)25(UO2)16O8(OH)8(CO3)16 • 14(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named to honor Dutch crystallographer, Johannes Martin Bijvoet (1892-1980).
Bikitaite  Say BIKITAITE Mineral Image for Bikitaite Mindat locations   Li2[Al2Si4O12] • 2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For the locality. LOCALITY: From Bikita, Zimbabwe. In the Foote mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA.
Bilibinskite  Say BILIBINSKITE Mindat locations   Au3Cu2PbTe2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Yuri A. Bilibin (1902-1952), Russian geologist.
Bilinite  Say BILINITE Mineral Image for Bilinite Mindat locations   Fe++Fe+++2(SO4)4 • 22(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Schwaz, near Bilin, Bohemia, Czech Republic.
Billietite  Say BILLIETITE Mineral Image for Billietite Mindat locations   Ba(UO2)6O4(OH)6 • 8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For Valere Louis Billiet (1903-1944), Belgian crystallographer, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.
Billingsleyite  Say BILLINGSLEYITE Mindat locations   Ag7AsS6 NAME ORIGIN: For Paul Billingsley (1887-1962), mining geologist, who discovered the North Lily mine, and collected the type material.
Bindheimite  Say BINDHEIMITE Mineral Image for Bindheimite Mindat locations   Pb2Sb2O6(O,OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the German chemist, J. J. Bindheim (1750-1825).
Binnite *  (see Tennantite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Binnite (Ba) *  (see Muscovite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Biotite *  Say BIOTITE Mineral Image for Biotite Java Crystal form for Biotite Mindat locations   K(Mg,Fe++)3[AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1847 after the French physicist, Jean Baptiste Biot (1774 - 1862), who studied the optical properties of the micas.
Biotitic vermiculite *  (see Hydrobiotite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Biphosphammite  Say BIPHOSPHAMMITE Mineral Image for Biphosphammite Mindat locations   (NH4,K)H2PO4 NAME ORIGIN: As a BIPHOSPHate of AMMonium.
Biraite-(Ce) !   Mindat locations   Ce2Fe++[Si2O7](CO3) NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN)
Biringuccite  Say BIRINGUCCITE Mindat locations   Na2B5O8(OH) • (H2O)
Birnessite  Say BIRNESSITE Mineral Image for Birnessite Mindat locations   (Na,Ca,K)x(Mn++++,Mn+++)2O4 • 1.5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Birness, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Bisbeeite *  (see Chrysocolla ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bisbeeite *  (see Plancheite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bischofite  Say BISCHOFITE Mineral Image for Bischofite Java Crystal form for Bischofite Mindat locations   MgCl2 • 6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For Karl Gustav Bischo (1792-1870), German geologist and mineral chemist, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Bismite  Say BISMITE Mineral Image for Bismite Mindat locations   Bi2O3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition of Bi.
Bismoclite  Say BISMOCLITE Mineral Image for Bismoclite Mindat locations   BiOCl NAME ORIGIN: In allusion to its composition, a "bismuth oxychloride."
Bismuth  Say BISMUTH Mineral Image for Bismuth Mindat locations   Bi NAME ORIGIN: Probably from the Arabic bi ismid, meaning having the properties of antimony.
Bismuth Glance *  (see Bismuthinite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bismuthian Arsenopyrite *  (see Arsenopyrite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bismuthinite  Say BISMUTHINITE Mineral Image for Bismuthinite Java Crystal form for Bismuthinite Mindat locations   Bi2S3 NAME ORIGIN: From the composition.
Bismutite  Say BISMUTITE Mineral Image for Bismutite Mindat locations   Bi2(CO3)O2
Bismutocolumbite  Say BISMUTOCOLUMBITE Mindat locations   Bi(Nb,Ta)O4 NAME ORIGIN: For BISMuth in its composition and relation to minerals of the "columbite-tantalite" series.
Bismutoferrite  Say BISMUTOFERRITE Mineral Image for Bismutoferrite Mindat locations   BiFe+++2(SiO4)2(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named in allusion to the composition.
Bismutohauchecornite  Say BISMUTOHAUCHECORNITE Mindat locations   Ni9Bi2S8 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Bi analog of hauchecornite.
