List of minerals P–Q (complete)

This list includes those recognised minerals beginning with the letters P and Q. 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).

P

Pa

Papagoite in Quartz, Messina mine, Musina, South Africa. Size 7 x 4.2 x 4.1 cm.
Paratacamite on rhyolite, San Francisco Mine, Tocopilla Province, Chile. Size: 10.2 x 5.0 x 3.1 cm.
Paravauxite. Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia.
Pargasite on marble, Gilgit District, Pakistan. Large crystal is about 2 x 2 cm.
Pentagonite, Wagholi, Pune District, India. Christmas tree-shaped cluster is 1.7 cm long.
Phosphophyllite. Unificada Mine, Cerro de Potosí, Potosí City, Potosí Department, Bolivia.
Arsenical Picropharmacolite, from Salsigne mine, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. 5.5 x 4.0 x 1.8 cm.
Prehnite pseudomorphs after Laumontite, from Malad, Ward 38, Mumbai (Bombay), India. Size: 14.7 × 9.5 × 4.8 cm.
Pinnoite, Inder B deposit and salt dome, Atyrau Oblysy, Kazakhstan. Detail, click for entire specimen.
Plagioclase, var. "Moonstone", Pili Mine, Sonora, Mexico. 6.1 x 4 x 2 cm.
Plagionite, a rare lead-antimony-sulfide. San José Mine, Oruro Department, Bolivia. Size: 3.3 x 3.0 x 1.7 cm.
Plancheite, Kambove West Mine, Kambove, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo. An exceptionally large and rich specimen of solid plancheite, 10.9 x 7.2 x 6.9 cm.
Platinum, cubic crystals. Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Russia. 0.8 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm.
Teal-blue Plumbogummite, Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo County, China. Size: 8.9 x 6.9 x 2.8 cm.
Poldervaartite, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, South Africa. Detail; overall size 9 x 5 x 4 cm.
Polybasite, San Genaro Mine, Castrovirreyna Province, Peru. Size: 2.3 x 1.6 x 1.0 cm.
Clear Polylithionite on pink Serandite, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. 6.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm.
A fine Powellite in an unusual green color, from Nasik District, Maharashtra, India.Size: 3.3 x 3.3 x 2.5 cm.
Prehnite in an unusual red-orange color, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, South Africa. 3.5 x 2.6 x 2.5 cm.
A fine old Proustite, from the Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. 2.7 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm.
Two Pseudoboleite crystals from the Amelia Mine, El Boleo, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Larger xl is about 7 mm.
Pseudomalachite on Quartz, unusual old specimen from Old Gunnislake Mine, Cornwall, England. 6.2 x 4.6 x 2.1 cm.
Psilomelane stalactites, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA. Size: 3.2 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm (largest).
Purpurite, a very rare phosphate of manganese, from Sandamab pegmatite, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia. Size: 5.4 x 4.6 x 1.9 cm.
Pyrargyrite, classic "ruby silver" from Zacatecas, Mexico. Size: 2.0 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm.
Pyrite, Rico District, Dolores County, Colorado, USA. Size: 6.1 x 4.9 x 4 cm.
Pyrolusite, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA. Detail, overall size 9.2 x 4.6 x 2.1 cm.
  1. Pääkkönenite (1980-063) 02.DB.05
    (IUPAC: Diantimony arsenic disulfide)
  2. Paarite (2001-016) 02.HB.05a [no]
  3. Pabstite (1964-022) 09.CA.05
  4. Paceite (2001-030) 10.AA.30
    (IUPAC: Calcium copper diacetate hexahydrate)
  5. Pachnolite (Y: 1863) 03.CB.40
    (IUPAC: Sodium calcium aluminium hexafluoride monohydrate)
  6. Paděraite (1983-091) 02.JA.10e
  7. Padmaite (1990-048) 02.EB.25
    (IUPAC: Lead bismuth selenide)
  8. Paganoite (1999-043) 08.BH.50 [no]
  9. Pahasapaite (1983-060b) 08.CA.25
  10. Painite (Y: 1957) 06.AB.85
