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Magnesium — element
| Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system | Mohs hardness | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tululite | Ca₁₄(Fe³⁺,Al)(Al,Zn,Fe³⁺,Si,P,Mn,Mg)₁₅O₃₆ | Cubic | — | — |
| Turtmannite | (Mn,Mg)₂₂.₅Mg₃-₃x((V₅+,As₅+)O₄)₃(As³⁺O₃)x(SiO₄)₃O₅-₅x(OH)₂₀+x | — | — | — |
| Tychite | Na₆Mg₂(CO₃)₄(SO₄) | Cubic | — | 2.63 g/cm³ |
| Udinaite | NaMg₄(VO₄)₃ | Tetragonal | — | 3.26 g/cm³ |
| Uklonskovite | NaMg(SO₄)F·2H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Ulfanderssonite-(Ce) | (Ce₁₅Ca)∑₁₆Mg₂(SiO₄)₁₀(SiO₃OH)(OH,F)₅Cl₃ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Ushkovite | MgFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂·8H₂O | Triclinic | — | — |
| Usovite | Ba₂CaMgAl₂F₁₄ | Monoclinic | — | 4.05 g/cm³ |
| Utahite | MgCu²⁺₄Zn₂Te⁶⁺₃O1₄(OH)₄(H₂O)₆ | Triclinic | — | — |
| Vakhrushevaite | Mg₅Cr(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈ | Triclinic | — | — |
| Valleriite | 2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂] | Trigonal | — | — |
| Vanadio-oxy-chromium-dravite | NaV₃(Cr₄Mg₂)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃O | Trigonal | 7.5 | — |
| Vanadio-oxy-dravite | NaV₃(Al₄Mg₂)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃O | Trigonal | 7.5 | — |
| Vanadio-pargasite | NaCa₂(Mg³⁺₄V)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Vanthoffite | Na₆Mg(SO₄)₄ | Monoclinic | — | 2.77 g/cm³ |
| Vermiculite | Mg₀.₇(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄ * 8H₂O | Monoclinic | 1.3 | 2.55 g/cm³ |
| Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀ | Tetragonal | 6.5 | — |
| Vielleaureite-(Ce) | (Mn²⁺Ce)(MgAlMn²⁺)F[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH) | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Vochtenite | (Fe²⁺,Mg)Fe³⁺(UO₂)₄(PO₄)₄(OH)·12-13H₂O | — | — | — |
| Volkonskoite | Ca₀.₃(Cr,Mg,Fe)₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ * 4H₂O | — | — | — |
| Wadalite | (Ca,Mg)₆(Al,Fe³⁺)₄((Si,Al)O₄)₃O₄Cl₃ | Cubic | 6.5 | — |
| Wadsleyite | Mg₂SiO₄ | Orthorhombic | — | 3.24 g/cm³ |
| Wagnerite | Mg₂PO₄F | Monoclinic | — | 3.02 g/cm³ |
| Walkerite | Ca₁₆(Mg,Li,☐)₂[B₁₃O₁₇(OH)₁₂]₄Cl₆*₂₈H₂O | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Wardsmithite | Ca₅Mg[B₄O₇]₆ * 3₀H₂O | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Warwickite | (Mg,Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)₂O(BO₃) | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Weberite | Na₂MgAlF₇ | Orthorhombic | 3.5 | 2.84 g/cm³ |
| Welinite | Mn²⁺₆(W₆+,Mg)₂(SiO₄)₂(O,OH)₆ | Trigonal | — | — |
| Welshite | Ca₄Mg₉Sb₃O₄[Si₆Be₃AlFe₂O₃₆] | Triclinic | 6.0 | — |
| Wendwilsonite | Ca₂Mg(AsO₄)₂·2H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Werdingite | (Mg,Fe)₂Al₁₄Si₄B₄O₃₇ | Triclinic | — | — |
| Wermlandite | Mg₇Al₂(OH)₁₈[Ca(H₂O)₆][SO₄]₂ * ₆H₂O | Trigonal | — | — |
| Wetherillite | Na₂Mg(UO₂)₂(SO₄)₄·18H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Whiteite-(CaFeMg) | CaFe²⁺Mg₂Al₂(PO₄)₄(OH)₂(H₂O)₈ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Whiteite-(CaMgMg) | CaMg₃Al₂(PO₄)₄(OH)₂·2H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Whiteite-(CaMnMg) | CaMn²⁺Mg₂Al₂(PO₄)₄(OH)₂(H₂O)₈ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Whiteite-(MnFeMg) | Mn²⁺Fe²⁺Mg₂Al₂(PO₄)₄(OH)₂(H₂O)₈ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Whiteite-(MnMnMg) | MnMnMg₂Al₂(PO₄)₄(OH)₂ * 8H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Whitlockite | Ca₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH) | Trigonal | 5.0 | — |