Bismutomicrolite  Say BISMUTOMICROLITE Mineral Image for Bismutomicrolite Mindat locations   (Bi,Ca)(Ta,Nb)2O6(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Assigned by the IMA pyrochlore nomenclature group for the predominant bismuth content and to microlite.
Bismutoplagionite *   Mindat locations   5PbS.4Bi2S3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after bismuth replacing arsenic in the mineral plagionite.
Bismutopyrochlore !   Java Crystal form for Bismutopyrochlore Mindat locations   (Bi,U,Ca,Pb)1+x(Nb,Ta)2O6(OH) • n(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and relationship to pyrochlore.
Bismutosparite *  (see Bismutite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bismutostibiconite  Say BISMUTOSTIBICONITE Mindat locations   Bi(Sb+++++,Fe+++)2O7 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its bismuth content and relationship to stibiconite.
Bismutotantalite  Say BISMUTOTANTALITE Mineral Image for Bismutotantalite Java Crystal form for Bismutotantalite Mindat locations   Bi(Ta,Nb)O4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition (Bi, Ta).
Bitter Salt *  (see Epsomite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bitter Salt *  (see Hexahydrite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bitter spar *  (see Magnesite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bityite  Say BITYITE Mineral Image for Bityite Mindat locations   CaLiAl2(AlBeSi2)O10(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Maharitra on Mt. Bity, Madagascar.
Bixbyite  Say BIXBYITE Mineral Image for Bixbyite Java Crystal form for Bixbyite Mindat locations   (Mn+++,Fe+++)2O3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the American mineralogist, M. Bixby.
Bjarebyite  Say BJAREBYITE Mineral Image for Bjarebyite Mindat locations   (Ba,Sr)(Mn++,Fe++,Mg)2Al2(PO4)3(OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Alfred Gunnar Bjareby (1899-1967), Swedish-American student of New England pegmatite minerals.
Bjelkite *  (see Cosalite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Black Copper Oxide *  (see Tenorite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Black Jack *  (see Sphalerite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Black Lead *  (see Graphite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Blakeite *  Say BLAKEITE Mineral Image for Blakeite Mindat locations   Fe2(TeO3)3
Blanchardite *  (see Brochantite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Blatonite !  Say BLATONITE Mineral Image for Blatonite Mindat locations   UO2CO3 • (H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Norbert Blaton (1945-), crystallographer at the University of Leuven, Belgium, a specialist on the crystal structure of uranium minerals.
Blatterite  Say BLATTERITE Mindat locations   (Mn++,Mg)35Sb3(Mn+++,Fe+++)9(BO3)16O32 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Fritz Blatter (1943-), German mineral collector, who discovered the mineral.
Bleasdaleite !   Mindat locations   (Ca,Fe+++)2Cu5(Bi,Cu)(PO4 )4(H2O,OH,Cl)13 NAME ORIGIN: For the Reverend John Ignatius Bleasdale (1822-1884), an enthusiastic proponent of minerals from Victoria.
Blixite  Say BLIXITE Mineral Image for Blixite Mindat locations   Pb2Cl(O,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ragner Blix (1898-), Chemist, Swedish Museum of Natural History.
Blockite *  (see Penroseite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Blodite  Say BLODITE Mineral Image for Blodite Mindat locations   Na2Mg(SO4)2 • 4(H2O)
Bloedite *  (see Blodite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Blomstrandite *  (see Betafite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Blossite  Say BLOSSITE Mindat locations   Cu2V+++++2O7 NAME ORIGIN: Named for F. Donald Bloss, American mineralogist, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia.
Blue Iron Earth *  (see Vivianite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Blue Lead *  (see Galena ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Blue spar *  (see Lazulite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Blue Vitrol *  (see Chalcanthite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Boart *  (see Diamond ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bobfergusonite  Say BOBFERGUSONITE Mineral Image for Bobfergusonite Mindat locations   Na2Mn++5Fe+++Al(PO4)6 NAME ORIGIN: To honor Emeritus Professor Robert Bury Ferguson (1920- ), Canadian mineralogist, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, especially for his contributions to pegmatite mineralogy.
Bobierrite  Say BOBIERRITE Mineral Image for Bobierrite Mindat locations   Mg3(PO4)2 • 8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: In honor of Pierre Adolphe Bobierre (1823-1881), French agricultural chemist, who first described the mineral.
