Minerals containing silicon (Si)
262 species in the Factbook's detailed set include silicon as an essential constituent of their IMA formula. Ordered by prominence.
| Mineral | Formula |
|---|---|
| Quartz | SiO2 |
| Opal | SiO2·nH2O |
| Moissanite | SiC |
| Beryl | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Topaz | Al2SiO4F2 |
| Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 |
| Cummingtonite | ܆Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Jadeite | NaAlSi2O6 |
| Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O |
| Muscovite | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 |
| Kyanite | Al2OSiO4 |
| Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
| Lazurite | Na7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3)-·H2O |
| Chrysotile | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| Chrysocolla | (Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O |
| Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Ringwoodite | SiMg2O4 |
| Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn(Si5O15) |
| Epidote | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) |
| Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Sugilite | KNa2Fe3+2(Li3Si12)O30 |
| Tremolite | ܆Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Cordierite | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| Benitoite | BaTiSi3O9 |
| Charoite | (K,Sr,Ba,Mn)15-16(Ca,Na)32[Si70(O,OH)180] (OH,F)4·nH2O |
| Sepiolite | Mg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O |
| Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Almandine | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Spessartine | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Wollastonite | CaSiO3 |
| Howlite | Ca2SiB5O9(OH)5 |
| Prehnite | Ca2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 |
| Actinolite | ܆Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Riebeckite | ܆Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Andalusite | Al2SiO5 |
| Zoisite | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) |
| Grandidierite | MgAl3O2(BO3)(SiO4) |
| Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| Dioptase | CuSiO3·H2O |
| Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Staurolite | Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Sillimanite | Al2SiO5 |
| Andradite | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| Palygorskite | (Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O |
| Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Haüyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| Forsterite | Mg2(SiO4) |
| Augite | (Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6 |
| Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Lechatelierite | SiO2 |
| Mullite | Al4+2xSi2-2xO10-x (x ≈ 0.4) |
| Bazzite | Be3(Sc,Fe3+,Mg)2Si6O18·Na0.32·nH2O |
| Dumortierite | AlAl6BSi3O18 |
| Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10 |
| Elbaite | Na(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Eudialyte | Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2 |
| Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Stishovite | SiO2 |
| Phenakite | Be2(SiO4) |
| Fayalite | Fe2+2(SiO4) |
| Mogánite | SiO2·nH2O |
| Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Antigorite | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| Euclase | BeAlSiO4(OH) |
| Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6)·H2O |
| Hemimorphite | Zn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O |
| Uvarovite | Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
| Petalite | LiAlSi4O10 |
| Lizardite | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| Coesite | SiO2 |
| Serendibite | Ca4[Mg6Al6]O4[Si6B3Al3O36] |
| Pollucite | Cs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O |
| Afghanite | (Na,K)22Ca10(Si24Al24)O96(SO4)6Cl6 |
| Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
| Natrolite | Na2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O |
| Jadarite | LiNaB3SiO7(OH) |
| Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| Tridymite | SiO2 |
| Dickite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 |
| Scolecite | Ca(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O |
| Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Cavansite | Ca(V4+O)(Si4O10)·4H2O |
| Tobermorite | Ca4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O) |
