Mineral	Pronunciation	Alternate Pronunciation	Alternate, Alternate Pronunciation
Acanthite	uh-KAN-thite	ah-KAN-tite
Acicular	uh-SIK-yoo-ler
Actinolite	ak-TIN-uh-lite
Adamantine	ad-uh-MAN-teen	ad-uh-MAN-tine	ad-uh-MAN-tin
Adularescence	a-JOO-luh-re-sns
Agate	A-gat
Alabaster	AL-uh-bas-ter
Albite	AL-bite
Alexandrite	a-luhg-ZAN-drite	a-luhk-ZAN-drite
Almandine	AL-mun-deen	AWL-mun-deen
Amblygonite	am-BLIG-ow-nite	am-BLEYE-go-nite
Amethyst	A-muh-thist
Amosite	AM-ow-site
Amphibole	AM-fuh-bowl
Amygdaloidal	uh-MIG-duh-loy-dul
Analcime	uh-NAL-seem	uh-NAL-sim	un-NAL-sime
Andalusite	an-duh-LOO-site	an-DA-luh-site
Anglesite	AN-gle-site	AN-gull-site
Anhydrite	an-HAI-drite	an-HAI-druht
Anthophyllite	an-tho-FYE-lite	an-tho-FIL-lite
Antimony	AN-tuh-mow-nee	AN-tuh-muh-nee
Apatite	A-puh-tite
Apophyllite	uh-POF-uh-lite
Aragonite	uh-RAG-uh-nite
Argentite	AR-jen-tite
Arsenopyrite	ar-suh-no-PIE-rite
Asbestos	uhs-BEH-stuhs	as-BEH-stuhs
Augite	AH-gite	AW-jite
Aurichalcite	aw-ree-KAL-site
Autunite	AW-tuh-nite
Aventurine	uh-VEN-chuh-reen	uh-VEN-chuh-ruhn
Azurite	A-zhuh-rite
Barite	BEH-rite	buh-RITE
Basalt	buh-SAWLT	BAA-sawlt
Bauxite	BAWK-site	BAAK-site
Becquerelite	BEK-rel-ite
Benitoite	beh-nee-TOW-ite
Bertrandite	BER-tran-dite
Beryl	BEH-ruhl
Beryllium	buh-RILL-ee-um	buh-RILL-uhm
Biotite	BAI-uh-tite
Botryoidal	bot-tree-OY-dul
Bournonite	BURR-no-nite
Breccia	BREH-chee-uh
Brucite	BROO-site
Cabochon	KAB-uh-shon	KA-bow-chahn
Calcareous	kal-KARE-ee-us
Calcite	KAL-site
Calomine	KAL-uh-mine
Carnelian	KAR-neel-yin
Cassiterite	kuh-SI-tuh-rite
Cavansite	KA-van-site
Celestite	SELL-uh-stite	suh-LESS-tite
Cerium	SEER-ee-uhm
Cerussite	suh-RUSS-ite
Cervantite	SER-van-tite
Chabazite	KAB-uh-zite
Chalcanthite	kal-KAN-thite
Chalcedony	kal-SEH-duh-nee
Chalcocite	KAL-kuh-site	KAL-ko-site
Chalcopyrite	KAL-kuh-PIE-rite	KAL-ko-PIE-rite
Chalcotrichite	kal-ko-TREE-kite
Charoite	CHAIR-ow-ite
Chert	CHURT
Chiastolite	kye-ASS-tuh-lite
Chrysoberyl	kris-uh-BEH-ruhl	KRIS-uh-beh-ruhl
Chrysocolla	krai-sow-KOW-luh	KRIS-uh-kohl-uh
Chrysoprase	KRAI-sow-prayz	KRIS-uh-prayz
Chrysotile	KRAI-suh-tile	KRIS-uh-till
Cinnabar	SI-nuh-baar
Citrine	SI-treen
Clarkeite	klar-KITE
Coloradoite	kaa-luh-RAA-dow-ite
Conchoidal	kon-KOY-dul
Conglomerate	kon-GLOM-uh-rit
Corundum	kuh-RUHN-dm
Covellite	KOW-vuh-lite	KUH-vuh-lite
Creedite	KREE-dite
Cristobalite	kris-TOW-buh-lite
Crocidolite	krow-SI-dow-lite
Crocoite	KROW-kow-ite
Cuprite	KOO-prite	KYOO-prite
Datolite	DAT-ow-lite
Dendrite	DEN-drite
Descloizite	day-KLOY-zite
Diabase	DAI-uh-bayz
Diopside	dai-OPP-side
Dioptase	dai-OPP-taze
Diorite	DAI-ur-ite	DAI-uh-rite
Dodecahedral	dow-dek-uh-HEE-druhl
Dolomite	DOW-luh-mite
Domeykite	dow-MAY-kite
Drusy / Druzy	DROO-zee
Ductile	DUHK-tile	DUHK-tul
Dumortierite	doo-MOR-tee-uh-rite
Enargite	en-AR-jite
Epidote	EH-puh-dote
Erythrite	AIR-uh-thrite
Fluorescence	fluor-EH-sns
Fluorite	FLUOR-rite
Forsterite	for-STIR-ite
Fulgurite	FUHL-gyr-ite
Gabbro	GA-brow
Galena	guh-LEE-nuh
Gastrolith	GAS-truh-lith
Geode	JEE-owd
Glauberite	GLAW-ber-ite
Glauconite	GLAW-kow-nite
Gneiss	NISE
Goethite	GOW-thite	GAA-thite
Goshenite	GOW-shuh-nite
Granite	GRA-nuht
Graphite	GRA-fite
Grossular	GRAS-yoo-luhr
Gypsum	JIP-sm
