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# Laachite (zirconolite: IMA2012-100) 4.
o
() # Labuntsovite (labuntsovite) 9.CE.30e ##Labuntsovite-Fe (IMA1998-051a) 9.CE.30
o##Labuntsovite-Mg (IMA1998-050a) 9.CE.30
o##Labuntsovite-Mn (IMA2000 s.p., 1955) 9.CE.30
o# Labyrinthite (eudialyte: IMA2002-065) 9.CO.1
# Lacroixite (titanite: 1914) 8.BH.1
(IUPAC: sodium aluminium fluoro phosphate) # Laffittite (IMA1973-031) 2.GA.3
(IUPAC: silver mercury arsenide trisulfide) # Laflammeite (IMA2000-014) 2.BC.6
(IUPAC: tripalladium dilead disulfide) # Laforêtite (chalcopyrite: IMA1995-006) 2.CB.10
(IUPAC: silver indium disulfide) # Lafossaite (IMA2003-032) 3.AA.2
(IUPAC: thallium chloride) # Lagalyite (IMA2016-106) 4.
o o# Lahnsteinite (ktenasite: IMA2012-002) 7.
o
(IUPAC: tetrazinc hexahydro sulfate trihydrate) # Laihunite (IMA1988-xxx, 1976) 9.AC.0
# Laitakarite (tetradymite: IMA1967 s.p., 1959) 2.DC.0
(IUPAC: tetrabismuth triselenide) # Lakargiite (oxide perovskite: IMA2007-014) 4.CC.3
o
(IUPAC: calcium zirconium trioxide) # Lakebogaite (IMA2007-001) 8.EA.2
o# Lalondeite (gyrolite: IMA2002-026) 9.EE.8
#
(IUPAC: tricopper diarsenate) ## Lammerite-beta (lammerite-β: IMA2009-002) 8.AB.3
o
(IUPAC: tricopper diarsenate) #
o
(IUPAC: trisodium (strontium sodium) trititanium heptaoxydisilicate dioxidedihydroxyl) #
(IUPAC: dilead oxide sulfate) # Landauite (crichtonite: IMA1965-033) 4.CC.4
# Landesite (reddingite: IMA1964 s.p., 1930 Rd) 8.CC.0
(IUPAC: nonamanganese(II) triiron(III) trihydro octaphosphate nonahydrate) # Långbanite (IMA1971 s.p., 1888) 9.AG.1
# Långbanshyttanite (IMA2010-071) 8.
o o
(IUPAC: dilead dimanganese magnesium tetrahydro diarsenate hexahydrate) #
(IUPAC: dipotassium dimagnesium trisulfate) # Langhofite (IMA2019-005) 7.
o o# Langisite (nickeline: IMA1968-023) 2.CC.0
(IUPAC: cobalt arsenide) # Langite (Y: 1864) 7.DD.1
(IUPAC: tetracopper hexahydro sulfate dihydrate) # Lanmuchangite (alum: IMA2001-018) 7.CC.2
(IUPAC: thallium aluminium disulfate dodecahydrate) # Lannonite (IMA1979-069) 7.DF.4
#
(IUPAC: magnesium carbonate pentahydrate) #
(IUPAC: diREE tricarbonate octahydrate) ##Lanthanite-(Ce) (IMA1983-055) 5.CC.2
##Lanthanite-(La) (IMA1987 s.p., 1845) 5.CC.2
##Lanthanite-(Nd) (IMA1979-074) 5.CC.2
# Lapeyreite (IMA2003-023b) 8.
o
(IUPAC: tricopper oxydi(hydroxoarsenate) monohydrate) # Laphamite (orpiment: IMA1985-021) 2.FA.3
(IUPAC: diarsenic triselenide) # Lapieite (IMA1983-002) 2.GA.2
(IUPAC: copper nickel antimonide trisulfide) # Laplandite-(Ce) (IMA1974-005) 9.DJ.1
# Laptevite-(Ce) (IMA2011-081) 9.
o
# Larderellite (larderellite: 1854) 6.EB.0
# Larisaite (IMA2002-061) 4.JH.2
#
(IUPAC: β-dicalcium (tetraoxy silicate)) # Larosite (IMA1971-014) 2.LB.3
() # Larsenite (Y: 1928) 9.AB.1
(IUPAC: lead zinc (tetraoxy silicate)) # Lasalite (lasalite: IMA2007-005) 4.HC.0
# Lasnierite (IMA2017-084) 8.
o o# Latiumite (latiumite: 1953) 9.EG.4
# Latrappite (double perovskite: IMA1964-019) 4.CC.3
# Laueite (laueite, laueite: 1954) 8.DC.3
(IUPAC: manganese(II) diiron(III) dihydro diphosphate octahydrate) #
# Launayite (madocite: IMA1966-021) 2.LB.3
() # Lauraniite (IMA2019-049) 7.
o o# Laurelite (IMA1988-020a) 3.DC.2
(IUPAC: heptalead dodecafluoride dichloride) # Laurentianite (IMA2010-018) 9.
o
# Laurentthomasite (milarite: IMA2018-157) 9.
o o#
(IUPAC: lead hydro chloride) #
(IUPAC: ruthenium disulfide) # Lausenite (Y: 1928) 7.CB.7
(IUPAC: diiron(III) trisulfate pentahydrate) #
(IUPAC: calcium diiodate) #
(IUPAC: lead tetracopper hexahydro disulfate trihydrate) #
(IUPAC: copper arsenide sulfide) #
(IUPAC: sodium calcium pentacopper chloro tetrarsenate pentahydrate) # Låvenite (wöhlerite: 1884) 9.BE.1
# Laverovite (astrophyllite: IMA2017-009b) 9.DC
o o# Lavinskyite (plancheite: IMA2012-028) 9.
