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n-tetracosane *  (see Evenkite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Na-komarovite - Renamed Natrokomarvovite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131  (see Natrokomarovite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Na-Rectorite *  (see Rectorite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
NaAlSi3O8-hollandite *  (see Lingunite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nabalamprophyllite !   Mindat locations   Ba(Na,Ba){Na3Ti[Ti2O2Si4O14](OH,F)2} NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Na & Ba dominant analogue of lamprophyllite.
Nabaphite  Say NABAPHITE Mineral Image for Nabaphite Mindat locations   NaBaPO4•9(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the sodium, Natrium, Barium, and Phosphorus in the composition.
Nabesite !   Mineral Image for Nabesite Java Crystal form for Nabesite Mindat locations   Na2BeSi4O10•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the elements in its composition, Natrium (Na), Beryllium (Be), and Silicon (Si).
Nabiasite !   Mindat locations   BaMn9[(V,As)O4]6(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Pla de Labasse deposit near the hamlet of Nabias, Central Pyrenees, France.
Nabokoite  Say NABOKOITE Mindat locations   Cu++7Te++++O4(SO4)5•KCl NAME ORIGIN: Named for Sof'ya I. Naboko (1901-), Russian volcanologist.
Nacaphite  Say NACAPHITE Mineral Image for Nacaphite Mindat locations   Na(Na,Ca)2(PO4)F NAME ORIGIN: Named after the composition (NaCa, Phosphate).
Nacareniobsite-(Ce)  Say NACARENIOBSITE-(CE) Mineral Image for Nacareniobsite-(Ce) Mindat locations   NbNa3Ca3(Ce,La)(Si2O7)2OF3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Natrium (sodium), Calcium, Rare Earths, NIOBium, and Silicon in the chemical formula.
Nacrite  Say NACRITE Mineral Image for Nacrite Mindat locations   Al2Si2O5(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: From the French, nacre, "mother-of-pearl."
Nadorite  Say NADORITE Mineral Image for Nadorite Java Crystal form for Nadorite Mindat locations   PbSbO2Cl NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: Djebel Nador, Constantine, Algeria.
Nafertisite !  Say NAFERTISITE Mineral Image for Nafertisite Mindat locations   Na3(Fe++,Fe+++)6(Ti2Si12O34)(O,OH)7•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the elements, NAtrium, FERrus and FERric, and TIanium.
Nagashimalite  Say NAGASHIMALITE Mindat locations   Ba4(V+++,Ti)4Si8B2O27Cl(O,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Otokichi Nagashima (1890{1969), pioneer Japanese amateur mineralogist,
Nagelschmidtite  Say NAGELSCHMIDTITE Mindat locations   Ca7(SiO4)3(PO4)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for G. Nagelschmidt, who first described the synthetic compound in 1937.
Nagyagite  Say NAGYAGITE Mineral Image for Nagyagite Mindat locations   AuPb(Sb,Bi)Te2-3S6 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Nagyag mine (now Sacaramb), Romania.
Nahcolite  Say NAHCOLITE Mineral Image for Nahcolite Java Crystal form for Nahcolite Mindat locations   NaHCO3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the nmonic of the chemical formula (NaHCO).
Nahpoite  Say NAHPOITE Mineral Image for Nahpoite Mindat locations   Na2HPO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition (NaHPO-).
Nakalifite *  (see Gagarinite-(Y) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nakauriite  Say NAKAURIITE Mineral Image for Nakauriite Mindat locations   (Mn,Ni,Cu)8(SO4)4(CO3)(OH)6•48(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Nakauri, Achi Prefecture, Japan.
Naldretteite !   Mindat locations   Pd2Sb NAME ORIGIN: Named for Professor Anthony J. Naldrett (b. 1933), University of Toronto and past President of both the Mineralogical Association of Canada and the International Mineralogical Association
Nalipoite  Say NALIPOITE Mindat locations   NaLi2PO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the principal chemical components in the composition, sodium Natrium, Lithium, Phosphorus, and Oxygen.
Nalivkinite !   Mindat locations   Li2NaFe++7Ti2Si8O24(OH)4F NAME ORIGIN: Name origin not given in paper.
Namansilite  Say NAMANSILITE Mineral Image for Namansilite Mindat locations   NaMn+++(Si2O6) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the sodium, NAtrium; MANganese; and SILicon in the formula.
