The International Mineralogical Association (IMA) is the international group that recognises new minerals and new mineral names. However, minerals discovered before 1959 did not go through the official naming procedure although some minerals published previously have been either confirmed or discredited since that date.
Abbreviations: "*" – discredited (IMA/CNMNC status). "?" – questionable/doubtful (IMA/CNMNC, mindat.org or mineralienatlas.de status). N – published without approval of the IMA/CNMNC. I – intermediate member of a solid-solution series. H – hypothetical mineral (synthetic, anthropogenic, etc.) ch – incomplete description, hypothetical solid solution end member. group – a name used to designate a group of species, sometimes only a mineral group name. no – no link available. red. – redefinition of ... Y: 1NNN – year of publication. Y: old – known before publications were available.
List of main synonyms
Mainly renamed minerals and synonyms used by the Handbook of Mineralogy.
A
A
Andorite IV: Quatrandorite; arrojadite-(BaFe): sigismundite;
B
B
Boldyrevite: UM1941-01-F:AlCaHMgNa; Britholite-(Ce): Lessingite-(Ce)
C
C
Chrysotile: Bostonite, Cyphoîte, Karystiolite, Krysolith, Kuphoite, Kupholite, Lefkasbestos, Picrosmine, Pikrosmin, Schweizerite, Ishkildite (var.);
D–E
D
E
Epidote-(Pb): Hancockite;
F–G
F
Fraipontite: Zinalsite; Ferro-Ferritschermakite: Ferri-Ferrotschermakite; G Gagarinite-(Ce): Zajacite-(Ce)
H–J
H
Helvine: helvite; hinsdalite: orpheite; hydrokenoelsmoreite: alumotungstite, ferritungstite; hisingerite: sturtite; I
J
Johnbaumite-M: fermorite, Jadeite;
K–L
K
Karpatite: pendletonite (CNMMN, 1971), carpathite and coronene
L
Litidionite: lithidionite
M
M
Manganohörnesite: manganese-hörnesite
N-O
N
Natrozippeite: sodium-zippeite; natroboltwoodite: sodium-boltwoodite; O Osmium: iridosmine (var.);
P–R
P
Pyrosmalite-Fe: Ferropyrosmalite
Q
Qingheiite: Qinghelite; Qitianlingite: Qitianglinite; Quartz: Azetulite, Azeztulite, Dragonite, Konilite, Lodolite, Quartz-alpha, Quertz; Quartz varieties: Agate, Amberine, Amethyst, Ametrine, Apricotine, Aventurine, Azurchalcedony, Basanite, Bayate, Beekite, Binghamite, Bloodstone, Buhrstone, Carnelian, Chalcedony, Chert, Chrysojasper, Citrine, Cotterite, Creolite, Cubosilicite, Dallasite, Damsonite, Darlingite, Diackethyst, Eisenkiesel, El Doradoite, Flint, Haytorite, Herbeckite, Irnimite, Jasper, Kinradite, Myrickite, Onyx, Pastelite, Prase, Prasiolite, Quartzine, Quetzalitztli, Ribbonstone, Sard, Sardonyx, Schwimmstein, Seftonite R Rutile: Cajuelite, Crispite, Dicksbergite, Edisonite, Gallitzinite, Paraedrite, Rutilite, Titankalk, Titanschorl; Rutile varieties: Ilmenorutile, Lusterite, Nigrine, Struverite; Römerite: Bückingite, Louderbackite, Roemerite;
S
S
Stibiconite: hydroroméite; smolyaninovite: smolianinovite; sofiite: sophiite;
T
T
Tadzhikite-(Ce): Tadzhikite-(Y); tantalite-(Fe): ferrotantalite; tantalite-(Mn): manganotantalite
U–Z
U
Uzonite: Usonite; V Veatchite-p: P-Veatchite; W
X
Xanthoconite: Rittingerite, Xanthocone; Xonotlite: Calcium-Pectolite, Eakleite, Xenotlite, Xonaltite, Xonolite Y Yttrotungstite-(Ce): Cerotungstite-(Ce) Z
Mineral varieties
Mainly minerals varieties used by the Handbook of Mineralogy.
Iridosmine*, an osmium variety, 01.AF.05
Plagioclase solid solution series: An0: albite; An20: oligoclase; An40: andesine; An60: labradorite; An80: bytownite; An100: anorthite Oligoclase, albite variety, 09.FA.35 Andesine, albite variety, 09.FA.35 Labradorite, anorthite variety, 09.FA.35 Bytownite, anorthite variety, 09.FA.35 Ilmenorutile, a rutile variety, 04.DB.05 Incaite*, a franckeite variety, 02.HF.25b Kamacite, a native iron variety, 01.AE.05 Kerolite* (discredited 1979), a Ni-bearing variety of talc (?), 09.EC.05, [no] Lewistonite* (discredited 1978), a carbonate-rich variety of fluorapatite, 08.BN.05 [no] Metaberyllite* (Y: 1973, discredited 2006), a variety of beryllite, 09.AE.05, [no] Potosiite*, a franckeite variety, 02.HF.25b Sakharovaite* (Y: 1956, discredited 2006), a Bi-bearing variety of jamesonite, 02.HB.15, Struverite*, a rutile variety, 04.DB.05