Mineral Names Starting With E
Comprehensive List of Minerals
Browse minerals by first letter
Explore the elemental elegance of minerals starting with E. From Enstatite to Erythrite, this group includes minerals with significant roles in both geology and industry. Discover how they crystallize, where they’re located around the world, and how they’re studied in the field.
| Name | CNMMN/CNMNC Approved Formula | First Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Eakerite | Ca2Sn4+Al2Si6O18(OH)2·2H2O | Mineralogical Record 1 (1970), 92 |
| Earlandite | Ca3(C6H5O7)2·4H2O | Discovery Reports 13 (1936), 67 |
| Earlshannonite | Mn2+Fe3+ (PO ) (OH) ·4H O 2 4 2 2 2 |
Canadian Mineralogist 22 (1984), 471 |
| Eastonite | KAlMg2(Si2Al2)O10(OH)2 | American Journal of Science 9 (1925), 309 |
| Ebnerite | (NH4)Zn(PO4) | Mineralogical Magazine 88 (2024), 312 |
| Ecandrewsite | ZnTiO3 | Mineralogical Magazine 52 (1988), 237 |
| Ecdemite | Pb6As3+ O7Cl4 2 |
Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar 3 (1877), 379 |
| Eckerite | Ag2CuAsS3 | Mineralogical Magazine 79 (2015), 687 |
| Eckermannite | NaNa2(Mg4Al)Si8O22(OH)2 | American Mineralogist 100 (2015), 909 |
| Eckhardite | (Ca,Pb)Cu2+Te6+O5(H2O) | American Mineralogist 98 (2013), 1617 |
| Eclarite | (Cu,Fe)Pb9Bi12S28 | Tschermaks Mineralogishce und Petrographische Mitteilungen 32 (1983), 103 |
| Écrinsite | AgTl3Pb4As11Sb9S36 | European Journal of Mineralogy 29 (2017), 689 |
| Eddavidite | Pb2Cu12O15Br2 | Minerals 14 (2024), 307 |
| Edenharterite | TlPbAs3S6 | European Journal of Mineralogy 4 (1992), 1265 |
| Edenite | NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 | Grundriss der Mineralogie, mit Einschluss der Geognosie und Petrefactenkunde. Schrag, Nurnberg (1839), 410 |
| Edgarbaileyite | Hg1+ 6Si2O7 |
Mineralogical Record 21 (1990), 215 |
| Edgarite | FeNb3S6 | Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 138 (2000), 229 |
| Edgrewite | Ca9(SiO4)4F2 | American Mineralogist 97 (2012), 1998 |
| Edingtonite | Ba(Si3Al2)O10·4H2O | Edinburgh Journal of Science 3 (1825), 316 |
| Edoylerite | Hg2+ 6+ 3(Cr O4)S2 |
Mineralogical Record 24 (1993), 471 |
| Edscottite | Fe5C2 | American Mineralogist 104 (2019), 1351 |
| Edtollite | K2NaCu5Fe3+O2(AsO4)4 | Mineralogical Magazine 83 (2019), 485 |
| Edwardsite | Cu3Cd2(SO4)2(OH)6·4H2O | Mineralogical Magazine 74 (2010), 39 |
| Edwindavisite | Cu(C2O4)(NH3) | CNMNC Newsletter 75 – Mineralogical Magazine 87 (2023), 955; European Journal of Mineralogy 35 (2023), 891 |
| Effenbergerite | BaCuSi4O10 | Mineralogical Magazine 58 (1994), 663 |
| Efremovite | (NH4)2Mg2(SO4)3 | Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 118(3) (1989), 84 |
| Eggletonite | (Na,K,Ca)xMn6(Si,Al)10O24(OH)4·n H2O (x = 1-2; n = 7-11) |
Mineralogical Magazine 48 (1984), 93 |
| Eglestonite | ([Hg1+]2)3OCl3(OH) | Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 39 (1904), 3 |
| Ehrigite | Bi8Te3 | Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology 62 (2024), 847 |
| Ehrleite | Ca2ZnBe(PO4)2(PO3OH)·4H2O | Canadian Mineralogist 23 (1985), 507 |
| Eifelite | KNa2(MgNa)(Mg3Si12)O30 | Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 82 (1983), 252 |
| Eirikite | KNa6Be2(Si15Al3)O39F2 | European Journal of Mineralogy 22 (2010), 875 |
| Eitelite | Na2Mg(CO3)2 | American Mineralogist 40 (1955), 326 |
| Ekanite | Ca2ThSi8O20 | Nature 190 (1961), 997 |
| Ekaterinite | Ca2B4O7Cl2·2H2O | Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 109 (1980), 469 |
