N Listing of Minerals

[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N Minerals] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z] 

N Mineral Index (207 Count)

This alphabetical listing of N 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

Pages: [1] [2] [3]

n-tetracosane - See Evenkite Na-komarovite - See Natrokomarovite REMARKS: Renamed Natrokomarvovite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131 Na-Rectorite - See Rectorite NaAlSi3O8-hollandite - See Lingunite Nabalamprophyllite   Ba(Na,Ba){Na3Ti[Ti2O2Si4O14](OH,F)2} Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Na & Ba dominant analogue of lamprophyllite. Nabaphite    NaBaPO4 Approved IMA 1982 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the sodium, Natrium, Barium, and Phosphorus in the composition. Nabesite    Na2BeSi4O10 Approved IMA 2000 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the elements in its composition, Natrium (Na), Beryllium (Be), and Silicon (Si). Nabiasite  BaMn9[(V,As)O4]6(OH)2 Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Pla de Labasse deposit near the hamlet of Nabias, Central Pyrenees, France. Nabokoite     Cu++7Te++++O4(SO4)5 Approved IMA 1987 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Sof'ya I. Naboko (1901-), Russian volcanologist. Nacaphite    Na(Na,Ca)2(PO4)F Approved IMA 1980 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the composition (NaCa, Phosphate). Nacareniobsite-(Ce)    NbNa3Ca3(Ce,La)(Si2O7)2OF3 Approved IMA 1989 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Natrium (sodium), Calcium, Rare Earths, NIOBium, and Silicon in the chemical formula. Nacrite    Al2Si2O5(OH)4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1807 NAME ORIGIN: From the French, nacre, "mother-of-pearl." Nadorite     PbSbO2Cl Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1870 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: Djebel Nador, Constantine, Algeria. Nafertisite    Na3(Fe++,Fe+++)6(Ti2Si12O34)(O,OH)7 Approved IMA 1995 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the elements, NAtrium, FERrus and FERric, and TIanium. Nagashimalite    Ba4(V+++,Ti)4Si8B2O27Cl(O,OH)2 Approved IMA 1980 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Otokichi Nagashima (1890{1969), pioneer Japanese amateur mineralogist, Nagelschmidtite   Ca7(SiO4)3(PO4)2 Approved IMA 1977 NAME ORIGIN: Named for G. Nagelschmidt, who first described the synthetic compound in 1937. Nagyagite    AuPb(Sb,Bi)Te2-3S6 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1845 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Nagyag mine (now Sacaramb), Romania. Nahcolite     NaHCO3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1929 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the nmonic of the chemical formula (NaHCO). Nahpoite    Na2HPO4 Approved IMA 1981 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition (NaHPO-). Nakalifite - See Gagarinite-(Y) Nakauriite   (Mn,Ni,Cu)8(SO4)4(CO3)(OH)6 Approved IMA 1976 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Nakauri, Achi Prefecture, Japan. Naldretteite Pd2Sb Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) 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   NaLi2PO4 Approved IMA 1991 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the principal chemical components in the composition, sodium Natrium, Lithium, Phosphorus, and Oxygen. Nalivkinite    Li2NaFe++7Ti2Si8O24(OH)4F Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Name origin not given in paper. Namansilite    NaMn+++(Si2O6) Approved IMA 1992 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the sodium, NAtrium; MANganese; and SILicon in the formula. Nambulite    (Li,Na)Mn++4[Si5O14(OH)] Approved IMA 1972 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Matsuo Nambu (1917-), mineralogist, Tohoko University, Japan. Namibite    Cu++Bi2(VO4)O2 Approved IMA 1981 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the country in which it is found. Namuwite    (Zn,Cu)4(SO4)(OH)6 Approved IMA 1982 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the country of origin, and the National Museum of Wales. Nanlingite  CaMg4(AsO3)2F4 Approved IMA 1976 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Nanling area, southern China. Nanpingite    Cs(Al,Mg,Fe++,Li)2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2 Approved IMA 1990 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Nanping area, Fukien Province, China. Nantokite   