E Listing of Minerals

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E Mineral Index (129 Count)

This alphabetical listing of E 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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Erlichmanite    OsS2 Approved IMA 1971 NAME ORIGIN: For Joseph Erlichman, electron probe analyst, who analyzed a number of new minerals. Ernienickelite   NiMn++++3O7 Approved IMA 1994 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ernest (Ernie) Henry Nickel (1925-), Canadian-Australian mineralogist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CISRO) and International Mineralogical Association (IMA). Erniggliite   Tl2SnAs2S6 Approved IMA 1992 NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1992 for Ernst Niggli (b.1917), Swiss mineralogist. Ernstite   (Mn++1-xFe+++x)Al(PO4)(OH)2-xOx Approved IMA 1970 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Theodor K. A. Ernst (1904-), mineralogist, University of Erlangen, Germany. Ershovite     Na4K3(Fe++,Mn++,Ti)2Si8O20(OH)4 Approved IMA 1993 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Prof. Vadim Viktorovich Ershov (1939-1989) of the Moscow Mining Institute. Ertixiite  Na2Si4O9 Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Altai No. 3 pegmatite, Ertixi River, Fuyun, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China. Erythrite     Co3(AsO4)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1832 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek, erythros for "red." Erythrosiderite      K2Fe+++Cl5 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1872 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek, erythros = "red" and sideros = "iron." Eschynite - See Aeschynite-(Ce) Eschynite - See Aeschynite-(Nd) Eschynite - See Aeschynite-(Y) Eskebornite    CuFeSe2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1949 NAME ORIGIN: For the Eskeborn adit, Tilkerode, Germany, where first discovered. Eskimoite   Ag7Pb10Bi15S36 Approved IMA 1977 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Eskimos, the natives of Greenland. Eskolaite    Cr2O3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1958 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Pentti Eelis Eskola (1883-1964), of the University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. Esmeraldaite - See Lepidocrocite Esmeraldite - See Lepidocrocite Esperanzaite    NaCa2Al2(As+++++O4)2F4(OH) Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the discovery locality. LOCALITY: La Esperanza mine, Zaragosa mining district, near Madero, State of Durango, Mexico. Esperite   PbCa3Zn4(SiO4)4 Approved IMA 1965 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Esper Signius Larsen, Jr. (1879-1961), petrologist and Professor of Geology, Harvard University. Esseneite    CaFe+++AlSiO6 Approved IMA 1987 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Eric J. Essene, Professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, and discoverer of the first specimens. Ethanamide - See Acetamide Ettringite    Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1874 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: Ettringer Bellerberg, Ettringen, Mayen, Eifel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Eucairite    CuAgSe Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1818 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "opportunity," because it was discovered shortly after discovery of the element selenium. Euchlorine     KNaCu++3(SO4)3O Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1869 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for pale green, in allusion to the typical color. Euchroite     Cu2(AsO4)(OH) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1823 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek eu - "good" and chros - "color." Euclase    BeAlSiO4(OH) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1792 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek eu - "well" and klasis - "breaking." Eucryptite    LiAlSiO4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1880 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for well and concealed, in reference to its occurrence as intimate intergrowths with albite. Eudialyte      Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe++,Mn,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2 (?) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1801 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek eu - "well" and dialytos - "decomposable." Eudidymite    NaBeSi3O7(OH) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1887 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for well and twinned, in allusion to its common occurrence in twins. Eugenite    Ag9Hg2 Approved IMA 1986 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Eugen Friedrich Stumpfl (1931-), Mineralogist, Mining University Leoben, Austria. Eugsterite  Na4Ca(SO4)3 Approved IMA 1981 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Hans P. Eugster (1925-1987), Swiss-American mineralogist, John Hopkins University, awarded the Roebling Medal, 1983. Eulytine - See Eulytite Eulytite    Bi4(SiO4)3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1827 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek eulitos = "easily liquefiable", in allusion to its low melting point. Euxenite-(Y)     (Y,Ca,Ce)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1870 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "friendly to strangers, hospitable," in allusion to the rare elements that it contains. Evansite   Al3(PO4)(OH)6 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1864 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the English metallurgist, Brooke Evans (1797-1862), Eveite    Mn2(AsO4)(OH) Approved IMA 1967 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its structural and chemical simularities to adamite. Evenkite   (CH3)2(CH2)22 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1953 NAME ORIGIN: Names after its locality LOCALITY: Evenki Region, Lower Tunguska River, Siberia, Russia. Eveslogite   (Ca,K,Na,Sr,Ba)48[(Ti,Nb,Fe,Mn)12(OH)12Si48O144](F,OH,Cl)14 Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: Mt. Eveslogchorr, Khibiny alkaline massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Ewaldite    (Ba,Sr)(Ca,Na,Y,Ce)(CO3)2 Approved IMA 1971 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Paul P. Ewald (1888-1985), German crystallographer, founder of Acta Crystallographica, and professor at Brooklyn Polytechnical Institute, New, York. Eylettersite   (Th,Pb)1-xAl3(PO4,SiO4)2(OH)6 (?) Approved IMA 1972 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Mme. Van Wambeke, wife of the discoverer. Eyselite  Fe+++Ge++++3O7(OH) Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Walter Hans Eysel (1935-1999), Professor of Crystallography at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universit Ezcurrite    Na4B10O17 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Juan Manuel de Ezcurra (1900-1970), Manager of the Compania Productora de Boratos, S.A., owner of the Tincalayu deposit, Argentina. Eztlite   Pb2Fe+++6(Te++++O3)3(Te++++++O6)(OH)10 Approved IMA 1982 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Nahua "eztli," blood, in allusion to the color of the mineral. Pages:[1] [2]