o o
(K(LiCu)Cu6(Si4O11)2(OH)4) # Lavoisierite (ardennite: IMA2012-009) 9.
o
# Lavrentievite (IMA1984-020) 2.FC.15
(IUPAC: trimercury dichloro disulfide) # Lawrencite (Y: 1845) 3.AB.2
(IUPAC: iron(II) dichloride) # Lawsonbauerite (IMA1979-004) 7.DD.4
(IUPAC: nonamanganese(II) tetrazinc docosahydro disulfate octahydrate) #
(IUPAC: calcium dialuminium (heptaoxy disilicate) dihydroxyl monohydrate) # Lazaraskeite (IMA2018-137) 10.
o o
(IUPAC: bis(glycolato)copper(II)) # Lazarenkoite (IMA1980-076) 4.JC.1
(IUPAC: calcium iron(III) triarsenic(III) heptaoxide trihydrate) # Lazaridisite (IMA2012-043) 7.
o o
(IUPAC: tri(cadmium sulfate) tetrahydrate) #
(IUPAC: magnesium dialuminium dihydro diphosphate) #
Note: all known lazurites seem to be a variety of
# Leadamalgam (amalgam: IMA1981-042) 1.AD.3
(IUPAC: mercury dilead amalgam) #
(IUPAC: tetralead dihydro sulfate dicarbonate) #
(IUPAC: ammonium sodium sulfate dihydrate) # Lecoqite-(Y) (IMA2008-069) 5.
o
(IUPAC: sodium yttrium carbonate hexahydrate) # Leesite (IMA2016-064) 4.
o o# Lefontite (IMA2014-075) 8.
o o
(IUPAC: diiron dialuminium beryllium hexahydro diphosphate) #
(IUPAC: dizinc hydro arsenate monohydrate) # Leguernite (IMA2013-051) 7.A0
o o
(Bi12.67O14(SO4)5) # Lehmannite (arsmirandite: IMA2017-057a) 8.
o o# Lehnerite (8.EB.10: IMA1986-032) 8.EB.1
(IUPAC: manganese(II) diuranyl diphosphate octahydrate) # Leifite (leifite: IMA2002 s.p., 1915 Rd) 9.EH.2
# Leightonite (Y: 1938) 7.CC.7
(IUPAC: dipotassium dicalcium copper tetrasulfate dihydrate) # Leisingite (tellurium oxysalt: IMA1995-011) 4.FL.6
(IUPAC: copper dimagnesium tellurium(VI) hexaoxide hexahydrate) # Leiteite (IMA1976-026) 4.JA.0
(IUPAC: zinc diarsenic(III) tetraoxide) #
(IUPAC: sodium calcium pentacopper chloro tetrarsenate pentahydrate) # Lemmleinite (labuntsovite) 9.CE.30d ##Lemmleinite-Ba (IMA1998-052a) 9.CE.30
o##Lemmleinite-K (IMA1997-003) 9.CE.30
o# Lemoynite (lemoynite: IMA1968-013) 9.DP.3
# Lenaite (chalcopyrite: IMA1994-008) 2.CB.10
(IUPAC: silver iron disulfide) # Lengenbachite (cylindrite: 1905) 2.HF.3
(Ag4Cu2Pb18As12S39) # Leningradite (IMA1988-014) 8.BH.6
(IUPAC: lead tricopper dichloro divanadate) # Lennilenapeite (stilpnomelane: IMA1982-085) 9.EG.4
# Lenoblite (IMA1970-002) 4.HG.6
(IUPAC: divanadium(IV) tetraoxide dihydrate) # Leogangite (IMA1998-032) 8.CC.1
(IUPAC: decacopper tetrarsenate hexahydro tetrasulfate octahydrate) # Leonardsenite (weberite: IMA2011-059) 3.
o
(IUPAC: magnesium aluminium pentafluoride dihydrate) #
(IUPAC: dipotassium magnesium disulfate tetrahydrate) # Leoszilardite (IMA2015-128) 5.
o o
(IUPAC: hexasodium magnesium diuranyl hexacarbonate hexahydrate) # Lepageite (arsenite-antimonite: IMA2018-028) 4.
o o# Lepersonnite-(Gd), Lepersonnite 5.EG.10 ##Lepersonnite-(Gd) (IMA1981-036) 5.EG.1
##Lepersonnite-(Nd) (IMA2021-066) 5.EG.1
o o#
(IUPAC: hydro γ-iron(III) oxide) #(
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Note:
# Lermontovite (Y: 1957) 8.DN.1
(IUPAC: uranium(IV) hydro phosphate monohydrate) #
(IUPAC: triammonium sulfate hydrogen sulfate) #
# Leucophanite (Y: 1842) 9.DH.0
#
(IUPAC: heptamanganese(II) tri(tetraoxy silicate) dihydroxyl) # Leucophosphite (Y: 1932) 8.DH.1
(IUPAC: potassium diiron(III) hydro diphosphate dihydrate) # Leucosphenite (Y: 1901) 9.DP.1
# Leucostaurite (hilgardite: IMA2007-047) 6.EA.0
o o# Levantite (latiumite: IMA2017-010) 9.
o o# Leverettite (atacamite: IMA2013-011) 3.
o o
(IUPAC: tricopper cobalt dichloride hexahydroxide) # Levinsonite-(Y) (sulfate-oxalate: IMA1996-057) 10.AB.7
# Lévyclaudite (cylindrite: IMA1989-034) 2.HF.25
() # Lévyne (zeolitic tectosilicate) 9.GD.15 ##Lévyne-Ca (IMA1997 s.p., 1825) 9.GD.1
##Lévyne-Na (IMA1997 s.p.) 9.GD.1
o# Leydetite (leydetite: IMA2012-065) 7.
