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Haapalaite     2(Fe,Ni)S•1.6(Mg,Fe++)(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Paavo Haapala (1906-), Finnish geologist. Haarsalz *  (see Halotrichite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hackmanite - Red variety  (see Sodalite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Haeggite *  (see Haggite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hafnon     HfSiO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition containing hafnium. Hagendorfite     NaCaMn(Fe++,Fe+++,Mg)2(PO4)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Hagendorf, Bavaria, Germany. Haggertyite !     Ba[Fe++6Ti5Mg]O19 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Stephen E. Haggerty (b. 1938), of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.A., in recognition of his important studies of titanate minerals in the Earth’s Haggite     V2O2(OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Gunnar Hagg (1903-), chemist and crystallographer, of the University of Uppsala, Sweden. Haidingerite     Ca(AsO3OH)•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Name for William Karl von Haidinger (1795-1871), Austrain mineralogist and geologist. Haigerachite !     KFe+++3(H2PO4)6(HPO4)2•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the village and valley near the locality. LOCALITY: Silberbrunnle mine dump near Gengenbach in the central Black Forest, Aufschluss, Germany. Haineaultite !     (Na,Ca)5Ca(Ti,Nb)5(Si,S)12O34(OH,F)8•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Gilles Haineault (1946-), collector and dealer in Mont Saint-Hilaire minerals. (prounounced ¯a ¯n ¯o ite) Hainite     Na4Ca8(Ti,Zr,Mn,Fe)3Si8O28F8 NAME ORIGIN: For the locality. LOCALITY: Hradiste Mountain, (formerly named Hoher Hain) near Mildenau, Czech Republic. Hair Pyrites *  (see Millerite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Haiweeite     Ca[(UO2)2Si5O12(OH)2]•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after it's locality. LOCALITY: Haiwee Reservoir, Inyo County, California, USA. Hakite     (Cu,Hg)3(Sb,As)(Se,S)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Jaroslav Hak, mineralogist, Institute of Ore Research, Kutna Hora, Czechoslovakia. Haleniusite-(La) !     (La,Ce)OF NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ulf Hålenius (1951-), head of the Department of Mineralogy of the Swedish Museum of Natural History, for his contributions to the spectroscopy of minerals and the mineral scienc Halite     NaCl NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek halos, meaning "salt" and lithos meaning "rock." Hallimondite     Pb2(UO2)(AsO4)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Arthur Francis Hallimond (1890-1968), British mineralogist, London, England, for his work with secondary uranium minerals. Halloysite     Al2Si2O5(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Baron Omalius d'Halloy (1707-1789). halloysite-10 Ang. *  (see Halloysite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Halotrichite     Fe++Al2(SO4)4•22(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: From the Latin, halotrichum ="hairy salt." Halurgite     Mg2[B4O5(OH)4]2•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Institute of Halurgy, St. Petersburg, Russia, for its studies of saline deposits. Hamartite *  (see Bastnasite-(Ce) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hamartite *  (see Bastnasite-(La) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hamartite *  (see Bastnasite-(Y) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hambergite     Be2BO3(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Axel Hamberg (1863-1933), Swedish mineralogist and geographer. Hamlinite *  (see Goyazite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hammarite     Pb2Cu2Bi4S9 (?) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Gladhammer, Province of Kalmar, Sweden. Hanawaltite     Hg+6Hg++[Cl,(OH)]2O3 NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. J. Donald Hanawalt (1903-1987), a pioneer in the field of X-ray powder diffraction. Handcockite - Renamed to Epidote-(Pb) - Recommended nomenclature of epidote-group minerals, Eur. J. Mineral. 2006, 18, 551-567.  (see Epidote-(Pb) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hanksite     KNa22(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl NAME ORIGIN: Named for H. G. Hanks, American geologist. Hannayite     (NH4)2Mg3H4(PO4)4•8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for James Ballantine Hannay (1855-1931), Scottish chemist, University of Manchester, Manchester, England. Hannebachite     2CaSO3•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Hannebacher Ley volcano, one km east-northeast of Hannebach, and at Kalem, near Birresborn, Eifel district, Germany. Hapkeite !     