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H Index of Mineral Species

This alphabetical listing of H 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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Haapalaite  Say HAAPALAITE Mindat locations   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 *  (see Sodalite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Haeggite *  (see Haggite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Hafnon  Say HAFNON Mindat locations   HfSiO4
Hagendorfite  Say HAGENDORFITE Mineral Image for Hagendorfite Mindat locations   NaCaMn(Fe++,Fe+++,Mg)2(PO4)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Hagendorf, Bavaria, Germany.
Haggertyite !  Say HAGGERTYITE Mineral Image for Haggertyite Mindat locations   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  Say HAGGITE Mineral Image for Haggite Mindat locations   V2O2(OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Gunnar Hagg (1903-), chemist and crystallographer, of the University of Uppsala, Sweden.
Haidingerite  Say HAIDINGERITE Mineral Image for Haidingerite Java Crystal form for Haidingerite Mindat locations   Ca(AsO3OH)·(H2O)
Haigerachite !   Java Crystal form for Haigerachite Mindat locations   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 !   Mineral Image for Haineaultite Mindat locations   (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  Say HAINITE Mineral Image for Hainite Mindat locations   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  Say HAIWEEITE Mineral Image for Haiweeite Mindat locations   Ca[(UO2)2Si5O12(OH)2]·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after it's locality. LOCALITY: Haiwee Reservoir, Inyo County, California, USA.
Hakite  Say HAKITE Mindat locations   (Cu,Hg)3(Sb,As)(Se,S)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Jaroslav Hak, mineralogist, Institute of Ore Research, Kutna Hora, Czechoslovakia.
Haleniusite-(La) !   Mineral Image for Haleniusite-(La) Mindat locations   (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  Say HALITE Mineral Image for Halite Java Crystal form for Halite Mindat locations   NaCl NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek halos, meaning "salt" and lithos meaning "rock."
Hallimondite  Say HALLIMONDITE Mineral Image for Hallimondite Mindat locations   Pb2(UO2)(AsO4)2
Halloysite  Say HALLOYSITE Mineral Image for Halloysite Mindat locations   Al2Si2O5(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Baron Omalius d'Halloy (1707-1789).
Halotrichite  Say HALOTRICHITE Mineral Image for Halotrichite Java Crystal form for Halotrichite Mindat locations   Fe++Al2(SO4)4·22(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: From the Latin, halotrichum ="hairy salt."
Halurgite  Say HALURGITE Mineral Image for Halurgite Mindat locations   Mg2[B4O5(OH)4]2·(H2O)
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  Say HAMBERGITE Mineral Image for Hambergite Java Crystal form for Hambergite Mindat locations   Be2BO3(OH)
Hamlinite *  (see Goyazite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Hammarite  Say HAMMARITE Mineral Image for Hammarite Mindat locations   Pb2Cu2Bi4S9 (?) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Gladhammer, Province of Kalmar, Sweden.
Hanawaltite  Say HANAWALTITE Mindat locations   Hg+6Hg++[Cl,(OH)]2O3 NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. J. Donald Hanawalt (1903-1987), a pioneer in the field of X-ray powder diffraction.
Hancockite  Say HANCOCKITE Mineral Image for Hancockite Mindat locations   (Ca,Pb,Sr)2(Al,Fe+++)3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Elwood P. Hancock (1836-1916), of Berlinton, New Jersey, USA, collector of minerals from Franklin.
Hanksite  Say HANKSITE Mineral Image for Hanksite Java Crystal form for Hanksite Mindat locations   KNa22(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl NAME ORIGIN: Named for H. G. Hanks, American geologist.