o o
(IUPAC: iron uranyl disulfate undecahydrate)
# Liandratite (IMA1975-039) 4.DH.3
(IUPAC: uranium(VI) diniobium octaoxide) # Liberite (IMA1967 s.p., 1964) 9.AA.1
(IUPAC: dilithium beryllium tetraoxysilicate) #
(IUPAC: dicopper hydro phosphate) #
o o
(Note: no type material available, formally discredited 2011; former liddicoatite was renamed
(IUPAC: tricalcium pentacopper hexacosaoxy nonasilicate) # Liebenbergite (olivine: IMA1972-033) 9.AC.0
(IUPAC: dinickel tetraoxysilicate) # Liebermannite (lingunite: IMA2013-128) 9.FA
o o
(IUPAC: potassium sodium octaoxy trisilicate) #
(IUPAC: dicalcium uranyl tricarbonate undecahydrate) # Liguowuite (IMA2020-097
o o
(IUPAC: tungsten trioxide) # Likasite (Y: 1955) 5.ND.0
(IUPAC: tricopper pentahydro nitrate dihydrate) # Lileyite (seidozerite, lamprophyllite: IMA2011-021) 9.BE.2
o
# Lillianite (lillianite: 1890) 2.JB.40
() # Lime (mineral), Lime (Y: 1882) 4.AB.2
(IUPAC: calcium oxide) # Limousinite (beryllophosphate zeolite: IMA2019-011) 7.
o o#
(IUPAC: lead copper dihydro sulfate) # Lindackerite (lindacherite: IMA1995 s.p. Rd, 1853) 8.CE.3
(IUPAC: pentacopper diarsenate dihydroxoarsenate nonahydrate) # Lindbergite (humboltine: IMA2003-029) 10.AB.0
o
(IUPAC: manganese(II) oxalate dihydrate) # Lindgrenite (Y: 1935) 7.GB.0
(IUPAC: tricopper dihydro dimolybdate(VI)) # Lindqvistite (IMA1991-038) 4.CC.4
(IUPAC: dilead manganese(II) hexadecairon(III) heptacosaoxide) # Lindsleyite (crichtonite: IMA1982-086) 4.CC.4
# Lindströmite (meneghinite: IMA1975-005a) 2.HB.05
(Pb3Cu3Bi7S15) # Línekite (IMA2012-066) 5.
o o
(IUPAC: dipotassium tricalcium di ranyl tricarbonateheptahydrate) # Lingbaoite (IMA2018-138) 2.
o o
(IUPAC: silver tritelluride) # Lingunite (lingunite: IMA2004-054) 9.FA.7
o
(IUPAC: sodium aluminium octaoxy trisilicate) #
(IUPAC: cobalt(II) dicobalt(III) tetrasulfide) # Lintisite (IMA1989-025) 9.DB.1
(IUPAC: trisodium lithium dititanium dioxy tetra(trioxy silicate) dihydrate) #
o
(IUPAC: iron disilicide) # Liottite (cancrinite-sodalite: IMA1975-036) 9.FB.0
# Lipscombite (Y: 1953) 8.BB.9
(IUPAC: iron(II) diiron(III) dihydro diphosphate) # Lipuite (IMA2014-085) 9.
o o# Liraite (IMA2019-085) 8.
o o#
(IUPAC: dicopper aluminium tetrahydro arsenate tetrahydrate) # Lisanite (IMA2021-014
o o# Lisetite (IMA1985-017) 9.FA.5
(IUPAC: disodium calcium tetraluminium tetra(tetraoxy silicate)) # Lishizhenite (IMA1989-002) 7.CB.7
(IUPAC: zinc diiron(III) tetrasulfate tetradecahydrate) # Lisiguangite (IMA2007-003) 2.GA.2
(IUPAC: copper platinum bismuth trisulfide) # Lisitsynite (IMA2000-008) 9.FA.2
o
(IUPAC: potassium boron hexaoxy disilicate) # Liskeardite (Y: 1874) 8.DF.1
# Lislkirchnerite (IMA2015-064) 5.N?
o
(IUPAC: hexalead aluminium octahydro dichloro pentanitrate dihydrate) #
(IUPAC: lead oxide) # Lithiomarsturite (rhodonite: IMA1988-035) 9.DK.0
# Lithiophilite (olivine: 1878) 8.AB.1
(IUPAC: lithium manganese(II) phosphate) # Lithiophorite (Y: 1870) 4.FE.2
#
(IUPAC: trilithium phosphate) # Lithiotantite (IMA1982-022) 4.DB.4
(IUPAC: lithium tritantalum octaoxide) # Lithiowodginite (wodginite: IMA1988-011) 4.DB.4
(IUPAC: lithium tritantalum octaoxide) # Lithosite (IMA1982-049) 9.GB.0
(IUPAC: tripotassium dialuminium dodecaoxy tetrasilicate hydroxyl) # Litidionite (IMA2014-C, 1880) 9.DG.7
L
La – Le
# Laachite (zirconolite: IMA2012-100) 4.o
() # Labuntsovite (labuntsovite) 9.CE.30e ##Labuntsovite-Fe (IMA1998-051a) 9.CE.30
o##Labuntsovite-Mg (IMA1998-050a) 9.CE.30
o##Labuntsovite-Mn (IMA2000 s.p., 1955) 9.CE.30
o# Labyrinthite (eudialyte: IMA2002-065) 9.CO.1
# Lacroixite (titanite: 1914) 8.BH.1
(IUPAC: sodium aluminium fluoro phosphate) # Laffittite (IMA1973-031) 2.GA.3
(IUPAC: silver mercury arsenide trisulfide) # Laflammeite (IMA2000-014) 2.BC.6
(IUPAC: tripalladium dilead disulfide) # Laforêtite (chalcopyrite: IMA1995-006) 2.CB.10
(IUPAC: silver indium disulfide) # Lafossaite (IMA2003-032) 3.AA.2
(IUPAC: thallium chloride) # Lagalyite (IMA2016-106) 4.
