B Listing of Minerals

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B Mineral Index (389 Count)

This alphabetical listing of B 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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Boromuscovite     KAl2(Si3B)O10(OH,F)2 Approved IMA 1991 NAME ORIGIN: Presumably for the BOROn content and relation to "muscovite." Borovskite   Pd3SbTe4 Approved IMA 1973 NAME ORIGIN: For Igor Borisovich Borovskii, Russian pioneer in microprobe analysis. Bortnikovite Pd4Cu3Zn Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Nikolai Stefanovich Bortnikov, mineralogist and researcher at the Russian Academy of Sciences. Bostwickite  CaMn+++6Si3O16 Approved IMA 1982 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Richard C. Bostwick (1943-), collector and compiler of data on Franklin and Sterling Hill, NJ mineralogy, particularly fluorescent species. Botallackite    Cu2Cl(OH)3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1865 NAME ORIGIN: For the occurrence in the Botallack mine, Cornwall, England. Botryogen    MgFe+++(SO4)2(OH) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1828 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, botrys, meaning "grape' and genos, meaning "to yield." Bottinoite    NiSb+++++2(OH)12 Approved IMA 1992 NAME ORIGIN: For its occurrence in the Bottino mine, Italy. Bouazzerite  Bi6(Mg,Co)11Fe14[AsO4]18O12(OH)4(H2O)86 Approved IMA 2005 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: The name recognizes the exceptional significance of the Bou Azzer district and, in particular, of the Bou Azzer mine to mineralogical sciences and mineral collecting. Boulangerite     Pb5Sb4S11 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1837 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the French mining engineer, C. L. Boulanger (1810-1849). Later name from an occurrence near Mullan, Idaho. Bournonite     PbCuSbS3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1805 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the French mineralogist, J. L. de Bournon (1751-1825). Boussingaultite    (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1864 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Jean-Baptiste Joseph Dieudonne Boussingault (1802-1887), French chemist, Lyon University, Lyon, France. Bowenite - See Antigorite Bowieite    (Rh,Ir,Pt)1.77S3 Approved IMA 1984 NAME ORIGIN: For the British scientist, Dr. Stanley Hay Umphray Bowie, of the Institure of Geological Sciences, London, England. Bowmanite - See Goyazite Boyleite    (Zn,Mg)SO4 Approved IMA 1978 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Robert William Boyle (1920- ), Canadian geochemist, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada. Brabantite    CaTh(PO4)2 Discredited IMA 2006 NAME ORIGIN: For the Brabant Farm, Namibia, location of the pegmatite where the mineral was first found. LOCALITY: In the Van der Made pegmatite, Brabant Farm, west of Itiro, Karibib district, Namibia. Brabantite - See Cheralite-(Ce) Bracewellite   Cr+++O(OH) Approved IMA 1967 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Smith Bracewell, Director of the British Guiana (now Guyana) Geological Survey. Brackebuschite    Pb2(Mn,Fe++)(VO4)2(OH) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1880 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ludwig Brackebusch (1849-1906), Professor of Mineralogy, University of Cordoba, Cordove, Argentina. Bradaczekite    NaCu4(AsO4)3 Approved IMA 2000 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Hans Bradaczek (1940-), crystallographer of the Free University of Berlin. Bradleyite   Na3Mg(PO4)(CO3) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1941 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Wilmot Hyde Bradley (1899-1979), geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, who studied the Green River formation. Braggite    (Pt,Pd,Ni)S Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1932 NAME ORIGIN: To honor Sir William Henry Bragg (1862-1942) and Professor William Lawrence Bragg (1890-1971), pioneers in the X-ray investigations of crystals, as this is the first new mineral to be discovered by X-ray methods alone. Braithwaiteite  NaCu5(Ti,Sb)2O2(AsO4)4[AsO3(OH)]2 Approved IMA 2006 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Richard Braithwaite, University of Reading, United Kingdom. Braitschite-(Ce)    (Ca,Na2)7(Ce,La)2B22O43 Approved IMA 1968 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Otto Braitsch (1921-1966), German mineralogist. Brammallite   (Na,H3O)(Al,Mg,Fe)2(Si,Al)4O10[(OH)2,(H2O)] Not Approved IMA 1998 NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1943 for Alfred Brammall (1879-?), British gologist and mineralogist. Brandesite - See Clintonite Brandholzite   Mg[Sb(OH)6]2 Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Schmidten-Schacht and Jakobi-Schacht (pits) of the master lode in the former Brandholz-Groldkronach mining district in the western part of the Fichtelgebirge, Bavaria, Germany. Brandtite     Ca2(Mn,Mg)(AsO4)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1888 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Georg Brandt (1694-1768), Swedish chemist. Brannerite     (U,Ca,Ce)(Ti,Fe)2O6 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1920 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the American geologist, G. Branner (1850-1922). Brannockite     KSn2Li3Si12O30 Approved IMA 1973 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Dr. Kent C. Brannock, Chemist, Kingsport, TN. Brass  Cu3Zn2 Not Approved IMA NAME ORIGIN: Named as an alloy of copper and zinc. Brassite    Mg(AsO3OH) Approved IMA 1973 NAME ORIGIN: Honoring Rejane Brasse, who first synthesized the compound. Braunite-I    Mn++Mn+++6SiO12 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1831 NAME ORIGIN: Named after K. Braun (1790-1872) from Gotha, Germany. Braunite-II    Mn++Mn+++6SiO12 Not Approved IMA 1967 NAME ORIGIN: Named after K. Braun (1790-1872) from Gotha, Germany. Bravoite    (Fe,Ni,Co)S2 Discredited IMA 1989 - Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1907 NAME ORIGIN: Named for J. J. Bravo (1874-1928), Peruvian scientist. Bravoite-Ni - See Pyrite Brazilianite     NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1945 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its first discovery in Brazil. Bredigite    Ca7Mg(SiO4)4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1948 NAME ORIGIN: For Max Albrecht Bredig (1902- ), physical chemist, who studied the polymorphism of Ca2SiO4. Breislakite - See Ilvaite REMARKS: Fiberous ilvaite Breithauptite     NiSb Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1845 NAME ORIGIN: After the Saxon mineralogist Johann Friedrich August Breithaupt (1791-1873). Brendelite    (Bi,Pb)2Fe(PO4)(O,OH)3 Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Christain Friedrick Brendel (1776-1861), in recognition of his development and application of mechanized mining technology. Brenkite    Ca2(CO3)F2 Approved IMA 1978 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Schellkopf, 0.5 km west of Brenk, Eifel district, Germany. Brewsterite - See Brewsterite-Sr Brewsterite-Ba    (Ba,Sr)Al2Si6O16 Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the barium analogue of brewterite-Sr (formerly bariumbrewsterite). Brewsterite-Sr     (Sr,Ba)Al4Si12O32 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1822 NAME ORIGIN: Named after David Brewster (1781-1868), Scottish physicist, who studied the optical properties of minerals and the element Strontium. Brezinaite   Cr3S4 Approved IMA 1969 NAME ORIGIN: For Aristides Brezina (1848-1909), past Director of the Mineralogy-Petrology Section of the Natural History Museum, Vienna, Austria. Brianite   Na2CaMg(PO4)2 Approved IMA 1967 NAME ORIGIN: In honor of Dr. Brian Harold Mason (1917- ), U.S. National Museum, Washington, D.C., USA, for his contributions to the study of meteorites. Brianroulstonite   Ca3[B5O6(OH)6](OH)Cl2 Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: For Brian V. Roulston (1948-), in recognition of his work on the geology of evaporite deposits. Brianyoungite   Zn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4 Approved IMA 1993 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Brian Young (1947- ), field geologist and mineralogist of the British Geological Survey, who provided the first specimens. Briartite    Cu2(Zn,Fe)GeS4 Approved IMA 1965 NAME ORIGIN: For Gaston Briart, who studied the Kipushi deposit. Brindleyite   (Ni,Mg,Fe++)2Al(SiAl)O5(OH)4 Approved IMA 1978 NAME ORIGIN: Name for Dr. George William Brindley (1905-1983), Professor of Mineral Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA. Brinrobertsite  (Na,K,Ca)x(Al,Fe,Mg)4(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Brin Roberts, specialist for British clay minerals in the University of London. Britholite-(Ce)     (Ce,Ca,Th,La,Nd)5(SiO4,PO4)3(OH,F) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1901 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for weight, in allusion to its density and the content of Ce. Britholite-(Y)    (Y,Ca)5(SiO4,PO4)3(OH,F) Approved IMA 1966 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for weight, in allusion to its density and the content of Y Brittle Silver Ore - See Stephanite Britvinite  Pb7+xMg4.5[(Si,Al)5O14](BO3)(BO3,AsO4)(CO3)(OH,O)7 ( x < 0.5) Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Sergei Nikolaevich Britvin (b. 1965), a Russian mineralogist. Brizziite-III   NaSb+++++O3 Approved IMA 1994 NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Giancarlo Brizzi (1936-1992) who discovered the mineral. Brizziite-VII   