L Listing of Minerals

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L Mineral Index (238 Count)

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

LEGEND: Valid Species (Bold);  Pronunciation;  Mineral Image;  Mineral Image Gallery;  jCrystal Form;  jPOWD Form;          Calculated Radioactive Intensity

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Labradorite     (Ca,Na)(Si,Al)4O8 Not Approved IMA 1780 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Labrador peninsula, Canada. Labuntsovite - See Labuntsovite-Mg Labuntsovite - See Labuntsovite-Mn REMARKS: (60.1.3.2) Labuntsovite-Fe     Na4K4(Ba,K)2(Fe,Mg,Mn)1+xTi8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8 Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe dominant member of the labuntsovite subgroup. Labuntsovite-Mg     Na4K4(Ba,K)(Mg,Fe)1+xTi8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8 Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Mg dominant member of the labuntsovite subgroup. Labuntsovite-Mn      Na4K4(Ba,K)(Mn,Fe)1+x(Ti,Nb)8[Si4O12]4(O,OH)8 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1926 (Dana # Changed from 60.1.3.2) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Aleksander Nikolaevich Labuntsov and Ekaterina Eutikhieva Labuntsov-Kostyleva, Russian mineralogists. Labyrinthite    (Na,K,Sr)35Ca12Fe3Zr6TiSi51O144(O,OH,H2O)9Cl3 Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: The mineral name alludes to its very complex (labyrinthine) structure. Lacroixite    NaAl(PO4)F Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1914 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Francois Antoine Alfred Lacroix (1863-1948), French mineralogist, Natural History Museum, Paris, France. Laffittite    AgHgAsS3 Approved IMA 1974 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Pierre Laffitte, Director, National School of Mines, Paris, France. Laflammeite  Pd3Pb2S2 Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for J. H. Gilles Laflamme (1947-) of CANMET, Ottawa, who has contributed to the study of numerous PGM. Laforetite AgInS2 Approved IMA 1995 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Claude P. Laforet (1936-) a metallographer at the Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minieres, who first observed the mineral from the Montgros mine. Lafossaite Tl(Cl,Br) Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: La Fossa crater, Vulcano, Italy Laihunite    Fe++Fe+++2(SiO4)2 Approved IMA 1976 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Little Lai-He village, Liaoning Province, China. Laitakarite    Bi4(Se,S)3 Approved IMA 1959 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Aarne Laitakari, Director, Geological Survey of Finland, who collected the original material. Laiton - See Brass Lakargiite   CaZrO3 Approved IMA 2007 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality at Lakargi Mountain. LOCALITY: Verkhn Lakebogaite    CaNaFe+++2H(UO2)2(PO4)4(OH)2(H2O)8 Approved IMA 2007 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: A quarry, 10 km SSW of the township of Lake Boga, north-western Victoria, Australia Lalondeite   (Na,Ca)6(Ca,Na)3Si16O38(F,OH)2 Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Andr Lamellar zeolite - See Heulandite-Ca Lamellar zeolite - See Heulandite-K Lamellar zeolite - See Heulandite-Na Lamellar zeolite - See Heulandite-Sr Lammerite    Cu3[(As,P)O4]2 Approved IMA 1981 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Franz Lammer, mineral collector of Leoben, Austria, who provided the first specimen. Lampadite - See Asbolane REMARKS: Cu-bearing asbolane Lamprophyllite    Na2(Sr,Ba)2Ti3(SiO4)4(OH,F)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1894 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, lampros - "luster" and fyllon - "leaf" in allusion to the lusterous cleavage. Lamprostibian - See Melanostibite Lanarkite     Pb2(SO4)O Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1832 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: Susanna Mine, Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Landauite     NaMnZn2(Ti,Fe+++)6Ti12O38 Approved IMA 1966 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Lev Davidovich Landau (1908-1968), noted Russian physicist. Landesite    (Mn,Mg)9Fe+++3(PO4)8(OH)3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1930 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Kenneth Knight Landes (1899-1984), Professor of Geology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, for his study of Maine pegmatites. Langbanite    (Mn,Ca,Fe)++4(Mn+++,Fe+++)9Sb+++++Si2O24 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1887 NAME ORIGIN: After its locality. LOCALITY: At Langbanshyttan, Vermland, Sweden and the Sjo mines near Orebro in Orebro. Langbeinite      K2Mg2(SO4)3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1891 NAME ORIGIN: Named for A. Langbein, of Leopoldshall [Stassfurt], Germany. Langisite    (Co,Ni)As Approved IMA 1969 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Langis mine, Casey Township, Cobalt-Gowganda area, Ontario, Canada. Langite     Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1864 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Viennese physicist, V. von Lang (1838-1921). Lanmuchangite  TlAl(SO4)2 Approved IMA 2001 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Lanmuchang Tl-Hg deposit, Xinren County, Guizhou Province, China. Lannonite   HCa4Mg2Al4(SO4)8F9 Approved IMA 1983 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Dan Lannon, who staked important claims at the locality in the late 1800's. LOCALITY: Lone Pine mine, Catron County, New Mexico. Lansfordite     MgCO3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1888 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Nesquehoning, near Lansford, Carbon Co., Pennsylvania, USA. Lanthanite-(Ce)     (Ce,La)2(CO3)3 Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its relationship to lanthanite-(La) and the cerium content. Lanthanite-(La)     (La,Ce)2(CO3)3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1845 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the dominant lanthanum in the composition. From the Greek, lanthanein = "to lie hidden." Lanthanite-(Nd)    (Nd,La)2(CO3)3 Approved IMA 1980 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its relationship to lanthanite-(La) and the neodymium content. Lapeyreite Cu3O[AsO3(OH)]2 Proposed IMA 2008 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Laphamite    As2(Se,S)3 Approved IMA 1986 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Davis M. Lapham (1931-1974), former Chief Mineralogist of the Pennsylvania Geological Survey. Lapieite  CuNiSbS3 Approved IMA 1984 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Near the confluence of Glacier Creek and the Lapie River, Cyr Ranges, Yukon Territory, Canada. Lapis lazuli - See Lazurite Laplandite-(Ce)    Na4CeTiPSi7O22 Approved IMA 1987 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Lappland (Lapland), the region in which the Kola Peninsula lies. Lapparentite - See Rostite Larderellite    (NH4)B5O6(OH)4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1854 NAME ORIGIN: Named for count Francesco de Larderelle (1848-1925), owner of the "BORAX mine" in Tuscany, Italy Larimar - See Pectolite REMARKS: Blue colored pectolite Larisaite    Na(H3O)(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2 Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Larisa Nikolaevna Belova (1923-1998), Russian mineralogist and crystallographer. Larnite    Ca2SiO4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1929 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Scawt Hill, near Larne, Co., Antrim, Ireland. Larosite  (Cu,Ag)21(Pb,Bi)2S13 Approved IMA 1972 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Fred LaRose, a discoverer of silver ore at Cobalt. Larsenite    PbZnSiO4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1928 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Esper Signius Larsen, Jr. (1879-1961), petrologist and Professor of Geology, Harvard University. Lasalite    Na2Mg2(V10O28) Approved IMA 2007 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Vanadium Queen mine, 18 km east of La Sal, San Juan County, Utah, USA. Lasurite - See Lazurite Latiumite     (Ca,K)8(Al,Mg,Fe)(Si,Al)10O25(SO4) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1953 NAME ORIGIN: For the Latin name of the district of origin, Latium, Italy. Latrappite    (Ca,Na)(Nb,Ti,Fe)O3 Approved IMA 1964 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: St Lawrence Columbium and Metals Corporation mine, near La Trappe, Quebec, Canada. Laubmannite  Fe++3Fe+++6(PO4)4(OH)12 Discredited IMA 1990 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Heinrich Laubmann (1865-1951), German mineralogist. Laueite    Mn++Fe+++2(PO4)2(OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1954 NAME ORIGIN: Named for M. F. T. Von Laue. Laumontite    CaAl2Si4O12 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1801 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Frenchman, F. P. N. de Laumont (1747-1834). Launayite  Pb22Sb26S61 Approved IMA 1967 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Louis de Launay (1860-1938), French student of mineral deposits. Laurelite    Pb7F12Cl2 Approved IMA 1989 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Grand Reef, Mine, Aravaipa District, Laural Canyon, Graham County, Arizona USA. Laurionite     PbCl(OH) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1887 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Ancient lead slags at Laurium, Greece. Laurite    RuS2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1866 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Laura R. Joy, wife of Charles A. Joy, American Chemist, Columbia University, New