T Listing of Minerals

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T Mineral Index (291 Count)

This alphabetical listing of T 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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Turkestanite     Th(Ca,Na)2(K1-x,[ ]x)Si8O20 Approved IMA 1996 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the discovery locality, along the Turkestan Ridge. LOCALITY: Located 40 km apart north and south, respectively, of the Turkestan - Tadjikistan border. Turneaureite    Ca5[(As,P)O4]3Cl Approved IMA 1985 NAME ORIGIN: Frederick Stewart Turneaure (1899-1986), Professor Emeritus of Geology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Turquoise    CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) Prehistoric NAME ORIGIN: Named after Turkey (from where it was brought to Europe). Turtmannite   (Mn,Mg)25.5[(V,As)O4]3(SiO4)3[AsO3]xO5-5x(OH)20+x Approved IMA 2000 (Dana # Added) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Barrhorn Unit (Central Alps) in the Triassic marbles near Turtmanntal, Valais, Switzerland. Tuscanite     K(Ca,Na)6(Si,Al)10O22(SO4,CO3,(OH)2) Approved IMA 1977 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Tuscany region of Italy where the mineral was first found. Tusionite   MnSn++++(BO3)2 Approved IMA 1983 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Upper Tusion River, Shakhdara Range, southwestern Pamir Mountains, Tadjikistan. Tuzlaite    NaCaB508(0H)2 Approved IMA 1994 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Tuzla salt mine, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Tvalchrelidzeite   Hg3SbAsS3 Approved IMA 1975 NAME ORIGIN: Named for A. A. Tvalchrelidze, founder of the Georgian Mineralogical-Petrographic School, Russia. Tvedalite  (Ca,Mn++)4Be3Si6O17(OH)4 Approved IMA 1992 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the type locality. LOCALITY: Vevja larvikite quarry, Tvedalen, Brunlanes, Vestfold Co., Norway. Tveitite-(Y)   Ca1-xYxF2+x, x~0.3 Approved IMA 1977 NAME ORIGIN: Named for John Peder Tveit (1909-1978), Norwegian miner, who found it in his quarry. Tweddillite - See Manganipiemontite-(Sr) REMARKS: Renamed to Manganipiemontite-(Sr) - Recommended nomenclature of epidote-group minerals, Eur. J. Mineral. 2006, 18, 551-567. Twinnite  Pb(Sb,As)2S4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1957 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Robert M. Thompson (1918-1967), Canadian Mineralogist: Thompson means "son of Thomas," which is Aramaic for "twin." Tychite    Na6Mg2(CO3)4(SO4) Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1905 NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Greek for "luck or chance" because out of 5,000 northupite crystals, the last 10 were tychite. Tyretskite   Ca2B5O9(OH) Approved IMA 1964 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Tyret railway station, on the east Siberian railway, in the Lena-Angara salt basin, Irkutsk district, Siberia, Russia. Tyrolite    CaCu5(AsO4)2(CO3)(OH)4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1845 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Brixlegg-Schwaz District, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria. Tyrrellite    (Cu,Co,Ni)3Se4 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1952 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Joseph Burr Tyrell (1858-1957), first geologist to visit the area of discovery in Canada. Tysonite - See Fluocerite-(Ce) Tyuyamunite    Ca(UO2)2V2O8 Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1912 NAME ORIGIN: Named from its locality. LOCALITY: Found in the Tyuya-Muyun (Tuja Mujun) hill, a northern spur of the Alai Mountains, Ferghana, in Turkestan. Pages:[1] [2] [3] [4]