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Wad *  (see Lithiophorite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wad *  (see Nsutite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wad *  (see Pyrolusite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wad *  (see Takanelite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wad *  (see Vernadite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wadalite  Say WADALITE Mineral Image for Wadalite Mindat locations   Ca6Al5Si2O16Cl3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Tsunashiro Wada (1856-1920), first Director General of the Geological Survey of Japan.
Wadeite  Say WADEITE Mineral Image for Wadeite Mindat locations   K2ZrSi3O9 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Arthur Wade (1878-1951), Australian geologist who collected the mineral.
Wadsleyite  Say WADSLEYITE Mindat locations   (Mg,Fe++)2SiO4
Wagnerite  Say WAGNERITE Mineral Image for Wagnerite Java Crystal form for Wagnerite Mindat locations   (Mg,Fe++)2(PO4)F NAME ORIGIN: Named for F. M. von Wagner (1768-1851), mining official in Munich, Germany.
Wairakite  Say WAIRAKITE Mineral Image for Wairakite Mindat locations   CaAl2Si4O12·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the loclity.
Wairauite  Say WAIRAUITE Mindat locations   CoFe NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Red Hill, Warau Valley, South Island, New Zealand.
Wakabayashilite  Say WAKABAYASHILITE Mineral Image for Wakabayashilite Mindat locations   (As,Sb)11S18 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Yaichiro Wakabayashi (1874-1943), mineralogist for Mitsubishi Mining.
Wakefieldite-(Ce)  Say WAKEFIELDITE-(CE) Mineral Image for Wakefieldite-(Ce) Mindat locations   (Ce+++,Pb++,Pb++++)VO4 NAME ORIGIN: Renamed from kusuite in 1977 for the locality, changed to wakefieldite-Ce as the Ce analog of wakefieldite-Y. LOCALITY: Kusu deposit, 85 km SW of Kinshasa, Zaire.
Wakefieldite-(Y)  Say WAKEFIELDITE-(Y) Mindat locations   YVO4
Walentaite  Say WALENTAITE Mineral Image for Walentaite Mindat locations   (Ca,Mn++,Fe++)Fe+++3(AsO4)(PO4)3(PO3OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Kurt Walenta (1927-), mineralogist, University of Stuttgart, Germany, who has studied many phosphate minerals.
Walfordite !   Java Crystal form for Walfordite Mindat locations   (Fe+++,Te++++++)Te++++3O8 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Phillip Walford (b. 1945), of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Vice-President and Chief Geologist of LAC Minerals, Ltd., at the time that mining company held the mining rights to the
Walkerite !   Mineral Image for Walkerite Mindat locations   Ca16(Mg,Li,[ ])2[B13O17(OH)12]4Cl6·28(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Thomas Leonard Walker (1867-1942), Founding Member and past president Geological Society of America.
Wallisite  Say WALLISITE Mineral Image for Wallisite Mindat locations   PbTl(Cu,Ag)As2S5 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Wallis, the German name for the Swiss Canton in which the Lengenbach quarry is located.
Wallkilldellite  Say WALLKILLDELLITE Mindat locations   Ca4Mn++6As+++++4O16(OH)8·18(H2O)
Wallkilldellite-(Fe) !  Say WALLKILLDELLITE-(FE) Mineral Image for Wallkilldellite-(Fe) Mindat locations   (Ca,Cu)4Fe6[(As,Si)O4]4(OH)8·18(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named as the Fe++ dominant analog of wallkilldellite.
Walpurgite  Say WALPURGITE Mineral Image for Walpurgite Mindat locations   Bi4(UO2)(AsO4)2O4·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Walpurgis vein, Weisse Hirsch mine, Neustadtel, Schneeberg, Saxony, Germany.
Walstromite  Say WALSTROMITE Mindat locations   BaCa2Si3O9 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Robert E. Walstrom (1920-), American mineral collector, who discovered the mineral.
