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List of minerals recognized by the International Mineralogical Association (F)

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This list includes those recognised minerals beginning with the letter F. 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 'IMA2021'.

The minerals are sorted by name, followed by the structural group (rruff.info/ima and ima-cnmnc by mineralienatlas.de, mainly) or chemical class (mindat.org and basics), the year of publication (if it's before of an IMA approval procedure), the IMA approval and the Strunz-mindat 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).

  • Abbreviations:
    • D – discredited (IMA/CNMNC status).
    • Q – questionable/ doubtful (IMA/CNMNC, mindat.org or mineralienatlas.de status).
    • N – published without approval of the IMA/CNMNC, or just not an IMA approved mineral but with some acceptance in the scientific community nowadays.
    • I – intermediate member of a solid-solution series.
    • H – hypothetical mineral (synthetic, anthropogenic, suspended approval procedure, etc.)
      • ch – incomplete description, hypothetical solid solution end member.
    • Rd – redefinition of ...
    • "s.p." – special procedure.
    • group – a name used to designate a group of species, sometimes only a mineral group name.
    • no – no link available.
    • IUPAC – chemical name.
    • Y: NNNN – year of publication.
    • Y: old – known before publications were available.

F

Fa – Fe

Green Falcondoite with a little olive Willemseite, rare nickel minerals from Loma Peguera, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic. Size: 4.3 × 3.0 × 0.3 cm.
Ferberite on matrix with gemmy quartz, Tazna Mine, Atocha-Quechisla District, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia. Size: 4.3 × 3.7 × 3.5 cm.
Euhedral, straw-yellow florencite-(Ce) crystals to 5 mm., on clear to pinkish magnesite rhombs. Locality: Serra das Éguas, Brumado (Bom Jesus dos Meiras), Bahia, Brazil. Size: 7.4 × 4.4 × 4.0 cm.
Fluorite plates, Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia. Size: 12.9 × 10.4 × 4.9 cm.
Gemmy purple fluorite from Wushan Fluorite mine, De'an County, Jiujiang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China Size: 6.2 × 4.2 × 3.9 cm.
Rare red fluorite (1.4 cm.) on quartz, which in turn is peppered with tiny balls of gyrolite. Mahodari, Nasik District, Maharashtra, India. Overall size: 7.4 × 3.6 × 2.9 cm.
Blue fluorite "cap" on matrix, Minggang Fluorite mine, Shihe District, Xinyang Prefecture, Henan Province, China. Size: 6.0 × 6.0 × 5.8 cm.
Fluorapatite on Quartz, largest crystal is about 1 cm. Lavra do Pederneira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Foitite, Mt. Mica Quarry, Paris, Maine US. Size: 1.9 × 1.7 × 1.2 cm
Forsterite with inclusions of Ludwigite, Sapat Gali, Kohistan District, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. 2.8 × 2 × 1.1 cm.
Fourmarierite (red-orange) and Becquerelite (yellow) on Uraninite (black), from Shinkolobwe mine, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Size: 5 x 5 x 4 cm.
Francevillite (orange) with Curienite (yellow) and Chervetite, Mounana Mine, Franceville, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon. Overall size 8.7 × 6.1 × 2.1 cm.
Franckeite var. Potosíite, San José Mine, Cercado Province, Bolivia. Field of view about 0.7 cm.
Dark-gray tetrahedra of Freibergite with golden chalcopyrite, from Eagle Mine, Gilman, Colorado US. Size: 4.6 × 3.7 × 3.1 cm.
  1. Fabianite (IMA1967 s.p., 1962) 06.FC.20 [1] [2] [3]
  2. Fabrièsite (IMA2012-080) 09.??. [4] [no] [5]
  3. Faheyite (Y: 1953) 08.CA.15 [6] [7] [8]
    (IUPAC: diberyllium manganese(II) diiron(III) tetraphosphate hexahydrate)
  4. Fahleite (IMA1982-061) 08.CH.55 [9] [10] [11]
    (IUPAC: calcium pentazinc diiron(III) hexaarsenate tetradecahydrate)
  5. Fairbankite (IMA1979-003) 04.JK.50 [12] [13] [14]
    (IUPAC: lead tellurite(IV))
  6. Fairchildite (Y: 1947) 05.AC.20 [15] [16] [17]
    (IUPAC: dipotassium calcium dicarbonate)
  7. Fairfieldite (Y: 1879) 08.CG.05 [18] [19] [20]
    (IUPAC: dicalcium manganese(II) diphosphate dihydrate)
  8. Faizievite (IMA2006-037) 09.CM.10 [21] [22] [23]
  9. Falcondoite (IMA1976-018) 09.EE.25 [24] [25] [26]
  10. Falkmanite (Y: 1940) 02.HC.15 [27] [28] [no]
    (IUPAC: trilead diantimonide hexasulfide)
    Note: possibly a lead-rich variety of boulangerite.
