List of minerals (synonyms)

• Introduction •
• A • B • C • D • E • F • G • H • I • J • K • L • M • N • O • P–Q • R • S • T • U–V • W–X • Y–Z

• Abbreviations:
• *"*" – discredited.
• *"?" – questionable/doubtful.
• *^N – published without approval of the IMA/CNMNC.
• *^I – intermediate member of a solid-solution series.
• *^H – hypothetical mineral
• **^ch – incomplete description, hypothetical solid solution end member.
• *group – a name used to designate a group of species, sometimes only a mineral group name.
• *no – no link available.
• *red. – redefinition of...
• *Y: 1NNN – year of publication.
• *Y: old – known before publications were available.

  List of main synonyms

A

• A
• *Andorite IV: Quatrandorite; arrojadite-: sigismundite;

  B

• B
• *Boldyrevite: UM1941-01-F:AlCaHMgNa; Britholite-: Lessingite-

  C

• C
• *Chrysotile: Bostonite, Cyphoîte, Karystiolite, Krysolith, Kuphoite, Kupholite, Lefkasbestos, Picrosmine, Pikrosmin, Schweizerite, Ishkildite ; Clinozoisite-: Niigataite;

  D–E

• D
• E
• *Epidote-: Hancockite;

  F–G

• F
• *Fraipontite: Zinalsite; Ferro-Ferritschermakite: Ferri-Ferrotschermakite;
• G
• *Gagarinite-: Zajacite-

  H–J

• H
• *Helvine: helvite; hinsdalite: orpheite; hydrokenoelsmoreite: alumotungstite, ferritungstite; hisingerite: sturtite;
• I
• *
• J
• *Johnbaumite-M: fermorite,Jadeite;

  K–L

• K
• *Karpatite: pendletonite, carpathite and coronene
• L
• *Litidionite: lithidionite

  M

• M
• *Manganohörnesite: manganese-hörnesite

  N-O

• N
• *Natrozippeite: sodium-zippeite; natroboltwoodite: sodium-boltwoodite;
• O
• *Osmium: iridosmine ;

  P–R

• P
• *Pyrosmalite-Fe: Ferropyrosmalite
• Q
• *Qingheiite: Qinghelite; Qitianlingite: Qitianglinite; Quartz: Azetulite, Azeztulite, Dragonite, Konilite, Lodolite, Quartz-alpha, Quertz; Quartz varieties: Agate, Amberine, Amethyst, Ametrine, Apricotine, Aventurine, Azurchalcedony, Basanite, Bayate, Beekite, Binghamite, Bloodstone, Buhrstone, Carnelian, Chalcedony, Chert, Chrysojasper, Citrine, Cotterite, Creolite, Cubosilicite, Dallasite, Damsonite, Darlingite, Diackethyst, Eisenkiesel, El Doradoite, Flint, Haytorite, Herbeckite, Irnimite, Jasper, Kinradite, Myrickite, Onyx, Pastelite, Prase, Prasiolite, Quartzine, Quetzalitztli, Ribbonstone, Sard, Sardonyx, Schwimmstein, Seftonite
• R
• *Rutile: Cajuelite, Crispite, Dicksbergite, Edisonite, Gallitzinite, Paraedrite, Rutilite, Titankalk, Titanschorl; Rutile varieties: Ilmenorutile, Lusterite, Nigrine, Struverite; Römerite: Bückingite, Louderbackite, Roemerite;

  S

• S
• *Stibiconite: hydroroméite; smolyaninovite: smolianinovite; sofiite: sophiite;

  T

• T
• *Tadzhikite-: Tadzhikite-; tantalite-: ferrotantalite; tantalite-: manganotantalite

  U–Z

• U
• *Uzonite: Usonite;
• V
• *Veatchite-p: P-Veatchite;
• W
• *
• X
• *Xanthoconite: Rittingerite, Xanthocone; Xonotlite: Calcium-Pectolite, Eakleite, Xenotlite, Xonaltite, Xonolite
• Y
• *Yttrotungstite-: Cerotungstite-
• Z
• *

