MMGS

Maine Mineralogical and Geological Society

Maine Minerals

Written By: Pat Bigos

Here is a list of minerals found in the state of Maine.

Acanthite
Achroite
Actinolite
Adularia
Aegirine
Aegirine-augite
Aenigmatite
Agate
Albite
Albite-Anorthite Series
Allanite-(Ce)
Allophane
Alluaudite
Almandine
Alunogen
Amazonite
Amblygonite
Amethyst
Amphibole Group
Analcime
Anatase
Andalusite
Andesine
Andradite
Anglesite
Anhydrite
Ankerite
Annite
Anorthite
Anorthoclase
Anthophyllite
Antigorite
Apatite
Apatite-(CaF)
Apatite-(CaOH)
Apophyllite
Aquamarine
Aragonite
Arfvedsonite
Argentiferous Galena
Arsenopyrite
Astrophyllite
Augelite
Augite
Aurichalcite
Autunite
Axinite-(Fe)
Azurite
Babingtonite
Barroisite
Baryte
Bavenite
Beidellite
Bementite
Beraunite
Berlinite
Bermanite
Bertrandite
Beryl
Beryllonite
Beudantite
Biotite
Birnessite
Bismuth
Bismuthinite
Bismutite
Bloodstone
Blue Quartz
Bornite
Boulangerite
Bournonite
Bowenite
Braunite
Bravoite
Brazilianite
Brochantite
Brookite
Bytownite
Calcite
Cancrinite
Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaF)
Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaOH)
Carminite
Carnelian
Carnotite
Cassiterite
Cerussite
Chalcedony
Chalcocite
Chalcophanite
Chalcophyllite
Chalcopyrite
Chamosite
Chert
Chiastolite
Childrenite
Chlorargyrite
Chlorite Group
Chromite
Chrysoberyl
Chrysocolla
Chrysotile
Cimolite
Citrine
Clarkeite
Cleavelandite
Clinochlore
Clinochrysotile
Clinozoisite
Cobaltite
Collophane
Columbite
Columbite-(Fe)
Columbite-(Mn)
Cookeite
Copiapite
Copper
Cordierite
Corundum
Covellite
Crandallite
Cryptomelane
Cubanite
Cubic Quartz
Cummingtonite
Cuprite
Cymatolite
Cyrtolite
Dahllite
Damourite
Datolite
Deweylite
Diadochite
Diallage
Diaspore
Dickinsonite-(KMnNa)
Diopside
Dolomite
Dravite
Dumortierite
Earlshannonite
Edenite
Elbaite
Enargite
Enstatite
Eosphorite
Epidote
Euclase
Eucryptite
Evansite
Fairfieldite
Fayalite
Feldspar Group
Ferberite
Fergusonite-(Y)
Ferrimolybdite
Ferro-edenite
Ferrohornblende
Ferropargasite
Ferrosilite
Ferrostrunzite
Fluorite
Fluornatromicrolite
Foitite
Forsterite
Fourmarierite
Francolite
Fuchsite
Gahnite
Gainesite
Galena
Ganophyllite
Garnet Group
Garnierite
Gedrite
Gersdorffite
Gibbsite
Glucine
Goethite
Gold
Gorceixite
Goshenite
Goyazite
Graftonite
Graphite
Grayite
Greenockite
Greifensteinite
Grossular
Grunerite
Gummite
Gypsum
Hübnerite
Halite
Halloysite
Hawleyite
Hebronite
Heliodor
Hematite
Hemimorphite
Hercynite
Herderite
Hessonite
Heterosite
Heterosite-Purpurite Series
Hisingerite
Holmquistite
Hornblende
Humite
Hureaulite
Hurlbutite
Hydronephelite
Hydroxylherderite
Hydrozincite
Hypersthene
Iddingsite
Illite
Ilmenite
Ilmenorutile
Indicolite
Ishikawaite
Jahnsite
Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)
Jahnsite-(CaMnMn)
Jahnsite-(MnMnMn)
Jarosite
Jasper
Kaersutite
Kainosite-(Y)
Kamphaugite-(Y)
Kaolinite
Kasolite
Kastningite
Kerolite
Kosnarite
Kunzite
Kyanite
Löllingite
Labradorite
Lacroixite
Landesite
Laueite
Laumontite
Lazulite
Lepidocrocite