CuCl Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1867 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its location. LOCALITY: Nantoko, Chile. Narsarsukite    Na2(Ti,Fe+++)Si4(O,F)11 Approved IMA 1990 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Narsarsuk, southern Greenland. Nasinite   Na2B5O8(OH) Approved IMA 1961 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Rafaello Nasini (1854-1931), Italian chemist. Nasledovite  PbMn3Al4(CO3)4(SO4)O5 Approved IMA 1975 NAME ORIGIN: Named after B. N. Nasledov (1891-1942) of Russia. Nasonite    Pb6Ca4Si6O21Cl2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1899 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Frank Lewis Nason (1856-1928), American geologist, Geological Survey of New Jersey. Nastrophite    Na(Sr,Ba)(PO4) Approved IMA 1981 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the sodium, NAtrium, STROntium, and PHosphorus in the composition Natalyite   Na(V+++,Cr+++)Si2O6 Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Nataliya Vasil'evna Frolova (1907-1960), geologist, Irkutsk University, Irkutsk, Russia. Natanite    Fe++Sn++++(OH)6 Approved IMA 1981 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Natan Il'ich Ginzburg (1917-1985), Russian mineralogist and geochemist. Natisite    Na2(TiO)SiO4 Approved IMA 1975 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the sodium, NAtrium, TItanium, and SIlicon in the composition. Native Alum - See Alum-(K) Natrite    Na2CO3 Approved IMA 1983 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition. Natriumphlogopite - See Aspidolite REMARKS: Renamed to Aspidolite - NOMENCLATURE OF THE MICAS, The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 36, pp. 90s-912 (1998) Natriumphlogopite - See Wonesite Natro-alunite - See Natroalunite REMARKS: Renamed Natroalunite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131 Natroalunite   NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1911 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the sodium, natrium, analog of alunite. Natroapophyllite - See Apophyllite-(NaF) REMARKS: Renamed to Apophyllite-(NaF) by Mineralogical Record, v39, (2008), p 131 Natrobetpakdalite (Na,Ca)3Fe+++2(As2Mo6O28) Approved IMA 1971 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the chemistry and similarity to betpakdalite. Natrobistantite   (Na,Cs)Bi(Ta,Nb,Sb)4O12 Approved IMA 1983 NAME ORIGIN: For sodium (NATRium), BISmuth, and TANTalum in the chemical formula which deviates from the IMA pyrochlore nomenclature. Natroboltwoodite   (H3O)(Na,K)(UO2)SiO4 Approved IMA 1975 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition and relationship to boltwoodite. Natrocalcite - See Gaylussite Natrochalcite     NaCu2(SO4)2(OH) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1908 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the compositon, NATRium (Na), and CHALCos, (Cu). Natrodufrenite   Na(Fe+++,Fe++)(Fe+++,Al)5(PO4)4(OH)6 Approved IMA 1982 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the essential sodium, (NATRium) and its relationship to dufrenite. Natrofairchildite  Na2Ca(CO3)2 Approved IMA 1971 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Na analog of fairchildite. Natroglaucocerinite (Na,Zn,Cu)10Al6(SO4)3(OH)32 Proposed IMA 1995 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Natrojarosite     NaFe+++3(SO4)2(OH)6 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1902 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its chemical composition and similarity to Jarosite. Natrokomarovite  Na6CaNb6[Si4O12F2 Not Approved IMA 1979 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    Na4Zr2Si10O26 Approved IMA 1996 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: The name alludes to the Na dominance and polymorphic relationship to lemoynite. Natrolite     Na2[Al2Si3O10] Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1803 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek natron, "soda," in allusion to sodium content and lithos - "stone." Natromontebrasite    (Na,Li)Al(PO4)(OH,F) Discredited IMA 2006 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition and resemblance to montebrasite. Natron    Na2CO3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) Prehistoric NAME ORIGIN: From the Latin for "soda." Natronambulite   (Na,Li)Mn++4[Si5O14(OH)] Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Matsuo Nambu (1917-), mineralogist, Tohoko University, Japan. Natroniobite   NaNbO3 Approved IMA 