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D Index of Mineral Species

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

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! New Dana Classification Number Has Been Changed or Added.
? IMA Discredited Mineral Species Name.
D'Ansite *  (see Dansite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Dachiardite *  (see Dachiardite-Ca ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Dachiardite-Ca  Say DACHIARDITE-CA Mindat locations   (Ca,Na2,K2)5Al10Si38O96·25(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Antonio D'Achiardi (1839-1902), Professor of Mineralogy, Universitį di Pisa, Italy, who first described the mineral discovered by his son in a granitic pegmatite.
Dachiardite-Na  Say DACHIARDITE-NA Mindat locations   (Na2,Ca,K2)4Al4Si20O48·13(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its relationship to dachiardite and the sodium content.
Dadsonite  Say DADSONITE Mineral Image for Dadsonite Mindat locations   Pb21Sb23S55Cl NAME ORIGIN: Named for Alexander S. Dadson (1906-1958), Canadian mineralogist.
Dahllite *  (see Carbonate-hydroxylapatite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Dalyite  Say DALYITE Mineral Image for Dalyite Mindat locations   K2ZrSi6O15
Damaraite  Say DAMARAITE Mindat locations   Pb3O2(OH)Cl NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Damara sequence, the dolostones that host the deposit at the type locality. LOCALITY: Kombat mine, 49 km S of Tsumeb, Namibia.
Damiaoite !  Say DAMIAOITE Mindat locations   PtIn2 NAME ORIGIN: For its locality. LOCALITY: Near the village of Damiao and the Yixun River, about 370 km N of Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Dana 28.4.3.3 *  (see Mereiterite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Danalite  Say DANALITE Mindat locations   Fe++4Be3(SiO4)3S NAME ORIGIN: Named after James Dwight Dana (1813-1895), American mineralogist and author of the Dana mineral classification.
Danbaite  Say DANBAITE Mindat locations   CuZn2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Danba, Sichuan Province, China.
Danburite  Say DANBURITE Mineral Image for Danburite Mindat locations   CaB2(SiO4)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its location.
Danielsite  Say DANIELSITE Mindat locations   (Cu,Ag)14HgS8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for John L. Daniels (1931-), who collected the mineral.
Dannemorite - Renamed *  (see Manganogrunerite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Dansite  Say DANSITE Mindat locations   Na21Mg(SO4)10Cl3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Jean D'Ans (1881-1969), German chemist, Technical University, Berlin.
Daomanite *  Say DAOMANITE Mindat locations   CuPtAsS2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Dao and Ma districts, Yanshan, China.
Daphnite *  (see Chamosite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Daqingshanite-(Ce)  Say DAQINGSHANITE-(CE) Mindat locations   (Sr,Ca,Ba)3(Ce,La)(PO4)(CO3)3-x(OH,F)x NAME ORIGIN: Named for a mountain, Daqingshan, near the Bayan Obo iron ore deposit.
Darapiosite  Say DARAPIOSITE Mindat locations   KNa2Zr[Li(Mn,Zr)2Si12O30] NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Dara-i-Pioz, Alai Range, Tien Shan, northern Tadzhikistan.
Darapskite  Say DARAPSKITE Mineral Image for Darapskite Java Crystal form for Darapskite Mindat locations   Na3(SO4)(NO3)·(H2O)
Dark Red Silver Ore *  (see Pyrargyrite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Dashkesanite *  (see Potassic-chlorohastingsite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Dashkovaite !   Mineral Image for Dashkovaite Mindat locations   Mg(HCOO)2·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for E. R. Dashkova (1744-1796), former director of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences.
Datolite  Say DATOLITE Mineral Image for Datolite Java Crystal form for Datolite Mindat locations   CaBSiO4(OH) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, dateisthai, meaning "to divide," because granular aggregates crumble readily.
Daubreeite  Say DAUBREEITE Mineral Image for Daubreeite Mindat locations   BiO(OH,Cl) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Gabriel Auguste Daubree (1814-1896), French mineralogist and geologist.
Daubreelite  Say DAUBREELITE Mineral Image for Daubreelite Mindat locations   Fe++Cr2S4 NAME ORIGIN: For Professor Gabriel Auguste Daubree (1814-1896), of Paris, France.
Davanite  Say DAVANITE Mindat locations   K2TiSi6O15
Davidite-(Ce)  Say DAVIDITE-(CE) Mindat locations   (Ce,La)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe+++)20O38 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Tenatt William Edgeworth David (1858-1934), Australian geologist.
