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L Index of Mineral Species

This alphabetical listing of L 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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Labradorite *  Say LABRADORITE Mineral Image for Labradorite Java Crystal form for Labradorite Mindat locations   (Ca,Na)(Si,Al)4O8 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Labrador peninsula, Canada.
Labuntsovite *  (see Labuntsovite-Mg ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Labuntsovite - (60.1.3.2) *  (see Labuntsovite-Mn ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Labuntsovite-Fe !  Say LABUNTSOVITE-FE Mindat locations   Na4K4(Ba,K)2(Fe,Mg,Mn)1+xTi8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8·10(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe dominant member of the labuntsovite subgroup.
Labuntsovite-Mg !  Say LABUNTSOVITE-MG Java Crystal form for Labuntsovite-Mg Mindat locations   Na4K4(Ba,K)(Mg,Fe)1+xTi8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8·10(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Mg dominant member of the labuntsovite subgroup.
Labuntsovite-Mn  Say LABUNTSOVITE-MN Mineral Image for Labuntsovite-Mn Java Crystal form for Labuntsovite-Mn Mindat locations   Na4K4(Ba,K)(Mn,Fe)1+x(Ti,Nb)8[Si4O12]4(O,OH)8·n(H2O), n=10-12 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Aleksander Nikolaevich Labuntsov and Ekaterina Eutikhieva Labuntsov-Kostyleva, Russian mineralogists.
Labyrinthite !   Mindat locations   (Na,K,Sr)35Ca12Fe3Zr6TiSi51O144(O,OH,H2O)9Cl3 NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN)
Lacroixite  Say LACROIXITE Mineral Image for Lacroixite Mindat locations   NaAl(PO4)F
Laffittite  Say LAFFITTITE Mineral Image for Laffittite Mindat locations   AgHgAsS3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Pierre Laffitte, Director, National School of Mines, Paris, France.
Laflammeite !   Mindat locations   Pd3Pb2S2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for J. H. Gilles Laflamme (1947-) of CANMET, Ottawa, who has contributed to the study of numerous PGM.
Laforetite !   Mindat locations   AgInS2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Claude P. Laforet (1936-) a metallographer at the Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minieres, who first observed the mineral from the Montgros mine.
Laihunite  Say LAIHUNITE Mindat locations   Fe++Fe+++2(SiO4)2
Laitakarite  Say LAITAKARITE Mindat locations   Bi4(Se,S)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Aarne Laitakari, Director, Geological Survey of Finland, who collected the original material.
Laiton *  (see Brass ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Lalondeite !   Mindat locations   (Na,Ca)6(Ca,Na)3Si16O38(F,OH)2·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN)
Lamellar zeolite *  (see Heulandite-Ca ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Lamellar zeolite *  (see Heulandite-K ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Lamellar zeolite *  (see Heulandite-Na ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Lamellar zeolite *  (see Heulandite-Sr ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Lammerite  Say LAMMERITE Mineral Image for Lammerite Mindat locations   Cu3[(As,P)O4]2
Lamprophyllite  Say LAMPROPHYLLITE Mineral Image for Lamprophyllite Mindat locations   Na2(Sr,Ba)2Ti3(SiO4)4(OH,F)2 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, lampros - "luster" and fyllon - "leaf" in allusion to the lusterous cleavage.
Lanarkite  Say LANARKITE Mineral Image for Lanarkite Java Crystal form for Lanarkite Mindat locations   Pb2(SO4)O NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: Susanna Mine, Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Landauite  Say LANDAUITE Mineral Image for Landauite Mindat locations   NaMnZn2(Ti,Fe+++)6Ti12O38 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Lev Davidovich Landau (1908-1968), noted Russian physicist.
Landesite  Say LANDESITE Mineral Image for Landesite Mindat locations   (Mn,Mg)9Fe+++3(PO4)8(OH)3·9(H2O)
Langbanite  Say LANGBANITE Mineral Image for Langbanite Mindat locations   (Mn,Ca,Fe)++4(Mn+++,Fe+++)9Sb+++++Si2O24 NAME ORIGIN: After its locality. LOCALITY: At Langbanshyttan, Vermland, Sweden and the Sjo mines near Orebro in Orebro.
