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G Mineral Index (228 Count)

This alphabetical listing of G minerals include synonyms of accepted mineral names, pronunciation of that name, name origins, and locality information.

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Girvasite    NaCa2Mg3(PO4)2[PO2(OH)2](CO3)(OH)2 Approved IMA 1990 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Lake Girvas, northwest of the Kovdor massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Gismondine    Ca2Al4Si4O16 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1817 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Italian mineralogist, Carlo Giuseppe Gismondi (1762-1824), lecturer in Mineralogy in Rome. Gismondite - See Gismondine Gittinsite    CaZrSi2O7 Approved IMA 1980 NAME ORIGIN: Named for John Gittins, Canadian petrologist, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Giuseppettite     [Na42K16Ca6]S64Si48Al48O192(SO4)10Cl2 Approved IMA 1981 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Giuseppe Giuseppetti, Professor of Mineralogy, University of Pavia, Pava, Italy. Gjerdingenite-Ca   K2Ca(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 Approved IMA 2005 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Ca-dominant analogue of gjerdingenite-Fe Gjerdingenite-Fe    K2[(H2O)2(Fe,Mn)][(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4] Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Gjerdingselva, Lunnar, Pooland, Norway. Gjerdingenite-Mn    (K,Na)2(Mn,Fe)(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(O,OH)4 Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Mn-dominant analogue of gjerdingenite-Fe. Gjerdingenite-Na   (K,Na)2Na(Nb,Ti)4(Si4O12)2(OH,O)4 Approved IMA 2005 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Na-dominant analogue of gjerdingenite-Fe Gladite    PbCuBi5S9 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1924 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality LOCALITY: Gladhammer, Province of Kalmar, Sweden. Gladiusite    Fe++2(Fe+++,Mg)4(PO4)(OH)13 Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Name alludes to the crystal morphology which resembles a double edged sword (gladius, Latin for sword). Glagolevite   NaMg6[Si3AlO10](OH,O)8 Approved IMA 2001 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for A. A. Glagolev (1927-1993), Russian mineralogist. Glaserite - See Aphthitalite Glauber's Salt - See Glauberite Glauberite     Na2Ca(SO4)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1808 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Glauber's Salt, of alchemist origin which is named for Johann Rudolf Glauber (1604-1668), German alchemist. Glaucocerinite   (Zn,Cu)5Al3(SO4)1.5(OH)16 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1932 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for "blue" and "waxlike". Glaucochroite    CaMnSiO4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1899 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for blue green and color, in allusion to its color. Glaucodot     (Co,Fe)AsS Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1849 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "blue," in reference to its use in the dark blue glass called smalt. Glauconite    (K,Na)(Fe+++,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1828 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek "glaucos" for the blue green color. Glaucophane    [ ]Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1845 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek glaukos - "blue" and fanos - "appearing." Glaukosphaerite    (Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2 Approved IMA 1974 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for bluish green and spherical, the typical color and habit. Glendonite - See Calcite REMARKS: Pseudomorph of calcite after ikaite Glendonite (calcite pseudomorphs) - See Ikaite Globosite - See Strengite Glucine   CaBe4(PO4)2(OH)4 Approved IMA 1963 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the alternative name for beryllium: Glucinum. Glushinskite   Mg(C2O4) Approved IMA 1987 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Petr Ivanovich Glushinskii (1908- ), coal geologist, Institute of Arctic and Antarctic Geology, St. Petersburg, Russia. Gmelinite - See Gmelinite-Na Gmelinite-Ca     (Ca,Na2)Al2Si4O12 Approved IMA 1982 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the German mineralogist and chemist, Christian Gottlob Gmelin (1792-1860) of Turbingen, Germany. The Ca-dominant member of the gmelinite series. Gmelinite-K     (K,Na,Ca)6(Al7Si17O48) Approved IMA 2001 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the German mineralogist and chemist, Christian Gottlob Gmelin (1792-1860) of Turbingen, Germany. The K-dominant member of the gmelinite series. Gmelinite-Na     (Na2,Ca)Al2Si4O12 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1825 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the German mineralogist and chemist, Christian Gottlob Gmelin (1792-1860) of Turbingen, Germany. Na modifier added by the zeolite nomenclature