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

This list includes those recognised minerals beginning with the letter N. 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:

• Introduction • (Main synonyms)
• A • B • C • D • E • F • G • H • I • J • K • L • M • N • O • P–Q • R • S • T • U–V • W–X • Y–Z

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.

N

Nadorite crystals

Natrolite from Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Benitoite (blue), neptunite (center), joaquinite over natrolite and serpentine (USA)

1. Nabalamprophyllite (lamprophyllite: IMA2001-060) 09.BE.25 [1] [2] [3]
2. Nabaphite (IMA1981-058) 08.CJ.15 [4] [5] [6]
   (IUPAC: sodium barium phosphate nonahydrate)
3. Nabesite (IMA2000-024) 09.EA.65 [7] [8] [no]
4. Nabiasite (IMA1997-050) 08.BF.20 [9] [10] [11]
5. Nabimusaite (IMA2012-057) 09.A?. [12] [no] [no]
   (IUPAC: potassium dodecacalcium tetra(tetraoxysilicate) disulfate dioxofluoride)
6. Nabokoite (IMA1985-013a) 07.BC.20 [13] [14] [15]
   (IUPAC: potassium heptacopper pentasulfate tellurite(IV) oxochloride)
7. Nacaphite (IMA1979-026) 08.BO.05 [16] [17] [18]
8. Nacareniobsite-(Ce) (seidozerite: IMA1987-040) 09.BE.20 [19] [20] [21]
9. Nacrite (Y: 1807) 09.ED.05 [22] [23] [24]
10. Nadorite (Y: 1870) 03.DC.30 [25] [26] [27]
11. Nafertisite (IMA1994-007) 09.EH.30 [28] [29] [no]
12. Nagashimalite (IMA1977-045) 09.CE.20 [30] [31] [32]
13. Nagelschmidtite (IMA1987 s.p., 1942) 09.HA.60 [33] [34] [35]
    (IUPAC: heptacalcium di(tetraoxosilicate) diphosphate)
14. Nagyágite (Y: 1845) 02.HB.20a [36] [37] [38]
15. Nahcolite (Y: 1929) 05.AA.15 [39] [40] [41]
    (IUPAC: sodium bicarbonate)
16. Nahpoite (IMA1981-002) 08.AD.05 [42] [43] [44]
    (IUPAC: disodium hydrogen phosphate)
17. Nakauriite (IMA1976-016) 07.DG.30 [45] [46] [47]
18. Naldrettite (IMA2004-007) 02.AC.25d [48] [49] [50]
    (IUPAC: dipalladium antimonide)
19. Nalipoite (IMA1990-030) 08.AA.25 [51] [52] [53]
    (IUPAC: sodium dilithium phosphate)
20. Nalivkinite (IMA2006-038) 09.DC.05 [54] [55] [no]
21. Namansilite (IMA1989-026) 09.DA.25 [56] [57] [58]
22. Nambulite (IMA1971-032) 09.DK.05 [59] [60] [61]
23. Namibite (IMA1981-024) 08.BB.50 [62] [63] [64]
24. Namuwite (IMA1981-020) 07.DD.50 [65] [66] [67]
    (IUPAC: tetrazinc tetrasulfate hexahydroxy tetrahydrate)
25. Nanlingite (IMA1985-xxx ?, 1976) 04.JB.25 [68] [69] [70]
26. Nanpingite (mica: IMA1987-006) 09.EC.15 [71] [72] [73]
    (IUPAC: cesium dialuminium (aluminotrisilicate) decaoxydihydroxy)
27. Nantokite (sphalerite: 1867) 03.AA.05 [74] [75] [76]
    (IUPAC: copper chloride)
28. Naquite (silicide: IMA2010-010) 01.BB.15 [77] [no] [78]
    (IUPAC: iron silicide)
29. Narsarsukite (IMA1967 s.p., 1901) 09.DJ.05 [79] [80] [81]
30. Nashite (IMA2011-105) 08.?? [82] [no] [83]
31. Nasinite (IMA1967 s.p., 1961) 06.EC.05 [84] [85] [86]