  11. Pakhomovskyite (2004-021) 08.CE.40 [no]
    (IUPAC: Tricobalt diphosphat octahydrate)
  12. Palarstanide (1976-058) 02.AC.20b
  13. Palenzonaite (1986-011) 08.AC.25
    (IUPAC: Sodium dicalcium dimanganese(II) trivanadate)
  14. Palermoite (Y: 1953) 08.BH.25
    (IUPAC: Dilithium strontium tetraaluminium tetraphosphate tetrahydroxyl)
  15. PalladiniteQ (Y: 1837) 04.AB.30 [no] [no] (IUPAC: Palladium oxide)
  16. Palladium (Y: 1803) 01.AF.10
  17. Palladoarsenide (1973-005) 02.AC.25a
    (IUPAC: Dipalladium arsenide)
  18. Palladobismutharsenide (1975-017) 02.AC.25f
  19. Palladodymite (1997-028) 02.AC.25c
    (IUPAC: Dipalladium arsenide)
  20. Palladseite (1975-026) 02.BC.05
    (IUPAC: Heptadecapalladium pentadecaselenide)
  21. Palmierite (Y: 1907) 07.AD.40
    (IUPAC: Dipotassium lead disulfate)
  22. Palygorskite (Y: 1862) 09.EE.20
  23. Panasqueiraite (1978-063) 08.BH.10
    (IUPAC: Calcium magnesium phosphate hydroxyl)
  24. Panethite (1966-035) 08.AC.65
  25. Panguite (2010-057) 04.?? [no] [no]
  26. Panichiite (2008-005) 03.?? [no]
  27. Panunzite (1978-050) 09.FA.05
  28. Paolovite (1972-025) 01.AG.20
    (IUPAC: Dipalladium tin alloy)
  29. Papagoite (1962 s.p.) 09.CE.05
  30. Paqueite (2013-053) 09.?? [no] [no]
  31. Para-alumohydrocalcite (1976-027) 05.DB.05
    (IUPAC: Calcium dialuminium dicarbonate tetrahydroxyl hexahydrate)
  32. Parabariomicrolite (1984-003) 04.FJ.20
  33. Parabrandtite (1986-009) 08.CG.05
    (IUPAC: Dicalcium manganese(II) diarsenate dihydrate)
  34. Parabutlerite (Y: 1938) 07.DC.10
    (IUPAC: Iron(III) sulfate hydroxyl dihydrate)
  35. Paracelsian (mineral) (Y: 1905) 09.FA.40
  36. Paracoquimbite (Y: 1933) 07.CB.55
    (IUPAC: Diiron(III) trisulfate nonahydrate)
  37. Paracostibite (1969-023) 02.EB.10e
    (IUPAC: Cobalt antimonide sulfide)
  38. Paradamite (Y: 1956) 08.BB.35
    (IUPAC: Dizinc arsenate hydroxyl)
  39. Paradocrasite (1969-011) 01.CA.15
    (IUPAC: Triantimony arsenic alloy)
  40. Parádsasvárite (2012-077) 05.BA.?? [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: Dizinc carbonate dihydroxyl)
  41. Paraershovite (2009-025) 09.DF.15 [no] [no]
  42. Parafransoletite (1989-049) 08.CA.05
  43. Parageorgbokiite (2006-001) 04.JG.05 [no]
  44. Paragonite (Y: 1843, 1998 s.p.) 09.EC.15
  45. Paraguanajuatite (Y: 1949) 02.DC.05
    (IUPAC: Dibismuth triselenide)
  46. Parahopeite (Y: 1908) 08.CA.70
    (IUPAC: Trizinc diphosphate tetrahydrate)
  47. Parakeldyshite (1975-035) 09.BC.10
  48. Parakuzmenkoite-Fe (2001-007) 09.CE.30g [no]
  49. Paralabuntsovite-Mg (IMA 2000-A) 09.CE.30f [no]
  50. Paralaurionite (Y: 1899) 03.DC.05
    (IUPAC: Lead chlorid hydroxyl)
  51. Paralstonite (1979-015) 05.AB.40
    (IUPAC: Barium calcium dicarbonate)
  52. Paramelaconite (Y: 1891) 04.AA.15
    (IUPAC: Dicopper(I) dicopper(II) trioxide)
  53. Paramendozavilite (1982-010) 07.GB.45
  54. Paramontroseite (Y: 1955) 04.DB.15a
    (IUPAC: Vanadium dioxide)
  55. Paranatisite (1990-016) 09.AG.40b
  56. Paranatrolite (1978-017) 09.GA.05
  57. Paraniite-(Y) (1992-018) 07.GA.15
  58. Paraotwayite (1984-045a) 07.BB.45
  59. Parapierrotite (1974-059) 02.HC.05f
    (IUPAC: Thallium pentaantimony octasulfide)
  60. Pararammelsbergite (Y: 1940) 02.EB.10e
    (IUPAC: Nickel arsenide)
  61. Pararealgar (1980-034) 02.FA.15b
    (IUPAC: Arsenic sulfide)
  62. Pararobertsite (1987-039) 08.DH.30
  63. Parascandolaite (2013-092) 03.?? [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: Potassium magnesium trifluoride)
  64. Pararsenolamprite (1999-047) 01.CA.10 [no]
    (IUPAC: Arsenic)
  65. Parascandolaite (2013-092) 03.?? [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: Potassium magnesium trifluoride)
  66. Paraschachnerite (1971-056) 01.AD.15a
    (IUPAC: Trisilver dimercury amalgam)
  67. ParaschoepiteQ (Y: 1947) 04.GA.05
    Note: probably a mixture.
