12. List of Mineral Abbreviations
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Recommendations by the IUGS Subcommission on the Systematics of Metamorphic Rocks: Web
version 01.02.07
Jaakko Siivola1 and Rolf Schmid2
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J. Siivola, Department of Geology, University of Helsinki, Finland
R. Schmid, ETH-Centre, Zürich, Switzerland
Introduction
1B
This list contains abbrevations for 240 mineral species, series, subgroups and groups. It mainly
follows the list published by Kretz (1983), critically reviewed and adapted to the current
classification and nomenclature of minerals. 182 of the 192 abbreviations listed by Kretz have
been accepted. 58 new abbreviations have been added, in part new mineral names, and in part
names for groups of mineral species. Rules are given on how to expand the abbreviations to
generate abbreviations for numerous other mineral names based on the same root term.
The use of prefixes and suffixes with the mineral abbreviations is also explained
Importance of recommended mineral abbreviations
2B
The use of systematic compound names as recommended by the SCMR (Schmid et al., this vol.)
requires all the mineral names to be given as prefixes to the structural root term. This may result
in very long names. If the mineral names are replaced by abbreviations, the length of the terms
can be reduced to more than the half. Also in phase diagrams, databases and for many other
purposes mineral abbreviations are very helpful.
Basis of the list
3B
In 1983 Kretz published a list of mineral abbreviations, containing 192 entries. It has been
widely accepted and its use is recommended by several journals (e.g. American Mineralogist).
The SCMR proposes to adopt this list with the following changes.
1.
Due to incompatibility with the list of mineral species in Mandarino & Back (2004), the
four mineral names, carnegieite, fassaite (for ferrian aluminian diopside or augite), protoenstatite
and thompsonite are removed.
2.
Acmite (Acm) is replaced by aegirine (Aeg)
3.
Cam and Cpx which currently stand for ‘Ca-clinoamphibole’ and ‘Caclinopyroxene’should simply stand for clinoamphibole and clinopyroxene.
4.
Chrysotile (Ctl) becomes a group name comprising the polymorphs clino-, ortho- and
parachrysotile (Cctl, Octl and Pctl).
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5.
The abbreviations Fac, Fed, Fts, Mkt and Mrb are replaced by Fe2-Act, Fe2-Ed, Fe2-Ts,
Mg-Kt and Mg-Rbk. Though longer, these abbreviations follow the general rules for using
abbreviations as outlined below.
The list of names for minerals and mineral groups proposed by Mandarino & Back (2004) was
examined and a number of prominent names for minerals and mineral groups were selected for
use in the SCMR list (these new entries are indicated in Table 12.1 with the entry ‘New
abbreviation’ in the second last column and with no entry in the last column).
Farther names for groups or subgroups which are not found in Mandarino & Back (2004) but
which were thought to be useful for field-based studies have also been included in the SCMR list
(these are indicated in Table 12.1 with the entry ‘Not mentioned …’ in the last column). These
new names do not have, of course, the same character and rank as names listed by Mandarino &
Back (2004). The latter are here termed certified names, in contrast to uncertified names
encompassing all other names not given by Mandarino & Back.
All of these additional names were given abbreviations, mostly with three letters (three letters
were used to avoid possible confusion with symbols for chemical elements, and to allow
sufficient flexibility for further abbreviations in the future), only 4 important mineral groups
were given two letter abbreviations, namely: ‘amphibole’ (Am), ‘pyroxene’ (Px), ‘carbonate
mineral’ (Cb) and ‘opaque mineral’ (Op).