Walthierite  Say WALTHIERITE Mindat locations   Ba0.5Al3(SO4)2(OH)6
Wapplerite *  (see Rosslerite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wardite  Say WARDITE Mineral Image for Wardite Mindat locations   NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Henry Augustus Ward (1834-1906), mineral dealer and collector, Rochester, New York, USA.
Wardsmithite  Say WARDSMITHITE Mindat locations   Ca5MgB24O42·30(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ward C. Smith (1906-), U. S. Geologist.
Warikahnite  Say WARIKAHNITE Mindat locations   Zn3(AsO4)2·2(H2O)
Warp Factor 9 *  (see Dilithium ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Warwickite  Say WARWICKITE Mineral Image for Warwickite Mindat locations   Mg(Ti,Fe+++,Al)(BO3)O NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Southwest of Edenville, in the town of Warwick, Orange Co., New York.
Watanabeite  Say WATANABEITE Mindat locations   Cu4(As,Sb)2S5 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Takeo Watanabe, (1907-1986), Japanese mineralogist.
Watatsumiite !   Mineral Image for Watatsumiite Mindat locations   Na2KMn2LiV2Si8O24 NAME ORIGIN: Named after watatsumi, Japanese god of the sea as is the analogue (neptunite) neptune, Roman god of the sea.
Watkinsonite  Say WATKINSONITE Mindat locations   PbCu2Bi4(Se,S)8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for David H. Watkinson (1937-), Canadian mineralogist.
Wattersite  Say WATTERSITE Mineral Image for Wattersite Mindat locations   Hg+4Hg++Cr++++++O6 NAME ORIGIN: The mineral is named for Mr. Lu Watters(1911-1989), a well known California mineral collector, jazz trumpeter, chef and environmentalist.
Wattevillite  Say WATTEVILLITE Mindat locations   Na2Ca(SO4)2·4(H2O) (?) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Oscar de Watteville of Paris, France.
Wavellite  Say WAVELLITE Mineral Image for Wavellite Java Crystal form for Wavellite Mindat locations   Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3·5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after William Wavell (?-1829) of England who discovered the mineral.
Wawayandaite  Say WAWAYANDAITE Mindat locations   Ca12Mn4B2Be18Si12O46(OH,Cl)30 [Ortho] NAME ORIGIN: Named from the Lenni Lenape Native American word "wawayanda," many or several winding, in allusion to the grossly curved and winding habit of its crystals.
Waylandite  Say WAYLANDITE Mineral Image for Waylandite Mindat locations   BiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Weberite  Say WEBERITE Mineral Image for Weberite Mindat locations   Na2MgAlF7 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Theobald C. F. Weber (1823-1886), one of the founders of the cryolite industry in Denmark.
Websterite *  (see Aluminite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Weddellite  Say WEDDELLITE Mineral Image for Weddellite Mindat locations   Ca(C2O4)·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the Weddel sea, Antactica.
Weeksite  Say WEEKSITE Mineral Image for Weeksite Mindat locations   K2(UO2)2Si6O15·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Mary Alice Dowse Weeks (1909-1988), mineralogist with the U.S. Geological Survey, noted specialist in the mineralogy of uranium and vanadium.
Wegscheiderite  Say WEGSCHEIDERITE Mineral Image for Wegscheiderite Mindat locations   Na5(CO3)(HCO3)3
Weibullite  Say WEIBULLITE Mindat locations   Pb6Bi8(S,Se)18 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Mats Weibull (1856-1923), Swedish mineralogist.
Weilerite   Mindat locations   BaAl3H[(As,P)O4]2(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Weiler and Neubulach, Black Forest, Germany.
Weilerite *  (see Arsenogoyazite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Weilite  Say WEILITE Mineral Image for Weilite Mindat locations   CaHAsO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Rene Weil (1901-), mineralogist of Strasbourg, France, known for his study of Alsatian minerals.
Weinebeneite  Say WEINEBENEITE Mineral Image for Weinebeneite Mindat locations   CaBe3(PO4)2(OH)2·5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Weinebebe, Koralpe, Carinthia, Austria.
