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Image Name Formula Color
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Babánekite
(IMA 2012-007)

Cu3(AsO4)2·8(H2O)pink to peach
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Babingtonite

Ca2(Fe+2,Mn)Fe+3Si5O14(OH)black
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Baddeleyite

ZrO2brown, black, colorless, green
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Badenweilerite
(IMA 2011-110)

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Bafertisite

Ba(Fe+2,Mn)2Ti(Si2O7)(O,OH)2red, yellow, brown
TM

Bakerite

Ca4B4(BO4)(SiO4)3(OH)3·(H2O)colorless, white
TM

Bakhchisaraitsevite

Na2Mg5(PO4)4·7(H2O)colorless, yellowish white, greenish white
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Balangeroite

(Mg,Fe+3,Fe+2,Mn+2)42Si16O54(OH)40yellow, brown
TM

Bannermanite

(Na,K)0.7V+56O15black
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Bannisterite

KCa(Mn,Fe+2,Zn,Mg)21(Si,Al)32O76(OH)16·4-12(H2O)brown, black
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Barahonaite-(Al)
(IMA 2006-051)

(Ca,Cu,Na,Fe+3,Al )12Al2(AsO4)8(OH,Cl)xblue
TM

Baratovite

KCa7(Ti,Zr)2Li3Si12O36F2white
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Baricite
(IMA 1975-027)

(Mg,Fe+2)3(PO4)2·8(H2O)colorless, light blue
TM

Bariopharmacosiderite

BaFe+34(AsO4)3(OH)5·5(H2O)brown
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Barite

BaSO4white, brown
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Barkevikite

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Ferroedenite

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Barnesite

Na2V6O16red
TM

Barrerite

(Na,K,Ca)2Al2Si7O18·6(H2O)white, pink
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Barylite

BaBe2(Si2O7)blue, white, colorless
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Barysilite

Pb8Mn(Si2O7)3white, gray
TM

Baryte

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Barite

BaSO4white, brown
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Barytoamprophyllite

Ba2Na3(Fe+3,Ti)3(Si2O7)2(O,OH,F)4brown
TM

Barytocalcite

BaCa(CO3)2white, yellow, gray
TM

Basaluminite

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Felsobanyaite

Al4(SO4)(OH)10·5(H2O)white, yellow, orange, brown
TM

Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Ce(CO3)Fyellow, reddish brown
batagayite

Batagayite
(IMA 2017-002)

CaZn2(Zn,Cu)6(PO4)4(PO3OH)3·12(H2O)turquoise blue
TM

Baumhauerite
(IMA 1988-061)

Pb3As4S9gray
TM

Baumstarkite
(IMA 1999-049)

Ag3(Sb,As)2SbS6black, gray-black
TM

Bauxite

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Boehmite

AlO(OH)white, yellow, yellow green
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Bavenite

Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2white, green, pink, brown
TM

Bavsiite
(IMA 2014-019)

Ba2V2O2(Si4O12)blue
TM

Bayldonite

(Cu,Zn)3Pb(AsO3OH)2(OH)green
TM

Bazhenovite

CaS5·CaS2O3·6(Ca(OH)2)·20(H2O)light yellow, orange
TM

Bazirite

BaZrSi3O9colorless
TM

Beaverite-(Cu)

PbCu+2(Fe+3,Al)2(SO4)2(OH)6yellow
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Bechererite
(IMA 1994-005)

(Zn,Cu)6Zn2(OH)13((S,Si)(O,OH)4)2light green, blue
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Becquerelite

Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8(H2O)yellow, orange
TM

Behoite

Be(OH)2colorless, white, brown
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Belakovskiite

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Belendorffite
(IMA 1989-024)

Cu7Hg6silver, black, brown
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Belloite
(IMA 1998-054)

Cu(OH)Clyellow-green, olive green
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Belovite-(Ce)

(Sr,Ce,Na,Ca)5(PO4)3(OH)honey yellow
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Benitoite

BaTiSi3O9blue, purple, pink, white, colorless
TM

Benstonite

(Ba,Sr)6(Ca,Mn)6Mg(CO3)13white, brown, yellow
TM

Beraunite

Fe+2Fe+35(PO4)4(OH)5·4(H2O)green, brown, red
TM

Berborite

Be2(BO3)(OH,F)·(H2O)colorless
TM

Berlinite

TM

Bernardite

Ti(As,Sb)5S8black
bernarlottiite

Bernarlottiite
(IMA 2013-133)

Pb12(As10Sb6)16S36lead gray
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Berthierite

FeSb2S4dark gray
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Bertrandite

Be4Si2O7(OH)2colorless, light yellow
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Beryl

Be3Al2Si6O18green, blue, yellow, pink, colorless
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Beryllonite

NaBe(PO4)colorless, white, light yellow
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Berzelianite

Cu2Segray, black
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Berzeliite

(Ca,Na)3(Mg,Mn)2(AsO4)3orange, yellow
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Beta-roselite

Ca2(Co,Mg)(AsO4)2·2(H2O)red
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Betafite

(Ca,U)2(Ti,Nb,Ta)2O6(OH)brown, black, brown green, yellow
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Betalomonosovite

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Betpakdalite

(Mg(H2O)6)Ca2(H2O)13(Mo+68As+52Fe+33O36(OH))·4(H2O)yellow
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Betpakdalite-(CaMg)

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Bikitaite

Li2Al2(Si2O6)2·2(H2O)colorless, white
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Bindheimite

Pb2Sb2O6(O,OH)yellow, green, brownish white
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Binnite

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Tennantite

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Biphospammite

((NH4),K)(H2PO4)brown, colorless, gray white
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Birnessite

(Na,Ca,K)x(Mn+4,Mn+3)2O4·1.5(H2O)brown, black
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Bismoclite