Bobjonesite !   Mineral Image for Bobjonesite Mindat locations   VO(SO4)(H2O)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Bob Jones (1926-), of Cave Creek, Arizona, USA.
Bobkingite !   Java Crystal form for Bobkingite Mindat locations   Cu5Cl2(OH)8(H2O)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Robert King, formerly of the Department of Geology, Leicester University, prominent mineral collector and founding member of the Russell Society.
Bobrovskite *  (see Awaruite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bobtraillite !   Mindat locations   Na15Sr12Zr14Si42B6O138(OH)6 • 12(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Robert (Bob) James Traill (1921-), mineralogist, former head of the mineralogy section of the Geological Survey of Canada (1953-1986), and for hisc ontributions to mineralogy.
Boeggildite *  (see Boggildite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Boehmite  Say BOEHMITE Mineral Image for Boehmite Mindat locations   AlO(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the German geologist and paleontologist, J. Bohm (1857-1938).
Boehmite *  (see Boehmite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bogdanovite  Say BOGDANOVITE Mindat locations   (Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Aleksei A. Bogdanov (1907-1971), Russian geologist.
Boggildite  Say BOGGILDITE Mindat locations   Sr2Na2Al2(PO4)F9
Boggsite  Say BOGGSITE Mineral Image for Boggsite Mindat locations   NaCa2(Al5Si19O48) • 17(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: After Robert Maxwell Boggs (1918- ), of Seattle, Washington, USA, and his son, Dr. Russell Calvin Boggs (1952- ), of Cheney, Washington, USA, mineral collectors.
Bogvadite  Say BOGVADITE Mindat locations   Na2SrBa2Al4F20 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Richard Bogvad (1952-), Danish, former chief geologist of the cryolite mining company.
Bohdanowiczite  Say BOHDANOWICZITE Mindat locations   AgBiSe2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Karol Bohdanovicz (1864-1947), Polish economic geologist.
Bokite  Say BOKITE Mineral Image for Bokite Mindat locations   (Al,Fe+++)1.3(V++++,Fe)8O20 • 4.7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ivan I. Bok, (1898-), Kazakh mineralogist.
Boldyrevite *   Mindat locations   NaCaMgAl3F14 • 4(H2O)
Boleite  Say BOLEITE Mineral Image for Boleite Java Crystal form for Boleite Mindat locations   KPb26Ag9Cu24Cl62(OH)48 NAME ORIGIN: Named after is locality. LOCALITY: Boleo, Baja California, Mexico.
Bolivarite  Say BOLIVARITE Mineral Image for Bolivarite Mindat locations   Al2(PO4)(OH)3 • 4-5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ignacio Boivar Y Urrutia (1850-?), Spanish entomologist.
Bolivarite *  (see Variscite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Boltwoodite  Say BOLTWOODITE Mineral Image for Boltwoodite Mindat locations   HK(UO2)(SiO4) • 1.5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For Bertram Borden Boltwood (1870-1927), radiochemist of Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, who devised the U-Pb method of measuring geologic time.
Bonaccordite  Say BONACCORDITE Mindat locations   Ni2Fe+++BO5
Bonattite  Say BONATTITE Mineral Image for Bonattite Mindat locations   CuSO4 • 3(H2O)
Bonshtedtite  Say BONSHTEDTITE Mindat locations   Na3Fe++(PO4)(CO3) NAME ORIGIN: To honor Elsa Maksimilianovna Bonshtedt-Kupletskaya (1897-1974), Russian specialist in mineralogy of alkalic massifs.
Booart *  (see Diamond ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Boothite  Say BOOTHITE Mineral Image for Boothite Mindat locations   CuSO4 • 7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Edward Booth (1857-1917), American chemist, University of California.
Boracite  Say BORACITE Mineral Image for Boracite Java Crystal form for Boracite Mindat locations   Mg3B7O13Cl NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition containing boron.
Boralsilite !  Say BORALSILITE Mindat locations   Al16B6Si2O27 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition of (bo)ron, (al)uminum, and (sil)icon.
Borax  Say BORAX Mineral Image for Borax Java Crystal form for Borax Mindat locations   Na2B4O5(OH)4 • 8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: From the Arabic buraq, for "white."