| Anthophyllite | ܆Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Astrophyllite | K2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F |
| Shattuckite | Cu5(SiO3)4(OH)2 |
| Danburite | CaB2Si2O8 |
| Halloysite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 |
| Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
| Sacrofanite | (Na61K19Ca32)Σ=112(Si84Al84O336)(SO4)26Cl2F6·2H2O |
| Tugtupite | Na4BeAlSi4O12Cl |
| Arfvedsonite | NaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Poudretteite | KNa2(B3Si12)O30 |
| Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| Glaucophane | ܆Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Celadonite | KMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Neptunite | KNa2LiFe2+2Ti2Si8O24 |
| Wadsleyite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Omphacite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6 |
| Kornerupine | (Mg,Fe2+,Al,܆)10(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH,F)2 |
| Anorthoclase | (Na,K)AlSi3O8 (3) |
| Sapphirine | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] |
| Ekanite | Ca2ThSi8O20 |
| Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
| Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O |
| Zektzerite | NaLiZrSi6O15 |
| Saponite | (Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O |
| Hectorite | Na0.3(Mg,Li)3Si4O10(F,OH)2·nH2O |
| Paragonite | NaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 |
| Coffinite | U(SiO4)·nH2O |
| Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O |
| Nontronite | Na0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O |
| Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O |
| Melilite | Ca2M(XSiO7) M = Mg, Al, rarely Fe, B, Zn, Be, Si, etc. X = Si, Al, rarely Be or B. |
| Serandite | NaMn2+2Si3O8(OH) |
| Grunerite | ܆Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
| Mesolite | Na2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O |
| Pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| Pigeonite | (Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O6 |
| Cancrinite | (Na,Ca,܆)8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O |
| Margarite | CaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2 |
| Larnite | Ca2(SiO4) |
| Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
| Okenite | Ca10Si18O46·18H2O |
| Allophane | Al2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O |
| Clinozoisite | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) |
| Tephroite | Mn2+2(SiO4) |
| Ajoite | K3Cu2+20Al3Si29O76(OH)16·8H2O |
| Bertrandite | Be4Si2O7(OH)2 |
| Nosean | Na8(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)·H2O |
| Celsian | Ba(Al2Si2O8) |
| Gyrolite | NaCa16(Si23Al)O60(OH)8·14H2O |
| Agrellite | NaCa2Si4O10F |
| Kinoite | Ca2Cu2Si3O10·2H2O |
| Majorite | Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3 |
| Marialite | Na4Al3Si9O24Cl |
| Richterite | Na(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Seifertite | SiO2 |
| Bustamite | Mn2Ca2MnCa(Si3O9)2 |
| Thaumasite | Ca3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O |
| Clintonite | CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2 |
| Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| Pentagonite | CaV4+OSi4O10·4H2O |
| Pyroxferroite | Fe2+SiO3 |
| Annite | KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Hafnon | Hf(SiO4) |
| Tranquillityite | Fe2+8Ti3Zr2Si3O24 |
| Piemontite | Ca2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) |
| Cuprosklodowskite | Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O |
| Xonotlite | Ca6Si6O17(OH)2 |
| Carletonite | KNa4Ca4Si8O18(CO3)4(OH)·H2O |
| Papagoite | CaCuAlSi2O6(OH)3 |
| Thortveitite | Sc2Si2O7 |
| Greenalite | (Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| Stellerite | Ca4(Si28Al8)O72·28H2O |
| Reidite | Zr(SiO4) |
| Edenite | NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| Hardystonite | Ca2ZnSi2O7 |
| Aerinite | (Ca,Na)6(Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg,Al)4(Al,Mg)6Si12O36 (OH)12(CO3)·12H2O |
| Monticellite | CaMg(SiO4) |
| Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12·4H2O |
| Roscoelite | KV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 |
| Bridgmanite | MgSiO3 |
| Fluor-liddicoatite | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Humite | Mg7(SiO4)3F2 |
| Esperite | PbCa2(ZnSiO4)3 |