Davidite-(La)  Say DAVIDITE-(LA) Mineral Image for Davidite-(La) Mindat locations   (La,Ce,Ca)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe+++)20O38 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Tenatt William Edgeworth David (1858-1934), Australian geologist.
Davidite-(Y) *  (see Gramaccioliite-(Y) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Davisonite-mixture with apatite *  (see Crandallite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Davisonite-mixture with crandallite *  (see Apatite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Davreuxite  Say DAVREUXITE Mineral Image for Davreuxite Mindat locations   MnAl6Si4O17(OH)2
Davyne  Say DAVYNE Mineral Image for Davyne Mindat locations   Na4K2Ca2Si6Al6O24(SO4)Cl2
Dawsonite  Say DAWSONITE Mineral Image for Dawsonite Java Crystal form for Dawsonite Mindat locations   NaAl(CO3)(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Canadian geologist, J. W. Dawson (1820-1899).
Dayingite ?   Mindat locations   CuCoPtS4
Deanesmithite  Say DEANESMITHITE Mindat locations   Hg+2Hg++3Cr++++++O5S2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Deane K. Smith (1930-2001), Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
Decrespignyite-(Y) !   Mineral Image for Decrespignyite-(Y) Mindat locations   (Y,REE)4Cu(CO3)4Cl(OH)5·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Robert James Champion de Crespigny (1950-), Chancellor of the University of Adelaide, Australia.
Deerite  Say DEERITE Mindat locations   (Fe++,Mn)6(Fe+++,Al)3Si6O20(OH)5
Defernite  Say DEFERNITE Mineral Image for Defernite Mindat locations   Ca6(CO3)2-x(SiO4)x(OH)7(Cl,OH)1-2x (x=0,5)
Dehrnite *  (see Carbonate-fluorapatite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Delafossite  Say DELAFOSSITE Mineral Image for Delafossite Mindat locations   Cu+Fe+++O2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Gabrial Delafosse (1796-1878), French mineralogist and crystallographer.
Delessite *  (see Chamosite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Delhayelite  Say DELHAYELITE Mindat locations   (Na,K)10Ca5Al6Si32O80(Cl2,F2,SO4)3·18(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Fernard Delhaye (1880-1946), Belgian geologist, a pioneer in the geological exploration of the northern Kivu region of Zaire.
Deliensite !  Say DELIENSITE Mineral Image for Deliensite Java Crystal form for Deliensite Mindat locations   Fe++(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Michel Deliens (1939-), Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, in recognition oh his research on uranium bearing minerals.
Delindeite  Say DELINDEITE Mineral Image for Delindeite Mindat locations   Ba2(Na,K,[ ])3(Ti,Fe)[Ti2(O,OH)4Si4O14](H2O,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Henry deLinde, long time mineral collector and owner of the Diamond Jo quarry.
Dellaite  Say DELLAITE Mineral Image for Dellaite Mindat locations   Ca6Si3O11(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Della Martin Roy (1926-), Pennsylvania State University geochemist who first synthesized this phase.
Dellaventuraite !   Mineral Image for Dellaventuraite Mindat locations   NaNa2(Mg2,Mn+++,Li,Ti)Si8O22O2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Giancarlo Della Ventura, Universitą degli Studi di Roma Tre, for his extensive work on the crystal chemistry of synthetic amphiboles.
Deloneite-(Ce) !  Say DELONEITE-(CE) Mindat locations   NaCa2SrCe(PO4)3F NAME ORIGIN: For B. N. Delone (Delaunay) (1890-1980), Russian mathematical crystallographer.
Delorenzite *  (see Tanteuxenite-(Y) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Deloryite  Say DELORYITE Mindat locations   Cu++4(UO2)(MoO4)2(OH)6
Delrioite  Say DELRIOITE Mindat locations   CaSrV2O6(OH)2·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Andres M. del Rio (1764-1849), Mexican mineralogist, who discovered vanadium.
delta13 dihydor d pimaric acid *  (see Refikite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Deltaite-mixture with crandellite *  (see Hydroxylapatite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Deltaite-mixture with hydroxylapatite *  (see Crandallite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Delvauxite  Say DELVAUXITE Mineral Image for Delvauxite Mindat locations   CaFe+++4(PO4,SO4)2(OH)8·4-6(H2O) (?) NAME ORIGIN: Named after J.S.P.J. Delvaux de Feuffe (1782-1863), Belgian chemist who first described and analyzed the mineral.