  68. Parascholzite (1980-056) 08.CA.45
    (IUPAC: Calcium dizinc diphosphate dihydrate)
  69. Parascorodite (1996-061) 08.CD.15
    (IUPAC: Iron(III) arsenate dihydrate)
  70. Parasibirskite (1996-051) 06.BC.20
    (IUPAC: Calcium hydrogen borate)
  71. Parasterryite (2010-033) 02.HC.40 [no] [no]
  72. Parasymplesite (Y: 1954) 08.CE.40
    (IUPAC: Triiron(II) diarsenate octahydrate)
  73. Paratacamite 03.DA.10x
    1. Paratacamite (Y: 1906) 03.DA.10c
    2. Paratacamite-(Mg) (2013-014) 03.DA.?? [no] [no]
    3. Paratacamite-(Ni) (2013-013) 03.DA.?? [no] [no]
  74. Paratellurite (1962 s.p.) 04.DE.25
    (IUPAC: Tellurium dioxide)
  75. Paratimroseite (2009-065) 04.?? [no] [no]
  76. Paratooite-(La) (2005-020) 05.AD.20 [no]
    (IUPAC: Hexalanthanum copper octacarbonate)
  77. Paratsepinite 09.CE.30b
    1. Paratsepinite-Ba (2002-006) 09.CE.30b [no]
    2. Paratsepinite-Na (2003-008) 09.CE.30b [no]
  78. Paraumbite (1982-007) 09.DG.25
  79. Paravauxite (Y: 1922) 08.DC.30
  80. Paravinogradovite (2002-033) 09.DB.25 [no]
  81. Parawulffite (2013-036) 07.?? [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: Pentapotassium trisodium octacopper tetraoxy octasulfate)
  82. Pargasite (Y: 1815, 2012 s.p. Rd) 09.DE.15
  83. Parisite 05.BD.20b
    1. Parisite-(Ce) (Y: 1845, 1987 s.p.) 05.BD.20b
    2. Parisite-(Nd)N (Y: 1988) 05.BD.20b
  84. Parkerite (Y: 1937) 02.BE.20
  85. Parkinsonite (1991-030) 03.DB.40
  86. Parnauite (1978-014) 08.DF.35
  87. Parsettensite (Y: 1923) 09.EG.40
  88. Parsonsite (Y: 1923) 08.EA.10
  89. Parthéite (1978-026) 09.GB.35
  90. PartziteQ (Y: 1867, 2013 s.p.) 04.??.
  91. Parwanite (1986-036a) 08.DO.40 [no]
  92. Parwelite (1966-023) 08.BD.15
  93. Pašavaite (2007-059) 02.BE.30
    (IUPAC: Tripalladium dilead ditelluride)
  94. Pascoite (Y: 1914) 04.HC.05
  95. Paseroite (2011-069) 04.?? [no] [no]
  96. Patrónite (Y: 1906, 2007 s.p.) 02.EC.10
    (IUPAC: Vanadium tetrasulfide)
  97. Pattersonite (2005-049) 08.BL.25 [no]
  98. Pauflerite (2005-004) 07.BB.55 [no]
  99. Paulingite 09.GC.35
    1. Paulingite-Ca (Y: 1997, 1997 s.p.) 09.GC.35 [no]
    2. Paulingite-K (Y: 1960, 1997 s.p.) 09.GC.35
  100. Paulkellerite (1987-031) 08.BM.10
  101. Paulkerrite (1983-014) 08.DH.35
  102. Paulmooreite (1978-004) 04.JA.50
    (IUPAC: Dilead diarsenic(III) pentaoxide)
  103. Pauloabibite (2012-090) 04.??. [no] [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: Sodium niobium trioxide)
  104. Paulscherrerite (2008-022) 04.GA.05 [no] [no]
  105. Pautovite (2004-005) 02.FB.20 [no]
    (IUPAC: Caesium diiron trisulfide)
  106. Pavlovskyite (2010-063) 09.?? [no] [no]
  107. Pavonite (Y: 1954) 02.JA.05a
    (IUPAC: Silver tribismuth pentasulfide)
  108. Paxite (Y: 1961, 1967 s.p.) 02.GB.15
    (IUPAC: Copper diarsenite)

Pe – Ph

  1. Pearceite (Y: 1833, 2006 s.p. Rd) 02.GB.15
  2. Peatite-(Y) (2009-020) 08.?? [no] [no]
  3. Pecoraite (1969-005) 09.ED.15
  4. Pectolite (Y: 1828) 09.DG.05
  5. Peisleyite (1981-053) 08.DO.15
  6. Pekoite (1975-014) 02.HB.05a
    (IUPAC: Copper lead undecabismuth octadecasulfide)
  7. Pekovite (2003-035) 09.FA.65 [no]
  8. Pellouxite (2001-033) 02.JB.35d [no]
  9. Pellyite (1970-035) 09.DO.10
  10. Penfieldite (Y: 1892) 03.DC.15
    (IUPAC: Dilead trichlorid hydroxyl)
  11. Penikisite (1976-023) 08.BH.20
    (IUPAC: Barium dimagnesium dialuminium triphosphate trihydroxyl)
