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Silicon — element
| Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system | Mohs hardness | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meierite | Ba₄₄Si₆₆Al₃₀O₁₉₂Cl₂₅(OH)₃₃ | Cubic | — | — |
| Meionite | (Ca,Na)₄(Si,Al)₁₂O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄,Cl) | — | — | — |
| Melanocerite-(Ce) | Ce₅(SiO₄,BO₄)₃(OH,O) | — | — | — |
| Melanophlogite | ₄₆SiO₂ * 6(N₂,CO₂) * 2(CH₄,N₂) | Tetragonal | — | — |
| Melanotekite | Pb₂Fe³⁺₂(Si₂O₇)O₂ | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Meliphanite | (Ca,Na)₂(Be,Al)[Si₂O₆(OH,F)] | Tetragonal | — | — |
| Mendeleevite-(Ce) | Cs₆(REE₂₂Ca₆)(Si₇₀O₁₇₅)(OH,F)₁₄(H₂O)₂₁ | Cubic | — | — |
| Mendeleevite-(Nd) | Cs₆[(Nd,REE)₂₃Ca₇](Si₇₀O₁₇₅)(OH,F)₁₉(H₂O)₁₆ | Cubic | — | — |
| Mendigite | Mn₂Mn₂MnCa(Si₃O₉)₂ | Triclinic | — | — |
| Meniaylovite | Ca₄AlSi(SO₄)F₁₃·12H₂O | Cubic | — | — |
| Menzerite-(Y) | (CaY₂)Mg₂(SiO₄)₃ | Cubic | — | — |
| Merlinoite | K₅Ca₂(Si₂₃Al₉)O₆₄·24H₂O | Orthorhombic | 4.5 | — |
| Merrihueite | (K,Na)₂(Fe²⁺,Mg)₅[Si₁₂O₃₀] | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Merwinite | Ca₃Mg(SiO₄)₂ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Mesolite | Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O | Orthorhombic | 5.0 | — |
| Metahaiweeite | Ca(UO₂)₂Si₆O₁₅ * nH₂O | — | — | — |
| Microcline | KAlSi₃O₈ | Triclinic | 6.0 | 2.46 g/cm³ |
| Microsommite | Na₄K₂Ca₂(SO₄)(Si₆Al₆O₂₄)Cl₂ | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Midbarite | Ca₃Mg₂(V₂Si)O₁₂ | Cubic | — | — |
| Middendorfite | K₃Na₂Mn₅Si₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·2H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Mieite-(Y) | Y₄Ti(SiO₄)₂O[F,(OH)]₆ | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Milanriederite | Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Mg₄Al₄)Si₁₈O₆₇(OH)₁₁ | — | — | — |
| Milarite | KCa₂(Be₂AlSi₁₂O₃₀)·nH₂O | Hexagonal | 6.0 | 2.60 g/cm³ |
| Minasgeraisite-(Y) | CaY₂Be₂Si₂O₁₀ | — | — | — |
| Minehillite | (K,Na)₂-₃Ca₂₈Zn₄Al₄Si₄₀O₁₁₂(OH)₁₆ | — | — | — |
| Minnesotaite | Fe²⁺₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂ | Triclinic | — | — |
| Miserite | K₁.₅-x(Ca,Y,REE)₅(Si₆O₁₅)(Si₂O₇)(OH,F)₂ * yH₂O | — | — | — |
| Miyawakiite-(Y) | ◻Y₄Fe₂(Si₈O₂₀)(CO₃)·4(H₂O)₃ | Tetragonal | — | — |
| Modraite | Ca₁₉Fe²⁺(Al₁₁Fe²⁺)(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄O(OH)₉ | Tetragonal | — | — |
| Mogovidite | Na₉(Ca,Na)₁₂Fe₂Zr₃Si₂₅O₇₂(CO₃) (OH)₄ | Trigonal | — | — |
| Mogánite | SiO₂·nH₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Moissanite | SiC | Hexagonal | 9.2 | 3.23 g/cm³ |
| Molybdophyllite | Pb₈Mg₉[Si₁₀O₂₈(OH)₈|O₂|(CO₃)₃] * H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Momoiite | (Mn²⁺,Ca)₃V³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃ | Cubic | 6.5 | — |
| Mongolite | Ca₄Nb₆Si₅O₂₄(OH)₁₀·6H₂O | Tetragonal | — | — |
| Montdorite | (K,Na)₂(Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺,Mg)₅(Si₄O₁₀)₂(OH,F)₄ | — | — | — |
| Monteregianite-(Y) | KNa₂YSi₈O₁₉·5H₂O | — | — | — |
| Montesommaite | K₉(Si₂₃Al₉)O₆₄·10H₂O | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Monticellite | CaMgSiO₄ | Orthorhombic | — | 2.96 g/cm³ |
| Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)₀.₃₃(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ * nH₂O | Monoclinic | 1.3 | 1.80 g/cm³ |
| Moragite | Ca₃TiSi₂(Al₂Si)O₁₄ | Trigonal | — | — |
| Mordenite | (Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Morimotoite | Ca₃(Ti,Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₂((Si,Fe³⁺)O₄)₃ | Cubic | 7.5 | — |
| Mosandrite-(Ce) | (Ca₃REE)[(H₂O)₂Ca₀.₅☐₀.₅]Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(OH)₂(H₂O)₂ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Moskvinite-(Y) | Na₂KYSi₆O₁₅ | Orthorhombic | — | 2.75 g/cm³ |
| Mottanaite-(Ce) | Ca₄(Ce,REE)∑₂Al(Be₁.₅☐₀.₅)∑₂[B₄Si₄O₂₂]O₂ | — | — | — |
| Mountainite | KNa₂Ca₂[Si₈O₁₉(OH)]·6H₂O | — | — | — |
| Mozartite | CaMn³⁺(SiO₄)(OH) | — | — | — |
| Muirite | Ba₁₀Ca₂Mn²⁺Ti[HSi₂O₇]₅(OH,Cl,F)₅ | Tetragonal | — | — |
| Mukhinite | {Ca₂}{Al₂V³⁺}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH) | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Mullite | 3Al₂O₃·2SiO₂ | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Murakamiite | Ca₂LiSi₃O₈(OH) | Triclinic | — | — |
| Murmanite | Na₂Ti₂Na₂Ti₂(Si₂O₇)O₄(H₂O)₄ | Triclinic | — | — |
| Muscovite | KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Mutinaite | Na₃Ca₄Si₈₅Al₁₁O₁₉₂ * 6₀H₂O | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Nabalamprophyllite | (BaNa)Ti₂Na₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Nabesite | Na₂BeSi₄O₁₀ * 4H₂O | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Nabimusaite | KCa₁₂(SiO₄)₄(SO₄)₂O₂F | Trigonal | — | — |
| Nacareniobsite-(Ce) | (Ca₃REE)Na₃Nb(Si₂O₇)₂(OF)F₂ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Nacareniobsite-(Nd) | Ca₂(CaNd)Na₃Nb(Si₂O₇)₂(OF)F₂ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Nacareniobsite-(Y) | Na₃Ca₃YNb(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Nacrite | Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Nafertisite | Na₃Fe²⁺₁₀Ti₂(Si₆O₁₇)₂O₂(OH)₆F(H₂O)₂ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Nagashimalite | Ba₄(V³⁺,Ti)₄(O,OH)₂B₂Si₈O₂₇Cl | — | — | — |
| Nagelschmidtite | Ca₇(SiO₄)₂(PO₄)₂ | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Nalivkinite | Li₂NaFe²⁺₇Ti₂Si₈O₂₆(OH)₄F | Triclinic | — | — |
| Namansilite | NaMn³⁺Si₂O₆ | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Nambulite | LiMn²⁺₄Si₅O₁₄(OH) | — | — | — |
| Nanpingite | CsAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH,F)₂ | — | — | — |
| Naquite | FeSi | Cubic | — | 6.53 g/cm³ |
| Narsarsukite | Na₂(Ti,Fe³⁺)Si₄(O,F)₁₁ | Tetragonal | — | — |
| Nasonite | Pb₆Ca₄(Si₂O₇)₃Cl₂ | Hexagonal | — | — |
| Nataliakulikite | Ca₄Ti₂(Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺)(Si,Fe³⁺,Al)O₁₁ | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Natalyite | NaV³⁺Si₂O₆ | Monoclinic | 7.0 | 3.55 g/cm³ |
| Natisite | Na₂Ti(SiO₄)O | Tetragonal | — | 3.17 g/cm³ |
| Native silicon | Si | Cubic | — | — |
| Natroboltwoodite | Na(UO₂)(SiO₃OH) * H₂O | — | — | — |
| Natrolemoynite | Na₄Zr₂Si₁₀O₂₆*₉H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |
| Natrolite | Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Natromelansonite | Na₃Zr[Si₇AlO₁₉]·4H₂O | Monoclinic | — | — |