List of minerals / A

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Minerals recognized by the IMA / CNMNC Surname status IMA no / year Abellaite A. 2014-111 Abelsonite A. 1975-013 Abenakiite- (Ce) A. 1991-054 Abernathyit G 1956 Abhurit A. 1983-061 Abramovite A. 2006-016 Abswurmbachit A. 1990-007 Abuit A. 2014-084 Acetamide A. 1974-039 Achalaite A. 2013-103 Achávalite (formerly Achavalite ) G 1939/2015-E Achyrophanite A. 2018-011 Acmonidesite A. 2013-068 Acuminite A. 1986-038 Adachiit A. 2012-101 Adamin G 1866 Adamsite- (Y) A. 1999-020 Adanite A. 019-088 Addibischoffit A. 2015-006 Adelite G 1894 Admontite A. 1978-012 Adolfpaterait A. 2011-042 Adranosity A. 2008-057 Adranosity (Fe) A. 2011-006 Adrianite A. 2014-028 Aegirine A. 1998 sp Aegirine Augite Rd 1988 sp Aenigmatite A. 1967 sp Aerinite Rd 1988 sp Aerugite Rd 1965 sp Aeschynite- (Ce) Marg 1987 sp Aeschynite- (Nd) A. 1987 sp Aeschynite- (Y) Marg 1987 sp Afghanit A. 1967-041 Afmit A. 2005-025a Afwillit G 1925 Agait A. 2011-115 Agakhanovite- (Y) A. 2013-090 Agardite (Ce) A. 2003-030 Agardite- (La) A. 1980-092 Agardite (Nd) A. 2010-056 Agardite- (Y) A. 1968-021 Agmantinite A. 2014-083 Agrellite A. 1973-032 Agricolaite A. 2009-08 Agrinierite A. 1971-046 Aguilarite G 1891 Aheylite A. 1984-036 Ahlfeldite G 1935 Ahrensite A. 2013-028 Aikinit G 1843 Aiolosite A. 2008-015 Ajoite A. 1958 Akaganeit Marg 1962-004 Akaogiit A. 2007-058 Acanthite G 1855 Akatoreit A. 1969-015 Akdalait A. 1969-002 Åkermanite G 1884 Akhtenskit A. 1982-072 Akimotoite A. 1997-044 Aklimait A. 2011-050 Akopovait A. 2018-095 Acrochordite G 1922 Aksait A. 1967 sp Aktashit Rd 2008 sp Actinolite Rd 2012 sp Alabandin G 1832 Alacranite Marg 1985-033 Alamosit G 1909 Alarsite A. 1993-003 Alum (K) (formerly potash alum ) Marg 2007 sp Alum (Na) (formerly soda alum ) Marg 2007 sp Albertiniit A. 2015-004 Albite G 1815 Albrechtschraufit A. 1983-078 Alburnite A. 2012-073 Alcantarillaite A. 019-072 Alcapar pink string A. 2011-024 Aldermanite A. 1980-044 Aldridgeit A. 2010-029 Aleksandrovit A. 2009-004 Aleksit A. 1977-038 Aleutite A. 2018-014 Alexkhomyakovite A. 2015-013 Alexkuznetsovit- (Ce) A. 2019-118 Alflarsenite A. 2008-023 Alforsite A. 1980-039 Alfredopetrovit A. 2015-026 Alfredstelznerite A. 2007-050 Algodonite G 1857 Aliettite Rd 1968? Allabogdanite A. 2000-038 Allactite A. 1980 sp Allanite (Ce) Marg 1987 Allanite- (La) A. 2003-065 Allanite (Nd) A. 2010-060 Allanite- (Y) Marg 1966 Allanpringite A. 2004-050 Allantoin A. 2020-004a Allargentum Rd 1970 sp Alleghanyit G 1932 Allendeit A. 2007-027 Allochalkoselite A. 2004-025 Alloklas G 1866 Allophane G 1816 Alloritic A. 2006-020 Alluaivit A. 1988-052 Alluaudit Rd 1979 sp Almandine G 1546? Almarudit A. 2002-048 Almeidait A. 2013-020 Alnaperbøeit- (Ce) (also Alnaperboeit- (Ce) or Alnaperböeit- (Ce) ) A. 2012-054 Alpeit A. 2016-072 Alpersite A. 2003-040 Alsakharovite Zn A. 2002-003 Alstonite G 1841 Altait G 1845 Alterite A. 2018-070 Althausite A. 1974-050 Althupite A. 1986-003 Altisit A. 1993-055 Aluminite