Rules for using the abbreviations
4B
a) Mineral or chemical component? Distinction made by using capital or lower case initial
letters in the mineral name or abbreviation: If in a paper the same mineral name or mineral
abbreviation is used for a natural mineral as well as for a chemical component (end member),
and if it is not evident which of the two connotations is meant, it is recommended that the
mineral name and its abbreviation are written with a capital letter (e.g. Albite, Ab) and that lower
case is used if the reference is to a chemical component (e.g. albite, ab). In other cases where it is
evident that a mineral is meant, lower case initial letters may be used for both the mineral name
and its abbreviation.
b) Expansion of the abbreviations in Table 12.1 by specifying the chemical composition of a
mineral: The chemical composition can be specified by placing chemical element symbols with
a hyphen in front of the abbreviation: e.g. Ca-Cpx (Ca-clinopyroxene). The valence of Fe (or
other elements) may be indicated by Fe2 or Fe3, for example, CaMgFe2-Grt (grossular-pyropealmandine garnet). Prefixing of chemical elements in front of mineral names or their
abbreviations should follow the same rule as prefixing mineral names or mineral abbreviations in
front of rock names (see below and Schmid et al., this vol.) that is, they should be arranged in
order of increasing abundance. This means, in the case of the garnet example given above that
Ca<Mg<Fe2 (grs<prp<alm). Element symbols are not seperated from each other by hyphens, but
a hyphen is placed between the element symbol(s) and the mineral name or its abbreviation.
c) Expansion of the abbreviations of Table 12.1 by prefixes: The glossary of mineral names
presented by Mandarino & Back (2004) contains many more mineral names than those present in
Table 12.1. A large number of the Mandarino & Back entries, however, consist of compound
names containing as a root term one of the names listed in Table 12.1, modified by one or more
prefixes such as clino-, ortho-, para-, etc., or ferro-, ferri-, magnesio-, calcio-, hydroxy-,
hydroxyl-, sodic-, etc. It is simple to create abbreviations for such names using the following
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rules: 1): replace clino by C, ortho by O, para by P, etc., and add the letter without a hyphen
directly to the root name. 2) Use the symbol for the chemical element mentioned in the mineral
name according to Mandarino and Back (2004) and place it with a hyphen in front of the root
name or the qualified root name (e.g. C + root name, O + root name, etc.). Ferro- is given as Fe2, ferri- as Fe3-, magnesio- as Mg-, calcio- as Ca-, hydroxy- and hydroxyl- as OH-, sodic- as Na-,
etc. Examples: from the root name holmquistite (Hq), clinoferroholmquistite is given as Fe2Chq; from the root name chrysotile (Ctl), orthochrysotile as Octl; parachrysotile (Pctl); from the
root name glaucophane (Gln), ferroglaucophane as Fe2-Gln; from the root name pyrophillite
(Prl), ferripyrophillite as Fe3-Prl; from the root name hastingsite (Hs), magnesiohastingsite as
Mg-Hs; from the root name humite (Hu), hydroxyclinohumite as OH-Chu; from the root name
gedrite (Ged), sodic-ferrogedrite as NaFe2-Ged. This rule makes the abbreviations Fac, Fed, Fts,
Mkt and Mrb of Kretz redundant. Some examples of expanded abbreviations following the rules
b and c are already incorporated in Table 12.1, as a memo for this kind of expansion. They are
indicated by the entry ‘expanded from …’ in the second last column of the table.
d) Expansion of the abbreviations of Table 12.1 by suffixes: Suffixes may be added to the
abbreviations. As an example: Allanite (Aln) is a mineral of the epidote group. It may be
considered as a type of mineral subgroup consisting of the mineral species Allanite-(Ce) and
Allanite-(Y). It is recommended to abbreviate these names as Aln-(Ce) and Aln-(Y). The
brackets around the chemical element symbols are necessary in order to distiguish the symbols
from possible similar root names.
e) Internal hyphenation of certified mineral names and their abbreviations: In some cases
when prefixes or suffixes are added to mineral abbreviations, it might not be clear whether these
qualifiers are an integral part of a certified mineral name (as listed by Mandarino & Back, 2004),
for example, NaFe2-Ged (Sodic-Ferrogedrite) or whether they are chemical modifiers additional
to a name, for example, CaMgFe2-Grt (grossular-pyrope-almandine garnet). To remove this
ambiguity it is recommended that the hyphen(s) are replaced by the underscore character ( _ )
when the abbreviation is part of a certified mineral name, that is, NaFe2_Ged
(Sodic_Ferrogedrite), and to use the hypen(s) in uncertified names that is, CaMgFe2-Grt
(grossular-pyrope-almandine garnet). See also the following paragraph.