Langbeinite  Say LANGBEINITE Mineral Image for Langbeinite Java Crystal form for Langbeinite Mindat locations   K2Mg2(SO4)3
Langisite  Say LANGISITE Mineral Image for Langisite Mindat locations   (Co,Ni)As NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Langis mine, Casey Township, Cobalt-Gowganda area, Ontario, Canada.
Langite  Say LANGITE Mineral Image for Langite Java Crystal form for Langite Mindat locations   Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Viennese physicist, V. von Lang (1838-1921).
Lanmuchangite !   Mindat locations   TlAl(SO4)2·12(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Lanmuchang Tl-Hg deposit, Xinren County, Guizhou Province, China.
Lannonite  Say LANNONITE Mineral Image for Lannonite Mindat locations   HCa4Mg2Al4(SO4)8F9·32(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Dan Lannon, who staked important claims at the locality in the late 1800's. LOCALITY: Lone Pine mine, Catron County, New Mexico.
Lansfordite  Say LANSFORDITE Mineral Image for Lansfordite Java Crystal form for Lansfordite Mindat locations   MgCO3·5(H2O)
Lanthanite-(Ce)  Say LANTHANITE-(CE) Mineral Image for Lanthanite-(Ce) Mindat locations   (Ce,La)2(CO3)3·8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its relationship to lanthanite-(La) and the cerium content.
Lanthanite-(La)  Say LANTHANITE-(LA) Java Crystal form for Lanthanite-(La) Mindat locations   (La,Ce)2(CO3)3·8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the dominant lanthanum in the composition. From the Greek, lanthanein = "to lie hidden."
Lanthanite-(Nd)  Say LANTHANITE-(ND) Mindat locations   (Nd,La)2(CO3)3·8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its relationship to lanthanite-(La) and the neodymium content.
Laphamite  Say LAPHAMITE Mineral Image for Laphamite Mindat locations   As2(Se,S)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Davis M. Lapham (1931-1974), former Chief Mineralogist of the Pennsylvania Geological Survey.
Lapieite  Say LAPIEITE Mindat locations   CuNiSbS3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Near the confluence of Glacier Creek and the Lapie River, Cyr Ranges, Yukon Territory, Canada.
Lapis lazuli *  (see Lazurite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Laplandite-(Ce)  Say LAPLANDITE-(CE) Mindat locations   Na4CeTiPSi7O22·5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Lappland (Lapland), the region in which the Kola Peninsula lies.
Lapparentite *  (see Rostite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Larderellite  Say LARDERELLITE Mineral Image for Larderellite Mindat locations   (NH4)B5O6(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for count Francesco de Larderelle (1848-1925), owner of the "BORAX mine" in Tuscany, Italy
Larimar - blue *  (see Pectolite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Larisaite !   Mineral Image for Larisaite Mindat locations   Na(H3O)(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Larisa Nikolaevna Belova (1923-1998), Russian mineralogist and crystallographer.
Larnite  Say LARNITE Mineral Image for Larnite Mindat locations   Ca2SiO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Scawt Hill, near Larne, Co., Antrim, Ireland.
Larosite  Say LAROSITE Mindat locations   (Cu,Ag)21(Pb,Bi)2S13 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Fred LaRose, a discoverer of silver ore at Cobalt.
Larsenite  Say LARSENITE Mineral Image for Larsenite Mindat locations   PbZnSiO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Esper Signius Larsen, Jr. (1879-1961), petrologist and Professor of Geology, Harvard University.
Lasurite *  (see Lazurite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Latiumite  Say LATIUMITE Mineral Image for Latiumite Mindat locations   (Ca,K)8(Al,Mg,Fe)(Si,Al)10O25(SO4) NAME ORIGIN: For the Latin name of the district of origin, Latium, Italy.
