Q Listing of Minerals

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Q Mineral Index (20 Count)

This alphabetical listing of Q 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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Qandilite    (Mg,Fe++)2(Ti,Fe+++,Al)O4 Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its occurrence in rocks of the Quadil Group, Iraq. Qaqarssukite-(Ce)    Ba(Ce,REE)(CO3)2F Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Qaqarssuk carbonatite complex, southern West Greenland. Qilianshanite  NaH4(CO3)(BO3) Approved IMA 1993 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Juhongtu borate deposit, Qilian Mountains, Qinghai Province, China. Qingheiite   Na2(Mn++,Mg,Fe++)(Al,Fe+++)(PO4)3 Approved IMA 1983 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Qinghe County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Qitianlingite   Fe++2Nb2W++++++O10 Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Qitianling, Hunan Province, China. Quadratite   Ag(Cd,Pb)AsS3 Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: The name is derived from the conspicuous quadratic shape of the mineral. Quadridavyne     (Na,K)6Ca2Al6Si6O24Cl4 Approved IMA 1994 NAME ORIGIN: From the Latin "quad" for four, as the mineral has four times the unit cell volume of the related mineral species davyne. Quadruphite-VII  Na14CaMgTi4[Si2O7]2(PO4)4O4F2 Approved IMA 1992 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Latin "quadruplex" and the element phosphorus, for the quantity of PO4 groups in the formula. Quadruphite-VIII  Na14CaMgTi4(Si2O7)2(PO4)4O4F2 Approved IMA 1992 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Latin "quadruplex" and the element phosphorus, for the quantity of PO4 groups in the formula. Quartz     SiO2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) Prehistoric NAME ORIGIN: From the German "quarz", of uncertain origin. Quecksilber - See Mercury Queitite    Pb4Zn2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(SO4) Approved IMA 1979 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Clive Sedric Queit, mineral dealer of Tsumeb, Namibia. Quenselite     PbMn+++O2(OH) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1926 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Percy Dudgeon Quensel (1881-1966), Swidish mineralogist and petrolgist, Stockholm University, Sweden. Quenstedtite     Fe+++2(SO4)3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1889 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the German mineralogist, F. A. Quenstedt (1809-1889). Quetenite - See Botryogen Quetzalcoatlite    Zn8Cu4(TeO3)3(OH)18 Approved IMA 1973 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Quetzalcoatl, a Toltec god of the sea, in allusion of the sea blue-green color of the mineral. Quicksilver - See Mercury Quintinite-2H   Mg4Al2(OH)12CO3 Approved IMA 1995 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Quintin Wight (b. 1935), of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, significant contributor to mineral studies at Mont Saint-Hilaire, and author of The Complete Book of micromounting (1993). Quintinite-3T   Mg4Al2(OH)12CO3 Approved IMA 1995 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Quintin Wight (b. 1935), of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, significant contributor to mineral studies at Mont Saint-Hilaire, and author of The Complete Book of Micromounting (1993). Qusongite   WC Approved IMA 2007 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Luobusa mine, Qusong County, Tibet, China. Notice: Undefined variable: paging_header in /home/webminer/public_html/AtoZ/index.php on line 274