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 American Mineralogist,
Symbols for rock-forming
RALPH KRETZ
Department of Geology
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada KIN 9B4
There is at present a disturbing lack of uniformity
in the choice of symbols for rock-forming minerals.
For example, in Volume 65 (1980) of The American
Mineralogist, all of BT, BIO, and Biot are used for
biotite, and all of Q, QTZ, Qtz, Qz and qtz are used
for quartz. At least 10other minerals are referred to
by two or more symbols, and in one instance, two
different symbols are used for a mineral in a single
paper.
In Table 1 is a list of mineral names, taken mainly
from Deer et ale (1962), and for each name a
proposed symbol. In preparing the list of symbols,
consideration was given to mineral names in the
different languages used in scientific writing. With
few exceptions, the names for a mineral in the
languages English (E), French (F), German (G),
Russian (R), and Spanish (S) have similar phonet-
ics, for example:
E biotite
F biotite
G biotit
R 5HOTliT
S biotita
and a suitable choice for a symbol is Bt. Interna-
tional uniformity would depend on the willingness
of Russian scientists to adopt Latin letters for
mineral symbols, as Perchuk (1973) has already
done. Another example is:
E garnet
F grenat
G granat
R rpanaT
S granate
and the symbol Grt would seem preferable to Gar.
IEditor's note: the abbreviation system described in this note
is recommended, not required, for use in The American Mineral-
ogist. Comments will be appreciated.
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minerals1
An example of a mineral that has very different
names in different languages is:
E kyanite
F disthene
G cyanit
R K'K,aH~Htf
S cianita
Here, because Russian and English writing out-
weighs that of other languages, agreement might be
found in the symbol Ky.
Most of the symbols that were selected have been
used previously by numerous authors, e.g., Bowen
(1928), Ramberg (1952), Perchuk (1973), Winkler
(1973), Mueller and Saxena (1977), Barton and
Skinner (1979) and the various authors of the Re-
views in Mineralogy (e.g., Prewitt, 1980).However,
because so much variation exists, some guidelines
were required, and the following were chosen: (1)
The mineral symbol should consist of 2 or 3 letters,
the first capitalized, the other(s) in lower case. (2)
The first letter should be the same as the first letter
of the mineral name, and the others should be
selected from the mineral name, preferably from the
consonants. (3) A mineral symbol should not be
identical to any of the symbols of the periodic table
of the elements. (4) The symbol should preferably
not spell out a word in common use in any of the
languages used in scientific writing.
The standard we should strive for with regard to
mineral symbols is the universally adopted system
of symbols for the chemical elements.
The use of a single symbol for both a mineral
phase and a component of a mineral or of a melt
phase has created confusion in the past, and a
separate set of symbols for components is required.
It is suggested that component symbols be written
entirely in the lower case, for example di for the
component CaMgSiz06 in a pyroxene crystal or in a
melt. Some examples of components that corre-
spond to mineral "end members" and their pro-
posed symbols are listed in Table 2.
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Table 1. Mineral Symbols

Acm acmite Elb elbaite Ntr natrolite

Act actinolite En enstatite (ortho) Ne nepheline
Agt aegirine-augite Ep ep ido te Nrb norbergite
Ak akermanite Fst fassite Nsn nosean
Ab albite Fa fayalite 01 olivine
Aln allanite Fac ferroactinolite Omp omphacite
AIm almandine Fed ferroederiite Oam orthoamphibole
AnI analcite Fs ferrosilite (or tho) Or orthoclase
Ant anatase Fts ferrotschermakite Opx orthopyroxene
And andalus ite Fl fluorite Pg paragonite
Adr andradite Fo forsterite prg pargasite
Anh anhydrit..e Gn galena Pct pectolite
Ank ankerite Grt garnet Pn pentlandite
Ann annite Ged gedrite Per periclase
An anorthite Gh' gehlenite Prv perovskite
Atg antigorite Gbs gibbsite PhI phlogopite
Ath anthophyllite Glt glauconite Pgt pigeonite
Ap apatite GIn glaucophane PI plagioclase
Apo apophyllite Gt geothite Prh prehnite
Arg aragonite Gr graphite Pen proto enstatite
Arf arfvedsonite Grs grossularite Pmp pumpellyite
Apy arsenopyrite Gru grunerite Py pyrite
Aug augite Gp gypsum Prp pyrope
Ax axinite HI halite Prl pyrophyllite
Brt barite Hs hastingsite Po pyrrhotite
Brl beryl Hyn haUyne Qtz quartz