Fe2Si NAME ORIGIN: Named for Bruce Hapke (emeritus, University of Pittsburgh). who first predicted the presence of vapor-deposited elemental Fe as coatings on lunar soil grains. Haradaite     Sr4V++++4Si8O28 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Zyunpei Harada (1898{1992), Emeritus Professor, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. Hardystonite     Ca2ZnSi2O7 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Hardyston Township in which Franklin is situated. Harkerite     Ca24Mg8Al2(SiO4)8(BO3)6(CO3)10•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Alfred Harker (1859-1939), British petrologist, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England. Harmotome     (Ba,Na,K)1-2(Si,Al)8O16•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek harmos - "I combine" and temseis - "I cut" alluding to the fact that the pyramid divides parallel to the plane that passes through the terminal edges. Harrisonite !     Ca(Fe++,Mg)6(PO4)2(SiO4)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for James Merritt Harrison (1915-1990), tth former director of the Canadian Geological Service. Harstigite     Ca6MnBe4(SiO4)2(Si2O7)2(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Harstig mine, Pajsberg, near Persber, Vermland, Switzerland. Hartite     C20H34 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Hart, Gloggnitz, Austria. Hashemite     Ba(Cr,S)O4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, within which the species occurs. Hastingsite     NaCa2(Fe++4Fe+++)Si6Al2O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Dungannon, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada. Hastite ?     CoSe2 NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. P.F. Hast, mining engineer. Hastite *  (see Ferroselite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hatchettolite *  (see Uranpyrochlore ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hatchite     (Pb,Tl)2AgAs2S5 NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Frederick Henry Hatch (1864-1932), American geologist and mining engineer. Hatrurite     Ca3SiO5 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Hatrurim Formation in Israel. Hauchecornite     Ni9Bi(Sb,Bi)S8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for William Hauchecorn (1828-1900), Director of the Geological Survey and the Mining Academy, Berlin, Germany. Hauckite     (Mg,Mn++)24Zn18Fe+++3(SO4)4(CO3)2(OH)81 (?) NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1980 for Richard Hauck, (1935-), New Jersey mineral collector. Hauerite     MnS2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Austrian geologists, J. R. Hauer (1778-1863) and F. R. Hauer (1822-1899). Hausmannite     Mn++Mn+++2O4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the German mineralogist, J. F. L. Hausmann (1782-1859). Hauyne     (Na,Ca)4-8Al6Si6(O,S)24(SO4,Cl)1-2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the French crystallographer, R. J. Hauy (1743-1822). Hauynite *  (see Hauyne ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hawleyite     CdS NAME ORIGIN: For Professor James Edwin Hawley (1897-1965), Canadian mineralogist, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Hawthorneite     Ba[Ti3Cr4Fe4Mg]O19 NAME ORIGIN: Named for John Barry Hawthorne, formerly chief geologist (Diamonds), DeBeers Consolidated Mines, South Africa. Haxonite     (Fe,Ni)23C6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Howard J. Axon (1924-1992), English metallurgist. Haycockite     Cu4Fe5S8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Maurice H. Haycock (1900-), Canadian mineralogist. Haydeeite !     Cu3Mg(OH)6Cl2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: Haydee mine, 144 km South of Iquique, Tarapacá Province, Northern Chile Haynesite     (UO2)3(SeO3)2(OH)2•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Patrick Haynes, U.S. Geologist who first collected the mineral. Hazenite     KNaMg2(PO4)2•14H2O NAME ORIGIN: Named for Robert M. Hazen, Senior Research Scientist at the Carnegie Institution of Washington’s Geophysical Laboratory and the Clarence Robinson Professor of Earth Science at George Maso Heavy Spar *  (see Barite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Heazlewoodite     Ni3S2 NAME ORIGIN: For the locality at Heazlewood, Tasmania, Australia. LOCALITY: In the USA, from Josephine Co., Oregon. From Heazlewood and Trial Harbour, Tasmania, Australia. Hechtsbergite !     Bi2O(OH)(VO4) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Hechtsberg quarry at Hausach, Black Forest, Germany. Hectorfloresite     Na9(IO3)(SO4)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Hector Flores W. (1906-1984), Chilean geologist, University of Chile. Hectorite     Na0,3(Mg,Li)3Si4O10(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after it's locality. LOCALITY: Company No. 1 mine, 3 miles south of Hector, San Bernardino Co., California. Hedenbergite     CaFe++Si2O6 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Swedish mineralogist, M. A. L. Hedenberg. Hedleyite     Bi7Te3 (?) NAME ORIGIN: For the locality. LOCALITY: In Canada, from the Good Hope mineral claim, about 6 km southeast of Hedley, Osoyoos mining division; also the Oregon mine, near Hedley, British Columbia. Hedyphane     Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek hedy - "beautifully bright," in allusion to the high luster. Heftetjernite !     