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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 O - P

Obertiite Find it on Google

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Odanielite Find it on Google

Odinite Find it on Google

Odintsovite Find it on Google

Oenite Find it on Google

Offretite Find it on Google

Ogdensburgite Find it on Google

Ohmilite Find it on Google

Ojuelaite Find it on Google

Okanoganite-(Y) Find it on Google

Okayamalite Find it on Google

Okenite Find it on Google

Okhotskite Find it on Google

Oldhamite Find it on Google

Olekminskite Find it on Google

Olenite Find it on Google

Olgite Find it on Google

Oligoclase Find it on Google

Olivenite Find it on Google

Olkhonskite Find it on Google

Olmsteadite Find it on Google

Olsacherite Find it on Google

Olshanskyite Find it on Google

Olympite Find it on Google

Omeiite Find it on Google

Ominelite Find it on Google

Omphacite Find it on Google

Oneillite Find it on Google

Onoratoite Find it on Google

Oosterboschite Find it on Google

Opal Find it on Google

Orcelite Find it on Google

Ordonezite Find it on Google

Orebroite Find it on Google

Oregonite Find it on Google

Organovaite-Mn Find it on Google

Organovaite-Zn Find it on Google

Orickite Find it on Google

Orientite Find it on Google

Orlandiite Find it on Google

Orlymanite Find it on Google

Orpheite Find it on Google

Orpiment Find it on Google

Orschallite Find it on Google

Orthobrannerite Find it on Google

Orthochamosite Find it on Google

Orthoclase Find it on Google

Orthoericssonite Find it on Google

Orthojoaquinite-(Ce) Find it on Google

Orthojoaquinite-(La) Find it on Google

Orthominasragrite Find it on Google

Orthopinakiolite Find it on Google

Orthoserpierite Find it on Google

Orthowalpurgite Find it on Google

Osarizawaite Find it on Google

Osarsite Find it on Google

Osbornite Find it on Google

Osmium Find it on Google

Osumilite Find it on Google

Osumilite-(Mg) Find it on Google

Oswaldpeetersite Find it on Google

Otavite Find it on Google

Otjisumeite Find it on Google

Ottemannite Find it on Google

Ottoliniite Find it on Google

Ottrelite Find it on Google

Otwayite Find it on Google

Oulankaite Find it on Google

Ourayite Find it on Google

Oursinite Find it on Google

Ovamboite Find it on Google

Overite Find it on Google

Owensite Find it on Google

Owyheeite Find it on Google

Oxammite Find it on Google

Oxykinoshitalite Find it on Google

Oyelite Find it on Google

Paakkonenite Find it on Google

Paarite Find it on Google

Pabstite Find it on Google

Paceite Find it on Google

Pachnolite Find it on Google

Paderaite Find it on Google

Padmaite Find it on Google

Paganoite Find it on Google

Pahasapaite Find it on Google

Painite Find it on Google

Pakhomovskyite Find it on Google

Palarstanide Find it on Google

Palenzonaite Find it on Google

Palermoite Find it on Google

Palladium Find it on Google

Palladoarsenide Find it on Google

Palladobismutharsenide Find it on Google

Palladodymite Find it on Google

Palladseite Find it on Google

Palmierite Find it on Google

Palygorskite Find it on Google

Panasqueiraite Find it on Google

Panethite Find it on Google

Panunzite Find it on Google

Paolovite Find it on Google

Papagoite Find it on Google

Para-alumohydrocalcite Find it on Google

Parabariomicrolite Find it on Google

Parabrandtite Find it on Google

Parabutlerite Find it on Google

Paracelsian Find it on Google

Paracoquimbite Find it on Google

Paracostibite Find it on Google

Paradamite Find it on Google

Paradocrasite Find it on Google

Parafransoletite Find it on Google

Paragonite Find it on Google

Paraguanajuatite Find it on Google

Parahopeite Find it on Google

Parakeldyshite Find it on Google

Parakhinite Find it on Google

Parakuzmenkoite-Fe Find it on Google

Paralabuntsovite-Mg Find it on Google

Paralaurionite Find it on Google

Paralstonite Find it on Google

Paramelaconite Find it on Google

Paramendozavilite Find it on Google

Paramontroseite Find it on Google

Paranatisite Find it on Google

Paranatrolite Find it on Google

Paraniite-(Y) Find it on Google

Paraotwayite Find it on Google

Parapierrotite Find it on Google

Pararammelsbergite Find it on Google