  11. Falottaite (IMA2013-044) 10.AB.?? [29] [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: manganese oxalate trihydrate)
  12. Falsterite (IMA2011-061) 08.?? [30] [no] [no]
  13. Famatinite (Y: 1873) 02.KA.10 [31] [32] [33]
    (IUPAC: tricopper antimonide tetrasulfide)
  14. Fangite (IMA1991-047) 02.KA.15 [34] [35] [36]
    (IUPAC: trithallium arsenide tetrasulfide)
  15. Fantappièite (IMA2008-006) 09.FB.05 [37] [no] [no]
  16. Farneseite (IMA2004-043) 09.FB.05 [38] [39] [40]
  17. Farringtonite (IMA1967 s.p., 1961) 08.AB.05 [41] [42] [43]
    (IUPAC: trimagnesium diphosphate)
  18. Fassinaite (IMA2011-048) 02.??. [44] [no] [45]
    (IUPAC: dilead carbonate thiosulphate)
  19. Faujasite 09.GD.30
    1. Faujasite-Ca (IMA1997 s.p.) 09.GD.30 [46] [47] [no]
    2. Faujasite-Mg (IMA1997 s.p.) 09.GD.30 [48] [49] [no]
    3. Faujasite-Na (IMA1997 s.p., 1842) 09.GD.30 [50] [51] [52]
  20. Faustite (Y: 1953) 08.DD.15 [53] [54] [55]
    (IUPAC: zinc hexaaluminium tetraphosphate octahydroxyl tetrahydrate)
  21. Favreauite (IMA2014-013) 04.??. [56] [no] [no]
  22. Fayalite (Y: 1840) 09.AC.05 [57] [58] [59]
    (IUPAC: diiron(II) nesosilicate)
  23. Fedorite (IMA1967 s.p., 1965) 09.EE.80 [60] [61] [62]
  24. Fedorovskite (IMA1975-006) 06.DA.25 [63] [64] [65]
  25. Fedotovite (IMA1986-013) 07.BC.30 [66] [67] [68]
    (IUPAC: dipotassium tricopper oxy trisulfate)
  26. Feinglosite (IMA1995-013) 08.BG.05 [69] [70] [71]
  27. Feitknechtite (IMA1968 s.p., 1965) 04.FE.25 [72] [73] [74]
    (IUPAC: manganese(III) oxyhydroxide)
  28. Feklichevite (IMA2000-017) 09.CO.10 [75] [76] [no]
  29. Felbertalite (IMA1999-042) 02.JB.25b [77] [78] [79]
    (IUPAC: dicopper hexalead octabismuthide nonadecasulfide)
  30. Felsőbányaite (Y: 1854) 07.DD.05 [80] [81] [82]
    (IUPAC: tetraaluminium sulfate decahydroxyl tetrahydrate)
  31. Fenaksite (IMA1962 s.p., 1959) 09.DG.70 [83] [84] [85]
  32. Fencooperite (IMA2000-023) 09.BH.20 [86] [87] [no]
  33. Fengchengite (IMA2007-018a) 09.?? [88] [no] [no]
  34. Feodosiyite (IMA2015-063) 03.?? [89]
  35. Ferberite (Y: 1863) 04.DB.30 [90] [91] [92]
    (IUPAC: iron tungsten tetraoxide)
  36. Ferchromide (IMA1984-022) 01.AE.15 [93] [94] [95]
    (For the fergusonite-beta series, see beta-fergusonite)
  37. Ferdowsiite (IMA2012-062) 02.??. [96] [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: octasilver (pentaantimonide triarsenide) hexadecasulfide)
  38. Fergusonite-(REE) series 07.GA.05
    1. Fergusonite-(Ce)Q (Y: 1986) 07.GA.05 [97] [98] [99]
      (IUPAC: cerium niobate (0.3)hydrate)
    2. Fergusonite-(Nd)N (Y: 1989) 07.GA.05 [100] [101] [102]
    3. Fergusonite-(Y) (IMA1987 s.p., 1825) 07.GA.05 [103] [104] [105]
      (IUPAC: yttrium niobate)
  39. Fergusonite-(REE)-beta series 04.DG.10
    (IUPAC: REE niobium tetraoxide)
    1. Fergusonite-(Ce)-beta (IMA1975 s.p.) 04.DG.10 [106] [107] [108]
    2. Fergusonite-(Nd)-beta (IMA1987 s.p., 1983) 04.DG.10 [109] [110] [111]
    3. Fergusonite-(Y)-beta (IMA1987 s.p., 1961) 04.DG.10 [112] [113] [114]
  40. FerhodsiteQ (IMA2009-056) 02.??. [115] [no] [no]
    Note: possibly a distorted pentlandite derivative.