Latrappite  Say LATRAPPITE Mineral Image for Latrappite Mindat locations   (Ca,Na)(Nb,Ti,Fe)O3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: St Lawrence Columbium and Metals Corporation mine, near La Trappe, Quebec, Canada.
Laubmannite ?   Mineral Image for Laubmannite Mindat locations   Fe++3Fe+++6(PO4)4(OH)12 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Heinrich Laubmann (1865-1951), German mineralogist.
Laueite  Say LAUEITE Mineral Image for Laueite Mindat locations   Mn++Fe+++2(PO4)2(OH)2·8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for M. F. T. Von Laue.
Laumontite  Say LAUMONTITE Mineral Image for Laumontite Mindat locations   CaAl2Si4O12·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Frenchman, F. P. N. de Laumont (1747-1834).
Launayite  Say LAUNAYITE Mindat locations   Pb22Sb26S61 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Louis de Launay (1860-1938), French student of mineral deposits.
Laurelite  Say LAURELITE Mineral Image for Laurelite Mindat locations   Pb7F12Cl2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Grand Reef, Mine, Aravaipa District, Laural Canyon, Graham County, Arizona USA.
Laurionite  Say LAURIONITE Mineral Image for Laurionite Java Crystal form for Laurionite Mindat locations   PbCl(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Ancient lead slags at Laurium, Greece.
Laurite  Say LAURITE Mineral Image for Laurite Mindat locations   RuS2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Laura R. Joy, wife of Charles A. Joy, American Chemist, Columbia University, New Yourk City, USA.
Lausenite  Say LAUSENITE Mineral Image for Lausenite Mindat locations   Fe+++2(SO4)3·6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Carl Lausen, U. S. Mining engineer, who first described the species.
Lautarite  Say LAUTARITE Java Crystal form for Lautarite Mindat locations   Ca(IO3)2
Lautenthalite  Say LAUTENTHALITE Mindat locations   PbCu++4(OH)6(SO4)2·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Lautenthal, Harz Mts, Germany.
Lautite  Say LAUTITE Mineral Image for Lautite Java Crystal form for Lautite Mindat locations   CuAsS NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Vater Abraham Mine (Shaft 139), Lauta, Marienberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany.
Lavendulan  Say LAVENDULAN Mineral Image for Lavendulan Mindat locations   NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the color (lavender blue).
Lavenite  Say LAVENITE Mineral Image for Lavenite Mindat locations   (Na,Ca)2(Mn,Fe++)(Zr,Ti,Nb)Si2O7(O,OH,F) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: In Norway, on Laven and the Aro Islands.
Lavrentievite  Say LAVRENTIEVITE Mindat locations   Hg3S2(Cl,Br)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Michail Alexeevich Lavrentiev (1900-1980), Russian mathematician and academician, founder of the Siberian Academy of Science.
Lawrencite  Say LAWRENCITE Mindat locations   (Fe++,Ni)Cl2
Lawsonbauerite  Say LAWSONBAUERITE Mindat locations   (Mn,Mg)9Zn4(SO4)2(OH)22·8(H2O)
Lawsonite  Say LAWSONITE Mineral Image for Lawsonite Mindat locations   CaAl2Si2O7(OH)2·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Andrew Cowper Lawson (1861-1952), Scottish-American geologist.
Lazarenkoite  Say LAZARENKOITE Mineral Image for Lazarenkoite Mindat locations   CaFe++As+++3O7·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Eugeni Konstatinovich Lazarenko (1912-1979), mineralogist, academician, Academy of Science, Ukraine.
Lazulite  Say LAZULITE Mineral Image for Lazulite Java Crystal form for Lazulite Mindat locations   MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: From the Arabic azul - "sky" and the Greek lithos - "stone."
Lazurite  Say LAZURITE Mineral Image for Lazurite Mindat locations   Na3Ca(Al3Si3O12)S NAME ORIGIN: From the Persian lazward - "blue."
Lead  Say LEAD Mineral Image for Lead Mindat locations   Pb NAME ORIGIN: Anglo-Saxon, lead; Latin plumbum.
