Smithsonite ZnCO3
Calcite (group) , Minerals containing CO3 —
Open
Specimen of Smithsonite, from Tsumeb, Otjikoto, Namibia. NMNH 137559 00
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Photo by Penland, Smithsonian Institution. CC0
10
0
CL, PL, Raman, Unknown
Carbonate , Mineral
Sodalite Na4 (Si3 Al3 )O12 Cl, Na8 Al6 Si6 O24 Cl2
Sodalite (group) Hackmanite
Open
Sodalite from collection of Wikipedia user Ra'ike
©
CC BY-SA 3.0 Ra'ike
63
3
CL, CL/SEM
Mineral, Aluminosilicate
Sodalite (group) —
Feldspathoid (group) Lazurite , Tugtupite , Tsaregorodtsevite , Nosean , Sodalite , Vladimirivanovite , Sapozhnikovite , Haüyne , Sodalite, synthetic , Bolotinaite , Slyudyankaite
1
0
PL
Group
Soddyite (UO2 )2 (SiO4 )(H2 O)2
Minerals containing H2O , Minerals containing SiO4 —
Open
Soddyite specimen from Shinkolobwe Mine, Shaba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, ex Dr. Wilke coll.
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Photo by Weirdmeister (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY 4.0
2
0
PL
Mineral, Silicate , Uranyl , Hydrated
Sodium bromide NaBr
—
—
1
0
IR
Halide , Compound
Sodium chloride NaCl
—
—
Open
Specimen of Halite, from Kłodawa, Poland. Exhibit of the Earth and Man" Museum in Sofia, Bulgaria
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Photo by Vassia Atanassova, via Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 3.0
3
0
PL
Halide , Compound
Sodium hydroxide NaOH
—
—
2
0
IR, Raman
Hydroxide , Compound
Sodium iodide NaI
—
—
1
0
IR
Halide , Compound
Sodium sulphate Na2 SO4
—
Thénardite , Thenardite
11
0
PL
Sulphate , Synthetic , Compound
Sogdianite KZr2 Li3 Si12 O30
Osumilite (group) —
Open
Single crystal group of the rare zirconium mineral sogdianite from the type locality: Dara-i-Pioz Glacier, Tien Shan Mountains, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan
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Photo by David Hospital (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 4.0
1
0
PL
Mineral, Silicate
Solongoite Ca2 B3 O4 (OH)4 Cl
Minerals containing OH —
3
0
PL/XL
Hydroxide , Mineral, Borate
Sorosilicate [Si2 O7 ]6-
—
—
1
0
Reflectance
Group
Spessartine MnII 3 Al2 (SiO4 )3
Minerals containing SiO4 , Garnet —
Open
Specimen of spessartine, from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Specimen M 37302, Museums Victoria
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Photo by Sarah McCaffrey, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)
2
2
CL, Reflectance
Mineral, Aluminosilicate
Sphalerite ZnS, (Zn,Fe)S
Zinc sulphide , Sphalerite (group) Marmatite
Open
Sphalerite specimen from Rodna, Transilvania, Romania
©
Photo by Ken Larsen, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
20
3
CL/SEM, SXES
Mineral, Sulphide
Spinel (FeII ,Mg)(CrIII ,Al)2 O4 , MgAl2 O4
Spinel (subgroup) —
Open
Pink and blue spinels from Tajikistan
©
Photo by Chip Clark, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
23
3
CL/SEM, SXES
Mineral
