bismutite
Alternative form of bismuthite.

bismutites
plural of bismutite

blackband
An earthy carbonate of iron containing considerable carbonaceous matter, valuable as an iron ore.

blackbands
plural of blackband

boromagnesite
A mineral composed of calcium carbonate and borate

boromagnesites
plural of boromagnesite

brugnatellite
A yellowish mineral formed of a hydrated ferric and magnesium carbonate/hydroxide.

brugnatellites
plural of brugnatellite

burkeite
An evaporite, consisting of mixture of sodium carbonate and sodium sulphate with the chemical formula Na₆(CO₃)(SO₄)₂, found at Searles Lake, California.

burkite
Alternative form of burkeite.

calcite
A very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO₃, found as limestone, chalk and marble.

calcites
plural of calcite

calcspar
calcite

calctufa
calcite

calctuff
Alternative form of calctufa.

caledonite
A basic carbonate / sulfate mineral of copper and lead

caledonites
plural of caledonite

carbapatite
A carbonated form of apatite

carbapatites
plural of carbapatite

cenosite
A hydrated carbonate/silicate of rare earth elements and calcium present in Scandinavia.

cenosites
plural of cenosite

cerusite
Alternative form of cerussite.

cerusites
plural of cerusite

cerussite
A mineral form of lead carbonate, PbCO₃, that is an ore of lead.

cerussites
plural of cerussite

dawsonite
An orthorhombic mineral composed of sodium aluminium carbonate hydroxide.

dawsonites
plural of dawsonite

devitoite
A triclinic mineral containing barium, iron, phosphate, carbonate and silicate.

dolomite
An evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium carbonate, with the chemical formula CaMg(CO₃)₂; it also exists as the rock dolostone.

dolomites
plural of dolomite

galaxite
A brownish-red spinel mineral found in carbonate-rich metamorphosed manganese ore deposits.

galaxites
plural of galaxite

gaylussite
An evaporite, consisting of a mixed sodium and calcium carbonate, with the chemical formula Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂·5H₂O.

holdawayite
A manganese hydroxyl-carbonate mineral.

holdawayites
plural of holdawayite

huanghoite
A carbonate mineral.

hydromagnesite
A hydrated magnesium carbonate mineral with the chemical formula Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂.4H₂O, used as a fire retardant.

hydromagnesites
plural of hydromagnesite

hydrozincite
A white carbonate mineral with the chemical formula Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆.

hydrozincites
plural of hydrozincite

ikaite
An evaporite, consisting of hydrated calcium carbonate with the chemical formula CaCO₃·6H₂O, found in cold marine waters.

ikaites
plural of ikaite

kalicine
A mineral form of potassium bicarbonate.

kambaldaite
An extremely rare hexagonal hydrated sodium nickel carbonate mineral, light green or blue, that forms drusy to mammillated encrustations on the matrix.

kutnahorite
Alternative form of kutnohorite.

kutnahorites
plural of kutnahorite

kutnohorite
A rare calcium manganese magnesium iron carbonate mineral with trigonal crystals, having a white, pink or brown colour.

kutnohorites
plural of kutnohorite

lansfordite
A soft monoclinic hydrated magnesium carbonate mineral.

lanthanite
A radioactive mineral, a carbonate of the rare earth elements lanthanum, cerium, and neodymium.

lanthanites
plural of lanthanite

leadhillite
A soft lead sulfate carbonate hydroxide mineral.

leadhillites
plural of leadhillite

lewistonite
A carbonate-rich form of fluorapatite.

magnesite
A form of magnesium carbonate, MgCO₃, occurring as dolomite (with calcite) but rarely found in the pure state.

magnesites
plural of magnesite

malachite
A bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂; one of the principal ores of copper.
A mild green color, like that of the mineral.

malachites
plural of malachite

marionite
Synonym of hydrozincite.

mckelveyite
A particular hydrated carbonate mineral.

meyrowitzite
A rare carbonate mineral with formula Ca(UO₂)(CO₃)₂·5H₂O.

monohydrocalcite
A white trigonal mineral with the chemical formula CaCO₃·H₂O, a hydrous form of calcium carbonate.

