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This is a list of '''[[mineral]]s named after people'''. The chemical composition follows name when available.

:''For other lists of [[eponym]]s (names derived from people) see [[Lists of etymologies]].''
:''For a list of eponyms sorted by name see [[List of eponyms]].

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Sorted by name:
==A==
*[[Abswurmbachite]] ((Cu,Mn<sup>2+</sup>)Mn<sup>3+</sup><sub>6</sub>O<sub>8</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub>) &ndash; German mineralogist [[Irmgard Abs-Wurmbach]]  
*[[Adamite]] Zn<sub>2</sub>AsO<sub>4</sub>OH &ndash; French mineralogist [[Gilbert Joseph Adam]] (1795-1881)
*[[Aheylite]] (([[iron|Fe]]<sup>2+</sub>, [[zinc|Zn]])[[aluminum|Al]]<sub>6</sub>[([[oxygen|O]][[hydrogen|H]])<sub>4</sub>|([[phosphorus|P]]O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]<sub>2</sub>·4H<sub>2</sub>O) &ndash; American geologist [[Allen V. Heyl]]
*[[Alexandrite]] (variety of [[Chrysoberyl]]) &ndash; Tsar [[Alexander II of Russia]] (1818-1881)
*[[Alforsite]] Ba<sub>5</sub>Cl(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>  &ndash; American geologist [[John T. Alfors]] (1930 - 2005)
*[[Allabogdanite]] (Fe,Ni)<sub>2</sub>P &ndash; [[Alla Bogdanova]], Geological Institute, Kola Science Centre of Russian Academy of Sciences
*[[Ankerite]] Ca(Fe,Mg,Mn)(CO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> &ndash; an Austrian mineralogist [[Matthias Joseph Anker]] (1771-1843)
*[[Arfvedsonite]] Na<sub>3</sub>(Fe,Mg)<sub>4</sub>FeSi<sub>8</sub>O<sub>22</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub> &ndash; Swedish chemist [[Johan August Arfwedson]] (1792-1841)
*[[Armalcolite]] (Mg,Fe<sup>2+</sup>)Ti<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> &ndash; American astronauts ARM [[Neil Armstrong]], AL [[Buzz Aldrin]] and COL [[Michael Collins (astronaut)|Michael Collins]]
*[[Arthurite]] [[Copper|Cu]][[Iron|Fe]]<sub>2</sub><sup>3+</sup>[([[oxygen|O]][[hydrogen|H]],O)|([[arsenic|As]]O<sub>4</sub>,[[phosphorus|P]]O<sub>4</sub>,[[sulfur|S]]O<sub>4</sub>)]<sub>2</sub>·4[[water|H<sub>2</sub>O]] &ndash; British mineralogists Sir [[Sir Arthur Edward Ian Montagu Russell, 6th Baronet]] and [[Arthur W. G. Kingsbury]]