f) Prefixing rock names with abbreviations for major minerals 1: Using mineral abbreviations
for specifying that a major mineral (≥ 5% by volume) is present in a rock: If the mineral is an
essential constitutent of that rock it is not mentioned. If it is not an essential mineral then set it in
front of the rock name (without a hyphen). Example: grt amphibolite, that is an amphibolite with
plagioclase and amphibole in the amounts specified by its definition, and in addition garnet in an
amount of ≥ 5%. If more than one major mineral is present, place the mineral names or the
mineral abbreviations in order of increasing abundance in front of the rock name and hyphenate
them (without a hyphen before the rock name). Example: am-grt pyriclasite, that is a rock with
the essential minerals pyroxene (cpx and/or opx) and plagioclase, and containing garnet and
amphibole both in amounts of ≥5%. Garnet is more abundant than amphibole. Special case: an
abbreviation within several others prefixing a rock name contains an internal hyphen. In order to
make clear that this internal hyphen is part of the abbreviation and doesn’t separate two
abbreviations, the following is recommended: if the whole abbreviation with the internal hyphen
is a certified mineral name, replace it by the underscore character ( _ ) (see also paragraph e). If
it is not a certified name: add a space in front and after the abbreviation (or mineral name) in
order to separate it clearly from the adjacent abbreviations.
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g) Prefixing or suffixing abbreviations for minerals only sporadic in a rock series, in
amounts of 0 up to ≥ 5%: Example: Garnet in a series of cpx amphibolites. The name of the
series is: cpx amphibolites ± grt, or: cpx ± grt amphibolites (see definition of the symbol ‘±’ in
Schmid et al., this vol., Table 1.2). Another example: if either garnet or biotite occur in a series
of amphibolites, both in amounts of 0 up to ≥ 5%, but never together: ± grt or bt amphibolites,
or: amphibolites ± grt or bt. If garnet and biotite may sometimes coexist: ± grt ± bt amphibolites,
or: amphibolites ± grt ± bt. If garnet and biotite always occur together or are both absent: ± grt-bt
amphibolites, or: amphibolites ± grt-bt.
h) Prefixing abbreviations for minor minerals in front of rock names: According to the
SCMR rules for naming rocks, minor minerals (< 5% by volume) need not be implicit in rock
names, in contrast to major minerals. But they may be mentioned, and it is recommended to do
so, if they are thought to be critical (see ‘critical constituent’, Schmid et al., this vol.). This
should be done using the form ‘mineral’-bearing. For example, bt-ttn-bearing cpx amphibolite
represents a rock (an amphibolite) that contains: amphibole, plagioclase and clinopyroxene as
major constitutents and titanite and biotite as minor constituents.
i) Prefixing or suffixing abbreviations for minerals only sporadically present in a specific
rock type or rock series, in amounts of < 5%: Example: Rutile and/or graphite in a series of
biotite-quartz-feldspar gneisses. The name of the series is: ± rt ± gr-bearing bt-qtz-fsp gneisses,
or: bt-qtz-fsp gneisses ± rt ± gr-bearing. If in this series ilmenite is sometimes present as a minor
mineral, but only if rutile is also present, the name of the series would be: ± ilm-rt- or ± rt- and ±
gr-bearing bt-qtz-fsp gneisses, or: bt-qtz-fsp gneisses ± ilm-rt- or ± rt- and ± gr-bearing. If there
is no correlation with the presence of rutile, ilmenite and garnet then the form would be ± rt ±
ilm ± gr-bearing bt-qtz-fsp gneisses, or: bt-qtz-fsp gneisses ± rt ± ilm ± gr-bearing.
j) Prefixing minerals to rock names: For more information about the use of mineral prefixes
and on how to deal with minor minerals (< 5%) see Schmid et al. (this vol.).
