Material Index for the Spectroscopy Database

Material Index

Name	Formula	Classifications	Members	Image	Specimens	Lines	Spectra	Techniques	Tags
Vimsite	CaB₂O₂(OH)₄	Minerals containing OH	—	Vimsite Outstanding white crystals of the extremely rare mineral vimsite, a calcium borate, from the type locality (Solongo, Buryatia, Eastern Siberia, Russian Federation) Photo by David Hospital (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 4.0	0	2	0	PL/XL	Hydroxide , Mineral, Borate
Vinogradovite	Na₄Ti₄(Si₂O₆)₂[(Si,Al)₄O₁₀]O₄·(H₂O,Na,K)₃	Minerals containing H2O	—		0	2	0	PL, PL/XL	Mineral, Silicate , Hydrated , Titanate
Vishnevite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(SO₄)·2H₂O	Calcrinite (group), Minerals containing SO4, Minerals containing H2O	—	Vishnevite Vishnevite sulfate cancrinite with orthoclase and melanite, from Loch Borrolan, Sutherland, Scotland Photo by Dave Dyet http://www.shutterstone.com http://www.dyet.com), Public Domain	0	6	0	PL	Mineral, Sulphate , Hydrated , Aluminosilicate
Vitusite-(Ce)	Na₃Ce(PO₄)₂	Minerals containing PO4, REE phosphate	—	Vitusite-(Ce) Pale pink crystals of the rare mineral vitusite-(Ce) from the cotype locality in Karnasurt (Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation) Photo by David Hospital (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 4.0	0	4	0	PL	Phosphate , Mineral , REE, Orthophosphate
Vlasovite	Na₂ZrSi₄O₁₁	—	—	Vlasovite Transparent yellow-gray vlasovite crystal in bright pink eudialyte matrix. A white rind of gittinsite surrounds the vlasovite. From Kipawa alkaline complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0	0	1	0	PL	Mineral, Silicate
Voltaite	K₂Fe^II₅Fe^III₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	Minerals containing SO4, Minerals containing H2O	—		1	0	0	—	Mineral, Hydrated , Sulphate
Vuonnemite	Na₁₁Nb₂TiSi₄O₁₂(PO₄)₂O₅F₂	Minerals containing PO4	—	Vuonnemite Light yellow single crystal of vuonnemite from one of the few known localities worlwide. From: Shkatulka Pegmatite, Lovozero Massif, Kola, Russian Federation. Photo by David Hospital (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 4.0	0	3	0	PL, PL/XL	Mineral, Phosphate , Silicate , Orthophosphate
Wadeite	K₂ZrSi₃O₉	Benitoite (group)	—	Wadeite Wadeite (lavender, 1.8cm) on orthoclase-aegirine matrix, from Eveslogchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Size: 2.7 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0	0	3	0	PL, PL/XL	Mineral, Silicate
Wakefieldite-(Y)	YVO₄	Minerals containing VO4, Yttrium orthovanadate, Xenotime (group)	—	Wakefieldite-(Y) Crystal of wakefieldite-(Ce) on brewsterite-Sr, from Yellow Lake, Olalla, British Columbia, Canada. Size: 3 × 1.6 × 1.4 cm Photo by Joan Rosell, from rosellminerals.com. CC-BY-SA 4.0	1	10	1	CL/SEM	Mineral , REE, Vanadate
Water	H₂O	—	—		0	3	0	IR	Simple oxide , Compound
Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	Minerals containing PO4, Minerals containing OH, Minerals containing H2O	—	Wavellite Image of specimen 'M 30857 Wavellite' (Museums Victoria - Mines Department (Geological Survey of Victoria) Collection) from Victoria, Australia Photo by Frank Coffa, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)	2	1	0	PL	Hydroxide , Mineral, Orthophosphate , Phosphate , Hydrated
Whewellite	Ca(C₂O₄)·H₂O	Minerals containing H2O	—	Whewellite Specimen of Whewellite from Burgk, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Size: 1.2 x 1 x .2 cm Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0	0	3	0	PL, PL/XL	Mineral , Hydrated , Organic
White mica	—	Mica	Sericite, Illite		0	5	0	Reflectance	Aluminosilicate , Informal
Willemite	Zn₂SiO₄, (Zn,Mn)₂SiO₄	Minerals containing SiO4, Phenakite (group)	—	Willemite Fluorescence image of willemite (green), from Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA. Size: 10.8 x 8.8 x 5.9 cm Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0	8	8	4	CL/SEM, PL/Laser, Reflectance	Mineral, Silicate
Witherite	BaCO₃	Minerals containing CO3, Aragonite (group)	—	Witherite Wittherite crystal with galena, from Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor District, North Pennines, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, UK. Size: 6 x 5.3 x 4 cm Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0	4	20	2	CL/SEM, SXES	Carbonate , Mineral