List of minerals U–V (complete)

This list includes those recognised minerals beginning with the letters U and V. 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).

U

Uranocircite. São Pedro claim, Malacacheta, Mucuri valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil.
Uvite on Quartz. Serra das Éguas, Brumado (Bom Jesus dos Meiras), Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil.
  1. Uchucchacuaite (1981-007) 02.JB.40a
  2. UdumineliteQ (Y: 1950) 08.DM.30 [no] [no]
  3. Uedaite-(Ce) (2006-022) 09.BG.05 [no]
  4. Uklonskovite (Y: 1964, 1967 s.p.) 07.DF.05
  5. Ulexite (Y: 1850) 06.EA.25
  6. Ullmannite (Y: 1843) 02.EB.25
    (IUPAC: Nickel antimonide sulfide)
  7. Ulrichite (1988-006) 08.EA.15
  8. Ulvöspinel (Y: 1946) 04.BB.05
  9. Umangite (Y: 1891) 02.BA.25
    (IUPAC: Tricopper diselenide)
  10. Umbite (1982-006) 09.DG.25
  11. Umbozerite (1973-039) 09.HG.15
  12. Umbrianite (2011-074) 09.E? [no] [no]
  13. Umohoite (Y: 1953) 04.GC.10
  14. Ungavaite (2004-020) 02.AC.35b [no]
    (IUPAC: Tetrapalladium triantimonide)
  15. Ungemachite (Y: 1938) 07.DG.10
  16. Upalite (1978-045) 08.EC.05
  17. Uralborite (Y: 1961, 1967 s.p.) 06.DA.35
  18. Uralolite (Y: 1964) 08.DA.15
  19. Uramarsite (2005-043) 08.EB.15 [no]
  20. Uramphite (Y: 1957) 08.EB.15
  21. Urancalcarite (1983-052) 05.EA.10
  22. Uraninite (Y: 1845) 04.DL.05
    (IUPAC: Uranium dioxide)
  23. Uranocircite 08.EB.05
    1. Uranocircite IN 08.EB.05 [no] [no]
      (IUPAC: Barium diuranate diphosphate dodecahydrate)
    2. Uranocircite II (Y: 1877) 08.EB.05 [no] [no]
      (IUPAC: Barium diuranate diphosphate decahydrate)
  24. Uranophane 09.AK.15
    1. Uranophane (Y: 1853) 09.AK.15
    2. Uranophane-beta (Y: 1935) 09.AK.15
  25. Uranopilite (Y: 1882) 07.EA.05
  26. Uranopolycrase (1990-046) 04.DG.05
  27. Uranosilite (1981-066) 09.AK.40
  28. Uranospathite (Y: 1915) 08.EB.25
  29. Uranosphaerite (Y: 1873) 04.GB.65
  30. Uranospinite (Y: 1873) 08.EB.05
  31. Uranotungstite (1984-005) 07.HB.25
  32. Urea (1972-031) 10.CA.35
  33. Uricite (1973-055) 10.CA.40
  34. Ursilite (Y: 1957) 09.AK.35 [no]
  35. Urusovite (1998-067) 08.BB.60 [no]
  36. Urvantsevite (1976-025) 02.EB.30
  37. Ushkovite (1982-014) 08.DC.30
  38. Usovite (1966-038) 03.CB.35
  39. Ussingite (Y: 1915) 09.EH.20
  40. UstarasiteQ (Y: 1955) 02.JB.40e
  41. Usturite (2009-053) 04.?? [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: Tricalcium antimony zirconium triiron(III) dodecaoxide)
  42. Utahite (1995-039) 07.DE.25
  43. UvaniteQ (Y: 1914) 04.HB.35
  44. Uvarovite (Y: 1832, 1967 s.p.) 09.AD.25
  45. Uvite (2000-030a) 09.CK.05 [no] [no]
  46. Uytenbogaardtite (1977-018) 02.BA.75
  47. Uzonite (1984-027) 02.FA.25