Pararealgar Find it on Google

Pararobertsite Find it on Google

Pararsenolamprite Find it on Google

Paraschachnerite Find it on Google

Paraschoepite Find it on Google

Parascholzite Find it on Google

Parascorodite Find it on Google

Parasibirskite Find it on Google

Paraspurrite Find it on Google

Parasymplesite Find it on Google

Paratacamite Find it on Google

Paratellurite Find it on Google

Paratsepinite-Ba Find it on Google

Paratsepinite-Na Find it on Google

Paraumbite Find it on Google

Paravauxite Find it on Google

Paravinogradovite Find it on Google

Pargasite Find it on Google

Parisite-(Ce) Find it on Google

Parisite-(Nd) Find it on Google

Parkerite Find it on Google

Parkinsonite Find it on Google

Parnauite Find it on Google

Parsettensite Find it on Google

Parsonsite Find it on Google

Partheite Find it on Google

Partzite Find it on Google

Parvo-mangano-edenite Find it on Google

Parvo-manganotremolite Find it on Google

Parvowinchite Find it on Google

Parwelite Find it on Google

Pascoite Find it on Google

Patronite Find it on Google

Paulingite-Ca Find it on Google

Paulingite-K Find it on Google

Paulingite-Na Find it on Google

Paulkellerite Find it on Google

Paulkerrite Find it on Google

Paulmooreite Find it on Google

Pautovite Find it on Google

Pavonite Find it on Google

Paxite Find it on Google

Pearceite Find it on Google

Pecoraite Find it on Google

Pectolite Find it on Google

Pedrizite Find it on Google

Peisleyite Find it on Google

Pekoite Find it on Google

Pekovite Find it on Google

Pellouxite Find it on Google

Pellyite Find it on Google

Penfieldite Find it on Google

Penikisite Find it on Google

Penkvilksite-1M Find it on Google

Penkvilksite-2O Find it on Google

Pennantite Find it on Google

Penobsquisite Find it on Google

Penroseite Find it on Google

Pentagonite Find it on Google

Pentahydrite Find it on Google

Pentahydroborite Find it on Google

Pentlandite Find it on Google

Penzhinite Find it on Google

Peprossiite-(Ce) Find it on Google

Percleveite-(Ce) Find it on Google

Peretaite Find it on Google

Perhamite Find it on Google

Periclase Find it on Google

Perite Find it on Google

Perlialite Find it on Google

Perloffite Find it on Google

Permanganogrunerite Find it on Google

Permingeatite Find it on Google

Perovskite Find it on Google

Perraultite Find it on Google

Perrierite-(Ce) Find it on Google

Perrierite-(La) Find it on Google

Perroudite Find it on Google

Perryite Find it on Google

Pertsevite Find it on Google

Petalite Find it on Google

Petarasite Find it on Google

Petedunnite Find it on Google

Peterbaylissite Find it on Google

Petersenite-(Ce) Find it on Google

Petersite-(Y) Find it on Google

Petewilliamsite Find it on Google

Petitjeanite Find it on Google

Petrovicite Find it on Google

Petrovskaite Find it on Google

Petrukite Find it on Google

Petscheckite Find it on Google

Petterdite Find it on Google

Petzite Find it on Google

Pezzottaite Find it on Google

Pharmacolite Find it on Google

Pharmacosiderite Find it on Google

Phaunouxite Find it on Google

Phenakite Find it on Google

Philipsbornite Find it on Google

Philipsburgite Find it on Google

Phillipsite-Ca Find it on Google

Phillipsite-K Find it on Google

Phillipsite-Na Find it on Google

Philolithite Find it on Google

Phlogopite Find it on Google

Phoenicochroite Find it on Google

Phosgenite Find it on Google

Phosinaite-(Ce) Find it on Google

Phosphammite Find it on Google

Phosphoellenbergerite Find it on Google

Phosphoferrite Find it on Google

Phosphofibrite Find it on Google

Phosphogartrellite Find it on Google

Phosphohedyphane Find it on Google

Phosphophyllite Find it on Google

Phosphorrosslerite Find it on Google

Phosphosiderite Find it on Google

Phosphovanadylite Find it on Google

Phosphuranylite Find it on Google

Phuralumite Find it on Google

Phurcalite Find it on Google

Phyllotungstite Find it on Google

Pickeringite Find it on Google

Picotpaulite Find it on Google

Picromerite Find it on Google

Picropharmacolite Find it on Google

Piemontite Find it on Google

Piemontite-(Sr) Find it on Google

Piergorite-(Ce) Find it on Google

Pierrotite Find it on Google