==B==
*[[Baddeleyite]] [[zirconium|Zr]][[oxygen|O]]<sub>2</sub> &ndash; [[Joseph Baddeley]]
*[[Bazzite]] Be<sub>3</sub>(Sc,Fe)<sub>2</sub>Si<sub>6</sub>O<sub>18</sub> &ndash; Italian engineer Alessandro E. Bazzi
*[[Berthierite]] ((Fe,Sb)<sub>2=</sub>S<sub>4</sub>); French geologist and mining engineer [[Pierre Berthier]] (1782-1861)
*[[Bertrandite]] Be<sub>4</sub>Si<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub> &ndash; French mineralogist [[Emile Bertrand]] (1844-1909)<ref>http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/bertrandite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy</ref>
*[[Bilibinskite]] Au<sub>2</sub>Cu<sub>2</sub>PbTe<sub>2+</sub> &ndash; Soviet geologist [[Yuri A. Bilibin]] (1901-1952)
*''Bixbite'' [[Beryllium|Be]]<sub>3</sub>([[Aluminium|Al]][[Manganese|Mn]])<sub>2</sub>[[Silicon|Si]]<sub>6</sub>[[Oxygen|O]]<sub>18</sub> &ndash; ; American mineralogist [[Maynard Bixby]]; depricated to '''[[red beryl]]''' to avoid confusion with ''bixbyite''
*[[Bixbyite]] (Fe,Mn)<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> &ndash; American mineralogist [[Maynard Bixby]]
*[[Blödite]] Na<sub>2</sub>Mg(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>•4(H<sub>2</sub>O &ndash; German chemist [[Carl August Blöde]] (1773-1820)
*[[Blossite]] αCu<sub>2</sub>V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub> &ndash;  mineralogist [[F. Donald Bloss]]
*[[Bornite]] Cu<sub>5</sub>FeS<sub>4</sub> &ndash; Austrian Mineralogist [[Ignaz von Born]] (1742-1791)
*[[Bournonite]] PbCuSbS<sub>3</sub> &ndash; French [[Crystallography|crystallographer]] and [[mineralogist]] [[Jacques Louis de Bournon]] (1751–1825)<ref>W.R. Hamilton, 1974, ''The Hamlyn Guide to Minerals, Rocks and Fossils'', London, Hamlyn</ref>
*[[Braggite]] (Pt,Pd,Ni)S &ndash; the first mineral characterized by X-ray analysis. [[William Henry Bragg]] (1862–1942) and his son, [[William Lawrence Bragg]] (1890–1971)
*[[Briartite]] Cu<sub>2</sub>(Zn,Fe)GeS<sub>4</sub> &ndash; Belgian geologist [[Gaston Briart]] 
*[[Brookite]] TiO<sub>2</sub> &ndash; English mineralogist [[Henry James Brooke]] (1771–1857)
*[[Brucite]] Mg(OH)<sub>2</sub> &ndash; American mineralogist [[Archibald Bruce]] (1777-1818).
*[[Burtite]] CaSn(OH)<sub>6</sub> &ndash; American mining geologist [[Donald McLain Burt]] (1943– )

==C==
*[[Canfieldite]] Ag<sub>8</sub>SnS<sub>6</sub> &ndash; American mining engineer [[Frederick Alexander Canfield]] (1849-1926)
*[[Cannonite]] Bi<sub>2</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> &ndash; American mineralogist and electrom microprobe analyst Benjamin Bartlett (Bart) Cannon
*[[Carnallite]] KMgCl<sub>3</sub>•6(H<sub>2</sub>O) &ndash; Prussian mining engineer, [[Rudolf von Carnall]] (1804-1874)
*[[Carnotite]]  K<sub>2</sub>(UO<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(VO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub> &ndash; French mining engineer and chemist [[Marie Adolphe Carnot]] (1839-1920)
*[[Cernyite]] Cu<sub>2</sub>CdSnS<sub>4</sub> &ndash; Canadian mineralogist [[Petr Cerny]]
*[[Cesbronite]] Cu<sub>6</sub>(TeO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(OH) <sub>6</sub>2H<sub>2</sub>0 &ndash; French mineralogist [[Fabian Cesbron]]
*[[Chrisstanleyite]] Ag<sub>2</sub>Pd<sub>3</sub>Se<sub>4</sub> &ndash; British mineralogist [[Christopher John Stanley]] 
*[[Cleveite]] UO<sub>2</sub>•UO<sub>3</sub>•PO•ThO<sub>2</sub> &ndash;  Swedish chemist [[Per Teodor Cleve]] (1840–1905)
*[[Clintonite]]  Ca(Mg,Al)<sub>3</sub>(Al<sub>3</sub>Si)O<sub>10</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub> &ndash; [[De Witt Clinton]] (1769-1828)
*[[Coesite]] (form of SiO<sub>2</sub>)&ndash;  [[Loring Coes, Jr.]]
*[[Coffinite]] U(SiO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>1-x</sub>(OH)<sub>4x</sub> &ndash;  American geologist [[Reuben Clare Coffin]]
*[[Colemanite]] (Ca<sub>2</sub>B<sub>6</sub>O<sub>1</sub><sub>1</sub>•5H<sub>2</sub>O) &ndash; mine owner [[William Tell Coleman|William T. Coleman]] (1824-1893)
*[[Cooperite]] (Pt,Pd,Ni)S &ndash; South African metallurgist Richard A. Cooper (1890–1972)
*[[Cordierite]] (Mg,Fe)<sub>2</sub>Al<sub>4</sub>Si<sub>5</sub>O<sub>18</sub> to (Fe,Mg)<sub>2</sub>Al<sub>4</sub>Si<sub>5</sub>O<sub>18</sub> &ndash; French geologist [[P. L. A. Cordier]] (1777-1861)
*[[Covellite]] CuS &ndash;  [[Niccola Covelli]] (1790-1829)
*[[Crookesite]] Cu<sub>7</sub>(Tl,Ag)Se<sub>4</sub> &ndash;  English chemist and physicist Sir [[William Crookes]] (1832-1919)

