N Listing of Minerals

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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

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Nordstromite    Pb3CuBi7(S10Se4) Approved IMA 1980 NAME ORIGIN: Named for T. Nordstrom. Normandite    NaCa(Mn++,Fe++)(Ti,Nb,Zr)Si2O7(O,F)2 Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: For Mr. Charles Normand (1963-), of Montreal, who discovered the mineral. Norrishite     K(Mn+++2Li)Si4O10(O)2 Approved IMA 1989 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Keith Norrish of the Division of Soils, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia. Norsethite    BaMg(CO3)2 Approved IMA 1960 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Keith Norseth (1927-1991), American engineering geologist, Westvaco trona mine, Wyoming, USA, Northupite    Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1895 NAME ORIGIN: Named after C. H. Northup (b.1861), grocer, of San Jose, California, who found the first specimen. Nosean    Na8Al6Si6O24(SO4) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1815 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the German mineralogist, K. W. Nose (1753-1835). Noselite - See Nosean Novacekite     Mg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1951 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Radim Novacek (1905-1942), Czech mineralogist, for his contributions to the mineralogy of uranium. Novakite   (Cu,Ag)21As10 Approved IMA 1961 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Jiri Novak (1902-1971), Czech mineralogist. Novgorodovaite   Ca2(C2O4)Cl2 Approved IMA 2000 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Margarita Ivanovna Novgorodova (1938-), director of the Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Moscow, Russia. Novodneprite AuPb3 Proposed IMA 2005 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Novodneprovskoe deposit, Kazakhstan Nowackiite   Cu6Zn3As4S12 Approved IMA 1965 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Werner Nowaki (1909-), University of Berne, Switzerland. Nsutite   (Mn++++1-x)(Mn++x)(O2-2x)(OH2x) where x = 0.06-0.07 Approved IMA 1962 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Nsuta, Ghana. Nuffieldite   Pb2Cu(Pb,Bi)Bi2S7 Approved IMA 1968 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Edward W. Nuffield (1914-), Canadian mineralogist. Nukundamite    (Cu,Fe)4S4 Approved IMA 1979 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Undu mine, Nukundamu, Fiji. Nullaginite   Ni2(CO3)(OH)2 Approved IMA 1981 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Otway Belt, Nullagine district, WA, Australia. Numanoite  Ca4CuB4O6(OH)6(CO3)2 Approved IMA 2005 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Tadayuki Numano (1931-2001), Emeritus Professor of Okayama University. Nussierite - See Phosphohedyphane Nyboite    NaNa2(Mg3Al2)Si7AlO22(OH)2 Approved IMA 1981 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Nybo pod, Nordfjord, Norway. Nyerereite    Na2Ca(CO3)2 Approved IMA 1963 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the president of Tanzania, Julius K. Nyerere (1922-). Pages:[1] [2] [3]