Bt biotite Hd hedenbergite Rbk riebeckite
Bhm boehmite Hem hematite Rds rhodochrosite
Bn bornite Hc hercynite Rdn rhodonite
Brk brookite Hul heulandite Rt rutile
Brc brucite Hbl hornblende Sa sanidine
Bst bustamite Hu humite Spr sapphirine
Cam Ca clinoamphibole III illite Scp scapolite
Cpx Ca clinopyroxene 11m ilmenite SrI schorl
Cal calcite Jd jadeite Srp serpentine
Ccn cancrinite Jh johannsenite Sd siderite
Crn carnegieite Krs kaersut'ite Sil sillimanite
Cst cassiterite Kls kalsilite Sdl sodal ite
CIs celestite KIn kaolinite Sps spessartine
Cbz chabazite Ktp kataphorite Sp sphalerite
Cc chalcocite Kfs K feldspar Spn sphene
Ccp chalcopyrite Krn kornerupine Spl spinel
ChI chlorite Ky kyanite Spd spodumene
Cld chloritoid Lmt laumontite St staurolite
Coo chondrodite Lws lawsonite Stb stilbite
Chr chromite Lpd lepidolite Stp stilpnomelane
Ccl chrysocolla Lct leucite Str strontianite
Ctl chrysotile 1m limonite TIc talc
Cen clinoenstatfte Lz lizardite Tmp thompsonite
Cfs clinoferrosilite Lo loellingite Ttn titanite
Chu clinohumite Mgh maghemite Toz topaz
Czo clinozoisite Mkt magnesiokatophorite Tur tourmal ine
Crd cordierite Mrb magnesioriebeckite Tr tremolite
Crn corundum Mgs magnesite Trd tridymite
Cv covellite Mag magnetite Tro troilite
Crs cristoballite Mrg margarite Ts tschermakite
Cum cummingtonite Mel melilite Usp ulv~spinel
Dsp diaspore Mc micro cline Vrm vermiculite
Dg diginite Mo molybdenite Ves vesuvianite
Di diopside Mnz monazite W~h witherite
Dol dolomite Mtc monticellite Wo wollastonite
Drv dravite Mnt montmorillonite Wus wUstite
Eck eckermannite Mul mullite Zrn zircon
Ed edenite Ms muscovite Zo zoisite
 KRETZ: SYMBOLS FOR ROCK-FORMING MINERALS 279

Table 2. Symbols for some components References

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Manuscript received, February 17, 1982;
accepted for publication, May 3, 1982.

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 American Mineralogist, Volume 95, pages 185187, 2010
Abbreviations for names of rock-forming minerals
Donna L. Whitney1,* and Bernard W. Evans2
1
Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, U.S.A.
2
Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Box 351310, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98185, U.S.A.
Nearly 30 years have elapsed since Kretz (1983) provided
the mineralogical community with a systematized list of abbre-
viations for rock-forming minerals and mineral components. Its
logic and simplicity have led to broad acceptance among authors
and editors who were eager to adopt a widely recognized set of
mineral symbols to save space in text, tables, and figures.
Few of the nearly 5000 known mineral species occur in
nature with a frequency sufficient to earn repeated mention in
the geoscience literature and thus qualify for the designation
rock-forming mineral, but a reasonable selection of the most
common and useful rock-forming minerals likely numbers in
the several hundreds. The original list by Kretz (1983) contained
abbreviations for 193 of these.
We propose an expansion to the list initiated by Kretz (1983)
(see next page). Modest expansions and revisions were made by
Spear (1993), Holland and Powell (1998), the Mineralogical As-
sociation of Canada, and Siivola and Schmid (2007). Our revised
list of abbreviations has 371 entries. Significant numbers of the
new entries are the result of three decades of research in high- and
ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic terrains, the explicit inclusion of
Mg and Fe end-members of solid-solution series (as in the amphi-
boles), recent work on extraterrestrial samples, and the increased
relevance to petrology of numerous accessory minerals.
The two systems of abbreviations currently most in use
Kretz (1983), including modifications; and Holland and Powell
(1998)differ in terms of style and concept. Kretz abbreviations
are 23 letters and use uppercase first letters for minerals and
lower case letters throughout for mineral components (e.g., the
almandine component of garnet); the Holland and Powell sys-
tem varies from 15 letters and uses lowercase throughout. The
Kretz system provides abbreviations for selected intermediates
in solid-solution mineral series. The Holland and Powell system
is restricted to abbreviations for end-members for which there
are available thermodynamic data that have been included in the
Holland and Powell database. The two systems have the same
abbreviations for some minerals (other than capitalization), but
in many cases use different symbols for the same mineral, for
example, Crn (Kretz) and cor (H&P).
