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Carminite (Formula- PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2) is an anhydrous arsenate mineral containing hydroxyl. It is a rare secondary mineral that is structurally related to palermoite (Li2SrAl4(PO4)4(OH)4). Sewardite (CaFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2)…

Carlsbergite is a nitride mineral that has the chemical formula CrN, or chromium nitride. It is named after the Carlsberg Foundation which backed the recovery…

Carlosruizite is a sulfate or selenate – iodate mineral with chemical formula: K6(Na, K)4 Na6Mg10 (SeO4)12 (IO3)12·12H2O. It is found in samples of iquiqueite leached from caliche amarillo…

Carletonite is a rare silicate mineral with formula KNa4Ca4(CO3)4Si8O18(F, OH)·(H2O). It is a rare mineral that can be found at its type, and only, the…

Canfieldite is a rare silver tin sulfide mineral with formula: Ag8SnS6. The mineral typically contains variable amounts of germanium substitution in the tin site and…

Cancrinite is a complex carbonate and silicate of sodium, calcium, and aluminum with the formula Na6Ca2[(CO3)2|Al6Si6O24]·2H2O. It is one of the rarer members of the…

Canavesite, Mg2(HBO3)(CO3)∙5H2O, is a rare carboborate mineral from the abandoned Brosso mine in Italy. The only other locality for Canavesite is at the Sterling mine…

Campigliaite is a copper and manganese sulfate mineral with a chemical formula of Cu4Mn(SO4)2(OH)6·4H2O. It is a rare secondary mineral in the oxidized zone of…

Calumetite is a natural rarely occurring mineral. It was discovered in 1963 at the Centennial Mine near Calumet, Michigan, United States. It was named after…

Caledonite, whose name derives from Caledonia, the historical name of its place of discovery (Scotland), is a richly colored blue-green sulfate-carbonate mineral of lead and…

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Calderite is a mineral in the garnet group with the chemical formula (Mn2+, Ca)3(Fe3+, Al)2(SiO4)3. It was named after James Calder, an early writer on…