Nambulite  Say NAMBULITE Mineral Image for Nambulite Mindat locations   (Li,Na)Mn++4[Si5O14(OH)] NAME ORIGIN: Named for Matsuo Nambu (1917-), mineralogist, Tohoko University, Japan.
Namibite  Say NAMIBITE Mineral Image for Namibite Mindat locations   Cu++Bi2(VO4)O2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the country in which it is found.
Namuwite  Say NAMUWITE Mineral Image for Namuwite Mindat locations   (Zn,Cu)4(SO4)(OH)6•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the country of origin, and the National Museum of Wales.
Nanlingite  Say NANLINGITE Mindat locations   CaMg4(AsO3)2F4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Nanling area, southern China.
Nanpingite  Say NANPINGITE Mindat locations   Cs(Al,Mg,Fe++,Li)2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Nanping area, Fukien Province, China.
Nantokite  Say NANTOKITE Mindat locations   CuCl NAME ORIGIN: Named after its location.
Narsarsukite  Say NARSARSUKITE Mineral Image for Narsarsukite Mindat locations   Na2(Ti,Fe+++)Si4(O,F)11 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Narsarsuk, southern Greenland.
Nasinite  Say NASINITE Mindat locations   Na2B5O8(OH)•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Rafaello Nasini (1854-1931), Italian chemist.
Nasledovite  Say NASLEDOVITE Mindat locations   PbMn3Al4(CO3)4(SO4)O5•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after B. N. Nasledov (1891-1942) of Russia.
Nasonite  Say NASONITE Mineral Image for Nasonite Mindat locations   Pb6Ca4Si6O21Cl2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Frank Lewis Nason (1856-1928), American geologist, Geological Survey of New Jersey.
Nastrophite  Say NASTROPHITE Mineral Image for Nastrophite Mindat locations   Na(Sr,Ba)(PO4)•9(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the sodium, NAtrium, STROntium, and PHosphorus in the composition
Natalyite  Say NATALYITE Mindat locations   Na(V+++,Cr+++)Si2O6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Nataliya Vasil'evna Frolova (1907-1960), geologist, Irkutsk University, Irkutsk, Russia.
Natanite  Say NATANITE Mineral Image for Natanite Mindat locations   Fe++Sn++++(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Natan Il'ich Ginzburg (1917-1985), Russian mineralogist and geochemist.
Natisite  Say NATISITE Mindat locations   Na2(TiO)SiO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the sodium, NAtrium, TItanium, and SIlicon in the composition.
Native Alum *  (see Alum-(K) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Natrite  Say NATRITE Mineral Image for Natrite Mindat locations   Na2CO3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition.
Natriumphlogopite *  (see Wonesite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Natriumphlogopite  - Renamed to Aspidolite - NOMENCLATURE OF THE MICAS, Thz Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 36, pp. 90s-912 (1998)  (see Aspidolite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Natro-alunite - Renamed Natroalunite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131  (see Natroalunite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Natroalunite   Mineral Image for Natroalunite Java Crystal form for Natroalunite Mindat locations   NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the sodium, natrium, analog of alunite.
Natroapophyllite - Renamed to Apophyllite-(NaF) by Mineralogical Record, v39, (2008), p 131  (see Apophyllite-(NaF) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Natrobetpakdalite   Mindat locations   (Na,Ca)3Fe+++2(As2Mo6O28)•15(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the chemistry and similarity to betpakdalite.
Natrobistantite  Say NATROBISTANTITE Mindat locations   (Na,Cs)Bi(Ta,Nb,Sb)4O12 NAME ORIGIN: For sodium (NATRium), BISmuth, and TANTalum in the chemical formula which deviates from the IMA pyrochlore nomenclature.
Natroboltwoodite   Mindat locations   (H3O)(Na,K)(UO2)SiO4•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition and relationship to boltwoodite.
Natrocalcite *  (see Gaylussite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Natrochalcite  Say NATROCHALCITE Mineral Image for Natrochalcite Java Crystal form for Natrochalcite Mindat locations   NaCu2(SO4)2(OH)•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the compositon, NATRium (Na), and CHALCos, (Cu).
Natrodufrenite  Say NATRODUFRENITE Mineral Image for Natrodufrenite Mindat locations   Na(Fe+++,Fe++)(Fe+++,Al)5(PO4)4(OH)6•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the essential sodium, (NATRium) and its relationship to dufrenite.
