S Listing of Minerals

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S Mineral Index (522 Count)

This alphabetical listing of S 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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Sobotkite - See Saponite REMARKS: Al bearing Soda - See Natron Soda Microcline - See Anorthoclase Soda Niter - See Nitratine Sodalite    Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1811 NAME ORIGIN: Named from its chemical composition. Soddyite     (UO2)2SiO4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1922 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Frederick Soddy (1877-1956), British radiochemist and physicist. Sodic-ferri-ferropedrizite  NaLi2(Fe+++2Fe++3)Si8O22(OH)2 Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality and the Fe++ and Fe+++ clinoamphiboles. LOCALITY: Pedriza Massif, Sierra del Guadarrama, Spain. Sodic-ferriclinoferroholmquistite - See Ferri-clinoholmquistite Sodic-ferripedrizite   Na(LiNa)(Fe+++2Mg2Li)Si8O22(OH,F)2 Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality and the prefixes "ferri" and "sodic" as recommended by the amphibole commission. LOCALITY: In the Arroyo de la Yedra, Eastern Pedriza Massif, Sierra de Guadarrama, Central System, Spain. Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite  NaFe++7Si8O22(OH)2 Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: From its compostition and from the Latin anthophyllum - "clove" in allusion to the color. Sodic-ferrogedrite  NaFe++6AlSi6Al2O22(OH)2 Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and the original gederite location at Heas, Gedres, France. LOCALITY: Sodicanthophyllite  NaMg7Si8O22(OH)2 Approved IMA 1978 NAME ORIGIN: From its compostition and from the Latin anthophyllum - "clove" in allusion to the color. Sodicgedrite   NaMg6AlSi6Al2O22(OH)2 Approved IMA 1997 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and the original gederite location at Heas, Gedres, France. LOCALITY: Sodium alum - See Alum-(Na) REMARKS: Renamed to Alum-(Na) by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131 Sodium betpakdalite - See Natrobetpakdalite REMARKS: Renamed to Natrobetpakdalite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131 Sodium bicarbonate - See Nahcolite Sodium boltwoodite - See Natroboltwoodite REMARKS: Renamed to Natroboltwoodite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131 Sodium Chloride - See Halite Sodium colbalt thiocyanate - See Julienite Sodium Fluoride - See Villiaumite Sodium hydromica - See Brammallite Sodium illite - See Brammallite Sodium meta-autunite   Na2(UO2)2(PO4)2 Approved IMA 1987 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after sodium autunite with the loss of hydration water. Sodium pharmacosiderite - See Natropharmacosiderite REMARKS: Renamed to Natropharmacosiderite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131 Sodium phlogopite - See Aspidolite REMARKS: Renamed to Aspidolite - NOMENCLATURE OF THE MICAS, The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 36, pp. 90s-912 (1998) Sodium uranospinite - See Natrouranospinite REMARKS: Renamed to Natrouranospinite by Mineralogical Record, v39 (2008), p131 Sodium-alum - See Alum-(Na) Sodium-anthophyllite - See Sodicanthophyllite Sodium-autunite  Na2(UO2)2(PO4)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1958 NAME ORIGIN: Named after autunite and the composition containing sodium. Sodium-gedrite - See Sodicgedrite Sodium-Komarovite - See Natrokomarovite Sodium-zippite - See Natrozippeite REMARKS: Renamed natrozippite by Mineralogical Record, v39:131 Sodiumdachiardite - See Dachiardite-Na REMARKS: Renamed Dachiardite-Na Sodiumphlogopite - See Aspidolite Sodiumphlogopite - See Wonesite Soehngeite - See Sohngeite Sofiite - See Sophiite Sogdianite     (K,Na)2(Li,Fe+++,Al)3ZrSi12O30 Approved IMA 1968 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Sogdiana, an ancient Central Asian state. Sohngeite    Ga(OH)3 Approved IMA 1965 NAME ORIGIN: Named for A.P.G. Sohnge, formerly Chief Geologist, Tsumeb Corporation, Tsumeb, Namibia. Sokolovaite  CsLi2AlSi4O10F2 Proposed IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Solongoite   Ca2B3O4(OH)4Cl Approved