==D==
[[Image:Dollaseite.JPG|thumb|Dollaseite (red arrows)]]
*[[Dawsonite]] NaAlCO<sub>3</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub> &ndash; Canadian geologist Sir [[John William Dawson]] (1820–1899)
*[[Delafossite]] CuFeO<sub>2</sub> &ndash; French mineralogist [[Gabriel Delafosse]] (1796-1878)
*[[Dickite]] Al<sub>2</sub>Si<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>(OH)<sub>4</sub> &ndash; Scottish metallurgical chemist [[Allan Brugh Dick]] (1833-1926)
*[[Dollaseite-(Ce)]] CaCeMg<sub>2</sub>AlSi<sub>3</sub>O<sub>11</sub>F(OH) &ndash; [[United States|American]] geologist [[Wayne A. Dollase]] (1938-), geology professor at [[UCLA]]
*[[Dolomite]] CaMg(CO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> &ndash; French naturalist and geologist [[Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu]] (1750-1801)
*[[Domeykite]] Cu<sub>3</sub>As &ndash; Polish geologist and mineralogist [[Ignacy Domeyko]] (1802-1889) 
*[[Donnayite]] NaCaSr<sub>3</sub>Y(CO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>6</sub>•3H<sub>2</sub>0 &ndash; Canadian professors [[J. D. H. Donnay]] and [[G. Donnay]]
*[[Dumortierite]] Al<sub>6.5-7</sub>BO<sub>3</sub>(SiO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>(O,OH)<sub>3</sub> &ndash;  French paleontologist [[Eugene Dumortier]] (1803-1873)

==F==
*[[Ferberite]] FeWO<sub>4</sub> &ndash; German amateur mineralogist [[Moritz Rudolph Ferber]] (1805-1875)
*[[Ferrierite]] (Na,K)<sub>2</sub>Mg(Si,Al)<sub>18</sub>O<sub>36</sub>(OH)'''•'''9H<sub>2</sub>O &ndash; Canadian geologist and mining engineer [[Walter Frederick Ferrier]] (1865-1950)
*[[Fergusonite]] (Ce,La,Nd)NbO<sub>4</sub> &ndash; British Politician and mineral collector [[Robert Ferguson of Raith]] (1767–1840)
*[[Forsterite]] ([[Magnesium|Mg]]<sub>2</sub>[[Silicon|Si]][[Oxygen|O]]<sub>4</sub>) &ndash; German naturalist [[Johann Reinhold Forster]] (1729-1798)
*[[Franckeite]] Pb<sub>5</sub>Sn<sub>3</sub>Sb<sub>2</sub>S<sub>14</sub> &ndash; mining engineers [[Carl Francke]] and [[Ernest Francke]]
*[[Freieslebenite]] AgPbSbS<sub>3</sub> &ndash; [[Johann Karl Freiesleben]] (1774-1846)
*[[Friedrichite]] Cu<sub>5</sub>Pb<sub>5</sub>Bi<sub>7</sub>S<sub>18</sub> &ndash; Austrian geologist [[O. M. Friedrich]]