Natrofairchildite  Say NATROFAIRCHILDITE Mindat locations   Na2Ca(CO3)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Na analog of fairchildite.
Natroglaucocerinite !   Mindat locations   (Na,Zn,Cu)10Al6(SO4)3(OH)32•18(H2O)? NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)
Natrojarosite  Say NATROJAROSITE Mineral Image for Natrojarosite Java Crystal form for Natrojarosite Mindat locations   NaFe+++3(SO4)2(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its chemical composition and similarity to Jarosite.
Natrokomarovite *   Mindat locations   Na6CaNb6[Si4O12F2•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1979 for Vladimir M. Komarov (1927-1967), Russian cosmonaut who was killed during his return flight on April 23, 1967 and the sodium content.
Natrolemoynite !   Mineral Image for Natrolemoynite Mindat locations   Na4Zr2Si10O26•9(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: The name alludes to the Na dominance and polymorphic relationship to lemoynite.
Natrolite  Say NATROLITE Mineral Image for Natrolite Java Crystal form for Natrolite Mindat locations   Na2[Al2Si3O10]•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek natron, "soda," in allusion to sodium content and lithos - "stone."
Natromontebrasite ?  Say NATROMONTEBRASITE Mineral Image for Natromontebrasite Java Crystal form for Natromontebrasite Mindat locations   (Na,Li)Al(PO4)(OH,F) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition and resemblance to montebrasite.
Natron  Say NATRON Mineral Image for Natron Mindat locations   Na2CO3•10(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: From the Latin for "soda."
Natronambulite  Say NATRONAMBULITE Mindat locations   (Na,Li)Mn++4[Si5O14(OH)] NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Matsuo Nambu (1917-), mineralogist, Tohoko University, Japan.
Natroniobite  Say NATRONIOBITE Mineral Image for Natroniobite Mindat locations   NaNbO3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition.
Natropharmacosiderite   Mindat locations   (Na,K)2Fe+++4(AsO4)3(OH)5•7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the sodium in the composition and its relationship to pharmacosiderite.
Natrophilite  Say NATROPHILITE Mindat locations   NaMnPO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its content of sodium, natrium, and from the Greek for a friend.
Natrophosphate  Say NATROPHOSPHATE Mindat locations   Na7(PO4)2F•19(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition.
Natrosilite  Say NATROSILITE Mineral Image for Natrosilite Mindat locations   Na2Si2O5 NAME ORIGIN: For sodium, NATRium, and SILicon in the composition.
Natrotantite  Say NATROTANTITE Mindat locations   Na2Ta4O11 NAME ORIGIN: Named for sodium, "NATRium", and TANTalum in the composition.
Natrouranospinite   Mindat locations   (Na2,Ca)(UO2)2(AsO4)2•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the relationship to uranospinite
Natroxalate !  Say NATROXALATE Mineral Image for Natroxalate Mindat locations   Na2C2O4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its chemical composition of sodium (Na) and oxalate (C2O4).
Natroxonotlite *  (see Miserite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Natrozippeite   Mineral Image for Natrozippeite Mindat locations   Na4(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Franz Xaver Maxmillian Zippe (1791-1863), Austrian mineralogist.
Naujakasite  Say NAUJAKASITE Mineral Image for Naujakasite Java Crystal form for Naujakasite Mindat locations   Na6(Fe++,Mn)Al4Si8O26 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Naujakasik, Tunugdliarfik Fjord, Greenland.
Naumannite  Say NAUMANNITE Mineral Image for Naumannite Mindat locations   Ag2Se NAME ORIGIN: Named for Carl Friedrich Naumann (1797-1873), German mineralogist and crystallographer.
Navajoite  Say NAVAJOITE Mineral Image for Navajoite Mindat locations   V2O5•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Navajo Indians, on whose reservation the mineral was first found.
Nchwaningite  Say NCHWANINGITE Mindat locations   Mn++2SiO3(OH)2•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its locality. LOCALITY: The N,chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa.
Nealite  Say NEALITE Mineral Image for Nealite Mindat locations   Pb4Fe++(As+++++O4)2Cl4 NAME ORIGIN: Named of Leo Neal Yedlin (1908-1997), micromount mineral collector of New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Nealite-(H2O) *  Say NEALITE-(H2O) Mineral Image for Nealite-(H2O) Mindat locations   Pb4Fe++(As+++O3)2Cl4•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Neal Yedlin (1908-1977), U. S. Mineralogist, who discovered the mineral.