Weinschenkite *  (see Churchite-(Y) ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Weishanite  Say WEISHANITE Mindat locations   (Au,Ag)3Hg2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Weishan, Poshan mining district,Tongbai County, Henan Province, China.
Weissbergite  Say WEISSBERGITE Mineral Image for Weissbergite Mindat locations   TlSbS2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Byron G. Weissberg, Chemistry division, D.S.I.R., New Zeland.
Weissite  Say WEISSITE Mindat locations   Cu1.9Te NAME ORIGIN: Named for Louis Weiss, owner of the Good Hope mine and discoverer of rickardite.
Welinite-III  Say WELINITE-III Mindat locations   Mn++6(W++++++,Mg)2Si2(O,OH)14
Welinite-VIII  Say WELINITE-VIII Mindat locations   (Mn++,Mg)3(W++++++,Mn+++)1-x(SiO4)(O,OH)3 (x=1/3) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Eric Welin, mineralogist and geochronologist, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden.
Wellsite-barian Phillipsite-Ca *  (see Phillipsite-Ca ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wellsite-calcian Harmotome *  (see Harmotome ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Weloganite  Say WELOGANITE Mineral Image for Weloganite Mindat locations   Sr3Na2Zr(CO3)6·3(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for William E. Logan (1798-1875), first director of the Canadian Geologic Survey.
Welshite  Say WELSHITE Mineral Image for Welshite Mindat locations   Ca2Mg4(Mn,Fe)Sb+++++2O2[Si3Be2O18]
Wendwilsonite  Say WENDWILSONITE Mineral Image for Wendwilsonite Mindat locations   Ca2(Mg,Co)(AsO4)2·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Wendell E. Wilson (1946-), mineralogist, editor, and publisher of the Mineralogical Record.
Wenkite  Say WENKITE Mineral Image for Wenkite Mindat locations   Ba4Ca6(Si,Al)20O39(OH)2(SO4)3·n(H2O) (?) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Eduard Wenk (1907-), mineralogist and petrologist, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Werdingite  Say WERDINGITE Mindat locations   (Mg,Fe)2Al14B4Si4O37 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Gunter Werding, of the Mineralogical Institute, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany.
Wermlandite  Say WERMLANDITE Mineral Image for Wermlandite Mindat locations   (Ca,Mg)Mg7(Al,Fe+++)2(SO4)2(OH)18·12(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Långban mine, Bergslagen ore district, Filipstad, Värmland (Wermland), Sweden.
Wernerite *  (see Marialite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wernerite *  (see Meionite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wernerite *  (see Scapolite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wesselsite !  Say WESSELSITE Mindat locations   SrCu++Si4O10 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the locality. LOCALITY: Wessels mine, Kalahari Manganese field, Kuruman Hill, Cape Province, South Africa.
Westerveldite  Say WESTERVELDITE Mineral Image for Westerveldite Mindat locations   (Fe,Ni,Co)As NAME ORIGIN: Named for Jan Westerveld (1905-1962), Professor of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Westgrenite *  (see Bismutomicrolite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wheatleyite  Say WHEATLEYITE Mindat locations   Na2Cu(C2O4)2·2(H2O)
Wheel Ore *  (see Bournonite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wherryite  Say WHERRYITE Mineral Image for Wherryite Mindat locations   Pb7Cu2(SO4)4(SiO4)2(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Edgar T. Wherry (1885-1982), American mineralogist and plant ecologist.
Whewellite  Say WHEWELLITE Mineral Image for Whewellite Java Crystal form for Whewellite Mindat locations   Ca(C2O4)·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after the British mineralogist, crystallographer and natural philosopher William Whewell (1794-1866), professor of mineralogy at Cambridge.
White Lead Ore *  (see Cerussite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Whiteite-(CaFeMg)  Say WHITEITE-(CAFEMG) Mindat locations   Ca(Fe++,Mn++)Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2·8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for John S. White, Jr. (1933-), former editor of the Mineralogical Record and professional curator of minerals and gems.