G 1805 Aluminum , solid A. 1980-085a Aluminocerite (Ce) A. 2007-060 Aluminocopiapit G 1947 Aluminocoquimbite A. 2009-095 Aluminomagnesiohulsite Marg 2002-038 Aluminopyraconite A. 2012-075 Aluminosugilite A. 2018-142 Aluminoseladonite A. 1998 sp Alumoåkermanit A. 2008-049 Alumoedtollite A. 2017-020 Alumohydrocalcite A. 1980 sp Alumoklyuchevskit A. 1993-004 Alumotantite A. 1980-025 Alumovesuvianite A. 2016-014 Alunit Rd 1987 sp Alunogen G 1832 Alvanite A. 1962 sp Alwilkinsite- (Y) A. 2015-097 Amakinite A. 1967 sp Amamoorite A. 2018-105 Amarantite G 1888 Amarillite G 1933 Amblygonite G 1818 Ambrinoite A. 2009-071 Ameghinite A. 1966-034 Amesite G 1876 Amicite A. 1979-011 Amminoffit G 1937 Ammineit A. 2008-032 Ammonioalunit A. 1986-037 Ammonioborite G 1933 Ammoniojarosite Rd 1987 sp Ammoniolasalite A. 2017-094 Ammonioleucite A. 1984-015 Ammoniomagnesiovoltaite A. 2009-040 Ammoniomathesiusite A. 2017-077 Ammoniovoltaite A. 2017-022 Ammonio zippite A. 2017-073 Amstallite A. 1986-030 Analcime A. 1997 sp Anandite A. 1966-005 Anapait G 1902 Anastasenkoit A. 2020-026 Anatase A. 1962 sp Anatolyite A. 2016-040 Anauripigment (English: anorpiment ) A. 2011-014 Andalusite G 1798 Andersonite G 1951 Andorite IV G 1893 Andorite VI G 1892 Andradite G 1868 Andreadiniite A. 2014-049 Andrémeyerite Marg 1972-005 Andreyivanovite A. 2006-003 Andrianovite A. 2007-008 Anduoite A. ? Andychristyit A. 2015-024 Andymcdonaldite A. 2018-141 Andyrobertsit A. 1997-022 Angarfit A. 2010-082 Angastonite A. 2008-008 Ángelait ( Angelait ) Marg 2003-064 Angelellite A. 1962 sp Angelsite G 1832 Anhydrite G 1804 Anhydrokainite Q 1912 Anilite A. 1968-030 Anchorite G 1825 Ankinovichit A. 2002-063 Ankylite (Ce) A. 1987 sp Ankylite- (La) A. 1995-053 Annabergit G 1852 Annit A. 1998 sp Anorthite G 1823 Anorthomina ragrit A. 2001-040 Ansermetite A. 2002-017 Antarcticit A. 1965-015 Anthoinite G 1947 Anthonyite A. 1967 sp Anthophyllite Rd 2012 sp Antigorite Rd 1998 sp Antimony , solid G 1748 Antimony elite A. 1992-003 Antipinite A. 2014-027 Antlerite A. 1968 sp Antofagastait A. 2018-049 Anyuiit A. 1987-053 Anzait- (Ce) A. 2013-004 Apachite A. 1979-022 Apexit A. 2015-002 Aphthitalite G 1835 Apjohnite G 1847 Aplowite A. 1963-009 Apuanite A. 1978-069 Aqualith A. 2002-066 Aradit A. 2013-047 Aragonite G 1791 Arakiit A. 1998-062 Aramayoite G 1926 Arangasite A. 2012-018 Arapovite A. 2003-046 Aravaipait A. 1988-021 Aravait A. 2018-078 Arcanite G 1845 Archerite A. 1975-008 Arctite A. 1980-049 Arcubisit A. 1973-009 Ardait A. 1979-073 Ardealite G 1932 Ardennite (as) Marg 2007 sp Ardennite (V) A. 2005-037 Arfvedsonite Rd 2012 sp Argandite A. 2010-021 Argento treehouseite Marg 2015-F Argentodufrenoysite A. 2016-046 Argentojarosite Rd 1987 sp Argentoliveingite A. 2016-029 Argentopentlandite A. 1970-047 Argentopyrite G 1866 Argentotennantite (Zn) Rd 2019 sp Argentotetrahedrite (Fe) Rd 2019 sp Argesit A. 2011-072 Argutit A. 1980-067 Argyrodit G 1886 Arhbarite Rd 1981-044 Ariegilatite A. 2016-100 Arisit- (Ce) A. 2009-013 Arisit- (La) A. 