Z Listing of Minerals

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Z Mineral Index (96 Count)

This alphabetical listing of Z 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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Zugshunstite-(Ce)   (Ce,Nd,La)Al(SO4)2(C2O4) Approved IMA 1996 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Cherokee Indian term for the Great Smoky Mountains. Zunyite    Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1884 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Zuni mine, Anvil Mountain, Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado, USA. Zussmanite     K(Fe++,Mg,Mn)13[AlSi17O42](OH)14 Approved IMA 1964 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Jack Zussman (1924-), crystallographer and emeritus professor of geology, Manchester University, England. Zvyagintsevite    Pd3Pb Approved IMA 1966 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Orest Evgenevich Zvyagintsev, who did geochemical research on the platinum metals. Zwieselite    (Fe++,Mn)2(PO4)F Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1841 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Rebenstein, Zweisel, Bavaria, Germany. Zykaite   Fe+++4(AsO4)3(SO4)(OH) Approved IMA 1978 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Vaclav Zyka (1926-), Czech geochemist. Pages:[1] [2]