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Mineral Species

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Quartz

Herkimer County, New York, USA
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Wulfenite

Red Cloud Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
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Anglesite

Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Quartz

Herkimer County, New York, USA
00118540017272059892720.jpg
Wulfenite

Red Cloud Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
06302240017272059892057.jpg
Anglesite

Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Quartz

Herkimer County, New York, USA
00118540017272059892720.jpg
Wulfenite

Red Cloud Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
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Anglesite

Monteponi Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy

IMA Approved Mineral Species


There are currently 6,218 approved mineral species listed on mindat.org.

What is a mineral? (for the longer answer, read this article)

The IMA (International Mineralogical Association) defined it as:

"A mineral is an element or a chemical compound that is normally crystalline and that has been formed as a result of geological processes."

Ernest H. Nickel, IMA CNMNC, 1995


Searching Minerals

To search for a mineral by name you can use this search box (or the one at the bottom of every page):


To search by physical properties, click here, to search by chemistry click here, or to explore mineral data visually click here.

Browse Minerals

Select a letter to view IMA-approved species:
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