32. Nasledovite^Q (Y: 1959) 05.DB.05 [87] [88] [89]
33. Nasonite (Y: 1899) 09.BE.77 [90] [91] [92]
34. Nastrophite (IMA1980-051) 08.CJ.15 [93] [94] [95]
    (IUPAC: sodium strontium phosphate nonahydrate)
35. Nataliyamalikite (IMA2016-022) 03.?? [96] [no] [no]
36. Natalyite (pyroxene: IMA1984-053) 09.DA.25 [97] [98] [99]
37. Natanite (schoenfliesite: IMA1980-028) 04.FC.10 [100] [101] [102]
    (IUPAC: iron(II) tin(IV) hexahydroxide)
38. Natisite (IMA1974-035) 09.AG.40a [103] [104] [105]
39. Natrite (IMA1981-005) 05.AA.10 [106] [107] [108]
    (IUPAC: disodium carbonate)
40. Natroalunite (alunite: IMA1987 s.p., 1902 Rd) 07.BC.10 [109] [110] [111]
    (IUPAC: sodium trialuminium hexahydro disulfate)
41. Natroboltwoodite (IMA2007 s.p., 1975) 09.AK.15 [112] [113] [114]
42. Natrochalcite (tsumcorite: 1908) 07.DF.15 [115] [116] [117]
    (IUPAC: sodium dicopper disulfate hydroxy monohydrate)
43. Natrodufrénite (IMA1981-033) 08.DK.15 [118] [119] [120]
44. Natroglaucocerinite^Q (IMA1995-025) 07.DD.35 [121] [122] [no]
45. Natrojarosite (alunite: IMA1987 s.p., 1902 Rd) 07.BC.10 [123] [124] [125]
    (IUPAC: sodium triiron(III) hexahydro disulfate)
46. Natrokomarovite^N (Y: 1979) 09.CE.45 [126] [127] [no]
47. Natrolemoynite (IMA1996-063) 09.DP.35 [128] [129] [no]
48. Natrolite (zeolitic tectosilicate: IMA1997 s.p., 1803) 09.GA.05 [130] [131] [132]
49. Natron (IMA1967 s.p., 1783) 05.CB.10 [133] [134] [135]
    (IUPAC: disodium carbonate decahydrate)
50. Natronambulite (IMA1981-034) 09.DK.05 [136] [137] [138]
51. Natroniobite^Q (oxide perovskite: 1962) 04.CC.30 [139] [140] [141]
52. Natropalermoite (IMA2013-118) 08.?? [142] [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: disodium strontium tetraaluminium tetraphosphate tetrahydroxy)
53. Natropharmacoalumite (IMA2010-009) 08.DK.12 [143] [no] [144]
54. Natropharmacosiderite (IMA1983-025) 08.DK.10 [145] [146] [147]
55. Natrophilite (olivine: 1890) 08.AB.10 [148] [149] [150]
    (IUPAC: sodium manganese(II) phosphate)
56. Natrophosphate (IMA1971-041) 08.DN.05 [151] [152] [153]
    (IUPAC: heptasodium diphosphate fluoride nonadecahydrate)
57. Natrosilite (IMA1974-043) 09.EE.40 [154] [155] [156]
58. Natrotantite (IMA1980-026) 04.DJ.05 [157] [158] [159]
    (IUPAC: disodium tetratantalum undecaoxide)
59. Natrotitanite (IMA2011-033) 09.AG.15 [160] [no] [161]
60. Natrouranospinite (IMA2007 s.p., 1957) 08.EB.15 [162] [163] [164]
61. Natroxalate (oxalate: IMA1994-053) 10.AB.60 [165] [166] [167]
62. Natrozippeite (IMA1971-004) 07.EC.05 [168] [169] [170]
63. Naujakasite (Y: 1933) 09.EG.10 [171] [172] [173]
64. Naumannite (Y: 1828) 02.BA.55 [174] [175] [176]
    (IUPAC: disilver selenide)
65. Navajoite (Y: 1954) 04.HG.30 [177] [178] [179]
66. Nchwaningite (IMA1994-002) 09.DB.30 [180] [181] [no]
67. Nealite (IMA1979-050) 04.JD.05 [182] [183] [no]
68. Nechelyustovite (bornemanite: IMA2006-021) 09.BE.55 [184] [185] [no]