Borcarite  Say BORCARITE Mineral Image for Borcarite Mindat locations   Ca4MgB4O6(OH)6(CO3)2
Boric Acid *  (see Sassolite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Borickite - 42.6.6.2 *  (see Delvauxite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Borishanskiite  Say BORISHANSKIITE Mindat locations   Pd1+x(As,Pb)2, x = 0-0.2 NAME ORIGIN: For S.S. Borishanski, Soviet mineralogist.
Bornemanite  Say BORNEMANITE Mineral Image for Bornemanite Mindat locations   BaNa3{(Na,Ti)4[(Ti,Nb)2O2Si4O14](F,OH)2} • PO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named or Irina Dimitrievna Borneman-Starynkevich (1890-), Russian mineralogist, Institute of Ore Deposits, Moscow. She was a student of the mineralogy of the Khibiny and Lovozero massifs.
Bornhardtite  Say BORNHARDTITE Mindat locations   Co++Co+++2Se4 NAME ORIGIN: After Dr. Wilhelm Bornhardt (1864-?), German student of ore deposits.
Bornite  Say BORNITE Mineral Image for Bornite Mindat locations   Cu5FeS4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Austrian mineralogist, I. von Born (1742-1791).
Borocookeite !   Mineral Image for Borocookeite Mindat locations   Li(1+3x)Al(4-x)(BSi3)O10(OH,F)8 [x = 0-0.33] NAME ORIGIN: Named as the boron-rich analog of cookeite.
Borodaevite  Say BORODAEVITE Mindat locations   Ag5(Bi,Sb)9S16 NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1992 for its similarity to pavonite.
Boromuscovite  Say BOROMUSCOVITE Mineral Image for Boromuscovite Mindat locations   KAl2(Si3B)O10(OH,F)2 NAME ORIGIN: Presumably for the BOROn content and relation to "muscovite."
Borovskite  Say BOROVSKITE Mineral Image for Borovskite Mindat locations   Pd3SbTe4 NAME ORIGIN: For Igor Borisovich Borovskii, Russian pioneer in microprobe analysis.
Bostwickite  Say BOSTWICKITE Mindat locations   CaMn+++6Si3O16 • 7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Richard C. Bostwick (1943-), collector and compiler of data on Franklin and Sterling Hill, NJ mineralogy, particularly fluorescent species.
Botallackite  Say BOTALLACKITE Mineral Image for Botallackite Mindat locations   Cu2Cl(OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: For the occurrence in the Botallack mine, Cornwall, England.
Botryogen  Say BOTRYOGEN Mineral Image for Botryogen Mindat locations   MgFe+++(SO4)2(OH) • 7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, botrys, meaning "grape' and genos, meaning "to yield."
Bottinoite  Say BOTTINOITE Mineral Image for Bottinoite Mindat locations   NiSb+++++2(OH)12 • 6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For its occurrence in the Bottino mine, Italy.
Boulangerite  Say BOULANGERITE Mineral Image for Boulangerite Java Crystal form for Boulangerite Mindat locations   Pb5Sb4S11 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the French mining engineer, C. L. Boulanger (1810-1849). Later name from an occurrence near Mullan, Idaho.
Bournonite  Say BOURNONITE Mineral Image for Bournonite Java Crystal form for Bournonite Mindat locations   PbCuSbS3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the French mineralogist, J. L. de Bournon (1751-1825).
Boussingaultite  Say BOUSSINGAULTITE Mineral Image for Boussingaultite Mindat locations   (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 • 6(H2O)
Bowenite *  (see Antigorite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bowieite  Say BOWIEITE Mindat locations   (Rh,Ir,Pt)1.77S3 NAME ORIGIN: For the British scientist, Dr. Stanley Hay Umphray Bowie, of the Institure of Geological Sciences, London, England.
Bowmanite *  (see Goyazite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Boyleite  Say BOYLEITE Mineral Image for Boyleite Mindat locations   (Zn,Mg)SO4 • 4(H2O)
Brabantite  Say BRABANTITE Mineral Image for Brabantite Mindat locations   CaTh(PO4)2 NAME ORIGIN: For the Brabant Farm, Namibia, location of the pegmatite where the mineral was first found.
Bracewellite  Say BRACEWELLITE Mindat locations   Cr+++O(OH) NAME ORIGIN: For its occurrence in the Bottino mine, Italy.