Lead arsenate *  (see Schultenite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Lead Glance *  (see Galena ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Lead Monoxide *  (see Massicot ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Lead Spar *  (see Anglesite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Lead Thiosulfate *  (see Sidpietersite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Lead Vitrol *  (see Anglesite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Leadamalgam  Say LEADAMALGAM Mineral Image for Leadamalgam Mindat locations   HgPb2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the natural alloy of lead and mercury.
Leadhillite  Say LEADHILLITE Mineral Image for Leadhillite Java Crystal form for Leadhillite Mindat locations   Pb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the localiy. LOCALITY: Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Leakeite  Say LEAKEITE Mindat locations   NaNa2(Mg2Fe+++2Li)Si8O22(OH)2
Lechatelierite *   Mineral Image for Lechatelierite Mindat locations   SiO2
Lecontite  Say LECONTITE Mindat locations   (NH4,K)Na(SO4)·2(H2O)
Legrandite  Say LEGRANDITE Mineral Image for Legrandite Java Crystal form for Legrandite Mindat locations   Zn2(AsO4)(OH)·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Belgian mining engineer, Legrande.
Lehiite *  (see Millisite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Lehnerite  Say LEHNERITE Mindat locations   Mn[UO2/PO4]2·8(H2O)
Leifite  Say LEIFITE Mineral Image for Leifite Mindat locations   Na2(Si,Al,Be)7(O,OH,F)14 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the tenth-century Norse mariner and explorer Leif Ericson.
Leightonite  Say LEIGHTONITE Mineral Image for Leightonite Java Crystal form for Leightonite Mindat locations   K2Ca2Cu(SO4)4·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for T. Leighton, mineralogist at the University of Sanitago, Chile.
Leisingite !  Say LEISINGITE Mineral Image for Leisingite Java Crystal form for Leisingite Mindat locations   Cu(Mg,Cu,Fe,Zn)2Te++++++O6·6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For Mr. Joseph F. Leising (1949-), geologist and mineral collector of Reno, Nevada, USA.
Leiteite  Say LEITEITE Mineral Image for Leiteite Mindat locations   ZnAs+++2O4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Luis Texeira-Leite (1942-), Portuguese mineral dealer who discovered the mineral.
Lekeite-K *  (see Potassicleakeite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Lemanskiite !   Mineral Image for Lemanskiite Mindat locations   NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Chester (Chet) S. Lemanski, Jr.
Lemmleinite *  (see Lemmleinite-K ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Lemmleinite-Ba !   Mineral Image for Lemmleinite-Ba Mindat locations   Na2K2Ba1-xTi4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Ba-dominant member of the lemmleinite subgroup.
Lemmleinite-K !   Mineral Image for Lemmleinite-K Java Crystal form for Lemmleinite-K Mindat locations   NaK2(Ti,Nb)2Si4O12(O,OH)2·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Georgy G. Lemmlein (1901-1962), prominent Russian mineralogist and crystallographer.
Lemoynite  Say LEMOYNITE Mineral Image for Lemoynite Mindat locations   (Na,K)2CaZr2Si10O26·5-6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Charles Lemoyne (1625-1685), Lord of Longuevil, and his four sons, well-known personalites in French-Canadian history.
Lenaite  Say LENAITE Mindat locations   AgFeS2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Lena River.
Lengenbachite  Say LENGENBACHITE Mineral Image for Lengenbachite Mindat locations   Pb6(Ag,Cu)2As4S13 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Lengenbach quarry, Binnental, Valais, Switzerland.
Leningradite  Say LENINGRADITE Mindat locations   PbCu++3(VO4)Cl2
Lennilenapeite  Say LENNILENAPEITE Mineral Image for Lennilenapeite Mindat locations   K6-7(Mg,Mn,Fe++,Fe+++,Zn)48(Si,Al)72(O,OH)216·16(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Lenni Lenape Native American tribe, who first inhabited the type locality region. LOCALITY: Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA.