IMA 1974 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Solongo (Buryat for rainbow, for the variety of boron minerals contained) deposit, Russia, from which it was first noted. Sonolite    Mn9(SiO4)4(OH,F)2 Approved IMA 1963 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Sono mine, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Sonoraite    Fe+++Te++++O3(OH) Approved IMA 1968 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Moctezuma mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Sopcheite   Ag4Pd3Te4 Approved IMA 1982 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Sopcha massif, Monchegorsk pluton, Kola, Russia. Sophiite    Zn2(SeO3)Cl2 Approved IMA 1989 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Sophia Ivanovna Noboko (1909-), Russian volcanoloist and mineralogist, a leading investigator of the Kamchatka volcanos. Sorbyite   Pb19(Sb,As)20S49 Approved IMA 1967 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Henry Clifton Sorby (1826-1908), English chemist and the founder of metallography. Sorensenite    Na4SnBe2Si6O18 Approved IMA 1965 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Henning Sorensen (1926-), emeritus professor, Hakkaido University, Sapporo. Sorosite    Cu(Sn,Sb) Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after George Soros (1930-), well-known American financier, in recognition of his important support to science. Sosedkoite   (K,Na)5Al2(Ta,Nb)22O60 Approved IMA 1982 NAME ORIGIN: Named for A. F. Sosedko (1901-1957), Russian mineralogist. Soucekite  PbCuBi(S,Se)3 Approved IMA 1979 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Frantisek Soucek, Department of Mineralogy, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia. Souesite - See Awaruite Soufre - See Sulfur Souzalite    (Mg,Fe++)3(Al,Fe+++)4(PO4)4(OH)6 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1949 NAME ORIGIN: Named for J. A. De Souza (1896-1961), director of Departamento Nacional de Producao Minera, Brazil. Spadaite  MgSiO2(OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1843 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Lavino Spada (De Medici) (1801-1863), Italian politicioan and amateur mineralogist. Spangolite     Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1890 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Norman Spang (1889-1954), American mineral collector, USA. Spathose iron - See Siderite Spectrolite - See Labradorite Specularite - See Hematite Spenceite - See Tritomite-(Y) Spencerite    Zn4(PO4)2(OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1916 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Leonard James Spencer (1870-1959), British mineralogist, formerly Keeper of Minerals, British Museum (Natural History), London, England. Sperrylite     PtAs2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1889 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its discoverer, the American chemist, Francis L. Sperry of Tallmadge, Ohio, USA.. Spertiniite    Cu(OH)2 Approved IMA 1981 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Francesco Spertini (1937- ), Chief Geologist, Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Canada, who submitted the first sample. Spessartine     Mn++3Al2(SiO4)3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1832 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Aschaffenburg, Spessart Mountains, Bavaria, Germany Spessartite - See Spessartine Sphaerobertrandite    Be3SiO4(OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: The name alludes to the typical spherulitic morphology and the similarity to bertrandite in the main chemical constituents. Sphaerobismoite   Bi2O3 Approved IMA 1995 NAME ORIGIN: For the form of the aggregates and the composition. Sphaerocobaltite   CoCO3 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1877 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition and form. Sphalerite     (Zn,Fe)S Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1847 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek sphaleros - "misleading." Sphene - See Titanite Spheniscidite    (NH4,K)(Fe+++,Al)2(PO4)2(OH) Approved IMA 1986 NAME ORIGIN: Named for "Sphenisciformes," the