Pentlandite (Fe,Ni)9 S8
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1
0
0
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Mineral, Sulphide
Periclase MgO
Magnesium oxide , Periclase (group) —
Open
Periclase specimen from Stassfurt, Saxony, Germany
Photo courtesy Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
0
38
2
CL/SEM
Mineral, Simple oxide
Petalite LiAlSi4 O10
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Open
Petalite from Araçuaí, Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Approximately 12 cm x 9 cm.
Photo by Stephen E. Fritz (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY 3.0
2
10
2
Reflectance
Mineral, Aluminosilicate
Phenakite Be2 SiO4
Phenakite (group) , Minerals containing SiO4 —
Open
Phenakite specimen from Jos Plateau, Plateau State, Nigeria. Size is 4.2 x 3.7 x 2.9 cm.
Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0
0
9
0
PL, PL/XL
Mineral, Silicate
Phlogopite KMg3 (AlSi3 O10 )(OH)2 , K(Mg,FeII )3 (AlSi3 O10 )(OH)2
Biotite , Minerals containing OH Phlogopite-1M , Phlogopite-2M1
Open
Phlogopite specimen from Sydenham (near), Ontario, Canada
Photo by Burton Litman, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
9
7
3
Reflectance
Hydroxide , Mineral, Aluminosilicate
Phlogopite-1M KMg3 (AlSi3 O10 )(OH)2
Phlogopite —
4
0
0
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Hydroxide , Aluminosilicate , Polytype
Phlogopite-2M1 KMg3 (AlSi3 O10 )(OH)2
Phlogopite —
3
0
0
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Hydroxide , Aluminosilicate , Polytype
Phosgenite Pb2 (CO3 )Cl2
Minerals containing CO3 —
1
0
0
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Carbonate , Mineral, Halide
Phosphuranylite KCa(H3 O)3 (UO2 )7 (PO4 )4 O4 ·8H2 O
Minerals containing PO4 , Minerals containing H2O —
Open
Phosphuranylite specimen from South Alligator River, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australiia
Photo by Weirdmeister (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 4.0
0
4
0
PL
Mineral, Orthophosphate , Phosphate , Uranyl , Hydrated
Plagioclase (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2 ]O8
Feldspar (group) Albite, Ca , Albite , Oligoclase , Anorthite , Andesine , Labradorite , Bytownite
Open
Plagioclase feldspar displaying cleavage
Photo via USGS, Public Domain
2
19
6
CL, EDS
Aluminosilicate , Subgroup
Platinum Pt
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Open
Crystals of pure platinum grown by gas phase transport
Photo by Periodictableru (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-3.0
1
14
1
SXES
Mineral , Metal , Element
Plumbogummite PbAl3 (PO4 )(PO3 OH)(OH)6
Plumbogummite (group) , Minerals containing OH , Minerals containing PO4 —
Open
Plumbogummite from the Yangshuo Mine, Guangxi Province, China. Specimen size 4 cm.
Photo by Strickja (via Wikimedia Commons), Public Domain
0
9
1
CL/SEM
Mineral, Orthophosphate , Phosphate , Hydroxide
Pollucite Cs(Si2 Al)O6 ·n H2 O
Zeolite (group) , Minerals containing H2O —
Open
Pollucite from Paprok, Afghanistan. Galerie de Minéralogie et de Géologie du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle à Paris.
Photo by Marie-Lan Taÿ Pamart (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY 4.0
4
9
3
Reflectance
Mineral, Hydrated , Aluminosilicate
Polylithionite KLi2 AlSi4 O10 F2
Mica Polylithionite-1M
Open
Polylithionite (white) on serandite (salmon), from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Photo by Parent Géry (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 3.0
1
2
0
PL/XL
Mineral, Aluminosilicate
Polylithionite-1M KLi2 AlSi4 O10 F2
Polylithionite —
1
0
0
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Aluminosilicate , Polytype