  Mineral varieties

1. Iridosmine*, an osmium variety, 01.AF.05
2. Plagioclase solid solution series:
3. #An0: albite; An20: oligoclase; An40: andesine; An60: labradorite; An80: bytownite; An100: anorthite
4. #Oligoclase, albite variety, 09.FA.35
5. #Andesine, albite variety, 09.FA.35
6. #Labradorite, anorthite variety, 09.FA.35
7. #Bytownite, anorthite variety, 09.FA.35
8. Ilmenorutile, a rutile variety, 04.DB.05
9. Incaite*, a franckeite variety, 02.HF.25b
10. Kamacite, a native iron variety, 01.AE.05
11. Kerolite*, a Ni-bearing variety of talc, 09.EC.05,
12. Lewistonite*, a carbonate-rich variety of fluorapatite, 08.BN.05
13. Metaberyllite*, a variety of beryllite, 09.AE.05,
14. Potosiite*, a franckeite variety, 02.HF.25b
15. Sakharovaite*, a Bi-bearing variety of jamesonite, 02.HB.15,
16. Struverite*, a rutile variety, 04.DB.05

    Doubtful procedures

Unnamed minerals, controversial discreditations

Controversial chemical formulas (IMA Master List)

Suspended (IMA status)

Grandfathered (IMA valid species)

• Chrysocolla?, it's suggested that it is mixture of spertiniite and chalcedony or opal, it has similarities with copper-bearing allophane.
• Loranskite- it might be a fictional mineral, the type material is probably a mixture of euxenite and zircon.

  Rejected or discredited minerals

• Possibly non-valid: bismutostibiconite, lazurite and lonsdaleite.
• Arsenosulvanite^D
• *Probably colusite.
• Carbonate-apatites:
• *Carbonate-rich fluorapatite 08.BN.05
• *Carbonate-rich hydroxylapatite 08.BN.05
• Chelyabinskite^HQD 07.DG.45
• *Possibly identical to thaumasite.
• Churchite-^D 08.CJ.50
• Dienerite^D 02.??
• *It was reported as microinclusions in a sobolevite grain, Norilsk deposit.
• Ferrorhodsite 02.DA.05
• Fluorarrojadite-^N 08.BF.??
• Foshallasite^D
• Heliophyllite^D 03.DC.65
• Imgreite^D
• Natrofairchildite^D
• *Probably nyerereite.
• Pseudo-autunite^D
• Schirmerite^D 02.JB.40d
• Spodiophyllite^D
• *Possibly a mica related to tainiolite: Canadian Mineralogist 36, 905.
• Strontioborite^D 06.FC.10
• Vondechenite^D 03.
• Wellsite^D
• *Either barian phillipsite-Ca or calcian harmotome.
• Zhonghuacerite-^D 05.BD.10
• *Note: probably huanghoite- or kukharenkoite-.

  Errors and synonyms

• Ankangite^D 04.DK.05
• *Synonym of mannardite.
• Aniyunwiyaite^D 08.
• *Synonym of kingsmountite.
• Annivite^D 02.
• Basaluminite^D
• *Synonym of felsőbányaite.
• Bobdownsite^D 08.AC.45
• *Synonym of merrillite.
• Brabantite^D
• *Synonym of cheralite.
• Brearleyite^D 04.CC.20
• *Synonym of chlormayenite.
• Cadmoxite^D 04.AB.??
  
• *The type material is uraninite: CNMNC Newsletter No. 17, October 2013
• Clinotyrolite^D 8.DM.10
• *Synonym of tangdanite.
• Cobaltogordaite^D 07.D?.
• *Thérèsemagnanite got redefined, same as thérèsemagnanite now.
• Coeruleolactite^D
• *Turquoise group, discredited 2006.
• Chromo-alumino-povondraite 09.CK.05
• *Former type material is chromdravite: CNMNC Newsletter No. 16, August 2013; Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 2695-2709.
• Diomignite^D 06.DD.05
• *Misidentification of zabuyelite.
• Endellite^D
• *Halloysite-10Å
• Fejerite^D 03.??.
• *Claringbullite got redefined, same as claringbullite now.
• Ferrotellurite^D 07.AB.10
  Note: type material is keystoneite.
• Fluorthalénite- 09.BJ.20
• *Thalénite- got redefined, same as thalénite- now.
• Freibergite^D 02.GB.05
• Lesukite 03.BD.10
• *It is cadwaladerite.
• Orpheite^D
• *Identical to hinsdalite.
• Potassicmendeleevite- 09.??.
• Steedeite^D 09.CA.15
• *Synonym of catapleiite.
• Surkhobite^D 9.BE.67
• *Synonym of perraultite