Latin order name or penguins. Spinel     MgAl2O4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1546 NAME ORIGIN: Of uncertain origin, possibly derived from Latin, spina, for "thorn" in allusion to sharply-pointed crystals. Spionkopite   Cu1.4S Approved IMA 1980 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Spionkop Creek and Yarrow Creek areas of southwestern Alberta, Canada. Spiroffite    (Mn,Zn)2Te3O8 Approved IMA 1962 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Kiril Spiroff (1901-1981), Bulgarian-American economic geologist, Michigan College of Mining and Technology. Spodiophyllite   (Na,K)4(Mg,Fe++)3(Fe+++,Al)2(Si8O24) Discredited IMA 1998 (Mica Nomenclature Subcommittee) - Valid Species (PreIMA) 1900 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for SPODIOS (color ash) and PYLLON (leaf) habit. Spodiosite  Ca2(PO4)F Discredited IMA 2003 - Valid Mineral (PreIMA) 1872 NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1872 from the Greek for "ash gray", in allusion to the color. Spodumene     LiAlSi2O6 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1800 NAME ORIGIN: Spodumene is from the Greek, spodoumenos, "burnt to ash," alluding to the ashy color of early specimens. Kunzite is named after the American gem expert, G. F. Kunz (1856-1932). Hiddenite is named after the American mineralogist, W. E. Hidden (1853-1918). Spriggite    Pb3[(UO2)6O8(OH)2](H2O)x; x ~ 3 Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Reginald Claude Sprigg (1919-1994), South Australian Geological Survey. Springcreekite  BaV+++3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)6 Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: The dumps of the Spring Creek copper mine near Wilminton, Southern Flinders Ranges, South Australia. Spurrite    Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1908 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Josiah Edward Spurr (1870-1950), American geologist. Squawcreekite    (Fe+++,Sb+++++,W++++++)O4 Discredited IMA 2002 NAME ORIGIN: Named in 1991after its locality. LOCALITY: Type locality is Squaw Creek, Catron County, New Mexico. Squawcreekite - See Tripuhyite Srbianite - See Jarandolite Srebrodolskite    Ca2Fe+++2O5 Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Boris Ivanovich Srebrodolskii (1927- ), Russian-Ukrainian mineralogist, Institute of Geology and Geochemistry, Lvov, Ukraine. Sreinite  Pb2(UO2)11(BiO)8(PO4)5(OH)19 Proposed IMA 2004 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Srilankite    (Ti,Zr)O2 Approved IMA 1983 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Rakwana mine, Sabaragamuva, Sri Lanka. Stalderite    TlCu(Zn,Fe,Hg)2As2S6 Approved IMA 1993 NAME ORIGIN: For Prof. Dr. Hans A. Stalder (1925-) of the Natural History Museum, Berne, Switzerland. Stanekite   Fe+++(Mn,Fe++,Mg)(PO4)O Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after Josef Stanek (1928-1995), Professor of Mineralogy, Masarykov University, Brno, Czech Republic, a specialist in phosphate mineralogy. Stanfieldite    Ca4(Mg,Fe++,Mn)5(PO4)6 Approved IMA 1967 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Stanley Field (1875-1964), former Chairman of the Board of Turstees of the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Stanleyite   (V++++O)SO4 Approved IMA 1982 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), British journalist and explorer ("Dr. Livinston I presume?") Stannite     Cu2FeSnS4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1832 NAME ORIGIN: From the Latin stannum - "tin." Stannoenargite - See Enargite REMARKS: Sn-bearing enargite Stannoidite    Cu8Fe3Sn2S12 Approved IMA 1969 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its similarity to stannite. Stannomicrolite    (Sn++,Fe++,Mn++)(Ta,Nb,Sn++++)2(O,OH)7 Approved IMA 1977 NAME ORIGIN: Named for tin (STANNum), in the formula and membership in the microlite subgroup of the pyrochlore group. Stannopalladinite   (Pd,Cu)3Sn2 (?) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1947 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the composition. Staringite - See Cassiterite REMARKS: Mixture with ferrotapiolite Pages:[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]