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Pronunciation Guide

To Selected Minerals and Related Terms


(Thanks to Wanda Aldred, who provided this list at the January '08 meeting.)

actinoliteak-TIN-uh-lite adamantinead-uh-MAN-teen or (tine) or (tin)
alabasterAL-uh-bass-ter albiteAL-bite
almandineAL-mun-deen amphiboleAM-fuh-bowl
analcimeuh-NAL-seem andalusitean-duh-LOO-site
anglesiteANG-gli-site antimonyAN-ta-mo-nee
apophylliteuh-POF-uh-lite aragoniteuh-RAG-uh-nite
argentiteAR-jen-tite arsenopyritear-suh-no-PIE-rite
augiteAW-jite aurichalciteaw-ri-KAL-site
autuniteAW-tuh-nite aventurineuh-VEN-shuh-reen
basaltbuh-SAWLT bauxiteBAWK-site
benitoiteben-EE-toe-ite berylliumbuh-RILL-ee-um
botryoidalbot-ree-OID-ul brecciaBRETCH-ee-uh
cabochonKAB-uh-shon calcareouskal-CARE-ee-us
celestiteSELL-ih-stite or suh-LESS-tite ceriumSEAR-ee-um
cerusstitesuh-RUSS-tite chalcanthitekal-KAN-thite
chalcedonykal-SED-uh-nee chalcociteKAL-kuh-site
chalcopyriteKAL-kuh-PIE-rite chalcotrichitekal-KOTT-rick-ite
chiastoliteky-ASS-tuh-lite chrysoberylKRISS-uh-bear-ul
chrysocollaKRISS-uh-coal-uh chrysopraseKRISS-uh-praise
chrysotileKRISS-uh-till cinnabarSIN-uh-bahr
critinesih-TREEN or SIT-reen conchoidalkong-KOYD-ul
conglomeratekon-GLOMM-ahr-it covelliteko-VELL-ite or KO-vuh-lite
cristobalitekriss-TOE-buh-lite crocoiteKROW-koh-ite
cupriteKOO-prite or KEW-prite datoliteDAT-oh-lite
descloiziteday-KLOY-zite diopsidedie-OPP-side
dioptasedie-OPP-tase dodecahedraldoh-deck-uh-HEE-druhl
dolomiteDOLL-uh-mite domeykitedoe-MAY-kite
drusyDROO-zee ductileDUCK-tul or (tile)
dumortieritedoo-MORE-tee-uh-rite enargiteen-AR-jite
erythriteAIR-uh-thrite fluorescefloo-uh-RESS or fluh-RESS
fluorescencefloo-uh-RESS-ence fluoriteFLUHR-ite or FLAWR-ite
fulgeriteFULL-gya-rite galenaguh-LEE-nuh
ganguegang glauberiteGLAW-ber-ite
gneissnice geothiteGO-thite or GAY-thite
haliteHAL-ite or HAIL-ite hematiteHEM-uh-tite or HEE-muh-tite
heulanditeHEW-len-dite hyaliteHY-uh-lite
illmeniteILL-men-ite itacolumiteit-uh-COLL-yuh-mite
kaoliniteKEY-uh-luh-nite kyaniteKY-uh-nite
lapis lazuliLAP-iss LAZZ-yuh-lee lepidolitelih-PID-ul-ite
limoniteLY-muh-nite mammillaryMAM-muh-lehr-ee
molydenummuh-LIB-duh-num peridotPER-i-doh or (dot)
tourmalineTOOR-muh-lin or (leen) torquoiseTUR-koiz or (kwoiz)

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