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Minerals List Type Database

Minerals A - B   Minerals C - D  Minerals E - F  Minerals G - H  Minerals I - J  Minerals K - L 

Minerals M - N  Minerals O - P  Minerals Q - R  Minerals S - T  Minerals U - V  Minerals W - X  Minerals Y - Z

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Minerals play a huge role in gold prospecting and the study of minerals in and of itself is fascinating. The more we know about the earth and what it is composed of the better our chances are of having a successful gold prospecting or rock hounding trip. Here is a list of minerals listed alphabetically. If you want to see an image from Google of a mineral just click the link.

Minerals C - D

Cabalzarite Find it on Google

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Cadmium Find it on Google

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Cafarsite Find it on Google

Cafetite Find it on Google

Cahnite Find it on Google

Calaverite Find it on Google

Calciborite Find it on Google

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Calcioandyrobertsite Find it on Google

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Calciobetafite Find it on Google

Calcioburbankite Find it on Google

Calciocopiapite Find it on Google

Calcioferrite Find it on Google

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Calciotantite Find it on Google

Calciouranoite Find it on Google

Calcite Find it on Google

Calcium Find it on Google

Calcjarlite Find it on Google

Calclacite Find it on Google

Calcurmolite Find it on Google

Calderite Find it on Google

Calderonite Find it on Google

Caledonite Find it on Google

Calkinsite-(Ce) Find it on Google

Callaghanite Find it on Google

Calomel Find it on Google

Calumetite Find it on Google

Calzirtite Find it on Google

Camerolaite Find it on Google

Cameronite Find it on Google

Camgasite Find it on Google

Caminite Find it on Google

Campigliaite Find it on Google

Canaphite Find it on Google

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Cancrinite Find it on Google

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Canfieldite Find it on Google

Cannilloite Find it on Google

Cannizzarite Find it on Google

Cannonite Find it on Google

Caoxite Find it on Google

Capgaronnite Find it on Google

Cappelenite-(Y) Find it on Google

Caracolite Find it on Google

Carboborite Find it on Google

Carbocernaite Find it on Google

Carboirite Find it on Google

Carbokentbrooksite Find it on Google

Carbonate-cyanotrichite Find it on Google

Carbonate-fluorapatite Find it on Google

Carbonate-hydroxylapatite Find it on Google

Caresite-3T Find it on Google

Carletonite Find it on Google

Carlfriesite Find it on Google

Carlhintzeite Find it on Google

Carlinite Find it on Google

Carlosruizite Find it on Google

Carlosturanite Find it on Google

Carlsbergite Find it on Google

Carmichaelite Find it on Google

Carminite Find it on Google

Carnallite Find it on Google

Carnotite Find it on Google

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Carpholite Find it on Google

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Caryinite Find it on Google

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Cascandite Find it on Google

Cassedanneite Find it on Google

Cassidyite Find it on Google

Cassiterite Find it on Google

Caswellsilverite Find it on Google

Catalanoite Find it on Google

Catamarcaite Find it on Google

Catapleiite Find it on Google

Cattierite Find it on Google

Cattiite Find it on Google

Cavansite Find it on Google

Cavoite Find it on Google

Caysichite-(Y) Find it on Google

Cebaite-(Ce) Find it on Google

Cebollite Find it on Google

Cechite Find it on Google

Cejkaite Find it on Google

Celadonite Find it on Google

Celestine Find it on Google

Celsian Find it on Google

Cerchiaraite Find it on Google

Cerianite-(Ce) Find it on Google

Ceriopyrochlore-(Ce) Find it on Google

Cerite-(Ce) Find it on Google

Cerite-(La) Find it on Google

Cernyite Find it on Google

Cerotungstite-(Ce) Find it on Google

Ceruleite Find it on Google

Cerussite Find it on Google

Cervandonite-(Ce) Find it on Google

Cervantite Find it on Google

Cervelleite Find it on Google

Cesanite Find it on Google

Cesarolite Find it on Google

Cesbronite Find it on Google

Cesplumtantite Find it on Google

Cesstibtantite Find it on Google

Cetineite Find it on Google

Chabazite-Ca Find it on Google

Chabazite-K Find it on Google

Chabazite-Na Find it on Google

Chabazite-Sr Find it on Google

Chabourneite Find it on Google

Chadwickite Find it on Google

Chaidamuite Find it on Google

Chalcanthite Find it on Google

Chalcoalumite Find it on Google

Chalcocite Find it on Google

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Chalcomenite Find it on Google

Chalconatronite Find it on Google

Chalcophanite Find it on Google

Chalcophyllite Find it on Google

Chalcopyrite Find it on Google

Chalcosiderite Find it on Google

Chalcostibite Find it on Google

Chalcothallite Find it on Google

Challacolloite Find it on Google

Chambersite Find it on Google

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Chamosite Find it on Google

Changbaiite Find it on Google

Changchengite Find it on Google

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Chantalite Find it on Google