ScTaO4 NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Heideite     (Fe,Cr)1+x(Ti,Fe)2S4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Fritz Heide (1891-1973), meteoriticist of Jana, Germany. Heidornite     Na2Ca3B5O8(SO4)2Cl(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for F. Heidorn, German geologist who studied the Zechstein deposits. Heinrichite     Ba(UO2)2(AsO4)2•10-12(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Eberhardt William Heinrich (1918-1991), mineralogist, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Hejtmanite     Ba(Mn,Fe++)2TiO(Si2O7)(OH,F)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Bohuslav Hejtman, Emeritus Professor of Petrology, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. Heklaite !     KNaSiF6 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Hekla volcano, Tonci Balic-Žunic, Iceland. Heliodor - yellow  (see Beryl ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Heliophyllite     Pb6As2O7Cl4 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for "sun" and "leaf', in reference to its color and structure. Hellandite *  (see Hellandite-(Y) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hellandite-(Ce) !     (Ca3REE)4Ce2Al[ ]2[Si4 B4O22](OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Amund Theodor Helland (1846-1918), geologist of Oslo, Norway. Hellandite-(Y)     (Ca,REE)4(Y,Ce)2(Al,[ ])2[Si4B4O22](OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Amund Theodor Helland (1846-1918), geologist of Oslo, Norway. Hellyerite     NiCO3•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Henry Hellyer (1826-), first surveyor general of Van Dieman's Land, TAS, Australia. Helmutwinklerite     PbZn2(AsO4)2•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Helmut G.F. Winkler (1915-1980), University of Gottingen, Gottingen, Germany Helvite     Mn4Be3(SiO4)3S NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek helios - "sun." Hematite     Fe2O3 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, haimatites, "bloodlike'" in allusion to vivid red color of the powder. Hematolite     (Mn,Mg,Al)15(AsO3)(AsO4)2(OH)23 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "blood" in allusion to its color. Hematophanite     Pb4Fe+++3O8(OH,Cl) NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for blood and visible, presumably for the blood-red color exhibited in transmitted light. Hemihedrite     Pb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2F2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its hemihedral crystal morphology. Hemihydrate *  (see Bassanite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hemimorphite     Zn4Si2O7(OH)2•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the hemimorphic nature of the crystals. Hemloite     (As,Sb)2(Ti,V,Fe,Al)12O23OH NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Hemlo gold deposit, Page-Williams mine, 3 km east of Hemlo, Thunder Bay district, Ontario, Canada. Hemusite     Cu6SnMoS8 NAME ORIGIN: Named after an ancient name for the Balkan Mountains. Hendersonite     Ca1.3V6O16•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Edward P. Henderson of the U.S. National Museum, in recognition of his mineralogical studies of the vanadium-uranium deposits of the Colorado Plateau. Hendricksite     K(Zn,Mg,Mn)3Si3AlO10(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Dr. Sterling B. Hendricks (1902-?), American crystallographer and chemist, a student of micas. Heneuite     CaMg5(PO4)3(CO3)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Henrich Neumann (1914-1983), Mineralogical-Geological Museum, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. Henmilite     Ca2Cu[B(OH)4]2(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Kitinosuke Henmi (1919-1997) and his daughter Chiyoko Henmi (1949-) for their work on the Skarn deposit at Fuka, Japan. Hennomartinite     SrMn+++2Si2O7(OH)2•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Henno Martin, German geologist who escaped to South Africa from Nazi Germany. Henritermierite     Ca3(Mn,Al)2(SiO4)2(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Henri F.E. Termier (1897- ), Professor of Geology at the Sorbonne, Paris, France. Henryite     Cu4Ag3Te4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Norman F. M. Henry, (1909-1983), English mineralogist. Henrymeyerite !     BaFe++Ti7O16 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Prof. Henry. O. A. Meyer (1937-1995). Hentschelite     Cu++Fe+++2(PO4)2(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Gerhard Hentschel (1930- ), Geological Survey of Hesse, Wiesbaden, Germany. Hephaistosite !     TlPb2Cl5 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Greek god of fire, Hephaistos (Hephaestus), whose workshops were alleged located at the locality (Vulcano). LOCALITY: La Fossa crater, Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy. Herbertsmithite !     Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for G.F. Herbert Smith (1872-1953), of the British Museum (Natural History), who discovered paratacamite. Hercynite     Fe++Al2O4 NAME ORIGIN: From the old Latin, Hercynia Silva, "Forested Mountains." Herderite     CaBe(PO4)F NAME ORIGIN: Named for Siegmund August Wolfgang von Herder (1776-1838), mining official in Freiberg, Saxony, Germany. Herrengrundite *  (see Devilline ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Herschelite ?     (Na,Ca,K)AlSi2O6•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1825 for John Frederick William Herschel (1792-1871), British astronomer. Herschelite *  (see Chabazite-Na ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Herzenbergite     SnS NAME ORIGIN: For Robert Herzenberg (1885-?), German chemist of Oruro, Bolivia. Hessite     Ag2Te NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Swiss chemist, G. H. Hesse (1802-1850). Hessonite - brownish orange  (see Grossular ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hetaerolite     ZnMn+++2O4 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "companian", for its occasional association with chalcophanite. Heterogenite-2H     Co+++O(OH) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "of another kind", as differing in composition from similar minerals. 2H polytype. Heterogenite-3R     Co+++O(OH) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "of another kind", as differing in composition from similar minerals. 3R polytype. Heteromorphite     Pb7Sb8S19 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek many - 'hetero' and form - 'morphos.' Heterosite     Fe+++PO4 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for another, probably because it was the second manganese-bearing species described from the type locality. LOCALITY: Palermo #1 mine, New Hampshire, USA. Heulandite *  (see Heulandite-Ca ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Heulandite-Ba !     (Ba,Ca,K,Na,Sr)5Al9Si27O72•22(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Ba-dominant analogue of heulandite (heulandite-Ca). Heulandite-Ca     (Ca,Na)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36•12(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the English mineral collector, John Henry Heuland (1778-1856), a British mineral collector and dealer. Ca modifier added by zeolite nomenclature committee. Heulandite-K !     (K,Na,Ca)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36•12(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the English mineral collector, John Henry Heuland (1778-1856), a British mineral collector and dealer. The K-dominant member of the heulandite series. Heulandite-Na !     (Na,Ca)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36•12(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the English mineral collector, John Henry Heuland (1778-1856), a British mineral collector and dealer. The Na-dominant member of the heulandite series. Heulandite-Sr !     (Sr,Na,Ca)2-3Al3(Al,Si)2Si13O36•12(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the English mineral collector, John Henry Heuland (1778-1856), a British mineral collector and dealer. The Sr-dominant member of the heulandite series. Hewettite     CaV6O16•9(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Donnel Foster Hewett (1881-1971), geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, who described the mineralogy of Minasragra, Peru. Hexaferrum !     (Fe,Os,Ru,Ir) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the symmetry and composition. Hexagonite (Mn) *  (see Actinolite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hexahydrite     MgSO4•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the number of water molecules hexa, "six" and hydor, "water." Hexahydroborite     Ca[B(OH)4]2•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition. Hexamolybdenum !     (Mo,Ru,Fe,Ir,Os) NAME ORIGIN: The name refers to the symmetry (primitive hexagonal) and composition (Mo-rich). Hexatestibiopanickelite     (Ni,Pd)(Te,Sb) NAME ORIGIN: Presumably named for the crystal system and composition. Heyite     Pb5Fe++2(VO4)2O4 NAME ORIGIN: Max Hutchinson Hey (1904-1984), eminent British mineralogist and chemist, British Museum (Natural History), London, England. Heyrovskyite     Pb10AgBi5S18 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Czech chemist, J. Heyrovsky (1890-1967). Hiarneite !     (Ca,Mn,Na)2(Zr,Mn+++)5(Sb,Ti,Fe)2O16 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Urban Hiarne (1641-1724), a pioneer in Swedish geology. Hibbingite     (Fe,Mg)2(OH)3Cl NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Drill cores in the Duluth complex, near Hibbing, St. Louis Co., Minnesota, Hibonite     (Ca,Ce)(Al,Ti,Mg)12O19 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Paul Hibon, who discovered the mineral. Hibschite     Ca3Al2(SiO4)3-x(OH)4x(x=0.2-1.5) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Josef Emanuel Hibsch (1852-1940), German Agricultural Academy, Tetschen, Czech Republic. Hidalgoite     PbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: San Pascual mine, nine km northwest of Zimapan, Hidalgo, Mexico. Hiddenite - emerald green  (see Spodumene ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hieratite     K2SiF6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locaity in the crater of Vulcano (Greek name , Hiera). Higginsite *  (see Conichalcite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hilairite     Na2ZrSi3O9•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Hilgardite     Ca2B5O9Cl•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Eugene W. Hilgard (1833-1916), German-American geologist, one of the first to describe the Loiuisiana salt dome deposits. Hillebrandite     Ca6Si3O9(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for William Francis Hillebrand (1853-1925), American geochemist and analytical chemist. Hillite !     