| Ekatite | (Fe3+,Fe2+,Zn)12(AsO3)6(AsO3,SiO3OH)2(OH)6 | European Journal of Mineralogy 13 (2001), 769 |
| Ekebergite | ThFeNb2O8 | CNMNC Newsletter 46 – Mineralogical Magazine 82 (2018), 1369; European Journal of Mineralogy 30 (2018), 1181 |
| Ekplexite | (Nb,Mo)S2·(Mg1-xAlx)(OH)2+x | Mineralogical Magazine 78 (2014), 663 |
| Elaliite | (Fe2+ Fe3+)(PO )O 8 4 8 |
American Mineralogist 109 (2024), 2142 |
| Elasmochloite | Na3Cu6BiO4(SO4)5 | European Journal of Mineralogy 31 (2019), 1025 |
| Elbaite | Na(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 53 (1913), 273 |
| Elbrusite | Ca3(U6+ Zr )(Fe3+O ) 0.5 1.5 4 3 |
American Mineralogist 95 (2010), 1172 |
| Eldfellite | NaFe3+(SO4)2 | Mineralogical Magazine 73 (2009), 51 |
| Eldragónite | Cu6BiSe4(Se2) | Canadian Mineralogist 50 (2012), 281 |
| Eleomelanite | (K2Pb)Cu4O2(SO4)4 | Canadian Mineralogist 58 (2020), 625 |
| Elgoresyite | (Mg5Si2)O9 | ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 5 (2021), 2124 |
| Eliopoulosite | V7S8 | Minerals 10 (2020), 245 |
| Eliseevite | Na1.5Li{Ti2O2[Si4O10.5(OH)1.5]}·2H2O | American Mineralogist 96 (2011), 1624 |
| Elkinstantonite | Fe4(PO4)2O | American Mineralogist 109 (2024), 2142 |
| Ellenbergerite | Mg6(Mg,Ti,Zr,☐)2(Al,Mg)6Si8O28(OH)10 | Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 92 (1986), 316 |
| Ellinaite | CaCr2O4 | European Journal of Mineralogy 33 (2021), 727 |
| Ellingsenite | Na5Ca6Si18O38(OH)13·6H2O | Canadian Mineralogist 49 (2011), 1165 |
| Elliottite | NaMgAl3(PO4)2F6·9H2O | Australian Journal of Mineralogy 23 (2022), 13 |
| Ellisite | Tl3AsS3 | American Mineralogist 64 (1979), 701 |
| Elpasolite | K2NaAlF6 | U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 20 (1883), 40 |
| Elpidite | Na2ZrSi6O15·3H2O | Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar 16 (1894), 330 |
| Eltyubyuite | Ca12Fe3+ 0Si4O32Cl6 1 | European Journal of Mineralogy 25 (2013), 221 |
| Elyite | CuPb4(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O | American Mineralogist 57 (1972), 364 |
| Embreyite | Pb5(CrO4)2(PO4)2·H2O | Mineralogical Magazine 38 (1972), 790 |
| Emeleusite | Na2LiFe3+Si6O15 | Mineralogical Magazine 42 (1978), 31 |
| Emilite | Cu10.7Pb10.7Bi21.3S48 | Canadian Mineralogist 44 (2006), 459 |
| Emmerichite | Ba2Ti2Na3Fe3+(Si2O7)2O2F2 | New Data on Minerals 49 (2014), 5 |
| Emmonsite | Fe3+ (Te4+O ) ·2H O 2 3 3 2 |
Proceedings of the Colorado Scientific Society 2 (1885), 20 |
| Emplectite | CuBiS2 | Uebersicht der Resultate Mineralogischer Forschungen im Jahre 1853. Weigel, Leipzig (1855),125 |
| Empressite | AgTe | American Journal of Science 38 (1914), 163 |
| Enargite | Cu3AsS4 | Annalen der Physik und Chemie 80 (1850), 383 |
| Engelhauptite | KCu3(V2O7)(OH)2Cl | Mineralogy and Petrology 109 (2015), 705 |
| Englishite | K3Na2Ca10Al15(OH)7(PO4)21·26H2O | American Mineralogist 15 (1930), 307 |
| Enneasartorite | Tl6Pb32As70S140 | European Journal of Mineralogy 29 (2017), 701 |
| Enricofrancoite | KNaCaSi4O10 | Mineralogical Magazine 88 (2024), 277 |
| Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 | Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften 16 (1855), 152 |
| Eosphorite | Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O | American Journal of Science and Arts 116 (1878), 33 |
| Ephesite | NaLiAl2(Si2Al2)O10(OH)2 | American Journal of Science 11 (1851), 53 |
| Epididymite | Na2Be2Si6O15·H2O | Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar 15 (1893), 195 |
| Epidote | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) | Traité de Minéralogie, Vol. 3. Chez Louis, Paris (1801), 102 |
