Minerals containing calcium (Ca)
175 species in the Factbook's detailed set include calcium as an essential constituent of their IMA formula. Ordered by prominence.
| Mineral | Formula |
|---|---|
| Gypsum | Ca(SO4)·2H2O |
| Calcite | Ca(CO3) |
| Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3OH |
| Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Aragonite | Ca(CO3) |
| Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| Lazurite | Na7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3)-·H2O |
| Painite | CaZrAl9O15(BO3) |
| Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn(Si5O15) |
| Epidote | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) |
| Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Tremolite | ܆Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Ulexite | NaCaB5O6(OH)6·5H2O |
| Charoite | (K,Sr,Ba,Mn)15-16(Ca,Na)32[Si70(O,OH)180] (OH,F)4·nH2O |
| Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Anhydrite | Ca(SO4) |
| Wollastonite | CaSiO3 |
| Howlite | Ca2SiB5O9(OH)5 |
| Prehnite | Ca2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 |
| Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Actinolite | ܆Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Zoisite | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) |
| Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Andradite | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| Haüyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| Augite | (Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6 |
| Polyhalite | K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4·2H2O |
| Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O |
| Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10 |
| Eudialyte | Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2 |
| Antarcticite | CaCl2·6H2O |
| Uvarovite | Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3 |
| Vaterite | Ca(CO3) |
| Serendibite | Ca4[Mg6Al6]O4[Si6B3Al3O36] |
| Afghanite | (Na,K)22Ca10(Si24Al24)O96(SO4)6Cl6 |
| Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) |
| Scolecite | Ca(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O |
| Cavansite | Ca(V4+O)(Si4O10)·4H2O |
| Ettringite | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·26H2O |
| Tobermorite | Ca4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O) |
| Danburite | CaB2Si2O8 |
| Sacrofanite | (Na61K19Ca32)Σ=112(Si84Al84O336)(SO4)26Cl2F6·2H2O |
| Colemanite | CaB3O4(OH)3·H2O |
| Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Whewellite | Ca(C2O4)·H2O |
| Hibonite | Ca[Al12]O19 |
| Portlandite | Ca(OH)2 |
| Omphacite | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6 |
| Ikaite | Ca(CO3)·6H2O |
| Brushite | Ca(PO3OH)·2H2O |
| Weddellite | Ca(C2O4)·2H2O |
| Ekanite | Ca2ThSi8O20 |
| Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
| Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O |
| Saponite | (Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O |
| Austinite | CaZn(AsO4)(OH) |
| Birnessite | (Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O |
| Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O |
| Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O |
| Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)6 |
| Bassanite | Ca(SO4)·0.5H2O |
| Melilite | Ca2M(XSiO7) M = Mg, Al, rarely Fe, B, Zn, Be, Si, etc. X = Si, Al, rarely Be or B. |
| Datolite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) |
| Mesolite | Na2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O |
| Pargasite | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| Pigeonite | (Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O6 |
| Cancrinite | (Na,Ca,܆)8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O |
| Margarite | CaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2 |
| Changesite-(Y) | (Ca8Y)☐Fe2+(PO4)7 |
| Larnite | Ca2(SiO4) |
| Okenite | Ca10Si18O46·18H2O |
| Clinozoisite | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) |
| Kutnohorite | CaMn2+(CO3)2 |
| Gyrolite | NaCa16(Si23Al)O60(OH)8·14H2O |
| Agrellite | NaCa2Si4O10F |
| Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
| Kinoite | Ca2Cu2Si3O10·2H2O |
| Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2·5H2O |
| Monohydrocalcite | Ca(CO3)·H2O |
| Creedite | Ca3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8·2H2O |
| Richterite | Na(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Huntite | CaMg3(CO3)4 |
