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S Index of Mineral Species
This alphabetical listing of S minerals include synonyms of accepted mineral names, pronunciation of that name, name origins, and locality information. Visit our expanded selection of mineral pictures.
  Cu4TlSe3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Germain Sabatier (1923-), French mineralogist.  Cu2Zn(As,Sb)O4(OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Cesare Sabelli (1934- ) of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Firenze, Ital. (NH4)Fe+++(SO4)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Lone Creek cavern, near Sabie, Transvaal, South Africa. (Na,Ca)4Zr2Ti(CO3)4O4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ann Phyllis Sabina Stenson (1930-), mineralogist, Geological Survey of Canada.  HAl(UO2)4(PO4)4•16(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Name for Sabugal Co., Portugal, in which the mineral was first found.  (Na,Ca,K)9Si6Al6O24[(OH),(SO4),(CO3),Cl)]4•n(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Mt. Sabatini, Sacrafano volcano area, Latium, Italy. (K,Na)Ca2(Fe++,Mg,Al,Ti)5[(Si,Al)8O22](OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ryoichi Sadanaga (1920-), professor emeritus, University of Tokyo. Pb2Bi2Te2S3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Archean-aged Saddleback greenstone belt which hosts the deposit.  (Co,Fe)As2 NAME ORIGIN: From the German Safflor - "dyer's saffron."  (Mg,Fe++)Ce2(CO3)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Thure Georg Sahama (1910-1983), Finnish geochemist and petrologist, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. Pb14(AsO4)2O9Cl4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Carl Andreas Sahlin (1861-1943), chemist and manager of the iron works at Laxa, Sweden. Ca2Mn3O2(AsO4)2(CO3)•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: Hartkoppe hill, Ober-Sailauf (Spessart mountains) Germany. Ca5(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Paul Sainfeld (1916-), Musee des Mineralogie, Ecole des Mines, Paris. Ca3Mg(BO3)2(CO3)•0.36(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality, Sakha being the name for Siberia in the Yakut language. LOCALITY: Solongo, Transbaikalia, Russia. (Pb,Fe)(Bi,Sb)2S4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Marina S. Sakharova (1917-), Russian mineralogist. (Cu,Zn,Fe,In,Sn)4S4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Kin-Ichi Sakurai (1912-1993), a Japanese amateur mineralogist. NH4Cl NAME ORIGIN: Alchemist's Latin name for "salt of Ammon", used by early writers for common rock salt from near the Oracle of Ammon in Egypt. Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2•10(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Achille Salee (1883-1932), mineralogist, Universite Louvain, Belgium. Cu(IO3)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Reno H. Sales (1876-1969), chief geologist, Anaconda Copper Mining Co. Na0.5Li0.5Al3AlSi3O10(OH)5 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Pierre Saliot, professor of geology in France. Cu1.6Pb1.6Bi6.4S12 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Felbertal deposit, Salzburg province, Austria. Cu2Fe5Ni2S8 NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) (Y,Fe+++,U)(Nb,Ta)5O4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Vasilii Yefrafovich von Samarski-Bykhovets (1803-1870), Chief of Staff of the Russian Corps of Mining Engineers.  (Yb,Y,REE,U,Th,Ca,Fe++) (Nb,Ta,Ti)O4 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Yb-dominant analogue of samarskite. Ca14Mn++3Zn2(Be,Zn)2Be6(SiO4)6(Si2O7)4(OH,F)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Samuel Fouler, M.D. (1779-1844), who early encouraged study of the Franklin deposits. NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Mat Sample, mine superintendent, Chuquicamata, Chile. Ag4MnSb2S6 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its location. (Ca,Ba)Ca8(Fe++,Mn)4Al2(PO4)10(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Peter B. Samuelson (1941-), Rumney New Hampshire, USA. BaSi2O5 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Frank B. Sanborn, (1862-1936), Mineralogist, California Department of Natural Resources. MgSO4•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Bruno Sander (1884-1979), Austrian geologist, Alte Universitat, Innsbruck, Austria. Na2(Mn++,Fe+++)10Si11V+++++O34(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Edoardo Sanero, formerly professor of Mineralogy at the University of Genova, Italy. (K,Na)(Si,Al)4O8 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek sanis - "little plate" and idos - "to see." Al2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)•9(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Sierra Chica de Zonda, San Juan Province, Argentina. (Zn,Fe++)WO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Los Cerrillos, seven km southwest of San Mart´in, San Luis Province, Argentina. Na2CaPb3(CO3)5 NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Fe+++3(PO4)2(OH)3•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Saint Barbara (4th century), a martyred christian who took refuge in the mines and converted many of the miners, hence her patronage to miners. CaMn++4Si5O14(OH)2•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after it's locality. LOCALITY: Pennsylvania mine, SW side of San Antonio Valley, 4 miles ENE of Mount Hamilton, Santa Clara Co., California, USA. (Mn,Fe,Al,Mg)2(Mn++++,Mn++)2(Ca,Sr,Na)3(VO4,AsO4)4(OH)3•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company, because if its contribution to the exploration and development of the New Mexico uranium deposits. Pb++9Pb++++2CrO16 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Santa Ana mine, near Caracoles, Sierra Gorda district, Antofagasta, Chile. CuB2O4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the mine which was named after St. Rose of Lima (1586-1617), first Catholic American saint. KB5O6(OH)4•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Giorgio Santi (1746-1822), Italian chemist and Director, Museum of Natural History, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. (Ca/2,Na)0,3(Mg,Fe++)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: From the Latin, sapo meaning "soap.' (Mg,Al)8(Al,Si)6O20 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its blue color. CaSb10O10S6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Sarabau mine, Sarawak.Borneo. NaCa6Al4Si6O24F (?) