Abbreviations should be logical and consistent and reflect established use .
Mineral abbreviations should not coincide with atomics symbols if the native element does occur in nature.
Some important Mineral abbreviation are given below:
Acm
acmite
Act
actinolite
Ab
albite
Aln
allanite
Aim
almandine
Als
aluminosilicate
Amp
amphibole
Anl
analcime
And
andalusite
Ads
andesine
Adr
andradite
Ank
ankerite
Ann
annite
An
anorthite
Atg
antigorite
Ath
anthophyllite
Ap
apatite
Arg
aragonite
Aug
augite
Bt
biotite
Brc
brucite
Cam
Ca-clinoamphibole
Cpx
Ca-clinopyroxene
Cal
calcite
Chi
chlorite
Cld
chloritoid
Ctl
chrysotile
Cen
clinoenstatite
Cfs
clinoferrosilite
Czo
clinozoisite
Coe
coesite
Crd
cordierite
Crn
corundum
Crs
cristobalite
*Cum
cummingtonite8
Di
diopside
Dol
dolomite
Eck
eckermanite8
Ed
edenite
En
enstatite (ortho)
Ep
epidote
Fed
ferro-edenite
Fa
fayalite
Fac
ferro-actinolite
Fs
ferrosilite
Fts
ferro-tschermakite
Fo
forsterite
Grt
garnet
Ged
gedrite
Gin
glaucophane
Gr
graphite
Grs
grossularite
Gru
grunerite
Hs
hastingsite
Hd
hedenbergite
Hem
hematite
He
hercynite
Hul
heulandite
Hbl
hornblende
111
illite
Ilm
ilmenite
Jd
jadeite
Kin
kaolinite
Kfs
K-feldspar
Km
kornerupine
Ky
kyanite
Lab
labradorite
Lmt
laumontite
Lws
lawsonite
Liq or L
liquid (silicate melt)
Lz
lizardite
Mrb
magnesio-riebeckite
Mgs
magnesite
Mt
magnetite
Mrg
margarite
Mrw
merwinite
Me
microcline
Mtc
monticellite
Mnt
montmorillonite
Ms
muscovite
Ntr
natrolite
Olg
oligoclase
01
olivine
Omp
omphacite
Oam
orthoamphibole
Or
orthoclase
Opx
orthopyroxene
Osm
osumilite
Pg
paragonite
Prg
pargasite
Per
periclase
Phi
phlogopite
Pgt
pigeonite
Flag
plagioclase
Prh
prehnite
Pen
protoenstatite
Pmp
pumpellyite
Py
pyrite
Prp
pyrope
Prl
pyrophyllite
Po
pyrrhotite
Qtz
quartz
Rbk
riebeckite
Rt
rutile
Sa
sanidine
Spr
sapphirine
Srp
serpentine
Scp
scapolite
Sd
siderite
Sil
sillimanite
Sps
spessartine
Spn
sphene
Spl
spinel
St
staurolite
Stb
stilbite
Sti
stishovite
Tic
talc
Ttn
titanite
Tr
tremolite
Trd
tridymite
Ts
tschermakite
Usp
ulvospinel
V
vapor/fluid
Ves
vesuvianite
Wai
wairakite
Wo
wollastonite
Wus
wiistite
Zrc
zircon
Zo
zoisite
(after Kretz, 1983; and Spear, 1993)