monohydrocalcites
plural of monohydrocalcite

nahcolite
An evaporite, consisting of sodium bicarbonate.

nahcolites
plural of nahcolite

natrite
A monoclinic mineral form of sodium carbonate containing carbon, oxygen, and sodium.

natron
A crystalline mixture of hydrous sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, with the chemical formula Na₂CO₃·10H₂O.

nesquehonite
Magnesium carbonate trihydrate.

nesquehonites
plural of nesquehonite

niter
A mineral form of potassium nitrate (saltpetre) used in making gunpowder.
Native sodium carbonate; natron.

niters
plural of niter

nitre
British standard spelling of niter.

nitres
plural of nitre

nitrum
niter

oolith
A spherical granule of which oolite is composed, formed by concentric accretion of thin layers of a mineral (usually calcium carbonate (limestone) but also others such as dolomite and silica) around a core; an ooid.
Oolite.

ooliths
plural of oolith

oserskite
Synonym of aragonite.

otavite
A rare trigonal cadmium carbonate mineral.

otwayite
A green orthorhombic hydrated nickel carbonate mineral.

parisite
A rare mineral consisting of cerium, lanthanum and calcium fluorocarbonate.

pirssonite
An evaporite, consisting of a mixed sodium and calcium carbonate

plumbocalcite
A variety of calcite that contains some lead carbonate.

quintinite
A hexagonal carbonate mineral, Mg₄Al₂(OH)₁₂CO₃·H₂O.

rhodochrosite
A crystalline mineral composed mainly of manganese carbonate MnCO₃.

rhodochrosites
plural of rhodochrosite

rontgenite
A mixed carbonate and fluoride of calcium and a lanthanide, typically cerium or lanthanum

rontgenites
plural of rontgenite

scarbroite
A triclinic white mineral that is a hydrous carbonate of aluminium, Al₅CO₃)(OH)₁₃ · 5H₂O.

shortite
An evaporite, consisting of a mixed sodium and calcium carbonate, with the chemical formula Na₂Ca₂(CO₃)₃.

smithsonite
A mineral form of zinc carbonate, ZnCO₃, mined as an ore of zinc or as an ornamental stone.

smithsonites
plural of smithsonite

sphaerocobaltite
Alternative form of spherocobaltite.

spherocobaltite
Cobalt(II) carbonate, a red trigonal mineral used in pottery glazes.

spherocobaltites
plural of spherocobaltite

spurrite
A granular mineral composed of a mixed silicate and carbonate of calcium

spurrites
plural of spurrite

stalactite
A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or another mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that hangs from the roof of a cave.

stalactites
plural of stalactite

stalagmite
A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or other mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that lies on the ground of a cave.

stalagmites
plural of stalagmite

strontianite
A grey or yellowish mineral, SrCO₃, strontium carbonate, that is an ore of strontium.

strontianites
plural of strontianite

tengerite
A rare carbonate mineral with the chemical formula Y₂(CO₃)₃·2-3H₂O.

tengerites
plural of tengerite

tequesquite
A natural mineral salt containing compounds of sodium chlorate and sodium carbonate, used by the Aztecs and later Mexicans as a food seasoning and leavening agent.

thermonatrite
An evaporite, consisting of sodium carbonate, with the chemical formula Na₂CO₃·H₂O.

tundrite
A triclinic mineral containing sodium, rare earths, titanium, silicate, carbonate and oxygen.

tundrites
plural of tundrite

tyrolite
A hydrated calcium copper arsenate carbonate mineral that forms glassy blue to green orthorhombic radial crystals and botryoidal masses.

weloganite
A rare triclinic carbonate mineral, usually white, lemon yellow, or amber, and sometimes translucent.

witherite
A yellow-grey mineral form of barium carbonate, BaCO₃

witherites
plural of witherite

zabuyelite
The natural mineral form of lithium carbonate, forming colourless vitreous monoclinic crystals.

zaccagnaite
A basic zinc and aluminium carbonate

zaratite
a hydrous basic nickel carbonate occurring in emerald-green incrustations or compact masses

zaratites
plural of zaratite