2009-019 Aristarainite A. 1973-029 Armalcolite Rd 1970-006 Armangite G 1920 Crossbowite A. 2005-035 Armellinoite (Ce) A. 2018-094 Armenite G 1939 Armstrongite A. 1972-018 Arrheniusite (Ce) A. 019-086 Arroyadite (BaFe) Marg 1994-033 Arroyadite (BaNa) A. 2014-071 Arroyadite- (KFe) Marg 2005 Arroyadite (KNa) A. 2005-047 Arroyadite (PbFe) A. 2005-056 Arroyadite (SrFe) A. 2005-032 Arsenic , solid G ? Arsenatrotitanite A. 2016-015 Arsenic brace bushit A. 1977-014 Arsenic A. 1979-030 Arseniopleit A. 1967 sp Arseniosiderite G 1842 Arsenic marcobaldiite A. 2016-045 Arsenic medaite A. 2016-099 Arsenocrandallite A. 1980-060 Arsenoflorencit- (Ce) A. 1985-053 Arsenoflorencit- (La) A. 2009-078 Arsenogorceixite A. 1989-055 Arsenogoyacite A. 1983-043 Arseno puff cornite A. 1978-E Arsenohopeit A. 2010-069 Arsenoclasite G 1931 Arsenolamprit G 1886 Arsenolite G 1854 Arsenopalladinite Rd 1973-002a Arsenopyrite A. 1962 sp Arsenovan sea log A. 2006-018 Arsenovagnerite A. 2014-100 Arsenic quatrandorite A. 2012-087 Arsentsumebit G 1935? Arsenudinaite A. 2018-067 Arsenuranospathite A. 1982 sp? Arsenuranylite G 1958 Arsiccioite A. 2013-058 Arsmirandite A. 2014-081 Arthurite A. 1964-002 Artinite G 1902 Artroeit A. 1993-031 Artsmithit A. 2002-039 Arupit A. 1988-008 Arzrunit Q 1899 Asbecasite A. 1965-037 Asbolan G 1841 Ashamalmitic A. 1982-089 Ashburtonite A. 1990-033 Ashcroftin- (Y) A. 1967 sp Ashoverite A. 1986-008 Asimowit A. 2018-102 Asisit A. 1987-003 Åskagenite- (Nd) ( ascagenite- (Nd) ) A. 2009-073 Aspeda with A. 2011-056 Aspidolite Rd 2004-049 Asselbornit A. 1980-087 Astrocyanite (Ce) A. 1989-032 Astrophyllite G 1848 Atacamite G 1803 Atelestite G 1832 Atelisit- (Y) A. 2010-065 Atencioite A. 2004-041 Athabascaite A. 1969-022 Atheneity A. 1973-050 Atlasovit A. 1986-029 Atokit A. 1974-041 Attacolite Rd 1992 sp Attikait A. 2006-017 Aubertite A. 1978-051 Augelith G 1868 Augit A. 1988 sp Auriacusite A. 2009-037 Aurichalcite G 1839 Auricupride G 1950 Aurihydrargyrumite A. 017-003 Auripigment ( Orpiment ) G ? Aurivilliusite A. 2002-022 Aurorite A. 1966-031 Aurostibit G 1952 Austinite G 1935 Autunit G 1852 Avdeevit A. 018-109 Avdoninite A. 2005-046a Averievit A. 1995-027 Avicennit G 1958 Avogadrit G 1926 Awaruit G 1885 Axelit A. 2017-015a Axinite (Fe) Marg 1968 sp Axinite (Mg) Marg 1975-025 Axinite (Mn) Marg 2004 sp Azoproit A. 1970-021 Azurite G 1824

Mineral groups and collective names Adranosity group Aeschynite group Allanite group Amalgam group Amphibole group Ankylite group Apatite super group Apophyllite group Arctite supergroup Ardennite group Arrojadite group Axinite group asbestos