Whiteite-(CaMnMg)  Say WHITEITE-(CAMNMG) Mineral Image for Whiteite-(CaMnMg) Mindat locations   CaMn++Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2·8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for John S. White, Jr. (1933-), former editor of the Mineralogical Record and professional curator of minerals and gems.
Whiteite-(MnFeMg)  Say WHITEITE-(MNFEMG) Mindat locations   (Mn++,Ca)(Fe++,Mn++)Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2·8(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for John S. White, Jr. (1933-), former editor of the Mineralogical Record and professional curator of minerals and gems.
Whitlockite  Say WHITLOCKITE Mineral Image for Whitlockite Java Crystal form for Whitlockite Mindat locations   Ca9(Mg,Fe++)(PO4)6(PO3OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Herbert Percy Whitlock (1868-1948), American mineralogist, Curator, American Museum of Natural History, New York City, NY, USA.
Whitmoreite  Say WHITMOREITE Mineral Image for Whitmoreite Mindat locations   Fe++Fe+++2(PO4)2(OH)2·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Robert W. Whitmore (1936-), Micromount mineral collector and owner of the Palermo mine, New Hampshire, USA.
Whitneyite *  (see Algodonite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wickenburgite  Say WICKENBURGITE Mineral Image for Wickenburgite Mindat locations   Pb3CaAl2Si10O27·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: near Wichenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona.
Wickmanite  Say WICKMANITE Mineral Image for Wickmanite Mindat locations   Mn++Sn++++(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Franz-Erik Wickman (1915-), Swedish mineralogist, who studied the mineralogy of the Langban area.
Wicksite  Say WICKSITE Mineral Image for Wicksite Mindat locations   NaCa2(Fe++,Mn++)4MgFe+++(PO4)6·2(H2O)
Widenmannite  Say WIDENMANNITE Mindat locations   Pb2(UO2)(CO3)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Bergrat J. F. Widenmann (1764-1798), who first discovered uranium containing micas in the Schwarzwald.
Widgiemoolthalite  Say WIDGIEMOOLTHALITE Mineral Image for Widgiemoolthalite Mindat locations   (Ni,Mg)5(CO3)4(OH)2·4-5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: 132 North Nickel mine, 4 km SW of Widgiemooltha, 80 km S of Kalgoorlie, Australia.
Wightmanite  Say WIGHTMANITE Mineral Image for Wightmanite Mindat locations   Mg5(BO3)O(OH)5·2(H2O)
Wilcoxite  Say WILCOXITE Mineral Image for Wilcoxite Mindat locations   MgAl(SO4)2F·18(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after William Wilcox, who discovered this mining district in 1879. He was killed by Apache Indians in 1880.
Wilhelmkleinite !  Say WILHELMKLEINITE Java Crystal form for Wilhelmkleinite Mindat locations   ZnFe+++3(AsO4)2(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named after Wilhelm Klein, former mine manager in Anamibia, who made the first systematic collection of minerals from the Tsumeb mine.
Wilhelmramsayite !   Mindat locations   Cu3FeS3·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN)
Wilhelmvierlingite  Say WILHELMVIERLINGITE Mineral Image for Wilhelmvierlingite Mindat locations   CaMn++Fe+++(PO4)2(OH)·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for William Vierling (1901-1995), Weiden, Bavaria, Germany.
Wilkeite *  (see Fluorapatite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wilkeite *  (see Fluorellestadite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wilkinsonite  Say WILKINSONITE Mineral Image for Wilkinsonite Mindat locations   Na2Fe++4Fe+++2Si6O20
Wilkmanite  Say WILKMANITE Mindat locations   Ni3Se4 NAME ORIGIN: Named for W. W. Wilkman, geologist.
Willemite  Say WILLEMITE Mineral Image for Willemite Java Crystal form for Willemite Mindat locations   Zn2SiO4 NAME ORIGIN: After Willem I, King of the Netherlands (1772-1843).
Willemseite  Say WILLEMSEITE Mineral Image for Willemseite Mindat locations   (Ni,Mg)3Si4O10(OH)2
Willhendersonite  Say WILLHENDERSONITE Mindat locations   KCaAl3Si3O12·5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after William A. Henderson, of Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A., who noted this as an unusual mineral and provided it for study.
