M i n e r a l s ym b o l s a n d a b b re v i a t i o n s a s s u g g e s t e d b y K re t z ( 1 9 8 3 , S y m b o l s f o r

ro c k - f o rm i n g m i n e r a l s . A m e r i c a n M i n e r a l o g i s t , 6 8 , 2 7 7 - 2 7 9 ) 7 9 )

T h e a b b re v i a t i o n i s c a p i t a l i z e d i f i t re f e r s t o a m i n e r a l

T h e a b b re v i a t i o n i s n o t c a p i t a l i z e d i f i t re f e r s t o a c o m p o n e n t i n a
mineral.

Ac m
Ac t
Agt
Ak
Ab
Aln
Alm
Anl
Ant
And
Ad r
Anh
Ank
Ann
An
At g
At h
Ap
Apo
A rg
Arf
Apy
Aug
Ax
Brt
Brl
Bt
B hm
Bn
Brk
B rc
Bst
C am
Cpx
Cal
Ccn
C rn
Cst
Cls
Cbz
Cc
Ccp
Chl
Cld
Chn
Chr
Ccl
Ctl
Cen
Cfs
chu
Czo

acmite
actinolite
aegirine-augite
a ke rm a n i t e
albite
allanite
almandine
analcite
anatase
andalusite
andradite
anhydrite
a n ke r i t e
annite
anorthite
antigorite
anthophyllite
apatite
apophyllite
aragonite
arfvedsonite
arsenopyrite
augite
axinite
barite
beryl
biotite
boehmite
b o rn i t e
b ro o k i t e
brucite
bustamite
Ca clinoamphibole
C a c l i n o p y roxe n e
calcite
cancrinite
c a rn e g i e i t e
cassiterite
celestite
chabazite
chalcocite
chalcopyrite
chlorite
chloritoid
c h o n d ro d i t e
c h ro m i t e
chrysocolla
chrysotile
clinoenstatite
c l i n o f e rro s i l i t e
clinohumite
clinozoisite

Fa c
Fe d
Fs
Fts
Fl
Fo
Gn
Grt
Ged
Gh
Gbs
Glt
Gln
Gt
Gr
G rs
Gru
Gp
Hl
Hs
Hyn
Hd
H em
Hc
Hul
Hbl
Hu
Ill
Jd
Jh
Krs
Kls
Kln
Ktp
Kf s
K rn
Ky
Lmt
Lws
Lpd
Lct
Lm
Lz
Lo
Mgh
Mkt
Mrb
Mgs
Mag
M rg
Mel
Mc

f e rro a c t i n o l i t e
f e rro e d e n i t e
f e rro s i l i t e ( o r t h o )
f e rro t s c h e rm a k i t e
fl u o r i t e
forsterite
galena
g a rn e t
gedrite
gehlenite
gibbsite
glauconite
glaucophane
geothite
graphite
g ro s s u l a r i t e
grunerite
gypsum
halite
hastingsite
hauyne
h e d e n b e rg i t e
hematite
h e rc y n i t e
heulandite
h o rn b l e n d e
humite
illite
jadeite
johannsenite
ka e r s u t i t e
ka l s i l i t e
ka o l i n i t e
ka t a p h o r i t e
K- f e l d s p a r
ko rn e r u p i n e
ky a n i t e
laumontite
lawsonite
lepidolite
leucite
limonite
l i z a rd i t e
loellingite
maghemite
m a g n e s i o ka t o p h o r i t e
magnesioriebeckite
magnesite
magnetite
m a rg a r i t e
melilite
m i c ro c l i n e

Pct
Pn
Pe r
Pr v
Phl
Pgt
Pl
Prh
Pe n
Pmp
Py
Pr p
Pr l
Po
Qtz
Rbk
Rds
Rdn
Rt
Sa
Spr
Scp
Srl
Srp
Sd
Sil
Sdl
Sps
Sp
Spn
Spl
Spd
St
Stb
Stp
Str
Ti c
Tmp
Ttn
To z
Tu r
Tr
Trd
Tro
Ts
Usp
V rm
Ve s
Wth
Wo
Wu s
Z rn

pectolite
pentlandite
periclase
p e ro v s k i t e
phlogopite
pigeonite
plagioclase
p re h n i t e
p ro t o e n s t a t i t e
pumpellyite
pyrite
p y ro p e
p y ro p h y l l i t e
p y rrh o t i t e
quartz
riebeckite
rh o d o c h ro s i t e
rh o d o n i t e
rutile
sanidine
sapphirine
scapolite
schorl
serpentine
siderite
sillimanite
sodalite
spessartine
sphalerite
sphene
spinel
spodumene
s t a u ro l i t e
stilbite
stilpnomelane
s t ro n t i a n i t e
talc
thompsonite
titanite
topaz
t o u rm a l i n e
t re m o l i t e
tridymite
t ro i l i t e
t s c h e rm a k i t e
ulvospinel
v e rm i c u l i t e
vesuvianite
witherite
wollastonite
wustite
z i rc o n

C rd
C rn
Cv
Crs
C um
Dsp
Dg
Di
Dol
Drv
Eck
Ed
Elb
En
Ep
Fst
Fa

c o rd i e r i t e
corundum
covellite
cristobalite
cummingtonite
d i a s p o re
digenite
diopside
dolomite
dravite
e c ke rm a n n i t e
edentie
elbaite
enstatite (ortho)
epidote
fassite
fayalite

Mo
Mnz
Mtc
Mnt
Mul
Ms
Ntr
Ne
Nrb
Nsn
Ol
Omp
O am
Or
Opx
Pg
Prg

Abreviaturas
Las siguientes abreviaturas se usan a menudo:

RE = tierra rara

REM = metales de las tierras raras

REE = elementos de tierras raras

REO = xidos de tierras raras

REY = elementos de tierras raras e itrio

LREE = ligeros elementos de tierras raras

HREE = elementos de tierras raras pesadas

molybdenite
monazite
monticellite
montmorillonite
mullite
muscovite
n a t ro l i t e
nepheline
n o r b e rg i t e
nosean
olivine
ophacite
orthoamphibole
orthoclase
o r t h o p y roxe n e
paragonite
p a rg a s i t e

Zo

zoisite

W
L
V
Als
Ad s
Olg
Lab
Byt
Amp
Coe
Sti

A b b re v i a t i o n s n
water
vapor
Liquid
Aluminosilicate
Andesine
Oligoclase
Labradorite
Bytownite
Amphibole
Coesite
Stishovite