committee. Go Juice - See Dilithium Gobbinsite     (Na2,Ca)2K2Al6Si10O32 Approved IMA 1982 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Basalt cliffs near Hills Port, south of the Gobbins area, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Godlevskite    (Ni,Fe)9S8 Approved IMA 1969 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Mikhail N. Godlevsky (1902-1984), Russian economic geologist. Godovikovite   (NH4)(Al,Fe+++)(SO4)2 Approved IMA 1988 NAME ORIGIN: Named for A. A. Godovikov. Goedkenite   (Sr,Ca)2Al(PO4)2(OH) Approved IMA 1975 NAME ORIGIN: Named for V. L. Goedken. Goergeyite - See Gorgeyite Goethite     Fe+++O(OH) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1806 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the German poet, J. W. Goethe (1749-1832). Goetzenite - See Gotzenite Gold     Au Valid Species (Pre-IMA) Prehistoric NAME ORIGIN: Anglo Saxon, of uncertain origin. Goldamalgam (Au,Ag)Hg Not Approved IMA NAME ORIGIN: Named as the gold dominent analoge of amalgam. Goldfieldite    Cu12(Te,Sb,As)4S13 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1909 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Mohawk mine, Goldfield, Esmeralda County., Nevada, USA. Goldichite     KFe+++(SO4)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1955 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Samuel Stephen Goldich (1909-2000), American mineralogist, petrologist, and analytical isotope chemist, Professor of Geology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Goldmanite     Ca3(V,Al,Fe+++)2(SiO4)3 Approved IMA 1964 NAME ORIGIN: The name honors Macus I. Goldman, a sedimentary petrologist with the U. S. Geological Survey. Goldquarryite     (Cu,[ ])(Cd,Ca)2Al3(PO4)4F2(H2O)10{(H2O,F)}2 Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: 5,425-foot bench of the Gold Quarry mine, Eureka County, Nevada, USA. Golyshevite    (Na,Ca)10Ca9(Fe+++,Fe++)2Zr3NbSi25O72(CO3)(OH)3 Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Vladimir Mikhailovich Golyshev (1943-2000), crystallographer from the Mordvinian State University, Saransk, Russia. Gonnardite    Na2CaAl4Si6O20 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1896 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ferdinand Gonnard, French mineralogist, Lyons, France. Gonyerite   Mn++3[Mn++3Fe+++][(Si,Fe+++)4O10](OH,O)8 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1955 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Forest A. Gonyer (1899-1971), chemist-analyst and mineralogist, Harvard University. Goosecreekite    CaAl2Si6O16 Approved IMA 1980 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: In the Goose Creek quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA. Gorceixite    BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1906 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the French mineralogist Claude-Henri Gorceix (1842 - 1919) founder of the Mining School (Escola de Minas) in Ouro Preto. Gordaite    NaZn(SO4)(OH)6Cl Approved IMA 1996 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: The San Francisco mine, 2 km northeast of the Sierra Groda Railway Station, in the Sierra Gorda, northeast of Antofagasta, 2nd region, northern Chile. Gordonite     MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1930 NAME ORIGIN: Named for S. G. Gordon. Gorgeyite     K2Ca5(SO4)6 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1953 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Rolf von Gorgey (1886-1915), mineralogist specializing in Austrian salt deposits. Gormanite   Fe++3Al4(PO4)4(OH)6 Approved IMA 1981 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Donald Herbert Groman (1922-), University of Toronto, Canada. Gortdrumite  (Cu,Fe)6Hg2S5 Approved IMA 1983 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Gortdrum deposit, Tipperary, Eire. Goshenite - See Beryl REMARKS: Colorless beryl Goslarite   ZnSO4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1847 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Rammelsberg mine, near Goslar, Harz, Germany. Gottardiite   Na3Mg3Ca5Al19Si117O272 Approved IMA 1996 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Professor Glauco Gottardi (1928-1988), University of Modena, in recognition of his pioneering work on the structure and crystal chemistry of natural zeolites. Gottlobite   CaMg(VO4,AsO4)(OH) Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Long abandoned Glucksstern Mine at Gottlob hill, Friedrichroda, Thuringia, Germany. Gotzenite    (Ca,Na)3(Ti,Al)Si2O7(F,OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Gustav Adolf Von Gotzen (1866-1910), German traveler and first European to climb Mt. Shaheru, North Kivu, Zaire. Goudeyite   (Al,Y)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 Approved IMA 1978 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Hatfield Goudey (1906-1985), mining geologist and mineral collector of San Mateo, California, USA. Gowerite    CaB6O10 Approved IMA 1959 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Harrison Preston Gower (1890-1967), Mining Manager, U.S. Borax and Chemical