I Listing of Minerals

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I Mineral Index (1359 Count)

This alphabetical listing of I 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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IMA2009-014  SrF2 Proposed IMA 2009 NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) IMA2009-015  NaSrCeF6 Proposed IMA 2009 NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) IMA2009-016 Cu4H(AsO4)2(OH)3 Proposed IMA 2009 NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Imandrite    Na12Ca3Fe+++2Si12O36 Approved IMA 1979 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Khibiny massif, near Lake Imandra, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Imgreite   NiTe Discredited IMA 1967 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the acronym of Institute of Mineralogy, Geochemistry of Rare Elements (IMGRE). Imgreite - See Hexatestibiopanickelite REMARKS: Pd & Sb free Imgreite - See Melonite REMARKS: Discredited Imhofite    Tl6CuAs16S40 Approved IMA 1965 NAME ORIGIN: For Jospeh Imhof (1902-1969). Imiterite    Ag2HgS2 Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: For the Imiter mine locality in Morocco. LOCALITY: In the Imiter mine, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco. Imogolite   Al2SiO3(OH)4 Approved IMA 1962 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Imogo soil, Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Inaglyite  PbCu3(Ir,Pt)8S16 Approved IMA 1983 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Inagli massif, Yakutia, Russia. Incaite   Pb4Sn4FeSb2S15 Approved IMA 1974 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Inca people, pre-European rulers of Chile, Bolivia, and Peru. Inderborite    CaMg[B3O3(OH)5]2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1941 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Inder borate deposit, Kazakhstan. Inderite    MgB3O3(OH)5 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1937 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its source. Indialite    Mg2Al4Si5O18 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1954 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: Bokaro coal seam, southwest of Hazaribagh, Bihar, India. Indianite - See Anorthite Indicolite - See Elbaite REMARKS: Blue tourmaline Indigirite  Mg2Al2(CO3)4(OH)2 Approved IMA 1971 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Sarylakh Au-Sb deposit, Indigirka River, northeastern Yakutia, Russia. Indite    Fe++In2S4 Approved IMA 1963 NAME ORIGIN: For the indium in its composition. Indium    In Approved IMA 1964 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the element which is named after the indigo line in its spectrum. Inesite   Ca2Mn7Si10O28(OH)2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1887 NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek ines - "flesh fibers." Ingersonite    Ca3Mn++Sb+++++4O14 Approved IMA 1988 NAME ORIGIN: Named for F. Earl Ingerson (1906-1993), U. S. Geochemist. Ingodite    Bi(S,Te) Approved IMA 1981 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: From the Ingoda deposit near the source of the Ingoda River, central Transbaikal. Innelite     (Na,Mg,Ca)2(Ba,K)4Ti3(Si2O7)2(SO4)2(OH,F) Approved IMA 1961 NAME ORIGIN: From the Yakut name, "inneli," for the Inagli River, Yakutia, Russia. Insizwaite    Pt(Bi,Sb)2 Approved IMA 1972 NAME ORIGIN: For the Insizwa mineral deposit, South Africa, where it was discovered. Intersilite   Na6Mn++Ti[Si10O24(OH)](OH)3 Approved IMA 1994 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named in allusion to it's intermediate position between the layered and banded silicates. Inyoite     Ca2B6O6(OH)10 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1916 NAME ORIGIN: Named after it's locality. LOCALITY: Mount Blanco mine, Mount Blanco, Black Mountains, Death Valley, Inyo County, California. Iodargyrite     AgI Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1854 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its chemical composition if iodine (Greek, iodes = "violet") and silver (Latin, argentum). Iodyrite - See Iodargyrite Iolite - See Cordierite Iowaite    Mg4Fe+++(OH)8OCl Approved IMA 1967 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Sioux County, Iowa. Iquiqueite    K3Na4Mg(Cr++++++O4)B24O39(OH) Approved IMA 1986 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: Iquique, Tarapaca Province, Chile. Iranite    Pb10Cu(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(F,OH)2 Approved IMA 1963 NAME ORIGIN: Name for the country. Iraqite-(La)   K(La,Ce,Th)2(Ca,Na)4(Si,Al)16O40 Approved IMA 1976 NAME ORIGIN: For the country of origin, Iraq and La