Nesosilicates

Andalusite is an aluminium nesosilicate mineral with the chemical formula Al2SiO5.

Forsterite (Mg2SiO4; commonly abbreviated as Fo) is the magnesium-rich end-member of the olivine solid solution series.

Euclase is a beryllium aluminium hydroxide silicate mineral (BeAlSiO4(OH)).

Gadolinite, sometimes known as Ytterbite, is a silicate mineral consisting principally of the silicates of cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, yttrium, beryllium, and iron with the formula (Ce,La,Nd,Y)2FeBe2Si2O10.

Willemite is a zinc silicate mineral (Zn2SiO4) and a minor ore of zinc.

Mullite or porcelainite is a rare silicate mineral of post-clay genesis.

Topaz is a silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine with the chemical formula Al2SiO4(F,OH)2.

The mineral olivine is a magnesium iron silicate with the formula (Mg+2, Fe+2)2SiO4.

Phenakite or phenacite is a fairly rare nesosilicate mineral consisting of beryllium orthosilicate, Be2SiO4.

Titanite, or sphene (from the Greek sphenos (σφηνώ), meaning wedge), is a calcium titanium nesosilicate mineral, CaTiSiO5.

Braunite is a silicate mineral containing both di- and tri-valent manganese with the chemical formula:Mn2+Mn3+6[O8|SiO4].

Sillimanite is an alumino-silicate mineral with the chemical formula Al2SiO5.

Zircon (pronunciation: /ˈzɜːrkɒn/ or /ˈzɜːrkən/;) is a mineral belonging to the group of nesosilicates.

Kyanite, whose name derives from the Greek word kuanos sometimes referred to as "kyanos", meaning deep blue, is a typically blue silicate mineral, commonly found in aluminium-rich metamorphic pegmatites and/or sedimentary rock.

Staurolite is a red brown to black, mostly opaque, nesosilicate mineral with a white streak.

Ringwoodite is a high-pressure phase of Mg2SiO4 formed at high temperatures and pressures of the Earth's mantle between 525 and 660 km (326 and 410 mi) depth.

Jadarite is a white, earthy monoclinic silicate mineral, whose chemical formula is: LiNaSiB3O7(OH) or Na2OLi2O(SiO2)2(B2O3)3H2O.

Afwillite is a calcium hydroxide nesosilicate mineral with formula Ca3(SiO3OH)2·2H2O.

Datolite is a calcium boron hydroxide nesosilicate, CaBSiO4(OH).

Dumortierite is a fibrous variably colored aluminium boro-silicate mineral, Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3.

Fayalite (Fe2SiO4; commonly abbreviated to Fa), also called iron chrysolite, is the iron-rich end-member of the olivine solid-solution series.

Tephroite is the manganese endmember of the olivine group of nesosilicate minerals with the formula Mn2SiO4.

Tranquillityite is silicate mineral with formula (Fe2+)8Ti3Zr2 Si3O24.

Thorite, (Th,U)SiO4, is a rare nesosilicate of thorium that crystallizes in the tetragonal system and is isomorphous with zircon and hafnon.

Cerite is a complex silicate mineral group containing cerium, formula (Ce,La,Ca)9(Mg,Fe+3)(SiO4)6(SiO3OH)(OH)3.

Uranophane Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O is a rare calcium uranium silicate hydrate mineral that forms from the oxidation of uranium bearing minerals.

Cuprosklodowskite is a secondary uranium mineral formed by alteration of earlier uranium minerals.

Eucryptite is a lithium bearing aluminium silicate mineral with formula LiAlSiO4.

Hodgkinsonite is a rare zinc manganese silicate mineral Zn2MnSiO4(OH)2.

Ottrelite is a form of chloritoid.

Chloritoid is a silicate mineral of metamorphic origin.

Bakerite is the common name given to hydrated calcium boro-silicate hydroxide, a borosilicate mineral (chemical formula Ca4B4(BO4)(SiO4)3(OH)3·(H2O)) that occurs in volcanic rocks in the Baker, California area.

Bultfonteinite, originally dutoitspanite, is a pink to colorless mineral with chemical formula Ca2SiO2(OH,F)4.

Clinohedrite is a rare silicate mineral.

Coffinite is a uranium-bearing silicate mineral with formula: U(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x.

Esperite is a rare complex calcium lead zinc silicate (PbCa3Zn4(SiO4)4) related to beryllonite and trimerite that used to be called calcium larsenite.

Fluorellestadite is a rare nesosilicate of calcium, with sulfate and fluorine, with the chemical formula Ca10(SiO4)3(SO4)3F2.

Huttonite is a thorium nesosilicate mineral with the chemical formula ThSiO4 and which crystallizes in the monoclinic system.

Haiweeite is a mineral of uranium and has the chemical formula: Ca[(UO2)2Si5O12(OH)2]·3(H2O).

Grandidierite is an extremely rare mineral and gem that was first discovered in 1902 in southern Madagascar.

Jerrygibbsite is a rare silicate mineral with chemical formula: (Mn,Zn)9(SiO4)4(OH)2.

Leucophoenicite is a mineral with formula Mn7(SiO4)3(OH)2.

Larnite is a calcium silicate mineral with formula: Ca2SiO4.

Majorite is a type of garnet mineral found in the upper mantle of the Earth.

Malayaite is a calcium tin silicate mineral with formula CaSnO[SiO4].

Monticellite and kirschsteinite are gray silicate minerals of the olivine group with compositions CaMgSiO4 and CaFeSiO4, respectively.

Reidite is a rare mineral that has been found only in four crater impacts: the Chesapeake Bay Crater in Virginia, Ries Crater in Germany, Xiuyan Crater in China, and Rock Elm Crater in Wisconsin in the United States.

Spurrite is a white, yellow or light blue mineral with monoclinic crystals.

Sonolite is a mineral with formula Mn9(SiO4)4(OH,F)2.

Stillwellite-(Ce) is a rare earth boro-silicate mineral with formula: (Ce,La,Ca)BSiO5.

Soddyite is a mineral of uranium with chemical formula: (UO2)2SiO4·2H2O.

Weeksite is a naturally occurring uranium silicate mineral with the chemical formula: K2(UO2)2Si6O15•4(H2O), potassium uranyl silicate.

Nabimusaite is a very rare mineral with formula KCa12(SiO4)4(SO4)2O2F.