| Bustamite | Mn2Ca2MnCa(Si3O9)2 |
| Glauberite | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| Thaumasite | Ca3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O |
| Clintonite | CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2 |
| Pentagonite | CaV4+OSi4O10·4H2O |
| Parisite-(Ce) | CaCe2(CO3)3F2 |
| Piemontite | Ca2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) |
| Xonotlite | Ca6Si6O17(OH)2 |
| Carletonite | KNa4Ca4Si8O18(CO3)4(OH)·H2O |
| Ye'elimite | Ca4Al6O12(SO4) |
| Papagoite | CaCuAlSi2O6(OH)3 |
| Stellerite | Ca4(Si28Al8)O72·28H2O |
| Edenite | NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
| Hardystonite | Ca2ZnSi2O7 |
| Roselite | Ca2Co(AsO4)2·2H2O |
| Aerinite | (Ca,Na)6(Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg,Al)4(Al,Mg)6Si12O36 (OH)12(CO3)·12H2O |
| Monticellite | CaMg(SiO4) |
| Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12·4H2O |
| Brownmillerite | Ca2Fe3+AlO5 |
| Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Fluor-liddicoatite | Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Esperite | PbCa2(ZnSiO4)3 |
| Ilvaite | CaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH) |
| Herderite | CaBe(PO4)F |
| Adelite | CaMg(AsO4)(OH) |
| Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O |
| Cyprine | Ca19Cu2+(Al,Mg)12Si18O69(OH)9 |
| Stilpnomelane | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O |
| Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O |
| Gehlenite | Ca2Al(SiAl)O7 |
| Meionite | Ca4Al6Si6O24(CO3) |
| Oldhamite | CaS |
| Panguite | (Ti,Al,Sc,Mg,Zr,Ca)1.8O3 |
| Merrillite | Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 |
| Canasite | K3Na3Ca5Si12O30(OH)4 |
| Yugawaralite | Ca(Si6Al2)O16·4H2O |
| Schizolite | NaCaMnSi3O8(OH) |
| Ewingite | Mg8Ca8(UO2)24(CO3)30O4(OH)12(H2O)138 |
| Milarite | KCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O |
| Aqualite | (H3O)8(Na,K,Sr)5Ca6Zr3Si26O66(OH)9Cl |
| Tschermakite | ܆Ca2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| Syngenite | K2Ca(SO4)2·H2O |
| Åkermanite | Ca2MgSi2O7 |
| Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Davemaoite | CaSiO3 |
| Aeschynite-(Ce) | (Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 |
| Afwillite | Ca3[SiO3(OH)]2·2H2O |
| Goldmanite | Ca3V3+2(SiO4)3 |
| Tinaksite | K2NaCa2TiSi7O18(OH)O |
| Spurrite | Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3) |
| Abuite | CaAl2(PO4)2F2 |
| Becquerelite | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O |
| Aeschynite-(Y) | (Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 |
| Andersonite | Na2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3·5-6H2O |
| Fluor-uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Stevensite | (Ca,Na)xMg3-ySi4O10(OH)2 |
| Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O |
| Kaersutite | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
| Anapaite | Ca2Fe2+(PO4)2·4H2O |
| Charlesite | Ca6Al2(SO4)2B(OH)4(OH,O)12·26H2O |
| Fluoro-edenite | NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2 |
| Olmiite | CaMn[SiO3(OH)](OH) |
| Winchite | ܆(NaCa)(Mg4Al)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O |
| Brockite | (Ca,Th,Ce)(PO4)·H2O |
| Shortite | Na2Ca2(CO3)3 |
| Benstonite | Ba6Ca6Mg(CO3)13 |
| Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O |
| Ferro-actinolite | ܆Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Inesite | Ca2Mn2+7Si10O28(OH)2·5H2O |
| Alstonite | BaCa(CO3)2 |
| Asbolane | Mn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O |
| Bannisterite | (Ca,K,Na)(Mn2+,Fe2+)10(Si,Al)16O38(OH)8·nH2O |
| Gismondine-Ca | Ca2(Si4Al4)O16·8H2O |
| Labyrinthite | (Na,K,Sr)35Ca12Fe3Zr6TiSi51O144(O,OH,H2O)9Cl3 |
| Dollaseite-(Ce) | CaCe(Mg2Al)[Si2O7][SiO4]F(OH) |
| Jennite | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)6·8H2O |
| Barytocalcite | BaCa(CO3)2 |
| Nekoite | Ca3Si6O15·7H2O |
| Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O |
| Armstrongite | CaZr(Si6O15)·2H2O |
| Calclacite | Ca(CH3COO)Cl·5H2O |
| Zirconolite | (Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O7 |
| Putnisite | SrCa4Cr3+8(CO3)8(SO4)(OH)16·25H2O |
| Bavenite | Ca4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1) |
| Combeite | Na4.5Ca3.5Si6O17.5(OH)0.5 |
| Wiluite | Ca19(Al,Mg)13(B,܆,Al)5(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(O,OH)10 |
| Pseudowollastonite | CaSiO3 |
| Clinohedrite | CaZn(SiO4)·H2O |
| Krotite | CaAl2O4 |