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
©
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
Spodumene
LiAlSi2 O6
Clinopyroxene
Kunzite , Hiddenite
Open
Kunzite specimen from Oceanview Mine, Pala, CA, USA
©
Photo by Greg Polley, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
21
2
CL, CL/SEM
Mineral, Silicate
Stibnite
Sb2 S3
—
—
Open
Specimen of stibnite from Banat, Romania. Specimen M 36618, Museums Victoria.
©
Photo by Benjamin Healley, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)
0
1
SXES
Mineral, Sulphide
Stillwellite-(Ce)
CeBSiO5
—
—
Open
Crystal of stillwellite-(Ce) (red, 1.3cm) in matrix, from Darai-Pioz Glacier, Alai Range, Tien Shan Mts, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan. Size: 4.4 x 3.8 x 2.3 cm
©
Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0
4
0
PL
Mineral , REE, Borosilicate
Stolzite
PbWO4
Scheelite (group) , Lead tungstate , Minerals containing W[VI]O4
—
Open
Stolzite crystals, to 3.5 mm across, perched on a limonitic matrix, from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
©
Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0
16
0
PL, PL/XL, Raman
Mineral, Tungstate
Strontianite
SrCO3
Aragonite (group) , Minerals containing CO3
—
Open
Strontianite pseudo-hexagonal crystals, from Oberdorf an der Laming, Laming valley, Bruck an der Mur, Styria, Austria. Size: 2.4 x 2.3 x 1.8 cm
©
Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0
34
0
CL/OM, PL, PL/XL, Raman, Unknown
Carbonate , Mineral
Strontium aluminium fluoride
SrAlF5
—
—
1
0
Unknown
Halide , Synthetic , Compound
Strontium borate
SrB4 O7
—
—
1
0
Unknown
Borate , Synthetic , Compound
Strontium boron oxybromide
Sr2 B5 O9 Br
—
—
1
0
Unknown
Compound, Synthetic
Strontium boron oxychloride
Sr2 B5 O9 Cl
—
—
1
0
Unknown
Synthetic , Compound, Oxychloride
Strontium fluorichloride
SrFCl
—
—
1
0
Unknown
Halide , Synthetic , Compound