Ca2(Zn, Mg)[PO4]2•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Roderik Hill (1949-), Chief of Mineral Research Division, CSIRO, Melbourne, Autralia. Hingganite-(Ce)     (Ce,Ca)2([ ],Fe)Be2Si2O8[(OH),O]2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for it's relationship to hingganite-(Y). Hingganite-(Y)     Y2([ ])Be2Si2O8(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for it's locality. LOCALITY: Heilonghiang, and greater Khingan (Hinggan) area, Manchuria, China. Hingganite-(Yb)     (Yb,Y)2([ ])Be2Si2O8(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for it's relationship to hingganite. Hinsdalite     (Pb,Sr)Al3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Golden Fleece mine, Hinsdale County., Colorado, USA. Hiortdahlite     (Ca,Na,Y)3(Zr,Ti)Si2O7(F,O,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for prof. Thorstein Hallager Hiortdahl (1839-1925), Mineralogist of Christiania (now Olso), Norway. Hisingerite     Fe+++2Si2O5(OH)4•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Wilhelm Hisinger (1766-1852), eminent Swedish chemist. Hitchcockite *  (see Plumbogummite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hocartite     Ag2FeSnS4 NAME ORIGIN: For Raymind Hocart, Professor of Mineralogy, University of Paris, France. Hochelagaite     (Ca,Na,Sr)Nb4O11•8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for "Hochelaga," the Native American name for Montreal, Canada. Hodgkinsonite     MnZn2SiO4(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for H. H. Hodgkinson, assistant underground supervisor of Franklin mine who discovered the mineral. Hodrushite     Cu8Bi12S22 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Hodursa, Czechoslovakia. Hoegbomite *  (see Magnesiohogbomite-2N2S ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hoegtuvaite *  (see Hogtuvaite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hoelite     (C6H4)2(CO)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Adolf Hoel (1879-?), geologist, leader of a Norwegian expedition to Spitzbergen. Hoernesite *  (see Hornesite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hoganite !     Cu(CH3COO)2•H2O NAME ORIGIN: Named for Graham P. Hogan (1957-) who collected the mineral. Hogbomite-10T *  (see Magnesiohogbomite-2N3S ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hogbomite-15R-18R-24R *  (see Magnesiohogbomite-6N6S ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hogbomite-24R *  (see Magnesiohogbomite-6N6S ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hogbomite-8H *  (see Ferrohogbomite-2N2S ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hogbomite-8H *  (see Magnesiohogbomite-2N2S ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hogtuvaite     (Ca,Na)2(Fe++,Fe+++,Ti,Mg,Mn)6(Si,Be,Al)6O20 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Hogtuva Mountain, near the type locality in Norway. LOCALITY: Found about 16 km northwest of Mo i Rana, Norway Hohmannite     Fe+++2(SO4)2(OH)2•7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Thomas Hohmann (1843-1897), mining engineer of Valparaiso, Chile who discovered the first specimens. Holdawayite     Mn++6(CO3)2(OH)7(Cl,OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Michael J. Holdaway of Southern Methodist University. Holdenite     (Mn,Mg)6Zn3(AsO4)2(SiO4)(OH)8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Albert Fairchild Holden (1866-1913), mining engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Holfertite !     U++++++1.75TiCa0.25 O7.5(H2O)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for John W. Holfert, claim holder at Starvation (formerly Searle) Canyon. Hollandite     Ba(Mn++++,Mn++)8O16 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Thomas Henry Holland (1868-1947), Director of the Indian Geologic Survey. Hollingworthite     (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS NAME ORIGIN: For Professor Sidney Ewart Hollingworth (1899-1966). Holmquistite     [ ](Li2Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Per Johan Holmquist (1866-1946), petrologist, Stockhom, Sweden. Holtedahlite     Mg12(PO3OH,CO3)(PO4)5(OH,O)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Olaf Holtedahl (1885-1975), Professor of Geology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. Holtite     Al6(Al,Ta)(BO3)[(SiO4,SbO4,AsO4)]3(O,OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Harold Edward Holt (1908-1967), Prime minister of Australia (1966-1967). Holtstamite !     