Nechelyustovite !   Mindat locations   (Ba,Na)2{(Na,Ti,Mn)4[(Ti,Nb)2O2Si4O14](OH,O,F)2}•4.5H2O NAME ORIGIN: N.A.
Needle ironstone *  (see Goethite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nefedovite  Say NEFEDOVITE Mindat locations   Na5Ca4(PO4)4F NAME ORIGIN: Named for Yevgeny I. Nefedov (1910-1976), Russian mineralogist, St. Petersburg, Russia, involved in the discovery of a number of Kola minerals.
Neighborite  Say NEIGHBORITE Mindat locations   NaMgF3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Frank Neighbor (1906-?), American petroleum geologist, Sun Oil Co. who logged the first specimen.
Nekoite  Say NEKOITE Mineral Image for Nekoite Mindat locations   Ca3Si6O15•7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named by reversing the order for okenite (Lorenz Oken (1779-1851), German natural historian, Munich Germany) because the minerals were so similer.
Nekrasovite  Say NEKRASOVITE Mindat locations   Cu+26V2(Sn,As,Sb)6S32 NAME ORIGIN: Named for I. Y. Nekrasov, Russian mineralogist.
Nelenite  Say NELENITE Mindat locations   (Mn,Fe++)16Si12As+++3O36(OH)17 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Joseph A. Nelen, chemist at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., USA.
Neltnerite  Say NELTNERITE Mineral Image for Neltnerite Mindat locations   CaMn+++6SiO12 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Louis Neltner, pioneer student of mineral deposits of the High Atlas Mountains, Morocco.
Nemalite *  (see Brucite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nenadkevichite  Say NENADKEVICHITE Mineral Image for Nenadkevichite Java Crystal form for Nenadkevichite Mindat locations   (Na,Ca,K)(Nb,Ti)Si2O6(O,OH)•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Konstantin A. Nenadkevich, Russian mineralogist and geochemist.
Nenadkevichite - (60.1.3.1)  (see Nenadkevichite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nenadkevite *  (see Boltwoodite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Neocolmanite *  (see Colemanite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Neodymite *  (see Lanthanite-(La) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Neodymite *  (see Lanthanite-(Nd) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Neotocite  Say NEOTOCITE Mineral Image for Neotocite Mindat locations   (Mn,Fe++)SiO3•(H2O) (?) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek "Neotokos" = of recent origin, being a product of deterioration of other species.
Nepheline  Say NEPHELINE Mineral Image for Nepheline Java Crystal form for Nepheline Mindat locations   (Na,K)AlSiO4 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek nephele, "cloud," because it becomes clouded when put in strong acid.
Nephelite *  (see Nepheline ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nephrite Jade *  (see Actinolite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nepouite  Say NEPOUITE Mineral Image for Nepouite Mindat locations   Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Reis II mine, Nepoui, New Caledonia.
Nepskoeite !   Mindat locations   Mg4Cl(OH)7•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after it's location.
Neptunite  Say NEPTUNITE Mineral Image for Neptunite Java Crystal form for Neptunite Mindat locations   KNa2Li(Fe++,Mn)2Ti2Si8O24 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Neptune, the Roman god of the sea, because it was found with aegirine, named for the Scandinavian god of the sea.
Neskevaaraite-Fe !   Mindat locations   NaK3Fe(Ti,Nb)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality and composition. LOCALITY: Drillcore from the Neskevaara Hill, central part of the Vuoriyarvi alkaline-ultrabasic massif, northern Karelia, Russia.
Nesquehonite  Say NESQUEHONITE Mineral Image for Nesquehonite Java Crystal form for Nesquehonite Mindat locations   Mg(HCO3)(OH)•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Coal mine at Nesquehoning, Carbon Co., Pennsylvania, USA.
Neustadtelite !   Mineral Image for Neustadtelite Java Crystal form for Neustadtelite Mindat locations   Bi2Fe+++(Fe+++,Co)(O,OH)2(OH)2(AsO4)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Mine dumps in the Schneeberg-Neustädtel area, Saxony, Germany.
