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Hedenbergite, CaFeSi2O6, is the iron rich end member of the pyroxene group having a monoclinic crystal system. It is a rock-forming mineral in several metamorphic…

Hectorite is a rare soft, greasy, white clay mineral with a chemical formula of Na0.3(Mg, Li)3 Si4O10(OH)2. It is a basic silicate of magnesium and…

Heazlewoodite, Ni3S2, is a rare sulfur-poor nickel sulfide mineral found in serpentinized dunite. It is a rare nickel sulfide mineral found in serpentinized dunite. It…

Hazenite is a hydrous phosphate mineral with the chemical formula of KNaMg2(PO4)2·14H2O, therefore a hydrous alkali magnesium phosphate. It is a member of the struvite…

Haxonite is an iron-nickel carbide mineral found in iron meteorites and carbonaceous chondrites. It has a chemical formula of (Fe, Ni)23C6, crystallizes in the cubic…

Hawleyite is a rare sulfide mineral in the sphalerite group, dimorphous and easily confused with greenockite. It was discovered in 1955 in the Hector-Calumet mine,…

Hauyne, is a tectosilicate mineral with sulfate, with endmember formula Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4). It is a mineral usually occurring in rounded crystalline grains, rarely in distinct isometric…

Hausmannite is a complex oxide of manganese-containing both di- and tri-valent manganese. The formula can be represented as Mn2+ Mn3+2O4. It is an opaque mineral…

Hauerite is a manganese sulfide mineral with the chemical formula MnS2. It is a mineral consisting of native manganese sulfide and occurring as reddish brown…

Harmotome is a mineral, one of the rarer zeolites; a hydrated barium silicate with the formula: (Ba0.5,Ca0.5,Na,K)5Al5,Si11O32·12(H2O). It is a rare zeolite, a hydrated barium…

Hardystonite is a rare calcium zinc silicate mineral first described from the Franklin, New Jersey, U.S. zinc deposits. It has a chemical composition of Ca2ZnSiO7.…

Hapkeite is a mineral discovered in the Dhofar 280 meteorite found in 2000 in Oman on the Arabian peninsula. The meteorite is believed to originate…