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Mineral Chemical Formulas List

The document provides a list of minerals with their chemical formulas and common names. It includes over 50 entries describing various minerals, what they are chemically composed of, and alternative names they may be referred to as. Some examples given are Albite with the chemical formula Na[AlSi3O8] and aliases of Cleavelandite and Sodaspar, Magnetite with the formula Fe3O4 and alias of Lodestone, and Pyrite with the formula FeS2 and common name of Fool's Gold.

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Mineral Chemical Formulas List

The document provides a list of minerals with their chemical formulas and common names. It includes over 50 entries describing various minerals, what they are chemically composed of, and alternative names they may be referred to as. Some examples given are Albite with the chemical formula Na[AlSi3O8] and aliases of Cleavelandite and Sodaspar, Magnetite with the formula Fe3O4 and alias of Lodestone, and Pyrite with the formula FeS2 and common name of Fool's Gold.

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MINERAL CHEMICAL FORMULA MINERAL ALIAS MINERAL CHEMICAL FORMULA MINERAL ALIAS

Cleavelandite, Sodaspar,
Albite Na[AlSi3O8] Lazurite Na3Ca(Al3Si3O12)S Ultramarine
Moonstone
Allanite (Ce,Ca,Y)2(Al,F)3(SiO4)3(OH) Orthite Magnetite Fe3O4 Lodestone
Alunite KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 Alumstone Marcasite FeS2 White Iron Pyrite
Annabergite Ni3(AsO4)2•8H2O Nickel Bloom Margarite CaAl2(Al2Si2)O10(OH)2 Brittle Mica
Anorthite CaAl2Si2O8 Sandstone Microcline KAlSi3O8 Amazon Stone
Apatite Ca5(PO4)3(F,CL,OH) Collophane Millerite NiS Capillary Pyrite
Aragonite CaCO3 Flos Ferri Muscovite KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2 Isinglass
Arsenopyrite FeAsS Arsenicalpyrite Nepheline (Na,K)AlSiO4 Eliplite
Banded Calcite CaCO3 Onyx Marble Niccolite NiAs Copper Nickel
Barite BaSO4 Crested Roses Niter KNO3 Saltpeter
Beryl Be3Al2(Si6O18) Aquamarine Emerald Olivine (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 Peridot
Borax Na2B4O5(OH)4•8H2O Tin Cal Orpiment As2S3 Golden Paint
Bornite Cu5FeS4 Peacock Ore Proustite Ag3AsS3 Light Ruby Silver
Bournonite PbCuSbS3 Cogwheel Ore Pyrargyrite Ag3SbS3 Dark Ruby Silver
Calcite CaCO3 Iceland Spar Pyrite FeS2 Fool's Gold
Cassiterite SnO2 Visor/Wood/Stream Tin Pyrolusite MnO2 Wad
Cerargyrite AgCl Horn Silver Pyrrhotite FeS Magnetic Pyrite
Cerussite PbCO3 White Lead Realgar AsS Powder of the Mine
Chalcanthite CuSO4•5H2O Blue Vitriole Riebeckite, Crocidolite Na2Fe4Si8O22(OH)2 Tiger's Eye
Chalcedony SiO2 Bloodstone Rutile TiO2 Titania, Kenya Gem
Chalcopyrite CuFeS2 Fool's Gold Serpentine Mg3Si2O5 Verde Antique Marble
Alexandrite, Cat's Eye, Clay iron Stone, Black Band
Chrysoberyl BeAl2O4 Cabochom Gem Siderite FeCO3 Ore
Cinnabar HgS Red Resin Sillimanite Al2SiO5 Fibrolite
Corundum Al2O3 Emery Staurolite Fe(OH)2•2Al2SiO5 Fairy Stone, Fairy Cross
Cuprite Cu2O Plush Copper, Ruby Copper Smithsonite/Calamine ZnCO3 Drybone Ore, Turkey Fat Ore
Dolomite CaMg(CO3)2 Pearl Spar

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