Minerals beginning with the letter M

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Image Name Formula Color
TM

Macdonaldite

BaCa4(Si16O36(OH2)·10(H2O)colorless, white
TM

Magadiite

NaSi7O13(OH)3·4(H2O)white
TM

Magnesioastrophyllite

K2Na(Na(Fe+2,Fe+3,Mn)Mg2)Ti2Si8O26(OH)4Fyellow, green
magnesiocanutite

Magnesiocanutite
(IMA 2016-057)

NaMnMg2(AsO4)2((AsO2)(OH)2)pale brownish pink to rose pink
TM

Magnesiocarpholite

MgAl2Si2O6(OH)4gray green, white
TM

Magnesiochromite

MgCr2O4black
TM

Magnesiocopiapite

MgFe+34(SO4)6(OH)2·20(H2O)green yellow, yellow, orange
TM

Magnesiocoulsonite
(IMA 1994-034)

MgV+32O4black
TM

Magnesioferrite

MgFe+32O4brown, black
TM

Magnesiofoitite
(IMA 1998-037)

(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4blue gray
magnesiohastingsite

Magnesiohastingsite

NaCa2(Mg4Fe+3)Si6Al2O22(OH)2green
TM

Magnesiohulsite
(IMA 1983-074)

(Mg,Fe+2)2(Mg,Fe+3,Sn+4)O2(BO3)black
TM

Magnesioriebeckite

Na2((Mg,Fe+2)3Fe+32)Si8O22(OH)2blue, black
TM

Magnesiostaurolite
(IMA 1992-035)

Mg4Al18Si8O40[O6,(OH)2]colorless
magnesiovesuvianite

Magnesiovesuvianite
(IMA 2015-104)

Ca19Mg(Al,Mg)12Si18O69(OH)9light pink
TM

Magnesiovoltaite

TM

Magnetite

Fe+2Fe+32O4gray black, black
TM

Magnetoplumbite

Pb(Fe+3,Mn+3)12O19gray black, black
TM

Mahnertite

TM

Makarochkinite
(IMA 2002-009a)

Ca2Fe+24Fe+3TiSi4BeAlO20black
TM

Makatite
(IMA 1969-003)

Na2Si4O8(OH)2·4(H2O)colorless, white
TM

Malachite

Cu2+2(CO3)(OH)2green, blackish green
TM

Malhmoodite
(IMA 1992-001)

FeZr(PO4)2·4(H2O)white
TM

Manaksite
(IMA 1990-024)

KNaMn+2Si4O10colorless, white, red
TM

Mandarinoite
(IMA 1977-049)

Fe+32Se3O9·6(H2O)green, white
maneckiite

Maneckiite
(IMA 2015-056)

NaCa2Fe+22(Fe+3Mg)Mn2(PO4)6(H2O)2dark brown
manganflurlite

Manganflurlite
(IMA 2017-076)

ZnMn+23Fe+3(PO4)3(OH)2(H2O)7·2(H2O)
manganiceladonite

Manganiceladonite
(IMA 2015-052)

KMn+3Mg(Si4O10)(OH)2orange brown
TM

Manganite

Mn+3O(OH)black, gray
TM

Manganlotharmeyerite

TM

Manganoan calcite

TM

Manganoan dolomite

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Dolomite

CaMg(CO3)2white, gray
TM

Manganoblödite
(IMA 2012-029)

Na2Mn(SO4)2·4(H2O)colorless to reddish pink
TM

Manganoeudialyte

Na14Ca6Mn3Zr3(Si26O72(OH)2)(H2O,Cl,O,OH)6pink, purple
TM

Manganogrunerite

Mn2Fe+25Si8O22(OH)2brown, green, yellow
TM

Manganohörnesite

(Mn,Mg)3(AsO4)2·8(H2O)white
manganonaujakasite

Manganonaujakasite
(IMA 1999-031)

Na6(Mn,Fe+2)Al4Si8O26blue
TM

Manganoneptunite

Na2KLiMn+22Ti2Si8O24red, orange, black
TM

Manganonordite-(Ce)
(IMA 1997-007)