==G==
[[Image:GarneiriteUSGOV.jpg|thumb|Garnierite]]
*[[Gadolinite]] (Ce,La,Nd,Y)<sub>2</sub>FeBe<sub>2</sub>Si<sub>2</sub>O<sub>10</sub> &ndash; Finnish mineralogist- chemist [[Johan Gadolin]] (1760-1852)
*[[Gahnite]] ZnAl<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> &ndash; Swedish chemist [[Johan Gottlieb Gahn]] (1745-1818)
*[[Garnierite]] &ndash; [[Jules Garnier]]
*[[Geigerite]] Mn<sub>5</sub>(AsO<sub>3</sub>OH)<sub>2</sub>(AsO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>•10H<sub>2</sub>O &ndash; Swiss mineralogist [[Thomas P. Geiger]]
*[[Genkinite]] (Pt,Pd)<sub>4</sub>Sb<sub>3</sub> &ndash; Soviet mineralogist  [[A. D. Genkin]]
*[[Gibbsite]] Al(OH)<sub>3</sub> &ndash; American mineralogist [[George Gibbs (mineralogist)|George Gibbs]] (1776-1833)
*[[Gilsonite]] (Hydrocarbon resin) &ndash; American Samuel H Gilson 
*[[Goethite]] FeOOH &ndash;  German polymath [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]] (1749-1832)
*[[Grunerite]] Fe<sub>7</sub>Si<sub>8</sub>O<sub>22</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub> &ndash; Swiss-French chemist [[Louis Gruner]]
*[[Gunningite]] (Zn,Mn<sup>2+</sup>)SO<sub>4</sub>•H<sub>2</sub>O &ndash; Canadian geologist and academic [[Henry C. Gunning]] (1901–1991)

==H==
*[[Haggertyite]] Ba(Fe<sup>2+</sup><sub>6</sub>Ti<sub>5</sub>Mg)O<sub>19</sub> &ndash; [[Stephen E. Haggerty]] (born 1938)
*[[Hapkeite]] Fe<sub>2</sub>Si &ndash; American [[planetary science|planetary scientist]] [[Bruce Hapke]]
*[[Hawleyite]] CdS &ndash; Canadian mineralogist [[James Edwin Hawley]] (1897&ndash;1965)
*[[Heulandite]] (Ca,Na)<sub>2-3</sub>Al<sub>3</sub>(Al,Si)<sub>2</sub>Si<sub>13</sub>O<sub>36</sub>·12H<sub>2</sub>O &ndash; English mineral collector [[Henry Heuland]] (1778&ndash;1856)
*[[Hiddenite]] &ndash; American geologist [[William Earl Hidden]] (1853&ndash;1918).
*[[Howardite]] &ndash; British Chemist [[Edward Charles Howard]] (1774&ndash;1816)
*[[Hübnerite]] MnWO<sub>4</sub> &ndash; German mineralologist [[Adolf Huebner]]
*[[Hutchinsonite]] (Tl,Pb)<sub>2</sub>As<sub>5</sub>S<sub>9</sub> &ndash; Cambridge mineralogist [[Arthur Hutchinson (mineralogist)|Arthur Hutchinson]] (1866&ndash;1937)
*[[Huttonite]] ThSiO<sub>4</sub> &ndash; New Zealand American mineralogist [[Colin Osborne Hutton]] (1910&ndash;1971)

==J==
*[[Jimthompsonite]] (Mg,Fe)<sub>5</sub>Si<sub>6</sub>O<sub>16</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub> &ndash; American mineralogist [[James B. Thompson Jr.]]
*[[Johnbaumite]] (Ca)<sub>5</sub>(AsO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>(OH) [http://www.mindat.org/min-2105.html] [http://www.webmineral.com/data/Johnbaumite.shtml] &ndash; American geologist and mineralogist [[John L. Baum]] [http://franklin-sterlinghill.com/dunn/ch07/cultural.stm#baum ]