  12. Penkvilksite (1973-016) 09.EA.60
  13. Pennantite (Y: 1946) 09.EC.55
  14. Penobsquisite (1995-014) 06.GB.10
  15. Penroseite (Y: 1926) 02.EB.05a
    (IUPAC: Nickel diselenide)
  16. Pentagonite (1971-039) 09.EA.55
  17. Pentahydrite (Y: 1951) 07.CB.20
    (IUPAC: Magnesium sulfate pentahydrate)
  18. Pentahydroborite (Y: 1961, 1967 s.p.) 06.BB.10
  19. Pentlandite (Y: 1856) 02.BB.15
  20. Penzhinite (1982-027) 02.BA.75
  21. Peprossiite-(Ce) (1990-002 Rd) 06.CA.45
  22. Perbøeite-(Ce) (2011-055) 09.B?. [no] [no]
  23. Percleveite-(Ce) (2002-023) 09.BC.35 [no]
  24. Peretaite (1979-068) 07.DF.45
  25. Perhamite (1975-019) 08.DO.20
  26. Periclase (Y: 1841) 04.AB.25
    (IUPAC: Magnesium(II) oxide)
  27. Perite (1962 s.p.) 03.DC.30
    (IUPAC: Lead bismuth dioxichlorid)
  28. Perlialite (1982-032) 09.GC.25
  29. Perloffite (1976-002) 08.BH.20
    (IUPAC: Barium dimanganese(II) diiron(III) triphosphate trihydroxyl)
  30. Permingeatite (1971-003) 02.KA.10
    (IUPAC: Tricopper antimony tetraselenide)
  31. Perovskite (Y: 1839) 04.CC.30
    (IUPAC: Calcium titanium trioxide)
  32. Perraultite (1984-033) 09.BE.67
  33. Perrierite 09.BE.70
    1. Perrierite-(Ce) (Y: 1950, 1987 s.p.) 09.BE.70
    2. Perrierite-(La) (2010-089) 09.BE.70 [no] [no]
  34. Perroudite (1986-035) 02.FC.20c
  35. Perryite (Y: 1965, 1968 s.p.) 01.BB.10
  36. Pertlikite (2005-055) 07.CC.25 [no]
  37. Pertsevite 06.AB.75
    1. Pertsevite-(F) (2002-030) 06.AB.75 [no]
    2. Pertsevite-(OH) (2008-060) 06.AB.75 [no] [no]
  38. Petalite (Y: 1800) 09.EF.05
  39. Petarasite (1979-063) 09.CJ.40
  40. Petedunnite (1983-073) 09.DA.15
  41. Peterandresenite (2012-084) 04.??. [no] [no]
  42. Peterbaylissite (1993-041) 05.DC.25
    (IUPAC: Trimercury carbonate hydroxyl dihydrate)
  43. Petersenite-(Ce) (1992-048) 05.AD.15
    (IUPAC: Tetranatrium dicerium pentacarbonate)
  44. Petersite 08.DL.15
    1. Petersite-(Ce) (2014-002) 08.DL.15 [no] [no] [no]
    2. Petersite-(Y) (1981-064) 08.DL.15
  45. Petewilliamsite (2002-059) 08.FA.25 [no]
  46. Petitjeanite (1992-013) 08.BO.10
  47. Petrovicite (1975-010) 02.LB.40
    (IUPAC: Tricopper mercury lead bismuth pentaselenide)
  48. Petrovskaite (1983-079) 02.BA.75
    (IUPAC: Gold silver sulfide)
  49. Petrukite (1985-052) 02.KA.05
    (IUPAC: Dicopper(I) iron(II) tin tetrasulfide)
  50. Petscheckite (1975-038) 04.DH.35
  51. Petterdite (1999-034) 05.DB.10
    (IUPAC: Lead dichromium dicarbonate tetrahydroxyl monohydrate)
  52. Petzite (Y: 1845) 02.BA.75
    (IUPAC: Trisilver gold ditelluride)
  53. Pezzottaite (2003-022) 09.CJ.60 [no]
  54. Pharmacoalumite (1980-002) 08.DK.12
  55. Pharmacolite (Y: 1800) 08.CJ.50
    (IUPAC: Calcium hydrogen arsenate dihydrate)
  56. Pharmacosiderite (Y: 1786) 08.DK.10
  57. Pharmazincite (2014-015) 08.?? [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: Potassium zinc arsenate)
  58. Phaunouxite (1980-062) 08.CJ.40
    (IUPAC: Tricalcium diarsenate undecahydrate)
  59. Phenakite (Y: 1834) 09.AA.05
    (IUPAC: Diberyllium nesosilicate)
  60. Philipsbornite (1981-029) 08.BL.10
  61. Philipsburgite (1984-029) 08.DA.35
  62. Phillipsite 09.GC.10
    1. Phillipsite-Ca (Y: 1972, 1997 s.p.) 09.GC.10 [no]
    2. Phillipsite-K (Y: 1962, 1997 s.p.) 09.GC.10
    3. Phillipsite-Na (Y: 1825, 1997 s.p.) 09.GC.10 [no]
  63. Philolithite (1996-020) 05.BF.35