Na3SrCeMn+2Si6O17brown, colorless
TM

Manganosite

Mn+2Ogreen, black
manganvesuvianite

Manganvesuvianite
(IMA 2000-040)

Ca19Mn+3(Al,Mn+3,Fe+3)10(Mg,Mn+2)2Si18O69(OH)9dark red, black, purple
TM

Manjiroite

(Na,K)(Mn+4,Mn+2)8O16·n(H2O)gray, brown
TM

Mansfieldite

Al(AsO4)·2(H2O)white, gray
TM

Marcasite

Fe+2S2bronze, yellow, white
marchettiite

Marchettiite
(IMA 2017-066)

C5H7N5O3
TM

Margarosanite

Pb(Ca,Mn+2)2Si3O9colorless, white
TM

Marićite
(IMA 1976-024)

NaFe+2(PO4)colorless, gray, white, brown
TM

Markcooperite
(IMA 2009-045)

Pb2(UO2)(TeO6)orange
TM

Marmatitie

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Sphalerite

(Zn,Fe)Sblack
TM

Marrite

PbAgAsS3gray
TM

Marshallsussmanite

NaCaMnSi3O8(OH)pink, red
TM

Marshite

CuIbrown, red, yellow, colorless
TM

Marthozite
(IMA 1968-016)

Cu((UO2)3(SeO3)2O2)·8(H2O)yellow green, greenish brown
TM

Massicot

PbOyellow
matanovacekite

Metanováčekite

Mg(UO2)2(AsO4)2·4-8(H2O)yellow
mathesiusite

Mathesiusite

K5(UO2)4(SO4)4(VO5)(H2O)4yellowish-green
TM

Matulaite

CaAl18(PO4)12(OH)20·28(H2O)colorless, white
TM

Maucherite

Ni11As8red, yellow, white
TM

Mcbirneyite
(IMA 1985-007)

Cu3(VO4)2gray, black
TM

Mcguinnessite
(IMA 1977-027)

(Mg,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2blue green, green, white
TM

Medaite
(IMA 1979-062)

(Mn,Ca)6(V+5,As)Si5O18(OH)brown red
meitnerite

Meitnerite
(IMA 2017-065)

(NH4)(UO2)(SO4)(OH)·2(H2O)
TM

Mejillonesite
(IMA 2010-068)

HNaMg2(HPO4)(PO4)(OH)·2(H2O)colorless
TM

Melanite

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Andradite

black
TM

Melanophlogite

SiO2·n(C,H,O,S)brown, colorless, yellow
TM

Melanotekite

Pb2Fe+32Si2O9black, gray
TM

Melanterite

Fe+2SO4·7(H2O)green, blue, yellow, black, white
melilite

Melilite

(Ca,Na)2(Al,Mg,Fe+2)(Si,Al)2O7white, brown, gray
TM

Mendozavilite-(NaFe)
(IMA 1982-009)

(Na,Mg)Ca2(Mo+68P+52Fe+33O36(OH))·9(H2O)yellow, orange
TM

Meniaylovite
(IMA 2002-50)

Ca4AlSi(SO4)F13·12(H2O)white, yellow
TM

Mercury

Hgwhite, gray, silver
TM

Messelite

Ca2(Fe+2,Mn)(PO4)2·2(H2O)colorless, white, gray, greenish white
TM

Metaheinrichite

Ba(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8(H2O)yellow, green
TM

Metahewettite

CaV+56O16·3(H2O)red
TM

Metakahlerite

Fe+2(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8(H2O)yellow
TM

Metalodévite

Zn(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10(H2O)yellow, green
TM

Metamunirite
(IMA 1990-044)

Na2(V+52O6)colorless
TM

Metarauchite
(IMA 2008-050)

Ni(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8(H2O)yellow, green
TM

Metastibnite

Sb2S3purple, gray, red
TM

Metavanmeersscheite

U+6(UO2)2(PO4)2(OH)6·2(H2O)yellow
TM

Metavariscite

Al(PO4)·2(H2O)light green
TM

Metavivianite
(IMA 1973-049)

