O Listing of Minerals

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O Mineral Index (116 Count)

This alphabetical listing of O 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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Osumilite-(Fe)     (K,Na)(Fe++,Mg)2(Al,Fe+++)3(Si,Al)12O30 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1953 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Historic province of Osumi in Sakkabira, Kyushu, Japan. Osumilite-(Mg)     (K,Na)(Mg,Fe++)2(Al,Fe+++)3(Si,Al)12O30 Approved IMA 1983 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality and the composition. LOCALITY: Historic province of Osumi in Sakkabira, Kyushu, Japan. Oswaldpeetersite   (UO2)2CO3(OH)2 Approved IMA 2000 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Maurice Oswald Peeters (1945-), structural crystallographer at the University of Leuven, Belgium. Otavite    CdCO3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1906 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Tsumeb, near Otavi (Namibia). Otjisumeite  PbGe4O9 Approved IMA 1981 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Herrero tribe name of the locality, Tsumeb. LOCALITY: Tsumeb mine, Namibia. Ottemannite   Sn2S3 Approved IMA 1966 NAME ORIGIN: Named for J. Ottemann, German mineralogist, Heidelberg, Germany. Ottensite   Na3(Sb2O3)3(SbS3) Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Berthold Ottens (b 1942), , mineral collector and dealer from Spiegelau, Germany. Ottrelite   (Mn,Fe++,Mg)2Al4Si2O10(OH)4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1819 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: In Belgium, in the Ardennes Mountains, from Ottre, Salmchateau, and Veilsalm. Otwayite   Ni2(CO3)(OH)2 Approved IMA 1977 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Charles Albert Otway (1922-), miner and prospector of Cosnells, WA, Australia. Oulankaite   (Pd,Pt)5(Cu,Fe)4SnTe2S2 Approved IMA 1996 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Oulanka river, which is near the occurrence. Oulongaite - See Oulankaite Ourayite  Pb4Ag3Bi5S13 Approved IMA 1977 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Old Lout mine, Ouray, Colorado. USA. Oursinite     (Co,Mg)(H3O)2[(UO2)SiO4]2 Approved IMA 1983 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the French "oursin", sea urchin, in allusion to the radiating habit of the acicular crystals. Ovamboite  Cu20(Fe,Cu,Zn)6W2Ge6S32 Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Tsumeb deposit, Ovamboland, Namibia, and (2) the Maikain deposit, Kazakhstan. Overite     CaMgAl(PO4)2(OH) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1940 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Edwin J. Over (1903-1963), mineral collector, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, who first found the mineral. Owensite   (Ba,Pb)6(Cu,Fe,Ni)25S27 Approved IMA 1995 NAME ORIGIN: For DeAlton R. Owens (1934- ), Canada Centre for Mineral and energy Technology. Owyheeite    Pb7Ag2(Sb,Bi)8S20 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1921 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Poorman Mine, Silver City district, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA. Oxammite    (NH4)2(C2O4) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1870 NAME ORIGIN: Named as an OXalate of AMMonia. Oxiberaunite  (Fe+++,Mn+++)Fe+++5(PO4)4O(OH)4 Not Approved IMA NAME ORIGIN: Named as the higher oxidation state analog of beraunite. Oxyberaunite - See Beraunite Oxybiotite - See Biotite Oxyhornblende - See Ferrohornblende Oxyhornblende - See Ferrokaersutite Oxyjulgoldite - See Julgoldite-(Fe+++) Oxykaersutite - See Kaersutite Oxykertschenite - See Metavivianite Oxykinoshitalite    (Ba,K)(Mg,Fe++,Ti)3(Si,Al)4O10O2 Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named in accord with the IMA-approved nomenclature for minerals of them mica group (Rieder et al. 1998, Can. Mineral., 36, 905-912). Oxypetscheckite - See Petscheckite Oxyvanite V3O5 Proposed IMA 2008 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Oyelite   Ca10B2Si8O29 Approved IMA 1984 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Jiro Oye (1900-1968), professor of mineralogy, Okayama University, Japan. Pages:[1] [2]