Molar Mass of Common Minerals
Minerals are naturally occurring inorganic substances with a specific chemical composition and crystalline structure. The following table provides a curated list of molar mass values for common minerals.
| Formula | ||
|---|---|---|
| Actinolite | Ca₂Mg₃Fe₂Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ | 875.45 |
| Albite | NaAlSi₃O₈ | 263.02 |
| Almandine | Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃ | 497.753 |
| Anatase | TiO₂ | 79.879 |
| Andalusite | Al₂SiO₅ | 162.04 |
| Andesine | (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)₄O₈ | 268.617 |
| Anhydrite | CaSO₄ | 136.142 |
| Apatite | Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH,F,Cl) | 504.3 |
| Apophyllite | KFCA₄Si₈O₂₀·8H₂O | 907.2 |
| Aragonite | CaCO₃ | 100.087 |
| Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 162.835 |
| Augite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Ti)(Si,Al)₂O₆ | 236.35 |
| Azurite | Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂ | 344.67 |
| Barite | BaSO₄ | 233.39 |
| Beryl | Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈ | 537.5 |
| Biotite | K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH,F)₂ | 433.53 |
| Borax | Na₂B₄O₇·10H₂O | 381.368 |
| Bornite | Cu₅FeS₄ | 501.823 |
| Brucite | Mg(OH)₂ | 58.32 |
| Calcite | CaCO₃ | 100.087 |
| Carbon (diamond) | C | 12.011 |
| Cassiterite | SnO₂ | 150.709 |
| Chalcopyrite | CuFeS₂ | 183.52 |
| Chromite | FeCr₂O₄ | 223.83 |
| Chrysocolla | (Cu,Al)₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O | 328.42 |
| Cinnabar | HgS | 232.65 |
| Cordierite | Mg₂Si₅Al₄O₁₈ | 584.95 |
| Corundum | Al₂O₃ | 101.96 |
| Covellite | CuS | 95.61 |
| Cuprite | Cu₂O | 143.091 |
| Diaspore | AlO(OH) | 59.988 |
| Diopside | CaMg[Si₂O₆] | 216.55 |
| Dolomite | CaMg(CO₃)₂ | 184.4 |
| Enstatite | Mg₂[Si₂O₆] | 200.778 |
| Epidote | Ca₂Fe·(Al,Fe)₂O(OH)(SiO₄)(Si₂O₇) | 519.3 |
| Fluorite | CaF₂ | 78.075 |
| Galena | PbS | 239.27 |
| Goethite | α-FeO(OH) | 88.85 |
| Gypsum | CaSO₄·2H₂O | 172.172 |
| Halite | NaCl | 58.44 |
| Hematite | α-Fe₂O₃ | 159.69 |
| Ilmenite | FeTiO₃ | 151.725 |
| Jadeite | Na(Al,Fe)Si₂O₆ | 202.139 |
| Kaolinite | Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄ | 516.32 |
| Kyanite | Al₂SiO₅ | 162.0456 |
| Lepidolite | K(Li,Al)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂ | 386.31 |
| Magnesite | MgCO₃ | 84.314 |
| Magnetite | Fe₃O₄ | 231.538 |
| Malachite | Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂ | 221.116 |
| Marcasite | FeS₂ | 119.979 |
| Molybdenite | MoS₂ | 160.072 |
| Muscovite | KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH,F)₂ | 398.308 |
| Nepheline | KNa₃Si₄Al₄O₁₆ | 146.08 |
| Orthoclase | KAlSi₃O₈ | 278.33 |
| Petalite | LiAlSi₄O₁₀ | 305.15 |
| Psilomelane | BaMn(II)Mn(IV)₈O₁₆(OH)₄ | 955.746 |
| Pyrite | FeS₂ | 119.979 |
| Pyrolusite | MnO₂ | 86.937 |
| Pyrope | Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃ | 403.127 |
| Quartz | SiO₂ | 60.084 |
| Rutile | TiO₂ | 79.879 |
| Siderite | FeCO₃ | 115.854 |
| Smithsonite | ZnCO₃ | 125.399 |
| Sodalite | Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂ | 933.76 |
| Spessartite | Mn₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃ | 495.026 |
| Sphalerite | ZnS | 97.456 |
| Spinel | MgAl₂O₄ | 142.266 |
| Stibnite | Sb₂S₃ | 339.698 |
| Talc | Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂ | 379.266 |
| Topaz | Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂ | 182.25 |
| Vanadinite | Pb₅(VO₄)Cl | 1186.392 |
| Wulfenite | PbMoO₄ | 367.138 |
| Wurtzite | ZnS | 97.456 |
| Zircon | ZrSiO₄ | 183.307 |
Related Tables
References: 1) Cardarelli, François. Materials Handbook: A Concise Desktop Reference. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2018. 2) CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 97th Edition. United Kingdom: CRC Press, 2016-2017.