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "flesh", alluding to the color. (Fe++,Mn,Mg)3(PO4)2 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "flesh" and "view," in allusion to its apparent flesh-red color [due to intimate intergrowth with graftonite]. Mn++2(AsO4)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for "made of flesh" in allusion to the blood-red color. Fe+++2(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (1811-1888), former President of Argentina. PbAs2S4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Sartorius von Walterhausen (1809-1876), German geologist who first mentioned the species. Ca(Y,Th)Al5(SiO4)2(PO4,SO4)2(OH)7•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Derivation of the name not given, probably for the locality; and for its high yttrium content. LOCALITY: Sary-Arka, Kazakhstan. (Al,Fe+++)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7•84(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the South African Speleological Society (SAS). H3BO3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Sasso and the Tuscan lagoons, between Volterra and Massa Marittima, Italy. KNa2Al4(B2O5)3Cl3•13(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Satimola salt dome, north Caspian region, Kazakhstan. Al12V++++2V+++++6O37•30(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Kanysh I. Satpaev (1899-1964), Kazakh geologist. (Fe++,Mg)2(PO4)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Jack Satterly (1906-), geologist at Ontario Department of Mines, Canada. Na0,3Zn3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Ueberroth mine, Saucon Valley, near Friedensville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA. Pb2(UO2)5O6(OH)2•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for David Sayre (1924- ), American crystallographer, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York, USA. Na2Ce[Si6O14(OH)]•n(H2O), (n >= 1.5) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Nikolai Petrovich Sazhin (1898-1969), Founder of the Russian rare-earth industry. Na3La[Si6O15]•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the La-dominant analogue of sazhinite. Na5YZrSi6018•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Ludmila B. Sazykina (1934- ), a Kola artist. NaB5O6(OH)4•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Umberto Sborgi (1883-1955), Italian chemist, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. MnCl2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Arcangelo Scacchi (1810-1893), Italian mineralogist, University of Naples, Naples, Italy. Pb14Sb30S54O5 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Dr. Giuseppe Scaini (1906-1988), engineer and skillful investigator of systematic and Italian mineralogy. Ca2(Fe++,Mn)ScSi5O14(OH) NAME ORIGIN: The name reflects its composition, as the scandium analogue of babingtonite. (Na,Ca)4[(Al,Si)12O24]Cl NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1800 rom the Greek skapos - "rod" and lithos - "stone." Al5(CO3)(OH)13•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: South Bay, Scarborough, England. Ca7Si6(CO3)O18•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Scawt Hill, Antrim, Ireland. Ag1.1Hg0.9 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Doris Schachner (1904-1989), German mineralogist. Fe++Sb+++2O4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ferenc Schafarzik (1854-1927), Hungarian mineralogist, of the Polytechnic, Budapest, Hungary. NaCa2Mg2(VO4)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Helmut Schäfer (b. 1931), amateur mineralogist from Mayen-Kürrenberg, specialist in the minerals of the Eifel volcanic area, who discovered the mineral. Na21(SO4)7F6Cl NAME ORIGIN: Named for John Frank Schairer (1904-1970), American physical chemist, Geophysical Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA. Mn++16[As+++O2OH][Si12O30](OH)14 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Wakdemar Theodore Shaller ((1852-1967), mineralogist, U. S. Geological Survey. AgBiS2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the original (discredited) locality. LOCALITY: Original (discredited) locality at Schapbach, Baden. Silberbrünnle Mine, Haigerach valley, Gengenbach, Schwarzwald (Black Forest), Baden-Württemberg, Germany Ca3Ge++++(SO4)2(OH)6•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Werner T. Schaurte (1892-1978), South African scientist. CaWO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Swedish chemist, Karl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786). (NH4)2MgH2(PO4)2•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Arnulf Schertel (1841-1902), mineralogist, Freiberg Mining Academy, Freiberg, Germany. (Ca,Y,Sb,Mn)2(Ti,Ta,Nb,W)2O6(O,OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1937 for Jacob Schetelig (1875-1935), Norwegian mineralogist, director of the Oslo Mineralogical Museum. Na(Mn,Mg)9[VSi9O28(OH)](OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Swiss naturalist Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (1672-1733), junior physician of the city of Zürich, curator of the Kunstkammer?a (cabinet of natural history and curiosities), and he h (Nb,Ta)BO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Italian mineralogist Giuseppe Schiavinato (1915-1996). Pb(Te++++++,S)O4•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ed Schieffelin (1847-1897), stagecoach driver and prospector who discovered the Tombstone district mines. Ag3Pb3Bi9S18 to Ag3Pb6Bi7S18 NAME ORIGIN: Named for J. H. L. Schirmer, superintendent of the U. S. Mint, Denver, Colorado, USA. Bi7O4(MoO4)2(AsO4)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Fritz Schlegel, a dedicated mineral collector. (Cu,[ ])6(Pb,Bi)Se4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Schlema-Alberoda ore field in the ancient mining region of Saxony, Germany (H3O,Ca)Al3(AsO4,SO4)2(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Karl Schlossmacher (1887-?), mineralogist and honorary member of the German Gemological Society. Pb2Cu++2(Se++++O3)(Se++++++O4)(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Oscar Schmieder (1891-1980), German geographer, a Director of the Museum of Mineralogy and Geology, National University, C´ordoba, Argentina. (UO2)TeO3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Eduardo Schmitter Villada (1904-1982), professor of mineralogy, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Bi(Co,Ni)2(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Dump material of the "Am Roten Berg" mining area, about 5 km SW of Schneeberg, Saxony, Germay. Fe++Fe+++3As+++5O13 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Hans Schneiderhöhn (1887-1962), German mineralogist. Al2(PO4)(VO4)•8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for William P. Schoder (1900-1977), U. S. Chemist. MgSn++++(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Arthur Moritz Schoenflies (1853-1928), professor of mathematics, University of Frankfurt. (UO2)8O2(OH)12•12(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Alfred Schoep (1881-1966), Belgian mineralogist who studied uranium mineralogy. Na0.3CrS2•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Robert Schollhorn, German chemist. CaZn2(PO4)2•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Adolph Scholz (1894-1950), mineral collector and chemist, Regensburg, Germany. Fe++2ZnMnFe+++(PO4)3(OH)2•9(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Richard Schooner (1925-), mineral collector, Connecticut, USA. NaFe++3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Old name of unknown origin. NaFe++3Al6Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(F,OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the F analog of the hydroxyl end-member schorl, in the tourmaline group. Ca3(Ti,Fe+++,Al)2[(Si,Fe+++,Fe++)O4]3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the mineral schorl and from the Greek "homos," the same, in allusion to its resemblance to schorl. (Fe,Ni)3P NAME ORIGIN: Named for Karl Franz Anton von Schreibers (1775-1852), of Vienna, Austria. V+++2Ti3O9 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Werner Schreyer (1930-), Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany. NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F•10(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Julius Freiherr Schrockinger von Neudenberg (1814-1882), who found and described the U occurrence at Jochymov, Bohemia, Czech Republic. Fe++(V+++++O4)(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Henri J. Schubnel (1935-), French mineralogist. Hg3(SO4)O2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Curt Nicolaus Schuette (1895-1975), American mining engineer and geologist, specialist in mercury deposits. PbCu(Nd,Gd,Sm,Y)(CO3)3(OH)•1.5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Hendrik Jan Schuiling (1892-1966), Dutch engineer and Chief Geologist, Union Miniere du Haut-Katanga, former Belgian Congo. (Cu,Zn)7(SO4,CO3)2(OH)10•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Glucksrad mine, near Oberschulenberg (Upper Schulenberg), Harz, Germany. PbHAsO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Baron August Benjamin de Schulten (1856-1912) of Helsingfors and Paris, who prepared and described artificial crystals of the compound. Bi3[(V,As,P)O4]2O(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Friedrich Schumacher, professor, University of Freiberg and Bonn, Germany Pb++6(IO3)2O3Cl4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for H. Schwartzemberg, assayer, Copiapo, Chile. Fe+++16O16(OH)12(SO4)2 NAME ORIGIN: In honor of Udo Schwertmann (1922 - ). (Zn,Mg,Mn++)4Zn3(CO3)2(OH)10 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Charles Bertram Sclar (1925-2001), Geology Department, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA CaAl2Si3O10•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, skolec = 'worm' in reference to the mineral's reaction to the blowpipe flame. Fe+++AsO4•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek skorodon - meaning "garlic" alluding to the arsenic odor when heated. (Fe++,Mg)Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Everisto Pena Scorza (1899-?), Brazilian mineralogist, Mineral Survey of Brazil. PbSO3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the country of origin. PbO2 NAME ORIGIN: The name alludes to the close scrutiny that is necessary to distinguish the mineral from its dimorph, plattnerite. Mn3(PO4)B(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Professor Arthur Edmund Seaman (1858-1937), American mineralogist, Michigan College of Mining and Technology, Houghton, Michigan, USA NaBSi2O5(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after it's locality. LOCALITY: Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California. NiSe NAME ORIGIN: Named for J. J. Sederholm, former Director of the Gological Survey of Finland. U(MoO4)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Georgii Yakolevich Sedov (1877-1914), Russian polar investigator. Pb3Cl3(IO3)O NAME ORIGIN: Named for Erich Seeliger, German mineralogist, Technical University, Berlin. Mg[(UO2)(AsO3)x(AsO4)1-x]2•7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Paul (1904-1982) and Hilde (1901-1987) Seel, Belgium mineral collectors. Mg(UO2)(AsO3)x(AsO4)1-x•7(H2O) (x=0.7) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Paul (1904-1982) and Hilde (1901-1987) Seel, Belgium mineral collectors. CaMgFe+++(PO4)2(OH)•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Curt G. Segeler (1901-1989), amateur mineralogist, New York City. PbFe+++3H(AsO4)2(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for E. Ralph Segnit (1923-1999), mineralogist and petrologist, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, for his contributions to Australian mineralogy. Na4(Ce,Sr)2{Ti(OH)2(Si8O18)}(O,OH,F)4•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Seidozero, literally Lake Seid, the central lake in the Lovozero complex. (Na,Ca)2(Zr,Ti,Mn)2Si2O7(O,F)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Lovozero massif, near the Muruai and Uel'kuai Rivers, Seidozero region, Kola Peninsula, Russia. SiO2 NAME ORIGIN: Name for Friedrich A. Seifert (b. 1941), founding Director of the Bayerische Geoinstitut, Universität Bayreuth, Germany, for his important contributions to high-pressure geoscience. (Fe,Ni)(Sb,As)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: In the Seinäjoki deposit, Vaasa, Finland (Fe++,Mg)2Al4Si5O18 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Czechoslovakian mineralogist, J. Sekanina (1901-1986). Se NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, Selene, "goddess of the Moon" to contrast Tellure, "earth". Ag3CuSe2 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Se analogue of jalpaite. [(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2(S,Se)7][Ag9Cu(S,Se)2Se2] NAME ORIGIN: Named as the selenium dominant analogue of polybasite. Ag5Sb(Se,S)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition and similarity to stephanite. PbCuAsS3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Gustav Seligman (1849-1920), German mineral collector. MgF2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Quintino Sella (1827-1884), Italian mining engineer and mineralogist. NaK(Be,Al)Zr2(PO4)4•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For A. R. C. Selwyn (1824-1902), founding director of the Geological Survey of Victoria, Australia. (Na,Ca)9(Ce,La)2(Fe++,Mn)(Si,Be)20(O,OH,F)48 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Yevgeny Ivanovich Semenov, (1951-), Russian mineralogist, IMGRE, Moscow, Russia. Pb9Sb8S21 NAME ORIGIN: For Andor von Semsey (1833-1923), a Hungarian nobleman, who was also an amateur mineralogist. Pb(Ti,Fe,Mn)21O38 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Joaquim de Costa Sena, Esola de Minas, Ouro Preto, Brazil. Sb2O3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the French mineralogist, H. Hureau de Senarmot (1808-1862). Al2(PO4)(OH)3•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kourondicko iron ore (magnetite) deposit, Faleme River Basin, Senegal. CsKNaCa2TiO[Si7O18(OH)] NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Cu2(UO2)2V2O8•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Edgar Sengier (1879-1963), executive director, Societe Generale de Belgiwue. Mg4Si6O15(OH)2•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, sepia - "cuttlefish" and lithos - "stone." From the German, meerschaum meaning "sea froth." Na(Mn++,Ca)2Si3O8(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for J. M. Serand, West African mineral collector. Ca2(Mg,Al)6(Si,Al,B)6O20 NAME ORIGIN: From the old Arabic name, Serendib, for Sri Lanka (Ceylon). Ca2Mg11(CO3)9(HCO3)4(OH)4•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Evengi M. Sergeev (1914-), engineering geologist, Moscow University. Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Giovanni Battista Serpieri (1832-1897), Italian mining entrpreneur, founder of the Montecatini Co., and developer of the Laurium mines. MnPO4•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Alto Serra Branca pegmatite, ~10 km southwest of Pedra Lavrand, Paraiba, Brazil. CaFe+++2(AsO4)2(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Terry Maxwell Seward (1940-) who collected the mineral. Ca(Nd,Sm,Y)2(UO2)(CO3)4(OH)2•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kamoto East, 5 km W of Kolwezi, Shaba, Zaire. Mg5(BO3)Cl2(OH)5•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Leonid I. Shabynin (1909-), Russian geologist. (Pb,Cd)(Fe,Cu)8S8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Tatanya Shadlun, Russian researcher on ore minerals. K2Na3(Mn++,Fe++,Na)4[Si9(O,OH)27](OH)2•n(H2O), n~2.33 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ilarion Ilarionovich Shafranovskii (1907-1994), mineralogist and crystallographer at the Mining Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia. Hg+4Sb+++++O3(OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Feliks Nikolaevich Shakhov (1894-1971), Head of the Division of Geochemistry in the Russian Academy of Sciences. Pb2Ni3S2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Samuel James Shand (1882-1957), Scottish petrologist, Columbia University, New York City, New York, USA. Pb2OCO3 NAME ORIGIN: For David M. Shannon (1942- ), a mineral dealer who helped collect the first samples of the mineral. Ca(UO2)6(CO3)5(OH)4•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for R. R. Sharp (1881-1956), English engineer, prospector, and soldier, who discovered the Shikolobwe uranium deposit in 1915. Cu5(SiO3)4(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Shattuck mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA. KKNaTi2O(OH)[Si4O12] NAME ORIGIN: Named for Dmitrii Ivanovich Shcherbakov (1893-1966), Russian mineralogist and geochemist V2O5 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Vladimir V. Shcherbina (1907-1978), Russian geochemist. NaCa3(CO3)2F3•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for George M. Sheldrick, creator of the SHELX software, widely used for the refinement of crystal structures. Ca9Al2V++++4V+++++24O80•56(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Alexander M. Sherwood (1888-?), American analytical chemist, U.S. Geological Survey. K(Ca,Mn,Na)2(K2-x,[ ]x)2ZnSi12O30 (x~0.8) NAME ORIGIN: Named after two prominent Russian geologists, Viktor Sergeevitch Shibkov (1926-1992) and Nikolai Viktorovitch Shibkov (1951-1991), who both spent their professional lives working on the g Mn++7Al4(SO4)2(OH)22•8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Loi mine, Shinga Prefecture, Japan. K(NaMg2)Si4O10F2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Nikolay V. Shirokshin (1809-), Russian geologist who in 1835 published the first geological data for the Khibiny massif. KMn3(AlSi3)O10(OH,F)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Haruo Shirozu, Professor Emeritus of Kyushu University for his contributions to the crystal chemistry of sheet-silicate minerals. {(Na,Mn,Ca,[ ])4[Nb2(O,H2O)4Si4O14](OH,F)2}•2(H2O,[ ]) NAME ORIGIN: For the Shkatulka vein in which the mineral was found. KCa[Si4O9(OH)]•3H2O NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Na3Y(CO3)3•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Shomiok River, in the Lovozero massif, flowing near Mt. Alluaiv, where the mineral was first found. Na2Ca2(CO3)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Maxwell Naylor Short (1889-1952), professor of mineralogy, University of Arizona. IrTe2 NAME ORIGIN: After the locality. LOCALITY: Located hear the village of Shuangfeng about 190 km NNE of Beijing, People's Republic of China. Ca2Cu8(AsO4)6Cl(OH)•7(H2O) (?) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Aleksei V. Shunikov (1887-1971), crystallographer, Institute of Crystallography, Moscow, Russia. Ca2(Mg,Al)(Cr,Al)2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)2•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for V. P. Shuisk, petrologist of the Ural Scientific Center, Yekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russia. CaHBO3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Siberia (sibirski). TlAg2(As,Sb)3S6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Valentin Sicher (1925-), member of the Lengenbach syndicates who contributed greatly to the specimen recovery efforts. Li(Mn++,Fe+++)PO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the discoverer of the Pala pegmatite deposits, Sickler. Fe5N2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition (Greek, "sideros" = iron). Fe++CO3 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek sideros, "iron." Na2Fe+++(SO4)2(OH)•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition. KFe++2Al(Al2Si2)O10(F,OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for "iron" and "leaf" in allusion to the composition and the micaceous character. Fe++SO4•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for iron, sideros, and for fiber, tilos, for its composition and structure. Na3Mn(PO4)(CO3) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Alexander V. Sidorenko (1917-1982), Russian mineralogist. Pb++4(S++++++O3S--)O2(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Sidney Pieters (1920-2003), of Windhoek, Namibia for his outstanding contributions to Namibian mineralogy. MoO3•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Sidney Arthur Williams (1933- ), American mineralogist and petrologist of Douglas, Arizona, USA, (Ni,Co)3S4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its ore-bearing locality, Siegen, Germany. LOCALITY: Grube Jungfer, Müsen, Siegen district, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Cu3Al4(PO4)2(OH)12•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Robert Sielecki (1958-), Australian geologist. Fe+++Al2(PO4)2(OH)3•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Sigol XX mine, Llallagua, Potosi, Bolivia. 3SiO2•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition, a silica hydrate. Si NAME ORIGIN: From the Latin, silicis = "flint." NaLiSi2O5•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For SIlicon, LIthium, and sodium, NAtrium, in the composition. Bi12SiO20 NAME ORIGIN: Named fo rLars Gunnar Sillén (1916-1970) of Stockholm, Sweden for his work on Bi2O3 polymorphs. Al2SiO5 = Al[6]Al[4]OSiO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the American chemist and mineralogist, B. Silliman (1779-1824). Ag NAME ORIGIN: Anglo-Saxon, of unknown origin. (Ca,Na)4Al6Si6O24(SO4,CO3) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Silvia Hillebrand, daughter of G. Tschermak, was first suggested in 1914 for the then-hypothetical SO4 analog of meionite. Li(Mg,Fe+++,Mn+++)2(PO4)2 NAME ORIGIN: Name is derived from the Greek for "hospitable," in allusion to the fact that four (non-P) cations enter its structure. Na2LiAlF6 NAME ORIGIN: Named after William B. "Skip" Simmons (b. 1943), University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., specialist in the mineralogy and petrology of granitic pegmatites, especially t C19H24 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Vittorio Simonelli (1860-1929), Italian geologist and paleontologist, University of Bologna, Italy. TlHgAs3S6 NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1982 for Simon Engel, son of Peter Engel (b.1942), Swiss crystalographer. Zn5(OH)8Cl2•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Werner Simon (1939-) and Kurt Kolle (1949-), mineral collectors from Conrberg, Germany. CaV++++4O9•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Jack R. Simplot (1909-) of the Simplot Mining Co., Boise, Idaho, USA. Al4(Ta,Nb)3O13(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Edward Sydney Simpson (1875-1939), Western Australian government mineralogis and mineral