Hydrogrossular Ca3 Al2 (SiO4 )3-x (OH)4x
Grossular —
1
0
PL/XL
Hydroxide, Aluminosilicate , Variety
Hydroxylapatite Ca5 (PO4 )3 (OH)
Minerals containing PO4 , Minerals containing OH , Apatite —
Open
Hydroxyapatite on Quartz, from the Sapo mine, Conselheiro Pena, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil. Size: 5.8 x 4.5 x 4.2 cm
©
Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0
2
0
CL/SEM
Mineral, Orthophosphate , Phosphate , Hydroxide
Hydrozincite Zn5 (CO3 )2 (OH)6
Minerals containing CO3 , Minerals containing OH —
Open
Combined white-light photograph and shortwave UV photoluminescene image of crystals of hydrozincite (blue-green PL) and calcite (red PL), from Franklin, NJ. Size: 14cm
©
Photo (C) 2003 James O. Hamblen (http://hamblen.ece.gatech.edu/uvminerals/). Reproduced with permission.
1
0
PL
Carbonate , Hydroxide , Mineral
Ice H2 O
Minerals containing H2O —
Open
Ice crystals of the Bereznikovsky karst caves. State nature reserve Pinezhsky". February 2021.
©
Photo by Yulia Kolosova (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-4.0
8
0
IR, PL
Mineral, Simple oxide
Iceland spar CaCO3
Calcite —
Open
Iceland spar (variety of calcite)
©
Photo by ArniEin (via Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 3.0
3
3
PL/Laser
Carbonate , Variety
Idrialite C22 H14
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—
Open
Idrialite from Skaggs Springs, Sonoma County, California, USA
©
Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0
7
0
PL
Mineral, Organic
Inderborite CaMg[B3 O3 (OH)5 ]2 ·6H2 O
Minerals containing H2O , Minerals containing OH —
1
0
PL
Hydroxide , Mineral, Hydrated , Borate
Indium gallium nitride InGaN
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—
Open
InGaN UV LED, emitting in 380-405 nm band
©
Photo by Christian Pelan, Creative Commons
1
0
CL/SEM
Compound, Nitride
Indium oxyhydroxide InOOH
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—
4
0
IR
Hydroxide , Compound
Indium phosphide InP
—
—
Open
Polished InP single crystal
©
Photo by Materialscientist at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
1
2
SXES
Compound
Inyoite CaB3 O3 (OH)5 ·4H2 O
Minerals containing H2O , Minerals containing OH —
1
0
PL
Hydroxide , Mineral, Hydrated , Borate
Iodargyrite AgI
—
—
1
0
IR
Mineral, Halide
Iridium Ir
—
—
Open
1g of iridium metal, 1-3mm each
©
(C) 2009 Hi-Res Images of Chemical Elements (http://images-of-elements.com), via Wikimedia Commons. CC-BY-3.0
15
2
SXES
Mineral , Metal , Element
Iriginite (UO2 )MoVI 2 O7 ·3H2 O
Uranyl molybdate , Minerals containing H2O —
3
0
PL
Mineral, Uranyl , Hydrated , Molybdate
Iron Fe
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—
Open
A cast iron flat iron used in the laundry of a mental health hospital in Victoria Australia circa 1900. Museums Victoria Collection item SH 850222
©
Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)
12
2
SXES
Mineral , Metal , Element