(Fe+22.5,Fe+30.5)(PO4)2(OH)0.5·7.5(H2O)green, brown
TM

Metavoltine

K4Na4(Fe+2,Zn)Fe+36(SO4)12O2·20(H2O)yellow, brown, orange
TM

Meurigite-(K)
(IMA 1995-022)

(K(H2O)2.5)(Fe+38(PO4)6(OH)7(H2O)4)white, yellow, brown
TM

Meyerhofferite

Ca2B6O6(OH)10·2(H2O)colorless, white
meyrowitzite

Meyrowitzite

Ca(UO2)(CO3)2·5(H2O)yellow
mianningite

Mianningite

(Ree,Pb,Ce,Na)(U+4,Mn,U+6)Fe+32(Ti,Fe+3)18O38black
TM

Miargyrite

AgSbS2gray, red
TM

Microcline

KAlSi3O8green, gray, yellow
TM

Microlite

(Na,Ca)2Ta2O6(O,OH,F)yellow brown, red brown, greenish brown, green, gray
TM

Miersite

(Ag,Cu)Iyellow, green
TM

Milarite

K2Ca4Al2Be4(Si24O60)·(H2O)colorless, white, greenish white, yellowish white
TM

Millerite

NiSbronze, gray, yellow
millsite

Millsite
(IMA 2015-086)

Cu(TeO3)·2(H2O)
TM

Mimetite

Pb5(AsO4)3Clwhite, yellow, orange, brown, red
TM

Minium

Pb+22Pb+4O4red
TM

Minnesotaite

(Fe+2,Mg)3Si4O10(OH)2pale green
TM

Mitridatite

Ca2Fe+33(PO4)3O2·3(H2O)red, green, yellow, brown
TM

Mixite

BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3(H2O)green, white, blue
TM

Mohawkite

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Mixture

TM

Möhnite
(IMA 2014-101)

(NH4,K)K2Na(SO4)2pink
TM

Molinelloite
(IMA 2016-055)

Cu(H2O)(OH)(V+4O)(V+5O4)-
TM

Molybdenite

MoS2black, gray
TM

Molybdofornacite

Pb2Cu((AsO4),(PO4))((MoO4)(CrO4))(OH)green
TM

Montanite

Bi2(Te+6O6)·2(H2O)green, yellow, white
TM

Montesommaite
(IMA 1998-038)

(K,Na)9Al9Si23O64·10(H2O)colorless
TM

Monticellite

CaMgSiO4colorless, gray
TM

Montmorillonite

(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·n(H2O)white, gray, yellow
TM

Montroydite

HgOred, brown
TM

Mooreite

(Mg,Zn,Mn)15(SO4)2(OH)26·8(H2O)colorless, white
TM

Mordenite

(Ca,Na2,K2)Al2Si10O24·7(H2O)colorless, white, yellow, pink
TM

Morenosite

Ni(SO4)·7(H2O)green, white
TM

Morganite

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Beryl

Be3Al2Si6O18green, blue, yellow, pink, colorless
TM

Morinite

NaCa2Al2(PO4)2(F,OH)5·2(H2O)colorless, white, pink
TM

Mottramite

PbCu(VO4)(OH)brown, red, black, green
TM

Motukoreaite

Na2Mg38Al24(CO3)13(SO4)8(OH)108·56(H2O)white, yellow, green
murakamiite

Murakamiite
(IMA 2016-066)

LiCa2Si3O8(OH)colorless, white
murchisite

Murchisite
(IMA 2010-003)

Cr5S6-
TM

Murdochite

PbCu6O8-x(Cl,Br)2xblack
TM

Murmanite

Na2{(Na,Ti,Nb)4[Ti2(O,H2O)4Si4O14](OH,F)2}pink, silver, yellow, brown
TM

Muscovite

KAl3Si3O10(OH,F)2white, gray, brown

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