Mineral Names Starting With R
Comprehensive List of Minerals
Browse minerals by first letter
Review the remarkable range of R minerals—from Rhodochrosite’s rich pink tones to the heavy-metal properties of Realgar. This section presents minerals with visual appeal and industrial relevance alike.
| Name | CNMMN/CNMNC Approved Formula | First Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Raadeite | Mg7(PO4)2(OH)8 | European Journal of Mineralogy 13 (2001), 319 |
| Rabbittite | Ca3Mg3(UO2)2(CO3)6(OH)4·18H2O | American Mineralogist 40 (1955), 201 |
| Rabejacite | Ca2[(UO2)4O4(SO4)2](H2O)8 | European Journal of Mineralogy 5 (1993), 873 |
| Raberite | Tl5Ag4As6SbS15 | Mineralogical Magazine 76 (2012), 1153 |
| Radekškodaite-(Ce) | (CaCe5)(Al4Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]5O(OH)3 | Mineralogical Magazine 84 (2020), 839 |
| Radekškodaite-(La) | (CaLa5)(Al4Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]5O(OH)3 | Mineralogical Magazine 84 (2020), 839 |
| Radhakrishnaite | PbTe3(Cl,S)2 | Canadian Mineralogist 23 (1985), 501 |
| Radiolarite | ||
| Radovanite | Cu2Fe3+[As5+O4][As3+O2(OH)]2·H2O | Archives des Sciences de Genève 55 (2002), 47 |
| Radtkeite | Hg3S2ClI | American Mineralogist 76 (1991), 1715 |
| Radvaniceite | GeS2 | Minerals 12 (2022), 222 |
| Raguinite | TlFeS2 | Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie 92 (1969), 38 |
| Raisaite | CuMg[Te6+O4(OH)2]∙6H2O | European Journal of Mineralogy 28 (2016), 459 |
| Raite | Na3Mn2+ Ti (Si O )(OH) ·10H O 3 0.25 8 20 2 2 |
Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 102 (1973), 54 |
| Rajite | CuTe4+ O 2 5 |
Mineralogical Magazine 43 (1979), 91 |
| Rakovanite | (NH4)3Na3[V10O28]·12H2O | Canadian Mineralogist 49 (2011), 595 |
| Ralphcannonite | AgZn2TlAs2S6 | Mineralogical Magazine 79 (2015), 1089 |
| Ramaccioniite | Cu4[SeO4](OH)6 | CNMNC Newsletter 46 – Mineralogical Magazine 82 (2018), 1369; European Journal of Mineralogy 30 (2018), 1181 |
| Ramanite-(Cs) | CsB5O6(OH)4·2H2O | American Mineralogist 93 (2008), 1034 |
| Ramanite-(Rb) | RbB5O6(OH)4·2H2O | American Mineralogist 93 (2008), 1034 |
| Ramazzoite | [Mg8Cu12(PO4)(CO3)4(OH)24(H2O)20][(H0.33SO4)3 (H2O)36] |
European Journal of Mineralogy 30 (2018), 827 |
| Rambergite | MnS | Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar 118 (1996), A53 |
| Ramdohrite | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 | Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie 8 (1930), 365 |
| Rameauite | K2Ca(UO2)6O6(OH)4·6H2O | Mineralogical Magazine 38 (1972), 781 |
| Ramikite-(Y) | Li4(Na,Ca)12(Y,Ca,REE )6Zr6(PO4)12(CO3)4O4 [(OH),F]4 |
Canadian Mineralogist 51 (2013), 569 |
| Rammelsbergite | NiAs2 | Handbuch der Bestimmenden Mineralogie. Braumüller and Seidel, Wien (1845), 559 |
| Ramosite | Pb25.7Sn8.3Mn3.4Sb6.4S56.2 | CNMNC Newsletter 53 – Mineralogical Magazine 84 (2020), 159; European Journal of Mineralogy 32 (2020), 209 |
| Ramsbeckite | Cu15(SO4)4(OH)22·6H2O | Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie Monatshefte (1985), 550 |
| Ramsdellite | MnO2 | Economic Geology 38 (1943), 269 |