| Epidote-(Sr) | CaSr(Al2Fe3+)(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) | Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences 103 (2008), 400 |
| Epiebnerite | (NH4)Zn(PO4) | Mineralogical Magazine 88 (2024), 312 |
| Epifanovite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4[AsO2(OH)2]·7H2O | Zapiski Rossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 146(3) (2017), 30 |
| Epistilbite | Ca3[Si18Al6O48]·16H2O | Annalen der Physik und Chemie 6 (1826), 183 |
| Epistolite | (Na☐)Nb2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2(H2O)4 | Meddelelser om Grønland 24 (1901), 183 |
| Epsomite | Mg(SO4)·7H2O | Journal de Physique, de Chimie, d´Histoire Naturelle et des Arts 62 (1806), 319 |
| Erazoite | Cu4SnS6 | Journal of Mineralogy and Geochemistry 194 (2017), 91 |
| Ercitite | NaMn3+(PO4)(OH)·2H2O | Canadian Mineralogist 38 (2000), 893 |
| Erdite | NaFeS2·2H2O | American Mineralogist 65 (1980), 509 |
| Ericaite | Fe2+ 3B7O13Cl |
Aufschluss 1 (1950), 24 |
| Ericlaxmanite | Cu4O(AsO4)2 | Mineralogical Magazine 78 (2014), 1553 |
| Ericssonite | BaMn2+ Fe3+(Si O )O(OH) 2 2 7 |
Lithos 4 (1971), 137 |
| Erikapohlite | (☐0.5Cu0.5)CuCaZn2(AsO4)3·H2O | Journal of Mineralogy and Geochemistry 190 (2013), 319 |
| Erikjonssonite | (Pb32O21)[(V,Si,Mo,As)O4]4Cl9 | European Journal of Mineralogy 31 (2019), 619 |
| Eringaite | Ca3Sc2(SiO4)3 | Mineralogical Magazine 74 (2010), 365 |
| Eriochalcite | CuCl2·2H2O | Rendiconti della Reale Accademia delle Scienze Fisiche e Matematiche di Napoli 9 (1870), 86 |
| Erionite-Ca | Ca5[Si26Al10O72]·30H2O | American Mineralogist 52 (1967), 1785 |
| Erionite-K | K10[Si26Al10O72]·30H2O | American Mineralogist 49 (1964), 30 |
| Erionite-Na | Na10[Si26Al10O72]·30H2O | American Journal of Science 156 (1898), 66 |
| Erlianite | Fe2+ 3+ 4Fe 2Si6O15(OH)8 |
Mineralogical Magazine 50 (1986), 285 |
| Erlichmanite | OsS2 | American Mineralogist 56 (1971), 1501 |
| Ermakovite | (NH4)(As2O3)2Br | Mineralogical Magazine 87 (2023), 69 |
| Ermeloite | Al(PO4)·H2O | Mineralogical Magazine 88 (2024), 412 |
| Ernienickelite | NiMn4+ O ·3H O 3 7 2 |
Canadian Mineralogist 32 (1994), 333 |
| Erniggliite | Tl2SnAs2S6 | Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen 72 (1992), 293 |
| Ernstburkeite | Mg(CH3SO3)2·12H2O | European Journal of Mineralogy 25 (2013), 79 |
| Ernstite | (Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)2 | Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie Monatshefte (1970), 289 |
| Ershovite | K3Na4(Fe,Mn,Ti)2Si8O20(OH,O)4·4H2O | Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 122(1) (1993), 116 |
| Erssonite | CaMg7Fe3+ (OH) (SO ) ·12H O 2 18 4 2 2 |
Mineralogical Magazine 85 (2021), 817 |
| Ertixiite | Na2Si4O9 | Geochemistry 4 (1985), 192 |
| Ertlite | NaAl3Al6(Si4B2O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O | CNMNC Newsletter 79 – Mineralogical Magazine 88 (2024), 510; European Journal of Mineralogy 36 (2024), 525 |
| Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2·8H2O | Traité Élémentaire de Minéralogie, 2nd ed. Verdière, Paris (1832), 596 |
| Erythrosiderite | K2Fe3+Cl5·H2O | Rendiconti della Reale Accademia delle Scienze Fisiche e Matematiche di Napoli 5 (1873), 210 |
| Erzwiesite | Ag8Pb12Bi16S40 | CNMNC Newsletter 15 – Mineralogical Magazine 77 (2013), 1 |
| Escheite | Ca2NaMnTi5[Si12O34]O2(OH)3·12H2O | CNMNC Newsletter 46 – Mineralogical Magazine 82 (2018), 1369; European Journal of Mineralogy 30 (2018), 1181 |