Conclusion
5B
The value of mineral abbreviations depends largely on their consistent and frequent use. The
SCMR hopes that the list presented here may find international acceptance.
References
6B
Kretz, R. (1983): Symbols for rock-forming minerals. Am. Mineral., 68, 277 - 279.
Mandarino, J.A. (1999): Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 1999. Eighth Edition, 1999. The Mineralogical
Record Inc., Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Mandarino, J.A. & Back, M.E. (2004): Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species 2004. Ninth Edition, 2004. The
Mineralogical Record Inc., Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Schmid R., Fettes D., Harte B., Davis E., and Desmons J., 2007. A systematic nomenclature for metamorphic rocks.
1. How to name a metamorphic rock. Recommendations by the IUGS Subcommission on the systematics of
metamorphic rocks. SCMR website ( www.bgs.ac.uk/SCMR ).
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Table 2.12.1. Abbreviations of mineral names recommended by SCMR.
The same abbreviations can be used for chemical components of the same name. If it is not evident whether a mineral or a
chemical component is meant, chemical components may be written with small letters, e.g. ab for pure NaAlSi3O8, whereas a
natural Albite crystal may be abbreviated Ab, starting with a capital letter.
In this list mineral names (not their abbreviations) are arranged in alphabetical order.
Mineral name
Abbreviation
Name for:
Abbreviation (Name) in
Kretz (1983)
MineralGroup, SubSpecies
group or
or
Series
component
0
1
0
1
Actinolite
Aegirine
Act
Aeg
Aegirine-augite
Åkermanite (Akermanite)
Albite
Alkalifeldspar
Agt
Ak
Ab
Afs
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Identical
New abbreviation replacing
Acm = Acmite not mentioned
by Mandarino & Back (2004)
Identical
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation
Allanite
Almandine
Alumosilicate
Aln
Alm
Als
1
0
1
0
1
0
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation
Amphibole
Analcime
Anatase
Andalusite
Andradite
Anhydrite
Ankerite
Annite
Anorthite
Anthophyllite
Antigorite
Apatite
Apophyllite
Aragonite
Arfvedsonite
Arsenopyrite
Augite
Axinite
Barite
Barroisite
Beryl
Biotite
Böhmite (Boehmite)
Bornite
Brookite
Brucite
Bustamite
Calcite
Cancrinite
Carbonate mineral
Am
Anl
Ant
And
Adr
Anh
Ank
Ann
An
Ath
Atg
Ap
Apo
Arg
Arf
Apy
Aug
Ax
Brt
Brs
Brl
Bt
Bhm
Bn
Brk
Brc
Bst
Cal
Ccn
Cb
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
New abbreviation
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation
Carpholite
Cassiterite
Celadonite
Celestine
Chabazite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Chamosite
Chlorite
Chloritoid
Chondrodite
Chromite
Chrysocolla
Chrysotile
Cph
Cst
Cel
Cls
Cbz
Cc
Ccp
Chm
Chl
Cld
Chn
Chr
Ccl
Ctl
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
New abbreviation
Identical
New abbreviation
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Clinoamphibole
Cam
1
0
Cam = Ca clinoamphibole
In this paper: Clinoamphibole
(expanded from Am); for Ca
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Term in Mandarino &
Back (2004)
or Mandarino (1999)
Not mentioned but
useful for feldspar poor
in an- but rich in or- and
ab-component
Not mentioned but
useful
Not mentioned but
useful
Not mentioned but
useful as root name for
the polymorphs clino-,
ortho- and