Brackebuschite  Say BRACKEBUSCHITE Mineral Image for Brackebuschite Mindat locations   Pb2(Mn,Fe++)(VO4)2(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ludwig Brackebusch (1849-1906), Professor of Mineralogy, University of Cordoba, Cordove, Argentina.
Bradaczekite !   Mineral Image for Bradaczekite Java Crystal form for Bradaczekite Mindat locations   NaCu4(AsO4)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Hans Bradaczek (1940-), crystallographer of the Free University of Berlin.
Bradleyite  Say BRADLEYITE Mineral Image for Bradleyite Mindat locations   Na3Mg(PO4)(CO3)
Braggite  Say BRAGGITE Mineral Image for Braggite Mindat locations   (Pt,Pd,Ni)S NAME ORIGIN: To honor Sir William Henry Bragg (1862-1942) and Professor William Lawrence Bragg (1890-1971), pioneers in the X-ray investigations of crystals, as this is the first new mineral to be dis
Braitschite-(Ce)  Say BRAITSCHITE-(CE) Mindat locations   (Ca,Na2)7(Ce,La)2B22O43 • 7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Otto Braitsch (1921-1966), German mineralogist.
Brammallite *  Say BRAMMALLITE Mineral Image for Brammallite Mindat locations   (Na,H3O)(Al,Mg,Fe)2(Si,Al)4O10[(OH)2,(H2O)] NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1943 for Alfred Brammall (1879-?), British gologist and mineralogist.
Brandesite *  (see Clintonite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Brandholzite !   Java Crystal form for Brandholzite Mindat locations   Mg[Sb(OH)6]2 • 6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Schmidten-Schacht and Jakobi-Schacht (pits) of the master lode in the former Brandholz-Groldkronach mining district in the western part of the Fichtelgebirge, Bavaria, Germany.
Brandtite  Say BRANDTITE Mineral Image for Brandtite Java Crystal form for Brandtite Mindat locations   Ca2(Mn,Mg)(AsO4)2 • 2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Georg Brandt (1694-1768), Swedish chemist.
Brannerite  Say BRANNERITE Mineral Image for Brannerite Mindat locations   (U,Ca,Ce)(Ti,Fe)2O6 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the American geologist, G. Branner (1850-1922).
Brannockite  Say BRANNOCKITE Mineral Image for Brannockite Mindat locations   KSn2Li3Si12O30 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Dr. Kent C. Brannock, Chemist, Kingsport, TN.
Brass *   Mineral Image for Brass Mindat locations   Cu3Zn2
Brassite  Say BRASSITE Mineral Image for Brassite Mindat locations   Mg(AsO3OH) • 4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Honoring Rejane Brasse, who first synthesized the compound.
Braunite-I  Say BRAUNITE-I Mineral Image for Braunite-I Java Crystal form for Braunite-I Mindat locations   Mn++Mn+++6SiO12 NAME ORIGIN: Named after K. Braun (1790-1872) from Gotha, Germany.
Braunite-II *  Say BRAUNITE-II Mineral Image for Braunite-II Java Crystal form for Braunite-II Mindat locations   Mn++Mn+++6SiO12 NAME ORIGIN: Named after K. Braun (1790-1872) from Gotha, Germany.
Bravoite ?  Say BRAVOITE Mineral Image for Bravoite Java Crystal form for Bravoite Mindat locations   (Fe,Ni,Co)S2 NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1907 after the Peruvian scientist, J. J. Bravo (1874-1928).
Bravoite-Ni *  (see Pyrite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Brazilianite  Say BRAZILIANITE Mineral Image for Brazilianite Java Crystal form for Brazilianite Mindat locations   NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its first discovery in Brazil.
Bredigite  Say BREDIGITE Mineral Image for Bredigite Mindat locations   Ca7Mg(SiO4)4 NAME ORIGIN: For Max Albrecht Bredig (1902- ), physical chemist, who studied the polymorphism of Ca2SiO4.
Breislakite - fiberous *  (see Ilvaite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Breithauptite  Say BREITHAUPTITE Mineral Image for Breithauptite Java Crystal form for Breithauptite Mindat locations   NiSb NAME ORIGIN: After the Saxon mineralogist Johann Friedrich August Breithaupt (1791-1873).