o o# Lahnsteinite (ktenasite: IMA2012-002) 7.
o
(IUPAC: tetrazinc hexahydro sulfate trihydrate) # Laihunite (IMA1988-xxx, 1976) 9.AC.0
# Laitakarite (tetradymite: IMA1967 s.p., 1959) 2.DC.0
(IUPAC: tetrabismuth triselenide) # Lakargiite (oxide perovskite: IMA2007-014) 4.CC.3
o
(IUPAC: calcium zirconium trioxide) # Lakebogaite (IMA2007-001) 8.EA.2
o# Lalondeite (gyrolite: IMA2002-026) 9.EE.8
#
Lammerite
Copper arsenate (Cu3(AsO4)2·4H2O, or Cu5H2(AsO4)4·2H2O), also called copper orthoarsenate, tricopper arsenate, cupric arsenate, or tricopper orthoarsenate, is a blue or bluish-green powder insoluble in water and alcohol and soluble in aqueous a ...
(IMA1980-016) 8.AB.3(IUPAC: tricopper diarsenate) ## Lammerite-beta (lammerite-β: IMA2009-002) 8.AB.3
o
(IUPAC: tricopper diarsenate) #
Lamprophyllite
Lamprophyllite (named for its lustrous cleavage) is a rare, but widespread mineral Ti-silicate mineral usually found in intrusive agpasitic igneous rocks. Yellow, reddish brown, Vitreous, Pearly.
Lamprophyllite formula is (Sr,Ba,K,Na)2Na(Na,Fe, ...
(seidozerite, lamprophyllite: 1894) 9.BE.2o
(IUPAC: trisodium (strontium sodium) trititanium heptaoxydisilicate dioxidedihydroxyl) #
Lanarkite
Lanarkite is a mineral, a form of lead sulfate with formula Pb2(SO4)O. It was originally found at Leadhills in the Scottish county of Lanarkshire, hence the name. It forms white or light green, acicular monoclinic prismatic crystals, usually mi ...
(Y: 1832) 7.BD.4(IUPAC: dilead oxide sulfate) # Landauite (crichtonite: IMA1965-033) 4.CC.4
# Landesite (reddingite: IMA1964 s.p., 1930 Rd) 8.CC.0
(IUPAC: nonamanganese(II) triiron(III) trihydro octaphosphate nonahydrate) # Långbanite (IMA1971 s.p., 1888) 9.AG.1
# Långbanshyttanite (IMA2010-071) 8.
o o
(IUPAC: dilead dimanganese magnesium tetrahydro diarsenate hexahydrate) #
Langbeinite
Langbeinite is a potassium magnesium sulfate mineral with the chemical formula K2Mg2(SO4)3. Langbeinite crystallizes in the isometric-tetartoidal (cubic) system as transparent colorless or white with pale tints of yellow to green and violet cry ...
(langbeinite: 1891) 7.AC.1(IUPAC: dipotassium dimagnesium trisulfate) # Langhofite (IMA2019-005) 7.
o o# Langisite (nickeline: IMA1968-023) 2.CC.0
(IUPAC: cobalt arsenide) # Langite (Y: 1864) 7.DD.1
(IUPAC: tetracopper hexahydro sulfate dihydrate) # Lanmuchangite (alum: IMA2001-018) 7.CC.2
(IUPAC: thallium aluminium disulfate dodecahydrate) # Lannonite (IMA1979-069) 7.DF.4
#
Lansfordite
Lansfordite is a hydrated magnesium carbonate mineral with composition: MgCO3·5H2O. Landsfordite was discovered in 1888 in a coal mine in Lansford, Pennsylvania. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system (space group ''P21/c'') and typically occ ...
(Y: 1888) 5.CA.1(IUPAC: magnesium carbonate pentahydrate) #
Lanthanite
Lanthanites are a group of isostructural rare earth element (REE) carbonate minerals. This group comprises the minerals lanthanite-(La), lanthanite-(Ce), and lanthanite-(Nd). This mineral group has the general chemical formula of (''REE'')2(CO3)3 ...
(lanthanite) 5.CC.25 (IUPAC: diREE tricarbonate octahydrate) ##Lanthanite-(Ce) (IMA1983-055) 5.CC.2
##Lanthanite-(La) (IMA1987 s.p., 1845) 5.CC.2
##Lanthanite-(Nd) (IMA1979-074) 5.CC.2
# Lapeyreite (IMA2003-023b) 8.
o
(IUPAC: tricopper oxydi(hydroxoarsenate) monohydrate) # Laphamite (orpiment: IMA1985-021) 2.FA.3
(IUPAC: diarsenic triselenide) # Lapieite (IMA1983-002) 2.GA.2
(IUPAC: copper nickel antimonide trisulfide) # Laplandite-(Ce) (IMA1974-005) 9.DJ.1
# Laptevite-(Ce) (IMA2011-081) 9.
o
# Larderellite (larderellite: 1854) 6.EB.0
# Larisaite (IMA2002-061) 4.JH.2
#
Larnite
Larnite is a calcium silicate mineral with formula: Ca2SiO4. It is the calcium member of the olivine group of minerals.