  41. Fermiite (IMA2014-068) 07.?? [116] [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: tetrasodium uranyl trisulfate trihydrate)
  42. Fernandinite (IMA1994 s.p., 1915 Rd) 04.HE.20 [117] [118] [119]
  43. Feroxyhyte (IMA1975-032) 04.FE.40 [120] [121] [122]
    (IUPAC: iron(III) oxyhydroxyl)
  44. Ferraioloite (IMA2015-066) 08.?? [123]
  45. Ferrarisite (IMA1979-020) 08.CJ.30 [124] [125] [126]
    (IUPAC: pentacalcium di(hydrogen arsenate) diarsenate nonahydrate)
  46. Ferriakasakaite-(La) (IMA2013-126) 09.B? [127] [no] [no]
  47. Ferriallanite 09.BG.05b
    1. Ferriallanite-(Ce) (IMA2000-041) 09.BG.05b [128] [129] [no]
    2. Ferriallanite-(La) (IMA2010-066) 09.BG.05b [130] [no] [no]
  48. Ferriandrosite-(La) (IMA2013-127) 09.B? [131] [no] [no]
  49. Ferribushmakinite (IMA2014-055) 08.B?. [132] [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: dilead iron(III) phosphate vanadate hydroxyl)
  50. Ferricopiapite (Y: 1939) 07.DB.35 [133] [134] [135]
  51. Ferricoronadite (IMA2015-093) 04.?? [136]
  52. Ferrierite 09.GD.50
    1. Ferrierite-K (IMA1997 s.p.) 09.GD.50 [137] [138] [no]
    2. Ferrierite-Mg (IMA1997 s.p., 1918) 09.GD.50 [139] [140] [no]
    3. Ferrierite-Na (IMA1997 s.p.) 09.GD.50 [141] [142] [143]
  53. Ferri-fluoro-katophorite [amphibole: IMA2015-096, IMA2012 s.p., fluor-magnesiokatophorite (2006) Rd] 09.D?. [144] [no] [no]
  54. Ferri-fluoro-leakeite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., fluoroleakeite (IMA2009-085) Rd] 09.DE.05 [145] [no] [146]
  55. Ferri-ghoseite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., IMA2003-066 Rd] 09.DE.20 [147] [148] [no]
  56. Ferrihollandite (IMA2011-F, 1906) 04.?? [149] [no] [no]
  57. Ferrihydrite (IMA1971-015) 04.FE.35 [150] [151] [152]
  58. Ferri-kaersutite [amphibole: IMA2014-051] 09.D?. [153] [no] [no]
  59. Ferri-katophorite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., IMA1978 s.p. Rd] 09.D? [154] [no] [no]
  60. Ferri-leakeite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., leakeite (IMA1991-028) Rd] 09.DE.15 [155] [156] [157]
  61. Ferrilotharmeyerite (IMA1986-024) 08.CG.15 [158] [159] [160]
    (IUPAC: calcium zinc iron(III) diarsenate hydroxyl hydrate)
  62. Ferrimolybdite (Y: 1907) 07.GB.30 [161] [162] [163]
    (IUPAC: diiron trimolybdate(VI) heptahydrate)
  63. Ferrinatrite (Y: 1889) 07.CC.35 [164] [165] [166]
    (IUPAC: trisodium iron(III) trisulfate trihydrate)
  64. Ferri-obertiite [amphibole: IMA2015-079] 09.?? [167]
  65. Ferri-pedrizite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., ferripedrizite (IMA1998-061) Rd] 09.DE.25 [168] [169] [no]
  66. Ferripyrophyllite (IMA1978-062) 09.EC.10 [170] [171] [172]
  67. Ferrisepiolite (IMA2010-061) 09.EE.?? [173] [no] [174]
  68. Ferrisicklerite (Y: 1937) 08.AB.10 [175] [176] [177]
  69. Ferristrunzite (IMA1986-023) 08.DC.25 [178] [179] [180]
    (IUPAC: triiron(III) diphosphate trihydroxyl pentahydrate)
  70. Ferrisurite (IMA1990-056) 09.EC.75 [181] [182] [183]
  71. FerrisymplesiteQ (Y: 1924) 08.CE.40 [184] [185] [186]
    (IUPAC: triiron(III) diarsenate trihydroxyl pentahydrate)
  72. Ferrivauxite (IMA2014-003) 08.??. [187] [no] [no]
  73. Ferri-winchite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., ferriwinchite (IMA2004-034) Rd] 09.DE.20 [188] [189] [190]
  74. Ferro-actinolite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., IMA1997 s.p., 1946 Rd] 09.DE.10 [191] [192] [193]
  75. Ferroalluaudite (IMA2007 s.p., 1957) 08.AC.10 [194] [195] [196]
    (IUPAC: sodium iron(II) diiron(III) triphosphate)
  76. Ferroaluminoceladonite (IMA1995-019) 09.EC.15 [197] [198] [no]
  77. Ferro-anthophyllite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., 1921 Rd] 09.DD.05 [199] [200] [no]
  78. Ferrobustamite (Y: 1937) 09.DG.05 [201] [202] [203]
  79. Ferrocarpholite (Y: 1951) 09.DB.05 [204] [205] [206]
  80. Ferroceladonite (IMA1995-018) 09.EC.15 [207] [208] [no]
  81. Ferrochiavennite (IMA2012-039) 09.G?. [209] [no] [210]