Lenoblite  Say LENOBLITE Mineral Image for Lenoblite Mindat locations   V2O4·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Andre Lenoble, French mineralogist-geologist.
Leogangite !   Mineral Image for Leogangite Mindat locations   Cu10(AsO4)4(SO4)(OH)6·8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: A mine dump of the Danielstollen, in the Schwarzleo valley about 10 km west-southwest of Leogang, Salzburg, Austria.
Leonhardite *  (see Laumontite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Leonite  Say LEONITE Mineral Image for Leonite Java Crystal form for Leonite Mindat locations   K2Mg(SO4)2·4(H2O)
Lepersonnite-(Gd)  Say LEPERSONNITE-(GD) Mindat locations   CaGd2(UO2)24(CO3)8(SiO4)4·48(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Jacques Lepersonne (1909-), honorary head of the Department of Geology and Mineralogy, Musee Royale de l'Afrique Centrale, Brussels, Belgium.
Lepidocrocite  Say LEPIDOCROCITE Mineral Image for Lepidocrocite Java Crystal form for Lepidocrocite Mindat locations   FeO(OH) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek lipis - "scale" and krokis - "fibre."
Lepidolite  Say LEPIDOLITE Mineral Image for Lepidolite Java Crystal form for Lepidolite Mindat locations   K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek lepidion - "scale" and lithos - "stone."
Lepidomelane (Fe) *  (see Biotite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Lepkhenelmite-Zn !   Mindat locations   Ba2Zn(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4·7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality and composition. LOCALITY: Lepkhe-Nelm Mountain, Lovozero alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia.
Lerbachite *  (see Clausthalite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Lermontovite  Say LERMONTOVITE Mindat locations   U++++(PO4)(OH)·(H2O) (?)
Lessingite *  (see Britholite-(Ce) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Lessingite-(Ce) *  (see Britholite-(Ce) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Lesukite !  Say LESUKITE Mineral Image for Lesukite Mindat locations   Al2(OH)5Cl·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Grigorii Ivanovich Lesuke (1935–1995), technical worker in the Department of Crystallography, University of St. Petersburg, Russia.
Letovicite  Say LETOVICITE Mineral Image for Letovicite Mindat locations   (NH4)3H(SO4)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Letovice, Moravia, Czech Republic.
Lettsomite *  (see Cyanotrichite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Leucite  Say LEUCITE Mineral Image for Leucite Mindat locations   KAlSi2O6 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek leukos - "white."
Leucophanite  Say LEUCOPHANITE Mineral Image for Leucophanite Mindat locations   (Na,Ca)2BeSi2(O,OH,F)7 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek leucos, "white" and phanein, " to appear" in allusion to the white color
Leucophoenicite  Say LEUCOPHOENICITE Mineral Image for Leucophoenicite Mindat locations   Mn7(SiO4)3(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek leukos, "pale" and foinis, "red purple", in allusion to its color
Leucophosphite  Say LEUCOPHOSPHITE Mineral Image for Leucophosphite Mindat locations   KFe+++2(PO4)2(OH)·2(H2O)
Leucophyllite (Starkl 1883) *  (see Aluminoceladonite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Leucosapphire - colorless *  (see Corundum ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Leucosphenite  Say LEUCOSPHENITE Mineral Image for Leucosphenite Mindat locations   Na4BaTi2O2[B2Si10O28] NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1901 by Flink from the Greek for white (=leuco) and wedge (=sphen), in allusion to its color and morphology.
Leucoxene-alteration *  (see Ilmenite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Levinsonite-(Y) !   Mineral Image for Levinsonite-(Y) Mindat locations   (Y,Nd,La)Al(SO4)2(C2O4)·12(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Al A. Levinson of the University of Calgary, who is the originator of the nomenclature system used by REE minerals.
Levyclaudite  Say LEVYCLAUDITE Mindat locations   Pb8Sn7Cu3(Bi,Sb)3S28 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Claude Levy (1924-), French mineralogist.