It was first described from an occurrence at Scawt Hill, Larne, Northern Ireland in 1929 by Cecil Edgar Tilley and named for ...
(Y: 1929) 9.AD.0(IUPAC: β-dicalcium (tetraoxy silicate)) # Larosite (IMA1971-014) 2.LB.3
() # Larsenite (Y: 1928) 9.AB.1
(IUPAC: lead zinc (tetraoxy silicate)) # Lasalite (lasalite: IMA2007-005) 4.HC.0
# Lasnierite (IMA2017-084) 8.
o o# Latiumite (latiumite: 1953) 9.EG.4
# Latrappite (double perovskite: IMA1964-019) 4.CC.3
# Laueite (laueite, laueite: 1954) 8.DC.3
(IUPAC: manganese(II) diiron(III) dihydro diphosphate octahydrate) #
Laumontite
Laumontite is a mineral, one of the zeolite group. Its molecular formula is , a hydrated calcium-aluminium silicate. Potassium or sodium may substitute for the calcium but only in very small amounts.
It is monoclinic, space group C2/m. It forms ...
(zeolitic tectosilicate: IMA1997 s.p., 1805) 9.GB.1# Launayite (madocite: IMA1966-021) 2.LB.3
() # Lauraniite (IMA2019-049) 7.
o o# Laurelite (IMA1988-020a) 3.DC.2
(IUPAC: heptalead dodecafluoride dichloride) # Laurentianite (IMA2010-018) 9.
o
# Laurentthomasite (milarite: IMA2018-157) 9.
o o#
Laurionite
Laurionite (PbCl(OH)) is a lead halide mineral. It forms colorless to white crystals in the orthorhombic crystal system and is dimorphous with paralaurionite, both members of the matlockite group.
It was first described in 1887 for an occurren ...
(Y: 1887) 3.DC.0(IUPAC: lead hydro chloride) #
Laurite
Laurite is an opaque black, metallic ruthenium sulfide mineral with formula: RuS2. It crystallizes in the isometric system. It is in the pyrite structural group. Though rare, it occurs in many parts of the world.
Laurite has a Mohs hardness of ...
(pyrite: 1866) 2.EB.05(IUPAC: ruthenium disulfide) # Lausenite (Y: 1928) 7.CB.7
(IUPAC: diiron(III) trisulfate pentahydrate) #
Lautarite
Calcium iodate is any of two inorganic compounds with the formula Ca(IO3)2(H2O)x, where x = 0 or 1. Both are colourless salts that occur as the minerals lautarite and bruggenite, respectively. A third mineral form of calcium iodate is dietzeite, ...
(Y: 1891) 4.KA.0(IUPAC: calcium diiodate) #
Lautenthalite
Lautenthalite is a mineral that was named after its location, Lautenthal, Harz mountains, Germany. It can be found in several slag localities. It was approved by the IMA in 1993. It's a member of the devilline group, and it's the lead analogue of ...
(devilline: IMA1983-029) 7.DE.7(IUPAC: lead tetracopper hexahydro disulfate trihydrate) #
Lautite
Lautite is a rare mineral belonging to the class of sulfides and sulfosalts with the general formula CuAsS. It is orthorhombic and is known to form up to 2.3 cm long prismatic or flat crystals. It is also found as grains or masses.
First i ...
(Y: 1881) 2.CB.4(IUPAC: copper arsenide sulfide) #
Lavendulan
Lavendulan is an uncommon copper arsenate mineral, known for its characteristic intense electric blue colour. It belongs to the lavendulan group, which has four members:
* Lavendulan NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl.5H2O
* Lemanskiite NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl.5H2O
* Sam ...
(lavendulan: 1837) 8.DG.0(IUPAC: sodium calcium pentacopper chloro tetrarsenate pentahydrate) # Låvenite (wöhlerite: 1884) 9.BE.1
# Laverovite (astrophyllite: IMA2017-009b) 9.DC
o o# Lavinskyite (plancheite: IMA2012-028) 9.
o o
(K(LiCu)Cu6(Si4O11)2(OH)4) # Lavoisierite (ardennite: IMA2012-009) 9.
o
# Lavrentievite (IMA1984-020) 2.FC.15
(IUPAC: trimercury dichloro disulfide) # Lawrencite (Y: 1845) 3.AB.2
(IUPAC: iron(II) dichloride) # Lawsonbauerite (IMA1979-004) 7.DD.4
(IUPAC: nonamanganese(II) tetrazinc docosahydro disulfate octahydrate) #
Lawsonite
Lawsonite is a hydrous calcium aluminium sorosilicate mineral with formula CaAl2Si2O7(OH)2·H2O. Lawsonite crystallizes in the orthorhombic system in prismatic, often tabular crystals. Crystal twinning is common. It forms transparent to transluce ...
(lawsonite: 1895) 9.BE.0(IUPAC: calcium dialuminium (heptaoxy disilicate) dihydroxyl monohydrate) # Lazaraskeite (IMA2018-137) 10.
o o
(IUPAC: bis(glycolato)copper(II)) # Lazarenkoite (IMA1980-076) 4.JC.1
(IUPAC: calcium iron(III) triarsenic(III) heptaoxide trihydrate) # Lazaridisite (IMA2012-043) 7.
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(IUPAC: tri(cadmium sulfate) tetrahydrate) #
Lazulite
Lazulite () is a blue, phosphate mineral containing magnesium, iron, and aluminium phosphate. Lazulite forms one endmember of a solid solution series with the darker iron rich scorzalite.
Lazulite crystallizes in the monoclinic system. Crystal h ...