analyst. Ca(V++++O)2(PO4)2•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Sincos, Dept. Junin, Peru, about 160 km E of Lima. MgAlBO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Sinhala, the Sanskrit name for Ceylon. CaCl2•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Sinjar, W of Mosul, Iraq. H2MnAl(PO4)2(OH)•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for John Sinkankas (1915-2002), Captain, U.S. Navy, and author of books on minerals and gems. Cu6As4S9 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Rudolph von Sinner (1890-1960), President of the Commission of the Natural History Museum, Bern, Switzerland. Si2N2O NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1964 for the composition (SiNO). Na2K(Ti,Nb)4O4(SiO4)2(O,OH)•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named forr SIlicon; TItanium; sodium, NAtrium; and potassium, Kalium, in its composition. Mg6Fe+++2(CO3)(OH)16•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Stens Anders Hjalmar Sjogren (1856-1922), Swedish mineralogist, Professor of Mineralogy, University of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden. CuPd NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Skaergaard intrusion, Kangerdlugssuaq area, East Greenland. Cu3SbS3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Brian J. Skinnner, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Bi2Se2(Te,S) NAME ORIGIN: Named for George Skippen, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. (H3O)2Mg(UO2)2(SiO4)2•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Marie Curie-Sklodowska (1867 - 1934), Polish-born French researcher of radioactive minerals. Discoverd the element radium. Ca3Zn2(PO4)2CO3(OH)2•H2O NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Skorpion zinc deposit, Namibia (Co,Ni)As3-x NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. Smaltite In reference to smalt, a deep blue glaze in which this mineral was used to furnish the necessary cobalt. LOCALITY: Skutterud, Norway. NaMg2Fe+++5(SO4)7(OH)6•33(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Czech mineralogist, Frantisek Slavik (1876-1957). Cu13(AsO4)6(AsO3OH)4•23(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) (Sr,Ca)Al2Si2O8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Chester Baker Slawson (1898-1964, Mineralogist AT THE University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Bi2Te++++O5 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Vladimir Ivanovich Smirnov (1910-1988), Russian economic geologist and department chairman, University of Moscow. AgAsS2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for George Frederick Smith (1872-1953), crystallographer of the British Museum, London, England. ZnCO3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after James Smithson (1765-1829), English mineralogist who financed the founding of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, USA. (Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)3(Fe+++,Al)2(AsO4)4•11(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Nikolai A. Smoljaninov (1885-1957), Mineralogist, Moscow Univerisity, Russia. Bi2O(OH)(PO4) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Smrkovec, Slavkovsky Mt, Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic. (Fe,Ni)9S11 or (Fe,Ni)13S16 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Charles Henry Smyth (1866-1937), economic geologist and petrologist of Princeton University, New Jersey, USA. Na11(Na,Ca)4(Mg,Mn)Ti++++4(Si4O12)(PO4)4O5F3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Vladimir S. Sobolev (1908-1982), Soviet petrologist and former President of the Internatinal Mineralogical Association. PdBi NAME ORIGIN: Named for Petr Grigorevich Sobolevski (1781-1841), Russian metallurgist, who studied the platinum deposits of the Ural Mountains. (K,Ca0.5)0.33(Mg,Al)3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2•1-5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1976 for the locality. LOCALITY: Mt. Sobotka, Godolow-Jordanow massif, Wiry, Lower Silesia, Poland. Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2 NAME ORIGIN: Named from its chemical composition. (UO2)2SiO4•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Frederick Soddy (1877-1956), British radiochemist and physicist. NaLi2(Fe+++2Fe++3)Si8O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality and the Fe++ and Fe+++ clinoamphiboles. LOCALITY: Pedriza Massif, Sierra del Guadarrama, Spain. Na(LiNa)(Fe+++2Mg2Li)Si8O22(OH,F)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality and the prefixes "ferri" and "sodic" as recommended by the amphibole commission. LOCALITY: In the Arroyo de la Yedra, Eastern Pedriza Massif, Sierra de Guadarrama, Central System, Spain. NaFe++7Si8O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: From its compostition and from the Latin anthophyllum - "clove" in allusion to the color. NaFe++6AlSi6Al2O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and the original gederite location at Heas, Gedres, France. NaMg7Si8O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: From its compostition and from the Latin anthophyllum - "clove" in allusion to the color. NaMg6AlSi6Al2O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and the original gederite location at Heas, Gedres, France. Na2(UO2)2(PO4)2•6-8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after sodium autunite with the loss of hydration water. Na2(UO2)2(PO4)2•8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after autunite and the composition containing sodium. (K,Na)2(Li,Fe+++,Al)3ZrSi12O30 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Sogdiana, an ancient Central Asian state. Ga(OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for A.P.G. Sohnge, formerly Chief Geologist, Tsumeb Corporation, Tsumeb, Namibia. CsLi2AlSi4O10F2 NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Ca2B3O4(OH)4Cl NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Solongo (Buryat for rainbow, for the variety of boron minerals contained) deposit, Russia, from which it was first noted. Mn9(SiO4)4(OH,F)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Sono mine, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Fe+++Te++++O3(OH)•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Moctezuma mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Ag4Pd3Te4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Sopcha massif, Monchegorsk pluton, Kola, Russia. Zn2(SeO3)Cl2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Sophia Ivanovna Noboko (1909-), Russian volcanoloist and mineralogist, a leading investigator of the Kamchatka volcanos. Pb19(Sb,As)20S49 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Henry Clifton Sorby (1826-1908), English chemist and the founder of metallography. Na4SnBe2Si6O18•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Henning Sorensen (1926-), emeritus professor, Hakkaido University, Sapporo. Cu(Sn,Sb) NAME ORIGIN: Named after George Soros (1930-), well-known American financier, in recognition of his important support to science. (K,Na)5Al2(Ta,Nb)22O60 NAME ORIGIN: Named for A. F. Sosedko (1901-1957), Russian mineralogist. PbCuBi(S,Se)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Frantisek Soucek, Department of Mineralogy, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia. (Mg,Fe++)3(Al,Fe+++)4(PO4)4(OH)6•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for J. A. De Souza (1896-1961), director of Departamento Nacional de Producao Minera, Brazil. MgSiO2(OH)2•(H2O) (?) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Lavino Spada (De Medici) (1801-1863), Italian politicioan and amateur mineralogist. Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Norman Spang (1889-1954), American mineral collector, USA. Zn4(PO4)2(OH)2•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Leonard James Spencer (1870-1959), British mineralogist, formerly Keeper of Minerals, British Museum (Natural History), London, England. PtAs2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its discoverer, the American chemist, Francis L. Sperry of Tallmadge, Ohio, USA.. Cu(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Francesco Spertini (1937- ), Chief Geologist, Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Canada, who submitted the first sample. Mn++3Al2(SiO4)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Aschaffenburg, Spessart Mountains, Bavaria, Germany Be3SiO4(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: The name alludes to the typical spherulitic morphology and the similarity to bertrandite in the main chemical constituents. Bi2O3 NAME ORIGIN: For the form of the aggregates and the composition. CoCO3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition and form. (Zn,Fe)S NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek sphaleros - "misleading." (NH4,K)(Fe+++,Al)2(PO4)2(OH)•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for "Sphenisciformes," the Latin order name or penguins. MgAl2O4 NAME ORIGIN: Of uncertain origin, possibly derived from Latin, spina, for "thorn" in allusion to sharply-pointed crystals. Cu1.4S NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Spionkop Creek and Yarrow Creek areas of southwestern Alberta, Canada. (Mn,Zn)2Te3O8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Kiril Spiroff (1901-1981), Bulgarian-American economic geologist, Michigan College of Mining and Technology. (Na,K)4(Mg,Fe++)3(Fe+++,Al)2(Si8O24) NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for SPODIOS (color ash) and PYLLON (leaf) habit. Ca2(PO4)F NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1872 from the Greek for "ash gray", in allusion to the color. LiAlSi2O6 NAME ORIGIN: Spodumene is from the Greek, spodoumenos, "burnt to ash," alluding to the ashy color of early specimens. Kunzite is named after the American gem expert, G. F. Kunz (1856-1932). Hiddenit Pb3[(UO2)6O8(OH)2](H2O)x; x ~ 3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Reginald Claude Sprigg (1919-1994), South Australian Geological Survey. BaV+++3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: The dumps of the Spring Creek copper mine near Wilminton, Southern Flinders Ranges, South Australia. Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Josiah Edward Spurr (1870-1950), American geologist. (Fe+++,Sb+++++,W++++++)O4•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1991after its locality. LOCALITY: Type locality is Squaw Creek, Catron County, New Mexico. Ca2Fe+++2O5 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Boris Ivanovich Srebrodolskii (1927- ), Russian-Ukrainian mineralogist, Institute of Geology and Geochemistry, Lvov, Ukraine. Pb2(UO2)11(BiO)8(PO4)5(OH)19•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) (Ti,Zr)O2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Rakwana mine, Sabaragamuva, Sri Lanka. TlCu(Zn,Fe,Hg)2As2S6 NAME ORIGIN: For Prof. Dr. Hans A. Stalder (1925-) of the Natural History Museum, Berne, Switzerland. Fe+++(Mn,Fe++,Mg)(PO4)O NAME ORIGIN: Named after Josef Stanek (1928-1995), Professor of Mineralogy, Masarykov University, Brno, Czech Republic, a specialist in phosphate mineralogy. Ca4(Mg,Fe++,Mn)5(PO4)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Stanley Field (1875-1964), former Chairman of the Board of Turstees of the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA. (V++++O)SO4•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), British journalist and explorer ("Dr. Livinston I presume?") Cu2FeSnS4 NAME ORIGIN: From the Latin stannum - "tin." Cu8Fe3Sn2S12 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its similarity to stannite. (Sn++,Fe++,Mn++)(Ta,Nb,Sn++++)2(O,OH)7 NAME ORIGIN: Named for tin (STANNum), in the formula and membership in the microlite subgroup of the pyrochlore group. (Pd,Cu)3Sn2 (?) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition. MgSO4•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the localtiy. LOCALITY: Starkey mine, Madison Co., Missouri, USA. (Fe++,Mg)2Al9(Si,Al)4O20(O,OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, stauros - "cross" and lithos - "stone" in allusion to the common cross shaped twins of the crystals. La3Mn++3Cu++(Mn+++,Fe+++,Mn++++)26(Si2O7)6O30 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Stavelot Massif in the Belgian Ardennes Mountains, and Stavelot, which is a historical town in eastern Belgium. K1-x(Ca,Na)2ThSi8O20 (x=0.2 to 0.4) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Harold R. Steacy, formerly Curator of the National Mineral Collection, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada. Na14Ce6Mn++Mn+++Fe++2(Zr,Th)(Si6O18)2(PO4)7•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Name for Knud Hohannes Vogelius Steenstrup (1842-1913), geologist, Copenhagen, Denmark. AlVO4•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for George Steiger (1869-1944), Chief chemist, U. S. Gological Survey. CaAl2Si7O18•7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Georg Wilhelm Steller (1709-1746), German explorer, zoologist and the discoverer of the Komandor Islands. CaFe+++(As+++O2)(As+++Sb+++O5) NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Swedish for "stonemason", in honor of Brian Harold Mason (1917-), U.S. National Museum, Washington, D.C., USA for his Langban deposit studies. (Sr,Ba,Na)2Al(CO3)F5 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Nicholaus Stenonis (Steno) (1638-1686), Danish scientist, who determined the constancy of interfacial angles of crystals. NaMgFe+++(C2O4)3•8-9(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Namde for Pavel Ivanovich Stepanov (1880-1047), Russian geologist. Ag5SbS4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Archduke Victor Stephan (1817-1867). Former Austrian Mining Director and engineer, H(NH4)Na(PO4)•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Latin for dung. Mn++3(AsO4)2•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey, USA. AgFe2S3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Count Casper Maria Sternberg (1761-1838), of the National Museum in Prague. Tl3BiCl6 NAME ORIGIN: Name is after Steropes, one of the three Cyclops and a son of Uranus. This mythological half-god was a helper of Hephaistos, the ancient Greek god of fire. Ag2Pb10(Sb,As)12S29 NAME ORIGIN: Named for T. Sterry Hunt (1826-1892), first mineralogist with the Geological Survey of Canada. Ag2Sb2O6(O,OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Carl A. Stetefeld (1838-1896), German-American mining engineer. (Ca0.5,Na)0.33(Mg,Fe++)3Si4O10(OH)2•n(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for E. A. Stevens, founder of Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. Pb++5(OH)5[Cu+(SO3S--)3](H2O)1.67 NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Mn++Fe+++2(PO4)2(OH)2•8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after it's locality. LOCALITY: Stuart mine, Queen Mountains, Pala, San Diego Co., California. SbAs NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition of antimony (Latin=stibium) and arsenic. Sb+++Sb+++++2O6(OH) NAME ORIGIN: From the Latin stibium - "antimony" and the Greek konis - "powder." (Sb+++,Ca)2(Ti,Nb,Ta)2(O,OH)7 NAME ORIGIN: Named for antimony (STIBium) in its composition and membership in the betafite subgroup of the pyrochlore group. AsSbO3 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Sb analog of claudetite. SbNbO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Latin for antimony, STIBium, in its composition, and relation to columbite. Cu13V(Sb,As,Sn)3S16 NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1992 for its relationship to colusite. Cu3(Sb,As)S4 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Sb analog of enargite. (Sb,Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 NAME ORIGIN: Named for antimony (STIBIum) in the composition and membership in the microlite subgroup of the pyrochlore group. Pd5Sb2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition. SbTaO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Latin for antimony, STIBIum, in the composition, and relation to tantalite. Sb+++2V++++O5 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Latin for antimony, STIBIum, and VANadium in the composition. Sb2S3 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, stimmi or stibi, "antimony," thence to the Latin, stibium. Also from the Greek anthemon, "flower" in allusion to the form of crystal druses. Mg6Cr2(CO3)(OH)16•4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Robert Sticht, director of a mining corporation. NaCa4[Al8Si28O72]•n(H2O) (n=28-32) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek stilbe - "luster" in allusion to the pearly to vitreous luster. Ca modifier added by zeolite committee. Na3Ca3[Al8Si28O72]•n(H2O) (n=28-32) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek stilbe - "luster" in allusion to the pearly to vitreous luster. The Na-dominant member of the stilbite series. ZnSe NAME ORIGIN: Named for Hans Stille (1876-1966), distinguished German geologist. Pd8As3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Stillwater Complex, Nye County, Montana, USA. (Ce,La,Ca)BSiO5 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Frank Leslie Stillwell (1888-1963), Australian ore mineralogist and the dominant Ce content. K(Fe++,Mg,Fe+++)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)27•n(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "shining" and "black", in allusion to its luster and color. SiO2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Sergei Mikhailovich Stishov, Russian Crystallographer who, with S.V. Popova, first synthesized the compound. SnSb NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition of stibium (antimony) and stannum (tin). Cu5V+++++2O10 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Richard Edwin Stoiber (1911-2001), Emeritus Professor of Geology and Vulcanology, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. CaSnSi3O9•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Sir George Gabriel Stokes (1819-1903), professor of Mathematics, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England. PbWO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Joseph Alexis Stolz (1803-1896) from Teplice, Czechoslovakia. (Fe,Al,Mg)4(Na,[ ])2[Be6Si12O36]•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the mineral collector Francesco Saverio Stoppani (1947-).  (Y, Ca)[ ]2Na6(Ca,Na)8(Mg,Fe)43(PO4)36 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Johnston Fjord, Stornes Peninsula, Prydz Bay, East Antarctica Fe++Ge(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Charles E. Stott (1896-1978), geologist and formerly General Director of the Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. (Ca,K,Ba)(V5+,V4+)8O20•3H2O NAME ORIGIN: Named for John A. Straczed (1914-), U. S. Geologist. NaBa3(Mn++,Mn+++)4Si6O19(OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: For N. M Strakhov (1900-1978), for his contributions to the study of sedimentary ore deposits and phosphorites. Zn2Cu++(AsO4)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Iwan N. Stranski (1897-1979), German chemist and physicist, Berlin, Germany. Cu8(AsO4)4(OH)4•5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Strashimir Dimitrov, Bulgarian petrographer. Ca2Al[(OH)6AlSiO2-3(OH)4-3]•2,5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for W. Stratling, who synthesized the mineral. Na2(UO2)2V2O8•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for M. F. Strelkin (1905-1965), mineralogist interested in uranium ores, Russia. Fe+++PO4•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Johann August Streng (1830-1897), German mineralogist, University of Giessen, Germany. CaCuSiO4•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Bronson F. Stringham (1907-1968), University of Utah. AgCuS NAME ORIGIN: Named after Friedrich Stromeyer (1776-1835), German mineralogiist and chemist, SrNa2Al4Si4O16 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition (Strontium, Na, Al, Si). SrCO3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its containing the element Strontium. (Na,Fe++)2Ba2Sr2Ti2[Si4O12]2(O,OH)2•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition, orthorhombic crystal structure, and the relationship to joaquinite (named for Joaquin Ridge, Diablo Range, California, USA). SrB8O11(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition. (Sr,REE)4Fe(Ti,Zr)2Ti2Si4O22 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Sr analog of chevkinite. (Sr,Ca)Al2(CO3)2(OH)4•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the strontium analog of dresserite. (Sr,Ca)2B14O23•8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition and relationship to ginorite. (Na,Fe++)2Ba2Sr2Ti2[Si4O12]2(O,OH)2•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition and the relationship to joaquinite (named for Joaquin Ridge, Diablo Range, California, USA). SrMn++++6Mn+++2O16 NAME ORIGIN: The name reflects the presence of strontium and the black color, melanos in Greek. Sr2Nb2(O,OH)7 NAME ORIGIN: Name for its compostion of strontium and relationship to pyrochlore. Sr7(Mg,Ca)3(PO4)6[PO3(OH)] NAME ORIGIN: Named as the stronium analog of whitlockite. Mn++Fe+++2(PO4)2(OH)2•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Hugo Strunz (1910-), mineralogist, Berlin, who authored the Strunz system of mineral classification. (Ti,Ta,Fe+++)O2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Giovanni Struver (1842-1915), mineralogist, University of Rome, Italy. (NH4)MgPO4•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Russian diplomat, H. G. von Struve (1772-1851). KMg(PO4)•6(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the K-analogue of struvite NaCa2[B9O14(OH)4]•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For the Serbian cloister Studenitsa near the occurrence. [(UO2)O2(H2O)2](H2O)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Franz Edward Studt, Belgian prospector and geologist, author of the first geological