| Pronunciation Guide |
actinolite | ak-TIN-uh-lite | adamantine | ad-uh-MAN-teen or (tine) or (tin)
alabaster | AL-uh-bass-ter
| albite | AL-bite
| almandine | AL-mun-deen
| amphibole | AM-fuh-bowl
| analcime | uh-NAL-seem
| andalusite | an-duh-LOO-site
| anglesite | ANG-gli-site
| antimony | AN-ta-mo-nee
| apophyllite | uh-POF-uh-lite
| aragonite | uh-RAG-uh-nite
| argentite | AR-jen-tite
| arsenopyrite | ar-suh-no-PIE-rite
| augite | AW-jite
| aurichalcite | aw-ri-KAL-site
| autunite | AW-tuh-nite
| aventurine | uh-VEN-shuh-reen
| basalt | buh-SAWLT
| bauxite | BAWK-site
| benitoite | ben-EE-toe-ite
| beryllium | buh-RILL-ee-um
| botryoidal | bot-ree-OID-ul
| breccia | BRETCH-ee-uh
| cabochon | KAB-uh-shon
| calcareous | kal-CARE-ee-us
| celestite | SELL-ih-stite or suh-LESS-tite
| cerium | SEAR-ee-um
| cerusstite | suh-RUSS-tite
| chalcanthite | kal-KAN-thite
| chalcedony | kal-SED-uh-nee
| chalcocite | KAL-kuh-site
| chalcopyrite | KAL-kuh-PIE-rite
| chalcotrichite | kal-KOTT-rick-ite
| chiastolite | ky-ASS-tuh-lite
| chrysoberyl | KRISS-uh-bear-ul
| chrysocolla | KRISS-uh-coal-uh
| chrysoprase | KRISS-uh-praise
| chrysotile | KRISS-uh-till
| cinnabar | SIN-uh-bahr
| critine | sih-TREEN or SIT-reen
| conchoidal | kong-KOYD-ul
| conglomerate | kon-GLOMM-ahr-it
| covellite | ko-VELL-ite or KO-vuh-lite
| cristobalite | kriss-TOE-buh-lite
| crocoite | KROW-koh-ite
| cuprite | KOO-prite or KEW-prite
| datolite | DAT-oh-lite
| descloizite | day-KLOY-zite
| diopside | die-OPP-side
| dioptase | die-OPP-tase
| dodecahedral | doh-deck-uh-HEE-druhl
| dolomite | DOLL-uh-mite
| domeykite | doe-MAY-kite
| drusy | DROO-zee
| ductile | DUCK-tul or (tile)
| dumortierite | doo-MORE-tee-uh-rite
| enargite | en-AR-jite
| erythrite | AIR-uh-thrite
| fluoresce | floo-uh-RESS or fluh-RESS
| fluorescence | floo-uh-RESS-ence
| fluorite | FLUHR-ite or FLAWR-ite
| fulgerite | FULL-gya-rite
| galena | guh-LEE-nuh
| gangue | gang
| glauberite | GLAW-ber-ite
| gneiss | nice
| geothite | GO-thite or GAY-thite
| halite | HAL-ite or HAIL-ite
| hematite | HEM-uh-tite or HEE-muh-tite
| heulandite | HEW-len-dite
| hyalite | HY-uh-lite
| illmenite | ILL-men-ite
| itacolumite | it-uh-COLL-yuh-mite
| kaolinite | KEY-uh-luh-nite
| kyanite | KY-uh-nite
| lapis lazuli | LAP-iss LAZZ-yuh-lee
| lepidolite | lih-PID-ul-ite
| limonite | LY-muh-nite
| mammillary | MAM-muh-lehr-ee
| molydenum | muh-LIB-duh-num
| peridot | PER-i-doh or (dot)
| tourmaline | TOOR-muh-lin or (leen)
| torquoise | TUR-koiz or (kwoiz)
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