Brendelite !  Say BRENDELITE Mineral Image for Brendelite Mindat locations   (Bi,Pb)2Fe(PO4)(O,OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Christain Friedrick Brendel (1776-1861), in recognition of his development and application of mechanized mining technology.
Brenkite  Say BRENKITE Mineral Image for Brenkite Mindat locations   Ca2(CO3)F2
Brewsterite *  (see Brewsterite-Sr ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Brewsterite-Ba !  Say BREWSTERITE-BA Mindat locations   (Ba,Sr)Al2Si6O16 • 5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the barium analogue of brewterite-Sr (formerly bariumbrewsterite).
Brewsterite-Sr  Say BREWSTERITE-SR Mineral Image for Brewsterite-Sr Mindat locations   (Sr,Ba)Al4Si12O32 • 10(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after David Brewster (1781-1868), Scottish physicist, who studied the optical properties of minerals and the element Strontium.
Brezinaite  Say BREZINAITE Mindat locations   Cr3S4 NAME ORIGIN: For Aristides Brezina (1848-1909), past Director of the Mineralogy-Petrology Section of the Natural History Museum, Vienna, Austria.
Brianite  Say BRIANITE Mindat locations   Na2CaMg(PO4)2 NAME ORIGIN: In honor of Dr. Brian Harold Mason (1917- ), U.S. National Museum, Washington, D.C., USA, for his contributions to the study of meteorites.
Brianroulstonite !  Say BRIANROULSTONITE Mindat locations   Ca3[B5O6(OH)6](OH)Cl2 • 8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For Brian V. Roulston (1948-), in recognition of his work on the geology of evaporite deposits.
Brianyoungite  Say BRIANYOUNGITE Mineral Image for Brianyoungite Mindat locations   Zn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
Briartite  Say BRIARTITE Mindat locations   Cu2(Zn,Fe)GeS4 NAME ORIGIN: For Gaston Briart, who studied the Kipushi deposit.
Brindleyite  Say BRINDLEYITE Mineral Image for Brindleyite Mindat locations   (Ni,Mg,Fe++)2Al(SiAl)O5(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Name for Dr. George William Brindley (1905-1983), Professor of Mineral Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
Brinrobertsite !   Mindat locations   (Na,K,Ca)x(Al,Fe,Mg)4(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 • 3.54(H2O) [x = 0.35, n = 3.54] NAME ORIGIN: Named for Brin Roberts, specialist for British clay minerals in the University of London.
Britholite-(Ce)  Say BRITHOLITE-(CE) Mindat locations   (Ce,Ca,Th,La,Nd)5(SiO4,PO4)3(OH,F) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for weight, in allusion to its density and the content of Ce.
Britholite-(Y)  Say BRITHOLITE-(Y) Mindat locations   (Y,Ca)5(SiO4,PO4)3(OH,F) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for weight, in allusion to its density and the content of Y
Brittle Silver Ore *  (see Stephanite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Brizziite-III  Say BRIZZIITE-III Mindat locations   NaSb+++++O3 NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Giancarlo Brizzi (1936-1992) who discovered the mineral.
Brizziite-VII  Say BRIZZIITE-VII Mindat locations   NaSb+++++O3 NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Giancarlo Brizzi (1936-1992) who discovered the mineral.
Brochantite  Say BROCHANTITE Mineral Image for Brochantite Java Crystal form for Brochantite Mindat locations   Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the French geologist and mineralogist, A. J. M. Brochant de Villiers (1772-1840).
Brockite  Say BROCKITE Mineral Image for Brockite Mindat locations   (Ca,Th,Ce)(PO4) • (H2O) NAME ORIGIN: To honor Maurice R. Brock, U.S. Geological Survey, who supplied the first specimen.
Brodtkorbite !   Mindat locations   Cu2HgSe2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Milka Kronegold de Brodtkorb (1932-), Professor at the University of Buenos Aries and La Plata, Argentina
Broggerite-(Th) *  (see Uraninite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Brokenhillite *   Mindat locations   (Mn,Fe)32[Si24O60]OH29Cl11 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
Brokenhillite *  (see Manganpyrosmalite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bromargyrite  Say BROMARGYRITE Mineral Image for Bromargyrite Mindat locations   AgBr NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition of bromine (Greek, bromos - "stench") and silver (Latin, argentum).