Levyne *  (see Levyne-Ca ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Levyne-Ca  Say LEVYNE-CA Mineral Image for Levyne-Ca Mindat locations   (Ca,Na2,K2)Al2Si4O12·6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Armand Levy (1794-1841), French mineralogist and crystallographer, Paris University, France. Ca modifier added by zeolite nomenclature committee.
Levyne-Na !  Say LEVYNE-NA Mindat locations   (Na2,Ca,K2)Al2Si4O12·6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Armand Levy (1794-1841), French mineralogist and crystallographer, Paris University, France. The Na-dominant member of the levyne series.
Levynite *  (see Levyne-Ca ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Levynite *  (see Levyne-Na ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Lewisite  Say LEWISITE Mindat locations   (Ca,Fe++,Na)2(Sb,Ti)2O7 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Willam James Lewis (1847-1926), Professor of Mineralogy, Cambridge University, Canbridge, England.
Lewisite - Mn deficient *  (see Romeite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Lewistonite *  (see Carbonate-fluorapatite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Liandratite  Say LIANDRATITE Mineral Image for Liandratite Mindat locations   U++++++(Nb,Ta)2O8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Georges Liandrat and his wife, of Samoens, France, who had prospected extensively in Madagascar.
Liberite  Say LIBERITE Mindat locations   Li2BeSiO4 NAME ORIGIN: Presumably for LIthium and BERyllium in the composition.
Libethenite  Say LIBETHENITE Mineral Image for Libethenite Java Crystal form for Libethenite Mindat locations   Cu2(PO4)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Lubietova (German Livethen), Czechoslovakia.
Liddicoatite !  Say LIDDICOATITE Mineral Image for Liddicoatite Mindat locations   Ca(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(O,OH,F)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Richard T. Liddicot (1918-2003), gemologist, who invented the diamond grading system, for his many contributions to the Gemological Institute of America.
Liddicoatite - (61.3.1.2) *  (see Liddicoatite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Liebauite  Say LIEBAUITE Mindat locations   Ca3Cu5Si9O26
Liebenbergite  Say LIEBENBERGITE Mindat locations   (Ni,Mg)2SiO4
Liebigite  Say LIEBIGITE Mineral Image for Liebigite Mindat locations   Ca2(UO2)(CO3)3·11(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Justus van Liebig (1803-1873), German chemist.
Lievrite *  (see Ilvaite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Light Red Silver Ore *  (see Proustite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Likasite  Say LIKASITE Mineral Image for Likasite Mindat locations   Cu3(NO3)(OH)5·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Likasi mine, Shaba, Zaire.
Lillianite  Say LILLIANITE Mineral Image for Lillianite Mindat locations   Pb3Bi2S6 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Lillian Mining Co. in Colorado.
Lime  Say LIME Mindat locations   CaO
Lime Uranite *  (see Autunite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Limonite *  (see Goethite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Linarite  Say LINARITE Mineral Image for Linarite Java Crystal form for Linarite Mindat locations   PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Linares, Spain.
Lindackerite  Say LINDACKERITE Mineral Image for Lindackerite Mindat locations   CuCu4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2·~9(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Joseph Lindacker, Austrain chemist, who made the analysis.
Lindbergite !   Mineral Image for Lindbergite Mindat locations   Mn(C2O4)·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Marie Louise Lindburg-Smith (1918-), USGS scientist who described several new species from the mine.
Lindgrenite  Say LINDGRENITE Mineral Image for Lindgrenite Java Crystal form for Lindgrenite Mindat locations   Cu3(MoO4)2(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Waldemar Lindgren (1860-1939), American mining geologist and teacher.
Lindqvistite  Say LINDQVISTITE Mindat locations   Pb2(Mn++,Mg)Fe+++16027 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Bengt Lindqvist (1927-), formerly Senior Curator of the Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden.