  82. Ferro-edenite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., 1946 Rd] 09.DE.15 [211] [212] [213]
  83. Ferroericssonite (IMA2010-025) 09.B? [214] [no] [no]
  84. Ferro-ferri-fluoro-leakeite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., fluor-ferro-leakeite (IMA1993-026) Rd] 09.DE.25 [215] [216] [no]
  85. Ferro-ferri-hornblende [amphibole: IMA2015-054] 09.?? [217] [no] [no]
  86. Ferro-ferri-katophorite [amphibole: IMA2016-008] 09.??. [218] [no] [no]
  87. Ferro-ferri-nybøite [amphibole: IMA2013-072, IMA1997 s.p.] 09.DE.25 [219] [no] [no]
  88. Ferro-ferri-obertiite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., ferro-obertiite (IMA2009-034) Rd] 09.DE.25 [220] [no] [221]
  89. Ferro-ferri-pedrizite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., sodic-ferri-ferropedrizite (2003) Rd] 09.DE.25 [222] [223] [no]
  90. Ferro-fluoro-pedrizite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., fluoro-sodic-ferropedrizite (IMA2008-070) Rd] 09.DE.05 [224] [no] [225]
  91. Ferro-gedrite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., ferrogedrite (IMA1997 s.p.), IMA1978 s.p., 1939 Rd] 09.DD.05 [226] [227] [228]
  92. Ferro-glaucophane [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., ferroglaucophane (IMA1997 s.p.), 1957 Rd] 09.DE.25 [229] [230] [231]
  93. Ferrohexahydrite (IMA1967 s.p., 1947) 07.CB.25 [232] [233] [234]
    (IUPAC: iron(II) sulfate hexahydrate)
  94. Ferrohögbomite-2N2S (IMA2001-048) 04.CB.?? [235] [236] [no]
  95. Ferro-holmquistite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., ferroholmquistite (IMA2004-030) Rd] 09.DD.05 [237] [238] [no]
  96. Ferro-hornblende [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., ferrohornblende (IMA1997 s.p.), ferro-hornblende (1978) Rd] 09.DE.10 [239] [240] [241]
  97. Ferroindialite (IMA2013-016) 09.C? [242] [no] [243]
  98. Ferro-katophorite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., katophorite (1894) Rd] 09.DE.20 [244] [245] [246]
  99. Ferrokentbrooksite (IMA1999-046) 09.CO.10 [247] [248] [no]
  100. Ferrokësterite (IMA1985-012) 02.CB.15a [249] [250] [251]
  101. Ferrokinoshitalite (IMA1999-026) 09.EC.35 [252] [253] [no]
  102. Ferrolaueite (IMA1987-046a) 08.DC.30 [254] [255] [no]
  103. Ferromerrillite (IMA2006-039) 08.AC.45 [256] [257] [no]
  104. Ferronickelplatinum (IMA1982-071) 01.AG.40 [258] [259] [260]
  105. Ferronigerite 04.FC.20
    1. Ferronigerite-2N1S (IMA2001 s.p., 1947) 04.FC.20 [261] [262] [263]
    2. Ferronigerite-6N6S (IMA2001 s.p., 1947) 04.FC.20 [264] [265] [266]
  106. Ferronordite 09.DO.15
    1. Ferronordite-(Ce) (IMA1997-008) 09.DO.15 [267] [268] [no]
    2. Ferronordite-(La) (IMA2000-015) 09.DO.15 [269] [270] [no]
  107. Ferro-pargasite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., ferropargasite (IMA1977 s.p.), 1961 Rd] 09.DE.15 [271] [272] [273]
  108. Ferro-pedrizite [amphibole: IMA2014-037] 09.DE.25 [274] [no] [no]
  109. Ferrorhodonite (IMA2016-016) 09.D? [275]
  110. Ferrorhodsite (IMA1996-047) 02.DA.05 [276] [277] [no]
    (IUPAC: iron dirhodium tetrasulfide)
  111. Ferro-richterite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., ferrorichterite (IMA1997 s.p.), 1946 Rd] 09.DE.20 [278] [279] [280]
  112. Ferrorosemaryite (IMA2003-063) 08.AC.15 [281] [282] [283]
    (IUPAC: Sodium iron(II) iron(III) aluminium triphosphate)
  113. Ferrosaponite (IMA2002-028) 09.EC.45 [284] [285] [no]
  114. Ferroselite (Y: 1955) 02.EB.10a [286] [287] [288]
    (IUPAC: iron diselenide)
  115. Ferrosilite (IMA1988 s.p., 1935) 09.DA.05 [289] [290] [291]
    (IUPAC: iron(II) silite)
  116. Ferroskutterudite (IMA2006-032) 02.EC.05 [292] [293] [294]
  117. Ferrostalderite (IMA2014-090) 02.??. [295] [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: copper diiron thallium diarsenide hexasulfide)
  118. Ferrostrunzite (IMA1983-003) 08.DC.25 [296] [297] [298]
    (IUPAC: Iron(II) diiron(III) diphosphate dihydroxyl hexahydrate)