Hannayite  Say HANNAYITE Mineral Image for Hannayite Java Crystal form for Hannayite Mindat locations   (NH4)2Mg3H4(PO4)4·8(H2O)
Hannebachite  Say HANNEBACHITE Mineral Image for Hannebachite Mindat locations   2CaSO3·(H2O)
Hapkeite !   Mineral Image for Hapkeite Mindat locations   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  Say HARADAITE Mineral Image for Haradaite Mindat locations   Sr4V++++4Si8O28 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Zyunpei Harada (1898{1992), Emeritus Professor, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Hardystonite  Say HARDYSTONITE Mineral Image for Hardystonite Mindat locations   Ca2ZnSi2O7
Harkerite  Say HARKERITE Mindat locations   Ca24Mg8Al2(SiO4)8(BO3)6(CO3)10·2(H2O)
Harmotome  Say HARMOTOME Mineral Image for Harmotome Mindat locations   (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 !  Say HARRISONITE Mineral Image for Harrisonite Mindat locations   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  Say HARSTIGITE Mindat locations   Ca6MnBe4(SiO4)2(Si2O7)2(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Harstig mine, Pajsberg, near Persber, Vermland, Switzerland.
Hartite   Mineral Image for Hartite Mindat locations   C20H34 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Hart, Gloggnitz, Austria.
Hashemite  Say HASHEMITE Mindat locations   Ba(Cr,S)O4
Hastingsite  Say HASTINGSITE Mineral Image for Hastingsite Mindat locations   NaCa2(Fe++4Fe+++)Si6Al2O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Dungannon, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada.
Hastite  Say HASTITE Mindat locations   CoSe2 NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. P.F. Hast, mining engineer.
Hatchettolite *  (see Uranpyrochlore ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Hatchite  Say HATCHITE Mineral Image for Hatchite Mindat locations   (Pb,Tl)2AgAs2S5 NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Frederick Henry Hatch (1864-1932), American geologist and mining engineer.
Hatrurite  Say HATRURITE Mindat locations   Ca3SiO5
Hauchecornite  Say HAUCHECORNITE Mindat locations   Ni9Bi(Sb,Bi)S8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for William Hauchecorn (1828-1900), Director of the Geological Survey and the Mining Academy, Berlin, Germany.
Hauckite  Say HAUCKITE Mineral Image for Hauckite Mindat locations   (Mg,Mn++)24Zn18Fe+++3(SO4)4(CO3)2(OH)81 (?) NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1980 for Richard Hauck, (1935-), New Jersey mineral collector.
Hauerite  Say HAUERITE Mineral Image for Hauerite Mindat locations   MnS2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Austrian geologists, J. R. Hauer (1778-1863) and F. R. Hauer (1822-1899).
Hausmannite  Say HAUSMANNITE Mineral Image for Hausmannite Java Crystal form for Hausmannite Mindat locations   Mn++Mn+++2O4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the German mineralogist, J. F. L. Hausmann (1782-1859).
Hauyne  Say HAUYNE Mineral Image for Hauyne Mindat locations   (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  Say HAWLEYITE Mineral Image for Hawleyite Mindat locations   CdS NAME ORIGIN: For Professor James Edwin Hawley (1897-1965), Canadian mineralogist, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Hawthorneite  Say HAWTHORNEITE Mindat locations   Ba[Ti3Cr4Fe4Mg]O19 NAME ORIGIN: Named for John Barry Hawthorne, formerly chief geologist (Diamonds), DeBeers Consolidated Mines, South Africa.
Haxonite  Say HAXONITE Mindat locations   (Fe,Ni)23C6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Howard J. Axon (1924-1992), English metallurgist.
Haycockite  Say HAYCOCKITE Mindat locations   Cu4Fe5S8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Maurice H. Haycock (1900-), Canadian mineralogist.
Haynesite  Say HAYNESITE Mineral Image for Haynesite Mindat locations   (UO2)3(SeO3)2(OH)2·5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Patrick Haynes, U.S. Geologist who first collected the mineral.
Heavy Spar *  (see Barite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Heazlewoodite  Say HEAZLEWOODITE Mineral Image for Heazlewoodite Mindat locations   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 !  Say HECHTSBERGITE Mineral Image for Hechtsbergite Java Crystal form for Hechtsbergite Mindat locations   Bi2O(OH)(VO4) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Hechtsberg quarry at Hausach, Black Forest, Germany.
Hectorfloresite  Say HECTORFLORESITE Mineral Image for Hectorfloresite Mindat locations   Na9(IO3)(SO4)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Hector Flores W. (1906-1984), Chilean geologist, University of Chile.
Hectorite  Say HECTORITE Mineral Image for Hectorite Mindat locations   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  Say HEDENBERGITE Mineral Image for Hedenbergite Mindat locations   CaFe++Si2O6 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Swedish mineralogist, M. A. L. Hedenberg.
