Minerals containing magnesium (Mg)
116 species in the Factbook's detailed set include magnesium as an essential constituent of their IMA formula. Ordered by prominence.
| Mineral | Formula |
|---|---|
| Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Cummingtonite | ܆Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O |
| Chrysotile | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| Ringwoodite | SiMg2O4 |
| Tremolite | ܆Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Cordierite | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| Epsomite | Mg(SO4)·7H2O |
| Struvite | (NH4)Mg(PO4)·6H2O |
| Sepiolite | Mg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O |
| Magnesite | Mg(CO3) |
| Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Actinolite | ܆Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Magnesiotaaffeite-2N'2S | Mg3BeAl8O16 |
| Grandidierite | MgAl3O2(BO3)(SiO4) |
| Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Palygorskite | (Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O |
| Forsterite | Mg2(SiO4) |
| Augite | (Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6 |
| Polyhalite | K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4·2H2O |
| Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Bazzite | Be3(Sc,Fe3+,Mg)2Si6O18·Na0.32·nH2O |
| Magnesiotaaffeite-6N'3S | Mg2BeAl6O12 |
| Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10 |
| Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Antigorite | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| Lizardite | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| Serendibite | Ca4[Mg6Al6]O4[Si6B3Al3O36] |
| Carnallite | KMgCl3·6H2O |
| Hydrotalcite | Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16(H2O)4 |
| Anthophyllite | ܆Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Periclase | MgO |
| Stichtite | Mg6Cr2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O |
| Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Glaucophane | ܆Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Celadonite | KMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Armalcolite | (Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5 |
| Wadsleyite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Omphacite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6 |
| Kornerupine | (Mg,Fe2+,Al,܆)10(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH,F)2 |
| Sapphirine | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] |
| Saponite | (Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O |
| Hectorite | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3Si4O10(F,OH)2·nH2O |
| Langbeinite | K2Mg2(SO4)3 |
| Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)6 |
| Melilite | Ca2M(XSiO7) M = Mg, Al, rarely Fe, B, Zn, Be, Si, etc. X = Si, Al, rarely Be or B. |
| Kieserite | Mg(SO4)·H2O |
| Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O |
| Pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| Pigeonite | (Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O6 |
| Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| Boracite | Mg3B7O13Cl |
| Kainite | KMg(SO4)Cl·2.75H2O |
| Majorite | Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3 |
| Richterite | Na(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Huntite | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| Clintonite | CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2 |
| Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| Edenite | NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| Ludwigite | Mg2Fe3+O2(BO3) |
| Sinhalite | MgAl(BO4) |
| Magnesioferrite | MgFe3+2O4 |
| Aerinite | (Ca,Na)6(Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg,Al)4(Al,Mg)6Si12O36 (OH)12(CO3)·12H2O |
| Monticellite | CaMg(SiO4) |
| Bridgmanite | MgSiO3 |
| Humite | Mg7(SiO4)3F2 |
| Adelite | CaMg(AsO4)(OH) |
| Leonite | K2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O |
| Amesite | Mg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4 |
| Cyprine | Ca19Cu2+(Al,Mg)12Si18O69(OH)9 |
| Stilpnomelane | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O |
| Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O |
| Hazenite | KNaMg2(PO4)2·14H2O |
| Panguite | (Ti,Al,Sc,Mg,Zr,Ca)1.8O3 |
| Merrillite | Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 |
| Gedrite | ܆Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| Sklodowskite | Mg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O |
| Ewingite | Mg8Ca8(UO2)24(CO3)30O4(OH)12(H2O)138 |
| Tschermakite | ܆Ca2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite | KNa2(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22F2 |
| Sellaite | MgF2 |
| Åkermanite | Ca2MgSi2O7 |
| Meridianiite | Mg(SO4)·11H2O |
| Holmquistite | ܆Li2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Artinite | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2·3H2O |
| Fluor-uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Stevensite | (Ca,Na)xMg3-ySi4O10(OH)2 |
| Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
| Balangeroite | Mg21Si8O27(OH)20 |
| Zhemchuzhnikovite | NaMgAl(C2O4)3·9H2O |
| Fluoro-edenite | NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2 |
| Blödite | Na2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O |
| Winchite | ܆(NaCa)(Mg4Al)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Akimotoite | MgSiO3 |
| Geikielite | MgTiO3 |
| Knorringite | Mg3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
| Benstonite | Ba6Ca6Mg(CO3)13 |
| Nesquehonite | Mg(CO3)·3H2O |
| Ferro-actinolite | ܆Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Inderite | MgB3O3(OH)5·5H2O |
| Prismatine | (Mg,Al,Fe)6Al4(Si,Al)4(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22 |
| Asbolane | Mn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O |
| Saléeite | Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10 |
| Dollaseite-(Ce) | CaCe(Mg2Al)[Si2O7][SiO4]F(OH) |
| Botryogen | MgFe3+(SO4)2(OH)·7H2O |
| Kanoite | MnMgSi2O6 |
| Zirconolite | (Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O7 |
| Wagnerite | Mg2(PO4)F |
| Admontite | MgB6O10·7H2O |
| Picromerite | K2Mg(SO4)2·6H2O |
| Valleriite | 2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2] |
| Wiluite | Ca19(Al,Mg)13(B,܆,Al)5(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(O,OH)10 |