V

Vanadinite. Mibladene (Mibladén; Mibladan; Miblanden), Upper Moulouya lead district, Midelt, Khénifra Province, Meknès-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.
Vesuvianite. Bellecombe, Châtillon, Aosta Valley, Italy.
Vivianite. Tomokoni mine, Machacamarca District (Colavi District), Cornelio Saavedra Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia.
  1. Vaesite (Y: 1945) 02.EB.05a
    (IUPAC: Nickel disulfide)
  2. Vajdakite (1998-031) 04.JC.20 [no]
  3. Valentinite (Y: 1845, 1980 s.p.) 04.CB.55
    (IUPAC: Diantimony trioxide)
  4. Valleriite (Y: 1871) 02.FD.30
  5. Vanackerite (2011-114) 08.?? [no] [no]
  6. Vanadinite (Y: 1838) 08.BN.05
    (IUPAC: Pentalead trivanadate chloride)
  7. Vanadiocarpholite (2003-055) 09.DB.05 [no]
  8. Vanadio-oxy-chromium-dravite (2012-034) 09.CK.?? [no] [no]
  9. Vanadio-oxy-dravite (2012-074) 09.CK.?? [no] [no]
  10. Vanadium (2012-021a) 01.?? [no] [no]
  11. Vanadoallanite-(La) (2012-095) 09.B?. [no] [no]
  12. Vanadoandrosite-(Ce) (2004-015) 09.BG.05 [no]
  13. Vanadomalayaite (1993-032) 09.AG.15 [no]
  14. Vanalite (Y: 1962, 1967 s.p.) 04.HG.15
  15. Vanarsite (2014-031) 04.?? [no] [no]
  16. Vandenbrandeite (Y: 1932) 04.GB.45
  17. Vandendriesscheite (Y: 1947) 04.GB.40
  18. Vanmeersscheite (1981-009) 08.EC.20
  19. VanoxiteQ (Y: 1925) 04.HG.25
  20. Vantasselite (1986-016) 08.DC.37
    (IUPAC: Tetraaluminium triphosphate trihydroxyl nonahydrate)
  21. Vanthoffite (Y: 1902) 07.AC.05
    (IUPAC: Hexasodium magnesium tetrasulfate)
  22. Vanuralite (Y: 1963, 1967 s.p.) 04.HB.20
  23. Vapnikite (2013-082) 04.CC.?? [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: Tricalcium uranium hexaoxide)
  24. Varennesite (1994-017) 09.EE.50 [no]
  25. Variscite (Y: 1837, 1967 s.p.) 08.CD.10
    (IUPAC: Aluminium phosphate dihydrate)
  26. VarlamoffiteQ (Y: 1947) 04.DB.05 [no] [no]
    Note: it might be a variety of cassiterite.
  27. Varulite (Y: 1937) 08.AC.10
    (IUPAC: Sodium calcium trimanganese(II) triphosphate)
  28. Vashegyite (Y: 1909) 08.DB.10
  29. Vasilite (1989-044) 02.BC.25
  30. Vasilyevite (2003-016) 03.DD.45 [no]
  31. Västmanlandite-(Ce) (2002-025) 09.BG.55 [no]
  32. Vaterite (Y: 1911, 1962 s.p.) 05.AB.20
    (IUPAC: Anhydrous calcium carbonate)
  33. Vaughanite (1987-055) 02.LA.20
    (IUPAC: Thallium mercury tetraantimonide heptasulfide)
  34. Vauquelinite (Y: 1818) 07.FC.05
  35. Vauxite (Y: 1922) 08.DC.35
    (IUPAC: Iron(II) dialuminium diphosphate dihydroxyl hexahydrate)
  36. Vavřínite (2005-045) 02.CC.30 [no]
    (IUPAC: Dinickel antimonide ditelluride)
  37. Väyrynenite (Y: 1954) 08.BA.05
    (IUPAC: Manganese(II) beryllium phosphate hydroxyl)
  38. Veatchite (Y: 1938) 06.EC.15
  39. Veblenite (2010-050) 09.?? [no] [no]
  40. Veenite (1966-016) 02.HC.05d
    (IUPAC: Dilead diantimonide pentasulfide)
  41. Velikite (1996-052) 02.CB.15a
    (IUPAC: Dicopper mercury tin tetrasulfide)
  42. Vendidaite (2012-089) 07.?? [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: Dialuminium sulfate trihydroxyl chloride hexahydrate)
  43. Verbeekite (2001-005) 02.EA.25
    (IUPAC: Lead diselenide)
  44. Vergasovaite (1998-009) 07.BB.30
  45. Vermiculite (Y: 1824) 09.EC.50
  46. VernaditeQ (Y: 1937) 04.FE.40
    Note: it might be birnessite.
  47. Verplanckite (1964-011) 09.CE.10
  48. Versiliaite (1978-068) 04.JA.30
  49. Vertumnite (1975-043) 09.EG.25
  50. Veselovskýite (2005-053) 08.CE.30 [no]
  51. Vésigniéite (Y: 1955) 08.BH.45
    (IUPAC: Tricopper barium divanadate dihydroxyl)
  52. Vesuvianite (Y: 1795, 1962 s.p.) 09.BG.35