Nevadaite !   Mineral Image for Nevadaite Mindat locations   (Cu++,[ ],Al,V+++)6[Al8(PO4)8F8] (H2O)23 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: 5425-5375 (elevation) benches, Gold Quarry open-pit mine near Carlin, Eureka County, Nevada.
Nevskite  Say NEVSKITE Mindat locations   Bi(Se,S) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Nevskii tin deposit, northeastern Russia.
Nevyanakite *  (see Osmium ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Newberyite  Say NEWBERYITE Mineral Image for Newberyite Java Crystal form for Newberyite Mindat locations   Mg(PO3OH)•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for James Cosmo Newbery (1843-1895), geologist, Melbourne, Australia, who initially found the mineral.
Neyite  Say NEYITE Mineral Image for Neyite Mindat locations   AgCu3Pb12.5Bi13S34 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Charles Stewart Ney (1918-1975 ), Geologist.
Nezilovite !  Say NEZILOVITE Mineral Image for Nezilovite Java Crystal form for Nezilovite Mindat locations   PbZn2(Mn++++,Ti++++)2Fe+++8O19 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Nezilovo, Republic of Macedonia.
Niahite  Say NIAHITE Mindat locations   (NH4)(Mn++,Mg,Ca)PO4•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Niah Great Cave, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Niccolite *  (see Nickeline ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nichromite  Say NICHROMITE Java Crystal form for Nichromite Mindat locations   (Ni,Co,Fe++)(Cr,Fe+++,Al)2O4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for chromite with dominant nickel, Ni.
Nickel  Say NICKEL Mineral Image for Nickel Mindat locations   Ni NAME ORIGIN: From the German Nickel - "demom", from a contraction of kupfernickel, or "Devil's Copper", as the mineral was believed to contain copper but yielded none when smelted.
Nickel Bloom *  (see Annabergite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nickel glance *  (see Gersdorffite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nickel Porphyrin *  (see Abelsonite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nickel Selenide *  (see Sederholmite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nickel Vitriol *  (see Morenosite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nickel-boussingaultite - Renamed Nickelboussingaultite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131  (see Nickelboussingaultite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nickel-skutterudite - Renamed Nickelskutterudite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131  (see Nickelskutterudite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nickel-zippeite - Renamed Nickelzippeite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131  (see Nickelzippeite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nickelalumite *  Say NICKELALUMITE Mindat locations   (Ni,Cu)Al4[(SO4),(NO3)2](OH)12•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named in allusion to its composition.
Nickelaustinite  Say NICKELAUSTINITE Mindat locations   Ca(Ni,Zn)(AsO4)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the predominance of nickel in the composition and relation to austinite.
Nickelbischofite  Say NICKELBISCHOFITE Mindat locations   NiCl2•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Nickel analog of bischofite.
Nickelblodite  Say NICKELBLODITE Mindat locations   Na2(Ni,Mg)(SO4)2•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its relation to blodite, with Ni > Mg.
Nickelbloedite *  (see Nickelblodite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nickelboussingaultite   Mindat locations   (NH4)2(Ni,Mg)(SO4)2•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the nickel-bearing analog of boussingaultite.
Nickelhexahydrite  Say NICKELHEXAHYDRITE Mineral Image for Nickelhexahydrite Mindat locations   (Ni,Mg,Fe++)(SO4)•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for nickel in the compostion and relationship to hexahydrite.
Nickelian Pyrite *  (see Bravoite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nickeline  Say NICKELINE Mineral Image for Nickeline Java Crystal form for Nickeline Mindat locations   NiAs NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition.
Nickellinnaeite *  (see Polydymite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nickellotharmeyerite !   Mineral Image for Nickellotharmeyerite Java Crystal form for Nickellotharmeyerite Mindat locations   Ca(Ni,Fe,Co)2(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named to indicate the chemical and structural similarities with lotharmeyerite.
Nickelphosphide !   Mineral Image for Nickelphosphide Mindat locations   (Ni,Fe)3P NAME ORIGIN: The name reflects its composition.
Nickelschneebergite !   Mineral Image for Nickelschneebergite Java Crystal form for Nickelschneebergite Mindat locations   Bi(Ni,Co)2(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Ni-dominant analog of schneebergite (Locality).
Nickelskutterudite   Mineral Image for Nickelskutterudite Mindat locations   (Ni,Co)As3-x NAME ORIGIN: Named as the nickel-rich version of skutterudite.
