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Daomanite: CuPtAsS2

Comments: Magnification of the micro-aggregate (shown in inset), which consists of white sperrylite, unnamed Cu2(Ni,Co)Pt3S8 and a single daomanite (Dmn) grain, and displays the chain-like morphology. (CanMin, v42:455).
Location: Chromitite layer of the Mount Bol’shaya Varaka deposit, Imandra layered complex, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Scale: See Image.
© Canadian Mineralogist

Daqingshanite-(Ce): (Sr,Ca,Ba)3(Ce,La)(PO4)(CO3)3-x(OH,F)x

Comments: B&W SEM image showing large grains of daqingshanite-(Ce) (light-grey) in carbonate matrix (dark-grey). Associated mineral is monazite-(Ce), which form small very bright grains, partialy replacing daqingshanite-(Ce).
Location: Nkumbwa Hill Carbonatite (Nkombwa Hill Carbonatite), Isoka, Isoka District, Muchinga Mts., Northern Province, Zambia. Scale: Scale Bar 500 µm.
© Pavel M. Kartashov

Darapskite: Na3(SO4)(NO3)·(H2O)

Comments: White crystalline granular darapskite.
Location: Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Dashkovaite: Mg(HCOO)2·2(H2O)

Comments: White fibrous dashkovaite.
Location: Buriatia (Buryatia) Republic, Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia. Scale: Picture size 2.3 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Datolite: CaBSiO4(OH)

Comments: Cluster of doubly-terminated datolite crystals to 3.3 cm across with a scattering of brown inclusions.
Location: Boron Pit, Dal'Negorsk, Russia. Scale: 5x3.9x3.7 cm.
© Fabre Minerals

Daubreeite: BiO(OH,Cl)

Comments: Massive yellow daubreeite.
Location: Cerro Tazna, Atocha-Quechisla district, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia. Scale: Picture size 5 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Daubreelite: Fe++Cr2S4  
Alabandite: MnS

Comments: Daubreelite (D), bright metallic white, with alabandite (A) (dull yellow) as inclusions in a polished section of an achondrite meteorite.
Location: Norton County, Kansas. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Daubreelite: Fe++Cr2S4  
Schollhornite: Na0.3CrS2·(H2O)  
Caswellsilverite: NaCrS2

Comments: Polished section (PPL) of schiillhornite (Sh), coexisting with caswellsilverite (Cw), ferromagnesian alabandite (Ab) and daubreelite (Db). (AmMin, v70:638).
Location: Norton County (Kansas-Nebraska) enstatite achondrite meteorite. Scale: Scale bar is 0.08 mm.
© American Mineralogist

Davanite: K2TiSi6O15

Comments: B&W plane-polarized light (PPL) image of davanite crystals, with a hexagonal outline, in a Sr-Ca carbonate matrix. (AmMin, v71:1473).
Location: Lamproites at Smoky Butte, Montana, USA. Scale: Scale Bar 20 µm.
© American Mineralogist

Davidite-(Ce): (Ce,La)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe+++)20O38

Comments: Black, granular crystals of davidite-(Ce) in matrix.
Location: Kukisvumchorr Mt., Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Scale: Specimen Size 9x5x5 mm.
© Sergey Vasiliev / Systematic Mineralogy

Davidite-(La): (La,Ce,Ca)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe+++)20O38

Comments: Prismatic crystals of davidite in carbonatite.
Location: Thackering, South West Australia, Australia. Scale: Crystal size 2 cm.
© John Veevaert

Davisite: Ca(Sc,Ti+++,Mg,Ti++++)AlSiO6

Comments: BSE image of the davisite-containing refractory inclusion in a polished section (USNM 7555). (AmMin, v94:845).
Location: Allende meteorite. Scale: See Image.
© American Mineralogist

Davreuxite: MnAl6Si4O17(OH)2

Comments: Pale yellow fibrous davreuxite on quartz.
Location: Ottre, Luxembourg, Belgium. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Davyne: Na4K2Ca2Si6Al6O24(SO4)Cl2

Comments: Yellow translucent micro crystal of davyne in sanidine.
Location: Laacher See, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Dawsonite: NaAl(CO3)(OH)2

Comments: White, radial crystalline aggregates of dawsonite crystals.
Location: Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Deanesmithite: Hg+2Hg++3Cr++++++O5S2

Comments: SEM image showing several crystals of deanesmithite protruding from matrix. (CanMin v31:787).
Location: Small prospect pit near the long-abandoned Clear Creek mercury mine, New Idria district, San Benito County, Califomia, USA. Scale: Scale Bar 40 µm.
© Canadian Mineralogist

Decrespignyite-(Y): (Y,REE)4Cu(CO3)4Cl(OH)5·2(H2O)

Comments: Blue, rounded aggregates of decrespignyite-(Y) on matrix.
Location: Paratoo copper mine, Yunta, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia. Scale: Picture size 2 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Deerite: (Fe++,Mn)6(Fe+++,Al)3Si6O20(OH)5

Comments: Black bladed deerite crystals embedded in quartz and fibrous riebeckite.
Location: Laytonville quarry, Laytonville, Mendocino County, California, USA. Scale: See Image.
© Rruff Database

Defernite: Ca6(CO3)2-x(SiO4)x(OH)7(Cl,OH)1-2x (x=0,5)  
Hematite: Fe2O3

Comments: Specular hematite rich with crystalline grains of reddish brown defernite.
Location: Kombat Mine, Kombat, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia. Scale: 3.9 x 2.5 cm.
© John Veevaert

Defernite: Ca6(CO3)2-x(SiO4)x(OH)7(Cl,OH)1-2x (x=0,5)  
Vaterite: CaCO3  
Manganite: MnO(OH)

Comments: Opaque white fibrous vaterite with red defernite and black manganite.
Location: Kombat Mine, Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species