Demantoid - green *  (see Andradite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Demesmaekerite  Say DEMESMAEKERITE Mineral Image for Demesmaekerite Mindat locations   Pb2Cu5(UO2)2(SeO3)6(OH)6·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Gaston Demesmaeker (1911-), Belgian mining geologist, who studied the Shikolobwe uranium deposits.
Denisovite  Say DENISOVITE Mineral Image for Denisovite Mindat locations   (K,Na)Ca2Si3O8(F,OH)
Denningite  Say DENNINGITE Mineral Image for Denningite Mindat locations   (Mn,Zn)Te2O5
Dennisonite-mixture with apatite *  (see Crandallite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Dennisonite-mixture with crandallite *  (see Apatite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Deoderant Stone *  (see Tschermigite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Derbylite  Say DERBYLITE Mineral Image for Derbylite Mindat locations   (Fe+++,Fe++,Ti)7Sb+++O13(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the American Geologist Orville A. Derby 1851 - 1915 founder of the Brazilian Geological Survey.
Derriksite  Say DERRIKSITE Mineral Image for Derriksite Mindat locations   Cu4(UO2)(SeO3)2(OH)6
Dervillite  Say DERVILLITE Mindat locations   Ag2AsS2 NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Henri Derville of Strasbourg University, Strasbourg, France.
Desaulsite *  (see Pimelite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Desautelsite  Say DESAUTELSITE Mineral Image for Desautelsite Mindat locations   Mg6Mn+++2(CO3)(OH)16·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Paul E. Desautels (1920-1991), curator of minerals at the U. S. National Museum of Natural History (Smithstonian Institution).
Descloizite  Say DESCLOIZITE Mineral Image for Descloizite Java Crystal form for Descloizite Mindat locations   PbZn(VO4)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the French mineralogist, Alfred Des Closzeaux (1817-1897).
Desmine *  (see Stilbite-Ca ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Desmine *  (see Stilbite-Na ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Desourdyite *  (see Iraqite-(La) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Desourdyite *  (see Steacyite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Despujolsite  Say DESPUJOLSITE Mindat locations   Ca3Mn++++(SO4)2(OH)6·3(H2O)
Dessauite !  Say DESSAUITE Java Crystal form for Dessauite Mindat locations   (Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe+++)20O38 NAME ORIGIN: For Gabor Dessau (1907-1983), professor of ore mineralogy at the University of Pisa, Italy.
Destinezite - xtls *  (see Diadochite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Devilline  Say DEVILLINE Mineral Image for Devilline Mindat locations   CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the French chemist, H. E. S. C. Deville (1818-1881). Named from its occurrence at Herrengrund, north of Neusohl, in Slovakia of Czechoslovakia.
Dewalquite *  (see Ardennite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Deweylite *  (see Clinochrysotile ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Dewindtite  Say DEWINDTITE Mineral Image for Dewindtite Mindat locations   Pb3[H(UO2)3O2(PO4)2]2·12(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Jean Dewindt, Belgian geologist.
Diaboleite  Say DIABOLEITE Mineral Image for Diaboleite Java Crystal form for Diaboleite Mindat locations   Pb2CuCl2(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek dia, "difference" and the mineral Boleite.
Diadochite  Say DIADOCHITE Mineral Image for Diadochite Mindat locations   Fe+++2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, diadochos, meaning "successor," presumably in allusion to its secondary origin.
Dialogite *  (see Rhodochrosite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Diamond  Say DIAMOND Mineral Image for Diamond Java Crystal form for Diamond Mindat locations   C NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, adamas, meaning "invincible" or "hardest."
Diaoyudaoite  Say DIAOYUDAOITE Mineral Image for Diaoyudaoite Mindat locations   NaAl11O17
Diaphorite  Say DIAPHORITE Mineral Image for Diaphorite Java Crystal form for Diaphorite Mindat locations   Pb2Ag3Sb3S8 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek diaphora, "difference" as being distinct from freieslebenite.
Diaspore  Say DIASPORE Mineral Image for Diaspore Java Crystal form for Diaspore Mindat locations   AlO(OH) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek word "to scatter," referring to the mineral's easy disintegration in the blowpipe flame.
Dichroite *  (see Cordierite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Dickinsonite  Say DICKINSONITE Mineral Image for Dickinsonite Java Crystal form for Dickinsonite Mindat locations   KNa4Ca(Mn++,Fe++)14Al(PO4)12(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Reverend John William Dickinson (1835-1899), Redding, Connecticut, USA, an early collector of Branchville minerals.