Halite	HA-lite
Heliotrope	HEE-lee-uh-trowp
Hematite	HEE-mu-tite
Hemimorphite	heh-muh-MOR-fite
Heulandite	HEW-luhn-dite
Hyalite	HAI-uh-lite
Hydroxylapatite	HAI-droks-ul-A-puh-tite
Ilmenite	IL-muh-nite
Jeremejevite	yer-uh-mee-YAY-vite
Kaolinite	KAU-li-nite	KAY-uh-luh-nite
Kyanite	KAI-uh-nite
Labradorite	la-bruh-DAW-rite	LA-bruh-daw-rite
Lamellar	luh-MELL-ur
Lapis Lazuli	LA-puhs LA-zuh-lee	LA-pis LA-zyuh-lai
Laumontite	LAW-mun-tite
Lepidolite	luh-PI-duh-lite
Lignite	LIG-nite
Limonite	LI-muh-nite	LAI-muh-nite
Luminescence	loo-muh-NEH-sns
Malachite	MA-luh-kite
Malleable	MA-lee-uh-bl
Mammillary	MA-mill-uh-ree
Marcasite	MAAR-kuh-site
Micaceous	mai-KAY-shuhs
Microcline	MAI-krow-kline
Mimetite	MIM-uh-tite
Minas Gerais	MEE-naa ZHR-ise
Mohs	MOWZ
Moissanite	MOY-suh-nite
Molybdenum	muh-LIB-duh-nuhm
Monazite	MOW-nuh-zite
Muscovite	muh-SKUH-vite
Natrolite	NAY-tro-lite
Neodymium	nee-ow-DI-mee-uhm
Nepheline	NEF-uh-lin
Obsidian	uhb-SI-dee-uhm	ob-SI-dee-uhm
Oligoclase	AA-li-go-klays	AA-lih-go-klayz
Olivine	AA-luh-veen
Oolitic	oo-LIT-ik
Orpiment	OR-puh-muhnt
Orthoclase	OR-thuh-klays	OR-thuh-klayz
Paraíba	paa-uh-REE-bah
Pectolite	PEK-tow-lite
Pegmatite	PEG-muh-tite
Peridot	PEH-ruh-dow	PEH-ruh-daat	PEH-ruh-dot
Petoskey	puh-TAA-skee
Phenakite	FEN-aa-kite
Phlogopite	FLAA-guh-pite
Phosphorescence	faa-sfr-EH-sns
Piezoelectric	pai-zow-uh-LEK-truhk
Plagioclase	PLAY-jee-uh-klays	PLAY-jee-uh-klayz
Porphyry	POR-fr-ee	PAW-fuh-ree
Prasiolite	PRAH-see-ow-lite
Prehnite	PREY-nite
Proustite	PROO-stayht
Pseudomorph	SOO-duh-morf
Psilomelane	suh-LOM-uh-leen	si-LOM-uh-leen
Pumice	PUH-muhs
Purpurite	PER-pyoo-rite
Pyrargyrite	pah-RAR-jeh-rite
Pyrolusite	PIE-rah-low-site	pie-ROL-yoo-site
Pyroxene	pai-RAAK-seen
Pyrrhotite	PEER-row-tite
Realgar	REEL-gaar	ree-AL-guh
Reticulated	ruh-TI-kyoo-lay-tuhd	ruh-TI-kyuh-lay-tuhd
Rhodochrosite	row-duh-KROW-site
Rhodonite	ROW-duh-nite	RO-duh-nite
Rhyolite	RAI-ow-lite
Riebeckite	REE-bek-ite
Rutile	ROO-tile
Sagenite	SAA-juh-nite
Sardonyx	saar-DAA-nuhks	saa-DO-nuhks
Scheelite	SHEE-lite	SHEE-luht
Schist	SHIST
Selenite	SEH-luh-nite
Serpentine	SUR-puhn-teen	SUH-puhn-tine
Shungite	SHUN-gite
Siderite	SAI-duh-rite	SAI-drite
Siliceous	suh-LI-shuhs
Sillimanite	suh-luh-MA-nite
Smithsonite	SMITH-suh-nite
Sodalite	SOW-duh-lite
Spectrolite	SPEK-truh-lite
Sphalerite	SFA-lr-ite
Sphene	SFEEN
Spinel	SPI-nuhl	spuh-NEL
Spodumene	spuh-DYOO-meen
Staurolite	STAA-ruh-lite
Steatite	STEE-uh-tite	STEE-tite
Stibnite	STIB-nite
Strontianite	strohn-TEE-uh-nite
Syenite	SAI-uh-nite
Tantalite	TAN-tuh-lite
Tanzanite	TAN-zuh-nite
Tenebrescence	ten-EE-bre-sns
Tetrahedrite	tet-ruh-HEE-drite
Thulite	THOO-lite
Torbernite	TOR-beh-nite
Tourmaline	TOR-muh-leen	TUOR-muh-leen
Tremolite	TREH-muh-lite
Tridymite	trih-DAH-mite
Trone	TROHN
Troostite	TROO-stite
Turquoise	TUR-koyz	TUH-kwoyz
Ulexite	yoo-LEK-site
Ultramafic	uhl-truh-MA-fuhk
Unakite	YOO-nuh-kite
Uvarovite	yoo-VAH-ruh-vite
Vanadinite	vah-NAH-duh-nite
Vesuvianite	veh-SOO-vee-uh-nite	veh-ZOO-vee-uh-nite
Wavellite	WAAV-uh-lite
Willemite	WI-luh-mite
Wolframite	WOOL-fruh-mite
Wollastonite	wuh-LA-stuh-nite
Wollo
Zeolite	ZEE-uh-lite	ZEE-ow-lite
Zincite	ZIN-kite
Zircon	ZUR-kaan	ZUH-kon
Zoisite	ZOW-uh-site