map (1913) of Shava, Zaire. Pt(Sb,Bi) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Eugen Friedrich Stumpfl (1931-), Mineralogist, Mining University Leoben, Austria. Ca6(Fe+++,Al,Mn++)2(SO4)2[B(OH)4](OH)12•25(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for B. Darko Sturman (1937-), Canadian mineralogist, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada. (Fe3+)(Mn2+,Ca,Mg)Si4O10(OH)3•10(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for C. Sturt. Ag5-xTe3,(x=0.24-0.36) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Andreas Stutz (1747-1806), Austrian mineralogist. Mg2B2O5 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Hol Kol Au-Cu mine, about 75 km southeast of Pyongyang, Suan Co., North Korea. (Pd,Ni)Sb NAME ORIGIN: Name for the locality. LOCALITY: Copper Cliff South mine and Frood mine, Sudbury district, Ontario, Canada Mg2(Al,Fe+++)3Si3AlO10(OH)8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Toshio Sudo (1911-), University of Tokyo, Japan. PtSe2 NAME ORIGIN: For N. G. Sudovikov (1903-1966), noted Russian petrologist. (Fe,Ni)3Si NAME ORIGIN: Named for Hans E. Suess (1909-1957), U.S. Newspaper ppublisher and researcher on iron meteorites. Cu(Fe,Ni)8S8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Asahiko Sugaki (b. 1923) of Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. KNa2(Fe+++,Mn+++,Al)2Li3Si12O30 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ken-ichi Sugi (1901-1948), Japanese petrologist (NH4)Fe3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Not stated in paper. Mg3B2(SO4)(OH)8(OH,F)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the sulfur and boron in the composition. S8 NAME ORIGIN: Sanskrit, sulvere = "sulfur;" Latin sulphurium. Na6(SO4)2FCl NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition of sulfate plus NaCl (halite). . Bi3Te2S NAME ORIGIN: Named in allusion to the chemical relationship with tsumoite. Cu3VS4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after sulfur (sul) and vanadium (van) in the chemical formula. Pb10(SO4)Cl2O8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Nils Sundius (1886-1976), Swedish mineralogist. Ca2Si2O5(OH)2•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: From Suolun, Inner Mongolia, China. PbSnS3 NAME ORIGIN: The name honors R. J. Sureda Leston, head of the Department of Mineralogy end Economic Geology, University of Salta, Argentina. (Mg,Fe++)3Al4BeSi3O16 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: From the Bakhuis Mountains, Surinam. (Pb,Cu)2-3(CO3)1.5-2(OH,F)0.5-1[(Al,Fe+++)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2]•n(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Cruz del Sur mine, Rio Negro Province, Argentina. KBa3Ca2Na2(Mn, Fe++,Fe+++)16Ti8(Si2O7)8O8(OH)4 (F,O,OH)8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Serkhob River Basin, Dara-i-Pioz massif, Central Tajikistan. Mn++2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Roman name for Oberhalbstein, Sursass, Switzerland. Pb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Susanna mine, Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland. MnBO2(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Franklin and Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA. BaVO(SiO3)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Jan Suzuki (1996-1970), mineralogist and petrologist at Hokkaido University, Sapporo. Ca5(AsO4)3F NAME ORIGIN: Named for Anton Svab (1703-1768), Swedish mining official. SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Lars F. Svanberg (1805-1878), Swedish chemist. KAl7(NO3)4Cl2(OH)16•8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Sociedad Venezolana de Espeleolgia. Ca(H2AsO4)2 NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) NaMnMgSn++++Be2Si3O12(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the country where the mineral was found, Sweden, Sverige in Swedish. CaAl2Si2O8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Svyatoslav Nestorovich Ivanov (b1911), Russian geologist. MgAl(SO4)2F•14(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Nikolai Vasilevich Svyazhin (1927-1967), Russian mineralogist. (NH4)2Ca(HPO4)2•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the acronym for the Siud Wes Aftica Karst Navorsing Organisasie (SWANKNO), a speleological association in Namibia. U++++++H6(UO2)6(SiO4)6•30(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Swambo, Shaba, Zaire. CaMg(UO2)(CO3)3•12(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Charles K. Swartz (1861-1949), geologist and mineralogist, John Hopkins University. NaBe4SbO7 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), Swedish philosopher and theologian. Zn(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Jessie May Sweet (1901-1979), Curator of the mineral collections of the British Museum (Natural History), London, England. (Li,Ca0.5,Na)0.72(Li,Al,Mg)2.66(Si,Al)4O10(OH,F)2•2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ada Swineford (1917-1993), clay mineralogist and professor of geology at Western Washington State College, Bellingham, Washinton, USA. (Mn++,Fe++)3(PO4)2•7(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for George Switzer, retired chairman of the Dept. of Mineral Sciences, Smithsonian (Au,Ag)2Te4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after TranSYLVANia, for the part of Romainia where it was first found.. KCl NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Dutch chemist, Sylvia de la Boe (1614-1672). Pb10(SO4)O7Cl4•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Robert Symes (1937-) of the Department of Mineralogy, the Natural History Museum (London) in recognition of his studies of the ore deposits of South-West England. Fe++3(AsO4)2•8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, syn, "together" and plesiazein, "to associate." (Mn,Mg,Ca,Pb)9(As+++O3)(As+++++O4)2(OH)9•2(H2O) (?) NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "with" and "brother," as it is commonly associated with several other chemically similar minerals. CaCe(CO3)2F NAME ORIGIN: Named for "confounding" having been mistaken for parisite and for the Ce end-member of the series. CaNd(CO3)2F NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Nd end-member of the Synchysite-(Ce) series. CaY(CO3)2F NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Y end-member of the Synchysite-(Ce) series. K2Ca(SO4)2•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for related, for the chemical resemblance to polyhalite. MgBO2(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Stephan Szaibely (1777-1855), Hungarian mine surveyor who first collected the mineral. Cu3MoO4(OH)4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its finders, Terry and Marissa Szenics. MnSO4•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ignaz Nathaniel Szmik (1815-1881), Hungarian mining official at Felsobanya, Hungary (now Baia Sprie, Romania), who discovered the mineral. Fe++SO4•(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Smolnik (Szomolnok), 16 km northeast of Roznava, Slovakia. Bi3TeS2 NAME ORIGIN: Unknown. Hg+16(Ni,Mg)6(H3O)8(CO3)12•3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Jan T. Szymanski (b1938), CANMET crystallographer, Ottawa, Canada who solved the crystal structure. |
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