  64. Philrothite (2013-066) 02.?? [no] [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: Thallium triarsenide pentasulfide)
  65. Phlogopite (Y: 1841) 09.EC.20
  66. Phoenicochroite (Y: 1833, 1980 s.p.) 07.FB.05
  67. Phosgenite (Y: 1841) 05.BE.20
    (IUPAC: Dilead carbonate dichlorid)
  68. Phosinaite-(Ce) (1973-058) 09.CF.15
  69. Phosphammite (Y: 1852) 08.AD.20
    (IUPAC: Diamonium hydrogen phosphate)
  70. Phosphoellenbergerite (1994-006) 08.BB.55
  71. Phosphoferrite (Y: 1920, 1980 s.p. Rd) 08.CC.05
    (IUPAC: Triiron(II) diphosphate trihydrate)
  72. Phosphofibrite (1982-082) 08.DJ.20
  73. Phosphogartrellite (1996-035) 08.CG.20
  74. Phosphohedyphane (2005-026) 08.BN.05 [no]
    (IUPAC: Dicalcium trilead triphosphate chlorid)
  75. Phosphoinnelite (2005-022) 09.BE.40 [no]
  76. Phosphophyllite (Y: 1920) 08.CA.40
    (IUPAC: Dizinc iron(II) diphosphate tetrahydrate)
  77. Phosphorrösslerite (Y: 1939) 08.CE.20
    (IUPAC: Magnesium hydrogen phosphate heptahydrate)
  78. Phosphosiderite (Y: 1890, 1967 s.p.) 08.CD.05
    (IUPAC: Iron(III) phosphate dihydrate)
  79. Phosphovanadylite 08.DM.20
    1. Phosphovanadylite-Ba (1996-037, red. 2013) 08.DM.20
      (Ba[V4+4P2O10(OH)6]·12H2O)
    2. Phosphovanadylite-Ca (2011-101) 08.DM.20 [no] [no]
      (Ca[V4+4P2O10(OH)6]·12H2O)
  80. Phosphowalpurgite (2001-062) 08.EA.05 [no]
  81. Phosphuranylite (Y: 1879) 08.EC.10
  82. Phuralumite (1978-044) 08.EC.05
  83. Phurcalite (1977-040) 08.EC.35
  84. PhylloretineQ (Y: 1839) 10.BA.35 [no] [no]
  85. Phyllotungstite (1984-018) 07.GB.20

Pi – Pl

  1. Pickeringite (Y: 1844) 07.CB.85
    (IUPAC: Magnesium dialuminium tetrasulfate docosahydrate)
  2. Picotpaulite (1970-031) 02.CB.60
    (IUPAC: Thallium diiron trisulfide)
  3. Picromerite (Y: 1955, 1982 s.p.) 07.CC.60
    (IUPAC: Dipotassium magnesium disulfate hexahydrate)
  4. Picropharmacolite (Y: 1819) 08.CH.15
  5. Pieczkaite (2014-005) 08.?? [no] [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: Pentamanganese triphosphate chloride)
  6. Piemontite 09.BG.05
    1. Piemontite (Y: 1853, 1962 s.p.) 09.BG.05
    2. Piemontite-(Pb) (2011-087) 09.BG.05 [no] [no]
    3. Piemontite-(Sr) (1989-031) 09.BG.05
  7. Piergorite-(Ce) (2005-008) 09.DL.10 [no]
  8. Pierrotite (1969-036) 02.HC.05f
    (IUPAC: Thallium triantimony diarsenic octasulfide)
  9. Pigeonite (Y: 1900, 1988 s.p.) 09.DA.10
  10. PigotiteQ (Y: 1840) 10.AC.15 [no] [no]
  11. Pilawite-(Y) (2013-125) 09.?? [no] [no] [no]
  12. Pillaite (1997-042) 02.JB.35c
  13. Pilsenite (Y: 1853, 1982 s.p. Rd) 02.DC.05
    (IUPAC: Tetrabismuth tritelluride)
  14. PimeliteQ (Y: 1800) 09.E? [no]
  15. Pinakiolite (Y: 1890) 06.AB.35
  16. Pinalite (1988-025) 03.DC.55
  17. Pinchite (1973-052) 03.DD.25
  18. Pingguite (1993-019) 04.JL.20
  19. Pinnoite (Y: 1884) 06.BB.05
  20. PintadoiteQ (Y: 1914) 08.FC.15
  21. Piretite (1996-002) 04.JJ.15
  22. Pirquitasite (1980-091) 02.CB.15a
    (IUPAC: Disilver zinc tin tetrasulfide)
  23. Pirssonite (Y: 1896) 05.CB.30
    (IUPAC: Disodium calcium dicarbonate dihydrate)
  24. Pisekite-(Y)Q (Y: 1923) 04.?? [no] [no]
    Note: synonym of monazite-(Y) (not approved).
  25. Pitiglianoite (1990-012) 09.FB.05
  26. PitticiteQ (Y: 1808) 08.DB.05
    Note: "generic name for amorphous, gel-like, ferric iron arsenate minerals of varying chemical composition" (P. J. Dunn, 1982).