Hedleyite  Say HEDLEYITE Mindat locations   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  Say HEDYPHANE Mineral Image for Hedyphane Java Crystal form for Hedyphane Mindat locations   Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek hedy - "beautifully bright," in allusion to the high luster.
Heideite  Say HEIDEITE Mindat locations   (Fe,Cr)1+x(Ti,Fe)2S4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Fritz Heide (1891-1973), meteoriticist of Jana, Germany.
Heidornite  Say HEIDORNITE Mineral Image for Heidornite Mindat locations   Na2Ca3B5O8(SO4)2Cl(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for F. Heidorn, German geologist who studied the Zechstein deposits.
Heinrichite  Say HEINRICHITE Mineral Image for Heinrichite Mindat locations   Ba(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10-12(H2O)
Hejtmanite  Say HEJTMANITE Mineral Image for Hejtmanite Mindat locations   Ba(Mn,Fe++)2TiO(Si2O7)(OH,F)2
Heliodor - yellow *  (see Beryl ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Heliophyllite  Say HELIOPHYLLITE Mindat locations   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) !  Say HELLANDITE-(CE) Mindat locations   (Ca3REE)4Ce2Al[ ]2[Si4 B4O22](OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Amund Theodor Helland (1846-1918), geologist of Oslo, Norway.
Hellandite-(Y)  Say HELLANDITE-(Y) Mindat locations   (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  Say HELLYERITE Mineral Image for Hellyerite Mindat locations   NiCO3·6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Henry Hellyer (1826-), first surveyor general of Van Dieman's Land, TAS, Australia.
Helmutwinklerite  Say HELMUTWINKLERITE Mindat locations   PbZn2(AsO4)2·2(H2O)
Helvite  Say HELVITE Mineral Image for Helvite Mindat locations   Mn4Be3(SiO4)3S NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek helios - "sun."
Hematite  Say HEMATITE Mineral Image for Hematite Java Crystal form for Hematite Mindat locations   Fe2O3 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, haimatites, "bloodlike'" in allusion to vivid red color of the powder.
Hematolite  Say HEMATOLITE Mineral Image for Hematolite Java Crystal form for Hematolite Mindat locations   (Mn,Mg,Al)15(AsO3)(AsO4)2(OH)23 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "blood" in allusion to its color.
Hematophanite  Say HEMATOPHANITE Mineral Image for Hematophanite Mindat locations   Pb4Fe+++3O8(OH,Cl)
Hemihedrite  Say HEMIHEDRITE Mineral Image for Hemihedrite Mindat locations   Pb10Zn(CrO4)6(SiO4)2F2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its hemihedral crystal morphology.
Hemihydrate *  (see Bassanite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Hemimorphite  Say HEMIMORPHITE Mineral Image for Hemimorphite Java Crystal form for Hemimorphite Mindat locations   Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the hemimorphic nature of the crystals.
Hemloite  Say HEMLOITE Mindat locations   (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  Say HEMUSITE Mindat locations   Cu6SnMoS8 NAME ORIGIN: Named after an ancient name for the Balkan Mountains.
Hendersonite  Say HENDERSONITE Mindat locations   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  Say HENDRICKSITE Mineral Image for Hendricksite Mindat locations   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  Say HENEUITE Mineral Image for Heneuite Mindat locations   CaMg5(PO4)3(CO3)(OH)
Henmilite  Say HENMILITE Mineral Image for Henmilite Mindat locations   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  Say HENNOMARTINITE Mineral Image for Hennomartinite Mindat locations   SrMn+++2Si2O7(OH)2·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Henno Martin, German geologist who escaped to South Africa from Nazi Germany.
Henritermierite  Say HENRITERMIERITE Java Crystal form for Henritermierite Mindat locations   Ca3(Mn,Al)2(SiO4)2(OH)4
Henryite  Say HENRYITE Mindat locations   Cu4Ag3Te4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Norman F. M. Henry, (1909-1983), English mineralogist.
Henrymeyerite !   Mineral Image for Henrymeyerite Mindat locations   BaFe++Ti7O16 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Prof. Henry. O. A. Meyer (1937-1995).