| Ilvaite | CaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH) |
| Cookeite | (Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8 |
| Buddingtonite | (NH4)(AlSi3)O8 |
| Plancheite | Cu8(Si4O11)2(OH)4·H2O |
| Amesite | Mg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4 |
| Cyprine | Ca19Cu2+(Al,Mg)12Si18O69(OH)9 |
| Melanophlogite | C2H17O5·Si46O92 |
| Stilpnomelane | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O |
| Gehlenite | Ca2Al(SiAl)O7 |
| Osumilite | KFe2Al3(Al2Si10)O30 |
| Abenakiite-(Ce) | Na26Ce6(Si6O18)(PO4)6(CO3)6(SO2)O |
| Aenigmatite | Na4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36] |
| Meionite | Ca4Al6Si6O24(CO3) |
| Eucryptite | LiAlSiO4 |
| Braunite | Mn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4) |
| Gedrite | ܆Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| Canasite | K3Na3Ca5Si12O30(OH)4 |
| Yugawaralite | Ca(Si6Al2)O16·4H2O |
| Schizolite | NaCaMnSi3O8(OH) |
| Sklodowskite | Mg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O |
| Minnesotaite | Fe2+3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Milarite | KCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O |
| Aqualite | (H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl |
| Tschermakite | ܆Ca2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite | KNa2(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22F2 |
| Åkermanite | Ca2MgSi2O7 |
| Anandite | BaFe2+3(Si3Fe3+)O10S(OH) |
| Davemaoite | CaSiO3 |
| Danalite | Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S |
| Nacrite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 |
| Kalsilite | KAlSiO4 |
| Calderite | Mn2+3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| Afwillite | Ca3[SiO3(OH)]2·2H2O |
| Bararite | (NH4)2SiF6 |
| Goldmanite | Ca3V3+2(SiO4)3 |
| Chloritoid | Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 |
| Tinaksite | K2NaCa2TiSi7O18(OH)O |
| Spurrite | Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3) |
| Holmquistite | ܆Li2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Macaulayite | Fe3+24Si4O43(OH)2 |
| Pyroxmangite | Mn2+SiO3 |
| Vlasovite | Na2ZrSi4O11 |
| Fluor-uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Abswurmbachite | Cu2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4) |
| Sinoite | Si2N2O |
| Stevensite | (Ca,Na)xMg3-ySi4O10(OH)2 |
| Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
| Imogolite | Al2SiO3(OH)4 |
| Népouite | Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| Cronstedtite | (Fe2+,Fe3+)3(Si,Fe3+)2O5(OH)4 |
| Balangeroite | Mg21Si8O27(OH)20 |
| Fluoro-edenite | NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2 |
| Olmiite | CaMn[SiO3(OH)](OH) |
| Winchite | ܆(NaCa)(Mg4Al)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Nambulite | LiMn2+4Si5O14(OH) |
| Apachite | Cu2+9Si10O29·11H2O |
| Akimotoite | MgSiO3 |
| Sekaninaite | Fe2+2Al4Si5O18 |
| Knorringite | Mg3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
| Catapleiite | Na2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O |
| Ferro-actinolite | ܆Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Inesite | Ca2Mn2+7Si10O28(OH)2·5H2O |
| Kasolite | Pb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O |
| Prismatine | (Mg,Al,Fe)6Al4(Si,Al)4(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22 |
| Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O |
| Yttrialite-(Y) | Y2Si2O7 |
| Bannisterite | (Ca,K,Na)(Mn2+,Fe2+)10(Si,Al)16O38(OH)8·nH2O |
| Siderophyllite | KFe2+2Al(Si2Al2)O10(OH)2 |
| Gismondine-Ca | Ca2(Si4Al4)O16·8H2O |
| Ussingite | Na2AlSi3O8(OH) |
| Labyrinthite | (Na,K,Sr)35Ca12Fe3Zr6TiSi51O144(O,OH,H2O)9Cl3 |
| Dollaseite-(Ce) | CaCe(Mg2Al)[Si2O7][SiO4]F(OH) |
| Jennite | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)6·8H2O |
| Nekoite | Ca3Si6O15·7H2O |
| Friedelite | Mn2+8Si6O15(OH)10 |
| Vishnevite | Na8(Al6Si6)O24(SO4)·2H2O |
| Narsarsukite | Na2(Ti,Fe3+)Si4(O,F)11 |
| Armstrongite | CaZr(Si6O15)·2H2O |
| Gilalite | Cu5Si6O17·7H2O |
| Iranite | CuPb10(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
| Kanoite | MnMgSi2O6 |
| Amicite | K2Na2(Al4Si4O16)·5H2O |
| Bavenite | Ca4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1) |
| Combeite | Na4.5Ca3.5Si6O17.5(OH)0.5 |
| Wiluite | Ca19(Al,Mg)13(B,܆,Al)5(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(O,OH)10 |
| Pseudowollastonite | CaSiO3 |
| Clinohedrite | CaZn(SiO4)·H2O |