Dickite  Say DICKITE Mineral Image for Dickite Mindat locations   Al2Si2O5(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Scottish chemist, A. B. Dick.
Dickthomssenite !   Mineral Image for Dickthomssenite Mindat locations   Mg(V+++++2O6)·7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Richard W. Thomssen (1933-), consulting geologist from Dayton, Nevada, USA.
Dienerite  Say DIENERITE Mindat locations   Ni3As NAME ORIGIN: Named after Karl Diener (1862-1928), Austrian paleontologist from Vienna who discovered the mineral.
Dietrichite  Say DIETRICHITE Mineral Image for Dietrichite Mindat locations   (Zn,Fe++,Mn)Al2(SO4)4·22(H2O)
Dietzeite  Say DIETZEITE Mineral Image for Dietzeite Java Crystal form for Dietzeite Mindat locations   Ca2(IO3)2(CrO4)
Digenite  Say DIGENITE Mineral Image for Digenite Mindat locations   Cu9S5 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "two kinds" or "sexes," in reference to the presumed presence of both cuprous and cupric ions.
Dihydrite *  (see Pseudomalachite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Dilithium *   Java Crystal form for Dilithium Mindat locations   Li2Te NAME ORIGIN: Named after it's composition.
Dillage *  (see Diopside ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Dimorphite  Say DIMORPHITE Mineral Image for Dimorphite Mindat locations   As4S3 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "two" and "form," in reference to the two forms in which the species was thought to occur.
Dinite *   Mindat locations   C20H36 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Olinto Dini (1802-1866), Italian teacher and professor of physics, University of Pisa.
Diomignite  Say DIOMIGNITE Mindat locations   Li2B4O7
Diopside  Say DIOPSIDE Mineral Image for Diopside Java Crystal form for Diopside Mindat locations   CaMgSi2O6 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek dis - "two kinds" and opsis - "opinion."
Dioptase  Say DIOPTASE Mineral Image for Dioptase Java Crystal form for Dioptase Mindat locations   CuSiO2(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, dia - "through" and optomai - "vision."
Discredited *  (see Arsenobismite )
Discredited *  (see Ashanite )
Discredited *  (see Clinoholmquistite )
Discredited *  (see Crossite )
Discredited *  (see Donathite )
Discredited *  (see Hydromolysite )
Discredited *  (see Imgreite )
Discredited *  (see Laubmannite )
Discredited *  (see Magnesioanthophyllite )
Discredited *  (see Magnesiogedrite )
Discredited *  (see Magniotriplite )
Discredited *  (see Monsmedite )
Discredited *  (see Platynite )
Discredited *  (see Pseudo-autunite )
Discredited *  (see Schapbachite )
Discredited *  (see Spodiosite )
Discredited *  (see Tetranatrolite )
Discredited *  (see Vanuranylite )
Discredited IMA 1987 *  (see Sobotkite )
Discredited IMA 1995 *  (see Lusungite )
Discredited IMA 1997 *  (see Herschelite )
Discredited IMA 1997 *  (see Magnesioclinoholmquistite )
Discredited IMA 1997 *  (see Yftisite-(Y) )
Discredited IMA 2001 *  (see Duhamelite )
Discredited IMA 2002 *  (see Squawcreekite )
Dissakisite-(Ce)   Mineral Image for Dissakisite-(Ce) Mindat locations   Ca(Ce,REE)(Mg,Fe++)(Al,Fe+++)2Si3O12(OH) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "twice over," for a magnesium analog of allanite being described twice.
Dissakisite-(La) !   Mindat locations   (Ca,Fe,Th)(REE,Ca)(Al,Cr,Ti)2(Mg,Fe,Al)Si3O12(OH,F) with La > Ce NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN)
Disthene *  (see Kyanite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Dittmarite  Say DITTMARITE Mineral Image for Dittmarite Mindat locations   (NH4)Mg(PO4)·(H2O)
Diversilite-(Ce) !   Mindat locations   Na2(Ba,K)6Ce2Fe++Ti3Si12O36(OH)3(OH,H2O)9 NAME ORIGIN: Name for the Latin diversus (hetrogeneous) and silicate, reflecting the main structural features.