  27. Pittongite (2005-034a) 04.DH.45 [no]
  28. Piypite (1982-097) 07.BC.40
  29. Pizgrischite (2001-002) 02.JA.10d [no]
  30. PlagioniteI (Y: 1833) 02.HC.10b
    (IUPAC: Pentalead octaantimony heptadecasulfide)
  31. Plancheite (Y: 1908, 1967 s.p. Rd) 09.DB.35
  32. Planerite (Y: 1862, 1998 s.p. Rd) 08.DD.15
  33. Plášilite (2014-021) 07.?? [] [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: Sodium uranyl sulfate hydroxyl dihydrate)
  34. Platarsite (1976-050) 02.EB.25
    (IUPAC: Platinum arsenic sulfide)
  35. Platinum (Y: 1750) 01.AF.10
  36. Plattnerite (Y: 1845) 04.DB.05
    (IUPAC: Lead(IV) oxide)
  37. Playfairite (1966-019) 02.LB.30
  38. Plimerite (2008-013) 08.BC.10
    (IUPAC: Zinc tetrairon(III) triphosphate pentahydroxyl)
  39. Plombièrite (Y: 1858) 09.DG.08
  40. Plumboagardite (2003-031a) 08.DL.15 [no]
  41. Plumboferrite (Y: 1881) 04.CC.45
  42. Plumbogummite (Y: 1819, 1999 s.p. Rd) 08.BL.10
  43. Plumbojarosite (Y: 1902, 1987 s.p. Rd) 07.BC.10
    (IUPAC: Lead hexairon(III) tetrasulfate decahydroxyl)
  44. Plumbonacrite (Y: 1889 Rd) 05.BE.15
  45. Plumbopalladinite (1970-020) 01.AG.25
    (IUPAC: Dilead tripalladium)
  46. Plumbophyllite (2008-025) 09.EA.85 [no]
  47. Plumboselite (2010-028) 04.?? [no] [no]
  48. Plumbotellurite (1980-102) 04.??
    (IUPAC: Lead tellurium(IV) trioxide)
  49. Plumbotsumite (1979-049) 09.HH.20
  50. PlumositeQ (Y: 1845) 02.??. [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: Dilead pentaantimonide pentasulfide)
    Note: old specimens are various Pb–Sb sulfosalts with a hair-like (feather ore) habit.
     Many times boulangerite, but sometimes jamesonite, zinkenite, as well.

Po – Py

  1. Podlesnoite (2006-033) 05.BC.15 [no]
    (IUPAC: Barium dicalcium dicarbonate difluoride)
  2. Poitevinite (1963-010) 07.CB.05
    (IUPAC: Copper sulfate monohydrate)
  3. Pokrovskite (1982-054) 05.BA.10
    (IUPAC: Dimagnesium carbonate dihydroxyl)
  4. Polarite (1969-032) 02.AC.40
  5. Poldervaartite (1992-012) 09.AF.90
  6. Polezhaevaite-(Ce) (2009-015) 03.AB.35 [no] [no]
  7. Polhemusite (1972-017) 02.CB.05c
  8. Polkanovite (1997-030) 02.AC.30
    (IUPAC: Dodecarhenium heptaarsenide)
  9. Polkovicite (1974-037) 02.CB.35a
  10. Pollucite (Y: 1846, 1997 s.p.) 09.GB.05
  11. Polyakovite-(Ce) (1998-029) 09.BE.70 [no]
  12. Polybasite (Y: 1829, 2006 s.p. Rd) 02.GB.15
  13. Polycrase-(Y) (Y: 1844, 1987 s.p.) 04.DG.05
  14. Polydymite (Y: 1876) 02.DA.05
    (IUPAC: Trinickel tetrasulfide)
  15. Polyhalite (Y: 1817) 07.CC.65
    (IUPAC: Dipotassium dicalcium magnesium tetrasulfate dihydrate)
  16. Polylithionite (Y: 1884, 1998 s.p.) 09.EC.20
  17. Polyphite (1990-025) 09.BE.47
  18. Ponomarevite (1986-040) 03.DA.35
  19. Popovite (2013-060) 08.?? [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: Pentacopper dioxy diarsenate)
  20. Poppiite (2005-018) 09.BG.20 [no]
  21. Portlandite (Y: 1933) 04.FE.05
    (IUPAC: Calcium dihydroxide)
  22. Posnjakite (1967-001) 07.DD.10
    (IUPAC: Tetracopper sulfate hexahydroxyl monohydrate)
  23. Postite (2011-060) 08.?? [no] [no]
  24. Potarite (Y: 1928) 01.AD.25
    (IUPAC: Palladium mercury alloy)
  25. Potassic-arfvedsonite (2003-043, 2012 s.p. Rd) 09.DE.25 [no]
  26. Potassic-carpholite (2002-064) 09.DB.05 [no]
  27. Potassic-chloro-hastingsite (2005-007, 2012 s.p. Rd) 09.DE.15 [no])
  28. Potassic-chloro-pargasite (2001-036, 2012 s.p. Rd) 09.DE.15 [no] [no]
