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Synonyms of Mineral Names

This section of contains known synonyms of mineral species, the IMA number of the mineral, PDF file number, and the ICSD file number. The mineral name synonym and the IMA number are listed in the Alphabetical Listing. The PDF and ICSD number are not listed in the Alphabetical Listing.

Other References to Mineral Synonyms

• Try the collection of data from MinDat.org.
• Inorganic Crystal Structure Database (ICSD) for information on the ICSD number.
• International Centre for Diffraction Data® (ICDD®) for information on the PDF number.

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