| Ranciéite | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O | Cours de Minéralogie, vol. 2. Masson, Toulouse (1859), 329 |
| Rankachite | Ca0.5(V4+,V5+)(W6+,Fe3+)2O8(OH)·2H2O | Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie Monatshefte (1984), 289 |
| Rankamaite | (Na,K)3(Ta,Nb,Al)11(O,OH)31 | Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland 41 (1969), 47 |
| Rankinite | Ca3Si2O7 | Mineralogical Magazine 26 (1942), 190 |
| Ransomite | CuFe3+ (SO ) ·6H O 2 4 4 2 |
American Mineralogist 13 (1928), 203 |
| Ranunculite | Al(UO2)(PO3OH)(OH)3·4H2O | Mineralogical Magazine 43 (1979), 321 |
| Rapidcreekite | Ca2(SO4)(CO3)·4H2O | Canadian Mineralogist 24 (1986), 51 |
| Rappoldite | PbCo2(AsO4)2·2H2O | Mineralogical Magazine 64 (2000), 1109 |
| Raslakite | Na15Ca3Fe3(Na,Zr)3Zr3(Si,Nb)Si25O73(OH,H2O)3 (Cl,OH) | Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 132(5) (2003), 22 |
| Rasmussenite | Ca(C2H3O3)2·3H2O | CNMNC Newsletter 80 – Mineralogical Magazine 88 (2024), 627; European Journal of Mineralogy 36 (2024), 599 |
| Raspite | Pb(WO4) | Annalen des Kaiserlich-Königlichen Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums 12 (1897), 33 |
| Rastsvetaevite | Na27K8Ca12Fe3Zr6Si52O144(OH,O)6Cl2 | Zapiski Rossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 135(1) (2006), 49 |
| Rasvumite | KFe2S3 | Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 99 (1970), 712 |
| Rathite | Ag2Pb12-xTlx/2As18+x/2S40 | Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 26 (1896), 593 |
| Rathite-IV | Pb3As5S10 | Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen 44 (1964), 5 |
| Rauchite | Ni(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10H2O | European Journal of Mineralogy 24 (2012), 913 |
| Rauenthalite | Ca3(AsO4)2·10H2O | Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie 87 (1964), 169 |
| Rauvite | Ca(UO2)2V10O28·16H2O | Engineering and Mining Journal – Press 114 (1922), 272 |
| Ravatite | C14H10 | European Journal of Mineralogy 5 (1993), 699 |
| Raydemarkite | MoO3·H2O | Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology 61 (2023), 203 |
| Raygrantite | Pb10Zn(SO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 | Canadian Mineralogist 54 (2016), 625 |
| Rayite | (Ag,Tl)2Pb8Sb8S21 | Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie Monatshefte (1983), 296 |
| Realgar | AsS | Mineralogia, eller Mineralriket. Lars Salvius, Stockholm (1747), 214 |
| Reaphookhillite | MgZn2(PO4)2·4H2O | Mineralogical Magazine 86 (2022), 525 |
| Rebulite | Tl5Sb5As8S22 | Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 160 (1982), 109 |
| Reckibachite | Ag2Pb12As14Sb4S40 | CNMNC Newsletter 77 – Mineralogical Magazine 88 (2024), 203; European Journal of Mineralogy 36 (2024), 165 |
| Rectorite | (Na,Ca)Al4(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·2H2O | American Journal of Science 42 (1891), 11 |
| Redcanyonite | (NH4)2Mn[(UO2)4O4(SO4)2](H2O)4 | Mineralogical Magazine 82 (2018), 1261 |
| Reddingite | Mn2+ (PO ) ·3H O 3 4 2 2 |
American Journal of Science and Arts 116 (1878), 33 |
| Redgillite | Cu6(SO4)(OH)10·H2O | Mineralogical Magazine 69 (2005), 973 |