(IMA1967 s.p., 1795) 8.BB.4(IUPAC: magnesium dialuminium dihydro diphosphate) #
Lazurite
Lazurite is a tectosilicate mineral with sulfate, sulfur and chloride with formula . It is a feldspathoid and a member of the sodalite group. Lazurite crystallizes in the isometric system although well‐formed crystals are rare. It is usually ...
(IMA20-H, 1891) 9.FB.1Note: all known lazurites seem to be a variety of
haüyne
Hauyne or haüyne, also called hauynite or haüynite ( ), is a tectosilicate sulfate mineral with endmember formula . As much as 5 wt % may be present, and also and Cl. It is a feldspathoid and a member of the sodalite group. Hauyne was first ...
(Moore & Woodside, 2014)
#Lead
Lead is a chemical element with the symbol Pb (from the Latin ) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal that is denser than most common materials. Lead is soft and malleable, and also has a relatively low melting point. When freshly cu ...
(19th century for native lead, probably) 1.AA.0# Leadamalgam (amalgam: IMA1981-042) 1.AD.3
(IUPAC: mercury dilead amalgam) #
Leadhillite
Leadhillite is a lead sulfate carbonate hydroxide mineral, often associated with anglesite. It has the formula Pb4SO4(CO3)2(OH)2. Leadhillite crystallises in the monoclinic system, but develops pseudo-hexagonal forms due to crystal twinning. It f ...
(Y: 1832) 5.BF.4(IUPAC: tetralead dihydro sulfate dicarbonate) #
Lechatelierite
Lechatelierite is silica glass, amorphous SiO2, non-crystalline mineraloid.
Structure
Lechatelierite is a mineraloid as it does not have a crystal structure. Although not a true mineral, it is often classified in the quartz mineral group.
Formati ...
(a mineraloid)
# Lecontite (Y: 1858) 7.CD.1(IUPAC: ammonium sodium sulfate dihydrate) # Lecoqite-(Y) (IMA2008-069) 5.
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(IUPAC: sodium yttrium carbonate hexahydrate) # Leesite (IMA2016-064) 4.
o o# Lefontite (IMA2014-075) 8.
o o
(IUPAC: diiron dialuminium beryllium hexahydro diphosphate) #
Legrandite
Legrandite is a rare zinc arsenate mineral, Zn2(AsO4)(OH)·(H2O).
It is an uncommon secondary mineral in the oxidized zone of arsenic bearing zinc deposits and occurs rarely in granite pegmatite. Associated minerals include: adamite, paradamit ...
(Y: 1932) 8.DC.1(IUPAC: dizinc hydro arsenate monohydrate) # Leguernite (IMA2013-051) 7.A0
o o
(Bi12.67O14(SO4)5) # Lehmannite (arsmirandite: IMA2017-057a) 8.
o o# Lehnerite (8.EB.10: IMA1986-032) 8.EB.1
(IUPAC: manganese(II) diuranyl diphosphate octahydrate) # Leifite (leifite: IMA2002 s.p., 1915 Rd) 9.EH.2
# Leightonite (Y: 1938) 7.CC.7
(IUPAC: dipotassium dicalcium copper tetrasulfate dihydrate) # Leisingite (tellurium oxysalt: IMA1995-011) 4.FL.6
(IUPAC: copper dimagnesium tellurium(VI) hexaoxide hexahydrate) # Leiteite (IMA1976-026) 4.JA.0
(IUPAC: zinc diarsenic(III) tetraoxide) #
Lemanskiite
Lemanskiite is a mineral that was first discovered in a mine at Abundancia mine, El Guanaco mining district, Chile, with the ideal formula of Na Ca Cu5( As O4)4 Cl•3 H2 O. Originally, this mineral was discovered as being dimorphus with lave ...
(IMA1999-037) 8.DG.0(IUPAC: sodium calcium pentacopper chloro tetrarsenate pentahydrate) # Lemmleinite (labuntsovite) 9.CE.30d ##Lemmleinite-Ba (IMA1998-052a) 9.CE.30
o##Lemmleinite-K (IMA1997-003) 9.CE.30
o# Lemoynite (lemoynite: IMA1968-013) 9.DP.3
# Lenaite (chalcopyrite: IMA1994-008) 2.CB.10
(IUPAC: silver iron disulfide) # Lengenbachite (cylindrite: 1905) 2.HF.3
(Ag4Cu2Pb18As12S39) # Leningradite (IMA1988-014) 8.BH.6
(IUPAC: lead tricopper dichloro divanadate) # Lennilenapeite (stilpnomelane: IMA1982-085) 9.EG.4
# Lenoblite (IMA1970-002) 4.HG.6
(IUPAC: divanadium(IV) tetraoxide dihydrate) # Leogangite (IMA1998-032) 8.CC.1
(IUPAC: decacopper tetrarsenate hexahydro tetrasulfate octahydrate) # Leonardsenite (weberite: IMA2011-059) 3.
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(IUPAC: magnesium aluminium pentafluoride dihydrate) #
Leonite
Leonite is a hydrated double sulfate of magnesium and potassium. It has the formula K2SO4·MgSO4·4H2O. The mineral was named after Leo Strippelmann, who was director of the salt works at Westeregeln in Germany. The mineral is part of the blodi ...
(Y: 1896) 7.CC.5(IUPAC: dipotassium magnesium disulfate tetrahydrate) # Leoszilardite (IMA2015-128) 5.
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(IUPAC: hexasodium magnesium diuranyl hexacarbonate hexahydrate) # Lepageite (arsenite-antimonite: IMA2018-028) 4.
o o# Lepersonnite-(Gd), Lepersonnite 5.EG.10 ##Lepersonnite-(Gd) (IMA1981-036) 5.EG.1
##Lepersonnite-(Nd) (IMA2021-066) 5.EG.1
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Lepidocrocite
Lepidocrocite (γ-FeO(OH)), also called esmeraldite or hydrohematite, is an iron oxide-hydroxide mineral. Lepidocrocite has an orthorhombic crystal structure, a hardness of 5, specific gravity of 4, a submetallic luster and a yellow-brown stre ...
