Material Index for the Spectroscopy Database

Material Index

Name	Formula	Classifications	Members	Image	Lines	Spectra	Techniques	Tags
Beryllium	Be	—	—	Beryllium Beryllium, >99 % pure, crystalline big fragment >140 g © Photo by Alchemist-hp (pse-mendelejew.de), via Wikimedia Commons. CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0	2	1	SXES	Metal , Element
Betafite (group)	(Ca,U)₂(Ti,Nb,Ta)₂O₆(OH)	Pyrochlore (supergroup)	—		0	0	—	Hydroxide , Group
Biotite	K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH,F)₂	Mica	Fluorophlogopite, Annite, Phlogopite, Tetraferriannite, Eastonite, Siderophyllite, Tetraferriphlogopite, Fluorotetraferriphlogopite, Fluorannite, Oxyphlogopite	Biotite Biotite specimen from Rist Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA © Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0	0	2	EDS	Aluminosilicate , Hydroxide , Subgroup
Bismuth	Bi	—	—	Bismuth Ultrapure bismuth forms hopper crystals when cooling from the melt. A thin oxide layer forms, creating interference colors. © Photo by David Abercrombie (via flickr), CC-BY-SA 2.0	17	2	SXES	Metal , Mineral , Element
Bixbite	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	—	—	Bixbite Pure red beryl © Photo by Doeverbeithough (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA-4.0	0	0	—	Aluminosilicate
Boehmite	AlO(OH)	—	—		11	0	—	Mineral, Hydroxide
Bolotinaite	(Na₇☐)(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)F·4H₂O	Sodalite (group)	—		0	0	—	Hydrated , Mineral, Aluminosilicate , Halide
Boltwoodite	(H₃O)(Na,K)(UO₂)SiO₄·(H₂O), (K,Na)(UO₂)(SiO₃OH)·1.5H₂O	Uranophane (group)	—	Boltwoodite Boltwoodite on calcite, from Goanikontes Claim, Arandis, Swakopmund District, Erongo Region, Namibia © Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0	5	0	—	Uranyl , Mineral, Silicate , Hydroxide , Hydrated
Boracite	Mg₃B₇O₁₃Cl	Boracite (group)	—	Boracite Dodecahedron of boracite, from the type locality at Lüneburg Kalkberg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Size: 1.2 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm © Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0	1	0	—	Mineral, Borate , Halide
Boracite (group)	(Mg,Mn^II,Fe^II)₃B₇O₁₃Cl	—	Ericaite, Boracite, Trembathite, Congolite, Chambersite		0	0	—	Borate , Halide, Group
Borcarite	Ca₄MgB₄O₆(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	—	—	Borcarite Borcarite with small white crystals of cahnite, from Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit (Huanggangliang Mine), Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.), Ulanhad League (Chifeng Prefecture), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China © Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0	4	0	—	Mineral, Hydroxide , Borate , Carbonate
Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄	—	—	Bornite A specimen of Bornite, from the Lavender Open Pit Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA. Size: 9.6 x 6.9 x 4.2 cm. © Photo by Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0	0	0	—	Mineral, Sulphide
Borocookeite	LiAl₄(Si₃B)O₁₀(OH)₈	Chlorite (group)	—		0	0	—	Mineral, Aluminosilicate , Hydroxide , Borosilicate
Boromullite	Al₉BSi₂O₁₉	Sillimanite (subgroup)	—		0	0	—	Mineral, Borosilicate
Boron	B	—	—		2	1	SXES	Element , Metal