| Redingtonite | Fe2+Cr2(SO4)4·22H2O | U.S. Geological Survey Monograph 13 (1888), 279 |
| Redledgeite | Ba(Ti6Cr3+ )O16 2 |
Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie Monatshefte (1961), 107 |
| Redmondite | [Pb8O2Zn(OH)6](S2O3)4 | Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology 61 (2023), 189 |
| Redondite | Al(PO4)·2H2O | American Journal of Science 47 (1869), 428 |
| Reederite-(Y) | (Na,Mn)15Y2(CO3)9(SO3F)Cl | American Mineralogist 80 (1995), 1059 |
| Reedmergnerite | NaBSi3O8 | American Mineralogist 45 (1960), 188 |
| Reevesite | Ni6Fe3+ (OH) (CO )·4H O 2 16 3 2 |
American Mineralogist 52 (1967), 1190 |
| Refikite | C20H34O2 | Journal des Connaissances Médicales Pratique et de Pharmacologie 19 (1853), 561 |
| Regerite | KFe6(PO4)4(OH)7(H2O)6·4H2O | European Journal of Mineralogy 35 (2023), 805 |
| Reichenbachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 | American Mineralogist 72 (1987), 404 |
| Reidite | Zr(SiO4) | American Mineralogist 87 (2002), 562 |
| Reinerite | Zn3(AsO3)2 | Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie Monatshefte (1958), 160 |
| Reinhardbraunsite | Ca5(SiO4)2(OH)2 | Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie Monatshefte (1983), 119 |
| Relianceite-(K) | K4Mg(V4+O)2(C2O4)(PO3OH)4(H2O)10 | Mineralogical Magazine 86 (2022), 539 |
| Rémondite-(Ce) | Na3(Ce,Ca,Na)3(CO3)5 | Comptes Rendus de l’Académie des Sciences de Paris 307 (1988), 915 |
| Rémondite-(La) | Na3(La,Ca,Na)3(CO3)5 | Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 129(1) (2000), 53 |
| Renardite | Pb(UO2)4(PO4)2(OH)4·7H2O | Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie 51 (1928), 247 |
| Rengeite | Sr4Ti4ZrO8(Si2O7)2 | Mineralogical Magazine 65 (2001), 111 |
| Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 | Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique 72 (1948), 19 |
| Reppiaite | Mn2+ (VO ) (OH) 5 4 2 4 |
Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 201 (1992), 223 |
| Retgersite | Ni(SO4)·6H2O | American Mineralogist 34 (1949), 188 |
| Retzian-(Ce) | Mn2+ Ce(AsO )(OH) 2 4 4 |
Bulletin of the Geological Institution of the University of Upsala 2 (1894), 54 |
| Retzian-(La) | Mn2+ 2La(AsO4)(OH)4 |
Mineralogical Magazine 48 (1984), 533 |
| Retzian-(Nd) | Mn2+ 2Nd(AsO4)(OH)4 |
American Mineralogist 67 (1982), 841 |
| Revdite | Na16Si16O27(OH)26·28H2O | Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 109 (1980), 565 |
| Rewitzerite | [K(H2O)]Mn2(Al2Ti)(PO4)4[O(OH)](H2O)10·4H2O | Mineralogical Magazine 87 (2023), 830 |
| Reyerite | Na2Ca14Al2Si22O58(OH)8·6H2O | Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen 25 (1906), 519 |
| Reynoldsite | Pb2Mn4+ O (CrO ) 2 5 4 |
American Mineralogist 97 (2012), 1187 |
| Reznitskyite | CaMg(VO4)F | Mineralogical Magazine 86 (2022), 307 |
| Rhabdoborite-(Mo) | Mg12Mo6+ .33O6(BO3)6F2 1 |
Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 47 (2020), 44 |
| Rhabdoborite-(V) | Mg12(V5+,Mo6+,W6+)1.33O6{[BO3]6-x(PO4)xF2-x} (x < 1) | Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 47 (2020), 44 |
| Rhabdoborite-(W) | Mg12W6+ .33O6(BO3)6F2 1 |
Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 47 (2020), 44 |
| Rhabdophane-(Ce) | Ce(PO4)·H2O | Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie 3 (1878), 191 |
| Rhabdophane-(La) | La(PO4)·H2O | American Journal of Science 25 (1883), 459 |
| Rhabdophane-(Nd) | Nd(PO4)·H2O | Geological Society of America Bulletin 68 (1957), 1744 |
| Rhabdophane-(Y) | Y(PO4)·H2O | Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences 107 (2012), 110 |
| Rheniite | ReS2 | Zapiski Rossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 134(5) (2005), 32 |
| Rhodarsenide | Rh2As | European Journal of Mineralogy 9 (1997), 1321 |
| Rhodesite | KHCa2Si8O19·5H2O | Mineralogical Magazine 31 (1957), 607 |
| Rhodium | Rh | Canadian Mineralogist 12 (1974), 399 |
| Rhodizite | KBe4Al4(B11Be)O28 | Annalen der Physik und Chemie 33 (1834), 253 |
| Rhodochrosite | Mn(CO3) | Handbuch der Mineralogie, Vol. 1. Vandenhoek und Ruprecht, Göttingen (1813), 1081 |
| Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn(Si5O15) | Journal für Chemie und Physik 26 (1819), 108 |
| Rhodostannite | Cu1+(Fe2+ Sn4+ )S 0.5 1.5 4 |
Mineralogical Magazine 36 (1968), 1045 |
| Rhodplumsite | Rh3Pb2S2 | Mineralogicheskij Zhurnal 5 (1983), 87 |
| Rhomboclase | (H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2·2H2O | Akadémiai Értesítö 2 (1891), 96 |
| Rhönite | Ca4[Mg8Fe3+ Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36] 2 |
Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie 24 (1907), 475 |
| Ribbeite | Mn2+ 5(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
American Mineralogist 72 (1987), 213 |
| Richardsite | Zn2CuGaS4 | Minerals 10 (2020), 467 |
| Richardsollyite | TlPbAsS3 | European Journal of Mineralogy 29 (2017), 679 |
| Richellite | CaFe3+ (PO ) (OH,F) 2 4 2 2 |
Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique, Mémoires 10 (1883), 36 |
| Richelsdorfite | Ca2Cu5Sb5+(AsO4)4(OH)6Cl·6H2O | Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie Monatshefte (1983), 145 |
| Richetite | (Fe3+,Mg)xPb2+ (UO ) O (OH) ·41H O 8.6 2 36 36 24 2 |
Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique 70 (1947), B212 |
| Richterite | Na(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 | Berg- und Huttenmannische Zeitung 24 (1865), 364 |
| Rickardite | Cu3-xTe2 | American Journal of Science 15 (1903), 69 |
| Rickturnerite | Pb7O4[Mg(OH)4](OH)Cl3 | Mineralogical Magazine 76 (2012), 59 |
| Riebeckite | Na2(Fe2+ Fe3+ )Si8O22(OH)2
3 2 |
Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 40 (1888), 138 |
| Riesite | TiTiO4 | Minerals 10 (2020), 78 |
| Rietveldite | Fe(UO2)(SO4)2(H2O)5 | Journal of Geosciences 62 (2017), 107 |
| Rilandite | Cr6SiO11·5H2O (?) | American Mineralogist 18 (1933), 195 |
| Rimkorolgite | BaMg5(PO4)4·8H2O | Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 124(1) (1995), 90 |
| Ringwoodite | SiMg2O4 | Nature 221 (1969), 943 |
| Rinkite-(Ce) | Ca2(CaCe)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2 | Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie 9 (1884), 243 |
