Sabugalite
HAl(UO2 )4 (PO4 )4 ·16H2 O
Minerals containing H2O , Autunite (group) , Minerals containing PO4
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Open
Sabugalite, Monts d´Ambrazac, Margnac, France, size: 45 mm
Photo by Weirdmeister (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 4.0
0
11
0
PL
Mineral, Orthophosphate , Phosphate , Uranyl , Hydrated
Sakhaite
Ca48 Mg16 (BO3 )32 (CO3 )16 ·2(H2 O,HCl)
Minerals containing H2O , Minerals containing BO3 , Minerals containing CO3
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0
2
0
PL/XL
Mineral, Hydrated , Borate , Carbonate
Saléeite
Mg(UO2 )2 (PO4 )2 (H2 O)10
Minerals containing H2O , Autunite (group) , Minerals containing PO4
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Open
Image of Saléeite in specimen 'M 30874 Saleeite' (Museums Victoria) from Victoria, Australia
Photo by Frank Coffa, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)
0
13
0
PL
Mineral, Orthophosphate , Phosphate , Uranyl , Hydrated
Samarium ultraphosphate
SmP5 O14
REE ultraphosphate
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1
8
2
CL/SEM, SXES
REE, Phosphate , Synthetic , Compound , Ultraphosphate
Sanidine
(K,Na)(Si,Al)4 O8
Alkali feldspar
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Open
Sanidine specimen from Itrongay, Mahasoa East Commune, Betroka District, Anosy Region, Tuléar Province, Madagascar. Size: 2.5 x 1.9 x 1.0 cm, 47.09 ct.
Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0
2
5
0
PL, PL/XL
Mineral, Aluminosilicate
Sanmartinite
ZnWO4
Minerals containing W[VI]O4
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1
0
0
—
Mineral, Tungstate
Saponite
(Ca,Na)0.3 (Mg,Fe)3 (Si,Al)4 O10 (OH)2 ·4H2 O
Minerals containing H2O , Minerals containing OH , Smectite (group)
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Open
Saponite from the the Tashkivske section of the Varvarovskiy deposit, Khmelnytskyi oblast, Ukraine
(C) 2013 'Saponite Mineral' (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA-4.0
1
0
0
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Hydroxide , Mineral, Silicate , Hydrated
Sapphire
Al2 O3
Corundum
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Open
Sapphire specimen from Malawi
Photo by Greg Polley, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
0
11
0
CL/FloodGun, CL/SEM, PL/Laser, Unknown
Variety, Simple oxide
Scandium
Sc
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Open
Scandium crystals in a sample jar
(C) 2012 Rrausch1974 (via Wikimedia Commons). CC-BY-SA-3.0
1
8
2
SXES
Metal , Element
Scandium orthophosphate
ScPO4
REE orthophosphate
Scandium yttrium orthophosphate (var. Eu3+ doped)
0
9
0
PL/UV, TL
Phosphate , Orthophosphate , Compound
Scapolite
(Na,Ca)4 [Al3 Si9 O24 ]Cl
Scapolite (group)
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Open
Photo by Мухин Кирилл (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 4.0
1
46
0
PL, PL/XL
Aluminosilicate , Series
Scapolite (group)
(Na,Ca)4 Al3 Si9 O24 (Cl,SO4 ,CO3 )
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Meionite , Silvialite , Scapolite , Marialite
2
55
4
Reflectance
Sulphate , Aluminosilicate , Carbonate , Group
Scheelite
CaWO4
Scheelite (group) , Minerals containing W[VI]O4 , Calcium tungstate
Molybdoscheelite
Open
Luminescence of scheelite (blue) on muscovite under UV shortwave illumination, from Yaogangxian Mine, Yaogangxian W-Sn ore field, Yizhang Co., Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Photo by Géry PARENT (via Wikimedia Commons), Public Domain
21
208
8
CL, CL/SEM, EDS, Reflectance, SXES
Mineral, Tungstate
Scheelite (group)
A (X O4 ), A =Ca,Pb; X =Mo,W
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Stolzite , Scheelite , Raspite , Wulfenite , Powellite
Open
Scheelite specimen from Camp Bird Mine, Ouray Co., CO, USA
Photo by Ken Larsen, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
0
256
10
CL, CL/SEM, EDS, Reflectance, SXES
Group
Schoepite
(UO2 )4 O(OH)6 (H2 O)6
Minerals containing H2O , Minerals containing OH
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Open
Schoepite (yellow) on rutherfordine (tan), from Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0
0
3
0
PL
Hydroxide , Mineral, Uranyl , Hydrated