The selection of minerals to include in a list of abbreviations
is subjective, but we have tried to err on the side of being inclu-
sive, listing some minerals for which the status is questionable
according to the International Mineralogical Association. For
example, we accommodate alternative choices such as titanite
(Ttn) and sphene (Spn); hypersthene (Hyp), enstatite (En), and
orthopyroxene (Opx); glaucophane (Gln), crossite (Crt), and
* E-mail: dwhitney@umn.edu
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riebeckite (Rbk); and albite (Ab) and anorthite (An) as well as
plagioclase (Pl), recognizing that some petrologists have uses for
these mineral names. In addition, although our focus is on rock-
forming minerals, some hypothetical and/or synthetic phases are
included in our list, as well as an abbreviation for liquid (Liq).
We have also included some abbreviations for mineral groups,
e.g., aluminosilicates (Als, the Al2SiO5 polymorphs), and other
descriptive terms (e.g., opaque minerals). The choice of abbre-
viations attempts as much as possible to make the identity of the
mineral instantly obvious and unambiguous.
Updated list of mineral abbreviations
In this contribution, abbreviations from Kretz (with some
modifications) and new abbreviations are listed (Table 1, next
page). The following format was used for assigning abbrevia-
tions:
(1) The first letter is capitalized; the other letter(s) are lower
case, with the exception of Phase A, abbreviated as PhA.
(2) The first letter of the abbreviation is the first letter of the
mineral name; subsequent letters are selected from the mineral
name.
(3) Most abbreviations consist of 2 or 3 letters, but a 4-letter
abbreviation is used when the addition of F for ferro- or M for
magnesio- resulted in ambiguity in the 3-letter version (e.g.,
Mcar for magnesiocarpholite).
(4) Mineral abbreviations were selected so as not to corre-
spond to abbreviations for elements. Note that rule 4 was violated
by a few of the original Kretz abbreviations (Mo for molybdenite;
Ne for nepheline), so some original Kretz abbreviations have
been changed to follow this rule. Others have been modified to
avoid ambiguity with minerals added to the list.
Acknowledgment
We thank Marc Hirschmann and Howard Day for input on the updated ab-
breviation system.
References cited
Kretz, R. (1983) Symbols of rock-forming minerals. American Mineralogist, 68,
277279.
Holland, T.J.B. and Powell, R. (1998) An internally-consistent thermodynamic
data set for phases of petrologic interest. Journal of Metamorphic Geology,
16, 309343.
Siivola, J. and Schmid, R. (2007) Recommendations by the IUGS Subcommission
on the Systematics of Metamorphic Rocks: List of mineral abbreviations. Web
version 01.02.07. (http://www.bgs.ac.uk/scmr/docs/papers/paper_12.pdf)
IUGS Commission on the Systematics in Petrology.
Spear, F.S. (1993) Metamorphic Phase Equilibria and Pressure-Temperature-Time
Paths. Monograph 1, Mineralogical Society of America, Chantilly, Virginia.
Manuscript received August 11, 2009
Manuscript accepted August 13, 2009
Manuscript handled by Bryan Chakoumakos
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Table 1. Updated list of abbreviations
Symbol Mineral Name IMA status*
Acm acmite D
Act actinolite A
Adl adularia I
Aeg aegirine A
Ak kermanite G
Ab albite G
Afs alkali feldspar GROUP
Aln allanite A
Alm almandine G
Als aluminosilicate
(Al2SiO5 polymorphs) GROUP
Alu alunite Rd
Amk amakinite Rd
Ame amesite G
Amp amphibole GROUP