| Rinkite-(Y) | Ca2(CaY)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2 | Mineralogical Magazine 83 (2019), 373 |
| Rinmanite | ZnSb5+(Fe3+ Mg)O (OH) 2 7 |
Canadian Mineralogist 39 (2001), 1675 |
| Rinneite | K3NaFe2+Cl6 | Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie (1909), 72 |
| Riomarinaite | Bi(SO4)(OH)·H2O | Aufschluss 56 (2005), 53 |
| Ríosecoite | Ca2Mg(AsO3OH)3(H2O)2 | Mineralogical Magazine 83 (2019), 655 |
| Riotintoite | Al(SO4)(OH)·3H2O | Canadian Mineralogist 54 (2016), 1293 |
| Rippite | K2(Nb,Ti)2(Si4O12)O(O,F) | Minerals 10 (2020), 1102 |
| Rittmannite | (Mn2+,Ca)Mn2+(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)4 (OH)2·8H2O | Canadian Mineralogist 27 (1989), 447 |
| Rivadavite | Na6Mg[B6O7(OH)6]4·10H2O | American Mineralogist 52 (1967), 326 |
| Riversideite | Ca5Si6O16(OH)2·2H2O | Bulletin of the Department of Geology of the University of California 10 (1917), 327 |
| Roaldite | (Fe,Ni)4N | Lunar and Planatery Sciences 12 (1981), 112 |
| Robertsite | Ca2Mn3+ O (PO ) ·3H O 3 2 4 3 2 |
American Mineralogist 59 (1974), 48 |
| Robinsonite | Pb4Sb6S13 | American Mineralogist 37 (1952), 438 |
| Rockbridgeite | (Fe2+ Fe3+ ) Fe3+ (PO ) (OH) 0.5 0.5 2 3 4 3 5 |
American Mineralogist 34 (1949), 513 |
| Rodalquilarite | H3Fe3+ (Te4+O ) Cl 2 3 4 |
Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie 91 (1968), 28 |
| Rodolicoite | Fe3+(PO4) | European Journal of Mineralogy 9 (1997), 1101 |
| Roeblingite | Ca6Mn2+Pb2(Si3O9)2(SO4)2(OH)2·4H2O | American Journal of Science 153 (1897), 413 |
| Roedderite | KNaMg2(Mg3Si12)O30 | American Mineralogist 51 (1966), 949 |
| Rogermitchellite | Na6Sr12Ba2Zr13Si39B6O123(OH)14·10H2O | Canadian Mineralogist 48 (2010), 267 |
| Roggianite | Ca2BeAl2Si4O13(OH)2·n H2O (n < 2.5) | Clay Minerals 8 (1969), 107 |
| Rohaite | (Tl,Pb,K)2Cu8.7Sb2S4 | Bulletin Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse 126 (1978), 23 |
| Rokühnite | FeCl2·2H2O | Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie Monatshefte (1980), 125 |
| Rollandite | Cu3(AsO4)2·4H2O | European Journal of Mineralogy 12 (2000), 1045 |
| Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 | Collection de Minéralogie du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle. Laboratoire de Minéralogie, Paris (1900), 28 |
| Romanorlovite | K11Cu9Cl25(OH)4·2H2O | Zapiski Rossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 145(4) (2016), 36 |
| Romarchite | SnO | Canadian Mineralogist 10 (1971), 916 |
| Römerite | Fe2+Fe3+ (SO ) ·14H O 2 4 4 2 |
Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften 28 (1858), 272 |
| Rondorfite | Ca8Mg(SiO4)4Cl2 | Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie Abhandlungen 179 (2004), 265 |
| Rongibbsite | Pb2(Si4Al)O11(OH) | American Mineralogist 98 (2013), 236 |
| Ronneburgite | K2MnV4O12 | American Mineralogist 86 (2001), 1081 |
| Ronpetersonite | BaWO4 | Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology 62 (2024), 405 |
| Röntgenite-(Ce) | Ca2Ce3(CO3)5F3 | American Mineralogist 38 (1953), 868 |
| Rooseveltite | Bi(AsO4) | Facultad Nacional Ingeniera, Universidad Tecnica Oruro, Boletin 1 (1946), 10 |
