Important mineral abbreviations

Abbreviations should be logical and consistent and reflect established use .
Mineral abbreviations should not coincide with atomics symbols if the native element does occur in nature.
Some important Mineral abbreviation are given below:

Acm
acmite

Act
actinolite

Ab
albite

Aln
allanite

Aim
almandine

Als
aluminosilicate

Amp
amphibole

Anl
analcime

And
andalusite

Ads
andesine

Adr
andradite

Ank
ankerite

Ann
annite

An
anorthite

Atg
antigorite

Ath
anthophyllite

Ap
apatite

Arg
aragonite

Aug
augite

Bt
biotite

Brc
brucite

Cam
Ca-clinoamphibole

Cpx
Ca-clinopyroxene

Cal
calcite

Chi
chlorite

Cld
chloritoid

Ctl
chrysotile

Cen
clinoenstatite

Cfs
clinoferrosilite

Czo
clinozoisite

Coe
coesite

Crd
cordierite

Crn
corundum

Crs
cristobalite

*Cum
cummingtonite8

Di
diopside

Dol
dolomite

Eck
eckermanite8

Ed
edenite

En
enstatite (ortho)

Ep
epidote

Fed
ferro-edenite

Fa
fayalite

Fac
ferro-actinolite

Fs
ferrosilite

Fts
ferro-tschermakite

Fo
forsterite

Grt
garnet

Ged
gedrite

Gin
glaucophane

Gr
graphite

Grs
grossularite

Gru
grunerite

Hs
hastingsite

Hd
hedenbergite

Hem
hematite

He
hercynite

Hul
heulandite

Hbl
hornblende

111
illite

Ilm
ilmenite

Jd
jadeite

Kin
kaolinite

Kfs
K-feldspar

Km
kornerupine

Ky
kyanite

Lab
labradorite

Lmt
laumontite

Lws
lawsonite

Liq or L
liquid (silicate melt)

Lz
lizardite

Mrb
magnesio-riebeckite

Mgs
magnesite

Mt
magnetite

Mrg
margarite

Mrw
merwinite

Me
microcline

Mtc
monticellite

Mnt
montmorillonite

Ms
muscovite

Ntr
natrolite

Olg
oligoclase

01
olivine

Omp
omphacite

Oam
orthoamphibole

Or
orthoclase

Opx
orthopyroxene

Osm
osumilite

Pg
paragonite

Prg
pargasite

Per
periclase

Phi
phlogopite

Pgt
pigeonite

Flag
plagioclase

Prh
prehnite

Pen
protoenstatite

Pmp
pumpellyite

Py
pyrite

Prp
pyrope

Prl
pyrophyllite

Po
pyrrhotite

Qtz
quartz

Rbk
riebeckite

Rt
rutile

Sa
sanidine

Spr
sapphirine

Srp
serpentine

Scp
scapolite

Sd
siderite

Sil
sillimanite

Sps
spessartine

Spn
sphene

Spl
spinel

St
staurolite

Stb
stilbite

Sti
stishovite

Tic
talc

Ttn
titanite

Tr
tremolite

Trd
tridymite

Ts
tschermakite

Usp
ulvospinel

V
vapor/fluid

Ves
vesuvianite

Wai
wairakite

Wo
wollastonite

Wus
wiistite

Zrc
zircon

Zo
zoisite

(after Kretz, 1983; and Spear, 1993)

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