Lepidolite
Leucite
Leucophosphite
Limonite
Linarite
Linnaeite
Lithian Muscovite
Lithiophilite
Lithium Tosudite
Lizardite
Ludlamite
Mackinawite
Magnesiochromite
Magnesiohornblende
Magnesite
Magnetite
Malachite
Manganese Dendrites
Manganese Oxides
Mangangordonite
Manganite
Manganocummingtonite
Manganophyllite
Marcasite
Margarite
Marialite
Mccrillisite
Meionite
Melanterite
Messelite
Meta-autunite
Metaschoepite
Metastibnite
Metaswitzerite
Metatorbernite
Metauranocircite
Mica Group
Microcline
Microlite
Milky Quartz
Mimetite
Mitridatite
Mn-bearing Apatite-(CaF)
Molybdenite
Molybdite
Monazite-(Ce)
Montebrasite
Montmorillonite
Moraesite
Morganite
Mountain Leather
Muscovite
Natrolite
Natromontebrasite
Neotocite
Nepheline
Nickel-iron
Nickeline
Nickeloan Pyrrhotite
Niggliite
Nontronite
Nsutite
Olenite
Oligoclase
Olivine
Opal
Opal-AN
Orpiment
Orthoclase
Palermoite
Paragonite
Pargasite
Pectolite
Pennine
Pentlandite
Perhamite
Perthite
Petalite
Pharmacosiderite
Phenakite
Phengite
Phlogopite
Phosphoferrite-Reddingite Series
Phosphophyllite
Phosphosiderite
Phosphuranylite
Picotite
Pigeonite
Pinite
Pisolite
Pitchblende
Platinum
Pollucite
Polycrase-(Y)
Powellite
Prehnite
Proustite
Pseudolaueite
Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)
Pumpellyite-(Mg)
Purpurite
Pyrargyrite
Pyrite
Pyrolusite
Pyromorphite
Pyrophanite
Pyrophyllite
Pyroxene Group
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
Rammelsbergite
Realgar
Reddingite
Retinalite
Rhodochrosite
Rhodonite
Riebeckite
Robertsite
Rockbridgeite
Rock Crystal
Romanèchite
Rosasite
Roscherite
Rose Quartz
Rossmanite
Rubellite
Rutherfordine
Rutilated Quartz
Rutile
Safflorite
Samarskite-(Y)
Sanidine
Saponite
Scapolite
Schafarzikite
Scheelite
Schoepite
Schoonerite
Schorl
Schrötterite
Scolecite
Scorodite
Scorzalite
Sekaninaite
Sericite
Serpentine Group
Serpierite
Siderite
Sillimanite
Silver
Smithsonite
Smoky Quartz
Sodalite
Souzalite
Specularite
Sperrylite
Spessartine
Sphalerite
Spinel
Spodumene
Stannite
Staurolite
Steatite
Stellerite
Stephanite
Stevensite
Stewartite
Stibiotantalite
Stibnite
Stilbite
Stilbite-Ca
Stilpnomelane
Strengite
Stromeyerite
Strunzite
Strunzite Group
Struvite
Sulphur
Sunstone
Switzerite
Talc
Tantalite
Tantalite-(Mn)
Tapiolite
Tapiolite-(Fe)
Tapiolite-(Mn)
Tellurium
Tennantite
Tenorite
Tetradymite
Tetrahedrite
Thomsonite-Ca
Thorianite
Thorogummite
Titanian Augite
Titanite
Todorokite
Topaz
Torbernite
Tosudite
Tourmaline
Tremolite
Trilithionite
Triphylite
Triplite
Triploidite
Turgite
Tyuyamunite
Ulvöspinel
Unnamed (Ca-analogue of Zigrasite)
Uralite
Uralolite
Uraninite
Uranocircite
Uranophane
Uranophane
Ushkovite
Uvarovite
Väyrynenite
Valentinite
Valleriite
Vandendriesscheite
Vanmeersscheite
Verdelite
Vesuvianite
Violarite
Vivianite
Wölsendorfite
Walentaite
Wardite
Watermelon Tourmaline
Whitlockite
Whitmoreite
Wodginite
Wolframite
Wollastonite
Wulfenite
Wurtzite
Xanthoxenite
Xenotime-(Y)
Zanazziite
Zigrasite (TL)
Zinnwaldite
Zircon
Zoisite

Reference: mindat.org