1960 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition. Natropharmacosiderite  (Na,K)2Fe+++4(AsO4)3(OH)5 Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the sodium in the composition and its relationship to pharmacosiderite. Natrophilite    NaMnPO4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1890 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its content of sodium, natrium, and from the Greek for a friend. Natrophosphate    Na7(PO4)2F Approved IMA 1972 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition. Natrosilite    Na2Si2O5 Approved IMA 1975 NAME ORIGIN: For sodium, NATRium, and SILicon in the composition. Natrotantite    Na2Ta4O11 Approved IMA 1981 NAME ORIGIN: Named for sodium, "NATRium", and TANTalum in the composition. Natrouranospinite  (Na2,Ca)(UO2)2(AsO4)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1953 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the relationship to uranospinite Natroxalate    Na2C2O4 Approved IMA 1996 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its chemical composition of sodium (Na) and oxalate (C2O4). Natroxonotlite - See Miserite Natrozippeite   Na4(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10 Approved IMA 1976 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Franz Xaver Maxmillian Zippe (1791-1863), Austrian mineralogist. Naujakasite     Na6(Fe++,Mn)Al4Si8O26 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1933 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Naujakasik, Tunugdliarfik Fjord, Greenland. Naumannite    Ag2Se Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1845 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Carl Friedrich Naumann (1797-1873), German mineralogist and crystallographer. Navajoite   V2O5 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1955 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Navajo Indians, on whose reservation the mineral was first found. Nchwaningite    Mn++2SiO3(OH)2 Approved IMA 1995 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its locality. LOCALITY: The N,chwaning II Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa. Nealite    Pb4Fe++(As+++++O4)2Cl4 Approved IMA 1980 NAME ORIGIN: Named of Leo Neal Yedlin (1908-1997), micromount mineral collector of New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Nealite-(H2O)   Pb4Fe++(As+++O3)2Cl4 Not Approved IMA 1980 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Neal Yedlin (1908-1977), U. S. Mineralogist, who discovered the mineral. Nechelyustovite   (Ba,Na)2{(Na,Ti,Mn)4[(Ti,Nb)2O2Si4O14](OH,O,F)2} Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: N.A. Needle ironstone - See Goethite Nefedovite   Na5Ca4(PO4)4F Approved IMA 1983 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    NaMgF3 Approved IMA 1961 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Frank Neighbor (1906-?), American petroleum geologist, Sun Oil Co. who logged the first specimen. Nekoite    Ca3Si6O15 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1956 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  Cu+26V2(Sn,As,Sb)6S32 Approved IMA 1984 NAME ORIGIN: Named for I. Y. Nekrasov, Russian mineralogist. Nelenite  (Mn,Fe++)16Si12As+++3O36(OH)17 Approved IMA 1984 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Joseph A. Nelen, chemist at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., USA. Neltnerite    CaMn+++6SiO12 Approved IMA 1982 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Louis Neltner, pioneer student of mineral deposits of the High Atlas Mountains, Morocco. Nemalite - See Brucite Nenadkevichite      (Na,Ca,K)(Nb,Ti)Si2O6(O,OH) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1955 (Dana # Changed from 60.1.3.1) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Konstantin A. Nenadkevich, Russian mineralogist and geochemist. Nenadkevichite - See Nenadkevichite REMARKS: (60.1.3.1) Nenadkevite - See Boltwoodite Neocolmanite - See Colemanite Neodymite - See Lanthanite-(La) Neodymite - See Lanthanite-(Nd) Neotocite   (Mn,Fe++)SiO3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1848 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek "Neotokos" = of recent origin, being a product of deterioration of other species. Nepheline      (Na,K)AlSiO4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1800 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek nephele, "cloud," because it becomes clouded when put in strong acid. Nephelite - See Nepheline Pages: [1] [2] [3]