  29. Potassic-ferri-leakeite (2001-049, 2012 s.p. Rd) 09.DE.25 [no]
  30. Potassic-ferro-ferri-sadanagaite (1997-035, 2012 s.p. Rd) 09.DE.15 [no]
  31. Potassic-ferro-ferri-taramite (1964-003, 2012 s.p. Rd) 09.DE.20 [no]
  32. Potassic-ferro-pargasite (2007-053, 2012 s.p. Rd) 09.DE.15 [no]
  33. Potassic-ferro-sadanagaite (1980-027, 2012 s.p. Rd) 09.DE.15 [no]
  34. Potassic-ferro-taramite (2007-015, 2012 s.p. Rd) 09.D? [no] [no]
  35. Potassic-fluoro-hastingsite (2005-006, 2012 s.p. Rd) 09.DE.15 [no]
  36. Potassic-fluoro-pargasite (2009-091, 2012 s.p. Rd) 09.DE.10 [no] [no]
  37. Potassic-fluoro-richterite (1986-046, 2012 s.p. Rd) 09.DE.20 [no] [no]
  38. Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite (1985-023, 2012 s.p. Rd) 09.DE.25 [no] [no]
  39. Potassic-magnesio-hastingsite (2004-027b, Rd 2012 s.p. Rd) 09.DE.15 [no]
  40. Potassic-mangani-leakeite (1992-032, 2012 s.p. Rd) 09.DE.25
  41. Potassicmendeleevite-(Ce) (2009-093) 09.??. [no] [no] [no]
  42. Potassic-pargasite (1994-046, 2012 s.p. Rd) 09.DE.15 [no]
  43. Potassic-sadanagaite (1982-102, 2012 s.p. Rd) 09.D?. [no] [no]
  44. Pottsite (1986-045) 08.CG.25
  45. Poubaite (1975-015) 02.GC.40c
  46. Poudretteite (1986-028) 09.CM.05
  47. Poughite (1966-048) 04.JN.10
  48. Povondraite (IMA 1990-E) 09.CK.05
  49. Powellite (Y: 1891) 07.GA.05
    (IUPAC: Calcium molybdenum tetraoxide)
  50. Poyarkovite (1980-099) 03.DD.10
    (IUPAC: Trimercury oxychlorid)
  51. Pradetite (1991-046, IMA 2006-D Rd) 08.CE.30 [no] [no]
  52. Prehnite (Y: 1789) 09.DP.20
  53. Preisingerite (1981-016) 08.BO.10
  54. Preiswerkite (1979-008) 09.EC.20
  55. Preobrazhenskite (Y: 1956) 06.GB.15
  56. Pretulite (1996-024) 08.AD.35
    (IUPAC: Scandium phosphate)
  57. Prewittite (2002-041) 04.JG.?? [no]
  58. Priceite (Y: 1873) 06.EB.25
  59. Priderite (Y: 1951) 04.DK.05
  60. Pringleite (1992-010) 06.GD.05
  61. Prismatine (Y: 1886, 1996 s.p. Rd) 09.BJ.50 [no]
  62. Probertite (Y: 1929) 06.EB.15
  63. Proshchenkoite-(Y) (2008-007) 09.AJ.35 [no]
  64. Prosopite (Y: 1853) 03.CD.10
  65. Prosperite (1978-028) 08.CA.60
    (IUPAC: Dicalcium tetrazinc tetraarsenate monohydrate)
  66. Protasite (1984-001) 04.GB.10
  67. Proto-anthophyllite (2001-065, 2012 s.p. Rd) 09.DD.05 [no]
  68. Protochabournéite (2011-054) 02.?? [no] [no]
  69. Proto-ferro-anthophyllite (1986-006, 2012 s.p. Rd) 09.DD.05 [no]
  70. Proto-ferro-suenoite (Y: 1998, 2012 s.p. Rd) 09.D?. [no] [no] [no]
  71. Proudite (1975-028) 02.JB.25d
  72. Proustite (Y: 1832) 02.GA.05
    (IUPAC: Trisilver arsenic trisulfide)
  73. PrzhevalskiteQ (Y: 1956) 08.EB.10
  74. Pseudoboleite (Y: 1895, 2007 s.p.) 03.DB.10
  75. Pseudobrookite (Y: 1878, 1988 s.p. Rd) 04.CB.15
    (IUPAC: Diiron(III) titanium pentaoxide)
  76. PseudocotunniteQ (Y: 1873) 03.DC.90
    (IUPAC: Dipotassium lead tetrachlorid)
  77. Pseudograndreefite (1988-017) 07.BD.65
    (IUPAC: Hexalead monosulfate decafluorid)
  78. PseudojohanniteH (2000-019) 07.EC.20 [no]
  79. Pseudolaueite (Y: 1956) 08.DC.30
  80. Pseudolyonsite (2009-062) 08.AB.35 [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: tricopper divanate)
  81. Pseudomalachite (Y: 1813) 08.BD.05
    (IUPAC: Pentacopper diphosphate tetrahydroxyl)
  82. Pseudorutile (Y: 1966, 1994 s.p. Rd) 04.CB.25
    (IUPAC: Diiron(III) trititanium(IV) nonaoxide)
