K Listing of Minerals

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K Mineral Index (263 Count)

This alphabetical listing of K minerals include synonyms of accepted mineral names, pronunciation of that name, name origins, and locality information.

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Keyite    Cu++3(Zn,Cu)4Cd2(AsO4)6 Approved IMA 1977 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Charles Locke Key (1935-), Canton, Connecticut, USA, American mineral dealer who furnished the first specimens. Keystoneite   Mg0.5[Ni++Fe++(TeO3)3] Approved IMA 1988 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: Keystone mine, Magnolia distict, Boulder County, Colorado, USA. Khademite    Al(SO4)F Approved IMA 1973 NAME ORIGIN: Named for N. Khadem, (b1910), director, Geological Survey of Iran. Khaidarkanite   Na0.34Cu4Al3(OH)14F3 Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the discovery locality. LOCALITY: Khaidarkan antimony-mercury deposit, northern slope of the Alai Range, Fergana Valley, Kyrgyzstan. Khamrabaevite    (Ti,V,Fe)C Approved IMA 1984 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ibragim Khamrabaevich Khamrabaeva (1920-), Director, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Khanneshite     (NaCa)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5 Approved IMA 1982 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Khanneshin carbonatite complex, Afghanistan, Kharaelakhite   (Pt,Cu,Pb,Fe,Ni)9S8 Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: For the Kharaelakh Plateau, Noril'sk region, USSR. Khatyrkite    (Cu,Zn)Al2 Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Khatirskii ultramafic zone of the Koryak-Kamchata fold area, Koryak Mountains, Russia. Khibinskite    K2ZrSi2O7 Approved IMA 1974 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Gakman Valley, Khibiny massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Khinite  PbCu++3Te++++++O6(OH)2 Approved IMA 1978 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ba Saw Khin (1931-), Burmese-American geologist and petrographier. Khmaralite  (Mg,Al,Fe)16(Al,Si,Be)12O40 Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: For the locality, which was named in honor of Ivan Fedorovich Khmara (1936-1956), a tractor driver who perished in Antarctica. LOCALITY: From "Zircon Point,", Khmara Bay, Enderby Land, Antarctica. Khomyakovite  Na12Sr3Ca6Fe3Zr3W(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3 (OH,Cl)2 Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Alexander Petrovich Khomyakov (b. 1933), of the Institute of Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Crystal Chemistry of Rare Elements, Moscow, Russia, for his extensive contributions to the mineralogy and geochemistry of alkaline rocks. Khristovite-(Ce)    (Ca,REE)(Ce,REE)(Mg,Fe,Cr,Ti,V,Al)Mn++Al(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)(F,O) Approved IMA 1991 - Dana Number Modified from 58.2.1a.9 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Evgenia Valdimirovicha Khristova (1933-), Russian geologist and specialist in Tien-shan geology. Kiddcreekite   Cu6SnWS8 Approved IMA 1982 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kidd Creek mine, near Timmins, Ontario, Canada. Kidney Ore - See Hematite Kidwellite    Na(Fe+++,Cu)9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 Approved IMA 1978 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Albert Laws Kidwell (1919-), Houston, Texas. Kieftite    CoSb3 Approved IMA 1994 NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1994 for Cornelis Kieft (b.1924), Dutch mineralogist. Kieserite     MgSO4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1860 NAME ORIGIN: Named after D. G. Kieserr. President of the Academy in Jena, Germany (1770-1826). Kilbrickenite - See Geocronite Kilchoanite   Ca3Si2O7 Approved IMA 1961 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kilchoan, Ardnamurchan, Scotland. Killalaite    2Ca3Si2O7 Approved IMA 1974 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: From near Inishcrone, along the east shore of Killala Bay, Co. Sligo, and at Carneal, Co. Antrim, Ireland. Kimolite - See Endellite Kimrobinsonite  Ta(OH)3(O,CO3) Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Kim Robertson, (1951-), Autralian geologist of Perth, Western Autralia, who found the first specimen. Kimuraite-(Y)   CaY2(CO3)4 Approved IMA 1986 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Kenjiro Kimura (1896-), Geochemist, University of Japan. Kimzeyite     Ca3(Zr,Ti)2(Si,Al,Fe+++)3O12 Approved IMA 1961 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Kimzey family, long associated with the mineralogy at Magnet Cove, Arkansas. Kingite    Al3(PO4)2(F,OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957 NAME ORIGIN: Named for D. King, 1926-1990), geologist, Department of Mines, SA, Australia. Kingsmountite   (Ca,Mn++)4(Fe++,Mn++)Al4(PO4)6(OH)4 Approved IMA 1979 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Foote Quarry, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA. Kingstonite  (Rh,Ir,Pt)3S4 