Chaoite Find it on Google

Chapmanite Find it on Google

Charlesite Find it on Google

Charmarite Find it on Google

Charmarite-2H Find it on Google

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Charoite Find it on Google

Chatkalite Find it on Google

Chayesite Find it on Google

Chekhovichite Find it on Google

Chelkarite Find it on Google

Chenevixite Find it on Google

Chengdeite Find it on Google

Chenite Find it on Google

Cheremnykhite Find it on Google

Cherepanovite Find it on Google

Chernikovite Find it on Google

Chernovite-(Y) Find it on Google

Chernykhite Find it on Google

Chervetite Find it on Google

Chessexite Find it on Google

Chesterite Find it on Google

Chestermanite Find it on Google

Chevkinite-(Ce) Find it on Google

Chiavennite Find it on Google

Childrenite Find it on Google

Chiluite Find it on Google

Chiolite Find it on Google

Chistyakovaite Find it on Google

Chivruaiite Find it on Google

Chkalovite Find it on Google

Chladniite Find it on Google

Chloraluminite Find it on Google

Chlorapatite Find it on Google

Chlorargyrite Find it on Google

Chlorartinite Find it on Google

Chlorbartonite Find it on Google

Chlorellestadite Find it on Google

Chloritoid Find it on Google

Chlormagaluminite Find it on Google

Chlormanganokalite Find it on Google

Chloro-potassichastingsite Find it on Google

Chlorocalcite Find it on Google

Chloromenite Find it on Google

Chlorophoenicite Find it on Google

Chlorothionite Find it on Google

Chloroxiphite Find it on Google

Choloalite Find it on Google

Chondrodite Find it on Google

Chrisstanleyite Find it on Google

Christelite Find it on Google

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Chrombismite Find it on Google

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Chromite Find it on Google

Chromium Find it on Google

Chromphyllite Find it on Google

Chrysoberyl Find it on Google

Chrysocolla Find it on Google

Chrysotile Find it on Google

Chudobaite Find it on Google

Chukanovite Find it on Google

Chukhrovite-(Ce) Find it on Google

Chukhrovite-(Nd) Find it on Google

Chukhrovite-(Y) Find it on Google

Churchite-(Nd) Find it on Google

Churchite-(Y) Find it on Google

Chursinite Find it on Google

Chvaleticeite Find it on Google

Chvilevaite Find it on Google

Cianciulliite Find it on Google

Cinnabar Find it on Google

Ciprianiite Find it on Google

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Claringbullite Find it on Google

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Claudetite Find it on Google

Clausthalite Find it on Google

Clearcreekite Find it on Google

Clerite Find it on Google

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Cliffordite Find it on Google

Clinoatacamite Find it on Google

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Clinocervantite Find it on Google

Clinochalcomenite Find it on Google

Clinochlore Find it on Google

Clinoclase Find it on Google

Clinoenstatite Find it on Google

Clinoferroholmquistite Find it on Google

Clinoferrosilite Find it on Google

Clinohedrite Find it on Google

Clinoholmquistite Find it on Google

Clinohumite Find it on Google

Clinohydroxylapatite Find it on Google

Clinojimthompsonite Find it on Google

Clinokurchatovite Find it on Google

Clinomimetite Find it on Google

Clinophosinaite Find it on Google

Clinoptilolite-Ca Find it on Google

Clinoptilolite-K Find it on Google

Clinoptilolite-Na Find it on Google

Clinosafflorite Find it on Google

Clinotobermorite Find it on Google

Clinotyrolite Find it on Google

Clinoungemachite Find it on Google

Clinozoisite Find it on Google

Clinozoisite-(Sr) Find it on Google

Clintonite Find it on Google

Coalingite Find it on Google

Cobalt Find it on Google

Cobalt-zippeite Find it on Google

Cobaltarthurite Find it on Google

Cobaltaustinite Find it on Google

Cobaltite Find it on Google

Cobaltkieserite Find it on Google

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Cobaltneustadtelite Find it on Google