Company, USA. Goyazite     SrAl3(PO4)2(OH)5 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1884 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the province of Goyaz, Brazil. Graemite   CuTeO3 Approved IMA 1975 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Richard Graeme, American geologist. Graeserite    (Fe+++,Ti)4Ti3AsO13(OH) Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: For Prof. Dr. Stefan Graeser (1935-), in recognition of his extensive research on the oxides and sulfosalts of arsenic in the Binntal region of Switzerland. Graftonite    (Fe++,Mn,Ca)3(PO4)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1900 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality at Grafton, New Hampshire, USA. LOCALITY: Gramaccioliite-(Y)    (Pb,Sr)(Y,Mn)Fe2(Ti,Fe)18O38 Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Prof. Carlo M. Gramaccioli (1935-) of the University of Milano, Italy. Grandidierite    (Mg,Fe++)Al3(BO4)(SiO4)O Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1902 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Alfred Grandidier (1836-1912), French naturalist and explorer, an authority on Madagascar. Grandreefite   Pb2SO4F2 Approved IMA 1989 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Grand Reef mine, about six km northeast of Klondyke, Aravaipa district, Graham Co., Arizona, USA. Grandviewite  Cu3Al9(SO4)2(OH)29 Proposed IMA 2007 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Grandview mine, Grand Canyon National Park, Coconino County, Arizona, USA Grantsite   Na4CaxV++++2xV+++++12-2xO32 Approved IMA 1961 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the town of Grants, New Mexico. Graphite     C Valid Species (Pre-IMA) Prehistoric NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek, graphein, "to write." Gratonite     Pb9As4S15 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1939 NAME ORIGIN: For Louis Carly Graton (1880-1970), Professor of Economic Geology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Grattarolaite    Fe+++3O3(PO4) Approved IMA 1995 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: For Giuseppe Grattarola (1905-1988), professor of mineralogy at the University of Florence, Italy. Graulichite-(Ce)    CeFe+++3(AsO4)2(OH)6 Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Jean-Marie Graulich (1920-2001), Belgian mining engineer and Honorary Driector of the Geological survey of Belgium. Gravegliaite    Mn++(SO3) Approved IMA 1991 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Gambatesa mine, near Reppia, Val Graveglia, Liguria, Italy. Gray Antimony - See Stibnite Gray nickel pyrites - See Gersdorffite Grayite  (Th,Pb,Ca)PO4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Anton Gray, mining engineer, advisor to U. K. Atomic Energy Authority. Grechishchevite    Hg3S2(Br,Cl,I)2 Approved IMA 1990 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Oleg Konstantinovich Grechishchev, Russian engineering geologist, long-time student of mercury ores from Tuva, Siberia. Green lead ore - See Pyromorphite Green Rust - See Fougerite Green Vitrol - See Melanterite Greenalite    (Fe++,Fe+++)2-3Si2O5(OH)4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1903 NAME ORIGIN: In allusion to its green color. Greenockite     CdS Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1840 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Lord Greenock (Ch. M. Cathcart 1783-1859). Greenovite - See Titanite REMARKS: Mn bearing sphene Gregoryite    (Na2,K2,Ca)CO3 Approved IMA 1981 NAME ORIGIN: Named for John Walter Gregory (1864-1932), University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia and University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland. Greifensteinite   Ca2Be4(Fe++,Mn)5(PO4)6(OH)4 Approved IMA 2002 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Greifenstein, Saxony, Germany. Greigite    Fe++Fe+++2S4 Approved IMA 1964 NAME ORIGIN: For Dr. Joseph Wilson Grieg (1895-1977). Grenmarite  (Zr,Mn)2(Zr,Ti)(Mn,Na)(Na,Ca)4(Si2O7)2(O,F)4 Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: The name is after Grenmar, the Norse name of the Langesundsfjord. Griceite    LiF Approved IMA 1989 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Joel D. Grice (1946-), curator of minerals, Canadian Museum of Hature, Ottawa, Canada. Griffithite 4(Mg,Fe,Ca)O.(Al,Fe)2O3.5SiO2 Not Approved IMA NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Cahuenga Pass, Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California, USA. Griffithite-Ferroan - See Saponite Grimaldiite    Cr+++O(OH) Approved IMA 1967 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Frank Saverio Grimaldi (1915- ), formerly Chief Chemist, U.S. Geological Survey. Grimselite     K3Na(UO2)(CO3)3 Approved IMA 1972 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Gerstenegg (Kabelstollen Gerstenegg-Grimsel I), Grimsel, Bern, Switzerland. Griphite    Ca(Mn,Na,Li)6Fe++Al2(PO4)6(F,OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1891 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek for "enigma", as the chemical composition was originally puzzling. Pages:[1] [2] [3]