Ca3(Al,Mn+++)2(SiO4)2(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Dr. Dan Holtstam (b. 1963) in honor of his contributions to Swedish mineralogy and specifically of Mn-deposits of the Långban type. Homilite     Ca2(Fe++,Mg)B2Si2O10 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for "to occur together", in allusion to its association with meliphanite and "erdmannite" (allanite). Honessite     Ni6Fe+++2(SO4)(OH)16•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Arthur P. Honess, (1886-1942), Pennsylvania State University. Hongquiite *     TiO NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Tao district, Hongqui, China. Hongshiite *     PtCu NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Hong district, China. Hopeite     Zn3(PO4)2•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Scottish chemist, Thomas Charles Hope (1766-1844). Horn Lead *  (see Phosgenite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Horn Quicksilver *  (see Calomel ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Horn Silver *  (see Chlorargyrite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hornblende *  (see Ferrohornblende ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hornblende *  (see Magnesiohornblende ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hornesite     Mg3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Moritz Hornes (1815-1868), Curator of the Imperial Cabinet, Vienna, Austria. Hornstone - flint  (see Quartz ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Horobetsuite *     (Bi,Sb)2S3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Horobetsu mine, Hokkaido, Japan. Horomanite     Fe6Ni3S8 NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Horsfordite ?     Cu5Sb NAME ORIGIN: Named for Eben N. Horsford, (1818-1893), U.S. chemist. Hortonolite - Mn,Mg  (see Fayalite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Horvathite-(Y) !     NaY(CO3)F2 NAME ORIGIN: For Elsa (1947-) and Laszlo (1937-) Horvath, husband-and-wife team dedicated to the collection, study, and documentation of the minerals from Mont Saint-Hilaire. Hoshiite - Ni-bearing magnesite  (see Magnesite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hotsonite-VI     Al5(SO4)(PO4)(OH)10•8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Hotson 42, about 65 km W of Pofadder, Bushmanland, Cape Province, South Africa. Hotsonite-VII     Al11(SO4)3(PO4)2(OH)21•16(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Hotson farm, Pofadder, South Africa. Howardevansite     NaCu++Fe+++2(VO4)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Howard Tasker Evans, Jr. (1919-2000), American mineralogist and crystallographer, U.S.G.S., Reston, Virginia, USA. Howieite     Na(Fe++,Mn++)10(Fe,Al)2Si12O31(OH)13 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Robert Andrew Howie (1923-), British mineralogist and petrologist, King's College, London University, UK. Howlite     Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Henry How of Nova Scotia when he first described it in 1868. Hsianghualite     Ca3Li2Be3(SiO4)3F2 NAME ORIGIN: The name is from a Chinese word for fragrant flower. Huanghoite-(Ce)     BaCe(CO3)2F NAME ORIGIN: Named for Huang Ho (Yellow River), China, 150 km south of the Bayan Obo deposit, China, where the first specimens were collected. Huangite     Ca0.5Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Yunhui Huang (1926- ), Chinese mineralogist, Institute of Mineral Deposit Geology and Mineral Resources, Beijing, China Hubeite !     Ca2Mn++Fe+++Si4O12(OH)(H2O)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Dayan mine near Huangshi, Hubei Province, China. Hubnerite     MnWO4 NAME ORIGIN: After the German mineralogist, Adolph Huebner. Huebnerite *  (see Hubnerite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Huegelite *  (see Hugelite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Huemulite     Na4Mg(V10O28)•24(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Huemul mine, Mendoza Province, Argentina. Hugelite     Pb2(UO2)3(AsO4)2(OH)4•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for F. Hugel. Huhnerkobelite *  (see Alluaudite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hulsite     (Fe++,Mg)2(Fe+++,Sn)O2(BO3) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Alfred Hulse Brooks (1871-1924), U. S. Geologist. Humberstonite     K3Na7Mg2(SO4)6(NO3)2•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for James Thomas Humberstone (1850-1939), industrial chemist whose contributions permit economical extraction of nitrate from the Chilean deposits. Humboldtine     Fe++(C2O4)•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), German explorer and naturalist. Humite     (Mg,Fe++)7(SiO4)3(F,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Abraham Hume (1749-1838), English connoisseur and collector of works of art, precious stones and minerals. Hummerite     KMgV+++++5O14•8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Hummer mine, Montrose County, Colorado, USA. Hunchunite !     (Au,Ag)2Pb NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Hunchun River, Jilin province, China Hundholmenite-(Y) !     (Y,REE,Ca,Na)15(Al,Fe+++)CaxAs+++1-x(Si,As+++++)Si6B3(O,F)48 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Hundholmen, Tysfjord, Nordland, north Norway. Hungchaoite     MgB4O5(OH)4•7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Chang Hung-chao (1877-1951), Chinese geologist and mineralogist. Huntite     CaMg3(CO3)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Walter Frederick Hunt (1882-1975), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Hureaulite     Mn5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Hureaux in St. Silvestre and Vilate near Chanteloube, N of Limoges, Haute Vienne, France. Hurlbutite     CaBe2(PO4)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Cornelius S. Hurlbut, Jr. (1906-), professor of mineralogy, Harvard University, Cambridge. Hutchinsonite     (Pb,Tl)2As5S9 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Arthur Hitchinson (1866-1937), Professor of Mineralogy, Cambridge University, England. Huttonite     ThSiO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Colin Osborne Hutton (1910-1971), New Zealand-American mineralogist of Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA. Hyacinth - orange red  (see Zircon ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hyalite - glassy  (see Opal ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hyalophane     (K,Ba)Al(Si,Al)3O8 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek hyalos - "glass" and phanos - "to appear." Hyalotekite     (Ba,Pb,Ca,K)6(B,Si,Al)2(Si,Be)10O28(F,Cl) NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek "hyalos" and "tektos" owing to its property of forming a clear, colorless glass upon heating. Hydrargyllite *  (see Gibbsite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydroastrophyllite     (H3O,K)2Ca(Fe+++,Mn)5-6Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F NAME ORIGIN: Named for its high water content and relationship to astrophyllite. Hydrobasaluminite     Al4(SO4)(OH)10•12-36(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition and relation to basaluminite. Hydrobiotite     [K(Mg,Fe)3(Al,Fe)Si3O10(OH,F)2]•[(Mg,Fe++,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2• NAME ORIGIN: Named for the water content and its relationship to biotite. Hydrobiotite *  (see Vermiculite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydroboracite     CaMgB6O8(OH)6•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition (water, borate). Hydrocalcite *  (see Monohydrocalcite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydrocalumite     Ca2Al(OH)6[Cl1-x(OH)x]•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for a HYDROus mineral containing CAlcium and ALUMinum. Hydrocerussite     Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition. Hydrochlorborite     Ca2B4O4(OH)7Cl•7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the essential chemical components, water, chlorine and borate. Hydrocyanite *  (see Chalcocyanite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydrodelhayelite     KCa2AlSi7O17(OH)2•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its relation to delhayelite, and the water in its composition. Hydrodresserite     BaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for essential water and characteristic dehydration to dresserite under low humidity conditions. Hydrofranklinite *  (see Chalcophanite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydrogen Autunite *  (see Chernikovite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydroglauberite     Na4Ca(SO4)3•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition, rather similar to glauberite, but hydrated. Hydrogrossular *  (see Hibschite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydrogrossular *  (see Katoite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydrohalite     NaCl•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its water content and similarity to halite in composition. Hydrohalloysite *  (see Endellite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydrohematite *  (see Lepidocrocite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydrohetaerolite     Zn2Mn+++4O8•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for a HYDROus mineral, and its relation to hetaerolite. Hydrohonessite     Ni6Fe+++2(SO4)(OH)16•7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named to indicate its relationship to honessite. Hydromagnesite     Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its chemical composition. Hydrombobomkulite     (Ni,Cu)Al4(NO3,SO4)2(OH)12•14(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the hydrated version of mbobomkulite. Hydromica *  (see Hydrobiotite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydromica *  (see Illite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydromica *  (see Vermiculite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydromolysite ?     FeCl3•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1965 for the composition. Hydromuscovite *  (see Illite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydronium jarosite - Renamed to Hydroniumjarosite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131  (see Hydroniumjarosite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydroniumjarosite     (H3O)Fe+++3(SO4)2(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition (hydronium = H + H2O) and jarosite. Hydroparagonite *  (see Brammallite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydrophane - porous  (see Opal ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydrophilite ?     