List of minerals E (complete)

This list includes those recognised minerals beginning with the letter E. The International Mineralogical Association is the international group that recognises new minerals and new mineral names, however minerals discovered before 1959 did not go through the official naming procedure, although some minerals published previously have been either confirmed or discredited since that date. This list contains a mixture of mineral names that have been approved since 1959 and those mineral names believed to still refer to valid mineral species (these are called "grandfathered" species).

The list is divided into groups:

The data was exported from mindat.org on 29 April 2005; updated up to 'IMA 2013'.

The minerals are sorted by name with the year of publication (if it's before of an IMA approval procedure), followed by the IMA approval and the Nickel–Strunz code. The first link is to mindat.org, the second link is to webmineral.com, and the third is to the Handbook of Mineralogy (Mineralogical Society of America).

E

Edingtonite, 1.8 x 1 x .4 cm. Vretgruvan, Bölet, Undenäs, Karlsborg, Västergötland, Sweden
Elbaite, 4.5 × 3.8 × 3.0 cm. Dunton Gem Quarry, Newry, Maine, USA
Eosphorite, 3.2 × 3.2 × 1 cm. Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Epididymite, 2.5 × 2 × 1 cm. Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Montérégie, Quebec, Canada
Erythrite, 4.3 × 3.5 × 2.9 cm. Bou Azzer District, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco
  1. Eakerite (1969-019) 09.CG.05
  2. Earlandite (Y: 1936) 10.AC.10
    (IUPAC: Calcium citrate tetrahydrate)
  3. Earlshannonite (1983-010) 08.DC.15
    (IUPAC: Manganese(II) diiron(III) diphosphate dihydroxyl tetrahydrate)
  4. Eastonite (Y: 1925, 1998 s.p. Rd) 09.EC.20 [no]
  5. Ecandrewsite (1978-082) 04.CB.05
    (IUPAC: Zinc titanium trioxide)
  6. Ecdemite (Y: 1877) 03.DC.65
  7. Eckermannite (Y: 1942, 2012 s.p. Rd, 2013-136) 09.DE.25
  8. Eckhardite (2012-085) 04.??. [no] [no] [no]
  9. Eclarite (1982-092) 02.HB.10c
    (IUPAC: Copper nonalead dodecabismuth octaicosasulfide)
  10. Edenharterite (1987-026) 02.HD.35
    (IUPAC: Thallium lead triarsenite hexasulfide)
  11. Edenite (Y: 2006, 2012 s.p. Rd) 09.DE.15
  12. Edgarbaileyite (1988-028) 09.BC.25
  13. Edgarite (1995-017) 02.DB.25
    (IUPAC: Iron triniobium hexasulfide)
  14. Edgrewite (2011-058) 09.?? [no] [no] [no]
  15. Edingtonite (Y: 1825) 09.GA.15
  16. Edoylerite (1987-008) 07.FB.25
    (IUPAC: Trimercury(II) chromate(VI) disulfide)
  17. Edwardsite (2009-048) 07.DD.30 [no]
  18. Effenbergerite (1993-036) 09.EA.05 [no]
  19. Efremovite (1987-033a) 07.AC.10
    (IUPAC: Diammonium dimagnesium trisulfate)
  20. Eggletonite (1982-059) 09.EG.30
  21. Eglestonite (Y: 1904) 03.DD.05