Yourk City, USA. Lausenite    Fe+++2(SO4)3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1928 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Carl Lausen, U. S. Mining engineer, who first described the species. Lautarite     Ca(IO3)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1891 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Pampa del Pique III, about one km north of Oficina Lautaro, Taltal district, Antofagasta, Chile. Lautenthalite  PbCu++4(OH)6(SO4)2 Approved IMA 1993 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Lautenthal, Harz Mts, Germany. Lautite     CuAsS Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1881 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Vater Abraham Mine (Shaft 139), Lauta, Marienberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Lavendulan    NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1837 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the color (lavender blue). Lavenite    (Na,Ca)2(Mn,Fe++)(Zr,Ti,Nb)Si2O7(O,OH,F) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1885 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: In Norway, on Laven and the Aro Islands. Lavrentievite   Hg3S2(Cl,Br)2 Approved IMA 1984 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Michail Alexeevich Lavrentiev (1900-1980), Russian mathematician and academician, founder of the Siberian Academy of Science. Lawrencite    (Fe++,Ni)Cl2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1877 NAME ORIGIN: Named for John Lawrence Smith (1818-1883), American chemist, mineralogist, and student of meteorites, who discovered the mineral. Lawsonbauerite    (Mn,Mg)9Zn4(SO4)2(OH)22 Approved IMA 1979 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Lawson H. Bauer (1889-1954), American chemist, New Jersey Zinc Company, Franklin, New Jersey, USA. Lawsonite    CaAl2Si2O7(OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1895 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Andrew Cowper Lawson (1861-1952), Scottish-American geologist. Lazarenkoite   CaFe++As+++3O7 Approved IMA 1981 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Eugeni Konstatinovich Lazarenko (1912-1979), mineralogist, academician, Academy of Science, Ukraine. Lazulite     MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1795 NAME ORIGIN: From the Arabic azul - "sky" and the Greek lithos - "stone." Lazurite    Na3Ca(Al3Si3O12)S Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1890 NAME ORIGIN: From the Persian lazward - "blue." Lead    Pb Valid Species (Pre-IMA) Prehistoric NAME ORIGIN: Anglo-Saxon, lead; Latin plumbum. Lead arsenate - See Schultenite Lead Glance - See Galena Lead Monoxide - See Massicot Lead Spar - See Anglesite Lead Thiosulfate - See Sidpietersite Lead Vitrol - See Anglesite Leadamalgam   HgPb2 Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the natural alloy of lead and mercury. Leadhillite     Pb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1832 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the localiy. LOCALITY: Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Leakeite   NaNa2(Mg2Fe+++2Li)Si8O22(OH)2 Approved IMA 1992 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Bernard Elgey Leake (b1936), geologist, University of Glasgow, in recognition for his work on the chemisty or the amphiboles. Lechatelierite  SiO2 Not Submitted IMA - Published 1915 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Henry Louis Le Chatelier (1850-1936), French-Italian chemist. Lecontite     (NH4,K)Na(SO4) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1858 NAME ORIGIN: Named for John Lawrence LeConte (1825-1883), American entomologist, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA, who discovered the mineral. Legrandite     Zn2(AsO4)(OH) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1932 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Belgian mining engineer, Legrande. Lehiite - See Millisite Lehnerite   Mn[UO2/PO4]2 Approved IMA 1988 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ferdinand Lehner (1868-1943), Pleystein, Germany, an early collector of Hagendorf minerals. Leifite    Na2(Si,Al,Be)7(O,OH,F)14 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1915 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the tenth-century Norse mariner and explorer Leif Ericson. Leightonite      K2Ca2Cu(SO4)4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1938 NAME ORIGIN: Named for T. Leighton, mineralogist at the University of Sanitago, Chile. Leisingite     Cu(Mg,Cu,Fe,Zn)2Te++++++O6 Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: For Mr. Joseph F. Leising (1949-), geologist and mineral collector of Reno, Nevada, USA. Leiteite    ZnAs+++2O4 Approved IMA 1977 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Luis Texeira-Leite (1942-), Portuguese mineral dealer who discovered the mineral. Lekeite-K - See Potassicleakeite Pages: [1] [2] [3]