  Non minerals

• Ashanite^D
• *Probably a mixture of several minerals including ixiolite, samarskite- and uranmicrolite.
• Boldyrevite^D 03.CF.10
• *It might be impure hydrokenoralstonite or gearksutite.
• Bursaite^D
• *A mixture of two sulphosalts.
• Girdite^D 04.JL.30
• *Two or more phases.
• Horsfordite^D
• *Smelter product, it has three phases.
• Iodine^D 01.AA.15
• *Type specimen description states that it is only a vapour production.
• Parajamesonite^D
• *Either jamesonite or a mixture of jamesonite and argentian tetrahedrite and/or ramdohrite.
• Jeromite^D
• *An amorphous As-S-Se phase of variable composition.
• Merumite^D
• *A mixture of mainly eskolaite and bracewellite, grimaldiite, guyanaite and mcconnellite.
• Natromontebrasite^D
• *A mixture of amblygonite, lacroixite and wardite.
• Partzite^D 04.??.
• *A mixture of several phases, which include a member of the plumboroméite group and a chrysocolla-like amorphous phase.
• Percylite^D
• *Mixture of boleite und pseudoboleite.
• Spodiosite^D
• *A mixture of calcite, fluorapatite, serpentine group.
• Thorogummite^D 09.AD.30
• * Heterogeneous mixture of secondary, non-crystalline minerals, after the alteration, hydration, or metamictization of thorite.
• Tombarthite-^D 09.AD.35
• *Many phases.
• Uhligite^D 04.XX.??
• *Possibly impure perovskite or zirkelite.

  Discredited mineral varieties

• Anatacamite^D 03.DA.10d
• *Twinned clinoatacamite.
• Bakerite^D 09.AJ.20
• *Gadolinite supergroup, datolite group was reviewed.
• Cheralite-^D
• *Ca-rich monazite-.
• Fupingqiuite^D 08.
• *Varulite variety.
• Hibschite^D 09.AD.25
• *A variety of grossular.
• Hydrohetaerolite^D 04.BB.10
• *A variety of hetaerolite.
• Magniotriplite^D
• *A variety of wagnerite.
• Matraite^D
• *A densely twinned columnar variety of sphalerite.
• Paraspurrite^D
• *Polysynthetically microtwinned spurrite.
• Tellurocanfieldite^D
• * Te-rich canfieldite.
• Viséite^D
• *Si-bearing crandallite.

  Discredited polytypes

Groups and pairs

• Zinnwaldite^G 09.EC.20
• *A series between siderophyllite and polylithionite.
• Hydrophilite^D
• *Its description is incomplete; it can be antarcticite as well as sinjarite.

  Amphibole dump

• Aluminobarroisite^D 09.DE.20
• *Barroisite since 2012.
• Alumino-magnesiotaramite^N 09.DE.20
• *It isn't an IMA approved mineral.
• Aluminotschermakite^D 09.DE.10
• *Tschermakite since 2012.
• Cannilloite^ch 09.DE.10
  O₂₂
• Clinoferroholmquistite^ch 09.DE.05
• Clinoholmquistite
• Ferribarroisite^ch 09.D?
• Ferric-nybøite^ch 09.DE.25
• Ferri-ferrobarroisite 09.DE.20
• Ferri-ferrotschermakite 09.D?.
• Ferrikaersutite 09.??
• Ferri-magnesiotaramite 09.DE.20
• Ferritschermakite^ch 09.DE.10
• Ferrobarroisite^ch 09.DE.20
• Ferro-eckermannite^ch 09.DE.25
• Ferrokaersutite^ch 09.DE.15
• Ferroleakeite^ch 09.DE.25
• Ferronybøite^ch 09.??
• Ferropedrizite^ch 09.DE.25
• Ferrowinchite^ch 09.DE.20
• Leakeite^ch 09.DE.25
• Magnesiosadanagaite 09.DE.15
• Magnesiotaramite 09.DE.20
• Manganocummingtonite^ch 09.DE.05
• Manganogrunerite^ch 09.DE.05
• Parvo-mangano-edenite 09.DE.15
• Parvo-manganotremolite 09.DE.10
• Pedrizite^H 09.DE.25
• Permanganogrunerite^H 09.DE.05
• Potassic-aluminosadanagaite 09.??
• Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite 09.DD.05
• Sodicanthophyllite 09.DD.05
• Sodic-ferri-clinoferroholmquistite 09.DE.25
• Sodic-ferro-anthophyllite^ch 09.DD.05
• Sodic-ferrogedrite^ch 09.DD.05
• Sodic-ferropedrizite^ch 09.DE.25
• Sodicgedrite^ch 09.DD.05
• Sodicpedrizite^ch 09.DE.25