  53. Veszelyite (Y: 1874) 08.DA.30
    (IUPAC: Tricopper(II) phosphate trihydroxyl dihydrate)
  54. Viaeneite (1993-051) 02.FD.10
  55. Vicanite-(Ce) (1991-050) 09.AJ.35 [no]
  56. Vigezzite (1977-008) 04.DF.05
  57. Vigrishinite (2011-073) 09.B? [no] [no]
  58. Vihorlatite (1988-047) 02.DC.05 [no]
  59. Viitaniemiite (1977-043) 08.BL.15
    (IUPAC: Sodium calcium aluminium phosphate trifluoride)
  60. Vikingite (1976-006) 02.JB.40a
  61. Villamanínite (Y: 1920, 1989 s.p. Rd) 02.EB.05a
    (IUPAC: Copper disulfide)
  62. Villiaumite (Y: 1908) 03.AA.20
    (IUPAC: Sodium fluoride)
  63. Villyaellenite (1983-008a) 08.CB.10
  64. Vimsite (1968-034) 06.BC.15
  65. Vincentite (1973-051) 02.AC.05b
    (IUPAC: Tripalladium arsenide)
  66. Vinciennite (1983-031) 02.CB.35a
  67. Vinogradovite (Y: 1956) 09.DB.25
  68. Violarite (Y: 1889) 02.DA.05
    (IUPAC: Iron(II) dinickel(III) tetrasulfide)
  69. Virgilite (1977-009) 09.FA.15
  70. Vishnevite (Y: 1944) 09.FB.05
  71. Vismirnovite (1980-029) 04.FC.10
    (IUPAC: Zinc tin hexahydroxide)
  72. Vistepite (1991-012) 09.BD.25
  73. Vitimite (2001-057) 06.HA.45 [no]
  74. Vitusite-(Ce) (1976-055) 08.AC.35
    (IUPAC: Trisodium cerium diphosphate)
  75. Vivianite (Y: 1817) 08.CE.40
    (IUPAC: Triron(III) diphosphate octahydrate)
  76. Vladimirite (Y: 1953, 1964 s.p. Rd) 08.CJ.25
  77. Vladimirivanovite (2010-070) 09.FB.?? [no] [no]
  78. Vladkrivovichevite (2011-020) 03.D? [no] [no]
  79. Vladykinite (2011-052) 09.?? [no] [no]
  80. Vlasovite (Y: 1961, 1967 s.p.) 09.DM.25
  81. Vlodavetsite (1993-023) 07.DF.40
    (IUPAC: Dicalcium aluminium disulfate difluorid chloride tetrahydrate)
  82. Vochtenite (1987-047) 08.EB.30
  83. Voggite (1988-037) 08.DO.10
    (IUPAC: Disodium zirconium phosphate carbonate hydroxyl dihydrate)
  84. Voglite (Y: 1853) 05.EE.05
    (IUPAC: Dicalcium copper uranate tetracarbonate hexahydrate)
  85. Volaschioite (2010-005) 07.DE.62 [no] [no]
  86. Volborthite (Y: 1838, 1968 s.p.) 08.FD.05
    (IUPAC: Tricopper vanadate dihydroxyl dihydrate)
  87. Volkonskoite (Y: 1831, 1987 s.p. Rd) 09.EC.40
  88. Volkovskite (Y: 1966, 1968 s.p.) 06.EC.20
  89. Voloshinite (2007-052) 09.?? [no]
  90. Voltaite (Y: 1841) 07.CC.25
  91. Volynskite (Y: 1966, 1968 s.p.) 02.JA.20
    (IUPAC: Silver bismuth ditelluride)
  92. Vonbezingite (1991-031) 07.DD.65
    (IUPAC: Hexacalcium tricopper trisulfate dodecahydroxyl dihydrate)
  93. Vonsenite (Y: 1920) 06.AB.30
  94. Vorlanite (2009-032) 04.?? [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: Calcium uranate)
  95. Voronkovite (2007-023) 09.CO.10 [no]
  96. Voudourisite (2012-042) 07.?? [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: Cadmium sulfate monohydrate)
  97. Vozhminite (1981-040) 02.BB.05
    (IUPAC: Tetranickel arsenic disulfide)
  98. Vrbaite (Y: 1912) 02.HF.20
  99. Vuagnatite (1975-007) 09.AG.60
  100. Vulcanite (Y: 1961, 1967 s.p.) 02.CB.75
    (IUPAC: Copper(I) telluride)
  101. Vuonnemite (1973-015) 09.BE.35
  102. Vuorelainenite (1980-048) 04.BB.05
    (IUPAC: Manganese(II) vanadate(III))
  103. Vuoriyarvite-K (1995-031) 09.CE.30b [no]
  104. Vurroite (2003-027) 02.JB.65 [no]
  105. Vyacheslavite (1983-017) 08.DN.20
    (IUPAC: Uranium(IV) phosphate hydroxyl (2.5)hydrate)
  106. Vyalsovite (1989-004) 02.FD.45
    (IUPAC: Calcium iron aluminium sulfide pentahydroxyl)
  107. Vysokýite (2012-067) 04.?? [no] [no]
  108. Vysotskite (Y: 1962, 1967 s.p.) 02.CC.35a
  109. Vyuntspakhkite-(Y) (1982-040) 09.BG.40

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