Approved IMA 1993 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named in honor of Gordon Andrew Kingston (b. 1939), senior lecturer in the Department of Geology, University of Wales, College of Cardiff, Wales, U.K. Kinichilite    Mg0.5[Mn++Fe+++(TeO3)3] Approved IMA 1981 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Kin-Ichi Sakurai (1912-1993), Japanese amateur mineralogist and collector, coauthor of "Minerals of Japan" 1938. Kinoite    Ca2Cu2Si3O8(OH)4 Approved IMA 1970 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Eusebio Francisco Kino (1645-1711), Jesuit explorer of the southwestern United States. Kinoshitalite     (Ba,K)(Mg,Mn,Al)3Si2Al2O10(OH)2 Approved IMA 1973 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Dr. Kameki Kinshita (1896-1974), investigator of ore deposits in Japan. Kintoreite    PbFe+++3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)6 Approved IMA 1995 NAME ORIGIN: For the locality. LOCALITY: Kintore opencut and Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Kipushite    (Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6 Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kipushi, 28 km southwest of Lubumbashi, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). Kirkiite   Pb10Bi3As3S19 Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: In the Aghios Philippos Pb-Zn deposit, near Kirki, Thrace, Greece. Kirschsteinite    CaFe++SiO4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Egon Kirschstein, German geologist, a pioneer in the geological exploration of Kivu Province, Congo (Zaire). Kitaibelite  Ag10PbBi30S51 Discredited IMA 2006 - Published 1983 NAME ORIGIN: Unknown. Kitaibelite - See Pavonite REMARKS: Pb-containing pavonite Kithilite - See Bassetite Kitkaite   NiTeSe Approved IMA 1965 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the river Kitka, in findland, in the valley of which the mineral was found. Kittatinnyite  Ca2Mn+++2Mn++Si2O8(OH)4 Approved IMA 1983 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Algonquin for "endless hills," in allusion to the topography of the Franklin, New Jersey, area. Kittlite - See Metacinnabar REMARKS: Se-bearing metacinnabar Kivuite   (Th,Ca,Pb)H2(UO2)4(PO4)2(OH)8 Discredited IMA 1962 - Valid Mineral (Pre-IMA) 1958 NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1958 for the locality. LOCALITY: Kobokobo pegmatite, Kivu, Zaire. Kladnoite    C6H4(CO)2NH Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1942 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: From the Scholler coal mine, Libus Klaprothite - See Emplectite REMARKS: Mixture of emplaectite with wittichenite Klaprothite - See Lazulite Klaprothite - See Wittichenite REMARKS: Mixture with emplectite Klebelsbergite    Sb+++4O4(OH)2(SO4) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1929 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Kuno Klebelsberg (1875-1932), Hungarian educator. Kleberite FeTi6O13 Not Approved IMA 1978 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Will Kleber (1906-1970), Humboldt University, Berlin. Kleberite-(OH) - See Pseudorutile Kleemanite  ZnAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 Approved IMA 1979 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Alfred William Kleeman, petrologist, University of Adelaide, SA, Aurtalia. Kleinite     Hg2N(Cl,SO4) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1905 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Carl Klein (1832-1907), German mineralogist, University of Berlin. Kliachite - See Boehmite REMARKS: Colloidal Al hydroxide Klochite  ([ ]1Na1)KFe2Zn3[Si12O30] Proposed IMA 2007 NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Klockmannite    CuSe Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1928 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Friedrich Klockmann (1857-1937), German mineralogist of Aachen. Klyuchevskite     K3Cu3(Fe+++,Al)O2(SO4)4 Approved IMA 1989 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Great Tolbachik fissure eruption, Kamchatka, Russia. Klyuchevskite-Duplicate    K3Cu3Fe+++O2(SO4)4 Approved IMA 1989 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Great Tolbachik fissure eruption, Kamchatka, Russia. Knasibfite    K3Na4[SiF6]3[BF4] Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named from the chemical compostion (K-Na-Si-B-F). Knebelite(Mn) - See Fayalite Knopite (Ce) - See Perovskite Knorringite   Mg3Cr2(SiO4)3 Approved IMA 1968 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Oleg von Knorring (1915-1994), Department of Earth Sciences, Leeds University, Leeds, England. Koashvite   Na6(Ca,Mn)(Ti,Fe)Si6O18 Approved IMA 1974 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Mt. Koashva, Khibiny massif, Kola, Peninsula, Russia. Kobeite-(Y)    (Y,U)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 (?) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1950 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kobe-Mura [presently Oyama-cho], Japan. Kobellite    Pb22Cu4(Bi,Sb)30S69 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1839 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Wolfgang Franz von Kobell (1803-1882), German mineralogist. Kochelite - See Fergusonite-(Y) REMARKS: Mixture of fergusonite-(Y) and zircon Kochelite - See Zircon REMARKS: Mixture of fergusonite-(Y) and zircon Kochite   Na2(Na,Ca)4Ca4(Mn,Ca)2Zr2Ti2(Si2O7)4(O,F)4F4 Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Lauge Koch (1892-1964), Danish geologist who mapped Werner Bjerge. Kochkarite    PbBi4Te7 Approved IMA 1989 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Kochkar deposit, Ural Mountains, Russia Kochsandorite  CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after S Koechlinite     Bi2MoO6 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1914 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Rudolf Koechlin (1862-1939), Austrian mineralogist. Koenenite    Na4Mg4Cl12 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1902 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Adolf von Koenen (1837-1915), German geologist of Gottingen, who first found the mineral. Koettigite - See Kottigite Kogarkoite    Na3(SO4)F Approved IMA 1973 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Lia Nikolaevna Kofarko (1936-), Russian geochemist, who first noticed the mineral in Russia. Koivinite - See Florencite-(Ce) Kokchetavite   KAlSi3O8 Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Kumdy-Kul, Kokchetav, Kazakhstan. Koktaite   (NH4)2Ca(SO4)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1948 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Jaroslav Kokta (1904-1970), Czech chemist, who analyzed the artificial compound. Kolarite   PbTeCl2 Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Champion Reef mine, Kolar Geold Fields, Karnataka, India. Kolbeckite     ScPO4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1926 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Friedrich L. W. Kolbeck (1860-1943), mineralogist, Mining Academy, Freiberg, Germany. Kolfanite  Ca2Fe+++3O2(AsO4)3 Approved IMA 1982 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the abbreviation for the Russian KOL Kolicite    Mn7Zn4(AsO4)2(SiO4)2(OH)8 Approved IMA 1979 NAME ORIGIN: Named for John Kolic, of Rockaway, New Jersey, USA, who first discovered the mineral. Kolovratite   Hydrous vanadate of Ni and Zn Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1922 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Lev S. Kolovrat-Chervinsky (1884-1921), a Russian physicist. Kolwezite   (Cu,Co)2(CO3)(OH)2 Approved IMA 1980 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the mine locality. LOCALITY: Kolwezi-Kamoto-Musonoi, southern Shava, Zaire. Kolymite  Cu7Hg6 Approved IMA 1980 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Krokhalin antimony deposit, Kolyma River, Russia. Komarovite   (Ca,Mn)2(Nb,Ti)2Si2O7(O,F)2 Approved IMA 1971 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Vladimir M. Komarov (1927-1967), Russian cosmonaut, who was killed during his return flight on April, 23, 1967. Kombatite    Pb14(VO4)2O9Cl4 Approved IMA 1986 NAME ORIGIN: The name is for the Kombat mine, which is the Anglicized version of the Herero names, "Okombahe Tijinene" and "Okombahe Katiti" which mean "the large drinking place of the giraffe," and the "small drinking place of the giraffe." Komkovite   BaZrSi3O9 Approved IMA 1990 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Aleksandr Ivanovich Komkov (1926-1987), Russian mineralogist and crystallographer, Karpinskii All-Union Research Institute of Geology, St. Petersburg, Russia. Konderite  PbCu3(Rh,Pt,Ir)8S16 Approved IMA 1984 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Konder massif, Yakutia, Russia. Kondorite - See Konderite Kongsbergite - See Amalgam Koninckite   Fe+++PO4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1883 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Laurent Guillaumen de Koninck (1809-1887), Belgian geologist. Konyaite   Na2Mg(SO4)2 Approved IMA 1982 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Cakmak, between Eregli and Nigde, Great Konya Basin, Konya Province, Turkey. Koragoite    (Mn++,Fe+++)3(Nb,Ta,Ti)2(Nb,Mn)2(W,Ta)2O20 Approved IMA 1995 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Aleksei Aleksandrovich Korago (1942 Koritnigite    ZnHAsO4 Approved IMA 1979 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Sigmund Koritnig (1912-1984), petrologist, University of Gottingen, Gottingen, Germany. Kornelite    Fe+++2(SO4)3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1888 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Kornel Hlavacsek (1835-1914), hungarian mining engineer at the Szomolnok copper mine. Kornerupine    (Mg,Fe++)4Al6(SiO4,BO4)5(O,OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1884 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Danish geologist, Andreas Nikolaus Kornerup (1857-1881). Kornite  Na(CaNa)Fe++4(Al,Fe+++)Si7AlO22(OH)2 Approved IMA 1993 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Hermann Korn (b1946), German geologist who lived in South Africa. Pages:[1] [2] [3]