(lepidocrocite: IMA1980 s.p., 1944) 4.FE.1(IUPAC: hydro γ-iron(III) oxide) #(
Lepidolite
Lepidolite is a lilac-gray or rose-colored member of the mica group of minerals with chemical formula . It is the most abundant lithium-bearing mineral and is a secondary source of this metal. It is the major source of the alkali metal rubidium.
...
, mica series (Y: 1905) 9.EC.2/small>)
Note:
polylithionite
Lepidolite is a lilac-gray or rose-colored member of the mica group of minerals with chemical formula . It is the most abundant lithium-bearing mineral and is a secondary source of this metal. It is the major source of the alkali metal rubidium.
...
- trilithionite series.
# Lepkhenelmite-Zn (labuntsovite: IMA2003-003) 9.CE.30# Lermontovite (Y: 1957) 8.DN.1
(IUPAC: uranium(IV) hydro phosphate monohydrate) #
Letovicite
Letovicite () is an ammonium sulfate mineral with composition (NH4)3H(SO4)2 (IUPAC: triammonium sulfate hydrogensulfate, Nickel–Strunz classification 07.AD.20).
It is a rare colorless or white monoclinic secondary mineral formed during the burn ...
(Y: 1932) 7.AD.2(IUPAC: triammonium sulfate hydrogen sulfate) #
Leucite
Leucite is a rock-forming mineral of the feldspathoid group, silica-undersaturated and composed of potassium and aluminium tectosilicate KAlSi2O6. Crystals have the form of cubic icositetrahedra but, as first observed by Sir David Brewster in 18 ...
(zeolitic tectosilicate: IMA1997 s.p., 1791) 9.GB.0# Leucophanite (Y: 1842) 9.DH.0
#
Leucophoenicite
Leucophoenicite is a mineral with formula Mn7(SiO4)3(OH)2. Generally brown to red or pink in color, the mineral gets its name from the Greek words meaning "pale purple-red". Leucophoenicite was discovered in New Jersey, US and identified as a new ...
(humite: 1899) 9.AF.6(IUPAC: heptamanganese(II) tri(tetraoxy silicate) dihydroxyl) # Leucophosphite (Y: 1932) 8.DH.1
(IUPAC: potassium diiron(III) hydro diphosphate dihydrate) # Leucosphenite (Y: 1901) 9.DP.1
# Leucostaurite (hilgardite: IMA2007-047) 6.EA.0
o o# Levantite (latiumite: IMA2017-010) 9.
o o# Leverettite (atacamite: IMA2013-011) 3.
o o
(IUPAC: tricopper cobalt dichloride hexahydroxide) # Levinsonite-(Y) (sulfate-oxalate: IMA1996-057) 10.AB.7
# Lévyclaudite (cylindrite: IMA1989-034) 2.HF.25
() # Lévyne (zeolitic tectosilicate) 9.GD.15 ##Lévyne-Ca (IMA1997 s.p., 1825) 9.GD.1
##Lévyne-Na (IMA1997 s.p.) 9.GD.1
o# Leydetite (leydetite: IMA2012-065) 7.
o o
(IUPAC: iron uranyl disulfate undecahydrate)
Li – Ly
# Liandratite (IMA1975-039) 4.DH.3(IUPAC: uranium(VI) diniobium octaoxide) # Liberite (IMA1967 s.p., 1964) 9.AA.1
(IUPAC: dilithium beryllium tetraoxysilicate) #
Libethenite
Libethenite is a rare copper phosphate hydroxide mineral. It forms striking, dark green orthorhombic crystals. It was discovered in 1823 in Ľubietová, Slovakia and is named after the German name of that locality (''Libethen''). Libethenite has a ...
(andalusite: 1789) 8.BB.3(IUPAC: dicopper hydro phosphate) #
Liddicoatite
Fluor-liddicoatite is a rare member of the tourmaline group of minerals, elbaite subgroup, and the theoretical calcium endmember of the elbaite-fluor-liddicoatite series; the pure end-member has not yet been found in nature. Fluor-liddicoatite is ...
H 9.CK.0o o
(Note: no type material available, formally discredited 2011; former liddicoatite was renamed
fluor-liddicoatite
Fluor-liddicoatite is a rare member of the tourmaline group of minerals, elbaite subgroup, and the theoretical calcium endmember of the elbaite-fluor-liddicoatite series; the pure end-member has not yet been found in nature. Fluor-liddicoatite is ...
)
# Liebauite (IMA1990-040) 9.DO.2(IUPAC: tricalcium pentacopper hexacosaoxy nonasilicate) # Liebenbergite (olivine: IMA1972-033) 9.AC.0
(IUPAC: dinickel tetraoxysilicate) # Liebermannite (lingunite: IMA2013-128) 9.FA
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(IUPAC: potassium sodium octaoxy trisilicate) #
Liebigite
Liebigite is a uranium carbonate mineral with the chemical formula: Ca2(UO2)(CO3)3·11H2O. It is a secondary mineral occurring in the oxidizing zone of uranium-bearing ores. It is green to yellow green in colour. It has a Mohs hardness of about ...