| Roquesite | CuInS2 | Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie 86 (1963), 7 |
| Rorisite | CaClF | Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 119(3) (1990), 73 |
| Rosasite | CuZn(CO3)(OH)2 | Rendiconti dell’Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali, Serie V 17 (1908), 723 |
| Roscherite | Ca2Mn2+ Be (PO ) (OH) ·6H O 5 4 4 6 4 2 |
Bulletin International, Classe des Sciences Mathématiques Naturelles et de la Médecine 19 (1914), 108 |
| Roscoelite | KV3+ (Si Al)O (OH) 2 3 10 2 |
American Journal of Science 12 (1876), 31 |
| Roselite | Ca2Co(AsO4)2(H2O)2 | Annals of Philosophy 8 (1824), 439 |
| Rosemaryite | NaMn(Fe3+Al)(PO4)3 | Mineralogical Magazine 43 (1979), 227 |
| Rosenbergite | AlF[F0.5(H2O)0.5]4·H2O | European Journal of Mineralogy 5 (1993), 1167 |
| Rosenbuschite | Ca6Zr2Na6ZrTi(Si2O7)4(OF)2F4 | Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar 9 (1887), 247 |
| Rosenhahnite | Ca3Si3O8(OH)2 | American Mineralogist 52 (1967), 336 |
| Roshchinite | (Ag,Cu)19Pb10Sb51S96 | Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 312 (1990), 197 |
| Rosiaite | PbSb2O6 | European Journal of Mineralogy 8 (1996), 487 |
| Rosickýite | S | Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 80 (1931), 174 |
| Rosièresite | [Pb,Cu,Al,PO4,H2O] (?) | Minéralogie de la France et de ses Colonies, Vol. 4. Beranger, Paris (1910), 532 |
| Rossiantonite | Al3(PO4)(SO4)2(OH)2(H2O)10·4H2O | American Mineralogist 98 (2013), 1906 |
| Rossite | Ca(VO3)2·4H2O | Proceedings of the United States National Museum 72 (1927), 1 |
| Rösslerite | Mg(AsO3OH)·7H2O | Jahresbericht der Wetterauischen Gesellschaft für die Gesammte Naturkunde zu Hanau (1861), 32 |
| Rossmanite | (Al2Li)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | American Mineralogist 83 (1998), 896 |
| Rossovskyite | Fe3+NbO4 | Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 42 (2015), 825 |
| Rostite | Al(SO4)(OH)·5H2O | Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie Monatshefte (1979), 193 |
| Rotemite | Ca4Cr2(OH)12Cl2·4H2O | CNMNC Newsletter 82 – Mineralogical Magazine 88 (2024), xxx; European Journal of Mineralogy 36 (2024), 1005 |
| Roterbärite | PdCuBiSe3 | Mineralogy and Petrology 114 (2020), 443 |
| Rotherkopfite | KNa2(Fe2+ .5Ti1.5)Fe2+(Si4O12)2 2 |
European Journal of Mineralogy 36 (2024), 605 |
| Rouaite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 | Riviéra Scientifique 85 (2001), 3 |
| Roubaultite | Cu2O2(UO2)3(CO3)2(OH)2·4H2O | Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie 93 (1970), 550 |
| Roumaite | (Nb,Ti)(Ca,Na,☐)3(Ca,REE )4(Si2O7)2(OH)F3 | Canadian Mineralogist 48 (2010), 17 |
| Rouseite | Pb2Mn2+(AsO3)2·2H2O | American Mineralogist 71 (1986), 1034 |
| Routhierite | TlCuHg2As2S6 | Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie 97 (1974), 48 |
| Rouvilleite | Na3Ca2(CO3)3F | Canadian Mineralogist 29 (1991), 107 |
| Rouxelite | Cu2HgPb22Sb28S64(O,S)2 | Canadian Mineralogist 43 (2005), 919 |
| Roweite | Ca2Mn2+ B O (OH) 2 4 7 6 |
American Mineralogist 22 (1937), 301 |
| Rowlandite-(Y) | Fe2+Y4(Si2O7)2F2 | American Journal of Science 42 (1891), 430 |
