Pennantite MnII 5 Al(Si3 Al)O10 (OH)8
Chlorite (group) , Minerals containing OH —
3
0
PL, PL/XL
Hydroxide , Mineral, Aluminosilicate
Pentahydroborite CaB2 O(OH)6 ·2H2 O
Minerals containing H2O , Minerals containing OH —
Open
Colorless crystals of the rare borate mineral pentahydroborite from one of the few localities known worldwide (Solongo, Buryatia, Eastern Siberia, Russian Federation)
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Photo by David Hospital (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 4.0
4
0
PL/XL
Hydroxide , Mineral, Hydrated , Borate
Periclase MgO
Magnesium oxide , Periclase (group) —
Open
Periclase specimen from Stassfurt, Saxony, Germany
©
Photo courtesy Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
38
2
CL/SEM
Mineral, Simple oxide
Petalite LiAlSi4 O10
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—
Open
Petalite from Araçuaí, Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Approximately 12 cm x 9 cm.
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Photo by Stephen E. Fritz (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY 3.0
10
2
Reflectance
Mineral, Aluminosilicate
Phenakite Be2 SiO4
Minerals containing SiO4 , Phenakite (group) —
Open
Phenakite specimen from Jos Plateau, Plateau State, Nigeria. Size is 4.2 x 3.7 x 2.9 cm.
©
Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0
9
0
PL, PL/XL
Mineral, Silicate
Phlogopite K(Mg,FeII )3 (AlSi3 O10 )(OH)2 , KMg3 (AlSi3 O10 )(OH)2
Biotite , Minerals containing OH Phlogopite-2M1 , Phlogopite-1M
Open
Phlogopite specimen from Sydenham (near), Ontario, Canada
©
Photo by Burton Litman, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
7
3
Reflectance
Hydroxide , Mineral, Aluminosilicate
Phosphuranylite KCa(H3 O)3 (UO2 )7 (PO4 )4 O4 ·8H2 O
Minerals containing H2O , Minerals containing PO4 —
Open
Phosphuranylite specimen from South Alligator River, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australiia
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Photo by Weirdmeister (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 4.0
4
0
PL
Mineral, Orthophosphate , Phosphate , Uranyl , Hydrated
Plagioclase (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2 ]O8
Feldspar (group) Labradorite , Bytownite , Anorthite , Albite , Albite, Ca , Oligoclase , Andesine
Open
Plagioclase feldspar displaying cleavage
©
Photo via USGS, Public Domain
19
6
CL, EDS
Aluminosilicate , Subgroup
Platinum Pt
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—
Open
Crystals of pure platinum grown by gas phase transport
©
Photo by Periodictableru (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-3.0
14
1
SXES
Mineral , Metal , Element
Plumbogummite PbAl3 (PO4 )(PO3 OH)(OH)6
Minerals containing OH , Plumbogummite (group) , Minerals containing PO4 —
Open
Plumbogummite from the Yangshuo Mine, Guangxi Province, China. Specimen size 4 cm.
©
Photo by Strickja (via Wikimedia Commons), Public Domain
9
1
CL/SEM
Mineral, Orthophosphate , Phosphate , Hydroxide
Pollucite Cs(Si2 Al)O6 ·n H2 O
Zeolite (group) , Minerals containing H2O —
Open
Pollucite from Paprok, Afghanistan. Galerie de Minéralogie et de Géologie du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle à Paris.
©
Photo by Marie-Lan Taÿ Pamart (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY 4.0
9
3
Reflectance
Mineral, Hydrated , Aluminosilicate
Polylithionite KLi2 AlSi4 O10 F2
Mica Polylithionite-1M
Open
Polylithionite (white) on serandite (salmon), from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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Photo by Parent Géry (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 3.0
2
0
PL/XL
Mineral, Aluminosilicate
Potassium aluminium fluoride K3 AlF6
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—
4
0
IR
Halide , Synthetic, Compound
Potassium bromide KBr
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—
Open
Crystals of potassium bromide
©
Photo by Bartłomiej Bulicz (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 3.0
11
0
PL, Unknown
Halide , Synthetic , Compound
Potassium chloride KCl
—
Sylvite
Open
Sylvite (red) with halite (clearish grey). Field of view: 2.6 cm across.
©
Photo by James St. John (https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/31861250380/), CC-BY 2.0
10
0
PL
Halide , Synthetic , Compound