  119. Ferrotaaffeite 04.FC.??
    1. Ferrotaaffeite-2N'2S (IMA2011-025) 04.FC.??. [299] [no] [300]
    2. Ferrotaaffeite-6N'3S (IMA2001 s.p., IMA1979-047) 04.FC.??. [301] [302] [303]
      (IUPAC: beryllium diiron(II) hexaaluminium dodecaoxide)
  120. Ferro-taramite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., aluminotaramite (IMA2006-023) Rd] 09.DE.20 [304] [305] [no]
  121. FerrotelluriteQ (Y: 1877) 07.AB.10 [306] [no] [no]
  122. Ferrotitanowodginite (IMA1998-028) 04.DB.40 [307] [308] [no]
  123. Ferrotochilinite (IMA2010-080) 02.?? [309] [no] [310]
    (IUPAC: Hexa(iron sulfide)(iron dihydroxide))
  124. Ferrotychite (IMA1980-050) 05.BF.05 [311] [312] [313]
    (IUPAC: hexasodium diiron(II) tetracarbonate sulfate)
  125. Ferrovalleriite (IMA2011-068) 02.?? [314] [no] [315]
  126. Ferrowodginite (IMA1984-006) 04.DB.40 [316] [317] [318]
    (IUPAC: iron tin ditantalum octaoxide)
  127. Ferrowyllieite (IMA1979 s.p.) 08.AC.15 [319] [320] [321]
    (IUPAC: disodium diiron(II) aluminium triphosphate)
  128. Ferruccite (Y: 1933) 03.CA.05 [322] [323] [324]
    (IUPAC: sodium boron tetrafluoride)
  129. Fersmanite (Y: 1929) 09.BE.72 [325] [326] [327]
  130. Fersmite (Y: 1946) 04.DG.05 [328] [329] [330]
  131. Feruvite (IMA1987-057) 09.CK.05 [331] [332] [333]
  132. Fervanite (Y: 1931) 04.HG.05 [334] [335] [336]
    (IUPAC: tetrairon(III) tetravanadium(V) hexadecaoxide pentahydrate)
  133. Fetiasite (IMA1991-019) 04.JB.05 [337] [338] [339]
  134. Fettelite (IMA1994-056) 02.LA.30 [340] [341] [342]
    (IUPAC: hexadecasilver mercury tetraarsenide pentadecasulfide)

Fi – Fl

  1. Fianelite (IMA1995-016) 08.FC.05 [343] [344] [345]
    (IUPAC: dimanganese(II) pyrovanadate dihydrate)
  2. Fibroferrite (Y: 1833) 07.DC.15 [346] [347] [348]
    (IUPAC: iron(III) sulfate hydroxyl pentahydrate)
  3. Fichtelite (Y: 1841) 10.BA.05 [349] [350] [351]
    (IUPAC: dimethyl-isopropyl-perhydrophenanthrene)
  4. Fiedlerite (IMA1994 s.p., 1887 Rd) 03.DC.10 [352] [353] [354]
    (IUPAC: trilead tetrachloride fluoride hydroxyl monohydrate)
  5. Filatovite (IMA2002-052) 08.AC.85 [355] [356] [357]
  6. Filipstadite (IMA1987-010) 04.BB.05 [358] [359] [360]
  7. Fillowite (Y: 1879) 08.AC.50 [361] [362] [363]
    (IUPAC: disodium calcium heptamanganese(II) hexaphosphate)
  8. Fingerite (IMA1983-064) 08.BB.80 [364] [365] [366]
    (IUPAC: undecacopper dioxy hexavanadate)
  9. Finnemanite (Y: 1923) 04.JB.45 [367] [368] [369]
    (IUPAC: pentalead triarsenite(III) chloride)
  10. Fischesserite (IMA1971-010) 02.BA.75 [370] [371] [372]
    (IUPAC: trisilver gold diselenide)
  11. Fivegite (IMA2009-067) 09.?? [373] [no] [374]
  12. Fizélyite (Y: 1913) 02.JB.40a [375] [376] [377]
    (IUPAC: pentasilver tetradecalead henicosaantimonide octatetracontasulfide)
  13. Flagstaffite (Y: 1920) 10.CA.10 [378] [379] [380]
  14. Flamite (IMA2013-122) [381] [no] [no]
  15. Fleischerite (IMA1962 s.p.) 07.DF.25 [382] [383] [384]
    (IUPAC: trilead germanium disulfate hexahydroxyl trihydrate)
  16. Fletcherite (IMA1976-044) 02.DA.05 [385] [386] [387]
    (IUPAC: copper dinickel tetrasulfide)
  17. Flinkite (Y: 1889) 08.BE.30 [388] [389] [390]
    (IUPAC: dimanganese(II) manganese(III) arsenate tetrahydroxyl)
  18. Flinteite (IMA2014-009) 03.??. [391] [no] [no]
  19. Florencite 08.BL.13
    (IUPAC: REE trialuminium diphosphate hexahydroxyl)
    1. Florencite-(Ce) (IMA1987 s.p., 1900) 08.BL.13 [392] [393] [394]