Bromellite  Say BROMELLITE Mineral Image for Bromellite Java Crystal form for Bromellite Mindat locations   BeO NAME ORIGIN: For Magnus von Bromell (1670-1731), Swedish physician and mineralogist.
Bromyrite *  (see Bromargyrite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Brongniardite *  (see Diaphorite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bronzite *  (see Hypersthene ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bronzite - bronze brown *  (see Enstatite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Brookite  Say BROOKITE Mineral Image for Brookite Java Crystal form for Brookite Mindat locations   TiO2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the English mineralogist, Henry James Brucke (1771-1857), a London mineralogist and wool trader.
Brown manganese ore *  (see Manganite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Brown Spar *  (see Ankerite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Brownmillerite  Say BROWNMILLERITE Mineral Image for Brownmillerite Mindat locations   Ca2(Al,Fe+++)2O5 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Lorrin Thomas Brownmiller (1902-), Chef chemist of the Alpha Portland Cement Company, Easton, Pennsylvania, USA.
Brucite  Say BRUCITE Mineral Image for Brucite Java Crystal form for Brucite Mindat locations   Mg(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the American mineralogist, A. Bruce (1777-1818).
Brueggenite *  (see Bruggenite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bruggenite  Say BRUGGENITE Mindat locations   Ca(IO3)2 • (H2O)
Brugnatellite  Say BRUGNATELLITE Mineral Image for Brugnatellite Mindat locations   Mg6Fe+++(CO3)(OH)13 • 4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Luigi Brugnatelli (1859-1928), mineralogist, University of Pavia, Italy.
Brunogeierite  Say BRUNOGEIERITE Java Crystal form for Brunogeierite Mindat locations   (Ge++,Fe++)Fe+++2O4 NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Bruno H. Geier (1902- ), formerly Chief Mineralogist, Tsumeb Corporation, Tsumeb, Namibia.
Brunsvigite *  (see Chamosite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Brushite  Say BRUSHITE Mineral Image for Brushite Mindat locations   CaHPO4 • 2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: To honor Professor George Jarvis Brush (1831-1912), American mineralogist, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Buchwaldite  Say BUCHWALDITE Mindat locations   NaCaPO4 NAME ORIGIN: To honor Dr. Vagn Fabius Buchwald (1929- ), Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark, for his contributions to the study of iron meteorites.
Buckhornite  Say BUCKHORNITE Mindat locations   AuPb2BiTe2S3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Buckhorn mine, near Jamestown, Boulder, Colorado, USA.
Buckminsterfullerene *  (see Fullerite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bucky Balls *  (see Fullerite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Buddingtonite  Say BUDDINGTONITE Mineral Image for Buddingtonite Mindat locations   (NH4)AlSi3O8 • 0.5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Arthur Francis Buddington (1890-1980), American petrologist, Princeton University.
Buergerite !  Say BUERGERITE Mineral Image for Buergerite Mindat locations   NaFe+++3Al6(BO3)3Si6O21F NAME ORIGIN: To honor Professor Martin Buerger (1903-1986), eminent crystallographer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Buergerite - (61.3.1.5) *  (see Buergerite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Buetschliite *  (see Butschliite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bukovite  Say BUKOVITE Mineral Image for Bukovite Mindat locations   Tl2Cu3FeSe4 NAME ORIGIN: For its occurrence at Bukov, Czechoslovakia.
Bukovskyite  Say BUKOVSKYITE Mineral Image for Bukovskyite Mindat locations   Fe+++2(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) • 7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Czech chemist, Antonin Bukovsky (1865-1950).
Bulachite  Say BULACHITE Mindat locations   Al2(AsO4)(OH)3 • 3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Neubulach, northern Black Forest, Germany.
Bultfonteinite  Say BULTFONTEINITE Mineral Image for Bultfonteinite Mindat locations   Ca2SiO2(OH,F)4 NAME ORIGIN: For the Bultfontein mine, Kimberley, South Africa, where it was first discovered.
Bundle zeolite *  (see Stilbite-Ca ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bundle zeolite *  (see Stilbite-Na ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bunsenite  Say BUNSENITE Mineral Image for Bunsenite Mindat locations   NiO NAME ORIGIN: For Professor Robert William Eberhard Bunsen (1811-1899), German chemist of the University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, who had observed artificial NiO.