parachrysotile
Not mentioned but
useful
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Clinochlore
Clinoenstatite
Clinoferroholmquistite
Clc
Cen
Fe2-Chq
0
0
0
1
1
1
Clinoferrosilite
Clinoholmquistite
Clinohumite
Clinopyroxene
Cfs
Chq
Chu
Cpx
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Clinozoisite
Coesite
Cordierite
Corundum
Covellite
Cristobalite
Cummingtonite
Deerite
Diaspore
Digenite
Diopside
Dolomite
Dravite
Eckermannite
Edenite
Elbaite
Enstatite
Epidote
Fayalite
Feldspar
Ferro-Actinolite
Czo
Coe
Crd
Crn
Cv
Crs
Cum
Dee
Dsp
Dg
Di
Dol
Drv
Eck
Ed
Elb
En
Ep
Fa
Fsp
Fe2-Act
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Ferro-Edenite
Fe2-Ed
0
1
Ferrohornblende
Fe2-Hbl
0
1
Ferrosilite
Ferrotschermakite
Fs
Fe2-Ts
0
0
1
1
Fluorite
Forsterite
Gadolinite
Galena
Garnet
Gedrite
Gehlenite
Gibbsite
Glauconite
Glaucophane
Goethite
Graphite
Greenalite
Grossular
Grunerite
Gypsum
Haematite (Hematite)
Halite
Hastingsite
Haüyne
Hedenbergite
Hercynite
Heulandite
Högbomite (Hoegbomite)
Holmquistite
Hornblende
Fl
Fo
Gad
Gn
Grt
Ged
Gh
Gbs
Glt
Gln
Gt
Gr
Gre
Grs
Gru
Gp
Hem
Hl
Hs
Hyn
Hd
Hc
Hul
Hgb
Hq
Hbl
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Clinoamphibole:
Ca-Cam (expanded from
Cam)
New abbreviation
Identical
New abbreviation (expanded
from Chq)
Identical
New abbreviation
Identical
Cpx = Ca clinopyroxene
In this paper:
Clinopyroxene (expanded
from Px); for Ca
Clinopyroxene:
Ca-Cpx (expanded from Cpx)
Identical
New abbreviation
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation
Fac;
New abbreviation (expanded
from Act)
Fed;
New abbreviation (expanded
from Ed)
New abbreviation (expanded
from Hbl)
Identical
Fts;
New abbreviation (expanded
from Ts)
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation
New abbreviation
Identical
Humite
Illite
Ilmenite
Jadeite
Joesmithite
Hu
Ill
Ilm
Jd
Joe
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation
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Not mentioned but
useful
Not mentioned but
useful as a name for the
series Fe2-Hbl – MgHbl
3
Johannsenite
Kaersutite
Kalsilite
Kaolinite
Kaolinite-Serpentine
Jh
Krs
Kls
Kln
Kln-Srp
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Katophorite
K-feldspar
Ktp
Kfs
0
1
1
0
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation (expanded
from Kln and Srp)
Identical
Identical
Kieserite
Kornerupine
Kôzulite (Kozulite)
Kyanite
Laumontite
Lawsonite
Lazulite
Lepidolite
Leucite
Limonite
Kie
Krn
Koz
Ky
Lmt
Lws
Laz
Lpd
Lct
Lm
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
New abbreviation
Identical
New abbreviation
Identical
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation
Identical
Identical
Identical
Lizardite
Löllingite(Loellingite)
Maghemite
Magnesiohornblende
Lz
Lo
Mgh
Mg-Hbl
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Magnesiokatophorite
Mg-Ktp
0
1
Magnesioriebeckite
Mg-Rbk
0
1
Magnesiosadanagaite
Mg-Sdg
0
1
Magnesite
Magnetite
Marcasite
Margarite
Marialite
Meionite
Melilite
Merwinite
Mica
Microcline
Minnesotaite
Molybdenite
Monazite
Monticellite
Montmorillonite
Mullite
Muscovite
Natrolite
Nepheline
Norbergite
Nosean
Nyböite (Nyboeite)
Olivine
Omphacite
Opaque mineral
Mgs
Mag
Mrc
Mrg
Mar
Mei
Mel
Mw
Mca
Mc
Mns
Mo
Mnz
Mtc
Mnt
Mul
Ms
Ntr
Ne
Nrb
Nsn
Nyb
Ol
Omp
Op
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Identical
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation (expanded