Nickeltalmessite !   Mindat locations   Ca2Ni(AsO4)2•2H2O NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC)
Nickelzippeite   Mineral Image for Nickelzippeite Mindat locations   Ni++2(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10•16(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Franz Xaver Maxmillian Zippe (1791-1863), Austrian mineralogist.
Nickenichite  Say NICKENICHITE Mineral Image for Nickenichite Mindat locations   Na0,8Ca0,4(Mg,Fe+++,Al)3Cu0,4(AsO4)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Nickenich village, near the Nickenicher Sattel Volcano, Eifel district, Germany.
Nicols *  (see Calcite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nicolsonite (Zn) *  (see Aragonite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Niedermayrite !  Say NIEDERMAYRITE Mindat locations   Cu4Cd(SO4)2(OH)6•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Gerhard Niedermayr (b. 1941), mineralogist and geologist, Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria, compiler of the regional mineralogy of the eastern Alps.
Nielsbohrite !   Mindat locations   K(UO2)3(AsO4)(OH)4•H2O NAME ORIGIN: Named for Niels Henrik David Bohr (1885-1962), Danish physicist and Nobel Prize winner in Physics (1922) who made fundamental contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum m
Nielsenite !   Mineral Image for Nielsenite Mindat locations   PdCu3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Troels F.D. Nielsen (b. 1950), a geologist with the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland.
Nierite  Say NIERITE Mindat locations   Si3N4 NAME ORIGIN: For A. O. Nier (1912-1994), who was responsible for the now accepted measurement of the atmospheric N-isotope composition.
Nifontovite  Say NIFONTOVITE Mineral Image for Nifontovite Mindat locations   Ca3B6O6(OH)12•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Roman V. Nifontov (1901-1960), Russian geologist.
Nigerite *  (see Ferronigerite-2N1S ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nigerite-24R *  (see Ferronigerite-6N6S ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nigerite-6H *  (see Ferronigerite-2N1S ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nigerite-6T *  (see Ferronigerite-2N1S ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Niggliite  Say NIGGLIITE Mindat locations   PtSn NAME ORIGIN: Named for Paul Niggli (1888-1953), Professor at Zurich, Switzerland.
Niigataite - Renamed to Clinozoisite-(Sr) - Recommended nomenclature of epidote-group minerals, Eur. J. Mineral. 2006, 18, 551-567.  (see Clinozoisite-(Sr) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nikischerite !  Say NIKISCHERITE Mineral Image for Nikischerite Java Crystal form for Nikischerite Mindat locations   NaFe++6Al3(SO4)2(OH)18(H2O)12 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Anthony (Tony) J. Nikischer (1949-), geologist (Excalibur Minerals) who discovered the mineral.
Niksergievite !   Mindat locations   [Ba,Ca)2(Al,Si)7O10(CO3)(OH)6•nH2O NAME ORIGIN: Named in honor of Prof. Nikolai Grigorievich Sergiev (1901-1960), a Soviet geologist, for his contributions to the geology of Kazakhstan.
Nimesite *  (see Brindleyite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nimite  Say NIMITE Mineral Image for Nimite Mindat locations   (Ni,Mg,Fe++)5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)8 NAME ORIGIN: An acronym for the National Institute of Metallurgy of South Africa.
Ningyoite  Say NINGYOITE Mineral Image for Ningyoite Mindat locations   (U,Ca,Ce)2(PO4)2•1-2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ningyo Pass, Japan, where the mine in which the mineral was first found is located.
Niningerite  Say NININGERITE Mindat locations   (Mg,Fe++,Mn)S NAME ORIGIN: Named for Harvey Harlow Nininger (1887-1986), of Sedona Arizona, USA for his contributions to meteorite studies.
Niobite *  (see Columbite-(Fe) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Niobo-aeschynite-(Ce) - Renamed Nioboaeschynite-(Ce) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131  (see Nioboaeschynite-(Ce) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Niobo-aeschynite-(Nd) - Renamed Nioboaeschynite-(Nd) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131  (see Nioboaeschynite-(Nd) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Niobo-aeschynite-(Y) - Renamed Nioboaeschynite-(Y) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131  (see Nioboaeschynite-(Y) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nioboaeschynite-(Ce)   Mindat locations   (Ce,Ca)(Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the composition and the Greek for "shame," in allusion to the inability of chemists, at the time of its discovery, to separate some of its constituents.
