Cinnabar HgS
Mercury sulphide —
Open
©
2009 JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/), CC-BY-SA-3.0
15
1
CL/SEM
Mineral, Sulphide
Clarkeite (Na,Ca,Pb)(UO2 )O(OH)·0-1(H2 O)
Minerals containing OH , Minerals containing H2O —
5
0
PL
Hydroxide , Mineral, Uranyl , Hydrated
Clinoamphibole —
Amphibole —
2
0
Reflectance
Variety, Informal
Clinochlore (Mg,FeII )5 Al(AlSi3 O10 )(OH)8 , Mg5 Al(AlSi3 O10 )(OH)8
Minerals containing OH , Chlorite (group) —
Open
Clinochlore specimen from Achmatowsk, Ural Mtns., Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
©
Photo by Burton Litman, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
3
0
PL/XL, Reflectance
Hydroxide , Mineral, Aluminosilicate
Clinochrysotile Mg3 Si2 O5 (OH)4
—
—
Open
©
Photo by Eurico Zimbres, Public Domain
2
0
PL
Hydroxide , Silicate
Cobalt Co
—
—
Open
Specimen of metallic cobalt
©
Photo by Benjah-bmm27 (via Wikimedia Commons), Public Domain
13
2
SXES
Metal , Element
Cobalt oxyhydroxide CoOOH
—
—
2
0
IR
Hydroxide , Compound
Coesite SiO2
Silica —
Open
Crossed-polars image of coesite grain (gray) ~1 mm across in eclogite. Small colored inclusion is pyroxene. Polycrystalline rim is quartz.
©
J. Smyth. / Jasperox at en.wikipedia (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 1.0
1
1
CL
Mineral, Simple oxide
Colemanite CaB3 O4 (OH)3 ·H2 O
Minerals containing OH , Minerals containing H2O —
1
0
PL
Hydroxide , Mineral, Hydrated , Borate
Collophane Ca5 (PO4 )3 (OH,F,Cl)
Apatite —
Open
Collophane from near Drummond, Powell Co., Montana, USA
©
Photo by Dave Dyet http://www.shutterstone.com http://www.dyet.com, Public Domain
6
0
CL/OM
Phosphate , Orthophosphate , Variety
Colquiriite CaLiAlF6
—
—
Open
Specimen of Colquiriite from Serra Branca pegmatite, Pedra Lavrada, Paraíba, Brazil
©
Photo by Christian Rewitzer (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 3.0
1
0
Unknown
Mineral, Halide
Cookeite (Al,Li)3 Al2 (Si,Al)4 O10 (OH)8
Minerals containing OH , Chlorite (group) —
Open
Cookeite specimen from Haddam Neck, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, United States
©
Photo by Steve Taub, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
2
0
PL/XL, Reflectance
Hydroxide , Mineral, Aluminosilicate
Copper Cu
—
—
Open
Macro of native copper about 1 ½ inches (4 cm) in size.
©
Photo by Jonathan Zander (via WIkimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 3.0
13
1
SXES
Mineral , Metal , Element
Copper(II) hydroxide Cu(OH)2
—
—
5
0
IR
Hydroxide, Compound
Cordierite Mg2 Al4 Si5 O18
—
—
Open
Cordierite specimen from Odisha, India
©
Photo by Greg Polley, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
3
0
PL
Mineral, Aluminosilicate