  22. Ehrleite (1983-039) 08.CA.10
  23. Eifelite (1980-097) 09.CM.05
  24. Eirikite (2007-017) 09.EH.25 [no]
  25. Eitelite (Y: 1955) 05.AC.05
    (IUPAC: Dinatrium magnesium dicarbonate)
  26. Ekanite (Y: 1961, 1967 s.p.) 09.EA.10
  27. Ekaterinite (1979-067) 06.H0.40
  28. Ekatite (1998-024) 04.JB.75 [no]
  29. Ekplexite (2011-082) 02.?? [no] [no]
  30. Elbaite (Y: 1913) 09.CK.05
  31. Elbrusite (2009-051, 2012 s.p.) 09.A? [no] [no]
  32. Eldfellite (2007-051) 07.AC.15
    (IUPAC: Natrium iron(III) disulfate)
  33. Eldragónite (2010-077) 02.?? [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: Hexacopper bismuth tetraselenide diselenide)
  34. Eliseevite (2010-031) 09.DB.17 [no] [no]
  35. Ellenbergerite (1984-066) 09.AF.80
  36. Ellingsenite (2009-041) 09.E? [no] [no]
  37. Ellisite (1977-041) 02.JC.05
    (IUPAC: Trithallium arsenide trisulfide)
  38. Elpasolite (Y: 1883) 03.CB.15
    (IUPAC: Dipotassium sodium aluminium hexafluorid)
  39. Elpidite (Y: 1894) 09.DG.65
  40. Eltyubyuite (2011-022) 09.? [no] [no] [no]
  41. Elyite (1971-043) 07.DF.65
  42. Embreyite (1971-048) 07.FC.20
    (IUPAC: Pentalead dichromate diphosphate monohydrate)
  43. Emeleusite (1977-021) 09.DN.05
  44. Emilite (2001-015) 02.HB.05a [no]
  45. Emmerichite (2013-064) 09.BE.?? [no] [no]
  46. Emmonsite (Y: 1885) 04.JM.10
    (IUPAC: Diiron(III) tritellurite(IV) dihydrate)
  47. Emplectite (Y: 1855) 02.HA.05
    (IUPAC: Copper(I) bismuth disulfide)
  48. Empressite (Y: 1914, 1964 s.p. Rd) 02.CB.80
    (IUPAC: Silver telluride)
  49. Enargite (Y: 1850) 02.KA.05
    (IUPAC: Tricopper sulfarsenate)
  50. Engelhauptite (2013-009) 08.?? [no] [no]
    Chemical formula: KCu3(V2O7)(OH)2Cl
  51. Englishite (Y: 1930) 08.DH.55
  52. Enstatite (Y: 1855, 1988 s.p.) 09.DA.05
    (IUPAC: Magnesium inosilicate with 2-periodic single chain, Si2O6)
  53. Eosphorite (Y: 1878) 08.DD.20
    (IUPAC: Manganese(II) aluminium phosphate dihydroxyl monohydrate)
  54. Ephesite (Y: 1851, 1998 s.p.) 09.EC.20
  55. Epididymite (Y: 1893) 09.DG.55
  56. Epidote 09.BG.05x
    1. Epidote (Y: 1801) 09.BG.05a
    2. Epidote-(Pb) (Y: 1899, 2006 s.p.) 09.BG.05
    3. Epidote-(Sr) (2006-055) 09.BG.05 [no]
  57. Epistilbite (Y: 1826, 1997 s.p.) 09.GD.45
  58. Epistolite (Y: 1901) 09.BE.30
  59. Epsomite (Y: 1721) 07.CB.40
    (IUPAC: Magnesium sulfate heptahydrate)
  60. Ercitite (1999-036) 08.DJ.35 [no]
    (IUPAC: Sodium manganese(III) phosphate hydroxyl dihydrate)
  61. Erdite (1977-048) 02.FD.20
    (IUPAC: Sodium iron sulfide dihydrate)
  62. Ericaite (Y: 1950) 06.GA.05
  63. Ericlaxmanite (2013-022) 08.?? [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: Tetracopper oxydiarsenate)
  64. Ericssonite (1966-013 Rd) 09.BE.25
  65. Erikapohlite (2010-090) 08.?? [no] [no] [no]
  66. Eringaite (2009-054) 09.A? [no] [no]
