Nesosilicates

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Larnite is a calcium silicate mineral with formula: Ca2SiO4.

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

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

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

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

Clinohedrite is a rare silicate mineral.

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

Ottrelite is a form of chloritoid.

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.

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

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

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

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

Chloritoid is a silicate mineral of metamorphic origin.