| Esdanaite-(Ce) | NaMnCe(PO4)2∙4H2O | CNMNC Newsletter 52 – Mineralogical Magazine 83 (2019), 887; European Journal of Mineralogy 32 (2020), 1 |
| Eskebornite | CuFeSe2 | Fortschritte der Mineralogie 28 (1949), 69 |
| Eskimoite | Ag7Pb10Bi15S36 | Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie Abhandlungen 131 (1977), 56 |
| Eskolaite | Cr2O3 | American Mineralogist 43 (1958), 1098 |
| Espadaite | Na4Ca3Mg2[AsO3(OH)]2[AsO2(OH)2]10(H2O)6·H2O | Mineralogical Magazine 83 (2019), 655 |
| Esperanzaite | NaCa2Al2(AsO4)2F4(OH)·2H2O | Canadian Mineralogist 37 (1999), 67 |
| Esperite | PbCa2(ZnSiO4)3 | American Mineralogist 50 (1965), 1170 |
| Esquireite | BaSi6O13∙7H2O | Canadian Mineralogist 53 (2015), 3 |
| Esseneite | CaFe3+AlSiO6 | American Mineralogist 72 (1987), 148 |
| Ettringite | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·26H2O | Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie (1874), 273 |
| Eucairite | CuAgSe | Afhandlingar i Fysik, Kemi och Mineralogi 6 (1818), 140 |
| Euchlorine | KNaCu3O(SO4)3 | Rendiconti della Regia Accademia delle Scienze Fisiche e Matematiche di Napoli 23 (1884), 158 |
| Euchroite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH)·3H2O | Vollständige Charakteristik des Mineral- Systems. Arnoldischen Buchhandlung, Dresden (1823), 266 |
| Euclase | BeAlSiO4(OH) | Observations sur la Physique, sur l’Histoire Naturelle et sur les Arts 41 (1792), 155 |
| Eucryptite | LiAlSiO4 | American Journal of Science 120 (1880), 258 |
| Eudialyte | Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2 | Göttingische Gelehrte Anzeigen 3 (1819), 1993 |
| Eudidymite | Na2Be2Si6O15·H2O | Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskabena Kristiana 31 (1887), 196 |
| Eugenite | Ag11Hg2 | Mineralogia Polonica 17(2) (1986), 3 |
| Eugsterite | Na4Ca(SO4)3·2H2O | American Mineralogist 66 (1981), 632 |
| Eulytine | Bi4(SiO4)3 | Annalen der Physik und Chemie 9 (1827), 275 |
| Eurekadumpite | (Cu,Zn)16(Te4+O3)2(AsO4)3Cl(OH)18·7H2O | Zapiski Rossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 139(4) (2010), 26 |
| Euxenite-(Y) | Y(NbTi)O6 | Annalen der Physik und Chemie 50 (1840), 149 |
| Evanichite | Pb6Cr3+(Cr6+O4)2(SO4)(OH)7FCl | Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology 61 (2023), 419 |
| Evansite | Al3(PO4)(OH)6·8H2O | Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science 28 (1864), 341 |
| Evdokimovite | Tl4(VO)3(SO4)5(H2O)5 | Mineralogical Magazine 78 (2014), 1711 |
| Eveite | Mn2+ (AsO )(OH) 2 4 |
Arkiv för Mineralogi och Geologi 4 (1968), 473 |
| Evenkite | C23H48 | Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 88 (1953), 717 |
| Eveslogite | (Ca,K,Na,Sr,Ba)48(Ti,Nb,Fe,Mn)12(OH)12Si48O144 (OH,F,Cl)14 | Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 132(1) (2003), 59 |
| Evseevite | Na2Mg(AsO4)F | Mineralogical Magazine 87 (2023), 839 |
| Ewaldite | BaCa(CO3)2·2.6H2O | Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen 15 (1971), 185 |
| Ewingite | Mg8Ca8(UO2)24(CO3)30O4(OH)12(H2O)138 | Geology 45 (2017), 1007 |
| Eylettersite | Th0.75Al3(PO4)2(OH)6 | Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie 95 (1972), 98 |
| Eyselite | Fe3+Ge4+ 3O7(OH) |
Canadian Mineralogist 42 (2004), 1771 |
| Ezcurrite | Na2B5O7(OH)3·2H2O | Economic Geology 52 (1957), 426 |
| Ezochiite | Cu1+(Rh3+Pt4+)S4 | Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences 119 (2024), 240304 |
| Eztlite | Pb2Fe3+ (Te4+O ) (SO )O Cl 3 3 3 4 2 |
Mineralogical Magazine 46 (1982), 257 |