| Wicksite | NaCa₂(Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺)₄MgFe³⁺(PO₄)₆ * 2H₂O | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Wightmanite | Mg₅(BO₃)O(OH)₅ * 2H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Wiklundite | Pb₂[₄](Mn²⁺,Zn)₃(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺)₂(Mn²⁺,Mg)₁₉(As³⁺O₃)₂[(Si,As₅+)O₄]₆(OH)₁₈Cl₆ | Trigonal | — | — |
| Wilcoxite | MgAl(SO₄)₂F * 17H₂O | Triclinic | — | — |
| Wiluite | Ca₁₉(Al,Mg)₁₃(B,☐,Al)₅(Si₂O₇)₄(SiO₄)₁₀(O,OH)₁₀ | Tetragonal | 6.0 | 3.36 g/cm³ |
| Winchite | ☐(NaCa)(Mg₄Al)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Windmountainite | ☐Fe³⁺₂Mg₂☐₂Si₈O₂0(OH)₂∙8H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Wiserite | Mn²⁺₁₄(B₂O₅)₄(OH)₈·(Si,Mg)(O,OH)₄Cl | Tetragonal | 2.5 | — |
| Wonesite | (Na,K)(Mg,Fe,Al)₆((Al,Si)₄O₁₀)₂(OH,F)₄ | Triclinic | — | — |
| Woodallite | Mg₆Cr₂(OH)₁₆Cl₂·4H₂O | Trigonal | — | — |
| Wortupaite | MgNi(Te⁴⁺O₃)₃·3H₂O | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Wupatkiite | (Co,Mg,Ni)Al₂(SO₄)₄*₂₂H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Wyllieite | (Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe)(Fe,Mg)Al(PO₄)₃ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Yagiite | NaMg₂(AlMg₂Si₁₂)O₃₀ | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Yakhontovite | (Ca,Na,K)₀.₂(Cu,Fe,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂·3H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Yangzhumingite | KMg₂.₅Si₄O₁₀F₂ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Yazganite | ☐NaMgFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₃·H₂O | Monoclinic | 5.0 | — |
| Yimengite | K(Cr,Ti,Fe,Mg)₁₂O₁₉ | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Yoderite | (MgAl₃)(MgAl)Al₂O₂(SiO₄)₄(OH)₂ | Monoclinic | 6.0 | — |
| Yuanfuliite | Mg(Fe³⁺,Al)O(BO₃) | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Yurmarinite | Na₇(Fe³⁺,Mg,Cu)₄(AsO₄)₆ | Trigonal | — | — |
| Yushkinite | (Mg,Al)(OH)₂VS₂ | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Zanazziite | Ca₂Be₄Mg₅(PO₄)₆(OH)₄·6H₂O | Monoclinic | 5.0 | — |
| Zemannite | Mg₀.₅ZnFe³⁺(Te⁴⁺O₃)₃·4.5H₂O | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Zhanghuifenite | Na₃Mn₄Mg₂Al(PO₄)₆ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Zhemchuzhnikovite | NaMgAl(C₂O₄)₃·9H₂O | Trigonal | 2.0 | — |
| Zigrasite | MgZr(PO₄)₂·4H₂O | Triclinic | — | — |
| Zincobotryogen | (Zn,Mg,Mn²⁺)Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH) * 7H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Zincocabrerite | ZnMg₂(AsO₄)₂(H₂O)₈ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Zincohögbomite-2N6S | (Zn,Al)₇(Al,Fe³⁺,Ti,Mg)₁₆O₃₁(OH) | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Zinconigerite-2N1S | (Zn,Al,Mg)₂(Al,Sn)₆O₁₁(OH) | Trigonal | — | — |
| Zirklerite | (Fe,Mg)₉Al₄Cl₁₈(OH)₁₂·14H₂O (?) | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Zussmanite | K(Fe,Mg,Mn)₁₃(Si,Al)₁₈O₄₂(OH)₁₄ | Trigonal | — | — |
| Åkermanite | Ca₂MgSi₂O₇ | Tetragonal | — | — |