  Polytypes

Synonyms, discredited polytypes

• Barbertonite^D
• *Polytype of stichtite.
• Clinobarylite^D 09.BB.15
  
• *Polytype barylite-1O.
• Clinomimetite^D 08.BN.05
• *Polytype mimetite-M.
• Johnbaumite-M^D
• *Monoclinic polytype of johnbaumite.
• Lavinskyite-2O 09.D?
  Cu₆₂
• *Lavinskyite-1M 09.D?
• Manasseite^D 05.DA.45
  
• *Polytype hydrotalcite-2H.
• Orthochamosite^D 09.EC.55
• *Possibly a polytype of chamosite. Its formal discreditation was forgotten. It was on the IMA Master List.
• *Quote: "the varietal names of brunsvigite, corundophilite, daphnite, delessite, diabantite, grovesite, kiimmererite, kotchubeite, leuchtenbergite, orthochamosite, pennine, pseudothuringite, pycnochlorite, ripidolite, sheridanite, talc-chlorite and thuringite should be discarded."
• Parabariomicrolite^D 04.FJ.20
• *Polytype hydrokenomicrolite-3R.
• Sjögrenite^D 05.DA.45
  
• *Polytype pyroaurite-2H.
• Balangeroite 9.DH.35
• * Polytypes: -2M and -1A.
• Bariopharmacosiderite 8.DK.10
• * Polytypes: -C and -Q.
• Barylite 9.BB.15
• * Polytypes: -1O and -2O.
• Berborite 6.AB.10
• * Polytypes: -2H , -1T , -2T
• Cayalsite- 9.??
• * Polytypes: -1M, -1O
• Chamosite 9.EC.55
• * Clinochamosite
• * Orthochamosite
• Chrysotile 9.ED.15
• * Clinochrysotile
• * Orthochrysotile
• * Parachrysotile
• Clinotobermorite 9.DG.10
• *Polytypes: -2M and -1A .
• Cualstibite 4.FM.40
  
• *Cualstibite-1M*
• *Cualstibite-1T
• Dioskouriite
• *Polytypes: -2M, -2O
• Ericssonite 9.BE.25
• * Ericssonite-2M
• * Ericssonite-2O*
• Gageite 9.DH.35
• * Polytypes: -1A and -2M.
• Gersdorffite 2.EB.25
  
• * Gersdorffite-P2₁3
• * Gersdorffite-Pa3
• * Gersdorffite-Pca2₁
• Graphite 1.CB.05a
• * Polytypes: -2H, -3R
• Greenalite 9.ED.15
• * Polytypes: -1A, -1M, -2M1, -2Å, -3R, -3Å
• Hilgardite 6.ED.05
• * Hilgardite-1Tc
• * Hilgardite-3Tc
• * Hilgardite-4M
• Illite^G
• * Polytypes: -1M , Illite1Md , -2M
• Ivanukite-Na
• *Ivanyukite-Na-C
• *Ivanyukite-Na-T
• Kaolinite 9.ED.05
• * Dickite
• * Nacrite
• Khinite, broad sense 4.FD.30
• *Khinite-3T*
• *Khinite-4O
• Lamprophyllite 9.BE.25
• * Polytypes: -2M , -2O
• Moissanite 01.DA.--
  
• *A large number of polytypes are known, the majority of moissanite samples are 6H and 15R polytypes.
• Natroalunite 7.BC.10
  
