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List of mineral abbreviations

Reference: Donna L. Whitney and Bernard W. Evans, American Mineralogist, vol.95, pp.185-187 (2010)

• [ Ab ] Albite
• [ Acm ] Acmite
• [ Act ] Actinolite
• [ Adl ] Adularia
• [ Adr ] Andradite
• [ Aeg ] Aegirine
• [ Afs ] Alkalifeldspar
• [ Agt ] Aegirine-augite
• [ Ak ] Åkermanite, Akermanite
• [ Alm ] Almandine
• [ Aln ] Allanite series
• [ Als ] Alumosilicate, Al₂SiO₅
• [ Alu ] Alunite
• [ Ame ] Amesite
• [ Amk ] Amakinite
• [ Amp ] Amphibole supergroup
• [ An ] Anorthite
• [ And ] Andalusite
• [ Ang ] Anglesite
• [ Anh ] Anhydrite
• [ Ank ] Ankerite
• [ Anl ] Analcime
• [ Ann ] Annite
• [ Ano ] Anorthoclase
• [ Ant ] Anatase
• [ Ap ] Apatite supergroup
• [ Apo ] Apophyllite group
• [ Apy ] Arsenopyrite
• [ Arf ] Arfvedsonite
• [ Arg ] Aragonite
• [ Arm ] Armalcolite
• [ Atg ] Antigorite
• [ Ath ] Anthophyllite
• [ Aug ] Augite
• [ Awr ] Awaruite
• [ Ax ] Axinite group

• [ Bab ] Babingtonite
• [ Bar ] Barroisite
• [ Bdy ] Baddeleyite
• [ Bei ] Beidellite
• [ Bhm ] Böhmite, Bohmite
• [ Bn ] Bornite
• [ Brc ] Brucite
• [ Brk ] Brookite
• [ Brl ] Beryl
• [ Brs ] Barroisite
• [ Brt ] Baryte
• [ Bst ] Bustamite
• [ Bt ] Biotite series
• [ Bxb ] Bixbyite

• [ Cal ] Calcite
• [ Cam ] Clinoamphibole
• [ Car ] Carpholite
• [ Cb ] Carbonate mineral
• [ Cbn ] Cubanite
• [ Cbz ] Chabazite series
• [ Ccl ] Chrysocolla
• [ Ccn ] Cancrinite
• [ Ccp ] Chalcopyrite
• [ Cct ] Chalcocite
• [ Cel ] Celadonite
• [ Cen ] Clinoenstatite
• [ Cer ] Cerussite
• [ Cfs ] Clinoferrosilite
• [ Chl ] Chlorite group
• [ Chm ] Chamosite
• [ Chn ] Chondrodite
• [ Cho ] Clino-holmquistite
• [ Chr ] Chromite
• [ Chs ] Chesterite
• [ Chu ] Clinohumite
• [ Cin ] Cinnabar
• [ Clc ] Clinochlore
• [ Cld ] Chloritoid
• [ Cln ] Clintonite
• [ Cls ] Celsian
• [ Clt ] Celestine
• [ Cnl ] Cannilloite
• [ Coe ] Coesite
• [ Coh ] Cohenite
• [ Cpr ] Cuprite
• [ Cpt ] Clinoptilolite series
• [ Cpx ] Clinopyroxene
• [ Crd ] Cordierite
• [ Crl ] Cryolite
• [ Crn ] Corundum
• [ Crr ] Corrensite
• [ Crs ] Cristobalite
• [ Crt ] Crossite
• [ Csp ] Cuspidine
• [ Cst ] Cassiterite
• [ Ctl ] Chrysotile
• [ Cum ] Cummingtonite
• [ Cv ] Covellite
• [ Czo ] Clinozoisite

• [ Dat ] Datolite
• [ Dbr ] Daubreelite
• [ Dck ] Dickite
• [ Dee ] Deerite
• [ Del ] Dellaventuraite
• [ Dg ] Digenite
• [ Di ] Diopside
• [ Dia ] Diamond
• [ Dol ] Dolomite
• [ Dpt ] Dioptase
• [ Drv ] Dravite
• [ Dsp ] Diaspore
• [ Dum ] Dumortierite

• [ Eas ] Eastonite
• [ Ec ] Ecandrewsite
• [ Eck ] Eckermannite
• [ Ed ] Edenite
• [ Elb ] Elbaite
• [ Ell ] Ellenbergite
• [ En ] Enstatite
• [ Eng ] Enargite
• [ Ep ] Epidote
• [ Eri ] Erionite series
• [ Esk ] Eskolaite
• [ Ess ] Esseneite
• [ Eud ] Eudialyte