  67. Eriochalcite (Y: 1870) 03.BB.05
    (IUPAC: Copper dichloride dihydrate)
  68. Erionite 09.GD.20
    1. Erionite-Ca (1997 s.p.) 09.GD.20 [no]
    2. Erionite-K (1997 s.p.) 09.GD.20
    3. Erionite-Na (Y: 1898, 1997 s.p.) 09.GD.20 [no]
  69. Erlianite (1985-042) 09.HC.05
  70. Erlichmanite (1970-048) 02.EB.05a
    (IUPAC: Osmium disulfide)
  71. Ernienickelite (1993-002) 04.FL.20
    (IUPAC: Nickel trimanganese(VII) heptaoxide trihydrate)
  72. Erniggliite (1987-025) 02.GA.45
    (IUPAC: Dithallium tin diarsenide hexasulfide)
  73. Ernstburkeite (2010-059) 07.?? [no] [no]
  74. Ernstite (1970-012) 08.DD.20
  75. Ershovite (1991-014) 09.DF.15
  76. Ertixiite (1983-042) 09.HA.05
  77. Erythrite (Y: 1832) 08.CE.40
    (IUPAC: Tricobalt diarsenate octahydrate)
  78. Erythrosiderite (Y: 1872) 03.CJ.10
    (IUPAC: Dipotassium iron(III) pentachlorid monohydrate)
  79. Erzwiesite (2012-082) 02.?? [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: Octasilver dodecalead hexadecabismuth tetracontasulfide)
  80. Eskebornite (Y: 1950) 02.CB.10a
    (IUPAC: Copper iron diselenide)
  81. Eskimoite (1976-005) 02.JB.40b
    (IUPAC: Heptasilver decalead pentadecabismuth hexatricontasulfide)
  82. Eskolaite (Y: 1958) 04.CB.05
    (IUPAC: Chromium(III) oxide)
  83. Esperanzaite (1998-025) 08.DM.05
  84. Esperite (1964-027) 09.AB.15
    (IUPAC: Lead dicalcium trizinc trinesosilicate)
  85. Esseneite (1985-048) 09.DA.15
  86. Ettringite (Y: 1874, 1962 s.p.) 07.DG.15
  87. Eucairite (Y: 1818) 02.BA.50
    (IUPAC: Silver copper selenide)
  88. Euchlorine (Y: 1884) 07.BC.30
  89. Euchroite (Y: 1823) 08.DC.07
    (IUPAC: Dicopper arsenate hydroxyl trihydrate)
  90. Euclase (Y: 1792) 09.AE.10
    (IUPAC: Beryllium aluminium nesosilicate hydroxyl)
  91. Eucryptite (Y: 1880) 09.AA.05
    (IUPAC: Lithium aluminium nesosilicate)
  92. Eudialyte (Y: 1819, 2003 s.p.) 09.CO.10
  93. Eudidymite (Y: 1887) 09.DG.60
  94. Eugenite (1981-037) 01.AD.15c
    (IUPAC: Undecasilver dimercury amalgam)
  95. Eugsterite (1980-008) 07.CD.25
    (IUPAC: Tetranatrium calcium trisulfate dihydrate)
  96. Eulytine (Y: 1827) 09.AD.40
    (IUPAC: Tetrabismuth trinesosilicate)
  97. Eurekadumpite (2009-072) 04.?? [no] [no]
  98. Euxenite-(Y) (Y: 1840, 1987 s.p.) 04.DG.05
  99. Evansite? (Y: 1864) 08.DF.10
  100. Evdokimovite (2013-041) 07.?? [no] [no]
    Chemical formula: Tl4(VO)3(SO4)5(H2O)5
  101. Eveite (1966-047) 08.BB.30
    (IUPAC: Dimanganese(II) arsenate hydroxyl)
  102. Evenkite (Y: 1953) 10.BA.50
  103. Eveslogite (2001-023) 09.DG.97 [no]
  104. Ewaldite (1969-013) 05.CC.05
  105. Eylettersite (1969-035) 08.BL.10
  106. Eyselite (2003-052) 04.DM.20 [no]
  107. Ezcurrite (Y: 1957) 06.EB.10
  108. Eztlite (1980-072) 04.JN.20

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