Lindsleyite  Say LINDSLEYITE Mindat locations   (Ba,Sr)(Ti,Cr,Fe,Mg)21O38 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Donald H. Lindsley (1934-), mineralogist, Department of Earth Sciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Lindstroemite *  (see Lindstromite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Lindstromite  Say LINDSTROMITE Mineral Image for Lindstromite Mindat locations   Pb3Cu3Bi7S15 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Gustav Lindstrom (1838-1916), Swedish mineral chemist of the Swedish Museum of Natrual History, Stockholm, Sweden.
Lingaitukuang *  (see Brabantite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Linnaeite  Say LINNAEITE Mineral Image for Linnaeite Java Crystal form for Linnaeite Mindat locations   Co++Co+++2S4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Swedish botanist, C. Linne (1707-1778).
Linneite *  (see Linnaeite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Lintisite  Say LINTISITE Mineral Image for Lintisite Mindat locations   Na3LiTi2Si4O14·2(H2O)
Liottite  Say LIOTTITE Mineral Image for Liottite Mindat locations   (Ca,Na,K)8(Si,Al)12O24[(SO4),(CO3),Cl,OH]4·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Luciano Liotti, mineral collector who donated the specimen in which this mineral was first found.
Lipscombite  Say LIPSCOMBITE Mineral Image for Lipscombite Mindat locations   (Fe++,Mn)Fe+++2(PO4)2(OH)2
Liroconite  Say LIROCONITE Mineral Image for Liroconite Java Crystal form for Liroconite Mindat locations   Cu2Al(AsO4)(OH)4·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, liros - "pale" and konia - "powder."
Lisetite  Say LISETITE Mindat locations   Na2CaAl4Si4O16
Lishizhenite  Say LISHIZHENITE Mindat locations   ZnFe+++2(SO4)4·14(H2O)
Lisitsynite !   Mindat locations   KBSi2O6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Apollon E. Lisitsyn (1928-1999), Russian specialist in B deposits.
Liskeardite  Say LISKEARDITE Mineral Image for Liskeardite Mindat locations   (Al,Fe+++)3(AsO4)(OH)6·5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Liskeard, Cornwall, England.
Litharge  Say LITHARGE Mineral Image for Litharge Mindat locations   PbO NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1917 from a Greek word given by Diocorides to a material obtained in the process of separating lead from silver by pyrometallurgy.
Lithidionite *  (see Litidionite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Lithiomarsturite  Say LITHIOMARSTURITE Mindat locations   LiCa2Mn2HSi5O15
Lithionite *  (see Zinnwaldite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Lithiophilite  Say LITHIOPHILITE Mineral Image for Lithiophilite Java Crystal form for Lithiophilite Mindat locations   LiMnPO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the composition, Lithium, and from the Greek for "friend".
Lithiophorite  Say LITHIOPHORITE Mineral Image for Lithiophorite Mindat locations   (Al,Li)Mn++++O2(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the content of LITHIum and the Greek for "to bear".
Lithiophosphate  Say LITHIOPHOSPHATE Mindat locations   Li3PO4
Lithiotantite  Say LITHIOTANTITE Mindat locations   Li(Ta,Nb)3O8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for LITHIum and TANTalum in the composition.
Lithiowodginite  Say LITHIOWODGINITE Mineral Image for Lithiowodginite Mindat locations   LiTa3O8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the dominant LITHium content and the relationship to wodginite.
Lithium Mica *  (see Lepidolite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Lithosite  Say LITHOSITE Mineral Image for Lithosite Mindat locations   K6Al4Si8O25·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek "lithos", stone, because it contains the most abundant components of the Earth's crust.
Litidionite  Say LITIDIONITE Mineral Image for Litidionite Mindat locations   KNaCuSi4O10
Litvinskite !   Mineral Image for Litvinskite Mindat locations   Na2([ ],Na,Mn)Zr[Si6O12(OH,O)6] NAME ORIGIN: Named for Galina P. Litvinskaya (1920-1994), former crystallographer of the Moscow State University.
Liveingite  Say LIVEINGITE Mineral Image for Liveingite Mindat locations   Pb9As13S28 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Geroge D. Liveing (1827-1924), Professor of Chemistry, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England.
