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This list includes those recognised minerals beginning with the letter J. The International Mineralogical Association is the international group that recognises new minerals and new mineral names, however minerals discovered before 1959 did not go through the official naming procedure, although some minerals published previously have been either confirmed or discredited since that date. This list contains a mixture of mineral names that have been approved since 1959 and those mineral names believed to still refer to valid mineral species (these are called "grandfathered" species).
The list is divided into groups:
The data was exported from mindat.org on 29 April 2005; updated up to 'IMA2015'.
The minerals are sorted by name with the year of publication (if it's before of an IMA approval procedure), followed by the IMA approval and the Nickel–Strunz code. The first link is to mindat.org, the second link is to webmineral.com, and the third is to the Handbook of Mineralogy (Mineralogical Society of America).
J
- Jáchymovite (IMA1994-025) 07.EA.10 [1] [2] [3]
- Jacobsite (IMA1982 s.p., 1869) 04.BB.05 [4] [5] [6]
(IUPAC: Manganese(II) diiron(III) tetraoxide) - Jacquesdietrichite (IMA2003-012) 06.AB.80 [7] [8] [9]
- Jacutingaite (IMA2010-078) 02.?? [10] [no] [11]
(IUPAC: Diplatinum mercury triselenide) - Jadarite (IMA2006-036) 09.AJ.40 [12] [13] [14]
- Jadeite (IMA1988 s.p., 1863) 09.DA.25 [15] [16] [17]
- Jaffeite (IMA1987-056) 09.BE.12 [18] [19] [20]
- Jagoite (Y: 1957) 09.EG.50 [21] [22] [23]
- Jagowerite (IMA1973-001) 08.BH.55 [24] [25] [26]
(IUPAC: Barium dialuminium diphosphate dihydroxyl) - Jagüéite (IMA2002-060) 02.BC.15 [27] [28] [no]
(IUPAC: Dicopper tripalladium tetraselenide) - Jahnsite 08.DH.15
- Jahnsite-(CaFeFe)N (Y: 1995) 08.DH.15 [29] [no] [no]
- Jahnsite-(CaFeMg) (IMA2013-111) 08.DH.15 [30] [no] [no]
- Jahnsite-(CaMnFe) (IMA1978 s.p. Rd) 08.DH.15 [31] [32] [33]
- Jahnsite-(CaMnMg) (IMA1973-022 Rd) 08.DH.15 [34] [35] [36]
- Jahnsite-(CaMnMn) (IMA1987-020a) 08.DH.15 [37] [38] [39]
- Jahnsite-(MnMnMn) (IMA1978 s.p. Rd) 08.DH.15 [40] [41] [no]
- Jahnsite-(NaFeMg) (IMA2007-016) 08.DH.15 [42] [43] [no]
- Jahnsite-(NaMnMg)N (Y: 2008) 08.DH.15 [44] [45] [no]
- JaipuriteQ (Y: 1880) 02.CC.05 [46] [47] [no]
(IUPAC: Cobalt sulfide) - Jakobssonite (IMA2011-036) 03.?? [48] [no] [49]
(IUPAC: Calcium aluminium pentafluoride) - Jalpaite (Y: 1858) 02.BA.45 [50] [51] [52]
(IUPAC: Trisilver copper disulfide) - Jamborite (IMA2014-E, IMA1971-037) 04.FL.05 [53] [54] [55]
- Jamesite (IMA1978-079) 08.BK.25 [56] [57] [58]
- Jamesonite (Y: 1825) 02.HB.15 [59] [60] [61]
(IUPAC: Tetralead iron hexaantimony tetradecasulfide) - Janggunite (IMA1975-011) 04.FG.05 [62] [63] [64]
