Minerals containing iron (Fe)
146 species in the Factbook's detailed set include iron as an essential constituent of their IMA formula. Ordered by prominence.
| Mineral | Formula |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Magnetite | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Vivianite | Fe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O |
| Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O |
| Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Ilmenite | Fe2+Ti4+O3 |
| Goethite | FeO(OH) |
| Chromite | Fe2+Cr2O4 |
| Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Phosphophyllite | Zn2Fe2+(PO4)2·4H2O |
| Epidote | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) |
| Sugilite | KNa2Fe3+2(Li3Si12)O30 |
| Tremolite | ܆Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Almandine | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Siderite | Fe(CO3) |
| Actinolite | ܆Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Riebeckite | ܆Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Pyrrhotite | Fe7S8 |
| Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Staurolite | Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Andradite | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| Augite | (Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6 |
| Bazzite | Be3(Sc,Fe3+,Mg)2Si6O18·Na0.32·nH2O |
| Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10 |
| Eudialyte | Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2 |
| Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Pentlandite | (Ni,Fe)9S8 |
| Fayalite | Fe2+2(SiO4) |
| Wüstite | FeO |
| Troilite | FeS |
| Jarosite | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ferrihydrite | Fe3+10O14(OH)2 |
| Maghemite | (Fe3+0.67܆0.33)Fe3+2O4 |
| Tetrataenite | FeNi |
| Taenite | (Ni,Fe) |
| Astrophyllite | K2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F |
| Awaruite | Ni3Fe |
| Greigite | Fe2+Fe3+2S4 |
| Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Arfvedsonite | NaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Icosahedrite | Al63Cu24Fe13 |
| Celadonite | KMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Neptunite | KNa2LiFe2+2Ti2Si8O24 |
| Franklinite | ZnFe3+2O4 |
| Lepidocrocite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Armalcolite | (Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5 |
| Omphacite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6 |
| Kornerupine | (Mg,Fe2+,Al,܆)10(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH,F)2 |
| Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
| Phosphosiderite | Fe3+(PO4)·2H2O |
| Saponite | (Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O |
| Nontronite | Na0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O |
| Melilite | Ca2M(XSiO7) M = Mg, Al, rarely Fe, B, Zn, Be, Si, etc. X = Si, Al, rarely Be or B. |
| Grunerite | ܆Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Pigeonite | (Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O6 |
| Ferberite | Fe2+(WO4) |
| Changesite-(Y) | (Ca8Y)☐Fe2+(PO4)7 |
| Triphylite | LiFe2+(PO4) |
| Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| Samarskite-(Y) | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| Childrenite | Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O |
| Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
| Mackinawite | (Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07) |
| Melanterite | Fe(SO4)·7H2O |
| Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Vauxite | Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O |
| Scorodite | Fe3+(AsO4)·2H2O |
| Akaganeite | (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25·nH2O |
| Cuprospinel | Cu2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Pyroxferroite | Fe2+SiO3 |
| Annite | KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Tranquillityite | Fe2+8Ti3Zr2Si3O24 |
| Delafossite | Cu1+Fe3+O2 |
| Greenalite | (Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| Ludwigite | Mg2Fe3+O2(BO3) |
| Jacobsite | Mn2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Magnesioferrite | MgFe3+2O4 |
| Aerinite | (Ca,Na)6(Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg,Al)4(Al,Mg)6Si12O36 (OH)12(CO3)·12H2O |
| Amarantite | Fe3+2O(SO4)2·7H2O |
| Brownmillerite | Ca2Fe3+AlO5 |
| Cacoxenite | Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O |
| Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Ludlamite | Fe2+3(PO4)2·4H2O |
| Ulvöspinel | Fe2+2TiO4 |
| Ilvaite | CaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH) |
| Cohenite | CFe3 |
| Trevorite | NiFe3+2O4 |
| Strengite | Fe3+(PO4)·2H2O |
| Stilpnomelane | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O |
| Cylindrite | FePb3Sn4Sb2S14 |
| Carminite | PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| Germanite | Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 |
| Osumilite | KFe2Al3(Al2Si10)O30 |
| Aenigmatite | Na4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36] |
| Santabarbaraite | Fe3+3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O |
| Pseudobrookite | (Fe3+2Ti)O5 |
| Glaucodot | (Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS |
| Minnesotaite | Fe2+3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite | KNa2(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22F2 |
| Feroxyhyte | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Anandite | BaFe2+3(Si3Fe3+)O10S(OH) |
| Danalite | Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S |
| Löllingite | FeAs2 |
| Beudantite | PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Aeschynite-(Ce) | (Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 |
| Calderite | Mn2+3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| Fougèrite | Fe2+4Fe3+2(OH)12(CO3)·3H2O |
| Berthierite | FeSb2S4 |
| Violarite | FeNi2S4 |
| Chloritoid | Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 |
| Metavivianite | Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O |
| Schwertmannite | Fe3+16O16(OH)9.6(SO4)3.2·10H2O |
| Elaliite | (Fe2+8Fe3+)(PO4)O8 |
| Macaulayite | Fe3+24Si4O43(OH)2 |
| Daubréelite | FeCr2S4 |
| Rozenite | Fe2+(SO4)·4H2O |
| Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O |
| Oregonite | FeNi2As2 |
| Anapaite | Ca2Fe2+(PO4)2·4H2O |
| Cronstedtite | (Fe2+,Fe3+)3(Si,Fe3+)2O5(OH)4 |
| Humboldtine | Fe2+(C2O4)·2H2O |
| Sekaninaite | Fe2+2Al4Si5O18 |
| Haxonite | (Fe,Ni)23C6 |
| Elkinstantonite | Fe4(PO4)2O |
| Ferro-actinolite | ܆Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Prismatine | (Mg,Al,Fe)6Al4(Si,Al)4(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22 |
| Arthurite | CuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2O |
| Bannisterite | (Ca,K,Na)(Mn2+,Fe2+)10(Si,Al)16O38(OH)8·nH2O |
| Siderophyllite | KFe2+2Al(Si2Al2)O10(OH)2 |
| Achalaite | Fe2+TiNb2O8 |
| Scorzalite | Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| Edscottite | Fe5C2 |
| Labyrinthite | (Na,K,Sr)35Ca12Fe3Zr6TiSi51O144(O,OH,H2O)9Cl3 |
| Copiapite | Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O |
| Botryogen | MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH)·7H2O |
| Indite | FeIn2S4 |
| Narsarsukite | Na2(Ti,Fe3+)Si4(O,F)11 |
| Allabogdanite | (Fe,Ni)2P |
| Achávalite | FeSe |
| Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
| Tapiolite-(Fe) | Fe2+Ta2O6 |
| Marićite | NaFe2+(PO4) |
| Valleriite | 2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2] |