Hentschelite  Say HENTSCHELITE Mineral Image for Hentschelite Mindat locations   Cu++Fe+++2(PO4)2(OH)2
Herbertsmithite !   Mineral Image for Herbertsmithite Mindat locations   Cu3Zn(OH)6Cl2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for G.F. Herbert Smith (1872-1953), of the British Museum (Natural History), who discovered paratacamite.
Hercynite  Say HERCYNITE Mineral Image for Hercynite Java Crystal form for Hercynite Mindat locations   Fe++Al2O4 NAME ORIGIN: From the old Latin, Hercynia Silva, "Forested Mountains."
Herderite  Say HERDERITE Mineral Image for Herderite Java Crystal form for Herderite Mindat locations   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 ?  Say HERSCHELITE Mineral Image for Herschelite Mindat locations   (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  Say HERZENBERGITE Mindat locations   SnS NAME ORIGIN: For Robert Herzenberg (1885-?), German chemist of Oruro, Bolivia.
Hessite  Say HESSITE Mineral Image for Hessite Java Crystal form for Hessite Mindat locations   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  Say HETAEROLITE Mineral Image for Hetaerolite Java Crystal form for Hetaerolite Mindat locations   ZnMn+++2O4 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "companian", for its occasional association with chalcophanite.
Heterogenite-2H  Say HETEROGENITE-2H Mineral Image for Heterogenite-2H Mindat locations   Co+++O(OH) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "of another kind", as differing in composition from similar minerals. 2H polytype.
Heterogenite-3R  Say HETEROGENITE-3R Mindat locations   Co+++O(OH) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "of another kind", as differing in composition from similar minerals. 3R polytype.
Heteromorphite  Say HETEROMORPHITE Mineral Image for Heteromorphite Mindat locations   Pb7Sb8S19 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek many - 'hetero' and form - 'morphos.'
Heterosite  Say HETEROSITE Mineral Image for Heterosite Mindat locations   Fe+++PO4
Heulandite *  (see Heulandite-Ca ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Heulandite-Ba !  Say HEULANDITE-BA Mindat locations   (Ba,Ca,K,Na,Sr)5Al9Si27O72·22(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Ba-dominant analogue of heulandite.
Heulandite-Ca  Say HEULANDITE-CA Mineral Image for Heulandite-Ca Mindat locations   (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 !  Say HEULANDITE-K Mindat locations   (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 !  Say HEULANDITE-NA Mindat locations   (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 !  Say HEULANDITE-SR Mineral Image for Heulandite-Sr Mindat locations   (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  Say HEWETTITE Mineral Image for Hewettite Mindat locations   CaV6O16·9(H2O)
Hexaferrum !   Mindat locations   (Fe,Os,Ru,Ir) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the symmetry and composition.
Hexagonite (Mn) *  (see Actinolite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Hexahydrite  Say HEXAHYDRITE Mineral Image for Hexahydrite Mindat locations   MgSO4·6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the number of water molecules hexa, "six" and hydor, "water."
Hexahydroborite  Say HEXAHYDROBORITE Mineral Image for Hexahydroborite Mindat locations   Ca[B(OH)4]2·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition.
Hexatestibiopanickelite  Say HEXATESTIBIOPANICKELITE Mindat locations   (Ni,Pd)(Te,Sb) NAME ORIGIN: Presumably named for the crystal system and composition.
Heyite  Say HEYITE Mineral Image for Heyite Mindat locations   Pb5Fe++2(VO4)2O4
Heyrovskyite  Say HEYROVSKYITE Mineral Image for Heyrovskyite Mindat locations   Pb10AgBi5S18 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Czech chemist, J. Heyrovsky (1890-1967).
Hiarneite !  Say HIARNEITE Mineral Image for Hiarneite Mindat locations   (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  Say HIBBINGITE Mineral Image for Hibbingite Mindat locations   (Fe,Mg)2(OH)3Cl
Hibonite  Say HIBONITE Mineral Image for Hibonite Mindat locations   (Ca,Ce)(Al,Ti,Mg)12O19 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Paul Hibon, who discovered the mineral.