- Janhaugite (IMA1981-018) 09.BE.17 [65] [66] [67]
- Jankovićite (IMA1993-050) 02.HD.20 [68] [69] [70]
- Jarandolite (IMA1995-020c) 06.CB.25 [71] [72] [73]
- Jarlite (Y: 1933) 03.CC.20 [74] [75] [76]
- Jarosewichite (IMA1981-060) 08.BE.70 [77] [78] [79]
(IUPAC: Manganese(III) trimanganese(II) arsenate hexahydroxyl) - Jarosite (IMA1987 s.p., 1852 Rd) 07.BC.10 [80] [81] [82]
(IUPAC: Potassium triiron(III) disulfate hexahydroxyl) - Jaszczakite (IMA2016-077) 02.HB.?? [83]
- Jaskólskiite (IMA1982-057) 02.HB.05c [84] [85] [86]
- Jasmundite (IMA1981-047) 09.AG.70 [87] [88] [89]
(IUPAC: Undecacalcium dioxi tetranesosilicate sulfide) - Jasrouxite (IMA2012-058) 02.?? [90] [no] [91]
(IUPAC: Hexadecasilver tetralead (tetracosaantimonide hexadecaarsenide) diheptacontasulfide) - Jeanbandyite (IMA1980-043) 04.FC.15 [92] [93] [94]
- Jedwabite (IMA1995-043) 01.AE.25 [95] [96] [97]
(IUPAC: Heptairon tritantalum) - Jeffbenite (IMA2014-097) 09.??. [98] [no] [no]
- Jeffreyite (IMA1982-075) 09.BB.10 [99] [100] [101]
- Jennite (IMA1965-021) 09.DG.20 [102] [103] [104]
- Jensenite (IMA1994-043) 04.FL.60 [105] [106] [107]
(IUPAC: Tricopper(II) tellurium(VI) hexaoxide dihydrate) - Jentschite (IMA1993-025) 02.HD.40 [108] [109] [110]
(IUPAC: Palladium thallium diarsenic antimonide sulfide) - Jeppeite (IMA1980-080) 04.CC.50 [111] [112] [113]
- Jeremejevite (Y: 1883) 06.AB.15 [114] [115] [116]
(IUPAC: Hexaaluminium pentaborate fluoride) - Jerrygibbsite (IMA1981-059) 09.AF.70 [117] [118] [119]
(IUPAC: Nonamanganese(II) tetranesosilicate dihydroxyl) - Jervisite (IMA1980-012) 09.DA.25 [120] [121] [122]
(IUPAC: Sodium scandium inosilicate with 2-periodic single chains, Si2O6) - Ježekite (IMA2014-079) 05. [123] [no] [no]
(IUPAC: Octasodium [uranyl tricarbonate] disulfate trihydrate - Jianshuiite (IMA1990-019) 04.FL.20 [124] [125] [126]
(IUPAC: Magnesium trimanganese(IV) heptaoxide trihydrate) - Jimboite (IMA1963-002) 06.AA.35 [127] [128] [129]
(IUPAC: Trimanganese(II) diborate) - Jimthompsonite (IMA1977-011) 09.DF.05 [130] [131] [132]
- Jinshajiangite (IMA1981-061) 09.BE.67 [133] [134] [135]
- JixianiteQ (IMA2013 s.p., IMA2010 s.p., IMA1984-062) 04.DH.15 [136] [137] [138]
- Joanneumite (IMA2012-001) 10.?? [139] [no] [no]
- Joaquinite-(Ce) (IMA2001 s.p., 1932 Rd) 09.CE.25 [140] [141] [142]
- Joegoldsteinite (IMA2015-049) 02.??. [143]
- Joëlbruggerite (IMA2008-034) 08.B0.20 [144] [145] [no]
- Joesmithite [amphibole: IMA2012 s.p., 1968 Rd] 09.DE.10 [146] [147] [148]
- Johachidolite (IMA1977 s.p., 1942 Rd) 06.CC.05 [149] [150] [151]
- Johannite (Y: 1830) 07.EB.05 [152] [153] [154]
- Johannsenite (IMA1988 s.p., 1938) 09.DA.15 [155] [156] [157]