Williamsite *  (see Antigorite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Willyamite  Say WILLYAMITE Mineral Image for Willyamite Mindat locations   (Co,Ni)SbS NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: A.B.H. Consols mine, Broken Hill, Willyama Township, New South Wales, Australia.
Wiltshireite *  (see Rathite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wiluite !  Say WILUITE Mineral Image for Wiluite Java Crystal form for Wiluite Mindat locations   Ca19(Al,Mg,Fe,Ti)13(B,Al,[ ])5Si18O68(O,OH)10 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the discovery locality. LOCALITY: Wilui River, Yakutia, Russia.
Winchite  Say WINCHITE Mineral Image for Winchite Mindat locations   [ ](CaNa)Mg4(Al,Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for its composition and for Howard J. Winch, Geological survey of India.
Winebergite (discredited) *  (see Hydrobasaluminite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Winstanleyite  Say WINSTANLEYITE Mineral Image for Winstanleyite Mindat locations   TiTe++++3O8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Betty Jo Winstanley (1934-), amateur mineralogist, who found the first specimen.
Wiserite  Say WISERITE Mineral Image for Wiserite Mindat locations   Mn4B2O5(OH,Cl)4
Witherite  Say WITHERITE Mineral Image for Witherite Java Crystal form for Witherite Mindat locations   BaCO3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after William Withering (1741-1799). English physician and mineralogist.
Wittichenite  Say WITTICHENITE Mineral Image for Wittichenite Mindat locations   Cu3BiS3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after its locality. LOCALITY: Wittichen, Baden, Germany.
Wittite  Say WITTITE Mineral Image for Wittite Mindat locations   Pb3Bi4(S,Se)9 NAME ORIGIN: Named for T. Witt, Swedish mining engineer.
Wodginite  Say WODGINITE Mineral Image for Wodginite Mindat locations   Mn++(Sn,Ta)(Ta,Nb)2O8 NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Wodgina, Marble Bar, and Greenbushes, Western Australia.
Woehlerite *  (see Wohlerite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Woelsendorfite *  (see Wolsendorfite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wohlerite  Say WOHLERITE Mineral Image for Wohlerite Mindat locations   NaCa2(Zr,Nb)Si2O7(O,OH,F)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Friedrich Wohler (1800-1882), German chemist, Gottingen, Germay.
Wolchonskoite *  (see Volkonskoite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wolfeite  Say WOLFEITE Mineral Image for Wolfeite Java Crystal form for Wolfeite Mindat locations   (Fe++,Mn++)2(PO4)(OH) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Caleb Wroe Wolfe (1908-1980), crystallographer, Boston University.
Wolframite *  Say WOLFRAMITE Mineral Image for Wolframite Java Crystal form for Wolframite Mindat locations   (Fe,Mn)WO4 NAME ORIGIN: From the German, Wolfram, name for tungsten.
Wolframoixiolite *  Say WOLFRAMOIXIOLITE Mineral Image for Wolframoixiolite Mindat locations   (Fe,Mn,Nb)(Nb,W,Ta)O4
Wolfsbergite *  (see Chalcostibite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wollastonite *  (see Wollastonite-1A ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wollastonite *  (see Wollastonite-2M ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wollastonite-1A  Say WOLLASTONITE-1A Mineral Image for Wollastonite-1A Mindat locations   CaSiO3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the English mineralogist and chemist, W. H. Wollaston (1766-1828).
Wollastonite-1T *  (see Wollastonite-1A ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wollastonite-2M *  Say WOLLASTONITE-2M Mineral Image for Wollastonite-2M Mindat locations   CaSiO3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the English mineralogist and chemist, W. H. Wollaston (1766-1828).
Wollastonite-3A-4A-5A-7A *  Say WOLLASTONITE-3A-4A-5A-7A Mindat locations   CaSiO3 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the English mineralogist and chemist, W. H. Wollaston (1766-1828).
