Mineral Names Starting With Q
Comprehensive List of Minerals
Browse minerals by first letter
Quench your curiosity with minerals that start with Q. Quartz dominates this category with its many varieties and widespread presence, but lesser-known minerals like Qingsongite offer a glimpse into rare geological conditions.
| Name | CNMMN/CNMNC Approved Formula | First Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Qandilite | (Mg,Fe3+)2(Ti,Fe3+,Al)O4 | Mineralogical Magazine 49 (1985), 739 |
| Qaqarssukite-(Ce) | BaCe(CO3)2F | Canadian Mineralogist 44 (2006), 1137 |
| Qatranaite | CaZn2(OH)6(H2O)2 | European Journal of Mineralogy 31 (2019), 575 |
| Qeltite | Ca3TiSi2(Fe3+ Si)O 2 14 |
Mineralogical Magazine 88 (2024), 335 |
| Qilianshanite | NaH4(CO3)(BO3)·2H2O | Acta Mineralogica Sinica 13 (1993), 97 |
| Qingheiite | NaNaMn(MgAl)(PO4)3 | Acta Mineralogica Sinica 3 (1983), 161 |
| Qingsongite | BN | American Mineralogist 99 (2014), 764 |
| Qitianlingite | Fe2+ 6+ 2Nb2W O10 |
Acta Mineralogica Sinica 5 (1985), 193 |
| Quadratite | AgCdAsS3 | Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen 78 (1998), 489 |
| Quadridavyne | [(Na,K)6Cl2][Ca2Cl2][(Si6Al6O24)] | European Journal of Mineralogy 6 (1994), 481 |
| Quadruphite | Na6Na2(CaNa)2Na2Ti2Na2Ti2(Si2O7)2(PO4)4O4F2 | Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 121(1) (1992), 105 |
| Quartz | SiO2 | original paper? |
| Quatrandorite | AgPbSb3S6 | Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 21 (1893), 193 |
| Queitite | Zn2Pb4(Si2O7)(SiO4)(SO4) | Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie Monatshefte (1979), 203 |
| Quenselite | PbMn3+O2(OH) | Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar 47 (1925), 377 |
| Quenstedtite | Fe3+ 2(SO4)3·11H2O |
Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie 15 (1889), 11 |
| Quetzalcoatlite | Cu2+ 6+ 3Zn6Te 2O12(OH)6·(Ag,Pb,☐)Cl |
Mineralogical Magazine 39 (1973), 261 |
| Quijarroite | Cu6HgPb2Bi4Se12 | Minerals 6 (2016), 123 |
| Quintinite | Mg4Al2(OH)12(CO3)·3H2O | Canadian Mineralogist 35 (1997), 1541 |
| Qusongite | WC | American Mineralogist 94 (2009), 387 |