==K==
*[[Kassite]] CaTi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub> &ndash; Russian geologist Nikolai Grigor’evich Kassin (1885-1949)
*[[Kieserite]] (MgSO<sub>4</sub>•H<sub>2</sub>O) &ndash; [[Dietrich Georg von Kieser]] (1779-1862)
*[[Kleberite]] FeTi<sub>6</sub>O<sub>13</sub>•4H<sub>2</sub>O &ndash; German professor [[Will Kleber ]] (1906-1970)
*[[Kobellite]] (Pb<sub>22</sub>Cu<sub>4</sub>(Bi,Sb)<sub>30</sub>S<sub>69</sub>) &ndash;  German mineralogist [[Wolfgang Franz von Kobell]] (1803-1882) 
*[[Kogarkoite]] Na<sub>3</sub>(SO<sub>4</sub>)F &ndash; Russian scientist [[Lia Nikolaevna Kogarko]]
*[[Kolbeckite]] ScPO<sub>4</sub>'''&middot;'''2H<sub>2</sub>O &ndash; German mineralogist [[Friedrich LW Kolbeck]]
*[[Krennerite]] AuTe<sub>2</sub> varying to (Au<sub>0.8</sub>,Ag<sub>0.2</sub>)Te<sub>2</sub> &ndash; Hungarian mineralogist [[Joseph Krenner]] (1839-1920)
*[[Kukharenkoite-(Ce)]] Ba<sub>3</sub>CeF(CO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub> &ndash; Russian mineralogist [[Alexander A. Kukharenko]] (1914-1993)
*[[Spodumene#Kunzite|Kunzite]] &ndash; American mineralogist [[George Frederick Kunz]] (1856-1932).

==L==
*[[Lonsdaleite]] &ndash; British crystallographer [[Kathleen Lonsdale]] (1903-1971)
*[[Lorandite]] TlAsS<sub>2</sub> &ndash; Hungarian physicist [[Loránd Eötvös]] (1848-1919)

==M==
*[[Maricite]] NaFePO<sub>4</sub> &ndash; Yugoslavian mineralogist [[Luba Maric]]
*[[McKelveyite]] Ba<sub>3</sub>NaCa<sub>0.75</sub>U<sub>0.25</sub>Y(CO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>6</sub>•3(H<sub>2</sub>O) &ndash; American geologist [[Vincent E. McKelvey]] (1916-1985)
*[[Millerite]] NiS &ndash; British mineralogist [[William Hallowes Miller]] (1801-1880)
*[[Moissanite]] SiC (naturally occurring) &ndash; discoverer [[Henri Moissan]] (1852-1907)
*[[Beryl#Morganite|Morganite]] &ndash; American financier [[J. P. Morgan]] (1837-1913)
*[[Murdochite]] PbCu<sub>6</sub>O<sub>8-x</sub>(Cl,Br)<sub>2x</sub> &ndash; American mineralogist [[Joseph Murdock]] (1890-1973)

==P==
*[[Pallasite]]&ndash; German naturalist [[Peter Pallas]] (1741-1811).
*[[Partheite]] Ca<sub>2</sub>Al<sub>4</sub>Si<sub>4</sub>O<sub>15</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub>·4(H<sub>2</sub>O) &ndash; Swiss crystallographer [[Erwin Parthé]] (1928-2006)
*[[Penikisite]] BaMg<sub>2</sub>Al<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>(OH)<sub>3</sub> &ndash; Canadian explorer [[Gunar Penikis]] (1936-1979)
*[[Perhamite]] Ca<sub>3</sub>Al<sub>7</sub>(SiO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>4</sub>(OH)<sub>3</sub>&middot;16.5(H<sub>2</sub>O) &ndash; American geologist and pegmatite miner [[Frank C. Perham]] (1934-)
*[[Perovskite]] CaTiO<sub>3</sub> &ndash; Russian mineralogist, [[L. A. Perovski]] (1792-1856)
*[[Petzite]] [[silver|Ag]]<sub>3</sub>[[gold|Au]][[tellurium|Te]]<sub>2</sub> [[W. Petz]]
*[[Pezzottaite]] Cs(Be<sub>2</sub>Li)Al<sub>2</sub>Si<sub>6</sub>O<sub>18</sub> Italian geologist and mineralogist [[Federico Pezzotta]]
*[[Phillipsite]] (Ca,Na<sub>2</sub>,K<sub>2</sub>)<sub>3</sub>Al<sub>6</sub>Si<sub>10</sub>O<sub>32</sub>'''&middot;'''12H<sub>2</sub>O.  or KCaAl<sub>3</sub>Si<sub>5</sub>O<sub>16</sub>'''&middot;'''6H<sub>2</sub>O &ndash; English mineralogist and geologist [[William Phillips (geologist)|William Phillips]] (1775-1828)
*[[Prehnite]]  Ca<sub>2</sub>Al(AlSi<sub>3</sub>O<sub>10</sub>)(OH)<sub>2</sub> &ndash; Dutch governor [[Colonel Hendrik Von Prehn]] 
*[[Proustite]] Ag<sub>3</sub>[[Arsenic|As]][[Sulfur|S]]<sub>3</sub>  &ndash; French chemist [[Joseph Proust|Joseph Louis Proust]] (1754-1826)