Dixenite  Say DIXENITE Mineral Image for Dixenite Mindat locations   Cu+Mn++14Fe+++(As+++O3)5(SiO4)2(As+++++O4)(OH)6
Djalmaite *  (see Uranmicrolite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Djerfisherite  Say DJERFISHERITE Mineral Image for Djerfisherite Mindat locations   K6Na(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl NAME ORIGIN: Named for Daniel Jerome Fisher (1896-1988), American mineralogist.
Djurleite  Say DJURLEITE Mineral Image for Djurleite Mindat locations   Cu31S16 NAME ORIGIN: For S. Djurle, who first synthesized the compound later found in nature.
Dmisteinbergite  Say DMISTEINBERGITE Mineral Image for Dmisteinbergite Mindat locations   CaAl2Si2O8
Dolerophanite  Say DOLEROPHANITE Mineral Image for Dolerophanite Java Crystal form for Dolerophanite Mindat locations   Cu2(SO4)O NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek "DOLEROS" = misleading and "PHANESTAI" = appearance, in allusion to its low content of copper
Dollaseite-(Ce)  Say DOLLASEITE-(CE) Mindat locations   CaCeMg2AlSi3O11(OH,F)2
Dolomite  Say DOLOMITE Mineral Image for Dolomite Java Crystal form for Dolomite Mindat locations   CaMg(CO3)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the French mineralogist and geologist, Deodat Guy Tancrede Gratet de Dolomieu (1750-1801).
Doloresite  Say DOLORESITE Mineral Image for Doloresite Mindat locations   H8V++++6O16 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: La Sal No. 2 mine, Lumsden Canyon, Gateway District, Dolores River, southwestern Colorado, USA.
Domeykite  Say DOMEYKITE Mineral Image for Domeykite Mindat locations   Cu3As NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Chilean mineralogist, I. Domeyk (1802-1889).
Donathite ?   Mineral Image for Donathite Mindat locations   (Fe++,Mg)(Cr,Fe+++)2O4
Donbassite  Say DONBASSITE Mineral Image for Donbassite Mindat locations   Al2[Al2.33][Si3AlO10](OH)8 NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1940 for the location.
Donharrisite  Say DONHARRISITE Mindat locations   Ni8Hg3S9 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Donald C. Harris (1936-), Canadian mineralogist.
Donnayite-(Y)  Say DONNAYITE-(Y) Mindat locations   Sr3NaCaY(CO3)6·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Joseph Desire Hubert Donnay (1902-1994), Belgian-American-Canadian crystallographer and minereralogist and Gabrielle (Hamburger) Donnay (1920-1987), American Canadian mineralogi
Donpeacorite  Say DONPEACORITE Mineral Image for Donpeacorite Mindat locations   (Mn,Mg)MgSi2O6
Dorallcharite  Say DORALLCHARITE Mindat locations   (Tl,K)Fe+++3(SO4)2(OH)6
Dorfmanite  Say DORFMANITE Mineral Image for Dorfmanite Mindat locations   Na2(PO3OH)·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Moisei Davidovich Dorfman (1908-), Russian mineralogist who first reported a sodium phosphate in 1963.
Dorrite  Say DORRITE Mineral Image for Dorrite Mindat locations   Ca2Mg2Fe+++4(Al,Fe+++)4Si2O20 NAME ORIGIN: Named for John A. Dorr (1922-1986), University of Michigan.
Doughtyite *  (see Alunogen ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Douglasite  Say DOUGLASITE Mineral Image for Douglasite Mindat locations   K2Fe++Cl4·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its discovery locality. LOCALITY: Found at Douglasschall, northwest of Stassfurt, Germany.
Doverite *  (see Synchysite-(Y) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Downeyite  Say DOWNEYITE Mindat locations   SeO2
Doyleite  Say DOYLEITE Mindat locations   Al(OH)3
Dozyite  Say DOZYITE Mindat locations   (Mg7Al2)(Si4Al2)O15(OH)12 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Dutch geologist Jean-Jaques Dozy (1908 - 2004), who discovered the Ertzberg mineral deposits.
Dravite  Say DRAVITE Mineral Image for Dravite Mindat locations   NaMg3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: After its locality. LOCALITY: Drava River, Austria.
Dravite - (61.3.1.9) *  (see Dravite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Dresserite  Say DRESSERITE Mineral Image for Dresserite Mindat locations   BaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·(H2O)
Dreyerite  Say DREYERITE Mindat locations   BiVO4
Drugmanite  Say DRUGMANITE Mindat locations   Pb2(Fe+++,Al)H(PO4)2(OH)2
Drysdallite  Say DRYSDALLITE Mindat locations   Mo(Se,S)2 NAME ORIGIN: For A.R. Drysdall, Director, Geological Survey of Zambia.