NaSb+++++O3 Approved IMA 1992 NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Giancarlo Brizzi (1936-1992) who discovered the mineral. Brochantite     Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1824 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the French geologist and mineralogist, A. J. M. Brochant de Villiers (1772-1840). Brockite    (Ca,Th,Ce)(PO4) Approved IMA 1962 NAME ORIGIN: To honor Maurice R. Brock, U.S. Geological Survey, who supplied the first specimen. Brodtkorbite  Cu2HgSe2 Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Milka Kronegold de Brodtkorb (1932-), Professor at the University of Buenos Aries and La Plata, Argentina Broggerite - See Uraninite REMARKS: Th bearing Brokenhillite (Mn,Fe)32[Si24O60]OH29Cl11 Not Approved IMA NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Brokenhillite - See Pyrosmalite-(Mn) Bromargyrite    AgBr Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1841 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its composition of bromine (Greek, bromos - "stench") and silver (Latin, argentum). Bromellite     BeO Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1825 NAME ORIGIN: For Magnus von Bromell (1670-1731), Swedish physician and mineralogist. Bromyrite - See Bromargyrite Brongniardite - See Diaphorite Bronzite - See Enstatite REMARKS: Bronze brown colored enstatite Bronzite - See Hypersthene Brookite     TiO2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1825 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the English mineralogist, Henry James Brucke (1771-1857), a London mineralogist and wool trader. Brown manganese ore - See Manganite Brown Spar - See Ankerite Brownleeite  MnSi Proposed IMA 2008 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Donald E. Brownlee, professor of astronomy at the University of Washington, Seattle Brownmillerite    Ca2(Al,Fe+++)2O5 Approved IMA 1964 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Lorrin Thomas Brownmiller (1902-), Chef chemist of the Alpha Portland Cement Company, Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. Brucite     Mg(OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1824 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the American mineralogist, A. Bruce (1777-1818). Brueggenite - See Bruggenite Bruggenite   Ca(IO3)2 Approved IMA 1971 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Juan Bruggen (1887-1953), University of Chile, who wrote the first textbook on the geology of Chile. Brugnatellite   Mg6Fe+++(CO3)(OH)13 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1909 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Luigi Brugnatelli (1859-1928), mineralogist, University of Pavia, Italy. Brumadoite Cu3(TeO4)(OH)4 Approved IMA 2008 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Pedra Preta mine, Serra das Brunogeierite     (Ge++,Fe++)Fe+++2O4 Approved IMA 1972 NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Bruno H. Geier (1902- ), formerly Chief Mineralogist, Tsumeb Corporation, Tsumeb, Namibia. Brunsvigite - See Chamosite Brushite    CaHPO4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1865 NAME ORIGIN: To honor Professor George Jarvis Brush (1831-1912), American mineralogist, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Buchwaldite   NaCaPO4 Approved IMA 1977 NAME ORIGIN: To honor Dr. Vagn Fabius Buchwald (1929- ), Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark, for his contributions to the study of iron meteorites. Buckhornite   AuPb2BiTe2S3 Approved IMA 1992 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Buckhorn mine, near Jamestown, Boulder, Colorado, USA. Buckminsterfullerene - See Fullerite Bucky Balls - See Fullerite Buddingtonite    (NH4)AlSi3O8 Approved IMA 1964 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Arthur Francis Buddington (1890-1980), American petrologist, Princeton University. Buergerite    NaFe+++3Al6(BO3)3Si6O21F Approved IMA 1966 (Dana # Changed) NAME ORIGIN: To honor Professor Martin Buerger (1903-1986), eminent crystallographer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Buergerite - See Buergerite REMARKS: (61.3.1.5) Buetschliite - See Butschliite Bukovite   Tl2Cu3FeSe4 Approved IMA 1971 NAME ORIGIN: For its occurrence at Bukov, Czechoslovakia. Bukovskyite   Fe+++2(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) Approved IMA 1967 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Czech chemist, Antonin Bukovsky (1865-1950). Bulachite  Al2(AsO4)(OH)3 Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Neubulach, northern Black Forest, Germany. Bultfonteinite    Ca2SiO2(OH,F)4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1932 NAME ORIGIN: For the Bultfontein mine, Kimberley, South Africa, where it was first discovered. Pages:[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]