from Hbl)
Mkt;
New abbreviation (expanded
from Ktp)
Mrb;
New abbreviation (expanded
from Rbk)
New abbreviation (expanded
from Sdg)
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation
Identical
New abbreviation
New abbreviation
Identical
New abbreviation
New abbreviation
Identical
New abbreviation
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation
Orthoamphibole
Oam
1
0
Identical (expanded from Am)
Orthoclase
Orthopyroxene
Or
Opx
0
1
1
0
Identical
Identical (expanded from Px)
Osumilite
Paragonite
Pargasite
Pectolite
Pentlandite
Periclase
Perovskite
Phengite
Phlogopite
Pigeonite
Plagioclase
Osu
Pg
Prg
Pct
Pn
Per
Prv
Phg
Phl
Pgt
Pl
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
New abbreviation
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation
Identical
Identical
Identical
Potassic-
KMg-Sdg
0
1
New abbreviation (expanded
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Not mentioned but
useful for
Alkalifeldspar
containing more orthan ab-component
Not mentioned but
useful for hydrous Feoxides, mostly Goethite
Not mentioned but
useful
Not mentioned but
useful
Not mentioned but
useful
Not mentioned but
useful for the series Ab
(an=0) – An (an=100)
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Magnesiosadanagaite
Potassicsadanagaite
K-Sdg
0
1
Prehnite
Pumpellyite
Pyrite
Pyrochlore
Pyrope
Pyrophyllite
Pyrophyllite-Talc
Prh
Pmp
Py
Pcl
Prp
Prl
Prl-Tlc
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
Pyroxene
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
Rhodochrosite
Rhodonite
Richterite
Riebeckite
Rutile
Sadanagaite
Px
Po
Qtz
Rds
Rdn
Rit
Rbk
Rt
Sdg
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
from Sdg)
New abbreviation (expanded
from Sdg)
Identical
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation (expanded
from Prl and Tlc)
New abbreviation
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation
Sanidine
Sapphirine
Scapolite
Schorl
Sepiolite
Sericite
Sa
Spr
Scp
Srl
Sep
Ser
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation
New abbreviation
Serpentine
Srp
1
0
Identical
Siderite
Sillimanite
Smectite
Sodalite
Spessartine
Sphalerite
Spinel
Spodumene
Staurolite
Stilbite
Stilpnomelane
Stishovite
Strontianite
Talc
Taramite
Titanite
Topaz
Tourmaline
Tremolite
Tridymite
Troilite
Tschermakite
Ulvöspinel (Ulvoespinel)
Uvarovite
Vermiculite
Vesuvianite
Vivianite
Wairakite
White Mica
Sd
Sil
Sme
Sdl
Sps
Sp
Spl
Spd
St
Stb
Stp
Stv
Str
Tlc
Tmt
Ttn
Toz
Tur
Tr
Trd
Tro
Ts
Usp
Uvt
Vrm
Ves
Viv
Wrk
Wmca
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation
New abbreviation
New abbreviation
Winchite
Witherite
Wollastonite
Wüstite (Wuestite)
Xenotime
Zeolite
Zinnwaldite
Zircon
Zoisite
Win
Wth
Wo
Wus
Xtm
Zeo
Zwd
Zrn
Zo
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
New abbreviation
Identical
Identical
Identical
New abbreviation
New abbreviation
New abbreviation
Identical
Identical
Not mentioned but
useful for series MgSdg – KMg-Sdg and KSdg – KMg-Sdg
Not mentioned but
useful for any fine
grained colorless mica
Not mentioned but
useful for part of the
minerals of the Kln-Srp
group
Not mentioned but
useful for any colorless
mica
Remarks:
The terms "Carnegieite" (Crn), "Protoenstatite" (Pen), "Fassaite" (Fst) and "Thompsonite" (Tmp) from the list of Kretz (1983) are not included in this list,
because these minerals are not mentioned in Mandarino and Back (2004).