  83. Pseudosinhalite (1997-014) 06.AC.10
  84. Pseudowollastonite (Y: 1959, 1962 s.p.) 09.CA.20 [no] [no]
  85. Pucherite (Y: 1871) 08.AD.40
  86. Pumpellyite 09.BG.20
    1. Pumpellyite-(Al) (2005-016) 09.BG.20 [no]
    2. Pumpellyite-(Fe2+) (1972-003, 1973 s.p.) 09.BG.20
    3. Pumpellyite-(Fe3+) (1972-003a, 1973 s.p.) 09.BG.20
    4. Pumpellyite-(Mg) (Y: 1925, 1973 s.p.) 09.BG.20
    5. Pumpellyite-(Mn2+) (1980-006) 09.BG.20
  87. Punkaruaivite (2008-018) 09.DB.15
  88. Purpurite (Y: 1905) 08.AB.10
  89. Pushcharovskite (1995-048) 08.CA.55
  90. Putnisite (2011-106) 07.?? [no] [no]
  91. Putoranite (1979-054) 02.CB.10b
  92. Putzite (2002-024) 02.BA.70 [no]
  93. Pyatenkoite-(Y) (1995-034) 09.DM.10 [no]
  94. Pyracmonite (2008-029) 07.?? [no] [no]
  95. Pyrargyrite (Y: 1831) 02.GA.05
    (IUPAC: Trisilver antimony trisulfide)
  96. Pyrite (Y: old) 02.EB.05a
    (IUPAC: Iron disulfide)
  97. Pyroaurite (Y: 1866 Rd) 05.DA.50
  98. Pyrobelonite (Y: 1919) 08.BH.40
    (IUPAC: Lead manganese(II) vanadate hydroxyl)
  99. Pyrochroite (Y: 1864) 04.FE.05
    (IUPAC: Manganese(II) dihydroxide)
  100. Pyrolusite (Y: 1827, 1982 s.p.) 04.DB.05
    (IUPAC: Manganese(IV) oxide)
  101. Pyromorphite (Y: 1813) 08.BN.05
    (IUPAC: Pentalead triphosphate chlorid)
  102. Pyrope (Y: 1803) 09.AD.25
    (IUPAC: Trimagnesium dialuminium trinesosilicate)
  103. Pyrophanite (Y: 1890) 04.CB.05
  104. Pyrophyllite (Y: 1829) 09.EC.10
  105. Pyrosmalite 09.EE.10
    1. Pyrosmalite-(Fe) (Y: 1808, IMA 1985-L) 09.EE.10
    2. Pyrosmalite-(Mn) (Y: 1953, 2007 s.p.) 09.EE.10
  106. Pyrostilpnite (Y: 1868) 02.GA.10
    (IUPAC: Trisilver antimony trisulfide)
  107. Pyroxferroite (1970-001) 09.DO.05
  108. Pyroxmangite (Y: 1913) 09.DO.05
  109. Pyrrhotite (Y: 1835) 02.CC.10
    (IUPAC: Heptairon octasulfide)

Q

Quarz on Albite. Marilac, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil.
  1. Qandilite (1980-046) 04.BB.05
  2. Qaqarssukite-(Ce) (2004-019) 05.BD.25 [no]
    (IUPAC: Barium cerium dicarbonate fluoride)
  3. Qilianshanite (1992-008) 06.HA.55
    (IUPAC: Sodium tetrahydrogen carbonate borate dihydrate)
  4. Qingheiite 08.AC.15
    1. Qingheiite (1981-051) 08.AC.15
      (IUPAC: Trisodium dimanganese dimagnesium dialuminium hexaphosphate)
    2. Qingheiite-(Fe2+) (2009-076) 08.AC.15 [no] [no]
      (IUPAC: Disodium iron(II) magnesium aluminium triphosphate)
  5. Qingsongite (2013-030) 01.?? [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: Boron nitride)
  6. Qitianlingite (1983-075) 04.DB.35
  7. Quadratite (1994-038) 02.GC.25 [no]
  8. Quadridavyne (1990-054) 09.FB.05
  9. Quadruphite (1990-026) 09.BE.45
    (IUPAC: Tetradecasodium dicalcium tetratitanium disorosilicate (Si2O7) tetraphosphate tetraoxy difluoride)
  10. Quartz (Y: old, 1967 s.p.) 04.DA.05
    (IUPAC: Silicon dioxide)
  11. Queitite (1978-029) 09.BF.20
    (IUPAC: Dizinc tetralead nesosilicate(SiO4) sorosilicate (Si2O7) sulfate)
  12. Quenselite (Y: 1925) 04.FE.30
    (IUPAC: Lead manganese(III) dioxide hydroxyl)
  13. Quenstedtite (Y: 1888) 07.CB.65
    (IUPAC: Iron(III) sulfate decahydrate)
  14. Quetzalcoatlite (1973-010) 04.FE.45
  15. Quintinite (1992-028, 1992-029) 05.DA.40 [no]
    (IUPAC: Tetramagnesium dialuminium dodecahydroxyl carbonate trihydrate)
  16. Qusongite (2007-034) 01.BA.25 [no]
    (IUPAC: Tungsten carbide)

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