==R==
*[[Rambergite]] MnS &ndash; mineralogist [[Hans Ramberg]]
*[[Riebeckite]] Na<sub>2</sub>(Fe,Mg)<sub>5</sub>Si<sub>8</sub>O<sub>22</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub> &ndash; German explorer [[Emil Riebeck]] (1853-1885)
*[[Rossmanite]] (LiAl<sub>2</sub>)Al<sub>6</sub>Si<sub>6</sub>O<sub>18</sub>(BO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>(OH)<sub>4</sub> &ndash; Caltech mineralogist George Rossman
*[[Russellite]] (BiO2)[WO4] &ndash; British mineralologist [[Sir Arthur Russell, 6th Baronet]]

==S==
*[[Samarskite]] [[Yttrium|Y]]<sub>0.2</sub>[[Rare Earth Element|REE]]<sub>0.3</sub>[[Iron|Fe<sup>3+</sup>]]<sub>0.3</sub>[[Uranium|U]]<sub>0.2</sub>[[Niobium|Nb]]<sub>0.8</sub>[[Tantalum|Ta]]<sub>0.2</sub>[[Oxide|O]]<sub>4</sub> &ndash; Russian official Colonel [[Vasili Samarsky-Bykhovets]] (1803-1870)
*[[Sanbornite]] BaSi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> &ndash; American mineralogist [[Frank B. Sanborn]] (1862-1936)
*[[Satterlyite]] (Fe<sup>++</sup>,Mg)<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)(OH) &ndash; Canadian geologist [[Jack Satterly]] (1906-)
*[[Schreibersite]] (Fe,Ni)<sub>3</sub>P &ndash; Austrian naturalist [[Carl Franz Anton Ritter von Schreibers]] (1775-1852)
*[[Sekaninaite]] ((Fe<sup>+2</sup>,Mg)<sub>2</sub>Al<sub>4</sub>Si<sub>5</sub>O<sub>18</sub>) &ndash; Czech mineralogist [[Josef Sepp Dietrich|Josef Sekanina]] (1901- )
*[[Sillimanite]] Al<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>5</sub> &ndash; American chemist [[Benjamin Silliman]] (1779-1864)
*[[Smithsonite]] ZnCO<sub>3</sub> &ndash; British chemist and mineralogist, [[James Smithson]] (1754-1829)
*[[Sodalite]] (informally named ''Princess Blue'') &ndash; [[Princess Patricia of Connaught]] (1886-1974)
*[[Sperrylite]] PtAs<sub>2</sub> &ndash; American chemist [[Francis Louis Sperry]]
*[[Steacyite]] K<sub>variable</sub>Ca.Na.Th.U.Si<sub>8</sub>O<sub>20</sub> &ndash; Canadian mineralogist [[Harold Robert Steacy]] (b. 1923)
*[[Stephanite]] Ag<sub>5</sub>SbS<sub>4</sub> &ndash; [[Stephan, Archduke of Austria|Archduke Stephan of Austria]]
*[[Stichtite]]  Mg<sub>6</sub>Cr<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>(OH)<sub>16</sub>.4H<sub>2</sub>O &ndash; Australian mine manager [[Robert Carl Sticht]] (1857–1922)
*[[Stilleite]] ZnSe &ndash; German geologist [[Hans Stille]] (1876-1966)
*[[Stolzite]] PbWO<sub>4</sub> &ndash; Czechoslovakian [[Joseph Alexi Stolz]] (1803-1896)
*[[Stromeyerite]] AgCuS &ndash; German chemist, [[Friedrich Stromeyer]] (1776 - 1835)
*[[Sugilite]]  KNa<sub>2</sub>(Fe,Mn,Al)<sub>2</sub>Li<sub>3</sub>Si<sub>12</sub>O<sub>30</sub> &ndash; Japanese petrologist [[Ken-ichi Sugi]] (1901-1948)
*[[Sylvite]] KCl  &ndash; Dutch chemist [[Franciscus Sylvius|François Sylvius de le Boe]] (1614-1672)