Dufrenite  Say DUFRENITE Mineral Image for Dufrenite Mindat locations   Fe++Fe+++4(PO4)3(OH)5·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Armand Small Dufrenoy (1792-1857), French mineralogist and geologist.
Dufrenoysite  Say DUFRENOYSITE Mineral Image for Dufrenoysite Java Crystal form for Dufrenoysite Mindat locations   Pb2As2S5 NAME ORIGIN: For Ours Pierre Armand Petit Dufrenoy (1792-1857), French mineralogist, National School of Mines, Paris, France.
Duftite-alpha  Say DUFTITE-ALPHA Mineral Image for Duftite-alpha Mindat locations   PbCu(AsO4)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1920 for G. Duft, general manager of the mine at Tsumeb, Namibia.
Duftite-beta  Say DUFTITE-BETA Mineral Image for Duftite-beta Mindat locations   PbCu(AsO4)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1920 for G. Duft, general manager of the mine at Tsumeb, Namibia.
Dugganite  Say DUGGANITE Mineral Image for Dugganite Mindat locations   Pb3Zn3Te(As,V,Si)2(O,OH)14 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Marjorie Duggan, analytical chemist, in reference to her discovery of Te6+ [hexavalent tellurium] in nature.
Duhamelite ?  Say DUHAMELITE Mindat locations   Pb2Cu4Bi(VO4)4(OH)3·8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1981 for J. E. DuHamel, geologist, Phelps Dodge Corp., who found the mineral.
Duhamelite *  (see Mottramite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Dukeite !   Mineral Image for Dukeite Mindat locations   Bi+++24Cr++++++8O57(OH)6(H2O)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Duke University, Duham, North Carolina, USA and for the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation.
Dumontite  Say DUMONTITE Mineral Image for Dumontite Mindat locations   Pb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2·5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for A.H. Dumont
Dumortierite  Say DUMORTIERITE Mineral Image for Dumortierite Java Crystal form for Dumortierite Mindat locations   Al6.5-7(BO3)(SiO4)3(O,OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the French paleontologist, M. E. Dumortier (1803-1873).
Dundasite  Say DUNDASITE Mineral Image for Dundasite Mindat locations   PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Dundas and Mt. Read, Tasmania.
Duplicate (see 28-4-6-1) *  (see Klyuchevskite-Duplicate ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Durangite  Say DURANGITE Java Crystal form for Durangite Mindat locations   NaAl(AsO4)F
Duranusite  Say DURANUSITE Mineral Image for Duranusite Mindat locations   As4S NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Duranus, Alpes-Meritimes, France. Mina Capillitas, an epithermal deposit in the Province of Catamarca, Argentina.
Durdenite *  (see Emmonsite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Dusmatovite  Say DUSMATOVITE Mindat locations   K(K,Na,[ ])(Mn++,Y,Zr)2(Zn,Li)3Si12O30 NAME ORIGIN: For Vyacheslav Djuraevitch Dusmatov (1936-), Mineralogist and geologist who has done much work at the locality. LOCALITY: The Dara-i-Pioz alkaline massif, Tien Shan, Tajikistan.
Dussertite  Say DUSSERTITE Mindat locations   BaFe+++3(AsO4)2(OH)5
Duttonite  Say DUTTONITE Mindat locations   V++++O(OH)2
Dwornikite  Say DWORNIKITE Mindat locations   (Ni,Fe++)SO4·(H2O)
Dypingite  Say DYPINGITE Mineral Image for Dypingite Mindat locations   Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2·5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Dypingdal serpentine-magnesite deposit, Snarum, Norway.
Dysanalyte (Nb) *  (see Perovskite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Dyscrasite  Say DYSCRASITE Mineral Image for Dyscrasite Java Crystal form for Dyscrasite Mindat locations   Ag3Sb NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, meaning "bad alloy."
Dzhalindite  Say DZHALINDITE Mindat locations   In(OH)3
Dzharkenite  Say DZHARKENITE Java Crystal form for Dzharkenite Mindat locations   FeSe2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: In the Suluchekinskoye Se-U deposit, Dzharkenskaya depression, SE Kazakhstan.
Dzhezkazganite ?   Mindat locations   (Pb,Cu,Rh)S2 (?)

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