| Rowleyite | [Na(NH4,K)9Cl4][V5+,4+ (P,As)O8]6·n[H2O,Na, 2 NH4,K,Cl] |
American Mineralogist 102 (2017), 1037 |
| Roxbyite | Cu9S5 | Mineralogical Magazine 52 (1988), 323 |
| Roymillerite | Pb24Mg9(Si10O28)(CO3)10(BO3)(SiO4)(OH)13O5 | Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 44 (2017), 685 |
| Rozenite | Fe2+(SO4)·4H2O | Bulletin de l’Academie Polonaise des Sciences, Serie des Sciences Geologiques et Geographiques 8 (1960), 97 |
| Rozhdestvenskayaite-(Zn) | Ag6(Ag4Zn2)Sb4S13 | European Journal of Mineralogy 30 (2018), 1163 |
| Rruffite | Ca2Cu(AsO4)2(H2O)2 | Canadian Mineralogist 49 (2011), 877 |
| Ruarsite | RuAsS | Kexue Tongbao 24 (1979), 310 |
| Rubicline | Rb(AlSi3O8) | American Mineralogist 83 (1998), 1335 |
| Rubinite | Ca3Ti3+ Si O 2 3 12 |
CNMNC Newsletter 36 – Mineralogical Magazine 81 (2017), 403; European Journal of Mineralogy 29 (2017), 339 |
| Rucklidgeite | PbBi2Te4 | Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 106 (1977), 62 |
| Rudabányaite | (Ag2Hg2)(AsO4)Cl | European Journal of Mineralogy 31 (2019), 537 |
| Rudashevskyite | (Fe,Zn)S | American Mineralogist 93 (2008), 902 |
| Rudenkoite | Sr3Al3.5Si3.5O10(OH,O)8Cl2·H2O | Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 133(3) (2004), 37 |
| Rüdlingerite | Mn2+ V5+As5+O ·2H O 2 7 2 |
Minerals 10 (2020), 960 |
| Rudolfhermannite | Fe3+ 4+ 2(Te O3)3⋅H2O |
CNMNC Newsletter 66 – Mineralogical Magazine 86 (2022), 359; European Journal of Mineralogy 34 (2022), 253 |
| Ruifrancoite | Ca2(☐,Mn)2(Fe3+,Mn,Mg)4Be4(PO4)6(OH)6·4H2O | Canadian Mineralogist 45 (2007), 1263 |
| Ruitenbergite | Ca9B26O34(OH)24Cl4·13H2O | Canadian Mineralogist 31 (1993), 795 |
| Ruizhongite | (Ag2☐)Pb3Ge2S8 | American Mineralogist 108 (2023), 1818 |
| Ruizite | Ca2Mn3+ Si O (OH) ·2H O 2 4 11 4 2 |
Mineralogical Magazine 41 (1977), 429 |
| Rumoiite | AuSn2 | Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences 116 (2021), 263 |
| Rumseyite | [Pb2OF]Cl | Mineralogical Magazine 76 (2012), 1247 |
| Rundqvistite-(Ce) | Na3(Sr3Ce)[Zn2Si8O24] | Mineralogical Magazine 88 (2024), 594 |
| Rusakovite | (Fe,Al)5(VO4)2(OH)9·3H2O | Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 89 (1960), 440 |
| Rusinovite | Ca10(Si2O7)3Cl2 | European Journal of Mineralogy 23 (2011), 837 |
| Russellite | Bi2WO6 | Mineralogical Magazine 25 (1938), 41 |
| Russoite | (NH4)ClAs2O3(H2O)0.5 | Mineralogical Magazine 83 (2019), 89 |
| Rustenburgite | Pt3Sn | Canadian Mineralogist 13 (1975), 146 |
| Rustumite | Ca10(Si2O7)2(SiO4)(OH)2Cl2 | Mineralogical Magazine 34 (1965), 1 |
| Ruthenarsenite | (Ru,Ni)As | Canadian Mineralogist 12 (1974), 280 |
| Rutheniridosmine | (Ir,Os,Ru) | Canadian Mineralogist 12 (1973), 104 |
| Ruthenium | Ru | Mineralogical Journal 7 (1974), 438 |
| Rutherfordine | (UO2)(CO3) | Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie (1906), 761 |
| Rutile | TiO2 | Handbuch der Mineralogie, Vol. 1. Crusius, Leipzig (1803), 305 |
| Ryabchikovite | CuMgSi2O6 | American Mineralogist 108 (2023), 1399 |
| Rynersonite | CaTa2O6 | American Mineralogist 63 (1978), 709 |
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| Rose Quartz |