Material Index for the Spectroscopy Database

Material Index

Name	Formula	Classifications	Members	Image	Specimens	Lines	Spectra	Techniques	Tags
Voltaite	K₂Fe^II₅Fe^III₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	Minerals containing SO4, Minerals containing H2O	—		1	0	0	—	Mineral, Hydrated , Sulphate
Vuonnemite	Na₁₁Nb₂TiSi₄O₁₂(PO₄)₂O₅F₂	Minerals containing PO4	—	Vuonnemite Light yellow single crystal of vuonnemite from one of the few known localities worlwide. From: Shkatulka Pegmatite, Lovozero Massif, Kola, Russian Federation. Photo by David Hospital (via Wikimedia Commons), CC-BY-SA 4.0	0	3	0	PL, PL/XL	Mineral, Phosphate , Silicate , Orthophosphate
Wadeite	K₂ZrSi₃O₉	Benitoite (group)	—	Wadeite Wadeite (lavender, 1.8cm) on orthoclase-aegirine matrix, from Eveslogchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Size: 2.7 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0	0	3	0	PL, PL/XL	Mineral, Silicate
Wakefieldite-(Y)	YVO₄	Xenotime (group), Minerals containing VO4, Yttrium orthovanadate	—	Wakefieldite-(Y) Crystal of wakefieldite-(Ce) on brewsterite-Sr, from Yellow Lake, Olalla, British Columbia, Canada. Size: 3 × 1.6 × 1.4 cm Photo by Joan Rosell, from rosellminerals.com. CC-BY-SA 4.0	1	10	1	CL/SEM	Mineral , REE, Vanadate
Water	H₂O	—	—		0	3	0	IR	Simple oxide , Compound
Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	Minerals containing OH, Minerals containing PO4, Minerals containing H2O	—	Wavellite Image of specimen 'M 30857 Wavellite' (Museums Victoria - Mines Department (Geological Survey of Victoria) Collection) from Victoria, Australia Photo by Frank Coffa, Copyright Museums Victoria / CC BY (Licensed as Attribution 4.0 International)	2	1	0	PL	Hydroxide , Mineral, Orthophosphate , Phosphate , Hydrated
Whewellite	Ca(C₂O₄)·H₂O	Minerals containing H2O	—	Whewellite Specimen of Whewellite from Burgk, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Size: 1.2 x 1 x .2 cm Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0	0	3	0	PL, PL/XL	Mineral , Hydrated , Organic
White mica	—	Mica	Sericite, Illite		0	5	0	Reflectance	Aluminosilicate , Informal
Willemite	(Zn,Mn)₂SiO₄, Zn₂SiO₄	Minerals containing SiO4, Phenakite (group)	—	Willemite Fluorescence image of willemite (green), from Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA. Size: 10.8 x 8.8 x 5.9 cm Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0	8	8	4	CL/SEM, PL/Laser, Reflectance	Mineral, Silicate
Witherite	BaCO₃	Aragonite (group), Minerals containing CO3	—	Witherite Wittherite crystal with galena, from Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor District, North Pennines, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, UK. Size: 6 x 5.3 x 4 cm Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0	4	20	2	CL/SEM, SXES	Carbonate , Mineral
Wolframite	(Fe,Mn)WO₄	—	—	Wolframite Wolframite specimen from Panasqueira, Covilhã, Castelo Branco District, Portugal. Size: 4.9 x 3.9 x 3.8 cm. Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0	1	4	1	CL	Tungstate
Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	Wollastonite (group), Pyroxenoid	Wollastonite-2M, Wollastonite-1A	Wollastonite Fans of white wollastonite needle shaped crystals in bluish marble from Nezdice, Šumava, Czech Republic. Size 15 x 12 cm. © Zbynek Burival / Mineralexpert.org / (CC-BY-SA-4.0)	4	18	3	CL/SEM, Reflectance, SXES	Mineral, Silicate
Wollastonite-1A	CaSiO₃	Wollastonite	—		2	0	0	—	Silicate , Polytype
Wollastonite-2M	CaSiO₃	Wollastonite	—		1	0	0	—	Silicate , Polytype
Wulfenite	PbMoO₄	Minerals containing Mo[VI]O4, Scheelite (group)	—	Wulfenite Wulfenite specimen from Red Cloud Mine, La Paz Co., AZ, USA Photo by Chip Clark, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History	1	14	0	PL, Raman	Mineral, Molybdate