Cobaltomenite Find it on Google

Cobalttsumcorite Find it on Google

Cochromite Find it on Google

Coconinoite Find it on Google

Coesite Find it on Google

Coffinite Find it on Google

Cohenite Find it on Google

Colemanite Find it on Google

Collinsite Find it on Google

Coloradoite Find it on Google

Colquiriite Find it on Google

Colusite Find it on Google

Comancheite Find it on Google

Combeite Find it on Google

Comblainite Find it on Google

Compreignacite Find it on Google

Congolite Find it on Google

Conichalcite Find it on Google

Connellite Find it on Google

Cookeite Find it on Google

Coombsite Find it on Google

Cooperite Find it on Google

Coparsite Find it on Google

Copiapite Find it on Google

Copper Find it on Google

Copper(II) Find it on Google

Coquandite Find it on Google

Coquimbite Find it on Google

Corderoite Find it on Google

Cordierite Find it on Google

Cordylite-(Ce) Find it on Google

Corkite Find it on Google

Cornetite Find it on Google

Cornubite Find it on Google

Cornwallite Find it on Google

Coronadite Find it on Google

Corrensite Find it on Google

Corundum Find it on Google

Corvusite Find it on Google

Cosalite Find it on Google

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Costibite Find it on Google

Cotunnite Find it on Google

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Cousinite Find it on Google

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Criddleite Find it on Google

Cristobalite Find it on Google

Crocoite Find it on Google

Cronstedtite Find it on Google

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Crookesite Find it on Google

Cryolite Find it on Google

Cryolithionite Find it on Google

Cryptohalite Find it on Google

Cryptomelane Find it on Google

Cualstibite Find it on Google

Cubanite Find it on Google

Cubic Find it on Google

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Cumengeite Find it on Google

Cummingtonite Find it on Google

Cupalite Find it on Google

Cuprite Find it on Google

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Cuprospinel Find it on Google

Cuprostibite Find it on Google

Cuprotungstite Find it on Google

Curetonite Find it on Google

Curienite Find it on Google

Curite Find it on Google

Cuspidine Find it on Google

Cuzticite Find it on Google

Cyanochroite Find it on Google

Cyanophyllite Find it on Google

Cyanotrichite Find it on Google

Cylindrite Find it on Google

Cymrite Find it on Google

Cyrilovite Find it on Google

Dachiardite-Ca Find it on Google

Dachiardite-Na Find it on Google

Dadsonite Find it on Google

Dalyite Find it on Google

Damaraite Find it on Google

Damiaoite Find it on Google

Danalite Find it on Google

Danbaite Find it on Google

Danburite Find it on Google

Danielsite Find it on Google

Dansite Find it on Google

Daomanite Find it on Google

Daqingshanite-(Ce) Find it on Google

Darapiosite Find it on Google

Darapskite Find it on Google

Dashkovaite Find it on Google

Datolite Find it on Google

Daubreeite Find it on Google

Daubreelite Find it on Google

Davanite Find it on Google

Davidite-(Ce) Find it on Google

Davidite-(La) Find it on Google

Davidite-(Y) Find it on Google

Davreuxite Find it on Google

Davyne Find it on Google

Dawsonite Find it on Google

Deanesmithite Find it on Google

Decrespignyite-(Y) Find it on Google

Deerite Find it on Google

Defernite Find it on Google

Delafossite Find it on Google

Delhayelite Find it on Google

Deliensite Find it on Google

Delindeite Find it on Google

Dellaite Find it on Google

Dellaventuraite Find it on Google

Deloneite-(Ce) Find it on Google

Deloryite Find it on Google

Delrioite Find it on Google

Delvauxite Find it on Google

Demesmaekerite Find it on Google

Denisovite Find it on Google

Denningite Find it on Google

Derbylite Find it on Google

Derriksite Find it on Google

Dervillite Find it on Google

Desautelsite Find it on Google

Descloizite Find it on Google

Despujolsite Find it on Google

Dessauite-(Y) Find it on Google

Devilline Find it on Google

Dewindtite Find it on Google

Diaboleite Find it on Google

Diadochite Find it on Google

Diamond Find it on Google

Diaoyudaoite Find it on Google

Diaphorite Find it on Google

Diaspore Find it on Google

Dickinsonite Find it on Google

Dickite Find it on Google

Dickthomssenite Find it on Google

Dietrichite Find it on Google

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Digenite Find it on Google

Dimorphite Find it on Google

Dinite Find it on Google

Diomignite Find it on Google

Diopside Find it on Google

Dioptase Find it on Google

Dissakisite-(Ce) Find it on Google

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Dittmarite Find it on Google

Diversilite-(Ce) Find it on Google

Dixenite Find it on Google

Djerfisherite Find it on Google

Djurleite Find it on Google

Dmisteinbergite Find it on Google

Dobrecite Find it on Google

Dolerophanite Find it on Google

Dollaseite-(Ce) Find it on Google

Dolomite Find it on Google

Doloresite Find it on Google

Domeykite Find it on Google

Domeykite-alpha Find it on Google

Domeykite-beta Find it on Google

Donbassite Find it on Google

Donharrisite Find it on Google

Donnayite-(Y) Find it on Google

Donpeacorite Find it on Google

Dorallcharite Find it on Google

Dorfmanite Find it on Google

Dorrite Find it on Google

Douglasite Find it on Google

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Doyleite Find it on Google

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