in the composition. Irarsite   (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS Approved IMA 1966 NAME ORIGIN: For the Iridium and ARSenic in the composition. Irhtemite   Ca4Mg(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2 Approved IMA 1972 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Irhtem ore deposit, Morocco. Iridarsenite   (Ir,Ru)As2 Approved IMA 1974 NAME ORIGIN: For the IRIDium and ARSENic in the composition. Iridisite (Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2 Not Approved IMA NAME ORIGIN: The name is intended to distinguish the mineral from "normal" iridium sulfide. Iridium    (Ir,Os,Ru,Pt) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1804 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the element Iridium which was from the Latin, Iris = "rainbow" in allusion to the colored salts derived from its compounds. Iridosmine - See Osmium Iridrhodruthenium - See Ruthenium REMARKS: Ir-Rh-rich ruthenium Iriginite     (UO2)(Mo++++++2O7) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1956 NAME ORIGIN: Unknown origin. Irite - See Iridium REMARKS: Mixture of several PGE minerals Iron    Fe Valid Species (Pre IMA) 900 BC (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Probably Anglo-Saxon in origin. Iron Alum - See Halotrichite Iron Mica - See Biotite Iron spar - See Siderite Iron Spinel - See Hercynite Iron Talc - See Minnesotaite Iron uralite - See Bassetite Iron wollastonite - See Ferrobustamite Iron-Magnesia Spinel - See Magnesioferrite Irtyshite  Na2(Ta,Nb)4O11 Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Irtysh River area, eastern Kazakhstan. Ishikawaite    (U,Fe,Y,Ca)(Nb,Ta)O4 (?) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1922 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Ishikawa, Ivaki Province, Japan. Isinglass - See Muscovite Isochalcopyrite  Cu8Fe9S16 Discredited IMA 2006 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the cubic variety of chalcopyrite. Isochalcopyrite - See Isocubanite Isoclasite  Ca2(PO4)(OH) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1870 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for "equal" and "fracture", in allusion to the cleavage. Isocubanite    CuFe2S3 Approved IMA 1988 NAME ORIGIN: Named as the isometric polymorph of cubanite. Isoferroplatinum   (Pt,Pd)3(Fe,Cu) Approved IMA 1975 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the structure and composition. Isokite    CaMg(PO4)F Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1955 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality LOCALITY: Nkumbwa Hill, near Isoka, northern Kumbwa, Zamibia. Isolueshite     (Na,La,Ca)(Nb,Ti)O3 Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: The name reflects its isometric habit, optical isotropism and compositional similarity to its orthorhombic polymorph, lueshite. Isomertieite    Pd11Sb2As2 Approved IMA 1974 NAME ORIGIN: For its structural and compositional relationship to mertieite-I. Isovite  (Cr,Fe)23C6 Approved IMA 1996 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: For the locality. LOCALITY: The Is River, near the town of Is, Isovsky district, Middle Urals, Russia. Istisuite - See Ferrohornblende Itoigawaite SrAl2Si2O7(OH)2 Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: On the seashore of Oyashirazu, about 15 km WSW of Itoigawa Station, Itoigawa-Ohmi district, Niigata-ken Prefecture, Japan. Itoite  Pb3[GeO2(OH)2](SO4)2 Approved IMA 1960 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Tei-Ichi Ito (1898-1980), mineralogist and crystallographer, University of Tokyo, Japan. Ivanyukite-Cu Cu[Ti4(OH)2O2(SiO4)3] Proposed IMA 2007 NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Ivanyukite-K  K2[Ti4(OH)2O2(SiO4)3] Proposed IMA 2007 NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Ivanyukite-Na Na2[Ti4O2(OH)2(SiO4)3] Proposed IMA 2007 NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Iwakiite    Mn++(Fe+++,Mn+++)2O4 Approved IMA 1979 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Gozaisho mine, Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Iwashiroite-(Y)   YTaO4 Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the old prefectural name of Fukushima prefecture (Iwashiro). Ixiolite    (Ta,Nb,Sn,Mn++,Fe++)O2 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1857 NAME ORIGIN: For "Ixion", of Greek mythology, who was related to Tantalus, in allusion to the mineral's relationship to tantalite. Izoklakeite    Pb27(Cu,Fe)2(Sb,Bi)19S57 Approved IMA 1986 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: From Izok Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. Pages:[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]