CaCl2 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek hydros = "water" and philos = 'friend' in allusion to the highly deliquescent nature of the mineral. Hydrophilite - antarcticite or sinjarite  (see Antarcticite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydrophilite - antarcticite or sinjarite  (see Sinjarite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydroromarchite     Sn3O2(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the hydrous version of romarchite. Hydroscarbroite     Al14(CO3)3(OH)36•n(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named as a higher hydrate of scarbroite. Hydrotalcite     Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named as a HYDROus mineral with a resemblance to talc. Hydrotungstite     H2WO4•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its content of H2O and relation to tungstite. Hydrougrandite ?     (Ca,Mg,Fe++)3(Fe+++,Al)2(SiO4)3-x(OH)4x NAME ORIGIN: Named as the hydrous analog of ugrandite. Hydrowoodwardite !     Cu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2•n(H2O) with 0 < x < 0.67 and n > 3x/2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the higher hydrated analogue of woodwardite. Hydroxyapatite - Renamed to Apatite-(CaOH) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p 131  (see Apatite-(CaOH) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydroxyapophyllite - Renamed to Apophyllite-(KOH) by Mineralogical Record, v39, (2008), p 131  (see Apophyllite-(KOH) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydroxycancrinite     Na4(AlSiO4)3(OH)•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition and relationship to cancrinite. Hydroxyl-bastnasite-(Ce) - Renamed Hydroxylbastnasite-(Ce) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131  (see Hydroxylbastnasite-(Ce) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydroxyl-bastnasite-(La) - Renamed Hydroxylbastnasite-(La) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131  (see Hydroxylbastnasite-(La) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydroxyl-bastnasite-(Nd) - Renamed Hydroxylbastnasite-(Nd) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131  (see Hydroxylbastnasite-(Nd) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydroxyl-herderite - Renamed Hydroxylherderite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131  (see Hydroxylherderite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydroxyl-pyromorphite - Renamed Hydroxylpyromorphite by Mineralogical Record v39 (2008), p131  (see Hydroxylpyromorphite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydroxylbastnasite-(Ce)     Ce(CO3)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the hydroxyl analog of bastnasite-(Ce). Hydroxylbastnasite-(La)     La(CO3)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named to conform to the bastnasite goup designations. Hydroxylbastnasite-(Nd)     Nd(CO3)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named as Nd end member in the hydroxylbastnasite series. Hydroxylborite !     Mg3(BO3)(OH,F)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the OH analogue of fluoborite. Hydroxylcarbonate-(La) *  (see Hydroxylbastnasite-(La) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydroxylcarbonate-(Nd) *  (see Hydroxylbastnasite-(Nd) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydroxylclinohumite !     Mg9(SiO4)4(OH,F)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and the mineral clinohumite. Hydroxylellestadite - Renamed Ellestadite-(OH) by Mineralogical Record v39 (2008), 131  (see Ellestadite-(OH) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydroxylherderite     CaBe(PO4)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition and relationship to herderite. Hydroxylian Pseudorutile *  (see Kleberite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydroxylpyromorphite !     Pb5(PO4)3OH NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek pyr - "fire" and morfe - "form" in allusion the recrystallization reaction of the molten mineral. Hydroxylwagnerite !     Mg2(PO4)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the OH analog of wagnerite. Hydroxypetscheckite *  (see Petscheckite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax Hydroxyuvite !     CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the OH analog of uvite Hydrozincite     Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its chemical composition. Hypercinnabar     HgS NAME ORIGIN: Named for its trimorphous relationship with cinnabar and metacinnabar. Hypersthene ?     (Mg,Fe++)2Si2O6 NAME ORIGIN: From in the Greek hyper - "above" and stenos - "power." Hyttsjoite !     Pb18Ba2Ca5Mn++2Fe+++2Si30O90Cl•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For Hytssjon, a lake west of the Langban mines.

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