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	Mineral Information	Index	Mineral Information

	Mineral	Also known as...
	Bornite	Peacock ore ; Erubescite ; Purple copper ore ; Horseflesh ore
	Galena	Galenite ; lead glance ; blue lead ; potter's ore ; dice ore ; steel ore ; Alquifoux (Fr.) ; Archifoglio (It.) ; Bleiglanz (Germ.)
	Azurite	Chessylite ; Blue Copper carbonate ; Blue spar ; Chessy copper
	Sulphur	Brimstone (ME: Burnstone), Schwefel (Germ.), Soufre (Fr.), Solfo (It.)
	Fluorspar	Flour : fluores (Agricola.) 1546; fluorite; Derbyshire spar ; Blue John ; Flusspath (Germ.), Chaux fluatee (Fr.), Fluorine (Fr.), fluorina, spato fluore (It.), espato fluor (Sp.), marmor metallicum (Lat.),
	Pyrites	Iron pyrites. Fool's gold. Coal brasses. Fer sulphure (Fr.), Schwefelkies, eisenkies (Germ.), Svafcelkies (Swed.), Pirite (Ital.), Pirita (Span.)
	Hematite	Red iron ore. Iron glance. Red ochre. Specular iron. Specularite. Looking-glass ore. Pencil ore (columnar or fibrous). Micaeous hematite (a foliaceous form). Red oxide of iron. Reddle, ruddle or red chalk (earthy variety). Kidney ore
	Malachite	Green copper carbonate. Green malachite. (Malachite green is an organic dye ; Blue malachite is azurite.) Mountain green. Rame carbonato verde, Verde di monte (Ital.). Maclaquita (Span.). Berggrun (Germ.)
	Stibnite	Antimonite. Atimony glance. Grey antimony.
	Cinnabar	Cinnabarite. Mercury sulphide. Natural vermillion. Liver ore. Schwefelquecksilber, Merkur-Blende (Germ.). Cinnober (Swed.). Cinabro (Ital.). Cinabrio (Span.). Cinabre (Fr.).
	Barytes	Barite. Heavy spar. Barium sulphate. Desert roses. Barite roses. Dreelite. Schwerspath (Germ.). Baritina (Span.). Spato pesato (Ital.). Tiff (U.S.A.).
	Native Copper	Cuivre natif (Fr.), Rame nativo (Ital.), Cobre nativo (Sp.), Gediegen Kupfer (Germ.), Gediget Koppar (Swed).
	Halite	Common salt. Rock salt. Sodium chloride. Muriate of soda. Kochalz, Steinslaz, Bergsalz (Germ.). Sal gemme, sel marin, soude muriate (Fr.). Sal gemma, Alite (Ital.). Sal marina (Span)..
	Wolfram
	Gold
	Dolomite	Pear spar ; Rhomb spar ; Bitter spar ; Spath perlé (Fr.) ; Bitterspath (Germ.)
	Cassiterite	Tin-stone ; Tinore ; Zinnerz & Zinnstein (Germ.) ; Tennmalm (Swed.) ; Etain oxyde (Fr.) ; Visor tin ; Stream-tin ; Wood-tin ; Needle-tin ; Sparable tin
	Siderite
	Celestite
	Rhodonite
	Opriment
	Atacamite
	Columbite
	Calcite
	Realgar
	Witherite
	Chalcanthite
	Gypsum
	Wulfenite
	Apatite
	Molybdenite
	Sodalite
	Cerussite
	Magnetite
	Chalcopyrite
	Smithsonite
	Smaltite
	Cuprite
	Rhodochrosite
	Beryl
	Sphalerite
	Chrysocolla
	Garnierite
	Pitchblende
	Chromite
	Quartz
	Fullers' Earth
	Corundum
	Kyanite
	Pyrrhotite
	Felspar
	Vandinite
	Wollastonite
	Pyromorphite
	Vivianite
	Monazite
	Graphite
	Magnesite
	Bauxite
	Garnet
	Lepidolite
	Dioptase
	Sphaerocobaltite
	Ilmenite
	Aragonite
	Tourmaline
	Adamite
	Campylite
	Asbestos
	Autunite
	Analcime
	Epidote	Pistacite, Thallite, Delphinite, Arendalite
	Anglesite
	Prehnite
	Niccolite
	Crocoite
	Lazurite
	Erythrite
	Maganite
	Serpentine
	Scheelite
	Stilbite
	Ulexite
	Brochantite
	Brucite
	Miscpickel
	Agate
	Strontianite
	Wavellite
	Cryolite
	Aurichalcite
	Datolite
	Hemimorphite
	Adularia
	Diopside
	Gibbsite
	Topaz
	Rutile
	Opal
	Sphene
	Rosasite
	Petalite
	Silver
	Marcasite
	Descloizite
	Cobaltite
	Anhydrite
	Willemite
	Zircon
	Pyrolusite
	Covellite