69. Nefedovite (IMA1982-048) 08.BO.30 [186] [187] [188]
    (IUPAC: pentasodium tetracalcium tetraphosphate tetrafluoride)
70. Negevite (phosphide: IMA2013-104) 01. [189] [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: nickel diphosphide)
71. Neighborite (IMA1967 s.p., 1961) 03.AA.35 [190] [191] [192]
    (IUPAC: sodium magnesium trifluoride)
72. Nekoite (Y: 1956) 09.EA.45 [193] [194] [195]
73. Nekrasovite (germanite: IMA1983-051) 02.CB.30 [196] [197] [198]
    (Cu₁₃VSn₃S₁₆)
74. Nelenite (IMA1982-011) 09.EE.15 [199] [200] [201]
75. Neltnerite (IMA1979-059) 09.AG.05 [202] [203] [204]
76. Nenadkevichite (labuntsovite: 1955) 09.CE.30a [205] [206] [207]
77. Neotocite (Y: 1849) 09.ED.20 [208] [209] [210]
78. Nepheline (Y: 1801) 09.FA.05 [211] [212] [213]
    (IUPAC: potassium trisodium tetratectoalumosilicate)
79. Népouite (Y: 1907) 09.ED.15 [214] [215] [216]
80. Nepskoeite (IMA1996-016) 03.BD.20 [217] [218] [no]
81. Neptunite (Y: 1893) 09.EH.05 [219] [220] [221]
82. Neskevaaraite-Fe (labuntsovite: IMA2002-007) 09.CE.30h [222] [223] [224]
83. Nesquehonite (Y: 1890) 05.CA.05 [225] [226] [227]
    (IUPAC: magnesium carbonate trihydrate)
84. Nestolaite (IMA2013-074) 04.?? [228] [no] [no]
    (IUPAC: calcium selenite monohydrate)
85. Neustädtelite (IMA1998-016) 08.BK.10 [229] [230] [231]
86. Nevadaite (IMA2002-035) 08.DC.60 [232] [233] [234]
87. Nevskite (tetradymite: IMA1983-026) 02.DC.05 [235] [236] [237]
88. Newberyite (Y: 1879) 08.CE.10 [238] [239] [240]
    (IUPAC: magnesium hydrogen phosphate trihydrate)
89. Neyite (IMA1968-017) 02.JB.25i [241] [242] [243]
    (Ag₂Cu₆Pb₂₅Bi₂₆S₆₈)
90. Nežilovite (IMA1994-020) 04.CC.45 [244] [245] [no]
91. Niahite (IMA1977-022) 08.CH.20 [246] [247] [248]
    (IUPAC: ammonium manganese(II) phosphate monohydrate)
92. Nichromite^N (Y: 1978) 04.BB.05 [249] [250] [no]
93. Nickel (IMA1966-039) 01.AA.05 [251] [252] [253]
94. Nickelalumite^N (Y: 1980) 07.DD.75 [254] [255] [no]
95. Nickelaustinite (IMA1985-002) 08.BH.35 [256] [257] [258]
96. Nickelbischofite (IMA1978-056) 03.BB.20 [259] [260] [261]
97. Nickelblödite (IMA1976-014) 07.CC.50 [262] [263] [264]
98. Nickelboussingaultite (IMA1975-037) 07.CC.60 [265] [266] [267]
    (IUPAC: diammonium nickel disulfate hexahydrate)
99. Nickelhexahydrite (IMA1968 s.p., 1965) 07.CB.25 [268] [269] [270]
    (IUPAC: nickel sulfate hexahydrate)
100. Nickeline (IMA1967 s.p., 1832) 02.CC.05 [271] [272] [273]
     (IUPAC: nickel arsenide)
101. Nickellotharmeyerite (tsumcorite: IMA1999-008) 08.CG.15 [274] [275] [no]
102. Nickelphosphide (phosphide: IMA1998-023) 01.BD.05 [276] [277] [278]
     (IUPAC: trinickel phosphide)
103. Nickelpicromerite (IMA2012-053) 07.??. [279] [no] [no]
     (IUPAC: dipotassium nickel disulfate hexahydrate)
104. Nickelschneebergite (tsumcorite: IMA1999-028) 08.CG.15 [280] [281] [282]