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In the column “Mineral name”: Mineral names in brackets are written as we recommend it in case the font choosen is not able to produce the special characters
in that name.
In the column “Abbreviation (Name) in Kretz (1983)”: “expanded from …” means: The abbreviation is expanded from a root name already existing in this list
according to the “Rules for using the abbreviations”, paragraphs b, c and d, and could therefore be removed from this list too keep it short. The abbreviations
are listed as examples for correct expansions of root names. It is recommended to replace the hyphen used in such abbreviations in certain cases by the
underscore character “_” (see paragraph f).
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Table 2.12.2. List of mineral abbreviations
arranged in alphabetical order.
Abbreviation
Mineral name
Name for:
Mineral-
Ab
Act
Adr
Aeg
Afs
Agt
Ak
Alm
Aln
Als
Am
An
And
Anh
Ank
Anl
Ann
Ant
Ap
Apo
Apy
Arf
Arg
Atg
Ath
Aug
Ax
Bhm
Bn
Brc
Brk
Brl
Brs
Brt
Bst
Bt
Cal
Cam
Cb
Cbz
Cc
Ccl
Ccn
Ccp
Cel
Cen
Albite
Actinolite
Andradite
Aegirine
Alkalifeldspar
Aegirine-augite
Åkermanite (Akermanite)
Almandine
Allanite
Alumosilicate
Amphibole
Anorthite
Andalusite
Anhydrite
Ankerite
Analcime
Annite
Anatase
Apatite
Apophyllite
Arsenopyrite
Arfvedsonite
Aragonite
Antigorite
Anthophyllite
Augite
Axinite
Böhmite (Boehmite)
Bornite
Brucite
Brookite
Beryl
Barroisite
Barite
Bustamite
Biotite
Calcite
Clinoamphibole
Carbonate mineral
Chabazite
Chalcocite
Chrysocolla
Cancrinite
Chalcopyrite
Celadonite
Clinoenstatite
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Group, Subgroup or
Series
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Speciesor
component
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Cfs
Chl
Chm
Chn
Chq
Chr
Chu
Clc
Cld
Cls
Coe
Cph
Cpx
Crd
Crn
Crs
Cst
Ctl
Cum
Cv
Czo
Dee
Dg
Di
Dol
Drv
Dsp
Eck
Ed
Elb
En
Ep
Fa
Fe2-Act
Fe2-Chq
Fe2-Ed
Fe2-Hbl
Fe2-Ts
Fl
Fo
Fs
Fsp
Gad
Gbs
Ged
Gh
Gln
Glt
Gn
Gp
Gr
Gre
Grs
Grt
Gru
Gt
Hbl
Hc
Hd
Clinoferrosilite
Chlorite
Chamosite
Chondrodite
Clinoholmquistite
Chromite
Clinohumite
Clinochlore
Chloritoid
Celestine
Coesite
Carpholite
Clinopyroxene
Cordierite
Corundum
Cristobalite
Cassiterite
Chrysotile
Cummingtonite
Covellite
Clinozoisite
Deerite
Digenite
Diopside
Dolomite
Dravite
Diaspore
Eckermannite
Edenite
Elbaite
Enstatite
Epidote
Fayalite
Ferro-Actinolite
Clinoferroholmquistite
Ferro-Edenite
Ferrohornblende
Ferrotschermakite
Fluorite
Forsterite
Ferrosilite
Feldspar
Gadolinite
Gibbsite
Gedrite
Gehlenite
Glaucophane
Glauconite
Galena
Gypsum
Graphite
Greenalite