Wolnyn *  (see Barite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wolsendorfite  Say WOLSENDORFITE Mineral Image for Wolsendorfite Mindat locations   (Pb,Ba,Ca)U2O7·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for the locality. LOCALITY: Wolsendorf, Bavaria, Germany.
Wonesite  Say WONESITE Mineral Image for Wonesite Mindat locations   (Na,K).5(Mg,Fe,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH,F)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for petrologist David R. Wones (1932-1984), Professor of Geology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.
Wood arsenate *  (see Olivenite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wood copper *  (see Olivenite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wood Tin *  (see Cassiterite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Woodallite !   Mindat locations   Mg6Cr2(OH)16Cl2·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Roy Woodall (1930-), Australian geologist.
Woodhouseite  Say WOODHOUSEITE Mineral Image for Woodhouseite Java Crystal form for Woodhouseite Mindat locations   CaAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Charles D. Woodhouse (1888-1975), U.S. mineral collector
Woodruffite  Say WOODRUFFITE Mineral Image for Woodruffite Mindat locations   (Zn,Mn++)2Mn++++5O12·4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Samuel Woodruff, late-nineteenth-century miner and mineral collector at Franklin, who collected and preserved many of the finest specimens found at that locality. LOCALITY: Sterling Hill mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA.
Woodwardite  Say WOODWARDITE Mineral Image for Woodwardite Mindat locations   Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12·2-4(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Samuel P. Woodward (1821-1865), English naturalist and geologist.
Woolridgeite !   Mindat locations   Na2CaCu++2(P2O7)2·10(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named after James Wooldridge (1923-1995), keen amateur mineralogist, micromounter and gemologist from Fernhill Heath, Worcestershire, U.K., who discovered the mineral.
Wroewolfeite  Say WROEWOLFEITE Mineral Image for Wroewolfeite Mindat locations   Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·2(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Caleb Wroe Wolfe (1908-1980), crystallographer, Boston University.
Wuelfingite *  (see Wulfingite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wuestite *  (see Wustite ) See Also: GOOGLE, Athena, MinDAT, MinMax
Wulfenite  Say WULFENITE Mineral Image for Wulfenite Java Crystal form for Wulfenite Mindat locations   PbMoO4 NAME ORIGIN: Named after the Austrian mineralogist, Frantz Xaver von Wulfen (1728-1805).
Wulfingite  Say WULFINGITE Mineral Image for Wulfingite Mindat locations   Zn(OH)2 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Ernst Anton Wulfing (1860-1930), professor of mineralogy and petrography, Heidelberg University.
Wupatkiite  Say WUPATKIITE Mineral Image for Wupatkiite Mindat locations   (Co,Mg,Ni)Al2(SO4)4·22(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For the prehistoric pueblo dwelling near the locality. LOCALITY: On the walls of a shallow open cut 8 miles ESE of Gray Mountain, Coconino County, Arizona USA.
Wurtzite  Say WURTZITE Mineral Image for Wurtzite Mindat locations   (Zn,Fe)S NAME ORIGIN: Named after the French chemist, Charles A. Wurtze (1817-1884).
Wustite  Say WUSTITE Mineral Image for Wustite Mindat locations   FeO
Wyartite  Say WYARTITE Mineral Image for Wyartite Mindat locations   Ca3U++++(UO2)6(CO3)2(OH)18·3-5(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: Named for Jean Wyart (1902-1992), mineralogist at the Sorbonne, Paris.
Wycheproofite  Say WYCHEPROOFITE Mindat locations   NaAlZr(PO4)2(OH)2·(H2O) NAME ORIGIN: For the locality. LOCALITY: A granite quarry near Wycheproof, northwestern Victoria, Australia.
Wyllieite  Say WYLLIEITE Mineral Image for Wyllieite Mindat locations   (Na,Ca,Mn++)(Mn++,Fe++)(Fe++,Fe+++,Mg)Al(PO4)3 NAME ORIGIN: Named for Peter John Wyllie (1930-), Professor of Petrology and Geochemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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