BiOClbrown, colorless, gray, yellow
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Bismuth

Biwhite, red
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Bismuthinite

Bi2S3gray, silver white, tin white
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Bismutite

Bi2(CO3)O2brown, yellow, green, gray
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Bismutoferrite

BiFe+32(SiO4)2(OH)gree, yellow
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Bismutomicrolite

(Bi,Ca)(Ta,Nb)2O6(OH)brown, gray black, yellow, gray, pink
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Bixbyite

(Mn+3,Fe+3)2O3black
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Blödite

Na2Mg(SO4)2·4(H2O)colorless, green, yellow, red
bluestreakite

Bluestreakite

K4Mg2(V+42V+58O28)·14(H2O0dark greenish blue
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Bobcookite

TM

Bobdownsite
(IMA 2008-037)

Ca9Mg(PO3F)(PO4)6colorless, white
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Bobierrite

Mg3(PO4)2·8(H2O)colorless, gray, white
boehmite

Böhmite

AlO(OH)white, yellow, yellow green
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Bohdanowiczite

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Bohseite
(IMA 2010-026)

Ca4Be3+xAl1-xSi9O25-x(OH)3+xwhite
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Bokite

(Al,Fe+3)1.3(V+4,Fe)8O20·4.7(H2O)black
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Boleite

KPb26Ag9Cu24Cl62(OH)48blue
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Boltwoodite

HK(IO2)(SiO4)·1.5(H2O)yellow
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Bonattite

Cu(SO4)·3(H2O)blue
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Bonshtedite

Na3Fe+2(PO4)(CO3)colorless, pink, yellowish, greenish
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Boracite

Mg3B7O13Clcolorless, green, gray, yellow, white
boralsilite

Boralsilite

Al16B6Si2O37
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Borcarite

Ca4MgB4O6(OH)6(CO3)2colorless, green, blue green, greenish blue
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Bornemanite

BaNa3((Na,Ti)4((Ti,Nb)2O2Si4O14)(F,OH)2)PO4light yellow
TM

Bornite

Cu5FeS4red, brown, purple
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Botryogen

MgFe+3(SO4)2(OH)·7(H2O)red, yellow
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Boulangerite

Pb5Sb4S11gray, lead gray, blue gray
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Bournonite

PbCuSbS3gray, black, steel gray
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Braccoite
(IMA 2013-093)

NaMn+25(Si5As+5O17(OH))(OH)red, orange
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Brackebuschite

Pb2(Mn,Fe+2)(VO4)2(OH)dark brown, black
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Brandholzite
(IMA 1998-017)

Mg(Sb(OH)6)2·6(H2O)colorless
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Brandtite

Ca2(Mn,Mg)(AsO4)2·2(H2O)colorless, white
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Brannerite

(U,Ca,Ce)(Ti,Fe)2O6brown, brown green, yellow, yellow brown, black
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Braunite

Mn+2Mn+36SiO12brownish black, brownish gray, dark gray
TM

Brazillianite

NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4colorless, greenish yellow, yellow
brearleyite

Brearleyite
(IMA 2010-062)

Ca12Al14O32Cl2light olive
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Brendelite
(IMA 1997-001)

(Bi,Pb)2Fe(PO4)(O,OH)3black, brown
TM

Brianyoungite

Zn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4colorless
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Briartite
(IMA 1965-018)

Cu2(Zn,Fe)GeS4blue gray, gray
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Britholite-(Y)

(Y,Ca)5(SiO4,PO4)3(OH,F)red, brown, black
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Britvinite
(IMA 2006-031)

Pb7+xMg4.5((Si,Al)5O14)(BO3)((BO3),(AsO4))(CO3)(OH,O)7pale yellow, colorless
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Brizziite-III
(IMA 1993-044)

NaSb+5O3colorless
brizzite-VII

Brizziite
(IMA 1993-044)

NaSb+5O3yellow, light pink
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Brochantite

Cu4(SO4)(OH)6green, black
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Brookite

TiO2brown, red brown, orange
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Brownmillerite

Ca2(Al,Fe+3)2O5brown
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Brucite

Mg(OH)2blue, gray, yellow, white
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Brushite

Ca(HPO4)·2(H2O)colorless, yellow, white
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Buergerite
(IMA 1965-005)

NaFe+33Al6(BO3)3Si6O21Fdark brown, black
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Bukovskýite

Fe+32(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)·7(H2O)light yellow, orange, greenish gray
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Bultfonteinite

Ca2(SiO2)(OH,F)4colorless, pink
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Bunnoite
(IMA 2016-079)

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Burangaite
(IMA 1976-013)

(Na,Ca)2(Fe+2,Mg)2Al10(PO4)8(OH,O)12·4(H2O)blue, greenish blue
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Burbankite

(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5colorless, yellow, orange, pink
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Burckhardtite

Pb2(Fe+3,Mn+3)Te+4(AlSi3O10)O2(OH)2red, pink
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Burpalite

Na2CaZrSi2O7F2colorless, yellow
burroite

Burroite

Ca2(NH4)2(V10O28)·15(H2O)
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Buryatite
(IMA 2000-021)

Ca3(Si,Fe+3,Al)(SO4)(B(OH)4)(OH,O)6·12(H2O)light purple gray
TM

Bustamite

(Mn,Ca)3Si3O9red, pink
butianite

Butianite
(IMA 2016-028)

Ni6(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)2
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Bykovaite
(IMA 2003-044)

BaNa((Na,Ti)4((Ti,Nb)2(OH,O)3Si4O14)(OH,F)2)·3(H2O)yellow
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Byssolite

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Actinolite

Ca2(Mg,Fe+2)5Si8O22(OH)2green, black
bytizite

Bytízite

Cu3SbSe3steel gray

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