• [ Fa ] Fayalite
• [ Fas ] Fassaite
• [ Fac ] Ferro-actinolite
• [ Fath ] Ferro-anthophyllite
• [ Fbrs ] Ferro-barroisite
• [ Fcar ] Ferrocarpholite
• [ Fcel ] Ferroceladonite
• [ Fec ] Ferro-eckermannite
• [ Fed ] Ferro-edenite
• [ Fgd ] Ferro-gedrite
• [ Fgl ] Ferro-glaucophane
• [ Fi ] Fibrolite (Fibrous Sillimanite)
• [ Fkrs ] Ferro-kaersutite
• [ Fl ] Fluorite
• [ Fny ] Ferro-nybøite, Ferro-nyboite
• [ Fo ] Forsterite
• [ Fos ] Foshagite
• [ Fprg ] Ferro-pargasite
• [ Frct ] Ferro-richterite
• [ Frk ] Franklinite
• [ Fs ] Ferrosilite
• [ Fsp ] Feldspar group
• [ Fts ] Ferro-tschermakite
• [ Ful ] Fullerite
• [ Fwn ] Ferro-winchite

• [ Gad ] Gadolinite
• [ Gbs ] Gibbsite
• [ Gdd ] Grandidierite
• [ Ged ] Gedrite
• [ Gh ] Gehlenite
• [ Ghn ] Gahnite
• [ Gis ] Gismondine
• [ Gk ] Geikielite
• [ Gln ] Glaucophane
• [ Glt ] Glauconite series
• [ Glx ] Galaxite
• [ Gme ] Gmelinite series
• [ Gn ] Galena
• [ Gp ] Gypsum
• [ Gr ] Graphite
• [ Gre ] Greenalite
• [ Grs ] Grossular
• [ Grt ] Garnet supergroup
• [ Gru ] Grunerite
• [ Gth ] Goethite

• [ Hbl ] Hornblende series
• [ Hbn ] Hibonite
• [ Hbs ] Hibschite
• [ Hc ] Hercynite
• [ Hd ] Hedenbergite
• [ Hem ] Hematite
• [ Hgb ] Högbomite group, Hogbomite group
• [ Hgr ] Hydrogrossular
• [ Hl ] Halite
• [ Hlm ] Holmquistite
• [ Hol ] Hollandite
• [ Hq ] Holmquistite (Old abbreviation)
• [ Hrm ] Harmotome
• [ Hsm ] Hausmannite
• [ Hst ] Hastingsite
• [ Hu ] Humite
• [ Hul ] Heulandite series
• [ Hw ] Howieite
• [ Hyn ] Haüyne, Hauyne
• [ Hyp ] Hypersthene
• [ Hzl ] Heazlewoodite

• [ Ilt ] Illite series
• [ Ilm ] Ilmenite
• [ Ilv ] Ilvaite

• [ Jd ] Jadeite
• [ Jhn ] Johannsenite
• [ Jim ] Jimthompsonite
• [ Joe ] Joesmithite
• [ Jrs ] Jarosite

• [ Kam ] Kamacite
• [ Kfs ] K-feldspar
• [ Khl ] K-hollandite
• [ Kie ] Kieserite
• [ Kir ] Kirschsteinite
• [ Kln ] Kaolinite
• [ Kls ] Kalsilite
• [ Kos ] Kosmochlor
• [ Krn ] Kornerupine
• [ Krs ] Kaersutite
• [ K-Sdg ] Potassic-sadanagaite
• [ Ktp ] Katophorite
• [ Kut ] Kutnohorite
• [ Ky ] Kyanite

• [ Lct ] Leucite
• [ Liq ] Liquid
• [ Lkt] Leakeite
• [ Lm ] Limonite
• [ Lmt ] Laumontite
• [ Lo ] Löllingite, Lollingite
• [ Lpd ] Lepidolite series
• [ Lrn ] Larnite
• [ Lws ] Lawsonite
• [ Lz ] Lizardite
• [ Lzl ] Lazulite
• [ Lzr ] Lazurite

• [ Mag ] Magnetite
• [ Maj ] Majorite
• [ Mar ] Marialite
• [ Marf ] Magnesio-arfvedsonite
• [ Mc ] Microcline
• [ Mca ] Mica supergroup
• [ Mcar ] Magnesiocarpholite
• [ Mei ] Meionite
• [ Mes ] Mesolite
• [ Mfr ] Magnesioferrite
• [ Mgh ] Maghemite
• [ Mgs ] Magnesite
• [ Mhb ] Magnesio-hornblende (Old abbrevation)
• [ Mhs ] Magnesio-hastingsite
• [ Mkt ] Magnesiokatophorite
• [ Mlc ] Malachite
• [ Mll ] Melilite series
• [ Mlr ] Millerite
• [ Mng ] Manganosite
• [ Mns ] Minnesotaite
• [ Mnt ] Montmorillonite
• [ Mnz ] Monazite group
• [ Mog ] Mogánite, Moganite
• [ Mol ] Molybdenite
• [ Mor ] Mordenite
• [ Mrbk ] Magnesio-riebeckite
• [ Mrc ] Marcasite
• [ Mrg ] Margarite
• [ Ms ] Muscovite
• [ Msdg ] Magnesiosadanagaite
• [ Mst ] Magnesiostaurolite
• [ Mtc ] Monticellite
• [ Mul ] Mullite
• [ Mw ] Merwinite
• [ Mws ] Magnesiowustite