105. Nickelskutterudite (skutterudite: IMA2007 s.p., 1893) 02.EC.05 [283] [284] [285]
106. Nickeltalmessite (IMA2008-051) 08.CG.35 [286] [287] [no]
107. Nickeltsumcorite (tsumcorite: IMA2013-117) 08.?? [288] [no] [no]
108. Nickelzippeite (IMA1971-005) 07.EC.05 [289] [290] [291]
109. Nickenichite (IMA1992-014) 08.AC.10 [292] [293] [294]
110. Nicksobolevite (IMA2012-097) 04.??. [295] [no] [no]
111. Niedermayrite (IMA1997-024) 07.DD.30 [296] [297] [298]
112. Nielsbohrite (IMA2002-045b) 08.EC.45 [299] [300] [301]
113. Nielsenite (alloy: IMA2004-046) 01.AG.70 [302] [303] [304]
     (IUPAC: palladium tricopper alloy)
114. Nierite (nitride: IMA1994-032) 01.DB.05 [305] [306] [307]
     (IUPAC: trisilicon tetranitride)
115. Nifontovite (IMA1967 s.p., 1961) 06.CA.50 [308] [309] [310]
116. Niggliite (alloy: 1938) 01.AG.60 [311] [312] [313]
     (IUPAC: platinum stannide)
117. Niigataite (epidote: IMA2001-055) 09.BG.05 [314] [315] [no]
     (IUPAC: calcium strontium trialuminium oxysorosilicate (Si₂O₇) silicate (SiO₄) hydroxy)
118. Nikischerite (hydrotalcite: IMA2001-039) 07.DD.35 [316] [317] [no]
119. Niksergievite (IMA2002-036) 09.EC.75 [318] [319] [no]
120. Nimite (IMA1971 s.p., IMA1969-012) 09.EC.55 [320] [321] [322]
121. Ningyoite (IMA1962 s.p., 1959) 08.CJ.85 [323] [324] [325]
122. Niningerite (galena, rocksalt: IMA1966-036) 02.CD.10 [326] [327] [328]
123. Nioboaeschynite 04.DF.05
     1. Nioboaeschynite-(Ce) (IMA1987 s.p., 1960) 04.DF.05 [329] [330] [331]
     2. Nioboaeschynite-(Y) (IMA2003-038a) 04.DF.05 [332] [333] [334]
124. Niobocarbide (carbide: IMA1995-035) 01.BA.20 [335] [336] [337]
     (IUPAC: niobium carbide)
125. Nioboholtite (IMA2012-068) 09.A?. [338] [no] [no]
126. Niobokupletskite (IMA1999-032) 09.DC.05 [339] [340] [no]
127. Niobophyllite (IMA1964-001) 09.DC.05 [341] [342] [343]
128. Niocalite (Y: 1956) 09.BE.17 [344] [345] [346]
129. Nisbite (IMA1969-017) 02.EB.15a [347] [348] [349]
     (IUPAC: nickel diantimonide)
130. Nisnite (auricupride: IMA2009-083) 01. [350] [no] [no]
     (IUPAC: trinickel tin alloy)
131. Nissonite (IMA1966-026) 08.DC.05 [351] [352] [353]
132. Niter (Y: old) 05.NA.10 [354] [355] [356]
     (IUPAC: potassium nitrate)
133. Nitratine (IMA1980 s.p., 1845) 05.NA.05 [357] [358] [359]
     (IUPAC: sodium nitrate)
134. Nitrobarite (Y: 1882) 05.NA.20 [360] [361] [362]
     (IUPAC: barium dinitrate)
135. Nitrocalcite (Y: 1783) 05.NC.10 [363] [364] [365]
     (IUPAC: calcium dinitrate tetrahydrate)
136. Nitromagnesite (Y: 1783) 05.NC.05 [366] [367] [368]
     (IUPAC: magnesium dinitrate hexahydrate)
137. Niveolanite (IMA2007-032) 05.DC.35 [369] [370] [371]
138. Nizamoffite (IMA2012-076) 08.??. [372] [no] [no]
139. Nobleite (IMA1967 s.p., 1961) 06.FC.05 [373] [374] [375]
140. Noelbensonite (IMA1994-058 Rd) 09.BE.05 [376] [377] [no]
141. Nöggerathite-(Ce) (IMA2017-107)
142. Nolanite (Y: 1957) 04.CB.40 [378] [379] [380]