    2. Florencite-(La) (MA1987 s.p., 1980) 08.BL.13 [395] [396] [397]
    3. Florencite-(Nd) (IMA1987 s.p., 1971) 08.BL.13 [398] [399] [400]
    4. Florencite-(Sm) (IMA2009-074) 08.BL.13 [401] [no] [402]
  20. Florenskyite (IMA1999-013) 01.BD.15 [403] [404] [no]
    (IUPAC: iron titanium phosphide)
  21. Florensovite (IMA1987-012) 02.DA.05 [405] [406] [407]
  22. Flörkeite (IMA2008-036) 09.GC.10 [408] [409] [410]
  23. Fluckite (IMA1978-054) 08.CB.15 [411] [412] [413]
  24. Fluellite (Y: 1824) 08.DE.10 [414] [415] [416]
    (IUPAC: dialuminium phosphate difluoride hydroxyl heptahydrate)
  25. Fluoborite (Y: 1926) 06.AB.50 [417] [418] [419]
  26. Fluocerite 03.AC.15
    1. Fluocerite-(Ce) (IMA1987 s.p., 1832) 03.AC.15 [420] [421] [no]
      (IUPAC: cerium trifluoride)
    2. Fluocerite-(La) (IMA1987 s.p., 1969) 03.AC.15 [422] [423] [424]
      (IUPAC: lanthanum trifluoride)
  27. Fluorannite (IMA1999-048) 09.EC.20 [425] [426] [no]
  28. Fluorapatite (IMA2010 s.p., 1860) 08.BN.05 [427] [428] [429]
  29. Fluorapophyllite 09.EA.15
    1. Fluorapophyllite-(K) (IMA2013 s.p., IMA1978 s.p., IMA1976-001) 09.EA.15 [430] [431] [432]
    2. Fluorapophyllite-(Na) (IMA2013 s.p., IMA1976-032) 09.EA.15 [433] [434] [435]
      (For Fluorarrojadite see here)
  30. Fluorarrojadite-(BaFe) (IMA2005-058a) 08.BF.05 [436] [437] [no]
  31. Fluorbritholite 09.AH.25
    1. Fluorbritholite-(Ce) (IMA1991-027) 09.AH.25 [438] [439] [no]
    2. Fluorbritholite-(Y) (IMA2009-005) 09.AH.25 [440] [no] [441]
  32. Fluor-buergerite (IMA1965-005 Rd) 09.CK.05 [442] [443] [444]
  33. Fluorcalciobritholite (IMA2006-010) 09.AH.25 [445] [446] [no]
  34. Fluorcalciomicrolite (IMA2012-036) 04.??. [447] [no] [no]
  35. Fluorcalciopyrochlore (IMA2013-055) 04.??. [448] [no] [no]
  36. Fluorcalcioroméite (IMA2012-093) 04.??. [449] [no] [no]
  37. Fluorcanasite (IMA2007-031) 09.DG.80 [450] [451] [no]
  38. Fluorcaphite (IMA1996-022) 08.BN.05 [452] [453] [454]
    (IUPAC: strontium calcium tricalcium triphosphate fluoride)
  39. Fluorcarmoite-(BaNa) (IMA2015-062) 08.?? [455]
  40. Fluorchegemite (IMA2011-112) 09.A? [456] [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: heptacalcium trinesosilicate (SiO4) difluoride)
  41. Fluor-dravite (IMA2009-089) 09.CK.05 [457] [no] [no]
  42. Fluor-elbaite (IMA2011-071) 09.CK.?? [458] [no] [no]
  43. Fluorellestadite (IMA1987-002 Rd) 09.AH.25 [459] [460] [461]
  44. Fluorite (Y: 1873) 03.AB.25 [462] [463] [464]
    (IUPAC: calcium difluoride)
  45. Fluorkyuygenite (IMA2013-043) 04.CC.?? [465] [no] [no]
    Chemical formula: Ca12Al14O32[(H2O)4F2]
  46. Fluorlamprophyllite (IMA2013-102) 09.B? [466] [no] [no]
  47. Fluor-liddicoatite (IMA1976-041 Rd) 09.CK.05 [467] [468] [469]
  48. Fluormayenite (IMA2013-019) 04.?? [470] [no] [no]
    Chemical formula: Ca12Al14O32[☐4F2]
  49. Fluornatromicrolite (IMA1998-018) 04.DH.15 [471] [472] [473]
  50. Fluornatropyrochlore (IMA2013-056) 04.DH.?? [474] [no] [no]
  51. Fluoro-cannilloite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., fluorocannilloite (IMA2004 s.p.), fluor-cannilloite (IMA1993-033) Rd] 09.DE.10 [475] [476] [no]
  52. Fluorocronite (IMA2010-023) 03.AB.?? [477] [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: lead difluoride)
  53. Fluoro-edenite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., IMA1994-059 Rd] 09.DE.15 [478] [479] [no]
  54. Fluorokinoshitalite (IMA2010-001) 09.EC.35 [480] [no] [no]