Hibschite  Say HIBSCHITE Mineral Image for Hibschite Mindat locations   Ca3Al2(SiO4)3-x(OH)4x(x=0.2-1.5)
Hidalgoite  Say HIDALGOITE Mineral Image for Hidalgoite Mindat locations   PbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Hiddenite - emerald green *  (see Spodumene ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Hieratite  Say HIERATITE Mineral Image for Hieratite Mindat locations   K2SiF6
Higginsite *  (see Conichalcite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Hilairite  Say HILAIRITE Java Crystal form for Hilairite Mindat locations   Na2ZrSi3O9·3(H2O)
Hilgardite  Say HILGARDITE Mineral Image for Hilgardite Mindat locations   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  Say HILLEBRANDITE Mineral Image for Hillebrandite Mindat locations   Ca6Si3O9(OH)6
Hillite !   Mineral Image for Hillite Mindat locations   Ca2(Zn, Mg)[PO4]2·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Roderik Hill (1949-), Chief of Mineral Research Division, CSIRO, Melbourne, Autralia.
Hingganite-(Ce)  Say HINGGANITE-(CE) Mindat locations   Ce2Be2(SiO4)2(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for it's relationship to hingganite-(Y).
Hingganite-(Y)  Say HINGGANITE-(Y) Mindat locations   Y2([ ])Be2Si2O8(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for it's locality. LOCALITY: Heilonghiang, and greater Khingan area, Manchuria, China.
Hingganite-(Yb)  Say HINGGANITE-(YB) Mindat locations   (Yb,Y)2([ ])Be2Si2O8(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for it's relationship to hingganite.
Hinsdalite  Say HINSDALITE Mineral Image for Hinsdalite Mindat locations   (Pb,Sr)Al3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Golden Fleece mine, Hinsdale County., Colorado, USA.
Hiortdahlite  Say HIORTDAHLITE Mineral Image for Hiortdahlite Mindat locations   (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  Say HISINGERITE Mineral Image for Hisingerite Mindat locations   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  Say HOCARTITE Mindat locations   Ag2FeSnS4 NAME ORIGIN: For Raymind Hocart, Professor of Mineralogy, University of Paris, France.
Hochelagaite  Say HOCHELAGAITE Mineral Image for Hochelagaite Mindat locations   (Ca,Na,Sr)Nb4O11·8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for "Hochelaga," the Native American name for Montreal, Canada.
Hodgkinsonite  Say HODGKINSONITE Mineral Image for Hodgkinsonite Mindat locations   MnZn2SiO4(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for H. H. Hodgkinson, assistant underground supervisor of Franklin mine who discovered the mineral.
Hodrushite  Say HODRUSHITE Mineral Image for Hodrushite Mindat locations   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  Say HOELITE Mineral Image for Hoelite Mindat locations   (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 !   Mindat locations   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  Say HOGTUVAITE Mineral Image for Hogtuvaite Mindat locations   (Ca,Na)2(Fe++,Fe+++,Ti,Mg,Mn)6(Si,Be,Al)6O20
Hohmannite  Say HOHMANNITE Mineral Image for Hohmannite Mindat locations   Fe+++2(SO4)2(OH)2·7(H2O)
Holdawayite  Say HOLDAWAYITE Mindat locations   Mn++6(CO3)2(OH)7(Cl,OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Michael J. Holdaway of Southern Methodist University.
Holdenite  Say HOLDENITE Mineral Image for Holdenite Java Crystal form for Holdenite Mindat locations   (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 !   Mineral Image for Holfertite Mindat locations   U++++++2-xTi(O8-xOH4x)[(H2O)3Cax] NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN)
Hollandite  Say HOLLANDITE Mineral Image for Hollandite Mindat locations   Ba(Mn++++,Mn++)8O16 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Thomas Henry Holland (1868-1947), Director of the Indian Geologic Survey.
Hollingworthite  Say HOLLINGWORTHITE Mineral Image for Hollingworthite Mindat locations   (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS NAME ORIGIN: For Professor Sidney Ewart Hollingworth (1899-1966).
Holmquistite  Say HOLMQUISTITE Mineral Image for Holmquistite Mindat locations   [ ](Li2Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Per Johan Holmquist (1866-1946), petrologist, Stockhom, Sweden.
