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Elizabeth (Lily) Thompson

Exploring Planetary Interiors Experimentally and Computationally

Minerals

I have a growing/evolving mineral collection sprawled across my desk. Some are newer acquisitions (primarily OH-bearing phases), while others date back to my childhood rock-hound days. Click on the mineral names for more information (courtesy of Mindat.org) or on the pictures to enlarge:

Apophyllite
(N,Ka)Ca4Si8O20(F,OH) · 8H2O
Aragonite
CaCO3
Calcite
CaCO3
Celestine
SrSO4
Cerussite
PbCO3
Chabazite
(Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
Chiastolite
Ca3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 2H2O
Chrysocolla
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O
Conichalcite
CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Creedite
Ca3SO4Al2F8(OH)2 · 2H2O
Datolite
CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Dioptase
CuSiO3 · H2O
Epidote
{Ca2}{Al2Fe}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Fluorapatite
Ca5(PO4)3F
Gmelinite
Ca2(Si8Al4O24) · 11H2O
Halite
NaCl
Hemimorphite
Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Kyanite
Al2(SiO4)O
Lepidolite
KLi2Al(Si4)O10)(F,OH)2
Malachite
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Natrolite
Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Okenite
Ca10Si18O46 · 18H2O
Olivine
(Fe,Mg)2SiO4
Orpiment
As2S3
Pyrite
FeS2
Pyromorphite
Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Pyrope
Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Quartz
SiO2
Scolecite
CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Spessartine
Mn3Al2(SiO4)3
Spodumene
LiAlSi2O6
Stilbite
NaCa4(Al9Si27O72) · nH2O
Thulite
{Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Vanadinite
Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Wulfenite
Pb(MoO4)