Burangaite  Say BURANGAITE Mindat locations   (Na,Ca)2(Fe++,Mg)2Al10(PO4)8(OH,O)12 • 4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Buranga pegmatite, near Gatumba, Rwanda.
Burbankite  Say BURBANKITE Mineral Image for Burbankite Mindat locations   (Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Burckhardtite  Say BURCKHARDTITE Mineral Image for Burckhardtite Mindat locations   Pb2(Fe+++,Mn+++)Te++++(AlSi3O10)O2(OH)2 • (H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Carlos Burckhardt (1869-19350, Swiss geologist working in Mexico.
Burkeite  Say BURKEITE Mineral Image for Burkeite Java Crystal form for Burkeite Mindat locations   Na6(CO3)(SO4)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for William Edmund Burke (1880-1966), chemical engineer, American Potash and Chemical Co., who discovered the artificial salt.
Burnsite !   Mineral Image for Burnsite Mindat locations   KCdCu7O2(SeO3)2Cl9 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Peter C. Burns (1966-), Canadian-born mineralogist and crystallographer.
Burpalite  Say BURPALITE Mineral Image for Burpalite Mindat locations   Na2CaZrSi2O7F2 NAME ORIGIN: For its occurrence in the Burpala massif, Russia.
Bursaite  Say BURSAITE Mindat locations   Pb5Bi4S11 NAME ORIGIN: For the locality in Bursa Province, Turkey. LOCALITY: From Uludag, Bursa Province, Turkey.
Burtite  Say BURTITE Mindat locations   CaSn(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Donald McLain Burt (1943- ), Professor of Mineralogy, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA, authority on mineral equilibria and greisen deposits, who had predicted the na
Buryatite !   Mineral Image for Buryatite Mindat locations   Ca3(Si,Fe+++,Al)[SO4][B(OH)4](OH,O)6 • 12(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: Solongo boron deposit, Buryatiya, Ural Mts, Russia.
Bushmakinite !   Mindat locations   Pb2Al(PO4)(VO4)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Anatolly F. Bushmakin (1947-1999), in recognition of his work on the Berezovskoye deposit.
Bussenite !   Mindat locations   Na2(Ba,Sr)2(Fe,Mn)TiSi2O7(CO3)(OH)3F NAME ORIGIN: Named for Irina V. Bussen (1915-), Russian petrologist.
Bustamite  Say BUSTAMITE Mineral Image for Bustamite Mindat locations   (Mn,Ca)3Si3O9 NAME ORIGIN: For General Anastasio Bustamente (1780-1853), of Mexico.
Butlerite  Say BUTLERITE Mineral Image for Butlerite Java Crystal form for Butlerite Mindat locations   Fe+++(SO4)(OH) • 2(H2O)
Butschliite  Say BUTSCHLIITE Mineral Image for Butschliite Mindat locations   K2Ca(CO3)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Johann Adam Otto Butschli (1848-1920), professor of zoology, Heidelberg, Germany, who studied the double carbonates of K and Ca.
Buttgenbachite  Say BUTTGENBACHITE Mineral Image for Buttgenbachite Mindat locations   Cu19Cl4(NO3)2(OH)32 • 2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Henri J. Buttgenback (1874-1964), Belgian mineralogist.
Byelorussite-(Ce)  Say BYELORUSSITE-(CE) Mindat locations   NaBa2(Ce,La)2Mn++Ti2Si8O26(F,OH) • (H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For the occurrence in Belarus (formerly Byelorussia, USSR), and the "cerium" content.
Bykovaite !   Mindat locations   BaNa{(Na,Ti)4[(Ti,Nb)2(OH,O)3Si4O14](OH,F)2} • 3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN)
Byssolite *  (see Actinolite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bystrite  Say BYSTRITE Mineral Image for Bystrite Mindat locations   (Na,K)7Ca(Si6Al6)O24S4.5 • (H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: In the Malaya Bystraya lazurite deposit, south of Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia.
Bystroemite *  (see Bystromite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Bystromite  Say BYSTROMITE Mineral Image for Bystromite Mindat locations   MgSb2O6
Bytownite *  Say BYTOWNITE Mineral Image for Bytownite Java Crystal form for Bytownite Mindat locations   (Ca,Na)(Si,Al)4O8 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: "Bytown," now Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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