• *Natroalunite-2c 7.BC.10
• Nechelyustovite 9.BE.55
• * Polytypes: -1M and -2M.
• Pearceite-Tac - Polybasite Series
• * Pearceite-Tac 2.GB.15
• * Polybasite 2.GB.15
• ** Polybasite-Tac
• **Pearceite-T2ac
• **Pearceite-M2a2b2c
• **Polybasite-T2ac
• **Polybasite-M2a2b2c
• **Nomenclature change: antimonpearceite was replaced by polybasite-Tac, arsenpolybasite-221 by pearceite-T2ac, arsenpolybasite-222 by pearceite-M2a2b2c, polybasite-221 by polybasite-T2ac, and polybasite-222 by polybasite-M2a2b2c.
• Plombièrite 9.DG.08
• *Polytypes: -4O and -2M .
• Quintinite 5.DA.40
• * Quintinite-2H
• * Quintinite-3T*
• Veatchite 6.EC.15
• *Veatchite-A
• *Veatchite-1M
• *Veatchite-2M
• Wagnerite
• *Polytypes: -Ma2bc, -Ma3bc, -Ma5bc, -Ma7bc, -Ma9bc
• Wollastonite 9.DG.05
• *Polytypes: -1A , -2M , -3A , -4A , -5A , -7A
• Wurtzite 2.CB.45
• *Polytypes: -10H, -15R, -4H, -6H, -8H
• Xonotlite 9.DG.35
• *Polytypes: -Ma2bc, -Ma2b2c, -M2a2bc
• Zaccagnaite 5.DA.45
• *Polytypes: -2H, -3R
• Zincowoodwardite 7.DD.35
• *Polytypes: -1T, -3R
• Zirconolite 4.DH.30
• *Polytypes: -2M , -3O , -3T

  Hydrous diuranyl di(RO₄) family

Meta-autunite group

• Meta-autunite, 8.EB.10, tetragonal
• Uramarsite, 8.EB.15, tetragonal

  Natroautunite group

• Abernathyite, 8.EB.15, tetragonal
• Chernikovite, 8.EB.15, tetragonal
• Meta-ankoleite, 8.EB.15, tetragonal
• Natrouranospinite, 8.EB.15, tetragonal
• Trögerite, 8.EB.15, tetragonal
• Uramphite, 8.EB.15, tetragonal

  Carnotite family (partial)

• Carnotite, 4.HB.05, monoclinic
• Margaritasite, 4.HB.05, monoclinic
• Metavanuralite, 4.HB.20, triclinic
• Sengierite, 4.HB.10, monoclinic
• Strelkinite, 4.HB.30, orthorhombic
• Tyuyamunite, 4.HB.25, orthorhombic
• Vanuralite, 4.HB.20, monoclinic

  Other hydrous families

• Przhevalskite, 8.EB.10, orthorhombic
• Metauramphite, questionable mineral
• Metauranocircite-I, 8.EB.10, monoclinic
• Lehnerite, 8.EB.05, tetragonal
• Metaheinrichite, 8.EB.10, tetragonal
• Metakahlerite, 8.EB.10, triclinic
• Metakirchheimerite, 8.EB.10, triclinic
• Metanováčekite, 8.EB.10, tetragonal
• Metarauchite, 8.EB.05, triclinic
• Metasaléeite, 8.EB.10, tetragonal
• Metatorbernite, 8.EB.10, tetragonal
• Metauranospinite, 8.EB.10, tetragonal
• Metazeunerite, 8.EB.10, tetragonal
• Threadgoldite, 8.EB.20, monoclinic
• Autunite, 8.EB.05, orthorhombic
• Bassetite, 8.EB.10, monoclinic
• Heinrichite, 8.EB.05, monoclinic
• Metalodèvite, 8.EB.10, tetragonal
• Nováčekite-II, n.d., monoclinic
• Rauchite, 8.EB.05, triclinic
• Saléeite, 8.EB.05, monoclinic
• Uranocircite-II, n.d., tetragonal
• Uranospinite, 8.EB.05, tetragonal
• Kahlerite, 8.EB.10, monoclinic
• Nováčekite-I, 8.EB.05, triclinic
• Torbernite, 8.EB.05, tetragonal
• Zeunerite, 8.EB.05, tetragonal

  Hydrotalcite supergroup