Material Index for the Spectroscopy Database

Material Index

Name	Formula	Classifications	Members	Image	Specimens	Lines	Spectra	Techniques	Tags
Cancrinite	(Na,Ca,☐)₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O	Minerals containing CO3, Minerals containing SO4, Minerals containing H2O, Calcrinite (group)	—		0	2	0	PL, PL/XL	Mineral, Sulphate , Hydrated , Aluminosilicate , Carbonate
Carnotite	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O	Carnotite (group), Minerals containing VO4, Minerals containing H2O	—	Carnotite Carnotite specimen from Happy Jack Mine, White Canyon District, Utah, USA. Photo by USGS. Public Domain	0	4	0	PL	Mineral, Uranyl , Hydrated , Vanadate
Carpathite	C₂₄H₁₂	—	—	Carpathite Carpathite (yellow) in microcrysatllized quartz matrix, from Picacho Mine, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., CA, USA Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0	0	5	0	PL	Mineral, Organic
Carpholite	Mn^IIAl₂Si₂O₆(OH)₄	Minerals containing OH	—	Carpholite Carpholite - Národní muzeum, Prague, Czech Republic Photo by Sbisolo (on wikimedia.org), CC-BY-SA 3.0	0	1	0	PL	Hydroxide , Mineral, Aluminosilicate
Cassiterite	SnO₂	Tin dioxide, Rutile (group)	—	Cassiterite Cassiterite specimen from Fazenda Do Funil (Ranch), Minas Gerais, Brazil Photo by Chip Clark, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History	8	14	3	CL, CL/SEM, SXES	Mineral, Simple oxide
Catapleiite	Na₂Zr(Si₃O₉)·2H₂O	Minerals containing H2O	—	Catapleiite Catapleiite from Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada Photo by Modris Baum, Public Domain	0	1	0	PL	Mineral, Silicate , Hydrated
Celestine	SrSO₄, (Sr,Ba)SO₄	Minerals containing SO4, Baryte (group)	—	Celestine Celestine crystals (field of view 3.5 × 2.6 cm). Found from Sakoany deposit, Katsepy, Mitsinjo District, Boeny region, Madagascar Photo (c) 2021 Ivar Leidus (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 4.0	1	17	0	PL, PL/XL	Mineral, Sulphate
Celsian	BaAl₂Si₂O₈	Feldspar (group)	—	Celsian Celsian feldspar, from Incline, Mariposa County, California, USA Photo by Astynax, Public Domain	0	2	2	CL	Mineral, Aluminosilicate
Cerium fluoride	CeF₃	REE fluoride	Fluocerite-(Ce), Fluocerite		1	6	1	CL/SEM	REE, Halide , Synthetic , Compound
Cerium ultraphosphate	CeP₅O₁₄	REE ultraphosphate	—		1	2	2	CL/SEM, SXES	REE, Phosphate , Synthetic , Compound , Ultraphosphate
Cerium(IV) oxide	CeO₂	REE oxide	Cerianite-(Ce)	Cerium(IV) oxide Reflected light optical micrograph of a polished cross-section of a synthetic standard of cerium(IV) oxide [CeO2] in 'P-0114 CeO2' (CSIRO), ex Charles M. Taylor Co. Instrument: Olympus BX-51. Crossed polarisers. Micrograph by Aaron Torpy. (C) 2024 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All Rights reserved.	2	3	2	CL/SEM, SXES	REE, Simple oxide , Compound
Cerussite	PbCO₃	Aragonite (group), Minerals containing CO3	—	Cerussite Cerussite specimen from Mibladen, Morocco, and is 5.6cm in size Photo by Carlin Green, USGS, Public Domain	8	18	1	SXES	Carbonate , Mineral
Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	Minerals containing SO4, Minerals containing H2O	—		1	0	0	—	Mineral, Hydrated , Sulphate
Chalcedony	SiO₂	Quartz, microcrystalline	Onyx	Chalcedony Chalcedony specimen from El Paso, Texas. Size: 2 x 1.25" (5.5 cm x 3 cm). It contains trace amounts of the uranyl ion (uranium) which makes it fluoresce under short wave ultraviolet light. Photo (C) 2009 Hadley Paul Garland (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 2.0	1	6	0	PL	Variety, Simple oxide
Chalcocite	Cu₂S	—	—	Chalcocite Chalcocite specimen from Mammoth Mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia. Size: 3.6 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0	9	2	0	CL/SEM	Mineral, Sulphide