• [ Nph ] Nepheline
• [ Nrb ] Norbergite
• [ Nsn ] Nosean
• [ Ntr ] Natrolite
• [ Nyb ] Nybøite, Nyboite

• [ Oam ] Orthoamphibole
• [ Ob ] Obertiite
• [ Oen ] Orthoenstatite
• [ Ol ] Olivine group
• [ Omp ] Omphacite
• [ Opq ] Opaque mineral
• [ Opl ] Opal
• [ Opx ] Orthopyroxene
• [ Or ] Orthoclase
• [ Orp ] Orpiment
• [ Osm ] Osumilite

• [ Pcl ] Pyrochlore group
• [ Pct ] Pectolite
• [ Ped ] Pedrizite
• [ Per ] Periclase
• [ Pg ] Paragonite
• [ Pgt ] Pigeonite
• [ Ph ] Phengite series
• [ PhA ] Phase A
• [ Phl ] Phlogopite
• [ Php ] Phillipsite series
• [ Pl ] Plagioclase series
• [ Plg ] Palygorskite
• [ Pmp ] Pumpellyite-(Al)
• [ Pmt ] Piemontite
• [ Pn ] Pentlandite
• [ Po ] Pyrrhotite
• [ Pph ] Pyrophanite
• [ Prg ] Pargasite
• [ Prh ] Prehnite
• [ Prl ] Pyrophyllite
• [ Prm ] Prismatine
• [ Tlc-Prl ] Talc-Pyrophyllite group
• [ Prp ] Pyrope
• [ Prv ] Perovskite
• [ Ptl ] Petalite
• [ Px ] Pyroxene supergroup
• [ Pxf ] Pyroxferroite
• [ Pxm ] Pyroxmangite
• [ Py ] Pyrite

• [ Qnd ] Qandilite
• [ Qz ] Quartz

• [ Rbk ] Riebeckite
• [ Rct ] Richterite
• [ Rdn ] Rhodonite
• [ Rdr ] Roedderite
• [ Rds ] Rhodochrosite
• [ Ri ] Richterite
• [ Rlg ] Realgar
• [ Rnk ] Rankinite
• [ Rsm ] Rossmanite
• [ Rt ] Rutile
• [ Rwd ] ringwoodite

• [ Sa ] Sanidine
• [ Sap ] Saponite
• [ Scb ] Schreibersite
• [ Sch ] Scheelite
• [ Scp ] Scapolite series
• [ Sd ] Siderite
• [ Sdg ] Sadanagaite
• [ Sdl ] Sodalite
• [ Sep ] Sepiolite
• [ Ser ] Sericite
• [ Sil ] Sillimanite
• [ Sme ] Smectite group
• [ Sp ] Sphalerite
• [ Spd ] Spodumene
• [ Spl ] Spinel
• [ Spn ] Titanite
• [ Spr ] Sapphirine
• [ Spu ] Spurrite
• [ Sps ] Spessartine
• [ Srl ] Schorl
• [ Srp ] Serpentine
• [ Srp-Kln ] Serpentine-Kaolinite group
• [ St ] Staurolite
• [ Stb ] Stilbite series
• [ Sti ] Stishovite
• [ Stp ] Stilpnomelane
• [ Str ] Strontianite
• [ Stv ] Stevensite
• [ Sud ] Sudoite
• [ Syl ] Sylvite

• [ Tae ] Taenite
• [ Tar ] Taramite
• [ Tep ] Tephroite
• [ Thm ] Thomsonite series
• [ Thr ] Thorite
• [ Tlc ] Talc
• [ Tly ] Tilleyite
• [ Tnr ] Tenorite
• [ Tnt ] Tennantite
• [ Tpz ] Topaz
• [ Tr ] Tremolite
• [ Trd ] Tridymite
• [ Trm ] Taramite
• [ Tro ] Troilite
• [ Ts ] Tschermakite
• [ Ttn ] Titanite
• [ Ttr ] Tetrahedrite
• [ Tur ] Tourmaline supergroup

• [ Un ] Ungarettiite
• [ Urn ] Uraninite
• [ Usp ] Ulvöspinel, Ulvospinel
• [ Uv ] Uvarovite

• [ Ves ] Vesuvianite
• [ Viv ] Vivianite
• [ Vrm ] Vermiculite
• [ Vtr ] Vaterite

• [ Wag ] Wagnerite
• [ Wav ] Wavellite
• [ Wds ] Wadsleyite
• [ Wht ] Whitlockite
• [ Win ] Winchite
• [ Wlm ] Willemite
• [ Wmca ] White Mica
• [ Wnc ] Winchite
• [ Wo ] Wollastonite
• [ Wrk ] Wairakite
• [ Wth ] Witherite
• [ Wur ] Wurtzite
• [ Wus ] Wüstite, Wustite

• [ Xon ] Xonotlite
• [ Xtm ] Xenotime-(Y)

• [ Yug ] Yugawaralite

• [ Zeo ] Zeolite family
• [ Znw ] Zinnwaldite series
• [ Zo ] Zoisite
• [ Zrn ] Zircon