Pigeonite Find it on Google

Pillaite Find it on Google

Pilsenite Find it on Google

Pinakiolite Find it on Google

Pinalite Find it on Google

Pinchite Find it on Google

Pingguite Find it on Google

Pinnoite Find it on Google

Pintadoite Find it on Google

Piretite Find it on Google

Pirquitasite Find it on Google

Pirssonite Find it on Google

Pitiglianoite Find it on Google

Pitticite Find it on Google

Piypite Find it on Google

Plagionite Find it on Google

Plancheite Find it on Google

Planerite Find it on Google

Platarsite Find it on Google

Platinum Find it on Google

Plattnerite Find it on Google

Playfairite Find it on Google

Plombierite Find it on Google

Plumbobetafite Find it on Google

Plumboferrite Find it on Google

Plumbogummite Find it on Google

Plumbojarosite Find it on Google

Plumbomicrolite Find it on Google

Plumbonacrite Find it on Google

Plumbopalladinite Find it on Google

Plumbopyrochlore Find it on Google

Plumbotellurite Find it on Google

Plumbotsumite Find it on Google

Poitevinite Find it on Google

Pokrovskite Find it on Google

Polarite Find it on Google

Poldervaartite Find it on Google

Polhemusite Find it on Google

Polkanovite Find it on Google

Polkovicite Find it on Google

Pollucite Find it on Google

Polyakovite-(Ce) Find it on Google

Polybasite Find it on Google

Polycrase-(Y) Find it on Google

Polydymite Find it on Google

Polyhalite Find it on Google

Polylithionite Find it on Google

Polyphite Find it on Google

Ponomarevite Find it on Google

Poppiite Find it on Google

Portlandite Find it on Google

Posnjakite Find it on Google

Potarite Find it on Google

Potassic-carpholite Find it on Google

Potassic-chlorohastingsite Find it on Google

Potassic-chloroparagasite Find it on Google

Potassic-fluorrichterite Find it on Google

Potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite Find it on Google

Potassic-magnesiosadanagaite Find it on Google

Potassicarfvedsonite Find it on Google

Potassicferrisadanagaite Find it on Google

Potassicleakeite Find it on Google

Potassicpargasite Find it on Google

Potassicsadanagaite Find it on Google

Potassium Find it on Google

Potosiite Find it on Google

Pottsite Find it on Google

Poubaite Find it on Google

Poudretteite Find it on Google

Poughite Find it on Google

Povondraite Find it on Google

Powellite Find it on Google

Poyarkovite Find it on Google

Prehnite Find it on Google

Preisingerite Find it on Google

Preiswerkite Find it on Google

Preobrazhenskite Find it on Google

Pretulite Find it on Google

Prewittite Find it on Google

Priceite Find it on Google

Priderite Find it on Google

Pringleite Find it on Google

Prismatine Find it on Google

Probertite Find it on Google

Prosopite Find it on Google

Prosperite Find it on Google

Protasite Find it on Google

Protoanthophyllite Find it on Google

Protoferro-anthophyllite Find it on Google

Protomangano-ferro-anthophyllite Find it on Google

Proudite Find it on Google

Proustite Find it on Google

Przhevalskite Find it on Google

Pseudo-autunite Find it on Google

Pseudoboleite Find it on Google

Pseudobrookite Find it on Google

Pseudocotunnite Find it on Google

Pseudograndreefite Find it on Google

Pseudolaueite Find it on Google

Pseudomalachite Find it on Google

Pseudorutile Find it on Google

Pseudosinhalite Find it on Google

Pseudowollastonite Find it on Google

Pucherite Find it on Google

Pumpellyite-(Al) Find it on Google

Pumpellyite-(Fe++) Find it on Google

Pumpellyite-(Fe+++) Find it on Google

Pumpellyite-(Mg) Find it on Google

Pumpellyite-(Mn++) Find it on Google

Purpurite Find it on Google

Pushcharovskite Find it on Google

Putoranite Find it on Google

Putzite Find it on Google

Pyatenkoite-(Y) Find it on Google

Pyrargyrite Find it on Google

Pyrite Find it on Google

Pyroaurite Find it on Google

Pyrobelonite Find it on Google

Pyrochlore Find it on Google

Pyrochroite Find it on Google

Pyrolusite Find it on Google

Pyromorphite Find it on Google

Pyrope Find it on Google

Pyrophanite Find it on Google

Pyrophyllite Find it on Google

Pyrostilpnite Find it on Google

Pyroxene Find it on Google

Pyroxferroite Find it on Google

Pyroxmangite Find it on Google

Pyrrhotite Find it on Google