Anl analcime (analcite) A
Ant anatase A
And andalusite G
Adr andradite G
Ang anglesite G
Anh anhydrite G
Ank ankerite G
Ann annite A
An anorthite G
Ano anorthoclase I
Ath anthophyllite Rd
Atg antigorite Rn
Ap apatite GROUP
Apo apophyllite GROUP
Arg aragonite G
Arf arfvedsonite A
Arm armalcolite Rd
Apy arsenopyrite A
Aug augite A
Awr awaruite G
Ax axinite GROUP
Bab babingtonite G
Bdy baddeleyite G
Brt barite (baryte) A
Brs barroisite Rd
Bei beidellite G
Brl beryl G
Bt biotite GROUP
Bxb bixbyite G
Bhm bhmite (boehmite) G
Bn bornite A
Brk brookite G
Brc brucite G
Bst bustamite G
Cal calcite G
Ccn cancrinite G
Cnl cannilloite H
Cb carbonate mineral GROUP
Car carpholite G
Cst cassiterite G
Cel celadonite A
Clt celestine A
Cls celsian G
Cer cerussite G
Cbz chabazite A
Cct chalcocite G
Ccp chalcopyrite G
Chm chamosite G
Chs chesterite A
Chl chlorite GROUP
Cld chloritoid G
Chn chondrodite G
Chr chromite G
Ccl chrysocolla A
Ctl chrysotile Rd
Cin cinnabar G
Cam clinoamphibole GROUP
Clc clinochlore G
Cen clinoenstatite A
Cfs clinoferrosilite A
Whitney and Evans: Mineral abbreviations
Symbol Mineral Name IMA status*
Chu clinohumite G
Cpt clinoptilolite A
Cpx clinopyroxene GROUP
Czo clinozoisite G
Cln clintonite A
Coe coesite A
Coh cohenite G
Crd cordierite G
Crr corrensite G
Crn corundum G
Cv covellite G
Crs cristobalite G
Crt crossite D
Crl cryolite G
Cbn cubanite G
Cum cummingtonite Rd
Cpr cuprite G
Csp cuspidine G
Dph daphnite not listed
Dat datolite G
Dbr daubreelite G
Dee deerite A
Dia diamond G
Dsp diaspore G
Dck dickite G
Dg digenite A
Di diopside A
Dpt dioptase G
Dol dolomite G
Drv dravite G
Dum dumortierite G
Eas eastonite Rd
Ec ecandrewsite A
Eck eckermannite A
Ed edenite A
Elb elbaite G
Ell ellenbergerite A
Eng enargite G
En enstatite (ortho-) A
Ep epidote GROUP
Eri erionite A
Esk eskolaite G
Ess esseneite A
Eud eudialite A
Fas fassaite D
Fa fayalite G
Fsp feldspar GROUP
Fac ferro-actinolite Rd
Fath ferro-anthophyllite Rd
Fbrs ferrobarroisite A
Fcar ferrocarpholite A
Fcel ferroceladonite A
Fec ferro-eckermannite Rd
Fed ferro-edenite Rd
Fgd ferrogedrite Rd
Fgl ferroglaucophane Rd
Fkrs ferrokaersutite A
Fny ferronyboite H
Fprg ferropargasite Rd
Frct ferrorichterite A
Fs ferrosilite Rn
Fts ferrotschermakite Rd
Fwn ferrowinchite Rd
Fi fibrolite (fibrous
sillimanite) informal
Fl fluorite G
Fo forsterite G
Fos foshagite G
Frk franklinite G
Ful fullerite N
Ghn gahnite G
Glx galaxite G
Gn galena G
Grt garnet GROUP
Symbol Mineral Name IMA status*
Ged gedrite Rd
Gh gehlenite G
Gk geikielite G
Gbs gibbsite A
Gis gismondine A
Glt glauconite GROUP
Gln glaucophane Rd
Gme gmelinite A
Gth goethite A
Gdd grandidierite G
Gr graphite G
Gre greenalite G
Grs grossular A
Gru grunerite Rd
Gp gypsum G
Hl halite G
Hrm harmotome A
Hst hastingsite Rd
Hsm hausmannite G
Hyn hayne G
Hzl heazlewoodite G
Hd hedenbergite A
Hem hematite A
Hc hercynite G
Hul heulandite A
Hbn hibonite G
Hbs hibschite Rn
Hgb hgbomite D
Hol hollandite G
Hlm holmquistite Rd
Hbl hornblende GROUP
Hw howieite A
Hu humite G
Hgr hydrogrossular GROUP
Hyp hypersthene D
Ilt illite GROUP
Ilm ilmenite G
Ilv ilvaite G
Jd jadeite A
Jrs jarosite Rd
Jim jimthompsonite A
Jhn johannsenite A
Krs kaersutite Rd
Kls kalsilite G
Kam kamacite (-FeNi) D
Kln kaolinite A
Ktp katophorite Rd
Kfs K-feldspar informal
Khl K-hollandite H
Kir kirschsteinite G
Krn kornerupine G
Kos kosmochlor A
Kut kutnohorite (kutnahorite) G
Ky kyanite A
Lrn larnite G
Lmt laumontite A
Lws lawsonite G
Lzl lazulite A
Lzr lazurite G
Lpd lepidolite GROUP
Lct leucite G
