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Moeloite: Pb6Sb6S14(S3)
Comments: Dark gray, metallic grains of moelite on white dolomite. Location: Cava Ceragiola, Seravezza, Lucca, Italy. Scale: Picture size 2 cm. © Dave Barthelmy
Mohrite: (NH4)2Fe++(SO4)2·6(H2O)
Comments: Opaque botryoidal mohrite aggregate. Location: Saint Etienne, Layonnais, Languedoc, Loire, France. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Moissanite: SiC
Comments: Gemmy, platy crystal of moissanite shown with largest (001) face. The arrow indicates a drop-shaped, black metallic inclusion. (AmMin, 88:1818). Location: Found in a cobble at a beach along the Turkish coast of the Mediterranean Sea, around 150 km NW from Izmir, and is most likely derived from Tertiary volcanic rocks outcropping in the area. Scale: Scale bar 300 µ-m. © American Mineralogist
Moissanite: SiC Silicon: Si
Comments: Backscattered electron image of metallic inclusion in moissanite (SiC). The gray shading in the BSE mage consists mainly of pure silicon (Si metal). The brighter areas are composed of Fe-silicide. (AmMin, 88:1818). Location: Found in a cobble at a beach along the Turkish coast of the Mediterranean Sea, around 150 km NW from Izmir, and is most likely derived from Tertiary volcanic rocks outcropping in the area. Scale: Scalebar 200 µ-m. © American Mineralogist
Moluranite: H4U++++(UO2)3(MoO4)7·18(H2O)
Comments: Dark gray-black moluranite coatings on sandstone. Location: La Sal, San Juan County, Utah, USA. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Molybdenite: MoS2
Comments: Sharp metallic molybdenite crystal on matrix. Location: Crown Point Mine, Washington. Scale: 4x4x2.3 cm. © Isaias Casanova / IC Minerals
Molybdite: MoO3
Comments: Greenish yellow molybdite crust on quartz. Location: Siberia, Russia. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Molybdofornacite: Pb2Cu[(As,P)O4][(Mo,Cr)O4](OH)
Comments: Lime green, tabular crystals of molybdofornacite on matrix. Location: Mahoney district, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA. Scale: Not Given. © Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals
Molysite: Fe+++Cl3
Comments: Yellow earthy molysite coatings. Location: Sasso Pisano, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Monazite-(Ce): (Ce,La,Nd,Th)PO4
Comments: Orange crystals of monazite-(Ce) on lepidolite. Location: Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Scale: Not Given. © Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals
Monazite-(La): (La,Ce,Nd)PO4
Comments: Yellowish crystals of monazite-(La) in a cavity in nephelin-syenite pegmatite. Location: Kuivchorr Mt, Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia. Scale: FOV is 9x7 mm. © Pavel M. Kartashov
Monazite-(Sm): SmPO4
Comments: Back-scattered electron image of the main aggregate of monazite-(Sm) and manganocolumbite (C) embedded in quartz (black). Variations in brightness of the monazite-(Sm) are controlled by the Th content, whereas the ratio Nb/Ta affects manganotantalite. Location: Annie Claim #3 pod, Greer Lake intrusion, Archean Bird River Subprovince of the Superior Province, Southeastern Manitoba, Canada. Scale: Grain size 0.8 mm. © Canadian Mineralogist
Moncheite: (Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2 Chalcopyrite: CuFeS2
Comments: White moncheite with chalcopyrite (orange, blue and violet tarnishing colors) in silicate matrix. Polished section (from microprobe analysis) in reflected light. Location: Lukkulaisvaara ultrabasic Massif, Olanga (Oulanka) River, Oulanka plutonic complex, Karelia Republic, Northern Region, Russia. Scale: Picture size 0.11 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Moncheite: (Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2 Insizwaite: Pt(Bi,Sb)2
Comments: Back-scattered electron image showing b) intergrowth of taimyrite-tatyanaite with moncheitei-insizwaite (CanMin, v 42, p 611). Location: Kondyor PGE placer, Khabarovskiy Kray, eastern Siberia, Russia. Scale: See Image. © Canadian Mineralogist
Monetite: CaHPO4 Newberyite: Mg(PO3OH)·3(H2O)
Comments: Tan coatings of monetite on white newberyite pseudomorphous after struvite crystal. Location: Mono Lake, Mono County, California, USA. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Mongolite: Ca4Nb6Si5O24(OH)10·5(H2O)
Comments: White to pinkish massive mongolite. Location: Khan-Bogdinskii massif, Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Scale: Picture size 6 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Monimolite: (Pb,Ca)2Sb2O7
Comments: Pale green monimolite crusts on matrix. Location: Altar, Sonora, Mexico. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Monohydrocalcite: CaCO3·(H2O)
Comments: Gray to pale blue, due to copper staining, botryoidal monohydrocalcite crust. Location: 40' level, Saint Pierre Mine, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Vosges Mountains, Haute-Rhin, France. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species
Montanite: Bi2Te++++++O6·2(H2O)
Comments: Grayish-green montanite grain in matrix. Location: Zupkov (Zsubko; Schubkau), Stredoslovenský Kraj, Slovak Republic. Scale: Picture size 3 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Montdorite: (K,Na)(Fe++,Mn++,Mg)2.5[Si4O10](F,OH)2
Comments: Pale green fine granular montdorite in iron-stained matrix. Location: Charlunnes, Mont Dore, Puy-de-Dome, France. Scale: See Photo. © Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species