Livingstonite  Say LIVINGSTONITE Mineral Image for Livingstonite Mindat locations   HgSb4S8 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Scottish explorer and missionary, David Livingstone (1813-1873).
Lizardite  Say LIZARDITE Mineral Image for Lizardite Mindat locations   Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Lodestone *  (see Magnetite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Loellingite *  (see Lollingite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Loeweite *  (see Loweite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Lokkaite-(Y)  Say LOKKAITE-(Y) Mindat locations   CaY4(CO3)7·9(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Lauri Lokka (1875-1966), mineralogist and chief chemist, Geological Survey of Finland.
Lollingite  Say LOLLINGITE Mineral Image for Lollingite Java Crystal form for Lollingite Mindat locations   FeAs2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Lölling, Hüttenberg, Carinthia, Austria
Lomonite *  (see Laumontite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Lomonosovite  Say LOMONOSOVITE Mineral Image for Lomonosovite Mindat locations   Na5Ti2O2(Si2O7)(PO4) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Mikhail V. Lomonosov (1711-1765), Russian mineralogist and naturalist.
Londonite !   Mineral Image for Londonite Mindat locations   CsAl4Be4(B,Be)12O28 NAME ORIGIN: Named for David London (1953-), petrologist at the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA.
Lonecreekite  Say LONECREEKITE Java Crystal form for Lonecreekite Mindat locations   (NH4)(Fe+++,Al)(SO4)2·12(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Lone Creek Fall cave, near Sabie, eastern Transvaal, South Africa.
Lonsdaleite  Say LONSDALEITE Mineral Image for Lonsdaleite Mindat locations   C NAME ORIGIN: Named for Kathleen Lonsdale (1903-1971), English crystallographer.
Loparite-(Ce)  Say LOPARITE-(CE) Mineral Image for Loparite-(Ce) Mindat locations   (Ce,Na,Ca)2(Ti,Nb)2O6 NAME ORIGIN: From the Russian name for the Lapps, "Lopar", inhabitants of the Kola Peninsula, Russia.
Lopezite  Say LOPEZITE Mineral Image for Lopezite Mindat locations   K2Cr2O7
Lorandite  Say LORANDITE Mineral Image for Lorandite Java Crystal form for Lorandite Mindat locations   TlAsS2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Eotovos Laorand (1848-1919), physicist of Budapest, Hungary.
Loranskite-(Y)  Say LORANSKITE-(Y) Mindat locations   (Y,Ce,Ca)ZrTaO6 (?) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Apollonie Mikhailovich Loranski (1847-1917), inspector and teacher of the Mining Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Lorenzenite  Say LORENZENITE Mineral Image for Lorenzenite Mindat locations   Na2Ti2Si2O9 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Johannes Theodor Lorenzen (1855-1884), Danish mineralogist and student of Greenland minerals.
Lorettoite ?   Mineral Image for Lorettoite Mindat locations   Pb7O6Cl2 NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1916 for its original locality. LOCALITY: Loretto, Tennessee, USA. Laurium, Greece. Chubut, Argentina.
Lorettoite *  (see Chubutite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Loseyite  Say LOSEYITE Java Crystal form for Loseyite Mindat locations   (Mn,Zn)7(CO3)2(OH)10
Lotharmeyerite  Say LOTHARMEYERITE Mineral Image for Lotharmeyerite Mindat locations   CaZnMn+++(AsO3OH)4(OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Julius Lothar Meyer (1830-1895), German chemist who developed concepts for the periodic table.
Louderbackite *  (see Romerite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Loudounite  Say LOUDOUNITE Mindat locations   NaCa5Zr4Si16O40(OH)11·8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: After the locality. LOCALITY: Goose Creek Quarry, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA.
Loughlinite  Say LOUGHLINITE Mineral Image for Loughlinite Mindat locations   Na2Mg3Si6O16·8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Gerald Francis Loughlin (1880-1946), chief geologist, U. S. Geological Survey.
Lourenswalsite  Say LOURENSWALSITE Mineral Image for Lourenswalsite