Lm limonite not listed
Liq liquid
Lz lizardite G
Lo lllingite (loellingite) G
Mgh maghemite G
Marf magnesio-arfvedsonite Rd
Mcar magnesiocarpholite A
Mfr magnesioferrite G
Mhs magnesiohastingsite Rd
Mhb magnesiohornblende Rd
Mkt magnesiokatophorite Rd
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Symbol Mineral Name IMA status*
Mrbk magnesioriebeckite Rd
Msdg magnesiosadanagite Rd
Mst magnesiostaurolite A
Mtm magnesiotaramite Rn
Mws magnesiowustite not listed
Mgs magnesite A
Mag magnetite G
Maj majorite A
Mlc malachite G
Mng manganosite G
Mrc marcasite G
Mrg margarite A
Mar marialite G
Mei meionite G
Mll melilite GROUP
Mw merwinite G
Mes mesolite A
Mc microcline G
Mlr millerite G
Mns minnesotaite G
Mog moganite A
Mol molybdenite G
Mnz monazite A
Mtc monticellite G
Mnt montmorillonite G
Mor mordenite A
Mul mullite G
Ms muscovite A
Ntr natrolite A
Nph nepheline G
Nrb norbergite G
Nsn nosean G
Nyb nybite Rd
Ol olivine GROUP
Omp omphacite A
Opl opal G
Opq opaque mineral informal
Orp orpiment G
Oam orthoamphibole GROUP
Or orthoclase A
Oen orthoenstatite D
Opx orthopyroxene GROUP
Osm osumilite G
Plg palygorskite G
Pg paragonite A
Prg pargasite Rd
Pct pectolite G
Pn pentlandite G
Per periclase G
Prv perovskite G
Ptl petalite G
PhA phase A not listed
Ph phengite G
Php phillipsite A
Phl phlogopite A
Pmt piemontite A
Symbol Mineral Name IMA status*
Pgt pigeonite A
Pl plagioclase GROUP
Prh prehnite G
Prm prismatine Rd
Psb pseudobrookite Rd
Pmp pumpellyite-(Al) A
Py pyrite G
Pcl pyrochlore A
Prp pyrope G
Pph pyrophanite G
Prl pyrophyllite G
Pxf pyroxferroite A
Pxm pyroxmangite G
Po pyrrhotite G
Qnd qandilite A
Qz quartz A
Rnk rankinite G
Rlg realgar G
Rds rhodochrosite A
Rdn rhodonite A
Rct richterite A
Rbk riebeckite Rd
Rwd ringwoodite A
Rdr roedderite A
Rsm rossmanite A
Rt rutile G
Sdg sadanagaite Rd
Sa sanidine G
Sap saponite G
Spr sapphirine G
Scp scapolite GROUP
Sch scheelite G
Srl schorl G
Scb schreibersite G
Sep sepiolite G
Ser sericite D
Srp serpentine GROUP
Sd siderite G
Sil sillimanite G
Sme smectite GROUP
Sdl sodalite G
Sps spessartine A
Sp sphalerite A
Spn sphene (titanite) D
Spl spinel G
Spd spodumene A
Spu spurrite G
St staurolite G
Stv stevensite Q
Stb stilbite A
Stp stilpnomelane A
Sti stishovite A
Str strontianite G
Sud sudoite Rd
Syl sylvite G
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Symbol Mineral Name IMA status*
Tae taenite (-Fe, Ni) G
Tlc talc G
Trm taramite Rd
Tnt tennantite G
Tnr tenorite A
Tep tephroite G
Ttr tetrahedrite A
Thm thomsonite A
Thr thorite G
Tly tilleyite G
Ttn titanite (sphene) A
Tpz topaz G
Tur tourmaline GROUP
Tr tremolite Rd
Trd tridymite G
Tro troilite G
Ts tschermakite Rd
Usp ulvspinel G
Urn uraninite G
Uv uvarovite A
Vtr vaterite A
Vrm vermiculite G
Ves vesuvianite A
Wds wadsleyite A
Wag wagnerite Rd
Wrk wairakite A
Wav wavellite A
Wht whitlockite G
Wlm willmenite G
Wnc winchite Rd
Wth witherite G
Wo wollastonite A
Wur wurtzite G
Wus wstite G
Xtm xenotime A
Xon xonotlite G
Yug yugawaralite A
Zeo zeolite GROUP
Znw zinnwaldite GROUP
Zrn zircon G
Zo zoisite G
* International Mineralogical Association (IMA)
abbreviations: A = Approved; D = Discredited; G
= Grandfathered (generally regarded as valid min-
eral name); GROUP = Name designates a group of
mineral species; H = hypothetical (e.g., synthetic);
I = intermediate in a solid-solution series; Q =
questionable; Rd = Redefinition approved by IMA
Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and
Classification (CNMNC); Rn = Renamed with ap-
proval of the CNMNC.