Holtedahlite  Say HOLTEDAHLITE Mineral Image for Holtedahlite Mindat locations   Mg12(PO3OH,CO3)(PO4)5(OH,O)6
Holtite  Say HOLTITE Mineral Image for Holtite Mindat locations   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 !   Mindat locations   Ca3(Al,Mn+++)2(SiO4)2(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN)
Homilite  Say HOMILITE Mineral Image for Homilite Mindat locations   Ca2(Fe++,Mg)B2Si2O10
Honessite  Say HONESSITE Mineral Image for Honessite Mindat locations   Ni6Fe+++2(SO4)(OH)16·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Arthur P. Honess, (1886-1942), Pennsylvania State University.
Hongquiite *   Mindat locations   TiO NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Tao district, Hongqui, China.
Hongshiite *  Say HONGSHIITE Mineral Image for Hongshiite Mindat locations   PtCu NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Hong district, China.
Hopeite  Say HOPEITE Mineral Image for Hopeite Java Crystal form for Hopeite Mindat locations   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  Say HORNESITE Mineral Image for Hornesite Mindat locations   Mg3(AsO4)2·8(H2O)
Hornstone - flint *  (see Quartz ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Horobetsuite *   Mindat locations   (Bi,Sb)2S3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Horobetsu mine, Hokkaido, Japan.
Horsfordite  Say HORSFORDITE Mindat locations   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) !  Say HORVATHITE-(Y) Mineral Image for Horvathite-(Y) Mindat locations   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.
Hotsonite-VI  Say HOTSONITE-VI Mindat locations   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  Say HOTSONITE-VII Mindat locations   Al11(SO4)3(PO4)2(OH)21·16(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Hotson farm, Pofadder, South Africa.
Howardevansite  Say HOWARDEVANSITE Mindat locations   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  Say HOWIEITE Mineral Image for Howieite Mindat locations   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  Say HOWLITE Mineral Image for Howlite Mindat locations   Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Henry How of Nova Scotia when he first described it in 1868.
Hsianghualite  Say HSIANGHUALITE Mineral Image for Hsianghualite Mindat locations   Ca3Li2Be3(SiO4)3F2 NAME ORIGIN: Type locality unclear, in metamorphosed Devonian limestone, Hunan Province, China. LOCALITY: The name is from a Chinese word for fragrant flower.
Huanghoite-(Ce)  Say HUANGHOITE-(CE) Mindat locations   BaCe(CO3)2F
Huangite  Say HUANGITE Mindat locations   Ca0.5Al3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hubeite !   Mineral Image for Hubeite Java Crystal form for Hubeite Mindat locations   Ca2Mn++Fe+++Si4O12(OH)(H2O)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Dayan mine near Huangshi, Hubei Province, China.
Hubnerite  Say HUBNERITE Mineral Image for Hubnerite Java Crystal form for Hubnerite Mindat locations   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  Say HUEMULITE Mineral Image for Huemulite Mindat locations   Na4Mg(V10O28)·24(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Huemul mine, Mendoza Province, Argentina.
Hugelite  Say HUGELITE Mindat locations   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  Say HULSITE Mineral Image for Hulsite Mindat locations   (Fe++,Mg)2(Fe+++,Sn)O2(BO3) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Alfred Hulse Brooks (1871-1924), U. S. Geologist.
Humberstonite  Say HUMBERSTONITE Mineral Image for Humberstonite Mindat locations   K3Na7Mg2(SO4)6(NO3)2·6(H2O)
Humboldtine  Say HUMBOLDTINE Mineral Image for Humboldtine Mindat locations   Fe++(C2O4)·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), German explorer and naturalist.
Humite  Say HUMITE Mineral Image for Humite Mindat locations   (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  Say HUMMERITE Mineral Image for Hummerite Mindat locations   KMgV+++++5O14·8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Locality.
Hunchunite !  Say HUNCHUNITE Mineral Image for Hunchunite Mindat locations   (Au,Ag)2Pb NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Hunchun River, Jilin province, China
Hungchaoite  Say HUNGCHAOITE Mindat locations   MgB4O5(OH)4·7(H2O)
Huntite