==T==
*[[Teallite]] PbSnS<sub>2</sub> &ndash; British geologist [[Jethro Justinian Harris Teall]] (1849-1924)
*[[Tennantite]] Cu<sub>12</sub>As<sub>4</sub>S<sub>13</sub> &ndash; English chemist [[Smithson Tennant]]  (1761-1815)
*[[Tenorite]] [[Copper(II) oxide|CuO]] &ndash; Italian botanist [[Michele Tenore]] (1780-1861)
*[[Thomasclarkite]] Na<sub>0.8</sub>Ce<sub>0.2</sub>Y<sub>0.5</sub>REE<sub>0.7</sub>(HCO<sub>3</sub>)(OH)<sub>3</sub>•4(H<sub>2</sub>O) &ndash; Canadian geologist [[T. H. Clark|Thomas Clark]] (1893-1996)
*[[Thortveitite]] (Sc,Y)<sub>2</sub>Si<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub> &ndash; Norwegian engineer [[Olaus Thortveit]]
*[[Tiemannite]] HgSe &ndash; [[CW Tiemann]] (1848-1899)
*[[Torbernite]] {{copper}}({{uranium}}{{oxygen}}<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub><!--
                -->({{phosphorus}}{{oxygen}}<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>{{hydrate|8-12}} &ndash; Swedish chemist [[Torbern Bergman]] (1735-1784)

==U==
*[[Ulexite]]  ([[sodium|Na]][[calcium|Ca]][[boron|B]]<sub>5</sub>[[oxygen|O]]<sub>9</sub></sub>•8[[water|H<sub>2</sub>O]]) &ndash; German chemist [[G. L. Ulex]]
*[[Ullmannite]] NiSbS &ndash; German chemist and mineralogist [[Johann Christoph Ullmann]] (1771-1821)
*[[Uvarovite]] Ca<sub>3</sub>Cr<sub>2</sub>(SiO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub> &ndash; Russian Count [[Sergei Semenovitch Uvarov]] (1765-1855) 

==V==
*[[Valentinite]] Sb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> &ndash; German alchemist [[Basilius Valentinus]] (c. 15th-century)
*[[Vaterite]] CaCO<sub>3</sub> &ndash; German mineralogist [[Heinrich Vater]]
*[[Vivianite]] Fe<sub>3</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>'''&middot;'''8(H<sub>2</sub>O) &ndash; English mineralogist [[J.G. Vivian]]

==W==
*[[Wardite]]  NaAl<sub>3</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(OH)<sub>4</sub>•2(H<sub>2</sub>O) &ndash; American naturalist [[Henry Augustus Ward]] (1834-1906)
*[[Weloganite]] Na<sub>2</sub>(Sr,Ca)<sub>3</sub>Zr(CO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>6</sub>&middot;3H<sub>2</sub>O &ndash; Canadian geologist [[William Edmond Logan|Sir William Edmond Logan]] (1798-1875)
*[[Whewellite]] CaC<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>&middot;H<sub>2</sub>O; English mineralogist [[William Whewell]] (1794-1866)
*[[Whitlockite]] Ca<sub>3</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub> &ndash; American mineralogist [[Herbert Percy Whitlock]] (1868-1948) 
*[[Willemite]] Zn<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub> &ndash; King [[William I of the Netherlands]] (1772-1843)
*[[Witherite]] BaCO<sub>3</sub> &ndash; English physician and naturalist [[William Withering]] (1741-1799)
*[[Wollastonite]] CaSiO<sub>3</sub> &ndash; English chemist and mineralogist [[William Hyde Wollaston]] (1766-1828)
*[[Wulfenite]] Pb[[molybdenum|Mo]][[oxygen|O]]<sub>4</sub> &ndash; Austrian mineralogist [[Franz Xavier von Wulfen]] (1728-1805)