143. Nollmotzite (IMA2017-100)
144. Nolzeite (IMA2014-086) 09. [381] [no] [no]
145. Nontronite (montmorillonite, smectite: IMA1962 s.p., 1928) 09.EC.40 [382] [383] [384]
146. Noonkanbahite (IMA2009-059) 09.DH. [385] [no] [386]
147. Norbergite (Y: 1926) 09.AF.40 [387] [388] [389]
148. Nordenskiöldine (Y: 1887) 06.AA.15 [390] [391] [392]
     (IUPAC: calcium tin(IV) diborate)
149. Nordgauite (IMA2010-040) 08.DC.30 [393] [no] [394]
150. Nordite 09.DO.15
     1. Nordite-(Ce) (IMA1966 s.p., 1958) 09.DO.15 [395] [396] [no]
     2. Nordite-(La) (IMA1987 s.p., 1941) 09.DO.15 [397] [398] [399]
151. Nordstrandite (IMA1967 s.p., 1958) 04.FE.10 [400] [401] [402]
     (IUPAC: aluminium trihydroxide)
152. Nordströmite (IMA1978-073) 02.JB.25c [403] [404] [405]
     (Pb₃CuBi₇(S,Se)₁₄)
153. Norilskite (alloy: IMA2015-008) 01. [406] [no] [no]
     (IUPAC: hepta(palladium,silver) tetralead alloy)
154. Normandite (IMA1990-021) 09.BE.17 [407] [408] [no]
155. Norrishite (mica: IMA1989-019) 09.EC.20 [409] [410] [411]
     (IUPAC: potassium lithium dimanganese(III) dioxydecaoxytetrasilicate)
156. Norsethite (IMA1962 s.p.) 05.AB.30 [412] [413] [414]
     (IUPAC: barium magnesium dicarbonate)
157. Northupite (Y: 1895) 05.BF.05 [415] [416] [417]
     (IUPAC: trisodium magnesium dicarbonate chloride)
158. Nosean (Y: 1815) 09.FB.10 [418] [419] [420]
159. Nováčekite 08.EB.05
     1. Nováčekite-I (IMA2007 s.p., 1951) 08.EB.05 [421] [no] [no]
     2. Nováčekite-II (IMA2007 s.p., 1951) 08.EB.05 [422] [423] [424]
160. Novákite (metalloid alloy: IMA1967 s.p., 1961) 02.AA.15 [425] [426] [427]
     ((Cu,Ag)₂₁As₁₀)
161. Novgorodovaite (oxalate: IMA2000-039) 10.AB.80 [428] [429] [no]
162. Novodneprite (khatyrkite: IMA2002-032a) 01.AA.15 [430] [431] [no]
     (IUPAC: gold trilead alloy)
163. Novograblenovite (IMA2017-060) 03.?? [432] [no] [no]
164. Nowackiite (IMA1971 s.p., 1965) 02.GA.30 [433] [434] [435]
     (Cu₆Zn₃As₄S₁₂)
165. Nsutite (IMA1967 s.p., 1962) 04.DB.15c [436] [437] [438]
166. Nuffieldite (IMA1967-003) 02.JB.25g [439] [440] [441]
     (Cu_1.4Pb_2.4Bi_2.4Sb_0.2S₇)
167. Nukundamite (IMA1978-037) 02.CA.10 [442] [443] [444]
     (Cu_3.4Fe_0.6S₄)
168. Nullaginite (malachite: IMA1978-011) 05.BA.10 [445] [446] [447]
     (IUPAC: dinickel carbonate dihydroxy)
169. Numanoite (IMA2005-050) 06.DA.40 [448] [449] [450]
170. Nuragheite (IMA2013-088) 07.?? [451] [no] [no]
     (IUPAC: thorium dimolybdate monohydrate)
171. Nuwaite (IMA2013-018) 02.?? [452] [no] [no]
     (IUPAC: hexanickel germanium disulfide)
172. Nyboite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., IMA1997 s.p., 1981 Rd] 09.DE.25 [453] [454] [455]
173. Nyerereite (IMA1963-014) 05.AC.10 [456] [457] [458]
     (IUPAC: disodium calcium dicarbonate)
174. Nyholmite (IMA2008-047) 08.CB.10 [459] [no] [460]

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