  55. Fluoro-leakeite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., fluoro-aluminoleakeite (IMA2009-012) Rd] 09.DE.25 [481] [no] [482]
  56. Fluoro-nybøite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., fluoronyböite (IMA2002-010) Rd] 09.DE.25 [483] [484] [no]
  57. Fluoro-pargasite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., fluoropargasite (IMA2003-050) Rd] 09.DE.15 [485] [486] [487]
  58. Fluoro-pedrizite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., fluoro-sodic-pedrizite (IMA2004-002) Rd] 09.DE.25 [488] [no] [no]
  59. Fluorophlogopite (IMA2006-011) 09.EC.20 [489] [490] [no]
  60. Fluoro-richterite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., fluorrichterite (IMA1992-020) Rd] 09.DE.20 [491] [492] [no]
  61. Fluoro-riebeckite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., fluor-riebeckite (1966) Rd] 09.D?. [493] [no] [no]
  62. Fluoro-taramite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., fluoro-alumino-magnesiotaramite (IMA2006-025) Rd] 09.DE.20 [494] [495] [no]
  63. Fluorotetraferriphlogopite (IMA2010-002) 09.EC.20 [496] [no] [no]
  64. Fluorowardite (IMA2012-016) 08.??. [497] [no] [no]
  65. Fluorphosphohedyphane (IMA2008-068) 08.BN.05 [498] [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: dicalcium trilead triphosphate fluoride)
  66. Fluor-schorl (IMA2010-067) 09.CK.05 [499] [no] [no]
  67. Fluorstrophite (IMA2010 s.p., 1962) 08.BN.05 [500] [501] [502]
  68. Fluor-tsilaisite (IMA2012-044) 09.CK.?? [503] [no] [no]
  69. Fluor-uvite (IMA2011 s.p., IMA2000-030a, 1930 Rd) 09.CK.05 [504] [505] [506]
  70. Fluorvesuvianite (IMA2000-037) 09.BG.35 [507] [508] [no]
  71. Fluorwavellite (IMA2015-077) 08.?? [509]
  72. Flurlite (IMA2014-064) [510] [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: trizinc manganese(II) iron(III) triphosphate dihydroxyl nonahydrate)

Fo – Fu

  1. Foggite (IMA1973-067) 08.DL.05 [511] [512] [513]
    (IUPAC: calcium aluminium phosphate dihydroxyl hydrate)
  2. Fogoite-(Y) (IMA2014-098) 09.B?. [514] [no] [no]
  3. Foitite (IMA1992-034) 09.CK.05 [515] [516] [517]
  4. Folvikite (IMA2016-026) 06.?? [518]
  5. Fontanite (IMA1991-034) 05.EC.05 [519] [520] [521]
    (IUPAC: calcium triuranyl dicarbonate dioxy hexahydrate)
  6. Fontarnauite (IMA2009-096a) 06.DA.60 [522] [no] [no]
  7. Foordite (IMA1984-070) 04.DG.15 [523] [524] [525]
    (IUPAC: tin(II) diniobium hexaoxide)
  8. Footemineite (IMA2006-029) 08.DA.10 [526] [527] [no]
    (IUPAC: dicalcium pentamanganese(V) tetraberyllium hexaphosphate tetrahydroxyl hexahydrate)
  9. Forêtite (IMA2011-100) 08.?? [528] [no] [529]
  10. Formanite-(Y) (IMA1987 s.p., 1944) 07.GA.10 [530] [531] [532]
    (IUPAC: yttrium tantalate)
  11. Formicaite (IMA1998-030) 10.AA.05 [533] [534] [535]
    (IUPAC: calcium formiate)
  12. Fornacite (Y: 1915) 07.FC.10 [536] [537] [538]
    (IUPAC: copper dilead chromate arsenate hydroxyl)
  13. Forsterite (Y: 1824) 09.AC.05 [539] [540] [541]
    (IUPAC: dimagnesium nesosilicate)
  14. Foshagite (Y: 1925) 09.DG.15 [542] [543] [544]
    (IUPAC: tetracalcium triinosilicate (SiO3) dihydroxyl)
  15. Fougèrite (IMA2012-B, IMA2003-057 Rd) 04.FL.05 [545] [546] [no]
    (IUPAC: tetrairon(II) diiron(III) dodecahydroxyl carbonate trihydrate, Fe2+:Fe3+ = 2:1)
    (Note: transforms to lepidocrocite, limonite, goethite in the presence of air.)
  16. Fourmarierite (Y: 1924) 04.GB.25 [547] [548] [549]
  17. FowleriteQ (Y: 1832) 09.DK.05 [550] [no] [no]
    Note: possibly a variety of rhodonite.