- Johillerite (IMA1980-014) 08.AC.10 [158] [159] [160]
(IUPAC: Sodium copper trimagnesium triarsenate) - Johnbaumite (IMA1980-B) 08.BN.05 [161] [162] [163]
(IUPAC: Pentacalcium triarsenate hydroxyl) - Johninnesite (IMA1985-046) 09.DH.70 [164] [165] [166]
- Johnsenite-(Ce) (IMA2004-026) 09.CO.10 [167] [168] [169]
- Johnsomervilleite (IMA1979-032) 08.AC.50 [170] [171] [172]
- Johntomaite (1IMA999-009) 08.BH.20 [173] [174] [175]
(IUPAC: Barium diiron(II) diiron(III) triphosphate trihydroxide) - Johnwalkite (IMA1985-008) 08.DJ.05 [176] [177] [178]
- Jôkokuite (IMA1976-045) 07.CB.20 [179] [180] [181]
(IUPAC: Manganese(II) sulfate pentahydrate) - Joliotite (IMA1974-014) 05.EB.15 [182] [183] [184]
(IUPAC: Uranyl carbonate dihydrate) - Jolliffeite (IMA1989-011) 02.EB.25 [185] [186] [187]
(IUPAC: Nickel arsenide selenide) - Jonassonite (IMA2004-031) 02.LA.65 [188] [189] [no]
- Jonesite (IMA1976-040) 09.DJ.30 [190] [191] [192]
- Joosteite (IMA2005-013) 08.BB.15 [193] [194] [no]
(IUPAC: Manganese(II) manganese(III) oxiphosphate) - Jordanite (Y: 1864) 02.JB.30a [195] [196] [197]
- Jordisite (Y: 1909) 02.EA.30 [198] [199] [200]
(IUPAC: Molybdenum disulfide) - Jørgensenite (IMA1995-046) 03.CC.20 [201] [202] [203]
- Jörgkellerite (IMA2015-020) 08. [204] [no] [no]
- Joséite-AQ (Y: 1944) 02.D? [205] [206] [207]
(IUPAC: Tetrabismuth telluride disulfide)
Note: possibly the questionable and not approved joséite. - Joséite-BQ (Y: 1949) 02.DC.05 [208] [209] [210]
(IUPAC: Tetrabismuth ditelluride sulfide)
Note: possibly a sulfur-rich variety of pilsenite. - Joteite (IMA2012-091) 08.??. [211] [no] [no]
- Jouravskite (IMA1965-009) 07.DG.15 [212] [213] [214]
- Juabite (IMA1996-001) 04.JN.30 [215] [216] [217]
- Juangodoyite (IMA2004-036) 05.AB.60 [218] [219] [220]
(IUPAC: Disodium copper dicarbonate) - Juanitaite (IMA1999-022) 08.DE.40 [221] [222] [223]
- JuaniteQ (Y: 1932) 09.HA.70 [224] [225] [226]
- Juansilvaite (IMA2015-080) 08.??. [227]
- Julgoldite 09.BG.20
- Julgoldite-(Fe2+) (IMA1966-033) 09.BG.20 [228] [229] [230]
- Julgoldite-(Fe3+) (IMA1973 s.p., IMA1972-003) 09.BG.20 [231] [232] [no]
- Julgoldite-(Mg) (IMA1973 s.p., IMA1972-003a) 09.BG.20 [233] [no] [no]
- Julienite (IMA2007 s.p., 1928) 10.AD.05 [234] [235] [236]
(IUPAC: Disodium tetrathiocyanatocobaltate(II) octahydrate) - Jungite (IMA1977-034) 08.DJ.25 [237] [238] [239]
- Junitoite (IMA1975-042) 09.BD.15 [240] [241] [242]
- Junoite (IMA1974-011) 02.JB.25a [243] [244] [245]
(IUPAC: Dicopper trilead octabismuth hexadecasulfide) - Juonniite (IMA1996-060) 08.DH.20 [246] [247] [248]
- Jurbanite (IMA1974-023) 07.DB.15 [249] [250] [251]
(IUPAC: Aluminium sulfate hydroxyl pentahydrate) - JusiteQ (Y: 1943) 09.D?. [252] [no] [no]
Note: probably tobermorite.