Grossular
Garnet
Grunerite
Goethite
Hornblende
Hercynite
Hedenbergite
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0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
3
Hem
Hgb
Hl
Hq
Hs
Hu
Hul
Hyn
Ill
Ilm
Jd
Jh
Joe
Kfs
Kie
Kln
Kln-Srp
Kls
KMg-Sdg
Koz
Krn
Krs
K-Sdg
Ktp
Ky
Laz
Lct
Lm
Lmt
Lo
Lpd
Lws
Lz
Mag
Mar
Mc
Mca
Mei
Mel
Mgh
Mg-Hbl
Mg-Ktp
Mg-Rbk
Mgs
Mg-Sdg
Mns
Mnt
Mnz
Mo
Mrc
Mrg
Ms
Mtc
Mul
Mw
Ne
Nrb
Nsn
Haematite (Hematite)
Högbomite (Hoegbomite)
Halite
Holmquistite
Hastingsite
Humite
Heulandite
Haüyne
Illite
Ilmenite
Jadeite
Johannsenite
Joesmithite
K-feldspar
Kieserite
Kaolinite
Kaolinite-Serpentine
Kalsilite
PotassicMagnesiosadanagaite
Kôzulite (Kozulite)
Kornerupine
Kaersutite
Potassicsadanagaite
Katophorite
Kyanite
Lazulite
Leucite
Limonite
Laumontite
Löllingite(Loellingite)
Lepidolite
Lawsonite
Lizardite
Magnetite
Marialite
Microcline
Mica
Meionite
Melilite
Maghemite
Magnesiohornblende
Magnesiokatophorite
Magnesioriebeckite
Magnesite
Magnesiosadanagaite
Minnesotaite
Montmorillonite
Monazite
Molybdenite
Marcasite
Margarite
Muscovite
Monticellite
Mullite
Merwinite
Nepheline
Norbergite
Nosean
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1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Ntr
Nyb
Oam
Ol
Omp
Op
Opx
Or
Osu
Pcl
Pct
Per
Pg
Pgt
Phg
Phl
Pl
Pmp
Pn
Po
Prg
Prh
Prl
Prl-Tlc
Prp
Prv
Px
Py
Qtz
Rbk
Rdn
Rds
Rit
Rt
Sa
Scp
Sd
Sdg
Sdl
Sep
Ser
Sil
Sme
Sp
Spd
Spl
Spr
Sps
Srl
Srp
St
Stb
Stp
Str
Stv
Tlc
Tmt
Toz
Tr
Natrolite
Nyböite (Nyboeite)
Orthoamphibole
Olivine
Omphacite
Opaque mineral
Orthopyroxene
Orthoclase
Osumilite
Pyrochlore
Pectolite
Periclase
Paragonite
Pigeonite
Phengite
Phlogopite
Plagioclase
Pumpellyite
Pentlandite
Pyrrhotite
Pargasite
Prehnite
Pyrophyllite
Pyrophyllite-Talc
Pyrope
Perovskite
Pyroxene
Pyrite
Quartz
Riebeckite
Rhodonite
Rhodochrosite
Richterite
Rutile
Sanidine
Scapolite
Siderite
Sadanagaite
Sodalite
Sepiolite
Sericite
Sillimanite
Smectite
Sphalerite
Spodumene
Spinel
Sapphirine
Spessartine
Schorl
Serpentine
Staurolite
Stilbite
Stilpnomelane
Strontianite
Stishovite
Talc
Taramite
Topaz
Tremolite
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0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
Trd
Tro
Ts
Ttn
Tur
Usp
Uvt
Ves
Viv
Vrm
Win
Wmca
Wo
Wrk
Wth
Wus
Xtm
Zeo
Zo
Zrn
Zwd
Tridymite
Troilite
Tschermakite
Titanite
Tourmaline
Ulvöspinel (Ulvoespinel)
Uvarovite
Vesuvianite
Vivianite
Vermiculite
Winchite
White Mica
Wollastonite
Wairakite
Witherite
Wüstite (Wuestite)
Xenotime
Zeolite
Zoisite
Zircon
Zinnwaldite
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0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0