  18. Fraipontite (Y: 1927) 09.ED.15 [551] [552] [553]
  19. Francevillite (IMA2007 s.p., 1957) 04.HB.15 [554] [555] [556]
    (IUPAC: barium diuranyl divanadate pentahydrate)
  20. Franciscanite (IMA1985-038) 09.AF.75 [557] [558] [559]
    (IUPAC: hexamanganese vanadium(V) dinesosilicate hexa(O,OH))
  21. Francisite (IMA1989-028) 04.JG.25 [560] [561] [562]
    (IUPAC: tricopper bismuth diselenite(IV) dioxy chloride)
  22. Franckeite (Y: 1893) 02.HF.25b [563] [564] [565]
  23. Francoanellite (IMA1974-051) 08.CH.25 [566] [567] [568]
    (IUPAC: tripotassium pentaaluminium hexa(hydrogen phosphate) diphosphate dodecahydrate)
  24. Françoisite 08.EC.05
    1. Françoisite-(Ce) (IMA2004-029) 08.EC.05 [569] [570] [no]
    2. Françoisite-(Nd) (IMA1987-041) 08.EC.05 [571] [572] [573]
  25. Franconite (IMA1981-006a) 04.FM.15 [574] [575] [576]
    (IUPAC: sodium diniobium pentaoxide hydroxyl trihydrate)
  26. Frankamenite (IMA1994-050) 09.DG.90 [577] [578] [no]
  27. Frankdicksonite (IMA1974-015) 03.AB.25 [579] [580] [581]
    (IUPAC: barium difluoride)
  28. Frankhawthorneite (IMA1993-047) 04.FD.25 [582] [583] [584]
  29. Franklinfurnaceite (IMA1986-034) 09.EC.55 [585] [586] [587]
  30. Franklinite (Y: 1819) 04.BB.05 [588] [589] [590]
    (IUPAC: zinc diiron(III) tetraoxide)
  31. Franklinphilite (IMA1990-050) 09.EG.40 [591] [592] [593]
  32. Fransoletite (IMA1982-096) 08.CA.05 [594] [595] [596]
    (IUPAC: tricalcium diberyllium diphosphate di(hydrogen phosphate) tetrahydrate)
  33. Franzinite (IMA1976-020) 09.FB.05 [597] [598] [599]
  34. Freboldite (Y: 1957) 02.CC.05 [600] [601] [602]
    (IUPAC: cobalt selenide)
  35. Fredrikssonite (IMA1983-040) 06.AB.30 [603] [604] [605]
    (IUPAC: dimagnesium manganese(III) dioxy borate)
  36. Freedite (IMA1984-012) 04.JB.65 [606] [607] [608]
    (IUPAC: copper(I) octalead diarsenite(III) trioxy pentachloride)
  37. Freibergite (Y: 1853) 02.GB.05 [609] [610] [611]
    (IUPAC: hexasilver tetracopper diiron tetraantimonide tridecasulfide)
  38. Freieslebenite (Y: 1845) 02.JB.15 [612] [613] [614]
    (IUPAC: silver lead antimonide trisulfide)
  39. Fresnoite (IMA1964-012) 09.BE.15 [615] [616] [617]
    (IUPAC: dibarium titanium oxy sorosilicate, S2O7)
  40. Freudenbergite (IMA1967 s.p., 1961) 04.CC.10 [618] [619] [620]
  41. Friedelite (Y: 1876) 09.EE.10 [621] [622] [623]
  42. Friedrichbeckeite (IMA2008-019) 09.CM.?? [624] [625] [626]
  43. Friedrichite (IMA1977-031) 02.HB.05a [627] [628] [629]
    (IUPAC: pentacopper pentalead heptabismuthide octadecasulfide)
  44. Fritzscheite (Y: 1865) 04.HB.15 [630] [631] [632]
  45. Frohbergite (Y: 1947) 02.EB.10a [633] [634] [635]
    (IUPAC: iron ditelluride)
  46. Frolovite (Y: 1957) 06.AC.20 [636] [637] [638]
  47. Frondelite (Y: 1949) 08.BC.10 [639] [640] [641]
    (IUPAC: manganese(II) tetrairon(III) triphosphate pentahydroxyl)
  48. Froodite (Y: 1958) 02.AC.45a [642] [643] [644]
    (IUPAC: lead dibismuthide)
  49. Fuenzalidaite (IMA1993-021) 07.DG.40 [645] [646] [647]
  50. Fuettererite (IMA2011-111) 04.?? [648] [no] [no]
  51. Fukalite (IMA1976-003) 09.DQ.05 [649] [650] [651]
  52. Fukuchilite (IMA1967-009) 02.EB.05a [652] [653] [654]
    (IUPAC: tricopper iron octasulfide)
  53. Fülöppite (Y: 1929) 02.HC.10a [655] [656] [657]
    (IUPAC: trilead octaantimonide pentadecasulfide)
  54. Furongite (IMA1982 s.p., 1976) 08.EB.50 [658] [659] [660]
  55. Furutobeite (IMA1978-040) 02.BE.10 [661] [662] [663]