==Z==
*[[Zaccagnaite]] Zn<sub>4</sub>Al<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>(OH)<sub>12</sub>.3H<sub>2</sub>O &ndash; Italian mineral collector [[Domenico Zaccagna]]
*[[Zaherite]]  Al<sub>12</sub>(OH)<sub>26</sub>(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>5</sub>.20H<sub>2</sub>O &ndash; Bangladeshi geologist [[Mohamed Abduz Zaher]]
*[[Zajacite-(Ce)|Zajacite]] Na(REE<sub>x</sub>Ca<sub>1-x</sub>)(REE<sub>y</sub>Ca<sub>1-y</sub>)F<sub>6</sub> &ndash; Explorer Dr. [[I. S. Zajac]]
*[[Zakharovite]]  Na<sub>4</sub>Mn<sub>5</sub>Si<sub>10</sub>O<sub>20</sub>(OH)<sub>6</sub>.6H<sub>2</sub>O &ndash; Russian Director of the Moscow Institute of Geological Exploration [[Evgeii Evgen'evich Zakharov]] (1902-1980)
*[[Zanazziite]] Ca<sub>2</sub>(MgFe)(MgFeMnAl)<sub>4</sub>Be(OH)<sub>4</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>6</sub>.6H<sub>2</sub>O &ndash; Italian Professor [[PF Zanazzi]] 
*[[Zaratite]] Ni<sub>3</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>(OH)<sub>4</sub>&middot;4H<sub>2</sub>O &ndash; Spanish diplomat and dramatist [[Antonio Gil y Zárate]] (1793-1861)
*[[Zektzerite]] &ndash; American mathematician and mineral collector Jack Zektzer (1936-    )<ref name=Webmin>http://webmineral.com/data/Zektzerite.shtml Webmineral</ref>.
*[[Zhanghengite]] &ndash; ancient Chinese astronomer [[Zhang Heng]] (78-139) 
*[[Zhemchuzhnikovite]] NaMg(FeAl)C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>.8H<sub>2</sub>O &ndash; Russian clay mineralogist [[Yury Zhemchuzhnikov]] 
*[[Ziesite]] βCu<sub>2</sub>V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub> &ndash; mineralogist [[Emmanuel G. Zies]]
*[[Zinkenite]] [[lead|Pb]]<sub>9</sub>[[antimony|Sb]]<sub>22</sub>[[sulfur|S]]<sub>42</sub> &ndash; German mineralogist and mining geologist, J. K. L. Zincken (1790–1862).<ref>http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/zinkenite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy</ref><ref>http://www.mindat.org/min-4417.html Mindat</ref>
*[[Zippeite]] ([[uranium|U]][[oxygen|O]]<sub>2</sub>)<sub>6</sub>([[sulfur|S]]O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>(O[[hydrogen|H]])<sub>10</sub>·4([[water|H<sub>2</sub>O]]) &ndash; Austrian mineralogist Franz Xaver Maxmillian Zippe.<ref>http://www.webmineral.com/data/Zippeite.shtml</ref>
*[[Zirkelite]]: ([[calcium|Ca]], [[thorium|Th]], [[cerium|Ce]])[[zirconium|Zr]]([[titanium|Ti]], [[niobium|Nb]])<sub>2</sub>[[oxygen|O]]<sub>7</sub> &ndash; German petrographer Ferdinand Zirkel (1838–1912)
*[[Zoisite]] Ca<sub>2</sub>(Al.OH)Al<sub>2</sub>(SiO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub> &ndash; Slovene scientist [[Baron Sigmund Zois von Edelstein]] (aka Žiga Zois) (1747-1819)
*[[Zussmanite]] K(Fe++,Mg,Mn)<sub>13</sub>[AlSi<sub>17</sub>O<sub>42</sub>](OH)<sub>14</sub> &ndash; British geologist Jack Zussman
*[[Zykaite]] &ndash; Czech geochemist Dr. Vacklav Zyka.

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==See also==
* [[Mineralogy]]
* [[Mineraloid]]
* [[List of minerals (complete)]]
* [[List of minerals]] Short list emphasizing those with Wikipedia articles.

==Notes==
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==References==
* [http://www.mindat.org/index.php mindat.org The Mineral Database]
* [http://careerchem.com/NAMED/Minerals.pdf Minerals Named After People and Places]
* [http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM64/AM64_652.pdf American Mineraligist- New Mineral Names 1979]


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