Nioboaeschynite-(Nd) !   Mindat locations   (Nd,Ce)(Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and from the Greek for "shame," in allusion to the inability of chemists, at the time of its discovery, to separate some of its constituents.
Nioboaeschynite-(Y) !   Mineral Image for Nioboaeschynite-(Y) Mindat locations   [(Y,REE),Ca,Th,Fe](Nb,Ti,Ta)2(O,OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the dominant B-site cation, niobium and for the aeschynite group.
Niobocarbide !  Say NIOBOCARBIDE Mineral Image for Niobocarbide Mindat locations   (Nb,Ta)C NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition of Nb and C.
Niobokupletskite !   Mineral Image for Niobokupletskite Mindat locations   K2Na(Mn,Zn,Fe)7(Nb,Zr,Ti)2Si8O26(OH)4(O,F) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Nb analog of kupletskite.
Niobophyllite  Say NIOBOPHYLLITE Mineral Image for Niobophyllite Mindat locations   K2Na(Fe++,Mn)7(Nb,Ti)2Si8O26(OH)4(F,O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the niobium content and foliated character common to the astrophyllite group.
Niocalite  Say NIOCALITE Mindat locations   Ca14Nb2(Si2O7)4O6F2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition (Niobium, Calcium).
Nisbite  Say NISBITE Mindat locations   NiSb2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition, NIckel and SB, the chemical symbol for antimony.
Nissonite  Say NISSONITE Mineral Image for Nissonite Mindat locations   Cu2Mg2(PO4)2(OH)2•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for William H. Nisson (1912-1965), amateur mineralogist, mineral collector and dealer, of Petaluma, California, USA.
Niter  Say NITER Mineral Image for Niter Mindat locations   KNO3 NAME ORIGIN: Named derived from Herbraic neter, used in ancient times for alkaline salts extracted by water from vegetable ashes.
Nitrammite *  (see Gwihabaite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nitratine  Say NITRATINE Mineral Image for Nitratine Mindat locations   NaNO3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition of containing nitrates.
Nitratite *  (see Nitratine ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nitre *  (see Niter ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nitrobarite  Say NITROBARITE Mindat locations   Ba(NO3)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for NITRate and BARium in the composition.
Nitrocalcite  Say NITROCALCITE Mindat locations   Ca(NO3)2•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for NITROgen and CALCium in the composition.
Nitromagnesite  Say NITROMAGNESITE Mineral Image for Nitromagnesite Mindat locations   Mg(NO3)2•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for NITROgen and MAGNESium in the composition.
Nitronatrite *  (see Nitratine ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Niveolanite !   Mineral Image for Niveolanite Mindat locations   NaBe(CO3)(OH)•2H2O NAME ORIGIN: Named from Latin niveus, snow-white, and lana, wool, alluding to the visual similarity of its aggregates to snow-white, fluffy flocks of wool.
Nobleite  Say NOBLEITE Mineral Image for Nobleite Mindat locations   CaB6O9(OH)2•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Levi F. Noble ( ), Geologist, USGS for his contributions to the geology of the Death Valley region.
Noelbensonite !  Say NOELBENSONITE Mineral Image for Noelbensonite Mindat locations   BaMn+++2(Si2O7)(OH)2•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For William Noel Benson (1855-1957), of the University of Otago, in recognition of his pioneering research in the Great Serpentine Belt and New England Fold Belt of New South Wales, Austr
Nolanite  Say NOLANITE Mineral Image for Nolanite Mindat locations   (V+++,Fe++,Fe+++,Ti)10O14(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Thomas Brennan Nolan (1901-1992), formerly Director of the U. S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C., USA.
Nontronite  Say NONTRONITE Mineral Image for Nontronite Mindat locations   Na0.3Fe+++2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2•n(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Nontrone, Dordogne, France.
Norbergite  Say NORBERGITE Mineral Image for Norbergite Mindat locations   Mg3(SiO4)(F,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Ostanmosoa iron mine, Norberg, Vastmanland, Sweden.
Nordenskioeldine *  (see Nordenskioldine ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nordenskioldine  Say NORDENSKIOLDINE Mineral Image for Nordenskioldine Java Crystal form for Nordenskioldine Mindat locations   CaSnB2O6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Nils A. E. Nordenskiöld (1832-1901), Swedish mineralogist and Arctic explorer.