(Y: 1848) 5.ED.2(IUPAC: dicalcium uranyl tricarbonate undecahydrate) # Liguowuite (IMA2020-097
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(IUPAC: tungsten trioxide) # Likasite (Y: 1955) 5.ND.0
(IUPAC: tricopper pentahydro nitrate dihydrate) # Lileyite (seidozerite, lamprophyllite: IMA2011-021) 9.BE.2
o
# Lillianite (lillianite: 1890) 2.JB.40
() # Lime (mineral), Lime (Y: 1882) 4.AB.2
(IUPAC: calcium oxide) # Limousinite (beryllophosphate zeolite: IMA2019-011) 7.
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Linarite
Linarite is a somewhat rare, crystalline mineral that is known among mineral collectors for its unusually intense, pure blue color. It is formed by the oxidation of galena and chalcopyrite and other copper sulfides. It is a combined copper le ...
(linarite: 1822) 7.BC.6(IUPAC: lead copper dihydro sulfate) # Lindackerite (lindacherite: IMA1995 s.p. Rd, 1853) 8.CE.3
(IUPAC: pentacopper diarsenate dihydroxoarsenate nonahydrate) # Lindbergite (humboltine: IMA2003-029) 10.AB.0
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(IUPAC: manganese(II) oxalate dihydrate) # Lindgrenite (Y: 1935) 7.GB.0
(IUPAC: tricopper dihydro dimolybdate(VI)) # Lindqvistite (IMA1991-038) 4.CC.4
(IUPAC: dilead manganese(II) hexadecairon(III) heptacosaoxide) # Lindsleyite (crichtonite: IMA1982-086) 4.CC.4
# Lindströmite (meneghinite: IMA1975-005a) 2.HB.05
(Pb3Cu3Bi7S15) # Línekite (IMA2012-066) 5.
o o
(IUPAC: dipotassium tricalcium di ranyl tricarbonateheptahydrate) # Lingbaoite (IMA2018-138) 2.
o o
(IUPAC: silver tritelluride) # Lingunite (lingunite: IMA2004-054) 9.FA.7
o
(IUPAC: sodium aluminium octaoxy trisilicate) #
Linnaeite
Linnaeite is a cobalt sulfide mineral with the composition Co+2Co+32S4. It was discovered in 1845 in Västmanland, Sweden, and was named to honor Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778).
Linnaeite forms a series with polydymite
Polydymite, Ni2+Ni23+S4, is ...
(spinel, linnaeite: 1845) 2.DA.0(IUPAC: cobalt(II) dicobalt(III) tetrasulfide) # Lintisite (IMA1989-025) 9.DB.1
(IUPAC: trisodium lithium dititanium dioxy tetra(trioxy silicate) dihydrate) #
Linzhiite
Linzhiite is an iron silicide mineral with the formula FeSi2. It was discovered in the 1960s in Donetsk Oblast in Soviet Union, and named ferdisilicite, but was not approved by the International Mineralogical Association. It was later rediscov ...
(silicide: IMA2010-011) 1.BB.2o
(IUPAC: iron disilicide) # Liottite (cancrinite-sodalite: IMA1975-036) 9.FB.0
# Lipscombite (Y: 1953) 8.BB.9
(IUPAC: iron(II) diiron(III) dihydro diphosphate) # Lipuite (IMA2014-085) 9.
o o# Liraite (IMA2019-085) 8.
o o#
Liroconite
Liroconite is a complex mineral: Hydrated copper aluminium arsenate hydroxide, with the formula Cu2 Al As O44(H2O). It is a vitreous monoclinic mineral, colored bright blue to green, often associated with malachite, azurite, olivenite, and clin ...
(Y: 1822) 8.DF.2(IUPAC: dicopper aluminium tetrahydro arsenate tetrahydrate) # Lisanite (IMA2021-014
o o# Lisetite (IMA1985-017) 9.FA.5
(IUPAC: disodium calcium tetraluminium tetra(tetraoxy silicate)) # Lishizhenite (IMA1989-002) 7.CB.7
(IUPAC: zinc diiron(III) tetrasulfate tetradecahydrate) # Lisiguangite (IMA2007-003) 2.GA.2
(IUPAC: copper platinum bismuth trisulfide) # Lisitsynite (IMA2000-008) 9.FA.2
o
(IUPAC: potassium boron hexaoxy disilicate) # Liskeardite (Y: 1874) 8.DF.1
# Lislkirchnerite (IMA2015-064) 5.N?
o
(IUPAC: hexalead aluminium octahydro dichloro pentanitrate dihydrate) #
Litharge
Litharge (from Greek lithargyros, lithos (stone) + argyros (silver) ''λιθάργυρος'') is one of the natural mineral forms of lead(II) oxide, PbO. Litharge is a secondary mineral which forms from the oxidation of galena ores. It forms as coa ...
(Y: 1917) 4.AC.2(IUPAC: lead oxide) # Lithiomarsturite (rhodonite: IMA1988-035) 9.DK.0
# Lithiophilite (olivine: 1878) 8.AB.1
(IUPAC: lithium manganese(II) phosphate) # Lithiophorite (Y: 1870) 4.FE.2
#
Lithiophosphate Lithiophosphate is a natural form of (pure) lithium orthophosphate. It is an exceedingly rare mineral, occurring in some special types of pegmatites.
References
Lithium minerals
Phosphate minerals
Orthorhombic minerals
Minerals in space group ...
(Y: 1957) 8.AA.2(IUPAC: trilithium phosphate) # Lithiotantite (IMA1982-022) 4.DB.4
(IUPAC: lithium tritantalum octaoxide) # Lithiowodginite (wodginite: IMA1988-011) 4.DB.4
(IUPAC: lithium tritantalum octaoxide) # Lithosite (IMA1982-049) 9.GB.0
(IUPAC: tripotassium dialuminium dodecaoxy tetrasilicate hydroxyl) # Litidionite (IMA2014-C, 1880) 9.DG.7