Varieties, synonyms, discredited minerals Abukumalite → Synonym for Britholite- (Y) Agate (variety of quartz) Achroit → variety of Elbaite Akhtarandit ( Akhtarandite ) → variety of the garnet group Absit → variety of Brannerit Abukumalite → britholite- (Y) Adamantine → synonym for corundum Adulara → variety of Orthoclase Aegirinaugite → Augite Agalmatolite → variety of pyrophyllite Agardite- (Ca) → Zálesiite Agardite- (Dy) (Q) Aegirine → Synonym for aegirine Agricolit → variety of eulytin Akmit → Synonym for aegirine Alabaster (variety of plaster of paris) Aldzhanite → pentahydroborite Alexandrite → variety of chrysoberyl Allevardit → Rectorit Allopalladium → stibiopalladinite Almbosit (discredited 1987) Alnaperböeit- (Ce) → Alnaperbøeit- (Ce) Altmarkit → lead amalgam Aluminobarroisite → Barroisite Aluminoferrobarroisite → Ferrobarroisite Alumino-Ferrotschermakit (formerly Ferro-Alumino-Tschermakit ) → Ferro-Tschermakit Aluminokatophorit → Katophorit Alumino-magnesiohulsite → alumino -magnesiohulsite Aluminotaramite → ferro-taramite Aluminotschermakit (discredited 2012) Alumochalkosiderite → Chalcosiderite Alumopharmakosiderit → Pharmakoalumit Alumotungstit → Hydrokenoelsmoreit Alurgite → muscovite Alvit → zircon Amazonite (variety of microcline) Amber → amber Amethyst (variety of quartz) Amethyst quartz (variety of quartz) Ametrine (variety of quartz) Amiant → actinolite Ammonalum → Tschermigit Amosite → grunerite or ferro-antophyllite Ampangabeit → Samarskit- (Y) Andesine (mixed crystal of the albite – anorthite series) Anorthoclase (mixed crystal of the albite – orthoclase series) Ampangabeit → Samarskit- (Y) Anarakite → Herbertsmithite Anatacamite (IMA 2009-042; discredited 2015) Androsite- (La) → Manganiandrosite- (La) (renamed 2006) Aniyunwiyait (discredited 2019) → Kingsmountit Ankangit (discredited 2012) → Mannardite Annivite → Bi-Tetrahedrite → Tennantite or Tetrahedrite Anophorite → Ferri-Nybøit Anthraquinone → Hoelite Anthracolite = anthraconite → calcite Antimony flower → valentinite Antimony Pale Ore → Tetraedite Antimony shine → stibnite Antimonite → stibnite Antimony pearceite → polybasite Antiperthite → Feldspar Antofagastite → Eriochalcite Apatelite → hydronium jarosite Apatite (CaCl) → chlorapatite Apatite (CaF) → fluoroapatite Apatite- (CaOH) → hydroxyapatite Apatite- (CaOH) -M → hydroxyapatite Apatite- (SrOH) → fluorostrophite Aphrosiderite → Chamosite Apophyllite- (KF) → Fluorapophyllite- (K) Apophyllite (KOH) → hydroxyapophyllite (K) Apophyllite- (NaF) → Fluorapophyllite- (Na) Aquamarine (variety of beryl) Araeoxes → Descloizit Arduinite → mordenite Argentite (high temperature modification of acanthite) Argentoroméit (status questionable) Argyropyrite → Sternbergite Aërinite → Aerinite Arkansite → brookite Arnimite → Antlerite Arquerite → silver Arsenatbelovite → Talmessite Arsenic bloom → Arsenolith Arsenic ore → tennantite Arsenic gloss → Arsenolamprite Arsenic gravel → arsenopyrite Arsenic cobalt → modderite Arsenic cobalt iron → safflorite Arsenoflorencit- (Nd), not recognized Arsenosulvanite → Colusite Arsenic polybasite → pearceite Arsenic silver screen → Proustite Asbeferrite → cummingtonite Asharite → Szaibelyite Aeschynite → Aeschynite Astrakanite → stupid Astrolite → Muscovite Atlaspat → plaster Atopite → Romeit Attapulgite → palygorskite Auerlith → Thorite Aventurine feldspar → oligoclase Aventurine quartz (variety of quartz)