Nordite-(Ce)  Say NORDITE-(CE) Mindat locations   (Ce,La,Ca)(Sr,Ca)Na2(Na,Mn)(Zn,Mg)Si6O17 NAME ORIGIN: Analog to the La-dominant nordite-(La) which was named after the word for north because of its northern origin in the Lovozero Massif.
Nordite-(La)  Say NORDITE-(LA) Mindat locations   (Na,Mn)3(Sr,Ca)(La,Ce)(Zn,Mg)Si6O17 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the word for north because of its northern origin in the Lovozero Massif.
Nordstrandite  Say NORDSTRANDITE Mineral Image for Nordstrandite Mindat locations   Al(OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for R. A. van Nordstrand (1817-), Sinclair Research Laboratories, who first synthesized the compound.
Nordstroemite *  (see Nordstromite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nordstromite  Say NORDSTROMITE Mindat locations   Pb3CuBi7(S10Se4) NAME ORIGIN: Named for T. Nordstrom.
Normandite !  Say NORMANDITE Mineral Image for Normandite Mindat locations   NaCa(Mn++,Fe++)(Ti,Nb,Zr)Si2O7(O,F)2 NAME ORIGIN: For Mr. Charles Normand (1963-), of Montreal, who discovered the mineral.
Norrishite  Say NORRISHITE Mineral Image for Norrishite Mindat locations   K(Mn+++2Li)Si4O10(O)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Keith Norrish of the Division of Soils, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia.
Norsethite  Say NORSETHITE Mindat locations   BaMg(CO3)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Keith Norseth (1927-1991), American engineering geologist, Westvaco trona mine, Wyoming, USA,
Northupite  Say NORTHUPITE Mineral Image for Northupite Mindat locations   Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl NAME ORIGIN: Named after C. H. Northup (b.1861), grocer, of San Jose, California, who found the first specimen.
Nosean  Say NOSEAN Mineral Image for Nosean Mindat locations   Na8Al6Si6O24(SO4) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the German mineralogist, K. W. Nose (1753-1835).
Noselite *  (see Nosean ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Novacekite  Say NOVACEKITE Mineral Image for Novacekite Mindat locations   Mg(UO2)2(AsO4)2•12(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Radim Novacek (1905-1942), Czech mineralogist, for his contributions to the mineralogy of uranium.
Novakite  Say NOVAKITE Mineral Image for Novakite Mindat locations   (Cu,Ag)21As10 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Jiri Novak (1902-1971), Czech mineralogist.
Novgorodovaite !   Mineral Image for Novgorodovaite Mindat locations   Ca2(C2O4)Cl2•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Margarita Ivanovna Novgorodova (1938-), director of the Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Moscow, Russia.
Novodneprite !   Mindat locations   AuPb3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Novodneprovskoe deposit, Kazakhstan
Nowackiite  Say NOWACKIITE Mindat locations   Cu6Zn3As4S12 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Werner Nowaki (1909-), University of Berne, Switzerland.
Nsutite  Say NSUTITE Mineral Image for Nsutite Mindat locations   (Mn++++1-x)(Mn++x)(O2-2x)(OH2x) where x = 0.06-0.07 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Nsuta, Ghana.
Nuffieldite  Say NUFFIELDITE Mindat locations   Pb2Cu(Pb,Bi)Bi2S7 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Edward W. Nuffield (1914-), Canadian mineralogist.
Nukundamite  Say NUKUNDAMITE Mineral Image for Nukundamite Mindat locations   (Cu,Fe)4S4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Undu mine, Nukundamu, Fiji.
Nullaginite  Say NULLAGINITE Mindat locations   Ni2(CO3)(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Otway Belt, Nullagine district, WA, Australia.
Numanoite !   Mindat locations   Ca4CuB4O6(OH)6(CO3)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Tadayuki Numano (1931-2001), Emeritus Professor of Okayama University.
Nussierite *  (see Phosphohedyphane ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Nyboite  Say NYBOITE Mindat locations   NaNa2(Mg3Al2)Si7AlO22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Nybo pod, Nordfjord, Norway.
Nyerereite  Say NYEREREITE Mineral Image for Nyerereite Mindat locations   Na2Ca(CO3)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the president of Tanzania, Julius K. Nyerere (1922-).
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